人教版九年级unit3.ppt

1. Australia is a popular destination with tourists form all over the world who come to experience its unique ecology. 澳大利亚是一个受人欢迎的旅游胜地，世界各地的游客来到这里体验它独特的生态环境。 1) who come to experience its unique ecology 是定语从句，和介词短语 from all over the world 并列修饰 tourists。 2) popular 意思是“受欢迎的”, 常跟介词 with 表示 “受……的欢迎” His songs are popular with young people. She is a popular teacher with her students. 2. On this 4,352-km journey form Sydney to Perth via Adelaide you’ll view some of Australia’s unique scenery form the superb Blue Mountain to the treeless plains of the Nullarbor. Along the way spot a fascinating variety of wildlife. 从悉尼经阿德莱德到达佩思长达4352公里的旅途中，你将欣赏到澳洲特有的美景，既有巍峨秀美的蓝山，也有满眼望不见树木的纳勒博平原。沿途中，你还将看到各种各样引人入胜的野生动物。 1）via 是介词，意思是“经过；经由；通过”。如：　 This flight is form Beijing to Sanya via Changsha. You’d better send the letter via airmail. 2) Along the way spot a fascinating variety of wildlife 是个省略句，spot和上一句的view 并列，spot之前省略了you’ll。 ３. I’ll be back in Sydney in a fortnight because I’ve made a reservation on the Indian Pacific train to Perth. 我两个星期后返回悉尼，因为我已预订了印度洋---太平洋号火车票前往佩思。 5. A popular attraction for active tourists is 80-km walking track that joins the southern and northern ends of the park. 喜爱运动的旅游者还有一个好去处，那就是贯穿 公园南北的一条 ８０公里长的徒步旅行的路线。　 Homework 5. Why do you think the population of Australia is so small when it is such a large country? Part of the reason is that much of the centre of Australia is uninhabitable desert. Another reason is that the Aboriginal population was fairly stable for thousands of years and others settled in the country just over two hundred years ago. A third reason is that the government has strict quotas on how many people can immigrate to the country. Language points 1)fortnight是fourteen nights 的缩写，意思是“14 天，两周”。如： a fortnight’s vacation Her daughter’s birthday is Monday fortnight. 2) the Indian Pacific train “印度洋---太平洋号火车”，澳大利亚主要的洲际火车之一，其它还有大陆号（The Overland) 和加恩号 (The Ghan)。这趟列车在悉尼（临太平洋）和佩思（临印度洋）之间双向对开，全程4352公里，