The land down under教案
t:now look at another two pictures on the screen.(pointing to them.)this is the national flag of australia and this is its national emblem.on the national emblem,there are two kinds of animals.they are a kangaroo and an emu.because they only live in australia,they are the symbles of australia.will you please describe the national flay of australia?what can you see?
s8:it includes the uk flag,a large star and some small stars.
t:why does it have the uk flag?
s9:i think australia was once the colony of england.australians speak english.
t:what’s special about the stars?
s10:they each have seven points except the smallest one.
t:you are careful.six of the points stand for six states of australia and the seventh for the territories.
step ⅲ warming up
t:ok.please look at the map of australia in your textbooks.it shows six states and two territories,and some famous cities,such as sydney,canberra,and melbourne.we can also see the great barrier reef.please read the new words after the recorder first,and then try to remember them.
(teacher gives students a few minutes to prepare.then teacher checks them.)
t:if you have a chance to visit australia.which of the places would you like to visit?
s11:i’d like to visit sydney.because it is a seaside city in australia,i think it has rich beaches and many parks that are really worth seeing.in it,there is the most famous sydney opera house and the sydney harbour bridge.
s12:i hope to visit canberra.it is the capital of australia.i think it has many places of interest.it is the political and cultural center of australia....
s13:i feel like going to the great barrier reef.it is the greatest coral in the world.it lies off the northeast coast of australia.i can dive there and see all kinds of ocean plants.it must be great fun.
s14:...
(show some other pictures.)
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t:what are these in the pictures?
s15:it’s the great barrier reef in australia in picture 1.a man is diving to the seabed to enjoy the beautiful coral.
s16:in picture 2,it’s the sydney opera house.
t:yes.it is the parliament house of australia in picture 3.many important meetings are held here.they are just the places that you want to visit.
step ⅳ listening
t:in australia,there are many other places to visit,such as james church,hyde park barracks and modern skyscrapers.and there we can do a lot of things,like surfing,rafting,bushwalking,cycling and other adventure travel.in the listening practice,there are some people to travel.where will they go?why will they go to the places?what will they bring and how can they stay safe?we’ll listen to the tape to know them.now open your books and turn to page 20 to read each exercise.in them,there is a new word “outback”(write it on the bb.)it means “remote inland area where few people live especially in australia.”are you clear about the word?