unit 3 the Land Down under

emblem Welcome to Australia

1. Which is Australia’s flag? ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 1. Which is Australia’s flag? ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

It includes the UK flag and a large star and some small The national flag of Australia It includes the UK flag and a large star and some small stars. It was once a colony of England. Australians speak English . The large star has six of the points standing for six states of Australia and the seventh for the territories. the Southern Cross six states all territories The national emblem (徽章) of Australia the flag of the UK

2.What is the official name of Australia The Commonwealth of Australia.

3.When is Australia Day? January 26

4.Which Olympic Games were held in Sydney?

5. Which country is the neighbor of Australia? New Zealand.

the only country 3,220km; 4,000km 85%; 20 million 2/3 1/6; 1/3 15 million tons wool; sheep wheat dry or desert that covers an entire continent north to south; east to west living around the coast

Which of them are mentioned? Fast reading Which of them are mentioned? area population flag √ √ √ sports festivals education resources √ climate language √ plants animals √ √

Key words for each paragraph. Animals Geography and population Resources Fence Climate and sports

The duck-billed (扁喙的) platypus  (鸭嘴兽) is an egg-laying mammal (哺乳动物).

How does it get and raise its young? Lays eggs and feeds its young on its milk. 13

How do they get their young and raise them? Give birth to _____________very small and weak young and then carry them in a pocket of folded skin on their stomach for several months while the young ____________the mother’s milk and grow stronger. feed on 14

Para. 2&3 Geography & population and resources Australia is the only country, _________ an _____ continent. In area it is a______________ the same size as the USA. covering entire pproximately Population: 85% About ____ of the Australians of ____ million live in the six …._____________ of the country is ________________. 20 two-thirds dry and desert Resources: Australia is a w______ country….It has about __________ of the world’s sheep and produces almost ___________ of its wool. ealthy one-sixth one-third 15

Where do the majority of the people live in Australia? Why? They live in the six major cities around the coast. Two-thirds of the country is dry and desert.

Why did Australians build a long fence across the country? (The purpose of the fence is to keep out dingo.) What do the farmers use motor bikes or helicopters do? (For rounding up the sheep or cattle.)

Beautiful scenery in Australia

Why does much of daily life happen outdoors? Because of the climate.

People love outdoor activities Bushwalking cycling golfing surfing People love outdoor activities

If you are asked to an Australian home, what will you probably do? You will eat outside and cook meat or fish on an open fire.

Language points

Para.1 be connected to / with sb./ sth. e.g. The Suez Canal connects Africa with Asia. Africa is connected with Asia by the Suez Canal. 2. lay lay eggs lay the table 生蛋，下蛋, 产卵 放置，铺设 To kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. 杀鸡取蛋

e.g. They tried to lay the blame(罪) on me. “把…归功于””把…加于” lay sth. on sb. e.g. They tried to lay the blame(罪) on me.

C A lie说谎(vi.) lied lied lying lie躺；位于(vi.) lay下蛋,放置(vt.) lay lain lying laid laid laying I forgot where I ___ your pen. 2.Tell me the reason why you __ to the teacher. 3. The patient __ in bed, crying. A. lied B. lain C. laid D. lay C A D

3. feed…on 用…喂养 feed 后跟表人或动物的名词 on后跟表食物的名词 They feed the babies on milk. feed…on也可说feed…with,不同的是on后只能接食物的词，而with后除可接表食物的词，也可能跟表工具的词。 She was feeding the baby with porridge. 她在给孩子喂稀饭。 She was feeding her baby with spoon.她在用勺喂孩子。

feed to sb./ sth. 把…喂给 You’d better feed this to the ducks. feed on 以…为食，靠…维持生命 有些动物以吃昆虫为食。 Certain animals feed on insects.

A B A Sheep ____ grass. A. feed on B. feed to 2.He fed the baby ___ milk. A. to B. with 3.Don’t feed bananas ___ the monkey. A. to B.with B A

4. give birth to His sister has given birth to a fine healthy baby. The Chinese nation has given birth to many heroes.

