UNIT2ICONICATTRACTIONSReadingandThinking2022Pre-readingQuestion1WhatisthefirstthingyouthinkofwhenyouthinkaboutAustralia?Answer1ThefirstthingsthatIthinkofarekangaroos,beaches,anddeserts.Let'senjoythebeautifulsceneryofAustraliaQuestion2

WhatisyourimpressionofAustraliabasedonyourexperience?Answer2Myimpressionisthatitisaverydryplacethatissubjecttowildfires.Atthesametime,itisthesmallestcontinentbutaverybigcountryWhile-readinglistentothepassageandsummarizethemainideasoftheparagraphsPart1:25SepPart2:1OctPart3:3OctPart4:6OctA.TheexperiencesandfeelingsinAustralia.B.BereadytoAustralia.C.Australiandifferentbutyummyfoods.D.TheAboriginesinAustralia.Answer:BCDAreadthepassageagainandanswerthequestionsbydiscussingwithyourpartners.1．WhydidthewriterplantotraveltoAustralia?A．Todosomeresearchonthecountry.B．ToseetheSydneyOperaHouse.C．TovisitafriendthereandexperienceAustralia.D．TolearnmoreaboutthepeopleinAustralia.2．Whatisthewriter'sfirstimpressionofAustraliaabout?A．Iconicsites. B．Uniqueanimals.C．Wayoflife. D．Yummyfood.3.Whatdoes“downunder”mean?

Thenickname“downunder”comesfromthefactthatAustraliaisonthebottomofmostmapsandglobes(althoughajokesayssomemapsproducedinAustraliaputAustraliaonthetop).Thenicknameisnotconsideredlackingrespect,andisoftenusedbyAustralians.Findoutthesentencesthatindicatethelocationinthetext.1．Locatedtothesouthoftheequator，belowmanyothercountriesontheglobe，it'softeninformallyreferredtoas“downunder”．2．I'mhereinSydney!3．MyfriendandIhavearrivedinKatherine，atowninAustralia'sNorthernTerritory.4．ItissaidthatnownearlyhalfofallAustraliancitizenswereeitherbornoverseasorhaveparentswhowerebornoverseas.Post-reading

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