南城二中:吴敏
Part One
Warming-up, Listening and
Speaking
How much do you know about China?
Full country name______________________________
Location _________________________________
Area___________________________
□The largest country □ the 2nd largest country □ the 3rd largest country
Population ____________________
Capital city__________________
Languages___________________
Religions_________________
Minorities _______________________
Major products/industries_____________________
The People’s Republic of China
East Asia
9,600,000 square kilometers
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Peking/Beijing
Standard Chinese
Buddhism
56 nations
Silk , iron, oil, coal, clothing, etc.
1.3 billion
Winfield
Mount Ashton
Forest
Ashton Creek
Turnpike
Epsom
Match the names of places in their proper position in the map of the fictional island.
Winfield / Mount Ashton /Forest/ Ashton Creek / Turnpike/ Epsom
2.Listen to the tape again and choose the answers to complete the sentences.1.Dolphin Island lies _____.
A.80km to the south of Japan B.150km to the south of Japan
C.1500km to the west of Japan D.1500km to the east of Japan
2.The capital city,Winfield, lies _____.
A.in the south B.in the southeast
C.in the southwest D.in the west
3.The best place for a holiday on the beach is _____.
A.on the northeastern coast B.on the southeastern coast
C.on the northwestern coast D.on the southwestern coast
4.Most people who live on the island are ______.
A.tourists B.fishermen
C.farmers D.Americans
Workbook Listening
Lily is a Chinese student who now studies at Auckland
University. Listen to the interview in which she is asked
About her experiences and her life in New Zealand.
* Listen to the tape and tick which of the following
sentences is true.
1.Auckland is cheaper than London. ( )
2.Lily’s parents wanted her to go to new York. ( )
3.To be less lonely, Lily was told to make
friends with other Chinese students. ( )
4.Life in New Zealand is very boring. ( )
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*Listen to the tape again and answer the following questions.1. What made Lily decide to go to New Zealand?
2. Do you think Lily felt happy in the first few
months in Auckland?
3. For what reason was she advised not only to
make Chinese friends but also international
friends?
4. What does Lily mean when she talks about
“Kiwis”?
5. What were Lily’s ideas and feelings about
Auckland in the beginning? Fill in the chart.
Feeling good about Feeling bad about
Answer to question 1
Lily decided to go to New Zealand
because it is an English-speaking
country, and life is safer,easier and
cheaper than in England or America.
Answer to question 2
No. During the first three months Lily
felt quite lonely.
Answer to question 3
Lily was advised to make friends
with international students and Kiwis,
so she would have more fun and could
practise her English more.
Answer to Question 4
When she talks about “Kiwis”, Lily
Means the people from New Zealand.
Feeling good about Feeling bad about
5.
1.Auckland is very beautiful
2.New Zealand is safe.3.Life in Auckland is easy.
4.Life in Auckland is cheap
1.Auckland is quite a small city.
2.Life in New Zealand seemed boring.
3. Lily says that New Zealanders have a different way of enjoying themselves in their free time. Make a list of different activities by filling the chart below.
Fun close to nature Fun in a big city
1.Hiking in the mountains
2.Sailing
3.Diving
4.Swimming in the ocean
5.Building a fire on the beach
1.Go to the cinema
2.Go to a bar
3.Go to a dance(discotheque)
4.Go to a shopping centre
Consolidation 11.There is a map ___ China on the wall.
A.for B.to C.of D.about
2. Understanding the article is _____
my capacity( 能力) A.from B.beyond
C.away from D.over
3. The job he did was _____ praise.
A.more than B.over
C.out of D.beyond
4.These shoes don’t ____; one is large
and the other is small.
A.agree with B.fit with
C.match with D.match
5.The coat ____ the dress in colour.
A.matches B.don’t match
C.fit D.matches with
6. Xinjiang lies ____ the west of China.
A.on B.to C.in D.by
7.____ of the village ___ two small lakes.
