Unit 3 Australia

Sydney

Perth

Kakadu

Canberra

Uluru

Great Barrier Reef

Sydney: Opera House and Harbor Bridge are two world famous landmarks of Sydney and often appear on souvenirs and on travel brochures.

Perth: the capital of Western Australia.

Kakadu: a national park in the Northern Territory. It is a popular destination for tourists

in Australia's tropical north and its wildlife, including crocodiles.

Canberra: The Federal Capital of Australia. Parliament House is built here.

Uluru: a huge pink rock in the middle of flat, desert in the Northern Territory. It is sacred to the Aboriginal people of the area.

Great Barrier Reef: a chain of coral reefs stretching about 2,000 kilometers along the coast of Queensland. This is a world heritage area, famous for its abundant tropical fish and corals.

Official name

Capital

Population ___ million, approximately 80% live in the ___________________________

Area ________ square kilometers, the ___________ country in the world

Commonwealth of Australia

Canberra

20 the south-eastern coastal area

7,686,850 sixth largest

Text 1

The number of states

Two largest cities

Famous for

6

Melbourne and Sydney

its huge, open space, bright sunshine, enormous number of sheep and cattle and its unusual wildlife.

Text 1

Australia

Day

On __________, many people

who come from overseas will

become___________

Travel

from

Sydney

to Perth

View_______________,

_____________________

and_________________

26 January

Australian

Blue Mountains

plains of the Nulbarbor

a variety of wildlife

Text 2

Travel

from

Adelaide

to

Darwin

Observe ______________,

__________________________

______

and _____________________

___________.

the rolling hills

the rusty reds of Australia’s

center

the tropical splendour o

f Darwin

Text 3

Uluru Rock

It appears to ___________, from _________________ to

__________________.

Cradle Mountain National Park

It is famous for _________________, _____ and ____________ .

There is a _______ track and

_____________________.

change color grey-red at sunrise

burning red at dusk

its mountain peaks lakes ancient forests

walking

a range of short walks

Text 4 & 5

以…闻名受…欢迎的目的地由…组成为…负责位于…各种各样的日出时 黄昏时出于尊敬预定一系列，一套

Phrases & Expressions Find our the phrases in the text.

在海平面上 / 下大量的人口以…闻名大量的受…欢迎的目的地

由…组成 为…负责 位于…各种各样的 .

Phrases & Expressions

above/below sea levela large populationbe famous foran enormous number of a popular destination with sb.be made up ofbe responsible forbe located ina variety of

在船上 / 飞机上 / 车上日出时 黄昏时出于尊敬预定一系列，一套

on boardat sunriseat duskout of respectmake a reservationa range of