Unit 3 Australia Warming up and reading课件 新人教版选修9.ppt

1 Which of the pictures below do you associate with the following places in Australia? Write the number of the picture beside the place. 2 On the map of Australia, find the places listed in question 1. Then write the numbers of the photos in the blank on the mao. Glance quickly at the five texts below and then answer the questions. a postcard from someone on holiday part of a text in an encyclopedia part of a tourist brochure a newspaper article an advertisement ____ famous for its huge，open spaces， bright sunshine，enormous number of sheep ____ cattle and its unusual wildlife, AUSTRALIA , the capital of which is ____, is the only country that is also a continent．_____ one comes to Australia, he will be surprised _____ find Australia Day _____interesting. They are celebrations to _____ tolerance, respect and _____ among all the people of _____． On your 4,352-km journey _____ Sydney to Perth via Adelaide youll view some of Australias unique scenery from the superb Blue Mountains to the treeless _____ of the Nullarbor． As you ______ from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs，youll ______ some of Australias most ______ landscapes--- from the rolling hills surrounding Adelaide ______ the rusty reds of Australias centre ______ the tropical splendor of Darwin． Being famous for its huge, open spaces， bright sunshine，enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife, AUSTRALIA , the capital of which is Canberra, is the only country that is also a continent. When one comes to Australia, he will be surprised to find Australia Day Celebrations interesting. They are celebrations to encourage tolerance, respect and friendship among all the people of Australia. On your 4,352-km journey from Sydney to Perth via Adelaide youll view some of Australias unique scenery from the superb Blue Mountains to the treeless plains of the Nullarbor． As you travel from Adelaide to Darwin via Alice Springs，youll observe some of Australias most spect