New Zealand

Taiwan

Island

(China)

It lies off the east coast of the mainland of China. It is surrounded by the Philippine Sea to the Southeast.

Hainan Island ( China)

It lies to the southwest of Hong Kong, it lies off the western coast of the South China Sea.

South China Sea

Hong Kong

It lies to the southeast of Hong Kong, neighboring the South China Sea.

It lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

It lies off the northwestern coast of

Europe, neighboring France and Ireland.

Maps of New ZealandMaps of New Zealand

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●Queenstown

It lies off the eastern coast of the mainland of Australia.

Step 1 Pre-reading: Facts about islands

Names Where is it?

Taiwan

The Philip- pines

Hawaii

Great Britain

New Zealand

It lies off the east coast of the mainland of China.

It lies to the southeast of Hong Kong, neighboring the South China Sea.

It lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

It lies off the eastern coast of the mainland of Australia.

It lies off the northwestern coast of Europe, neighboring France and Ireland.

Step 2 Presentation

a national flag

New Zealand

What do you know about New Zealand?

a national symbol

Feb.6th

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( I ) ( I )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( II ) ( II )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( III ) ( III )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( IV ) ( IV )

Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( V ) ( V )

Step 3 Reading

I. Listen to the tape and do the true or false questions:

1. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. T2. It has two large islands and is as large as Japan.3. The capital city is on the South Island.4. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter.

5. There are a lot of natural beauties in New Zealand, namely, clean sand beaches, green hills and moun-tains, dead volcanoes, hot springs and special plants and animals.

6. Its population is mainly made up of by the Maori. 7. The name of the country was given by Abel Tasman.

8. All the settlers came from Europe, most of whom were British.

TF

F

TF

T

F

Location

Capital

Size

Climate

Season

Natural beauty

National bird

Settlers

Off the eastern coast of Australia

Wellington

deep blue sea, deep harbour, clean beaches, green hills, hot springs

the same as Japan

mild sea weather / subtropical in the north

Summer (Dec.-Feb.) winter (June-Aug.)

kiwi (cannot fly)

earliest ----the Maori later----Europeans

II. Scan the text and fill in the form:

B

A

III. Read and understand the text:1. The first settlers of New Zealand were _______. A. Europeans, mainly British B. Islanders of Polynesia C. People from Asian countries D. People from Australia

2. From the text we know that the population of New Zealand is mainly made up of ________ . A. the Maori and Europeans B. Europeans and Asians C. the Maori and the Kooris D. the Maori and Asians

3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened?

a. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand.

b. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand.c. British people started to settle in New Zealand.d. Captain James Cook took possession of the

islands.e. Chinese sailors discovered the islands.f. The Maori signed an agreement with the settlers.

A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e

C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b fC

IV. Read again and find a title for each paragraph and then give details:

Para. Title

One

Two

Three

Four

Geography

Climate

Nature

History

Details:

1. Off the eastern coast of Australia; made up of 2 large islands;270,500 sq km., about the same size as Japan; Wellington, its capital city on the North Island;3 other important cities: Auckland, Christ-church and Queenstown

2. mild sea climate; north, subtropical; rains quite a lot; warmest months, December to February; coldest months; June to August

3. Ocean and seas are deep blue; cities lie on a bay, have a natural harbor; green hills and moun-tains; dead volcanoes; hot springs; many plants and animals only live in it; the little national bird cannot fly; called kiwi

4. The Maori, the earliest settlers discover it 1000 years ago; around 1421, Chinese sailors came; the Dutchman in 1642; Cook took possession of it in 1769; by 1840, 2000 Europeans had come; on February 6th, an agree-ment was signed

eastern coast of Australia;two large islands; Tasman sea; the Pacific OceanSize;Wellington(capital/North Island); Auckland;Christchurch;Queenstown

geography

Queenstown

Climate

mild sea climate; subtropical; rainsWarmest / coldest months

Nature

deep & blue; bay; harbor; sand beaches; landscapeNorth Island--- hot springs, heat / make electricityfamous animal --- kiwi

History

●the earliest people --- the Maori / Aotearoa●Chinese sailors---1421 ●the Dutchman (Abel Tasman)---1642●Captain Cook---1769 ●Europeans (British)---1769~1840●National Holiday: Feb. 6

V. Post-Reading—p.39

1. What do the words in bold refer to?

1. New Zealand 2. hot springs 3. the heat near the earth’s surface

4. European / British settlers5. England

3. Describe the location of the following places:

A. New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean.

B. The Tasman Sea lies to the west of New Zealand.

C. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, lies in the southeast of the North Island.

