高三英语教案 Unit 3 The Land Down Under(Reading comprehension)

6) How did the two World Wars change Australia?
After the First World War, the country experienced social and economic unrest and suffered from the Depression of the 1930s. After the Second World War, Australia began to transform itself into the modern country as it is today.
7) How does Australian English differ from British English?
Australian English differs from British English in pronunciation and some of the vocabulary.
Language Points
1. Modern Australia is made up of six states and two territories.( 由…组成)
e.g. The solar system is made up of a star and nine plants.
make up 和解,和好;虚构,编造;化妆;补偿,弥补;凑钱
e.g. It is very hard to make up the quarrel between the couple.
Don’t make up any excuse to cheat me.
I find no time to make myself up every day.
Hard work can make up for a lack of intelligence.
Have you made up the money for your class?
2. Australia is surrounded by many oceans.
（被…环绕，被…包围）
e.g. The house was surrounded by high walls.
3. claim vt（根据权利）要求，认领，索赔; 自称；主张
e.g. Did you claim on the insurance after your car
accident?
e.g. She claims that she is related to the Queen.
e.g. She claims to be related to the Queen.
4. as a consequence 结果，后果
as a consequence= in consequence/as a result
e.g. After graduation, he became quite lazy. As a consequence, he lost what he owned.
in consequence of =as a result of/because of/due to/owing to
In consequence of his rudeness, he was fired by his boss
e.g. As a consequence, she lost everything she
owned.
5. have an influence on/upon 对…有影响
have an influence on/upon=have an effect on/upon
influence sb./sth. affect sb./sth.
I don’t think this kind of system will have a great influence on our school.
e.g. SARS has a strong influence on human
behaviour.
6. transform vt. 转换, 改变, 改造, 使...变形 [(+into)]
e.g. The Greens have transformed their garage into a guest house
7. resemble vt. 相似, 像,类似 [(+in)]
e.g. He strongly resembles his father in appearance
8. differ vi. 不同；不像；相异[(+from)] =be different from
①不同,相异 A differ from B in…
e.g. We differ from each other in tastes.
②意见不同(from/with)
We differ from/with him on that problem.
e.g. She differs from me in many ways.
9.make it + n./adj.+ (for sb.) + to do sth. / that clause
e.g. She made it clear that she objected to the
proposal.
10.represent 代表,象征; 表现; 描绘,塑造; 声称
e.g. The moon represents my heart.
I’d like to thank you representing my whole family.
=I’d like to thank you on behalf of my whole family.
He represented himself as a wealthy man, but in fact he was as poor as a church mouse.
representation n.representative adj.
11.stand for 象征,代表; 支持;
e.g. What does WTO stand for?
It stand for World Trade Organization.
Before we elect him, we want to know what he stands for.
Integrating ski!ls
1、Read the passage quickly and find out which subjects are mentioned in it.
They are geography, climate, sports, animals, population, agriculture and natural resources.2、Fast-Reqding: fill in the table
Information about Australia
Animals：__ kangaroo, koala bear, parrot, snake, digo, sheep, cattle _
Distance 3220 km from north to south 3860 km from east to west
Size:_ the same as the USA( without Alaska__
Population:_ 18 million__
Agriculture:_ wheat, fruit, vegetables, meat, wines_
Natural resources:___ metals, precious stones, coal, iron
Climate:_ cool and wet winters, warm and dry summers in the south; warm and dry winters, hot and wet summers in the north dry or desert in two thirds of the country
Sports:_____ tennis, sailing, swimming
3、Write down the main idea according to each paragraph:
Para.1
Para.2
Para.3
Para.4
Para.5
4、T or F:
1.It was likely that South America was once connected to Australia.
2.In area Australia is more or less the same as the USA.
3.Australia has about one third of the world’s sheep and produce almost one – sixth of its wool.
4.Australia built a long fence to keep dingoes from attacking their sheep.
5.If you are invited to an Australian home, you will probably have a barbecue and roast a steak of fish at home.
5. Careful-reading: Choose the best answer.1. Australia has many plants and animals thatcan’t be found anywhere else in the worldbecause _________.(para. 1)
A. it is as old as time.
B. it was once connected to South America.
C. it has been separated from othercontinents for so long.
D. these plants and animals can’t liveanywhere else.
2. Kangaroos and koala bears give birth to very small and weak young. The underlined is similar to _______ in meaning. (para. 1)
A. bring up B. raise C. produce D. feed on3.One species of the snakes _______ dangerous.(para.1)
A. is B. are C. were D. are to be
4. In area it is approximately the same size as the USA (without Alaska), which, however, has more than fourteen times as many people. Here “which” refers to_________.
A. Australia B. USA C. Alaska D. USA without Alaska
5. From paragraph 3, we learn that________.
A. Australia is wealthier than any other country.

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