A.The east;lie B.East;lies
C.The east;lies D.East;lie
8.The book ____ on the table is wet.
A.lying B.lies C.lay D.lied
9.The town is about 100km ____ of the
hill.
A.to the south B.on the south
C.in south D.to northeast
10.She is my aunt ___my mother’s____.
A.in;side B.in;sides
C.on;side D.on;sides
11.There are trees on ____ of the street.
A.both side B.either side
C.either sides D.every side
12.He explained ____ us what had
happened ____ him.
A.to;to B.to;for C.for;to D.with; for
13.Can you explain ____?
A.what does this word mean
B.what the meaning of this word
C.what this word means
D.the means of this word
14.If no one answers,why not try _____
at the back door?
A.to knock B.knocking
C.to hit D.knock
15.The birds flew ___ the direction of
the east.
A.to B.for C.towards D.in
Pre-reading
Look at the maps of some islands and
try to describe the locations of the islands and their capitals.
Eastern Asia, islands bordering the East China Sea, Philippine Sea, South China Sea, and Taiwan Strait, north of the Philippines, off the southeastern coast of China
Taiwan
Island
(China)
Hainan Island ( China)
New Zealand South Island Map
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
geography
climate
natural beauty
history
ReadingReading Look at the textbook and listen to the tape,then match each paragraph with the best heading. history climate geography natural beauty
A game Find the differences orally.Try to describe the location clearly to your partner.
Tasman Sea
Auckland
North Island
Wellington
Pacific Ocean
Christchurch
Dunedin
to the north and eastto the south and westin the middlein the north/southon the left/right…
Queenstown
Auckland
Wellington
North Island
South Island
PACIFIC O
CEAN
TASMAN SEA
Christchurch
Geography
Read the 1st Para and fill the right name of the place
ClimateQuestion:What’s the weather like in New Zealand?What coat do you think New Zealanders wear most according to the climate?
Natural beauty Read and underline
hot springs
ocean and seas beaches hills and
mountains
plants
Kiwi
History
about 1000 years ago
around 1421
in 1642
in 1769
by 1840
Read and fill in the table
The first people (the Maori) came to New Zealand.
Chinese sailors discovered the islands.
The Dutchman Abel Tasman named
the islands New Zealand.
Captain James Cook took possession
of the islands.
The Maori signed an agreement
with the European settlers.
Cloze
New Zealand ,which lies ____ the eastern coast of Australia, is ____ up of two large islands. The weather in New Zealand is neither too cold nor too hot. It has a _____ sea climate. And it ______quite a lot. New Zealand is __________ by seas and oceans. And many of its cities lie on a bay and have a natural deep ________. The _________in New Zealand is very beautiful with green hills and mountains. The North Island is famous for its hot _________. There are many plants and animals_______ only live in New Zealand. The earliest _______ in New Zealand were the Maori ,who traveled from other islands in the Pacific. Around the year 1421, Chinese sailors ________ the islands by chance ______one of their voyages. In 1769, Captain Cook took ___________ of the islands . By 1840, the Maori ______ an agreement with the British settlers.
offmade
mild rainssurrounded
harbour landscape
springsthat
people
discoveredonpossession
signed
Package tour You are on a tour. One of you is the tour guide.Ask your tour guide about the information you want to know. You can ask questions like this:
Make good use of your imagination! Try to make your traveling great!
Where is the country/city? What is the climate /landscape like? What are the people like? How about the cities/cultural relics/places of interest/food/languages? …
Homework:
Find more about New Zealand on theInternet.Logging onto www.newzealand.com
New Zealand
geography climate natural beauty history
made up of
to the north
and eastto the southand west
capital cities
subtropical rain warmest
months coldest
months
mild sea
ocean/seasbeaches hills/mountainhot springsplantsanimals Kiwi
1000 years ago
around 1421
in 1642
in 1769
by 1840