Animals found in Australia

Area:7.686 million sq kmPopulation:21.4 millionCapital:CanberraOfficial language:EnglishCurrency:Australian dollar

How much do you know about Australia?How much do you know about Australia?

National emblemNational emblem

National flagNational flag

Match the expressions:1. Australia is my birthplace

2. in the vast area of desert

3. Australians are fond of sport

4. contrary to popular belief

5. you’ll find a broad choice

6. the rest of us are quite well-off

7. I think that’s unfair

like

opposite to

not fair

have a good standard of living

place where I was born

wide

huge

Identifying facts and opinionsTo identify opinions, look for adjectives that express positive or negative feelings, e.g. Kangaroos are tasty too! It’s unfair.To identify facts, look for statements which are true and which do not depend on the opinion of the speaker, e.g. Most Australians live on the coast.

Read the radio show. Say if these

sentences are true (T), false (F) or

we don’t know because there is no

information (NI).

1. Australia has large areas of desert.

2. Australia is a major producer of

cars.

3. Surfing is the most popular sport.

T

NI

F

4. Australian roads can be quite

dangerous.

5. There are some dangerous animals in

Australia.

6. Australia has never produced any

important writers.

7. Many recent immigrants have come

from Greece.

T

F

T

T

8. Native Australians form a large

percentage of the population.

9. Most Native Australians live in the

desert.

10. The standard of living in Australia

is high.

F

T

NI

Read the radio show again and tell who you think said these things: George or Fiona and theses sentences are opinions or facts.

1. “Kangaroo meat is delicious.”

2. “Australia is a multi-cultural society.”

3. “Most Australians love to be out in the

sunshine.”

George

Fiona

Fiona

opinion

fact

opinion

4. “Melbourne is the second largest

Greek city.”

5. “There’s fantastic choice of things to

do in Sydney.”

6. “Australian ‘fusion food’ is excellent.”

George

Fiona

Fiona

fact

fact

opinion

7. “A lot of the roads are terrible.”

8. “Ayers Rock is a famous sightseeing

spot in Australia.”

George

George

opinion

fact

1. What is Australia famous for?

2. What kind of city is Melbourne?

3. What about Australian culture? And what makes it something like that?

It is famous for “the land of sunshine and surfing”.

It is the city with the largest number of Greek people outside Athens.

The culture is a mix of different cultures because of the mix of people.

Answer the questions according to the text.

4. How do these different cultures affect

different aspects of Australian culture?

5. In Australia, what kind of animals can

you find?

For example, we can see all these

influences in modern Australian cooking.

Snakes, spiders, kangaroos , sheep …

6. Where do most Australians live?

And what kind of sports is very popular

in Australia? What are there some other

sports that people are fond of ?They live on the coast.

Surfing is a popular sport.

People are also fond of walking, fishing

horse-riding, tennis, golf and sailing.

7. What about art and literature in

Australia?

8. What about the life of native

Australians? Most of them live in terrible conditions.

There are lively culture and art scenes

there and its art and literature are

advanced.

The phrase is a bit of Chinese English.这个短语有一点中式英语的味道。Let’s rest for a bit. 让我们休息片刻。I’m a little bit tired.我有一点儿累了。[联想拓展 ]a bit (little) tired 有点累not a bit tired 一点儿也不累not a little tired 非常累

2. At first, we didn’t feel we belong here,

but now we are attached to the land

we live on.

belong vi. 属于 The blue sky belongs equally to us all.

Put the chair back where it belong.

Please ensure that you have all your bel

ongings when you leave the train.

attach vi. 附上，系上，贴上，使依恋 He attached a label to his baggage.

This middle school is attached to a teac

hers’ college.

We are much attached to each other.

They attach great importance to public opi

nion polls.She was much attached to her home town.

• We are certainly get more used to Chinese humour.

• The population has become more and more mixed with people from …

• Of course, things are more limited if you live in a small town.

2. How do these different cultures affect

different aspects of Australian culture?

affect vt. 影响，作用，感动e.g. The climate affected his health.

The amount of rain affects the growth

of crops.

She was deeply affected by the news o

f her father’s death.

• That’s why surfing is such a popular sport.

• That’s what people call underground in London.

• This is how I got involved with my charity work to improve the quality of life for all disabled people.

• That’s why Mama and Papa looked for a house, and that’s why we moved into the house on mango street, far away, on the other side of town.

5. But it’s not the only sport Australians are fon

d of.

fond adj. 喜爱 be fond of 喜欢 We are fond of the house and don’t want to le

ave.

Top cyclists

She is among the top 5% of earners in this coun

try.

She is one of the top tennis players.

6. Contrary to popular belief, Australia is not a dull place at all for people wanting culture.

contrary adj. 相反的，相违的 on the contrary 相反 to the contrary 与此相反 The couple have contrary beliefs. Contrary to popular belief the desert can be

a beautiful place. It doesn’t seem ugly to me, on the contrary, I think it’s rather beautiful.

3. And in Sydney, you’ll find a broad

choice of opera, drama, …

broad adj. 宽的，阔的 e.g. This room is as broad as it is long.

She has a broad knowledge of co

mputers.

He is broad-minded.

4. I can’t bear the way the native

Australians have been treated.bear v. 忍受；携带 I can’t bear having a cat in the house.

The ice is too thin to bear your weight.

I think that’s excellent advice to bear in

mind.

7. They are now a minority group and m

ost of them live in terrible conditions

…

minority n. 少数，少数民族 e.g. Only a small minority of students

is interested in politics these days.

目前，只有极少数同学对政治感 兴趣。

8. I wonder if they’ll ever forgive the way th

ey’ve been treated.

forgive vt. 宽恕，饶恕 e.g. I’ll never forgive her for what she did.

I’d never forgive myself if she heard

the truth from someone else.

Recite the new words and

language points in this lesson.