Unit 3 The land down under
Period 3 and 4 Reading
Ⅰ.Teaching goals:
1.Target language:
①Important words and phrases: represent; be used to; come to; claim; resemble; have sth done; have an influence on/upon; transform
②Important sentences:
Modern Australia is made up of six states and two territories.
In 1770, Captain James Cook claimed the east coast of the continent for the British Crown.
Many Aborigines and Inlanders were moved and had their land taken away from them.
After the Second World War, Australia began to transform itself into the modern country it is
today.
2.Ability goals:
Enable students to talk about Australia’s history, composition, peoples, birth and its language.
