2. Can you call out the name of the interesting places?
Warming up
Can you call out the name of the interesting places?
Hong Kong Ocean Park
Singapore
Chimelong Water Park

3. Do you love these places? Why?
How can you remember these places?

4. Do you know where they are?
Pre-reading
Do you know where they are?

5. Australia’s big attractions
Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions.
The Big Banana
The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana. The idea worked. Many people visited his fruit shop and took pictures of the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia began making big things.
The Big Merino
The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can live in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep are very important to the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there is a small museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look at the view through its eyes.

6. While-reading
Read the following encyclopaedia article about big attractions in Australia and answer the questions below.
1 When was the Big Banana built?
2 Why was the Big Banana built?
It was built in 1964.
Because Landy wanted something to make people come to his fruit shop.

7. 3 Why are merinos important to the farmers in Australia ?
What can you find inside the Big Merino?
Because they can live in dry weather and some places in Australia are very dry.
You can find a small museum about the history of wool in Australia inside the Big Merino.

8. 5 What can you do inside the Big Merino’s head?
You can look at the view through its eyes inside the Big Merino's head.

9. Do you enjoy reading encyclopaedia articles?
Group discussion
Do you enjoy reading encyclopaedia articles?
What can you find in encyclopaedias?
Tell your classmates about some interesting
things in encyclopaedias.

10. It was made in 1964 by John Landy. ( L4)
Language points
It was made in 1964 by John Landy. ( L4)
be made in some place 在某地制造
be made by sb 由某人制造
be made of 由什么材料制造（看得出材料）
be made from 由什么材料制造（看不出材料）
1) 这个洗衣机是在中国制造的。
The washing machine is made in China.
2) 纸张是由树木制成的。
Paper is made from tree.

11. 1. The Canton Tower is now a big a______ for tourists.
根据句意和所给首字母写出所缺单词。
1. The Canton Tower is now a big a______
for tourists.
2. Hong Kong is a city with many wonderful
h______ for ships to stay in.
3. There are many t______ of fishes in the deep
ocean.
4. If you get to the top of Tai Mountain, you
can get a v______ of places far away.
5. The light comes in t______ the window.
ttraction
arbours
ypes
iew
hrough

12. 根据句意，从方框中选择恰当的短语填空，并注意其形式。
be made in take pictures of
be important to climb up to
1. The visitors ____________ places of interest and shared them with their friends.
2. This kind of silk ____________ Suzhou.
3. Water ____________ people, so people
usually live along rivers.
4. It’s difficult for you to ____________ the
top of the building with such a heavy bag.
took pictures of
is made in
is important to
climb up to