2. New Zealand Reading Period 1

3. How much do you know about New Zealand?

4. National Bird Kiwi

5. National Tree Silver fern

6. When is National Day of New Zealand? February 6th

7. What is the capital city? Wellington

9. Which is New Zealand’s national flag? A. B. B

10. Which is New Zealand’s national emblem? A.B. B

11. A What’s the population of New Zealand? A. 3.8 million B. 38 million C. 380 million

12. What’s the size of New Zealand? A.268,000 sq kilometres B.26,800 sq kilometres C.2,680,000 sq kilometres A

14. Read fast and give the answers to the following questions. 1. How many large islands is New Zealand made up of and what are they? Two. North Island and South Island. 2. Who were the earliest people to come to New Zealand and how did they come? The Mario. They came in narrow boats.

15.  Match each paragraph with the best heading.  Paragraph One  Paragraph Two  Paragraph Three  Paragraph Four Climate History Geography Natural beauty

16.  What does the word in bold refer to?  It __________________  Which ______________  This heat __________________________________  These settlers _______________________________  It _____________ New Zealand Hot springs The heat near the earth’s surface Europeans / British settlers England

17. Judge the sentences True or False.

18. 1.New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and east. 2.Wellington and Auckland lie on the South Island of New Zealand while Christchurch and Queenstown on the North Island. 3.It rains little in New Zealand all through the year. 4.The kiwi, which only lives in New Zealand and cannot fly, is called its national bird. 5.The Maori were the earliest people to this land. 6. Captain Cook took possession of the islands around 1421.

19. ( )1.New Zealand is surrounded by the Pacific Ocean to the south and east. ( )2.Wellington and Auckland lie on the South Island of New Zealand while Christchurch and Queenstown on the North Island. ( )3.It rains little in New Zealand all through the year. F north F North South F a lot

20. ( )4.The kiwi, which only lives in New Zealand and cannot fly, is called its national bird. ( )5.The Maori were the earliest people to this land. ( )6.Captain Cook took possession of the islands around 1421. T T F in 1769.

21.  location__________________________  Size______________________________  Capital____________________________  Key cities_________________________ ___________________________  Sea and Ocean ____________________ _______________________________ off the eastern coast of Australia the same size as the Philippines Wellington on the North Island Auckland, Christchurch, Queenstown the Pacific Ocean Tasman Sea

22. Christchurch Auckland Wellington Queenstown 3 4 5 6 1 2

23. Climate Most places North Rainfalls Warmest months Coldest months A mild sea climate Subtropical December to February June to August A lot

24. Nature

25.  seas__________________________  cities___________________________ ___________________________  sand beaches________________________  hot springs_________________________  animals_____________________ deep blue lie on a bay, clean in the Kiwi (only in New Zealand) have a natural deep harbour North Island

26.  Earliest settlers__________________  Discovers_________________________ _____________________________ ______________________________  Later settlers______________________  National Day_____________________ the Maori Chinese sailors the Dutchman Abel Tasman Captain James Cook Europeans (British) February 6th (1421) (1642) (1769)

28. New Zealand is an island made up of ___main islands in the _____ Ocean, with its capital _________._______,the earliest people brought plants, dogs and_____ with them. They ______ mainly in the North Island. _________,mainly British, had come to New Zealand and the Maori ________ an agreement with the settlers. That day is still ________ as a ______ holiday. New Zealand has a warm ______ and many animals and _____ living there,eg, the national bird called--a Kiwi. The North Island is famous for___________ and some of this heat is used to _______________. two Pacific Wellington The Maori ratssettled Europeans signed celebratednational climate plants hot springs make electricity

29. Write a short passage about Taiwan 根据地图和提示，写一篇介绍台湾的短文。词数： 120 左右。 1 ． 台湾的地理位置。 2 ． 台湾是我国最大的岛屿，面积 36,000 平方公里，人口两千 多万。主要城市有台北、台中、台南和基隆。 3 ． 自然资源丰富，香蕉、稻米、茶叶等农产品驰名中外。 4 ． 风景优美，气候宜人，世界各地的游客纷至沓来。 5 ． 台湾自古以来就是我国的一部分。岛内绝大多数居民来自福 建、广东。海峡两岸人民都有统一祖国的强烈愿望。 New words: 古代 ancient time 南海 South China Sea 台湾海峡 the Taiwan Strait 自然资源 natural resources

30. 东海 南海

31. Taiwan lies to the west of the Pacific Ocean. North of it lies the east Sea and southwest, the South China Sea. The Taiwan Strait separates Taiwan from Fujan./the mainland of China. Taiwan is the largest island in China. It has an area of about 36,000 square kilometres and it has a population of over 20 million.The capital city is Taibei. Other important cities are Taizhong,Tainan and Jilong. It’s rich in natural resources. Bananas, rice, tea and so on are famous at home and abroad. Its scenery is so beautiful and its climate is so pleasant that travelers throughout the world come to visit it. Taiwan has been a part of China since ancient times. Most people of the island came from Fujan and Guangdong. All the people on both sides of the straits have a strong wish to unite our motherland. We are quite sure our wish will come true in near future.

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