1、,UNIT 18,UNIT 18,N,E,W,Z,E,A,L,A,N,D,UNIT 18,UNIT 18,NEW ZEALAND Reading,Task 1 skimming,Match each paragraph with the main idea,?,Questions,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,?,Which paragraph are the following sentences from?,4.New Zealand is an island that lies off the eastern coast of Australia.,2.New Zealand

2、has a mild sea climate,3.New Zealand has a very beautiful natural landscape,1.The Maori were the earliest people to come to New Zealand,In which paragraph can you find the answers to the following questions?,2.When did the Maori discover New Zealand?,1.What is used to make electricity in New Zealand

3、?,3.What are the coldest months in New Zealand ?,4.What is the capital city of New Zealand?,Off the eastern coast of Australia,Wellington,deep blue sea, deep harbour, clean beaches, green hills, hot springs,the same as Japan,mild sea weather / subtropical in the north,Summer (Dec.-Feb.) winter (June

4、-Aug.),kiwi (cannot fly),earliest -the Maori later-Europeans,II. Scan the text and fill in the form:,Read the text quickly and finish the blanks,eastern coast of Australia.,the Pacific Ocean to,the north and east, the Tasman Sea to the south and west.,Auckland,Wellington,Christchurch,Queenstown,Dece

5、mber to February,June to August,very clean,green,dead volcanoes,animal,the national bird of New Zealand It cannot fly.,1000 years ago _,Around 1421 _,In 1642 _,The Maori discovered New Zealand.,Chinese sailors discovered the island.,New Zealand was named by Tasman.,James Cook took possession of the

6、island.,Europeans settled in New Zealand and the Maori signed an agreement with these settlers.,the day is celebrated as a national holiday.,Task3 Intensive reading (true-or-false questions),Which of the following sentences are right and which ones are wrong ? .,重慶市彭水中學(xué)邵江鴻制作,Two islands: the North I

7、sland the South Island,A little bird -Kiwi,The Maori in narrow boats,_-,Answer the following questions,New Zealand is an _that lies _the _coast of_. It is made up of _large islands: North Island and _ Island. New Zealand is _by the _to the north and east, and the Tasman Sea to the _and_. . It is abo

8、ut the same size as the _.Wellington, the _city, lies on the_ Island. Other important cities are Auckland in the_, Christchurch on the_ Island and Queenstown, further to the south. .,Task4 Finish the following blanks,island,eastern,Australia,two,South,surrounded,Pacific Ocean,south,west,Philippines,

9、capital,North,north,South,off,A Map of New Zealand and Oceania,New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. It is made up of two large islands. It is about the same size as Japan. Wellington is the capital city, which lies on the North Island. New Zealand has a mild sea climate with plenty of rain. It

10、 has a lot of natural beauties, such as deep blue seas, beautiful bays and beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs, special plants and animals. The earliest people that settled in New Zealand were the Maori. Later came the Chinese, the Dutch and the English. Then the Maori signed an agreement with the settlers. Its population now is mainly made up of by the Maori and the Europeans.,beautiful natural landscape,