D. Auckland lies on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand.

E. Christchurch lies to the east, on the South Island.

VI. Retell the text, using the following key words:

2. Wellington

1. Auckland

3. Christchurch

4. Queenstown

1

2

3

4

Paragraph 1: off the eastern coast of Aus-tralia; made up of 2 large islands; 270,500 square kilo-metres, about the same size as Japan; Wellington, its capital city on the North Island; three other important cities: Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown

Paragraph 2: mild sea climate; north, sub-tropical; rains quite a lot; warmest months, December to February; coldest months; June to August

Paragraph 3: ocean and seas are deep blue; cities lie on a bay, have a natural harbor; green hills and mountains; dead volca-noes; hot springs; plants and animals only live in it; a little national bird that cannot fly; called kiwi

Paragraph 4: the Maori, the earliest settlers discovered it 1000 years ago; around 1421, Chinese sailors came; the Dutchman in 1642; Cook took possession of it in 1769; by 1840, two thousand Europeans had come; on Feb. 6th, an agreement was signed

A Map of New Zealand and

Oceania

New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. It is made up of two large islands. It is about the same size as Japan. Wellington is the capital city, which lies on the North Island. New Zealand has a mild sea climate with plenty of rain. It has a lot of natural beauties, such as deep blue seas, beautiful bays and beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs, special plants and animals. The earliest people that settled in New Zealand were the Maori. Later came the Chinese, the Dutch and the English. Then the Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. Its population now is mainly made up of by the Maori and the Europeans.

New Zealand ________ the eastern coast of Australia.It is about _______________ Japan with Wellington as its capital.It ____________ two large islands.It has _________ climate,while the north is ___________. It rains a lot.New Zealand has a very beautiful _______________ with green hills and mountains. It ______________ its hot springsThe cities,many of which lie ___________,are clean and have a natural ____________. Its national bird is a little one that __________.The Maori were __________people to come to New Zealand, but Captain James Cook _______________the islands in 1769 and Europeans ,especially British people started _________ there. Britain is still regarded as“ ________________” today.

lies off the same size as

is made up of a mild sea subtropical

natural landscape is famous for

on a bay deep harbour

cannot fly the earliest took possession of

to settle the home country

Task 2 Language points

A. Find the following expressions in the text:

1. lie off the eastern coast of 2. be made up of 3. be surrounded by 4. to the north 5. be about the same size as 5. on the North Island 6. in the north 7. further to the south 8. a mild sea climate 9. rain quite a lot 10. seas surrounding the island 11. deep blue 12. a natural deep harbor 13. a natural land-scape with green hills 14. dead volcanoes 15. be famous for 16. an area of hot springs 17. throw hot water high into the air 18. the earth’s surface 19. make electricity 20. the earliest people to come to 21. some 3,500 kilometers 22. travel in a narrow

boat 23. bring dogs with them 24. settle mainly on the North Island 25. around 1421 26. on a voyage around the world 27. take possession of 28. from that time 29. start to settle in 30. sign an agree-ment with these settlers 31. be celebrated as 32. a national holiday 33. on the sixth of February 34. the home county 35. most of them

B. Important language points: fill in the blanks with what we have learnt from the text:

1. They are now living on an island _____ (in the sea near) the coast of France.

2. Keep _____ (away from) the grass. You’ll be fined.3. This history museum is _____ ___ ___ six parts. (make)

off

off

made up of

** Put the following into Chinese:

1) You don’t really hate each other, so why don’t you make up? 2) It’s time you made it up with your sister. 3) She makes up her face for 20 minutes in the morn-ing. 4) You must make up what you owe before the end of the month. (repay) 5) She made up an excuse to explain her absence. 6) This beautiful autumn is making up for the wet summer. 7) We must make up for the lost time somehow.

4. Having been ___________ for over a week, the enemy had to give in to the PLA Army.

5. In area Australia is about ____ _____ _____ ___ the USA (without Alaska), which has more than 13 times as many people.

surrounded

the same size as

5. Dogs lead a very active life in winter, ______ snakes go to sleep in the earth. (but)

6. The ocean and seas _______ ___________ the islands are deep blue and many of New Zealand’s cities ______ ____ a bay and have a natural deep ________ .

7. The North Island is _______ _____ an areas of _____ ________, some of ______ throw water high into the air.** some / any / a few / several / many / most / all / both / none / neither / half / one / two of which/who

** This family has three children, all of whom are studying music.

8. It is _____ 3,500 kilometes _____ Polynesia ___ New Zealand, which they travelled ___ narrow boats.

while

which surroundlie

on harbour

famous for hot springs which

some from toin

9. You can’t _____ ___________ ___ the house until all the papers have been signed. (own)

10. The soldiers _____ ___________ ___ the enemy’s fort after a two-day fierce fight. (seize)

11. They both _______ their name on the paper. Thus the agreement came into effect.

12. The policeman _______ to me to stop. I knew I was caught driving too fast.

13. Pay attention to the traffic ______ along the road while driving.

take possession of

took possession of

signed

signed

signs

14. She’s from a small village, 30 kilometers _________ _________________ . （清远以北）15. Hubei Province lies ________________. （华中）

