2. Lesson four

3. General situation Area: 7.686 million sq km Population: 18.6 million Capital: Canberra Official language : English Currency: Australian dollar

4. National emblem National flag

5. Most of them come from England,18%come from the other countries of Europe 6% come from Asia About 2% are the native Australians

6. Natural scenery

7. Ayers Rock (Uluru) The biggest rock in the world. This huge rock changes colour at dusk

8. The Great Barrier Reef 大堡礁

9. Wave Rock desert

10. building Sydney Opera House

11. A train station in Melbourne A shopping center in Melbourne

12. There are seven sheep for every person

13. kangaroo

14. the second biggest bird which cannot fly emus 鸸鹋 （食火鸟）

15. platypus 鸭嘴兽

16. Life style Life style The weather there is so good. They like being outdoor. Fishing Walking in the beach

17. Horse-riding

18. Skim and answer: 1.What ’ s the name of the radio show? 2.where is the birthplace of Fiona? 3.How is the weather in Australia? Country of the world Australia So good

19. Read again and do Exercise 3 in your book Find out the section that gives the answer. If false,tell us the truth.(in pairs)

20.  1.Australia has large areas of desert.  2. Australia is a major Australia produce of cars?  3.Surfing is the most popular sport.  4. Australian roads can be quite dangerous.  5.There are some dangerous animals in Australia.  6. Australia has never produced any important writers.  7.Many recent immigrants have come from Greece.  8.Native Australians form a large percentage of  the population.  9.Most Native Australians live in desert.  10.the standard of living in Australia is high. 

21. work in pair discuss who said that

22. 1.Try to say something about Australia in English. 2.Do the exercises left in the book.

23. I. 短语互译 1. 在二十世纪八十年代 2. 爱慕、依恋 3. 当心 4. 认真对待 5. 大量的、许多的 6. a mix of different cultures 7. in the desert areas 8. in pretty poor condition 9. the Great Barrier Reef 10. be proud of 1.in the 1980s 2.be attached 3.look out 4.take … seriously 5.loads of /a load of 6. 一种多元文化的混合 7. 在沙漠地区 8. 情况非常糟糕 9. 大堡礁 10. 感到自豪