【課件】Unit+2Reading+and+Thinking+課件人教版選擇性必修第四冊+

Unit2IconicAttractionsReadingandThinkingExperiencetheIconicFeaturesofAustraliaLearningobjectivesAfterthislesson,youwillbeableto:1.readandunderstandthewriter’simpressiononAustralia.2.readandlearnthenativecultureofAustralia.3.discussandtalkabouthowdifferentcultureinfluencesAustralia.LookandanswerWhatdoes“IconicAttractions”mean？“IconicAttractions”referstoattractionswhichactasasignorsymbolofsomeplace.OpeningpageQuote:Whatevermakesanimpressionontheheartseemslovelyintheeye.--SaadiIfaplaceorathingmakesagoodimpressiononus,wethinkitisbeautiful.

Doyouknowtheplaceinthephoto?ThephotoshowstheWorldfamousSydneyOperaHouse,aniconicattractionofAustralia.Step1Pre-reading1.WhatdoyouknowaboutAustralia?*AustralialiesbetweenthePacificandIndianoceansintheSouthernHemisphere.

*Australia'scapitalisCanberra,anditslargestcityisSydney.*Thekoala,isAustralia'snationaltreasureandarareandpreciousprimitiveanimalinAustralia.

*Famousscenicspots:·TheGreatBarrierReef·AyersRock(艾爾斯巨石)*Australiaisanationofimmigrants.*ThemajorityofAustraliansspeaksEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.Itislocatedtothesouthoftheequator,belowmanycountries.2.WhatisyourimpressionofAustraliabasedonyourexperienceand/orwhatyouhaveseeninthemedia?Itistheonlycountrythatcoversanentirecontinentintheworld.Itisadevelopedcountry.Itisrichinnaturalresources.Ithasvariouswildanimals.Itisabeautifulcountrythatattractstouristsandimmigrantsfromallovertheworld.Step2While-reading

TheiconicfeaturesofAustralia.Prediction:whatmaytheauthortalkaboutinthefourblogentries?Fast-reading

Skimthetext.Andmatchtheblogandsubheadings.Blog1Blog2Blog3Blog4A.ThefundationofAustraliaB.FirstimpressionC.ReflectionsonmulticulturalismD.PreparingtotravelE.PoliticaldivisionsF.AboriginesandthedidgeridooCareful-reading

Blog1:Preparingtotravel（Sep.25th)Preparingtotravel(Para1-2)Geographicinformation↓1.Locatedtothe

oftheequator（赤道）2.

manyothercountries.3.Bereferredtoas

.b.Someiconicsites↓1.

.2.

.c.Animals↓

and

.southBelow“downunder”SydneyOperaHouseGreatOceanRoadKoalaskangaroosCareful-reading

Blog2:Firstimpressions（Oct.1st)1OctI’mhereinSydney!SinceIarrived,myfriendhasbroughtmetomyfirstopen-airbarbecueandhasalsosharedmanydifferentbutyummymealswithme,somyfirstimpressionsofAustraliahavebeenallaboutfood!AlotoftypicalAustralianfood,such

astheSundayroast,isoriginallyBritish.Bakeries,fast-foodjoints,butchershops,cafes,andrestaurantseverywhereprovidesomeofthepremierfoodexperiencesintheworld.TheinfluenceofAsiancultures,ontheotherhand,ledtotheintroductionofbeancurdandAsianherbs,alongwithAustralianversionsoffoodsliketheChinese-inspireddimsim.HowhasAustraliancuisinebeeninfluencedbydifferentcultures?Givetwoexamples.example1example2TopicFoodinAustraliaFirstimpressions?TypicalAustralianfood:Sundayroast—originally

_________?Bakeries,fast-food

,butchershops,cafes,restaurants—premierfoodexperiences

?Beancurd,Asianherbs,dimsim—influencedby________________BritishjointsAsianculturesCareful-reading

Blog3:Aboriginesandthedidgeridoo（Oct.3rd)Readblogentries3andtellifthefollowingstatementaboutAboriginesanddidgeridooistrue(T)orfalse(F).1.TheAboriginesarenativetoAustraliaandtheyareclosetonature.()2.TheAborigineshavealargepopulationandtheyareveryinfluential.()3.Didgeridooisamusicalinstrumentmadefromahollowtreebranchandithasnofingerholes.()4.EveryAboriginecanplaydidgeridooforalongtimewithoutstoppingtobreathe.()FTTF3OctMy

friendandIhavearrivedinKatherine,

atowninAustralia’sNorthernTerritory.We’reheretolearnaboutthelifeandcustomsoftheAborigines,whoarenativetoAustralia.TheAboriginalpopulationmightbesmall,butitsinfluenceisstillvisible.Forexample...

To

surviveinthisvastlandontheocean,theAborigineshadtobeinclosecontactwithnature.

Thisshowsintheirmusic,too,whichcelebratesthenaturalworldandthespiritualworldaroundthem.Mostoftheirmusicalinstrumentsarereallyjuststicksfoundontheground,amongwhichthereisanamazinginstrumentcalledthedidgeridoo.Thedidgeridooismadefromatreebranchwhichishollow.Toplaythedidgeridoo,...WhatisthemainthemereflectedinAboriginalmusic?Careful-reading

Blog4:Reflectionsonmulticulturalism（Oct.6th)6OctIt’s

almosttimeformetosaygoodbyetoAustralia.

I’veenjoyedmytimehereverymuch.Afterbeingherefor

awhile,

mybiggestimpressionisthecomplicatedmixofpeoplesandculturesthatmakeupthenation.

Althoughthemaincultural

influencesince1788hasbeenWesternculture,minoritycultureshavealsoplayeda

partinshapingtheuniqueAustralianculture,

withmanyofthenewculturalinfluencescontributedbyimmigrants.ItissaidthatnownearlyhalfofallAustraliancitizenswereeitherbornoverseasorhaveparentswhowerebornoverseas.Personallyspeaking,whatIlikemostaboutAustraliaisthepeoplethemselves....Whatisthewriter’sbiggestimpressionofAustralia?TopicKey

informationReflectionsonmulti-culturalismMulticulturalism:?Westernculture—_______culturalinfluencesince1788?Minoritycultures—shaping

Australianculture

?Newculture—contributedby____________

People’spersonalities:?

?Freeandeasy__________towardlife?____________andwarmunique

immigrantsStraightforwardmainattitudefriendly“ThereisnothinglikeAustralia.”TakenotesSummaryMyimpressionsofAustraliaLocationTheAustraliancuisineAboriginesandthedidgeridooco