新人教选修9 Unit3 Australia-Reading task.ppt

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1、ThecomputersatSusan’sschoolareallconnectedtoeachotherandtheschoolhasanonlinenoticeboardwherestudentscanaskquestionsandgivetheiropinions.SusanpostedaquestionaboutthediscoveryofAustraliaontheonlinenoticeboard.Readthequestionsandwhatherfellowstudentsreplied.ReadingtaskonP72DiscoveryofAustralia

2、40,000yearsagoPeoplefromAsiasettledintheplacewenowcallAustralia.ThecontinentwasthencutofffromAsia10,000yearsago.1421SomepeoplethinkaChinesefleetledbyZhengHemayhavevisitedAustralia.1606ADutchseacaptainfirstmappedthenorthcoast.1644AbelTasmanmadeamaponwhichhecombinedallknownlandandguessedthere

3、st.1770CaptainCooksaileduptheeastcoastofthecontinent1802MathewFlinderssailedaroundthecontinent,mappeditandcalleditAustralia.1.WhydoyouthinkschoolchildreninAustraliainthe1950sweretoldthatCaptainCookdiscoveredAustralia?CaptainCookclaimedthelandforBritainandasAustraliawasoriginallysettledbypeo

4、pleformBritain,thisisthepartofthehistorythattheyweretaught.Discussion2.WhydoesMaryWhitethinkEuropeanexplorersdidn’tdiscovertheAustraliancontinentuntilthe17thcentury?Before1644,explorersdidn’tknowtheyhadfoundacontinent.Theyjustvisitedsmallpartsofit.3.WhydoesNickChancethinkChineseexplorersrea

5、chedthecontinentsomuchearlier?HereadabouttheChineseexplorersontheInternet.4.PatrickHallsaysthattheancestorsoftheAboriginesdiscoveredAustraliaatleast40,000yearsago.Whydoyouthinktheotherchildrendidn’tgivethisanswer?TheymayhavethoughtthatAboriginesalwayslivedonthecontinentsotheydidn’tthinkthey

6、discoveredit.5.Whichofthestudent'sanswersdoyouagreewithandwhy?Remember,thatyoufirstneedtodecidewhat“discovered”meansandwhat“Australia”means.ManypossibleanswerswilldependonhowstudentsinterpretdiscoveredandAustralia.HomeworkSinceyou’velearnedsomuchaboutAustraliainthisUnit,chooseseveralaspects

7、thatyouthinkareinterestingtowriteareport(e.g.itsanimals,plants,scenery,cities,beaches,people,leisureactivities,historyorsomethingelse).