Lesson 4 The New Australians Teaching aims:To identify facts and opinions in a reading textTo practise using words with negative and positive connotationsTeaching difficulties:To practise using words with negative and positive connotationsTeaching Aids:computer and cassetteTeaching procedures:I. Warming upT: What do you know about Australia?Australia lies on the southern hemisphere. Australia is the sixth biggest country in the wo rld and the only country covering the whole continent. Australia is also one of the oldest continent. It has special animals. Can you name their names? But today we talk the topi c “The New Australia”. Can you guess what does the text talk about? Let’s read the text and see if your prediction is right.II. Reading1) Before reading the text can you write two questions about things you’d like to know a bout life in Australia? Then ask students to hand in their notes to the teacher.After reading the article teacher can ask these questions students write.2) Read the article again||，do the exercise 3 and make if the statements are true||，false or no information is given.When checking students’ answers||，have them read out the section of the text which giv es the answer and have them correct the false statements.3) Listen to the cassette and do the exercise 44) Do the first two with the whole class. Then students work in pairs||，reading the sent ences and discussing who said themIII. Further understandingNow||，go into the text for detail information. What can we do at night in Sydney ?• a wide choice of opera•classical concert•Shakespearean drama•Aboriginal culture•rock concert•Broadway musicals•comedy•cabaretWhy Australia is a marvelous mixture of many different culture?1) early Anglo-Irish cosmopolitan immigrants from Italy||，Greece||，Yugoslavia||，Turke y||，Vietnam||，and Cambodia. These lead to: influence in modern Australian cooking --f usion food --- A brilliant mixture of : delicious Mediterranean flavors||，Southeast Asian spices||，native Australian food2) during the time teachers can show some picture of famous people to make students int erested.Do the exercise 5Read the Strategies with the class and find the sentences that are quoted in the text. Students then look back at the sentences in Exercise 4and||，as a whole class discuss if e ach sentence is fact or opinion.Do the exercise 6Students work individually ||，referring to the text and matching the expressions with the definitionsIV. Vocabulary: (Lesson 4 )14. belong vi. 属于；为……之财产be a possession of; be the property ofChina belongs to the third world. 中国属于第三世界||。
Does this book belong to you? 这书是你的吗？Glory belongs to the Party. 光荣属于党||。
vi. 是（社团、家庭等）的成员to be part of; to be a member ofShe belongs to the tennis club. 她是网球俱乐部成员||。
These languages belong to the Latin family. 这些语言都是属于拉丁语族的||。
vi. 应归入；原位在；适合待在某处have its right place||，etc.She doesn’t belong here. 她不应该在这||。
belong in 在……中有适当的地位This lamp belongs in this room. 这灯应归这个屋||。
He thinks he belongs in teaching. 他认为自己适宜于从事教学工作||。
15. fond adj. 特别喜爱liking something or someone very muchI am fond of mushrooms. 我特别喜欢吃蘑菇||。
I am very fond of flowers. 我爱花||。
You’re very fond of reading. 你非常喜欢看书||。
He is fond of playing the piano. 他喜欢弹钢琴||。
adj. 亲爱的||，慈爱的loving; kindHe has a fond look. 他有副慈爱的面孔||。
She is very fond of her son. 她很宠爱她的儿子||。
a fond mother 慈祥的母亲adj. 溺爱的；痴妄的||，不切实际的foolishly loving; foolishly trusting or hopefulShe has fond hopes of becoming a movie star. 她妄想成为一名电影明星||。
a fond dream 黄梁美梦16. spot n. 点；斑点small||，round markA tiger has stripes and a leopard has spots. 老虎身上有条纹||，而豹有花斑||。
She has a white dress with blue spots. 她有一件白底蓝点的连衣裙||。
n. 污点；疵点dirty markThere were black spots all over it. 这上面到处是黑点||。
How did you get that spot on your face? 你脸上怎么弄脏了一块？n. 地点；场所placeI don’t know the exact spot where it happened. 我不知道事情发生的确切地点||。
The policeman ran to the spot immediately. 警察立即跑到了现场||。
vt. 弄脏；留下污点make a mark on somethingThe ink has spotted my clean shirt. 墨水把我的干净衬衫弄脏了||。
vt. 认出；出现see someone or somethingHe spotted his friend in the crowd. 他在人群中认出了他的朋友||。
on the spot 当场；立即then and there; at onceHe was killed on the spot. 他当场被杀||。
17. addition n.[U] 加法；增加putting things or numbers togetherHe is very clever at addition. 他擅长加法||。
There is no room for addition. 没有增加的余地||。
n.[C] 增加物；增加部分something added to another thingA new baby is an addition to the family. 新生儿给家庭增加一口人||。
in addition 另外；还alsoWhen Diane fell||，she hurt her arm and||，in addition||，broke her glasses.黛安妮摔倒时||，摔伤了胳臂||，还摔坏了眼镜||。