高中英语Unit 3 Australia--Using Language 人教版选修九

Unit 3 Australia

Part One: Teaching Design

Period 3: A sample lesson plan for Using Language

(AUSTRALIA'S DANGEROUS CREATURES)

Aims

To help students read the passage AUSTRALIA'S DANGEROUS

CREATURES

To help students to use the language by reading, listening,

speaking and writing

Procedures

I. Warming up by reading online about going camping

When I was younger I went camping all the time but now I never go and every

summer I say that I’m going to and it never happens, so I’m hoping this summer I

finally do it. My and my boyfriend want to go hiking up in the white mountains and I

would really like to go camping up there as well. We’ll see….

I can’t wait! To be at the lake and cooking around the fire. Sleeping in the tent(on an

air mattress) MMMM the coffee! LOL

I went camping all over Southern Ireland. I’ve had a fantastic time. you meet really

nice people, and the cost is better.

It’s a great way to see the country.

I need to get out of town for a mini-vacation, probably over the weekend. I’d like my boyfriend to come with me. I’m not sure where I’m going. I might even leave w/o a

destination in mind. Fun, fun. I’d probably sleep in the car. It’s not camping only. I

could do everything else though. Like go to a lake, have a bonfire, and be stinky w/o a

shower. Good times.

II. Listening about camping

Go to page 26, please. We shall listen to a conversation

between Bob and Wei Ping about their would- be going camping

in the summer holiday.

III. Reading for forms

Read the

text AUSTRALIA'S

DANGEROUS CREATURES on page 27 to:

cut/ the sentence into thought groups, blacken the

predicative, darken the connectives and underline all the

useful expressions.

AUSTRALIA'S DANGEROUS CREATURES

Australia is home to more than 170 different kinds of snake/ and 115 of these are

poisonous．In fact，Australia has more kinds of venomous snake /than any other

country /in the world．Luckily, the poison of most snakes can kill/ or paralyze only

small creatures. A few varieties，however，can kill humans，so it is just as well /that

snakes are very shy /and usually attack /only if they are disturbed/ and feel

threatened．

There are also approximately 2,000 different kinds of spider/ in Australia /and，1ike snakes，most have a poisonous bite．However，the majority have no effect on humans/

or cause only mild sickness．Only a few have venom/ that is powerful enough /to kill

a human being．While a small number of Australians are bitten by spiders each year,

most recover without any medical treatment．

The seas /around Australia/ contain over 160 different kinds of shark, which vary

in size /from just 20 centimetres/ to over 14 metres．However，although they look

dangerous/ because of their wide mouths /and sharp teeth, all /but two/ or three kinds

are harmless to humans．

Another potentially dangerous sea animal is the jellyfish. Most kinds of poisonous

jellyfish can cause severe pain to anyone /who touches them /but the poison of the

box jellyfish can actually kill a human，especially if that person has a weak heart．The

tiniest amount of poison /from a box jellyfish can kill in less than five minutes /and it

is probably the most poisonous animal/ in the world．

There is one other dangerous animal/ in Australia/ worth mentioning，and that is the

crocodile．Although two types of crocodile live in Australia，only the saltwater

crocodile has been known to kill humans．This crocodile moves very quickly /when it

sees something/ it considers to be food，and /from time to time a crocodile has

snatched someone/ before he/ or she is even aware that/ the crocodile is there．

You might think that/ with all these dangerous animals/ Australia is

an unsafe place /to live in /or visit．However, this is far from the

truth．There are no more than a handful of shark attacks each year/ and only three deaths have been reported /in the last five years．Similarly，in the last three years /there have been only two reported deaths/ from

crocodile attacks．Since 1956，when an anti-venom treatment /for redback

spider bites was developed，there have been no deaths from redbacks，and /since 1981/ when a treatment was developed for funnelweb spider

poison，there have been no deaths /from this spider/ either．Treatments

for jellyfish stings /and snakebites have also been developed /and /in

the last five years/ there have been only three deaths/ from jellyfish

stings /and about the same number /from snakebites．

IV. Copying useful expressions and making sentences

Australia’s dangerous creatures, be home to…, more than, different kinds of, in

fact，have more…than any other country in the world, the poison of most snakes, be