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France is famous for wines and cooking.

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Britain is famous for the British reserve.

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India is famous for its dance and films.

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Australia is famous for its

rare animals.

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Its beautiful scenery.Unit 1 Unit 1

1.sporting 喜爱运动的，有体育风尚的 a sporting nation2.ambiguous 模棱两可的，不明确的，有歧义的 be ambiguous about3. absolute 绝对的，完全的 absolute love of sports4. compulsory 强制的，义务的 English, Chinese and Math are compulsory.5.canteen 食堂 eat in canteen6. pub 酒馆，酒吧 pint 品脱（容量单位） drink a pint of beer in the pub7.grill ( 至于火上的 ) 烤架，炙烤 barbecue grill8. league 体育联赛，联盟 sports league

9. content 满意，满足，甘愿 be content with sth10. unfit 不健康的，不适宜的 unhealthy11.owe 归因于，归功于，欠……债 owe……to……12. surfing 冲浪 go surfing 13.equip 装备，配备 be equipped with14.dusk 黄昏，傍晚 after dusk15.after-school 放学后的，课外的 after-school activities16. thrill 兴奋，激动 watch sports for the thrills they bring17.criket 板球18.originally 原来，起初 original origin19.considering 考虑到，鉴于 in view of

Listen to the tape and divide the article into 3 parts.Part I （ Para ） Australians’ devotion to sports and

factors that make them love sports.

Part II （ Para ） Sports that Australians like.

Part III （ Para ） Statistics prove that Australia is a sp

orting nation.

1-3

4-7

8-9

Read Paragraph1-3 and do the following questions.

I. The following sentences reflect that Australians love sports very much, please fill in the blankets①There is ambiguous about Australians’ love of sport.②Their love of it seems compulsory.③They talk about sport .

④ they watch it live or on television, and sometimes it seems to the topic of conversation.

⑤ Australians get together………………the conversation quickly turns to sport.⑥I t can be an of how teams are placing in the …………or a of the strengths and

weaknesses.

II. What factors help make Australia a sporting nation?

climat space spare time

mildplenty of enough

Read Paragraph4-7 and do the following questions.Sport Examples Why popular

Water sport

swimming; surfing; sailing

Ball games

tennis; cricket;

rugby; soccer; Australian

rules football

● most of the population live near the ● the sun most of the time● a long coastline full of ● a weekend to enjoy the outdoors

● well-equipped● after-school are given ● from parents and teachers

coastshines

beachestwo-day

facilitieslessons

encouragement

Title: Is Australia really a sporting nation?

Australians’ ____ of sport They talk about _____all the time, such as _________the most recent sporting result and discussing what different players and teams are good at and _____ in.

________ for their devotion to sport 1. ____ climate2. ____________ space3.A two-day weekend

Sports that Australians are____ of Swimming, surfing, tennis etc.

Statistics that prove Australia is a sporting nation

In most international competitions, _________in the Olympic Games,Australia is _______ the nations winning a high percentage of medals.

love sportanalysing

weakReasons Mild

Enough/Much

fond

especiallyamong

Consolidation1: Reread the whole article and do the following task-based reading

There is no doubt that Australians love sport. (1)_____, their devotion to sport does not mean that most of them do sport.(2)______________, about three fourths of Australians are content to just sit in their armchairs and watch. That’s (3)__ many Australians are overweight. (4)___, Australia is considered to be a great sporting nation. The following three factors contribute to this. (5)____, the climate there is mild and the weather conditions are perfect. (6)_____, there is plenty of space, including many seaside areas. (7)_______, Australians have

Consolidation2: Reread the whole article and fill the following blankets.

HoweverAs a matter of fact

whyStill

Firstly

SecondlyBest of all

enough free time to take part in sport. (8)______, Australians do different kinds of sports, (9)_____ swimming, tennis and football. Any Australian will be proud to tell you that Australia is really a sporting nation (10)_____in most international competitions, Australian athletes win a great percentage of medals. (11)_________, their performance in the 2004 Olympic Games was reallyamazing, considering its relatively small population. (12)__________, everything taken into consideration, Australia is indeed a great sporting nation.

Thereforesuch as

because

For example

In conclusion

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