Welcome to my class
This is Australia!
Is Australia really a
sporting nation?
Teaching aims:
By the end of the lesson, you will be able to:
• know whether Australia is a sporting nation
and why.
• learn some important language points and
how to use them.
• do some sentence translation using the
words and phrases learnt today.
How is information organized in the article?
• Part 1(para _____ )
• Part 2(Para_____ )
• Part 3(Para____ )
1-3
4-8
9
Australians’ absolute love of sports and
perfect factors for being a great sporting
nation
some popular sports and outstanding
performances in international games,
especially in the Olympics
conclusion
Part 1( para 1-3 )
Australians’ absolute love of sports and
perfect factors for being a great sporting
nation
1. There is nothing ambiguous about…
2. …absolute love…
3. …all the time…, …only topic…,
D
evotion to sport
4. …quickly turn to…,
…an analysis of…, …a discussion of…
Thinking?
• Since Australians love talking about sports
so much, are they fond of doing sports?
• The following are the factors contributing
to a sporting nation except ____.
A. plenty of space
B. a two-day weekend
C. the perfect weather conditions
D. the majority’s participation in sport
With such good conditions provided by
nature, the popularity of the sport
seems compulsory!
D
Popular
sports in
Australia
Para 4
Para 5
Para 6
Para 7
Swimming and
surfing
tennis
Rugby, soccer
and football cricket
Part 2 (para.4-8)
Not only are the Australians fond of
various sports, but also they perform well
in the International competitions!
Conclusion
Considering Australians’ devotion to
sports and the amazing performance in
the Olympic Games, we can draw the
conclusion that __________________. it is indeed a
great sporting nation!
Consolidation
Listen to the text and fill in the blanks.
1. live
2. devotion
3. content
4. considered
5. surfing
6. regularly
7. encouraged
8. originally
9. patience
10. among
11. considering
12. sporting
Words
• 1. devote, devoted
• The devotion of parents / Parents’
devotion to children is endless/countless.
• He devoted his life to promoting /the
promotion of world peace.
• 2. due to / thanks to / as a result of /
because of
• She owes her good health to her
regular lifestyle.
• I owe my uncle $200. / I owe $ 200 to
my uncle.
• 3. she is very active, considering her age.
• 鉴于他刚刚开始，他已经懂得不少了。
• consider consider doing sth
• consideration take .. into consideration
• study in Australia
• be studying in Australia
• have studied in Australia
1. in particular
2. turn to
3. In addition
4. be equipped with
5. watch it live
6. Rather than
7. is content to
8. the strengths and weaknesses
9. Best of all
Phrases
paraphrase
1. charged; 2. majority; tell
3. result in / contribute to; attract;
4. necessary;
5. ranks/one of 6. originate
Translation
1. There is nothing ambiguous/no doubt
about Australians’ love of sport.
2. Some factors contribute to Australians’
devotion to sport.
3. Many people owe their love of sport to the
perfect weather conditions.
4. Best of all, there is a two-day weekend to
enjoy the outdoors
5. With most of its population living near the
coast, swimming and surfing are popular
activities for many families at the
weekend.
6. In addition, Australians are quite fond of
various ballgames, such as tennis,
cricket.
7. Considering Australia’s small population ,
its outstanding performance at the
Olympic Games was really amazing.
8. As we know, you can see Australia is
indeed a great sporting nation!
A tennis
court
with
lighting
facilities
An indoor tennis court
soccer
footy
rugby
Part 2( Para 4-8 )
some popular sports and outstanding
performances in international games,
especially in the Olympics
amazing
1. …among the winning nations.
2. … a great percentage of …
3. In 2004 Athens Olympics…
4. swimmers
cricket
Horse racing
Part 3( Para10 )
Conclusion: It is indeed a great
sporting nation!
A _1_ nation- Australia
the _2_of sport in
Australia and the
unique points
_5_making
Australia a great
sporting nation
They talk about sport all the
time. Sport is the only _3_
of conversation. But they
are content to just sit in
their armchairs and watch
_4_ of participating in it.
The _6_conditions are
perfect. The climate is
mild. The sun shines
most of the time.
There are two-days…
_7_ to some
sports
the _8_ of
Australia’s sports
and its sports’ fame
swimming;
sailing; tennis,
cricket; rugby,
soccer; footy
Australia is among the
winning nations. _9_it has a
small population, its
outstanding performance in
the O.P. was amazing.
A _1_ nation- Australia
1.There is nothing ambiguous about Australians’
love of sport.
There is no doubt about Australians’ love of sport.
There is no doubt that Australians love sport.
澳大利亚人热爱体育，这点毫无疑问。
2. Indeed , ______ (sit) in front of the television
________ (watch) a sporting event, with a drink
in one hand some fast food in the other, is very
common in Australia.
sitting
watching
的确，人们一手握饮料一手捧快餐，坐在电视机前看
体育赛事，这在澳大利亚非常普遍。
3. The sport that most of the world calls football
is known as soccer in Australia, to distinguish it
from “footy”, which is short for Australian rules
football.
is called/is referred to as/is
named
tell
（ ）
世界大部分地区将足球叫做football, 而在澳大利
亚叫soccer,以区别于简称为footy的澳式足球。
4. Another popular sport, cricket, is originally from
the UK, and has been exported to and followed
religiously in countries influenced by Britain.
which
／
affected/impacted
另一项流行的体育运动起源于英国，它被介
绍到受英国影响的国家，且大为盛行。
5. Considering Australia’s relatively small
population, its outstanding performance in the
Olympic Games was really amazing.
i i
Given
Australia’s relatively small population taken into
consideration /account, its remarkable /excellent
performance in the Olympic Games was really
amazing.
考虑到澳大利亚人口相对较少，它在奥运会上
的出色表现着实令人惊讶。
6. Among the most impressive athletes were the
swimmers, but all of the athletes were
worthy of praise. i
worth praise/ worth praising/ worthy of being
praised/ worthy to be praised
1.That Australians are _______ (devote) to sport,
however, does not mean that most of them actually
do much sport.
2.Still it is _________(consider) that Australia is a
great sporting nation.
3.Many people love sport ________(owe) to the
perfect weather conditions for it .
4.With most of its population of approximately 20
million people ______(live) near the coast,
swimming and surfing are popular activities for
many families at the weekend.
devoted
considered
owing
living
5.Most tennis courts _______(equip) with lighting
facilities, many people often play after dusk in the
evening and late into the night.
6.So, while a high percentage of Australians may be
people _________(watch) sports rather than do
them, as far as most of its population is
_________(concern), it is indeed a great sporting
nation.
equipped
watching
concerned
Use the figures and examples in the
text to help perfect your speech.
1. Australians’ love of sport
2. Australians’ devotion to sport
3. 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 …
Eg.
4. …
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