Country New Zealand

Population 3,811,000

size 270,500km2

Capital Wellington

Wellington

Auckland

Christchurch

Queenstown

Location

volcano natural landscape

1.Which city of New Zealand is further to the so

uth?

Queenstown

2.What kind of climate is the south?And what about the north?The south is a mild sea climate,

while the north is subtropical.

3.What is some of the heat near the earth’s

surface used to do?To make electricity.

4.What is the national bird of New Zealand?

Kiwi.

5.Who is the earliest people to come to NewZealand? And how did they come there?

The Maori. In narrow boats.

6.Who named the islands New Zealand?And when?The Dutchman Abel Tasman named it New Zealand in 1642.

7.who took possession of the islands in 1769?

Captain James Cook

8.What is the national holiday of New Zealand?Every year on the 6th of February.

Big city:TokyoNatural landscape:New Zealand

If you have a chance to travel,which place do you prefer to go, the country which owns natural landscape,such as New Zealand, or big cities,such as Tokyo? Why?

Travel in New Zealand:…quiet……make yourself close to nature…breathe more fresh air …lose yourself in the pure natural landscape and forget many unhappy things … …

Travel in Tokyo:…convenient……enlarge your sight…feel the pace of the modern life…make yourself work hard to keep with the modern society…go shopping … …

Homework:

1.Finish exercise3 of post-reading 2.Discuss the last two questions of post-reading in P40

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