16. Describe the location of the following lands, seas and cities _____________ to New Zealand. （相对于）

17. It is only __________________ before they discover that John has left. （时间问题）

18. China _______________________ about 13 billion. （有…人口） . ____________ is the population of New Zealand?

19. Asians ________ ____ about six percent of the total population of New Zealand.

(to the )north of Qingyuan

in Central China

in relation to

a matter of time

has a population of WhatHow large

make up

Task 4 More Practice

20. _____ __________ ____ ________ believe smoking is harmful to health. （大多数医生）21. Chinese is my ________ __________. I am learning English as a foreign language. （母语）

22. All important events _______ _______ on the Marae, ______ is the common meeting place for the Maori.23. The books that ___ _______ _____ names and dates belong to the school library. （标 明了）

**Today’s ceremony marks 100 years of trade between our two countries.

24. We got together to ______ ____ _________ of the happy days we spent in the army. （共同纪念）

25. Who can I _____ ___ in my hour of need ？ （求助）

The majority of doctors

native language mother tongue.

took place came aboutwhich

are marked with

share our memories

turn to

26. Unsuccessful in mathematics, the student had to _____ ___ majoring biology. （转向）

27. This kind of mobile phone is made in Shenzhen and is ___ _____ ________ . ( 质量高 )

**be of + 抽象名词 =be of + 形容词： benefit, importance, interest, use, value, etc ； 在名词前面可以加修饰词： little, some, any, no, great, much, etc.

28. You’ll find this map ___ ______ _____ in travelling. （很有价值）**be of + a/an/the same + 名词： age, color, size, height, weight, shape, kind, price, etc.

29. The twins are almost ____ _____ ______ ________. （一样高）

turn to

of high quality

of great value very valuable

of the same height of a height. as tall as each other.

Main Topics

Part 1(Para.1)

Part 2(Para.2-3)

Part 3(Para.4 first part)

Part 4

(Para.4 latter half)

Population ,ethnic groups and the languages spoken by them.

Culture of one ethnic group– Maori that are native to NZ.

Agricultural products (famous)

Sports and spare time

What can be written in a description (New Zealand)

Population ______ million, ______ (14%)

Language ________ (majority); Maori language (Maoritanga)

official language

Culture of natives

1.Common meeting place: ________

2.Wedding , burial or conference :_____

Agriculture 1.Main agriculture: ______________

2.products: ______, lamb, ______, ______, forests products, ______ , vegetables, wine

Sports &free time

Sailing, __________, ____________, rock-climbing, ___________, seaside trip

Sights Cape Reinge, Waimangu Volcanic Valley

3.8 Maori

English

Marae

hui

cattle farming

wool beef butter

fruit

swimming horse-ridinggo camping

MAORI

Maori are the host people of New Zealand. Their name is derived from Ma-Uri, which means Children of Heaven. Originally they were hunters, but soon became peasants, living of agriculture. Today the approximately 500,000 Maori are mainly living in the cities, but they remain closely connected to their tribes. Their tribal groupings are derived from the people of each canoe, settling in New Zealand in the early times.

Maori village & Maori culture

This is not just an entertainment showcase, but a strong message of spiritual unity between South Pacific tribes as the story of survival, war, love and unity with God are portrayed through chants, song, dance and narration.

Fire dancers, hot stone walkers, haka performance, poi twirling, weaponry demonstrations, chants of old, songs of the spirit of our people and much more in the way of conveying our message of who we are.

Maori culture

Vocal Music Maori Chief on Facial Tattoos and Tribal Pride

in canoe

Hongi

Tattooed Maori in traditional costume in a parade in Wellington.

A Maori village at the thermal reserve

The Tattoo Museum of New Zealand is situated in Wellington and contains images of traditional Maori tattooes including tattoo equipment on display. Tattooists are also present if you are interested in a traditional Maori tattoo.

Useful words and expressions:1.has a population of 2.of which 3.the majority of 4.sign

5. take place 6.at an early age 7.turn to sth./doing sth.

keep deer = raise deer

8. be of high quality

be of great value /great importance /the same size

9.outdoor activities

10. The happier events are marked with speeches, singing and dancing.

根据中文提示完成句子 .

1. 这块布质量很差 . This cloth is ___ _____ ____.

2. 这个城市有 540 万人口 , 其中 40% 是工人 .

This city has _____ _______ of 5.4 million, _____ _____ 40% ____ workers.

3. 每个学生的衣服上都必须标明名字 .

Every student’s coat must ___ ____ ____ his name.

4. 他又调制了一瓶酒 . He ____ ___ another bottle of wine.

5. 再次见到你很高兴 . ___ is __ ______ to see you again.

of poor quality

a population

of which are

be marked with

made up

It a pleasure