unit 18 new zealand
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Unit 18 New Zealand. Period 2 Reading. Step 1 Pre-reading: Facts about islands. It lies off the east coast of the mainland of China. It lies to the southeast of Hong Kong, neighboring the South China Sea. It lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Unit 18 New Zealand
Period 2
Reading
Step 1 Pre-reading: Facts about islands
Names Where is it?
Taiwan
The Philip- pines
Hawaii
Great Britain
New Zealand
It lies off the east coast of the mainland of China.
It lies to the southeast of Hong Kong, neighboring the South China Sea.
It lies in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
It lies off the eastern coast of the mainland of Australia.
It lies off the northwestern coast of Europe, neighboring France and Ireland.
Step 2 Presentation
a national flag
New Zealand
What do you know about New Zealand?
a national symbol
Feb.6th
Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( I ) ( I )
Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( II ) ( II )
Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( III ) ( III )
Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( IV ) ( IV )
Pictures of New ZealandPictures of New Zealand ( V ) ( V )
Step 3 Reading
I. Listen to the tape and do the true or false questions:
1. New Zealand lies to the east of Australia. T2. It has two large islands and is as large as Japan.3. The capital city is on the South Island.4. It is very hot in summer and very cold in winter.
5. There are a lot of natural beauties in New Zealand, namely, clean sand beaches, green hills and mountains, dead volcanoes, hot springs and special plants and animals.
6. Its population is mainly made up of by the Maori. 7. The name of the country was given by Abel Tasman.
8. All the settlers came from Europe, most of whom were British.
TF
F
TF
T
F
Location
Capital
Size
Climate
Season
Natural beauty
National bird
Settlers
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-Aug.)
kiwi (cannot fly)
earliest ----the Maori later----Europeans
II. Scan the text and fill in the form:
B
A
III. Read and understand the text:1. The first settlers of New Zealand were _______. A. Europeans, mainly British B. Islanders of Polynesia C. People from Asian countries D. People from Australia
2. From the text we know that the population of New Zealand is mainly made up of ________ . A. the Maori and Europeans B. Europeans and Asians C. the Maori and the Kooris D. the Maori and Asians
3. Which of the following shows the correct order of the events that happened?
a. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand.
b. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand.c. British people started to settle in New Zealand.d. Captain James Cook took possession of the
islands.e. Chinese sailors discovered the islands.f. The Maori signed an agreement with the settlers.
A. a c e d f b B. c a b d f e
C. a e b d c f D. a e d c b fC
IV. Read again and find a title for each paragraph and then give details:
Para. Title
One
Two
Three
Four
Geography
Climate
Nature
History
Details:
1. Off the eastern coast of Australia; made up of 2 large islands;270,500 sq km., about the same size as Japan; Wellington, its capital city on the North Island;3 other important cities: Auckland, Christ-church and Queenstown
2. mild sea climate; north, subtropical; rains quite a lot; warmest months, December to February; coldest months; June to August
3. Ocean and seas are deep blue; cities lie on a bay, have a natural harbor; green hills and moun-tains; dead volcanoes; hot springs; many plants and animals only live in it; the little national bird cannot fly; called kiwi
4. The Maori, the earliest settlers discover it 1000 years ago; around 1421, Chinese sailors came; the Dutchman in 1642; Cook took possession of it in 1769; by 1840, 2000 Europeans had come; on February 6th, an agree-ment was signed
geography
Queenstown
location off the eastern coast of Australia
size same size of Phillipes
capital Wellington
important cities
Auckland, Christchurch,Queenstown
geography
oceans &seas
the Pacific / north Tasman Sea/ south
Christchurch
Auckland
Wellington
Queenstown
3
4
56
1
2
Climate
Climate
Most places
North
Rainfalls
Warmest months
Coldest months
A mild sea climate
Subtropical
December to February
June to August
A lot
Nature
seas__________________________
cities___________________________
___________________________
sand beaches________________________
hot springs_________________________
animals_____________________
deep blue
lie on a bay ,
clean
in the North Island
Kiwi(only in New Zealand)
have a natural deep harbour
History
Earliest settlers__________________
Later settlers______________________
National Day_____________________
the Maori
Europeans (British)
6th.February
1. People from the island of Polynesia came to New Zealand.
2. Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand.
3. British people started to settle in New Zealand.
4. Captain James Cook took possession of the
islands.
5. Chinese sailors discovered the islands.
6. The Maori signed an agreement with the
settlers.
1 5 2 4 3 6
History
1000 years ago
around 1421
in 1642
in 1769
by 1840
Read and fill in the table
Chinese sailors discovered the islandson one of their voyages.
The Dutchman Abel Tasman named the islands New Zealand.
Captain James Cook took possession
of the islands.
The Maori signed an agreement
with the European settlers.
The Maori discovered the island
the Maori / Polynesia
Aotearoa
1000 years ago
around 1421New Zealand
Abel Tasmen
Captain James Cook
took possession of
Chinese sailors
in 1642
3,500km
in 1769
V. Post-Reading—p.39
1. What do the words in bold refer to?
1. New Zealand 2. hot springs 3. the heat near the earth’s surface
4. European / British settlers5. England
3. Describe the location of the following places:
A. New Zealand lies in the Pacific Ocean.
B. The Tasman Sea lies to the west of New Zealand.
C. Wellington, the capital of New Zealand, lies in the southeast of the North Island.
D. Auckland lies on the north-eastern coast of New Zealand.
E. Christchurch lies to the east, on the South Island.
VI. Retell the text, using the following key words:
2. Wellington
1. Auckland
3. Christchurch
4. Queenstown
1
2
3
4
Paragraph 1: off the eastern coast of Aus-tralia; made up of 2 large islands; 270,500 square kilo-metres, about the same size as Japan; Wellington, its capital city on the North Island; three other important cities: Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown
Paragraph 2: mild sea climate; north, sub-tropical; rains quite a lot; warmest months, December to February; coldest months; June to August
Paragraph 3: ocean and seas are deep blue; cities lie on a bay, have a natural harbor; green hills and mountains; dead volca-noes; hot springs; plants and animals only live in it; a little national bird that cannot fly; called kiwi
Paragraph 4: the Maori, the earliest settlers discovered it 1000 years ago; around 1421, Chinese sailors came; the Dutchman in 1642; Cook took possession of it in 1769; by 1840, two thousand Europeans had come; on Feb. 6th, an agreement was signed
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 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.