Unit3AustraliaWarmingupTodaywearegoingtolearnaboutacountry.Itisacountryandalsoacontinent.Itissurroundedbyoceans.Whilemanyothercountriesarehavingwinter,itisinsummer.Inthiscountry,youwillseemanyplantsandanimalsthatcannotbefoundanywhereelse,suchasthekangaroo,koalabear,etc.Doyouknowwhichcountryitis?AustraliaisinOceania,thesmallestcontinentintheworld.ThecapitalisCanberra.Sydneyisafamouscity,whichhasthewell-knownbuildingSydneyOperaHouse.Intheyearof2000,the27thOlympicGameswasheldinSydney.Australiahassomeuniqueanimals,suchasthekangaroo,theemuandthekoala.Australia:Haveyoueverbeenthere?WhatplacesdoyouknowinAustralia?(well-knowncities,famousscenicspots,etc.)Lookatthepictures.Whatdoyouseeinthepictures?Canyourecognizethem?Haveyoueverbeenthere?WhatplacesdoyouknowinAustralia?(well-knowncities,famousscenicspots,etc.)Lookatthepictures.Whatdoyouseeinthepictures?Canyourecognizethem?GreatBarrierReefPerthCanberraUluruKakaduSydneySydney:thelargestcityinAustralia,whichisthecapitalofthestateofNewSouthWalesandanimportantfinancial,industrial,andeducationalcenter.It’sknownespeciallyfortheSydneyHarbourBridgeandfortheSydneyOperaHouse.TheOlympicGameswasheldinSydneyin2000.Perth:thecapitalofWesternAustralia,Australia’slargestcityinthewesternpartofthecountryKakadu:anationalparkintheNorthernTerritory.ItisapopulardestinationfortouristsinterestedinAustralia'stropicalnorthanditswildlife,includingcrocodiles..Canberra:TheFederalCapitalofAustralia.ParliamentHousefortheCommonwealthofAustraliaisbuilthere.Uluru:averylargeredrockintheNorthernTerritory,Australia,whichistheworld’slargestmonolith(=blockofstone).ItwasformerlyknownasAyersRock,buttheoriginalAustralianAboriginalnameforit,Uluru,isnowpreferred.Itisanotherpopulartouristdestination.GreatBarrierReef:achainofcoralreefsstretchingabout2,000kilometersalongthecoastofQueensland.Thisisaworldheritagearea,famousforitsabundanttropicalfishandcorals.543216Pre-reading1.Whattopiciscommontoallfivetexts?GlancequicklyatthefivetextsbelowandthenanswerthequestionsThefivetextsareaboutsomeaspectsofAustralia.2.WhatdoesText1“GlimpsesofAustralia”mainlytellus?AgeneraldescriptionofthephysicalfeaturesandecologyofAustraliaanditspoliticalorganization.3.OnAustraliaDay,________.A.peoplesinganddancetogetherB.peopleenjoyAustraliafoodC.somepeoplefromoverseaswereacceptedasthecitizensinAustraliaD.peoplecantravelalloverAustralia4.IfyoutripfromSydneytoPerth,youcansee___________.A.mountainsandtreesB.mountainsandplainsC.mountains,plainsandwildlifeD.plains,treesandwildlife5.TherockinUluruisamazingbecause_______.A.itisveryhighB.itisverylargeC.itissacredD.itcanchangecolor6.HowmanyWorldHeritageismentionedinthefivetexts?A.1B.2C.34.14TheBlueMountainsUluruRockCradleMountainNationalPark1.WheredomostAustralianslive?2.Inwhatcitydofederalpoliticianswork?3.HowmanypeopleliveinAustralia?Thesouth-easterncostalareaofAustralia.Canberra.20million.4.WhenisAustraliaDay?5.HowfarisitfromPerthtoSydney?6.HowmanyWorldHeritageSitesarethereinAustralia?26thJanuary.4,352kilometers14.7.WhichpartofAustraliagetsthemostrainfall?8.WhydomostpeoplechoosenottoclimbUluru?Afewcoastalareas.MostpeopledonotclimbAyersRockoutofrespectfortheAboriginalpeoplewhoconsidertherocktobesacred.9.WhattwoWorldsHeritageSitesarenamedinthesetexts?CradleMountainNationalPark&Uluru.ReadingNowreadthefivetextsagainmorecarefullyandfillintheform.Somethingabo...
