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most is Australian football. Module 10 Australia Unit 2 The game that they like most is Australian football.

Revision sailing boat帆船 scissors (复数)剪刀 sheep羊；绵羊

keep a diary写日记 brush (用刷子)刷 ant蚂蚁

Warm up 1. What’s the name of this country ? 2. What do you know about it? List five things that interest you. (List something famous)

Scenery Food Sports Animals Travel

Scenery

Food beef ham salad

sports football riding

koala Animals kangaroo dingo

bushwalking Travel surfing diving cycling

relative亲戚 He liked to help others so people took him as relative. 他喜欢帮助别人所以大家都把他当亲人。 拓展：relative 相对的，比较的 adj. They are now living in relative comfort. 他们现在过着比较安逸的生活。

ham火腿 grape葡萄 salad色拉

surf冲浪 kangaroo袋鼠 riding骑马运动

Reading and vocabulary Look at the pictures and describe them. Now guess what Tony is going to say in his letter. The Aborigines are the earliest people that lived in Australia. 土著人是早期居住在澳大利亚的居民。

Kangaroo is a kind of special animal in Australia. 袋鼠是澳大利亚特有的动物。 Surfing is popular in Australia. 冲浪在澳大利亚很有名。 There are lots of sheep in the fields. 田野里遍布羊群。

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2. Read the letter and find out what the pictures show. Dear Mum and Dad, 1. I am writing this letter to you from the centre of Australia. At the moment, we are staying near Ayers Rock. // On the first day, we took a plane tour over the rock, and I was surprised at how big it was: 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high. During different periods of the day, the colours of the rock turn dark blue, purple, yellow and red. Ayers Rock is a centre of

Aboriginal culture. The Aborigines are the people that have lived in Australia from the earliest times, and their ancient stories describe the spirits that created the world. 2.The Australians have a close relationship with the British. Many have British relatives, and they are like us in many ways. The food that Australians like most are ham and beef with lots of salad. They also grow grapes and other fruits. They love all sports, but the game that they like most is Australian football. Because most Australians live near the coast, they also love

to the beach for swimming and surfing or just lying in the sun. 3.Although it is December, it is summer over here. The sun is very bright, and near the coast the countryside is very green. There are lots of sheep in the fields and on the hills, but the middle of the country has no trees or grass, just rocks and sand… And kangaroos! 4.Australians speak English, but in their own way. For example, when they say “G’day!” and “No worries.”, they mean “Hello!” and “Don’t worry about it. It’s not a problem!”

5. On the second day, we went horse riding 5.On the second day, we went horse riding. The horse that I rode was lazy, so I was far behind the others, but I enjoyed the slow and relaxing riding. 6.Later this evening, we are taking the plane back to Sydney and coming home. It has been a wonderful trip. Love, Tony

Language points At the moment此刻，现在；相当于now Tom is busy at the moment, otherwise he would help you. 汤姆现在很忙，不然他会帮助你。 拓展：含有moment 的词组： 立刻马上 in a moment at any moment for the moment for a moment. 随时(有可能的情况) 现在；暂时 一会儿

2. The Aborigines are the people that have lived in Australia from the earliest times. 土著人是早期居住在澳大利亚的居民。 先行词 关系词 从句

(1).关系词通常紧跟先行词，关系词与先行词通 常是从句与主句的分水岭。 (2).关系词在从句中充当成分；先行词在主句中 充当成分。 A plane is a machine. It can fly. A plane is a machine that can fly. 作主语

I lost the pen. My father gave it to me as a birthday present. 作宾语 I lost the pen (that) my father gave to me as a birthday present. He is the man. I told you about him. He is the man (that) I told you about. 作宾语  that 指人/物，作主语或宾语 (作宾语可省略）

3. And I was surprised at how big it was… 我很好奇它有多大… be surprised at 对…感到惊讶 Tom was surprised at the result of the exam. 汤姆对考试结果感到很惊讶。 拓展：be surprised to + v. 惊奇地做某事 Tom was surprised to hear the news. 汤姆听到这个消息后很惊讶。

