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Britain is famous for the British reserve. Unit 1
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France is famous for wines and cooking.
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Britain is famous for the British reserve.
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India is famous for its dance and films.
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Australia is famous for its
rare animals.
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Its beautiful scenery.Unit 1 Unit 1
1.sporting 喜爱运动的,有体育风尚的 a sporting nation2.ambiguous 模棱两可的,不明确的,有歧义的 be ambiguous about3. absolute 绝对的,完全的 absolute love of sports4. compulsory 强制的,义务的 English, Chinese and Math are compulsory.5.canteen 食堂 eat in canteen6. pub 酒馆,酒吧 pint 品脱(容量单位) drink a pint of beer in the pub7.grill ( 至于火上的 ) 烤架,炙烤 barbecue grill8. league 体育联赛,联盟 sports league
9. content 满意,满足,甘愿 be content with sth10. unfit 不健康的,不适宜的 unhealthy11.owe 归因于,归功于,欠……债 owe……to……12. surfing 冲浪 go surfing 13.equip 装备,配备 be equipped with14.dusk 黄昏,傍晚 after dusk15.after-school 放学后的,课外的 after-school activities16. thrill 兴奋,激动 watch sports for the thrills they bring17.criket 板球18.originally 原来,起初 original origin19.considering 考虑到,鉴于 in view of
Listen to the tape and divide the article into 3 parts.Part I ( Para ) Australians’ devotion to sports and
factors that make them love sports.
Part II ( Para ) Sports that Australians like.
Part III ( Para ) Statistics prove that Australia is a sp
orting nation.
1-3
4-7
8-9
Read Paragraph1-3 and do the following questions.
I. The following sentences reflect that Australians love sports very much, please fill in the blankets①There is ambiguous about Australians’ love of sport.②Their love of it seems compulsory.③They talk about sport .
④ they watch it live or on television, and sometimes it seems to the topic of conversation.
⑤ Australians get together………………the conversation quickly turns to sport.⑥I t can be an of how teams are placing in the …………or a of the strengths and
weaknesses.
II. What factors help make Australia a sporting nation?
climat space spare time
mildplenty of enough
Read Paragraph4-7 and do the following questions.Sport Examples Why popular
Water sport
swimming; surfing; sailing
Ball games
tennis; cricket;
rugby; soccer; Australian
rules football
● most of the population live near the ● the sun most of the time● a long coastline full of ● a weekend to enjoy the outdoors
● well-equipped● after-school are given ● from parents and teachers
coastshines
beachestwo-day
facilitieslessons
encouragement
Title: Is Australia really a sporting nation?
Australians’ ____ of sport They talk about _____all the time, such as _________the most recent sporting result and discussing what different players and teams are good at and _____ in.
________ for their devotion to sport 1. ____ climate2. ____________ space3.A two-day weekend
Sports that Australians are____ of Swimming, surfing, tennis etc.
Statistics that prove Australia is a sporting nation
In most international competitions, _________in the Olympic Games,Australia is _______ the nations winning a high percentage of medals.
love sportanalysing
weakReasons Mild
Enough/Much
fond
especiallyamong
Consolidation1: Reread the whole article and do the following task-based reading
There is no doubt that Australians love sport. (1)_____, their devotion to sport does not mean that most of them do sport.(2)______________, about three fourths of Australians are content to just sit in their armchairs and watch. That’s (3)__ many Australians are overweight. (4)___, Australia is considered to be a great sporting nation. The following three factors contribute to this. (5)____, the climate there is mild and the weather conditions are perfect. (6)_____, there is plenty of space, including many seaside areas. (7)_______, Australians have
Consolidation2: Reread the whole article and fill the following blankets.
HoweverAs a matter of fact
whyStill
Firstly
SecondlyBest of all
enough free time to take part in sport. (8)______, Australians do different kinds of sports, (9)_____ swimming, tennis and football. Any Australian will be proud to tell you that Australia is really a sporting nation (10)_____in most international competitions, Australian athletes win a great percentage of medals. (11)_________, their performance in the 2004 Olympic Games was reallyamazing, considering its relatively small population. (12)__________, everything taken into consideration, Australia is indeed a great sporting nation.
Thereforesuch as
because
For example
In conclusion
Homework