2Ihavesomephotos-初中英语八年级下册

Module10AustraliaUnit1IhavesomephotosthatItookinAustralialastyear.WarmupWhilewe’relearning,PayfullattentionRememberasmanyaspossibleTryyourbesttoanswereveryquestionWe’rethebest!Lookatthefollowinginventionsusedinourdailylife.WhataretheyinEnglish?Tony’smotherWhereisshegoing?Accordingtowhatyousee,whichofthefollowingcountrieswillshevisitnow?BritainFrancetheUSAAustraliaWhichcountrywillTony’smothervisitnow?DoyouknowwhatAustraliaisfamousfor?Presentationcentraloff

thenortheastcoastGreat:itcanbe

seenfromouterspace.Itisanislandwithmany______animals.theGreatBarrierReef(大堡礁)shark鲨鱼珊瑚礁

anaturalwonder['kɒrəl]seaIt

isthelargest

coralreefintheworld.[bæriə]

[ri:f]

barrier(屏障)coralreef

sailingboatTheSydneyOperaHouse

isa_____________wonder.Itlookslikeahuge_______boatonthewater.theSydneyOperaHousesailing

man-made3.6kmlongHeight:over300metersmagicalAyersRock(alsocalledUluru)AyersRockThecolouroftherockwillbechangedbecauseofthesunlight.

asheeplotsofsheepsheepfarmersahatcutthewooloffthesheepwoolkeepthefliesawayscissorsflyanantlocalpeople’ssweetfoodbrushthemoffLet’sreviewthenewwordswe’velearned.ReadaloudPutitintoChineseAskyourpartnerforhelpwhennecessary.hatscissorsbrushwoolfly(ies)heightaccordingtodiarysailingboatcentralantmagicalListening1.Answerthequestions.Usethepicturestohelpyou.WhereweretheOlympic

Gamesheldin

2000?Sydney2.Whatisthe

largest

English-speakingcountry

inthesouthernpartoftheworld?Australia3.Whatfamousthingscanyouseethere?WecanseetheOperaHouse,AyersRockandtheGreatBarrierReef.Listening2.Listenandcompletethesentences.1.ThecountrythatTonywouldliketovisitis______________.2.InTony’sopinion,Australiaisfamousfor__________________________.3.AyersRockisahugerockin

____________Australia.4.Australiais___________English-speakingcountryinthesouthernpartoftheworld.AustraliaOlympicGamesheldin2000thecentreofthelargest=central[sentrəl]

WhatisTonygoingtowriteabout?A.AmericanB.ChinaC.Australia2.Whichthingsdoeshisfathershowhim?A.photosB.mapsC.toys3.What’stheheightoftheAyersRock?

A.384mB.348mC.448mListenandanswer

photoFactsaboutAustraliaNamein_______Australialiesoffthe_________coastofAustraliaDetailslikeahugesailingboatwithwateron_____sidesover_______kmlongSydneyOperaHouseSydneyTheGreatBarrierReefListentosomeinformationaboutphotosandcompletethetable.AyersRockcentralaspecialhugerockthreenortheast2,600Location3.

Readandfind.Tony:Dad,Ineedyourhelp.Myteacheraskedustochooseacountrywewanttovisit,

imaginewewerethere,andwritealettertoourparentsbackhome.I’vechosenAustralia.HowcanIdoit?Dad:Don’tworry.IhavesomephotosthatItookinAustralialastyear.Theymayhelp

you.Herewego.ThisisarockcalledAyersRock,incentralAustralia.According

to

thelocalpeople,it’saspecialandmagical

place.Tony:Oh,itlookshuge.What’sitsheight?Dad:348metres.AndthisistheSydneyOperaHouse.It’slikeahugesailingboat

with

wateronthreesides.AndthisoneistheGreatBarrierReef.Tony:DoesitlieoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia?Dad:Yes,it’sover2,600kilometreslong.It’sagreatnaturalwonder.Andhereare

somephotosofmyAustralianfriends.They’resheepfarmers.Theywearspecial

hatsthat

keepthefliesaway.Thescissorsthatthey’re

holdingaretocutthewool

off

the

sheep.

Do

youknowthatmanyAustralianscamefromBritain?Tony:Yes,ofcourse!That’swhytheyspeakEnglish.Didyoukeepadiarywhileyou

were

there?Dad:Yes,andyoucanreadit.Tony:That’sgreat!Andwhatdidn’tyoulikeaboutAustralia?Dad:Ihatedtheantsthatwerealloverthe

place.Ihadtobrushthemoffmyclothes,

especiallymytrousers!Tony:Antsinyourtrousers!That’sreally

funny!Dad:Itwasn’tfunnyatthetime!

1.WhydidTony’sfathershowhimthesephotos?2.BesidesthefamousplacesinAustralia,whatotherphotosdidhisfathershow?ReadingTokeepthefliesaway.Whydosheepfarmerswearspecialhats?3.

Readandfindoutthephotos.Tony:Dad,Ineedyourhelp.Myteacheraskedustochooseacountrywewanttovisit,

imaginewewerethere,andwritealettertoourparentsbackhome.I’vechosenAustralia.HowcanIdoit?Dad:Don’tworry.IhavesomephotosthatItookinAustralialastyear.Theymayhelp

you.Herewego.ThisisarockcalledAyersRock,incentralAustralia.According

to

thelocalpeople,it’saspecialandmagicalplace.Tony:Oh,itlookshuge.What’sitsheight?Dad:348metres.AndthisistheSydneyOperaHouse.It’slikeahugesailingboat

with

wateronthreesides.AndthisoneistheGreatBarrierReef.Tony:DoesitlieoffthenortheastcoastofAustralia?Dad:Yes,it’sover2,600kilometreslong.It’sagreatnaturalwonder.Andhereare

somephotosofmyAustralianfriends.They’resheepfarmers.Theywearspecial

hatsthat

keepthefliesaway.Thescissorsthatthey’re

holdingaretocutthewool

offthe

sheep.

Do

youknowthatmanyAustralianscamefromBritain?Tony:Yes,ofcourse!That’swhytheyspeakEnglish.Didyoukeepadiarywhileyou

were

there?Dad:Yes,andyoucanreadit.Tony:That’sgreat!Andwhatdidn’tyoulikeaboutAustralia?Dad:Ihatedtheantsthatwerealloverthe

place.Ihadtobrushthemoffmyclothes,

especiallymytrousers!Tony:Antsinyourtrousers!That’sreally

funny!Dad:Itwasn’tfunnyatthetime!

1.WhydomanyAustraliansspeakEnglish?BecausemanyAustralianscamefromBritain.2.Whyaretheseflagssimilar(相似)?Manyyearsago,Britishpeoplecontrolledthiscountry.DiscussionAustraliawastheBritishColonial.[kələʊniəl]殖民地accordingto,ant,brush,central,diary,hat,hate,height,scissorsTonyisgoingtowritealetteraboutAustralia.Hisdadhelpshim.HeshowsTonysomephotos.TonyseesaphotoofAyersRockin(1)________Australia.AyersRockhasa(n)(2)________of348metres,and(3)______________thelocalpeople,itisamagicalplace.Tonyalsoseessomephotosofsomesheepfarmerswithspecialcentralheightaccordingto(4)_________tokeepawayflies.Thefarmersuse(5)_________