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1、Lesson 4 The New AustraliansUnit 12 Culture ShockObjectivesTo identify facts and opinions in a reading text.To practise using words with negative and positive connotations.To learn about Australian culture.Part IPre-readingbiggest country in the world and the only country covering the whole continen

2、t. Australia is also one of the oldest continent. It has many famous sites and special animals. AustraliaAustralia lies on the southern hemisphere. Australia is the sixthArea:7.686 million sq kmPopulation:21.4 million Capital:CanberraOfficial language:EnglishCurrency:Australian dollarHow much do you

3、 know about Australia?National emblemNational flagAyers RockAyers RockGreat Barrier ReefGreat Barrier ReefGreat Ocean RoadGreat Ocean RoadSydney Opera HouseSydney Harbor BridgeSydney AquariumSydney AquariumAustralian OutbackAustralian OutbackAustralian AborigineAustralian AboriginekangarookangarooII

4、. Animalskoalakoaladingodingo野野狗狗emuemu鴯鹋鴯鹋wombatwombat袋熊袋熊ostrichostrich鴕鳥鴕鳥platypusplatypus鴨嘴獸鴨嘴獸possumpossum負(fù)鼠負(fù)鼠lyrebirdlyrebird琴鳥琴鳥echidnaechidna針鼴鼠針鼴鼠III. FoodvegemitevegemiteKangaroo meatKangaroo meatbarbecuebarbecuemeat pie with tomato saucemeat pie with tomato saucepavlovapavlovapastapastafa

5、iry breadfairy bread Part IIFirst-reading1. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)._ 1) Georges father came from France to Australia in the 1980s._ 2) Melbourne is the city which has the largest number of Greek people outside Athens.FT_ 3) Many people live in the vast area

6、 of desert in the middle of Australia, so it is very safe for camping._ 4) Outdoor sports like tennis, golf and sailing are popular in Australia._ 5) The Great Barrier Reef is a huge red rock in the desert that changes colour at dusk.FTF2. Complete the table.Sheep, farming, miningSurf, bushwalking,

7、fishing, horse riding, tennis, golf, sailing, cricket, rugby, swimkoalas, emus, platypuses, echidnas, possums, dingoes, kangaroosPainters like Sidney Nolan, writers like Patrick White, Peter Carey, film industry: famous actors and directors.“fusion food”Part IIISecond-reading1. Read the radio show.

8、Say if these sentences are true (T), false (F) or we dont know because there is no information (NI). Australia has large areas of desert.2) Australia is a major producer of cars.TNI3) Surfing is the most popular sport.4) Australian roads can be quite dangerous.5) There are some dangerous animals in

9、Australia.6) Australia has never produced any important writers.FTTF7) Many recent immigrants have come from Greece.8) Native Australians form a large percentage of the population.9) Most Native Australians live in the desert.10) The standard of living in Australia is high.TFNIT2. Answer the followi

10、ng questions.1) What is Australia famous for? It is famous for “ the land of sunshine and surfing ”.2) What kind of city is Melbourne? It is the city with the largest number of Greek people outside Athens.3) What about Australian culture? And what makes it something like that? The culture is a mix o

11、f different cultures because of the mix of people. 4) How do these different cultures affect different aspects of Australian culture? 5) In Australia, what kind of animals can you find? For example, we can see all these influences in modern Australian cooking.Snakes, spiders, kangaroos, sheep.6) Whe

12、re do most Australians live ?7) And what kind of sports is very popular in Australia? What other sports are Australian people fond of?They live on the coast.Surfing. Australian people are also fond of walking, fishing, horse-riding, tennis, golf and sailing. 8) What about art and literature in Austr

13、alia?9) What about the life of native Australians?There are lively culture and art scenes there and its art and literature are advanced.Most of them live in terrible conditions.3. Who do you think said these things: George or Fiona?1) “Kangaroo meat is delicious.”2) “Australia is a multicultural soc

14、iety.”3) “Most Australians love to be out in the sunshine.”4) “Melbourne is the second largest Greek city.”GeorgeFionaFionaGeorge5) “Theres a fantastic choice of things to do in Sydney.”6) “Australian fusion food is excellent.”7) “A lot of the roads are terrible.”8) “Ayers Rock is a famous sightseei

15、ng spot in Australia.”FionaFionaGeorgeGeorgeReading Strategies:Identifying facts and opinionsTo identify opinions, look for adjectives that express positive or negative feelings, e.g. Theyre great, really tasty. Its unfair.To identify facts, look for statements which are true and which do not depend

16、 on the opinion of the speaker, e.g. Most Australians live on the coast.4. Are the sentences facts or opinions? Say why?1) “Kangaroo meat is delicious.”2) “Australia is a multicultural society.”3) “Most Australians love to be out in the sunshine.”4) “Melbourne is the second largest Greek city.”opini

17、onfactopinionfact5) “Theres a fantastic choice of things to do in Sydney.”6) “Australian fusion food is excellent.”7) “A lot of the roads are terrible.”8) “Ayers Rock is a famous sightseeing spot in Australia.”factopinionopinionfactPart IVSummaryAustralian is an astonishing land with lots of beautif

18、ul plants and strange _. People there take sports _, and they like being _. Australia, with a _ of different cultures is a typical _ country, with a lot of immigrants. The earliest people, _, come to theFill in the blanks.animalsseriouslyoutdoorsmixmulti-cultureaboriginescountry from Indonesia 50,00