4. During different periods of the day 在一天中的不同时段。 during different periods 在不同的时期 Kites had different names during different  periods.  风筝在不同时期有不同的叫法。 5. …and they are like us in many ways. 他们在许多方面与我们很像。 in many ways: 在很多方面 In many ways, your idea is better. 从许多方面来看，你的主意更好。

6. For example例如 For example, air is invisible. 比如，空气是看 不见的。 辨析：for example与such as (1). for example 用来举例说明某一论点或情 况，一般只列举同类人或物中的“一个”为例， 做插入语，可位于句首，句中和句末。 Ball games, for example, have spread around the world. 例如，球类运动已经在世界各地传播幵了。

(2).such as 用来列举事物时，一般列举同类人 或事物中的几个例子。 插在被列举的事物与 前面的名词之间。As后面不可有逗号。 Some of the rubbish, such as food, paper and iron，rots away over a long period of time. 有些垃圾，如剩饭、废纸和废铁，时间一久就烂掉了。 (3). 比较： 1). for example是插入语，句子结构不受其影 响，而such as后面接名词，动名词。 for example不可与etc.连用，

2). such as常用来列举同类人或同类事物的几 个，但不是全部，其后不加逗号。 Tom for example, is my good friend. 例如汤姆，是我的好朋友。 I have some good friends, such as Tom, Kate，Wang Bin. 我有一些好朋友，像汤姆、凯特和王宾。

3. Read the letter in Activity 2 again and find: 1. five colours: purple, red… 2. three animals: 3. four kinds of food: 4. four sports: sheep; kangaroo; horse ham; beef; salad; grapes Australian football; swimming; surfing; lying in the beach

4. Complete the table. Notes about Australia Ayers Rock The Aborigines 3.6 kilometres long and 348 metres high The people that have lived in Austria from the earliest times.

Australian way of life Weather Language The food that Australians like most are ham and beef with lots of salad. They also grow grapes and other fruits. They love all sports, but the game that they like most is Australia football. They also love going to the beach for swimming and surfing or just lying in the sun. Although it is December, it is summer over here. English

5. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in the box. grape, ham, lie, period, relationship, relative, salad, spirit grapes We can eat _______ or drink their juice. 2. ______ is made of cold vegetables that you do not need to cook. 3. ________is made from pork. 4. I have some ________ in Australia – my mother’s brother and his family live there. Salad Ham relatives

5. The Aborigines have many stories about the ________ that created the world. 6. The Aborigines lived in Australia for a long _______ of time before the Europeans arrived. 7. We were _____ on the beach in the sun yesterday afternoon. 8. The close ____________between the two countries has a long history. spirits period lying relationship

Learning to learn Increase your writing vocabulary by noting down example sentences with the words you want to use in your compositions. Then try to write your own sentences after the examples.

Writing 6. Write a letter about a visit to a place in China. ● Choose a place you have visited in China, ● Write a list of things you are going to write about. people 2. food 3. ways of life 4. events during the trip Now write a letter to a relative or a friend and tell them about your visit. Begin and end the letter like Tony's.

Possible example: Dear Eric, I am very glad that I can write a letter to you. I visited a beautiful city—Beijing several days ago. It is the capital of China and it is also a good place to have fun. It has friendly people , places of interest and many special things that you can only see in Beijing. The great wall, summer palace are all the good places in the world, and these famous buildings also have many famous myths .

After a day’s traveling, we came back to my hotel, I ate the most famous food here-- Peking Duck. It is really delicious. I hope that you can come to Beijing , the people in Beijing welcome you! Yours

Exercises 用方框中单词的适当形式填空。 relationship, ham, lie, grape, kangaroo The _________is a native of Australia. We have a working___________. This _______ has too much fat on it. If you feel unwell, go and_____ down. Sour _______ can never make sweet wine. relationship ham lie grapes

二. 翻译下列句子。 1. 此刻我正在卧室里静静地看书。 At the moment I am reading quietly in my bedroom. 2. 例如，他是一个好学生。 For example, he is a good students. 3. 到处都是袋鼠。 Kangaroo are everywhere.

4. 她和她妹妹关系非常亲密。 She has a very close relationship with her sister. 5.岩石的颜色变成了紫色。 The colour of the rock turned purple.

Homework Finish the exercises in the workbook.