牛津版 高三 Module 9 Unit 1

Project

Quiz

People often associate a country with some famous aspects of its culture. What do you suppose people think about when France, Britain, India or Australia is mentioned?

What is France famous for?

Wines and cooking

What is Britain famous for?

British reserve

What is India famous for?

Indian dance

Kangaroo

Koala bear

What is Australia famous for?Rare animals

duckbill

What is Australia famous for?Aborigines/ Kooris

What is Australia famous for?beautiful scenery

What is Australia famous for?People love outdoor activities

What is Australia famous for?2000 Sydney Olympics

Is Australia really a sporting nation?

Do you think sport is a distinctive cultural feature of Australia? Why or why not?

Is Australia really a sporting nation?Read the passage and analyse it.

Part I: (1-3)Why is Australia a sporting nation?Australians’ love of sport.

Australians’ devotion to sport.

The perfect weather conditions for sport.

They talk about sport all the time.

Some actually do sports, the rest watch it live or on TV.

The climate is mild, neither too hot nor too cold.

Is Australia really a sporting nation?

Sport Examples Why popular

Water sport

swimmingsurfing sailing

most of the population live near the coast the sun shines most of the time a long coastline full of beaches a two-day weekend to enjoy the outdoors

Part II: (4-8) popular sports

Ball games

Others

tennis cricket rugby soccer footy

well-equipped facilitiesafter-school lessons are given encouragement from parents and teachers

horse racing

long historya sport to watchalmost everyone involved

Part III: conclusionAustralia is a sporting nation.Australia is among the winning nations in most international competitions.

Is Australia really a sporting nation?

Here are Australia's medal winners in the Athens 2004 Olympics held from August 13 to 29, 2004:

GOLD Suzanne Balogh, shooting, women's trap. Ryan Bayley, cycling, keirin. Ryan Bayley, cycling, men's track sprint. Michael Brennan, Travis Brooks, Dean Butler, Liam de Young, Jamie Dwyer,

Nathan Eglinton, Troy Elder, Bevan George, Robert Hammond, Mark Hickman, Mark Knowles, Brent Livermore, Michael McCann, Stephen Mowlam, Grant Schubert, Matthew Wells, men's field hockey.

Graeme Brown, Brett Lancaster, Brad McGee, Luke Roberts, cycling, 4000m team pursuit. Graeme Brown, Stuart O'Grady, cycling, madison. Sara Carrigan, cycling, women's road race. Drew Ginn, James Tomkins, rowing, men's coxless pair. Grant Hackett, swimming, men's 1500m freestyle.

Jodie Henry, swimming, women's 100m freestyle. Jodie Henry, Leisel Jones, Giaan Rooney, Petria Thomas, swimming, women's 4x100m medley relay.

Jodie Henry, Libby Lenton, Alice Mills, Petria Thomas, swimming, women's 4x100m freestyle relay. Anna Meares, cycling, women's 500m time trial. Chantelle Newbery, diving, women's 10m platform.

Petria Thomas, swimming, women's 100m butterfly. Ian Thorpe, swimming, men's 400m freestyle. Ian Thorpe, swimming, men's 200m freestyle.

What do you suppose other people think about when China is mentioned?What do you think are the most famous aspects of Chinese culture?

It’s time for us to finish our project

Why do you think these aspects are famous or important?Which aspect do you want to focus on in you project?

oweowe vt. & vi. ★ 用作及物动词时，意为“欠钱；归因于，归功于；（对某人）负有……（义务）”等。例如：He still owes me 1,000 yuan which he borrowed from me ten years ago. 他十年前向我借的 1000 元钱现在还没还我。

Jim owed his success to luck more than hard work. 吉姆认为他的成功更多靠的是运气而不是努力。The bank and its customer owe a large number of obligations to each other. 银行和顾主彼此都负有很多义务。★ 用作不及物动词时，意为“欠别人的钱”，常与介词 for 连用。

例如：Bill still owes for his books. 比尔还欠着买书的钱。[ 拓展 ]owing to 由于，因为owe it to ... that ... 多亏了；归功于

翻译下列句子。1. 由于下雨，比赛被推迟到明天。 Owing to the rain the match will be put off till tomorrow.2. 多亏了这位医生，我现在还能活着。 I owe it to the doctor that I am still alive.

3. 现在把它都加起来，告诉我一共该付你多少钱。

And now, add it up and tell me how much I owe you in all.

equip[ 考点 ] equip 意为“配备，装备；使有资格，使具备条件”。例如：That businessman spent a lot of money equipping the school with new computers.那位商人花了一大笔钱为学校配备了新的电脑。

Her evening study has equipped her for a career as an electrical engineer.她在夜校的学习使她能担任电气工程师的工作。