1.5 More practice（同步课件）-八年级英语上册同步精品课堂（沪教牛津版） （广州深圳沈阳通用）

英语（牛津版） 八年级 上册 English More Practice Encyclopaedias Unit 1 Background knowledge Australia’s big attractions the Sydney Opera House the Great Barrier Reef the Gold Coast in Queensland interesting places or things 1 课堂导入 the Big Banana the Big Merino What are they? a type of sheep The Big Banana The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began making big things. Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions. Read the following encyclopaedia article about big attractions in Australia. 2 课堂活动 Read and Complete the table. The Big Banana When was the Big Banana made? Where is it? Who made it? Why was it made? In 1964. In Coffs Harbour. John Landy. To make people come to his fruit shop. The Big Merino The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its eyes. The Big Merino Where is the Big Merino? What is inside it? In the city of Goulburn. A small museum. Read and Complete the table. 1 When was the Big Banana built? 2 Why was the Big Banana built? 3 Why are merinos important to the farmers in Australia? It was built in 1964. Because John Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop. Because they can live in dry weather and some places in Australia are very dry. A Answer the questions below. 4 What can you find inside the Big Merino? 5 What can you do inside the Big Merino’s head? You can find a small museum about the history of wool in Australia inside the Big Merino