高中英语Unit 18 New Zealandreading课件旧人教第一册下

1、2021/8/11 星期三1Pre-reading:Name of the island location(位置） capitalTaiwan IslandHainan IslandThe PhilippinesHawaiiNew zealand lies off the eastern coast of the mainland of China lies off the southern coast of the mainland of China lies in the South China Sea lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean lie

2、s off the east coast ofthe mainland of AustraliaTapeiHaikou cityManilaHonoluluWellington2021/8/11 星期三2New Zealand2021/8/11 星期三3The Arctic OceanThe Pacific OceanThe Atlantic OceanThe India oceanAsiaEuropeAfricaOceania2021/8/11 星期三42021/8/11 星期三5Open the map of the world ,In the south of immense Pacif

3、ic ocean,There is a beautiful island country.It looks like a hanging top high-heel boot,This is New Zealand.In Maori, New Zealand is called “ Aotearoa”.Which means “Land of long white cloud”.2021/8/11 星期三6 the national flag of NewZealand and the national songthe national flag of the United Kingdom20

4、21/8/11 星期三7 the national emblem(国徽) of New Zealand2021/8/11 星期三8New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia. It is made up of two large islands:North Island and South Island.New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the north and east, and the Tasman Sea to the sou

5、th and west.It is about the same size as Japan.Wellington, the capital city, lies on the North Island. Other important cities are Auckland in the north, Christchurch on the south Island and Queenstown, further to the south.2021/8/11 星期三9The map of JapanNew Zealand is about the same size as JapanThe

6、map of New Zealand2021/8/11 星期三10New Zealand has a mild sea climate,while the north is subtropical. It rains quite a lot. The warmest months are December to February. The coldest months are June to August.2021/8/11 星期三11Note: Australia and New Zealand are in the Southern Hemisphere. That means that

7、the seasons in the Southern Hemisphere are different from the seasons in the Northern Hemisphere. Winter in China is summer in New Zealand. The warmest months in New Zealand are December to February, and while Chinese students celebrate the Spring Festival, New Zealand students enjoy their summer ho

8、liday.2021/8/11 星期三12The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are deep blue2021/8/11 星期三13Many of New Zealand cities lie on a bay（海湾） and have a natural deep harbour（harbor：海港）。 2021/8/11 星期三14The sand beaches in New Zealand are also very clean.2021/8/11 星期三15New Zealand has a very beautiful natur

9、al Landscape(风景） with green hills and mountains. 2021/8/11 星期三16Some of the mountains are dead volcanoes.Active volcano2021/8/11 星期三17The North Island is famous for an area of hot springs.Note: be famous for 以 闻名Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.2021/8/11 星期三18Some of which throw hot water high i

10、nto the air. Some of this heat near the earths surface is used to make electricity.2021/8/11 星期三19There are many plants and animals that are only live in New Zealand. The most famous animal is a little bird that cannot fly. It is called a kiwi and it is New Zealands national bird.2021/8/11 星期三20The

11、Maori were the earliest people to come to New Zealand. When they discovered it about 1,000 years ago, they called it Aotearoa, which means “Land of the long white cloud”.2021/8/11 星期三21 The Maori came from the islands of Polynesia in the Pacific. It is some 3,500 kilometres from Polynesia to New Zea

12、land, which they travelled in narrow boats. They brought dogs, rats and plants with them and settled mainly on the North Island where the weather was warmer. Around 1421, Chinese sailors discovered the islands on one of their voyages around the world. The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Z

13、ealand in 1642. More than 120 years later, Captain James Cook took possession of the islands in 1769 and from that time British people started to settle in New Zealand.2021/8/11 星期三22 By 1840 about 2,000 Europeans, mainly British, had come to settle in New Zealand and Maori signed an agreement with

14、these settlers. That day is still celebrated as a national holiday. It is every year on the sixth of February. Today there still many people in New Zealand who call England “the home country”, although it is a place where most of them have never been.2021/8/11 星期三23Post-reading1.What do the words in

15、 bold refer to? 1. It _New Zealand2. Which _ hot spring3. This heat _The heat near the earths surface4. These settlers _European / British settlers5. It _England 2021/8/11 星期三243.Describe the location of the following lands, seas and cities in relation to New Zealand.EXAMPLE: Australia lies to the w

16、est of New Zealand.A. The Pacific OceanNew Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean.B. The Tasman SeaThe Tasman Sea lies to the west of New Zealand.C. WellingtonWellington lies in the southeast of the North Island.D.AucklandAuckland lies on the northeastern coast of New Zealand.E.ChristchurchChristchurch l

17、ies to the east on the South Island of New Zealand.2021/8/11 星期三252021/8/11 星期三26Look at the graphs above and choose the correct answers to the following questions.1.The highest Temperature in Christchurch in winter is about _.A . 9C B. 11 C C. 12 C D.16 C 2. The city whose temperature changes from about 6 C to 12 C in winter is _. A. Auckland B. Wellington C. Christchurch D.Queenstown3. From summer to winter the greatest change in temperature (between highest and lowest) is in _. A