Para.2 cover 1. Cover the sleeping child with your coat. 2. They covered the distance in 15 minutes. 3. The city covers 20 square miles. 4. The paper covers sports every day. 覆盖 走完（路程） 占有（多少面积） 报道（有关…信息）

____________ ____________ 2.In area it is approximately the same size as the USA (without Alaska), which, however, has more than fourteen times as many people the USA ____________ ____________ (as Australia ) 澳大利亚的面积约相当于美国(不包括阿拉斯加), 而美国的人口确是澳大利亚的14倍多. more than fourteen times as many people 后面省略了 as Australia. This room is three times as large (as that one). (1) 倍数+as +adj./adv.(原级) +as Tom is twice as old as Jerry. 汤姆的年龄是杰瑞的两倍. (2) 倍数+adj.(比较级) +than Tom is twice older than Jerry. (3) 倍数+n.(比较的尺度大小等名词,如:age, length, width, height) +of Tom is twice the age of Jerry. (4) 倍数+that/those of Tom’s age is twice that of Jerry’s.

Para.4 1. keep out 使在外; 不使入内， 不让…进来 这些树可以挡风。 The trees keep out the wind. keep out of 躲开；避开;置身于…之外; 我希望你在我外出期间不要惹事。 I hope that you will keep out of the trouble while I’m away.

keep off 推迟，避开 keep from 阻止 keep up 保持 keep up with 跟上

2. round up ①赶拢，使集拢 牧童把牛群赶在一起。 The cowboy rounded up the cattle. ②逮捕，完成 Tom likes to round up a speech with a joke.

Para.5 depending on the area 1.The climate is different depending on the area. 气候情况因地区不同而各异. depending on the area 在句中作伴随状语,其逻辑主语是句子的主语the climate. 原句=Depending on the area, the climate is different. I feel comfortable staying with you. (=When I stay with you/ Staying with you, I feel comfortable.) 与你在一起我感到非常轻松自在.

Useful Expressions 1与…有联系 2与…分开 3产卵，下蛋 4用…喂… 以…为生 5生, 生养… 6极度危险的 7覆盖整个大陆 8.在面积上面积约相当于美国 be contacted to/ with be separated from lay eggs feed sb on sth, feed on sth give birth to ../ bear a baby extremely dangerous cover an entire continent In area it is approximately the same size as the USA

precious stones a iron mine keep sth out ( of + sp) for the task of rounding up … depend on all the year round be delighted to do make a barbecue roast a steak on an open fire 9宝石 10铁矿 11使 …不入内 12.为了将…赶拢， 13.取决于 …, 视…而定 14.整年，一年到头 15.很高兴去做… 16做烧烤 17在篝火上烤牛排

18按照逻辑顺序 19尖尖的耳朵 20脚上有爪 21有毛的的耳朵 22一条中等大小的狗 23毛茸茸的尾巴 24靠近水，有水喝 in a logical order pointed ears clawed feet hairy ears a medium dog a bushy tail have access to water

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Fill in the blanks with the proper words in the text. Information about Australia Animals: One strange animal, platypus ____ eggs and ______its young ___ its milk. Kangaroos and koala bears ____________ very small and weak young. lays feeds on give birth to Geography: Australia is the only country, _________ an _____ continent. In area it is a______________ the same size as the USA. covering entire pproximately Population: 85% About ____ of the Australians of ____ million live in the six …._____________ of the country is ________________. 20 two-thirds dry and desert Resources: Australia is a w______ country….It has about __________ of the world’s sheep and produces almost ___________ of its wool. ealthy one-sixth one-third 40

Information about Australia Fence: uns A long fence r____ for hundreds of kilometres across Australia to ___________ a wild dog called ______. keep out ingo depending on/upon Climate: The climate is different ___________________ the area. The v_____ centre of Australia is hot and dry all the year round. The north has ______,_____ winters and ____, _____ summers. The south has ____,_____ winters and ______, ______ summers. ast warm dry hot wet cool wet warm dry Sports: Australians love sports and the country is the birthplace of _______, _______, ________________________. At weekends many Australians ______________________ in the countryside. For holidays , many people visit ______________________ off the northeast coast. tennis sailing swimming champions go hiking and camping the Great Barrier Reef 41