The land down under教案

the land down under教案
unit 3　the land down under��
ⅰ.brief statements based on the unit��
the title of this unit,is “the land down under”.when you see it at the first sight,perhaps you’ll wonder what it is about.however,after you read the whole text,you will know that it is about australia.the whole unit gives us detailed information about australia.warming up begins with a few interesting topics to attract the students to go in for the discussion.some pictures are given to let the students list things that interest them,then they will talk about the travel places and the important cities.in speaking part,students are asked to talk about a trip to australia,using the information from the listening.what the students talk about is all that the students are familiar with.they will surely improve their speaking ability in the warm discussion.the topic of the listening is what the students are most interested in,especially the advice about safety and equipment.the students can learn about trips to australia.at the same time,their listening ability to listen to english will be improved gradually.in reading part,the text is a good material for us to know australia.it starts with some interesting questions,which are meant to raise the students’ interests to the country,then the text tells us about its regions,famous cities,such as sydney,canberra,melboune etc,as well as an explanation to its national flag.then the text gives us information about the first australians,its history and its culture.at the end of the text,the author speaks of australia english,which differs in pronunciation from british english and american english.and that’s what the students who are learning english most need.in the last of the unit,integrating skills,more information about australia is offered in the text,including a variety of animals and plants,which can not be found anywhere else in the world,and its area.the information from its metals,diamonds,coal,grain to its sheep and cool is perhaps not what every student knows about.at last,it gives us the best time to visit australia.in the course of reading,the students will acquire the information above and a lot of useful words and expressions.language study consists of two parts.one part is exercises of useful words and expressions;the other is to review the predicative.plenty of exercises are given to the students to master them.in writing,the students are asked to write an article,describing an unusual animal in australia.since some information about it is given in the instruction part,the students can write their passages easily.thus,the students’ ability to read and write will surely be improved.��