Unit2IconicAttractionsReadingandThinkingWhatevermakesanimpressionontheheartseemslovelyintheeye.—Saadi任何給心靈留下深刻印象的東西，在人們眼里似乎都是可愛的。——靈薩迪TeachingObjectives:1.ToknowthelocationofAustralia.2.Tolearnaboutthefood,cultureandwayoflifeofAustralia.Keyanddifficultpoints:Keypoint：Tolearnaboutthefood,cultureandwayoflifeofAustralia.Difficultpoint：Toenabletointroducetheiconicattractionsofacountry.Lead-inWhatdoes"IconicAttractions"mean？"IconicAttractions"referstoattractionswhichactasasignorsymbolofsomeplace.ThatisSydneyOperaHouse.ItisaniconicattractionofAustralia.Part2Pre-readingWhatdoyouknowaboutAustralia*Australia'scapitalisCanberra,anditslargestcityisSydney.*Thekoala,isAustralia'snationaltreasureandarareandpreciousprimitiveanimalinAustralia.

*Famousscenicspots:·TheGreatBarrierReef·AyersRock(艾爾斯巨石)*Australiaisanationofimmigrants.*ThemajorityofAustraliansspeaksEnglishastheirfirstlanguage.Itislocatedtothesouthoftheequator.WarmupWhile-readingReadfortexttypeWhatisthemainideaofthispassageablogAblogwithfourentriesentry1entry2entry3entry4WhattypeoftextisitThispassageismainlyabouttheiconicfeaturesofAustralia.Readformainidea______ThefoundationofAustralia ______Firstimpressions______Reflectionsonmulticulturalism______Preparingtotravel______Politicaldivisions ______AboriginesandthedidgeridooSkimthetext.Matchtheblogentriestothesubheadings.Twoareextra.entry1entry2entry3entry4NextweekI’mtravellingtoAustraliatovisitafriendthereovertheschoolholidays.IplantokeepthisblogtorecordmyexperiencesandwhatIlearn.Ihavealreadydonesomeresearchonthecountry.Locatedtothesouthoftheequator，belowmanyothercountriesontheglobe，it’softeninformallyreferredtoas“downunder”.Ihavealsoreadaboutsomeiconicsites，suchastheSydneyOperaHouseandtheGreatOceanRoad，andanimalslikethecutekoalasandkangaroos.Ican’twaittoseeallofthem!However，asImajorinsocialstudies，I’mmoreinterestedinmeetingpeopleinAustraliaandexperiencingtheirculture，food，andwayoflife.Blog.125Seppreparingtotravel1.WhatpreparationsdidtheauthormadebeforehetravelledtoAustralia？Whatdidhefind？2.Whatdoes“downunder”mean？3.Whatistheauthormostprobablyinterestedin？Howtotakenotes1.Whenyoureadapassage,sometimesithelpstotakenotessothatyoucanbetterrememberandunderstandwhatyouhavelearnt.2.Whenyoutakenotes,itisgoodtowritedowntheimportantfactsjustusingkeywordsandignoremanyofthesmallwords.3.Youcanalsouseabbreviations,suchas“Aus”for“Australia”and“N”for“north”,andusesymbolssuchas“&”for“and”.TakenotesTakenotesAbbreviation

cf.comparec.about/approximatelyimp.important/importancethothoughe.g.exampleinfoinformationSymbol∴therefore

∵because≠differsfrom,istheoppositeof=is/are/have/has/equals∧but&andBlog2：FirstimpressionsFirstimpressions(Sydney)1stopen-airBBQ12345Fooddif∧yummymealstypicalAufoodBrie.g.SundayroastpremierfoodexpcesAsiancultures

beancurd&herbsAuversiondimsimExperiencesLearn

I’mhereinSydney!SinceIarrived，myfriendhasbroughtmetomyfirstopen-airbarbecueandhasalsosharedmanydifferentbutyummymealswithme，somyfirstimpressionsofAustraliahavebeenallaboutfood!AlotoftypicalAustralianfood，suchastheSundayroast，isoriginallyBritish.Bakeries，fast-foodjoints，butchershops，cafes，andrestaurantseverywhereprovidesomeofthepremierfoodexperiencesintheworld.TheinfluenceofAsiancultures，ontheotherhand，ledtotheintroductionofbeancurdandAsianherbs，alongwithAustralianversionsoffoodsliketheChinese-inspireddimsim.

Blog.21Oct1.What’stheauthor’sfirstimpressionsofAustralia？2.HowhasAustraliancuisinebeeninfluencedbydifferentculturesGivetwoexamples.firstimpression

MyfriendandIhavearrivedinKatherine，atowninAustralia’sNorthernTerritory.We’reheretolearnaboutthelifeandcustomsoftheAborigines，whoarenativetoAustralia.TheAboriginalpopulationmightbesmall，butitsinfluenceisstillvisible.Forexample，“Bondi”in“BondiBeach”isanAboriginalwordmeaning“waterbreakingoverrocks”.

Tosurviveinthisvastlandontheocean，theAborigineshadtobeinclosecontactwithnature.Thisshowsintheirmusic，too，whichcelebratesthenaturalworldandthespiritualworldaroundthem.Mostoftheirmusicalinstrumentsarereallyjuststicksfoundontheground，amongwhichthereisanamazinginstrumentcalledthedidgeridoo.

Thedidgeridooismadefromatreebranchwhichishollow.Toplaythedidgeridoo，youputyourmouthononeendandblowwhilevibratingyourlips.Unlikeahorn，therearenofingerholes.Thedidgeridooplayerhastochangetheshapeofhismouthinordertochangepitch.Askilledplayercanplayforalongtimewithoutstoppingtobreathe.Hedoesthisbycontinuallybreathinginthroughhisnosewhilebreathingoutthroughhismouthandintothedidgeridoo.Itriedtolearnhowtoplayit，butaftertryingforhours，IwasconvincedthatIcouldnevermakeamusicalsoundwiththisinstrument!

Blog.33Oct1.What’sthemainthemereflectedinAboriginalmusicandwhy2.DoyouknowhowtoplaythedidgeridooDidtheauthormakeit？Aboriginesandthedidgeridoo

It’salmosttimeformetosaygoodbyetoAustralia.I’veenjoyedmytimehereverymuch.Afterbeinghereforawhile，mybiggestimpressionisthecomplicatedmixofpeoplesandculturesthatmakeupthenation.Althoughthemainculturalinfluencesince1788hasbeenWesternculture，minoritycultureshavealsoplayedapartinshapingtheuniqueAustralianculture，withmanyofthenewculturalinfluencescontributedbyimmigrants.ItissaidthatnownearlyhalfofallAustraliancitizenswereeitherbornoverseasorhaveparentswhowerebornoverseas.

Personallyspeaking，whatIlikemostaboutAustraliaisthepeoplethemselves.Theyhaveastraightforwardandfree-and-easyattitudetowardslife，andtheirfriendlinessandwarmthmademefeelathomewhereverIwent.

AfterexperiencingAustralia，IhavetosaythatIagreewiththetourismslogan：“There’snothinglikeAustralia.”

Blog.46Oct1.Whatisthewriter’sbiggestimpressionofAustraliaWhy2.What’sthecharacteristicsoftheAustralianpeople.ReflectiononmulticulturalismBlog4：Reflections