19、0 years ago. They used to live peacefully, but they were badly treated when the white _ came. Now they are a _ group and live in terrible _. In recent years, white Australians have become more _ to their situation. People are now _ of their country.settlersminorityconditionssensitiveproudPart VVocab

20、ularyEx.6. Match the expressions from the text with the definitions. like b) opposite to c) not fair d) have a good standard of living e) place where I born f) wide g) huge Australia is my birthplace 2) In the vast area of desert3) Australians are fond of sport 4) Contrary to popular belief 5) youll

21、 find a broad choice6) the rest of us are quite well-off 7) I think thats unfairegabfdcEx.7. Find the Key Words in the text. Do they usually express positive or negative feelings?Key WordsTasty, popular, top, amazing, interesting, poor, dull, lively, limited, brilliant delicious, well-off, unfairAns

22、wers:tasty, popular, top, amazing, interesting, lively, brilliant, delicious, well-offpoor, dull, limited, unfairPart VILanguage points1. bit n. 一點(diǎn)；一些；少許一點(diǎn)；一些；少許用法點(diǎn)睛用法點(diǎn)睛1) a bit of 一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)2) do ones bit for 盡力盡力典例鏈接典例鏈接Mary is just out to do a bit of shopping.瑪麗剛剛外出買一點(diǎn)東西去了。瑪麗剛剛外出買一點(diǎn)東西去了。He is a bit of

23、a scientist.他有點(diǎn)科學(xué)家的風(fēng)度。他有點(diǎn)科學(xué)家的風(fēng)度。The phrase is a bit of Chinese English.這個(gè)短語(yǔ)有一點(diǎn)中式英語(yǔ)的味道。這個(gè)短語(yǔ)有一點(diǎn)中式英語(yǔ)的味道。Lets rest for a bit. 讓我們休息片刻。讓我們休息片刻。Im a little bit tired.我有一點(diǎn)兒累了。我有一點(diǎn)兒累了。聯(lián)想拓展聯(lián)想拓展a bit (little) tired 有點(diǎn)累有點(diǎn)累not a bit tired 一點(diǎn)兒也不累一點(diǎn)兒也不累not a little tired 非常累非常累every bit 完全，十足完全，十足2. attach v. 喜愛；

24、依戀；附加；貼喜愛；依戀；附加；貼用法點(diǎn)睛用法點(diǎn)睛1) be attached to 喜愛喜愛2) a school attached to a college 學(xué)院附中學(xué)院附中典例鏈接典例鏈接He is deeply attached to his wife.他深愛著他的妻子。他深愛著他的妻子。She was much attached to her home town.她非常喜愛自己的家鄉(xiāng)。她非常喜愛自己的家鄉(xiāng)。The clerk was attached to the Chinese Embassy.這位職員隸屬于中國(guó)大使館。這位職員隸屬于中國(guó)大使館。He attached his ho

25、rse to a tree.他把馬系在樹上。他把馬系在樹上。常見搭配常見搭配attach great importance to public opinion polls 非常重視民意測(cè)驗(yàn)非常重視民意測(cè)驗(yàn)attach oneself to a political party參加某一政黨參加某一政黨3. belong v. 屬于；屬于； 的一員的一員用法點(diǎn)睛用法點(diǎn)睛belong to 屬于，不能用進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)及被屬于，不能用進(jìn)行時(shí)態(tài)及被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)。典例鏈接典例鏈接The blue sky belongs equally to us all.藍(lán)天為我們所共有。藍(lán)天為我們所共有。Where do t

26、hese things belong?這些東西該放哪兒？這些東西該放哪兒？They belong to a younger generation.他們屬于年輕一代。他們屬于年輕一代。4. How do these different cultures affect different aspects of Australian culture?affect vt. 影響，作用，感動(dòng)影響，作用，感動(dòng)The climate affected his health. The amount of rain affects the growth of crops. She was deeply affe

27、cted by the news of her fathers death. affect, influence, impress這些動(dòng)詞均含這些動(dòng)詞均含“影響影響”之意。之意。affect: 作主語(yǔ)通常是物而不是人，指作主語(yǔ)通常是物而不是人，指一物對(duì)另一物產(chǎn)生的消極影響。一物對(duì)另一物產(chǎn)生的消極影響。influence: 側(cè)重在思想、性格、行為等側(cè)重在思想、性格、行為等方面所產(chǎn)生的潛移默化的影響，也可方面所產(chǎn)生的潛移默化的影響，也可指自然力的影響。指自然力的影響。impress: 強(qiáng)調(diào)影響既深刻又持久。強(qiáng)調(diào)影響既深刻又持久。contrary adj. 相反的相反的The players on

28、the contrary side now took their places. My sisters taste in dresses is contrary to my own.What you are doing now is contrary to the doctors advice. 5. Contrary to popular belief, opposite 和和contrary均含均含“相反的、對(duì)相反的、對(duì)立的立的”之意。之意。opposite: 指位置、方向、行動(dòng)或想法指位置、方向、行動(dòng)或想法等完全相反。等完全相反。contrary: 一般指與某種主張、看法或一般指與某種主張、看法或行為等正好相反，隱含否定一方并不行為等正好相反，隱含否定一方并不意味著肯定另一方的意味。意味著肯定另一方的意味。6. And in Sydney, youll find a broad choice of opera, drama, broad adj.寬的，闊的寬的，闊的 This room