1、MODULE 7 Australia unit 2Teaching designFunctionDescribing a countryStructureRestrictive attributive clause with thatListening/Speaking Identifying descriptions Describing a place you have visitedReading/Writing Matching photographs with descriptions Writing a letter using sequencing and expressions
2、Around the worldCathy Freeman: an Australian and Aboriginal heroTaskMaking a poster about English-speaking countriesTeaching Steps:I. Pre-reading1. Look at the photos below and describe them. Use some of the words in the box.bright coast field funny grape ham hill lamb outback relative sheep spirits
3、 surfing wine2. Look at the words in the box in Activity 1. Guess what Tony is going to say in his letter.II. Reading (Read the passage again and write notes about these.)UluruThats the aboriginal name for Ayers Rock. 3.6 kilometers long and 348 meters high. The colors of the rock change from purple
4、 to red at different times of the day. Its a centre of Aboriginal culture.The AboriginesThey live in Australia from the earliest times, and the ancient Aboriginal stories describe the spirits that created the world.Australian lifestyleTheir family life is similar to ours. Most Australians like grape
5、s, lamb, ham, and wine. They love all sports, but the game that they love the most are football, cricket, and rugby. Because most of the Australians live near the coast, they love going to the beach, swimming and surfingWeatherAlthough its December, its summer over there. The sunshine is very bright
6、.LanguageMost Australians speak English, although they have some special expressions.Events during the tripWent on a camel ride. The camel that I rode had a bad temper, and I got very tired.Check the true statements with the whole class.Read the passage again and find1. two colors: purple and red2.
7、two kinds of transport: Helicopter tour camel ride3. two animals: Sheep camel4. four kinds of food and drink: Grapes, lamb, ham, wine5. five sports: Football, cricket, rugby, swimming, surfingIII. Language points(教师点拨)1. be surprised at 对感到惊讶Tom was surprised at the result of the exam. be surprised
8、to + v.Tom was surprised to hear the news.2. be similar to 与相似His answer is similar to mine.3. be full of充满了（强调状态）The bottle is full of water. be filled with 用装满（强调动作）The bottle is filled with water.4. have a good/bad temper有好坏脾气Miss Li is very kind. She has a good temper.5. keep doing一直做He has kept
9、 working for 3hours.6. although/though尽管(不能与but同时使用,但能与still, yet同用）Although/though he is very poor, he still tries his best to help others.7. worry about担忧(v. phr.)They worry about their sons health. be worried about担忧(adj. phr.)They are worried about their sons health.8. such as（例如）He likes sports
10、 very much, such as swimming, running and surfing.IV. Writing (Imagine you are visiting a city/town of China.) Write three places that you have visited or things you have done there.Now write a letter to a friend and tell them what you have visited. Begin and end the letter like Tonys. Write about:T
11、he peopleLifestyleCountrysideFoodLanguageEvents during the tripUse these expressions.First, On the first day ,Then ,The next day ,After that ,Finally On the first day of our trip to the Three Gorges Dam, we .A quiz(一) 根据句意及首字母完成单词1. Do you like grapes The grapes from Xinjiang are p_.2.Yesterday, the
12、y took h_ hour to Yunnan.3. The teachers are very satisfied with their s_ that study hard.4. His bicycle is s_.5. Chinese like eating rice , noodles pork , beef for. dinner e_reunion.6.In America,people under eighteen arent allowed to drink w_.7. There is a box f_ of apples under the desk.8. Dont ta
13、lk with the old man who has a bad t_.9. Basketball and football are very popular with most Chinese people but c_or r_.（二）把以下句子改为含定语从句的句子。1. The games are very interesting， they love them very much.2. tis is the bag . We are going to buy it.3. Im a teacher, you can believe me.4. The desk is new, I lend it to you.5. Tey like the film, the film is being showing in Ren Ming Ginema.Homework1. To learn the new words and expressions in Unit 22. To revise the new grammar-Restrictive attributive clause with that3. To finish the exercises in the Workbook.4. To finish the writing
