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Module 10 Australia
Unit 2 The game that they like most is Australian football.
外研九年级(上)
Learning Objectives
1. understand and extract key information and details from the text.
2. expand vocabulary and gain knowledge of Australian culture.
3. develop reading and comprehension skills, such as inference and
reasoning.
4. improve writing skills, including the ability to write a letter and
express ideas effectively.
By the end of the class, we will be able to:
Look and Say
Who are the people in the pictures? What are they holding in their hands?
They are the Aborigines(澳大利亚土著居民).
They are holding the boomerang(飞去来器) and the spear(矛).
boomerang
spear
The Aborigines lived in different tribes and spoke around 250 languages.
What sport are the men doing in the pictures?
They are doing paragliding surfing(滑翔伞冲浪). It’s very popular in Australia.
Do you know what animals are they? What can they be used for?
kangaroos
sheep
Tony chose Australia to visit and write about. Here’s the letter with some pictures. Look at the the four pictures and guess what Tony is going to say in his letter.
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2. Read the letter and find out what the pictures show.
Dear Mum and Dad,
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 local 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.
Para 1
The Australians have a close relationship with the British. Many have British relatives, and they are like us in many ways. The foods that Australians like most are ham and beef with lots of salad. They also grow grapes and other fruits. Th