T: It ' s different from English football or American footb
all. There are 18 players in an Australia n football team.
They use an oval ball, not a round ball. It ' s a very excit ing game. Players can kick the ball or carry or h
it the ball with the hand.
Is this a beautiful build ing Ss: Yes.
T: It ' s an opera house. It ' s in Sydney, the biggest ci
ty of Australia. Ss: Sydn ey.
T: The Sydney Opera House is the most famous place in S ydn ey. It ' s a cultural centre for con certs, dramas and operas.
3. Team work
S1: The kangaroo is a large animal. It ' s brown. It has
a small head and a big body. Its front legs are short
Its back legs are long and strong. It can jump far a nd high. It has a long tail.
S2: The koala is small. It ' s grey. Ithas large ears.
It has no tail. It lives in trees and eats leaves.
4. In troduct ion the Sydney Opera House
5. Free talk
How did you find out about Australia
Did you go to the library
Did you search on the Internet
Do you have a frie nd or a relative in Australia
6. Read the text
Where is Liu Tao
What is Liu Tao doing
What does the article talk about
Do you thi nk Australia is an in teresti ng country
Step 3 Practice
1. read ing
2. retell the text
T: How will Mike find out about Australia
S1: He '
ll ask his e-friend in Australia. T: What about Wang
Bi ng
S2: He' II ask Mr Green. He comes from Australia. T:
What about Liu Tao
S3: He' II read about Australia on the In ternet. T: How
about Yang Ling
S4: She' ll go to the library and look for books and ma gaz ines about Australia.
3. Team work
2 Fun time & Grammar time
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