1、 Unit 1 I have some photos that I took in Australia last year. 1. Do you like travelling? 2. Where did you go? 3. Have you ever been to Beijing / Hainan / England / Australia? WarmingWarming- -upup Beijing, China Hainan, China London, England Sydney, Australia Sydney Opera House Sydney Harbour Bridg
2、e Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef is the worlds largest coral reef system. The reef is located in the Coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The Great Barrier Reef can be seen from outer space. Ayers Rock Ayers Rock (also called Uluru) is a striking monolith (独块巨石独块巨石) which is
3、 3.6 km long and rises almost 350 meters above the vast pancake-flat surrounding red sandy plain. kangaroo koala Answer the questions. Use the pictures to help you. PresentationPresentation 1. Where were the Olympic Games held in 2000? 2.What is the largest English-speaking country in the southern p
4、art of the world? 3. What famous things can you see there? They were held in Sydney, Australia. Australia. Sydney Opera House, Ayers Rock, Great Barrier Reef, etc. Read the passage and complete the table. Facts about Australia Name Location Details Ayers Rock the centre of Australia a special huge r
5、ock Sydney Opera House Sydney like a huge sailing boat Great Barrier Reef off the northeast coast over 2600km long Answer the questions. 1. What is Tony going to write about? 2. Why does Tonys dad show his photos of Australia to Tony? Hes going to write a letter about Australia. Because they may hel
6、p Tony. 3. Who are the people in some of the photos? 4. Why do many Australians speak English? 5. What did Tonys dad not like about Australia? His Australian friends. Theyre sheep farmers. Because many Australians came from Britain. The ants. 1. According to the local people, its a special and magic
7、al place. 根据当地人所说，这是一个特殊而神奇的地方。根据当地人所说，这是一个特殊而神奇的地方。 (1)(1)according to according to 根据；按照；据根据；按照；据.所说所说 e.g.He ranged the books according to size. 他照大小顺序排列这些书。他照大小顺序排列这些书。 According to English law, Hubert is innocent. 根据英国法律，休伯特无罪。根据英国法律，休伯特无罪。 Language points (2)(2)according toaccording to后一般不接后一般
8、不接opinion, viewopinion, view 这类词，也不接第一人称代词这类词，也不接第一人称代词me, usme, us等。等。 e.g.According to John you were in Paris last week. 据约翰说，你上星期在巴黎。据约翰说，你上星期在巴黎。 Everything went off according to plan. 一切都按照计划进行。一切都按照计划进行。 2. Does it lie off the northeast coast of Australia? 它位于澳大利亚东北部海岸吗？它位于澳大利亚东北部海岸吗？ lie off
9、lie off 后不直接加方向词，而是为某一后不直接加方向词，而是为某一 地点，常为海岸等。地点，常为海岸等。 常指水中岛屿等，意常指水中岛屿等，意 为“相隔、相离”。为“相隔、相离”。 e.g.Many islands lie off Chinas east coast. 中国东海岸有许多岛屿。中国东海岸有许多岛屿。 拓展：拓展： （1 1）lielie toto表示两地相隔一定距离。表示两地相隔一定距离。 e.g.Shanghai lies to the south of Beijing. 上海位于北京的南部。上海位于北京的南部。 （2 2）lielie inin表示前者位于后者范围之内。
10、表示前者位于后者范围之内。 e.g.Guangzhou lies in the south of China. 广州位于中国南部。广州位于中国南部。 （3 3）lielie onon表示前后两者相邻。表示前后两者相邻。 e.g.Shandong lies on the east of Henan. 山东位于河南东部。山东位于河南东部。 3. They wear special hats that keep the flies away. 他们戴着使苍蝇远离的特别的帽子。他们戴着使苍蝇远离的特别的帽子。 keep sb. / sth. away (keep sb. / sth. away (使使
11、) )避开；避开； ( (使使) )不靠不靠 近近 e.g.Please keep the trash away. 请将垃圾放远一点。请将垃圾放远一点。 Her illness kept her away from work for several weeks. 她病了好几周都上不了班。她病了好几周都上不了班。 拓展：拓展： keep sb. from doing sth. keep sb. from doing sth. 阻止某人做阻止某人做 某事某事 e.g.He is tired.You must try to keep him from work / working. 他累了，你必须让
12、他停止工作。他累了，你必须让他停止工作。 4. The scissors that theyre holding are used to cut the wool off the sheep. 他们拿着的是剪刀用来剪羊毛的。他们拿着的是剪刀用来剪羊毛的。 （1 1）scissors scissors n n. (. (复数复数) )剪刀剪刀 e.g.These scissors are very sharp. 这几把剪刀很锋利。这几把剪刀很锋利。 He took a pair of scissors and cut her hair. 他拿起一把剪刀给她剪发。他拿起一把剪刀给她剪发。 （2 2
13、）scissorsscissors常以复数形式出现常以复数形式出现, ,类似的名词还类似的名词还 有有clothes (clothes (衣服衣服) )、trousers(trousers(长裤长裤 ) )、glasses glasses ( (眼镜眼镜) )、goods (goods (货物货物) )等。等。 注意：以上名词要表示数量时，需加上相应的单注意：以上名词要表示数量时，需加上相应的单 位名词。位名词。 e.g.I cut the paper with a pair of scissors. 我用剪刀剪纸。我用剪刀剪纸。 Two pairs of your trousers are
14、still at the cleaners. 你的两条裤子还在洗衣店里。你的两条裤子还在洗衣店里。 5. I hated the ants that were all over the place. 我讨厌遍地的蚂蚁。我讨厌遍地的蚂蚁。 (1)(1)hate hate v v. . 憎恨；讨厌。后接动词不定式表示憎恨；讨厌。后接动词不定式表示 一次性动作，而接动名词表示经常性动作。一次性动作，而接动名词表示经常性动作。 e.g.Mother hated to move from such a nice neighborhood. 母亲不愿意搬离这样好的街坊。母亲不愿意搬离这样好的街坊。 The
15、 boys hate doing homework on Sundays. 男孩们讨厌在星期日做家庭作业。男孩们讨厌在星期日做家庭作业。 辨析：辨析：dislike与与hate dislike, hatedislike, hate均含有“不喜欢”之意。均含有“不喜欢”之意。 (1)(1)dislikedislike普通用词，指任何程度的憎恶普通用词，指任何程度的憎恶 ，但永远指正面的憎恶和反对。，但永远指正面的憎恶和反对。 (2)(2)hatehate指因对某人或某事强烈不满或反指因对某人或某事强烈不满或反 感，或因利害关系等而产生憎恨。语气要感，或因利害关系等而产生憎恨。语气要 比比disl
16、ikedislike强烈得多。强烈得多。 练习：练习： Do you know if Jack will drive to London this weekend? Jack? Never! He _ driving so far. A. has hasted B. will hate C. hated D. hates A according to ant brush central diary hat hate height scissors central Complete the passage with the correct form of the words and expres
17、sion in the box. Exercises Tony is going to write a letter about Australia. His dad helps him. He shows Tony some photos. Tony sees a photo of Ayers Rock in_ Australia. Ayers Rock has a(n) _ height of 348 metres, and _ the local people, it is a magical place. Tony also sees some photos of sheep farm
18、ers with special _ to keep away flies. The farmers use _ to cut the wool off sheep. Tonys dad says Tony can read his _. He also says he _ the _ that he had to _ off his clothes! brush ants according to diary hates hats scissors Ask and answer questions about the place. Say: what it is called where it is what is special about it Work in pairs. Whats the name of the place that you have visited? Its called Mount Yai. Think of a place you have visited and write down where it is and what you like about it. Homework
