Unit 4 lesson 4

Virtual Tourism

Map of the WorldMap of the World

New Zealand

China

                                      

CurrencyNew Zealand dollarLife Expectancy78GDP per CapitaU.S. $20,100Literacy Percent99

Population4,107,000CapitalWellington; 343,000Area270,534 square kilometers(104,454 square miles)LanguageEnglish, MaoriReligionProtestant, Roman Catholic

                   

New Zealand Flag and Fast Facts

National flag

National bird

Kiwi bird( 几维鸟 )

奥克兰

New Zealand

The capital city

Auckland

Wellington惠灵顿

Auckland

Auckland ‘s beach

   Auckland Sky Tower and cabbage tree

Two symbols of New Zealand – the Auckland Sky Tower and a cabbage tree – stand side by side. The cabbage tree is a hardy native, growing almost anywhere. Auckland's Sky Tower is the country's tallest building, at 328 metres high.

The city is near the sea.

Maoris

Population

Location

History

Famous

sights

Climate

less than a million

On North Island

Maoris settled 650 years ago

European settlement began in 1840

Warm, plenty of sunshine

Mt Eden; Parnell village;

Auckland Harbour Bridge; Sky Tower; Auckland museum;

2. Read the text and complete the table below.

1. True or False?

Listen to the tape , are these statements

true or false?

1) Auckland was once the capital of New Zealand.

2) Auckland is located on North Island.

T

T

Reading

4) Maoris were the first people of

New Zealand .

5) The climate is suitable for water

sports.

6)The article refers to us Auckland is

popular as a traveling city.

T

T

T

3) Sky Tower is Auckland’s tallest

building .F

3. Match the topics a-f with the five

paragraphs in the text.

a) the history of the city

b) travel links

c) things to see in Auckland

d) night-life in Auckland

e) for water lovers

f) New Zealand’s largest city

2

5

3

4

1

Mt Eden

It’s known as its volcanic hills

Parnell village

Auckland Harbour Bridge

Auckland museum

Sky Tower

Match this information with the

words in blue in the text. These are

called “hot words”. On a real internet

page you can “click” on these words

to get more

information.

1. New Zealand produces iron and

steel, machines and cars.

2. The first people of New Zealand

came from other Pacific islands.

business and industry

Maori

3. The capital of New Zealand is on the

Cook Strait, which separates the two

islands.

4. This bridge is one of the city’s most

famous sights. It was built in 1959.

5. New Zealand does not allow

nuclear materials anywhere

in the country.

Wellington

Auckland Harbour Bridge

nuclear-free zone

1. locat 位于，坐落于

The new building will be located in t

he center of town.

这座大楼将建在市中心。

Their factory is located at the foot of

the mountain.

他们的工厂坐落在山脚下。

2. settle vt., vi. 定居；使定居

My son has settled happily in America.

我儿子已在美国愉快地定居了。

安置；安顿

We are settled in our new home.

我们住入新居。

落下；栖息The insect settled on a leaf.

一只昆虫落在一片树叶上。使平静，使安静，使镇静Wait until the excitement has settled

down.

等到兴奋的情绪镇静下来再说。

Speaking

Imagine you have a weekend in

Auckland. Choose places you would

like to visit and things you would

like to do. Then work in pairs. Plan

a weekend together in Auckland.

Auckland Zhongshan

population less than a million

人口约 235 万

location in North Island 位于广东省珠江三角洲南部 The Pearl River Delta

history a history of 650 years

距今有 800 多年历史

Famous sights

Mt Eden; Parnell Village;

Sky Tower;

……

石岐步行街 ; 孙中山故居 ;

紫马岭公园；……

Climate warm; plenty of sunshine

气候湿润，多雨；全年平均气温约为摄氏 22 度

Pedestrian Street

Former Resident of Sun Yet-san

WritingWrite an E-mail to a pen friend who is fr

om America about Zhongshan.

1. Introduction/history Zhongshan

located: ……

general: modern/beautiful city

population: almost_______

history: …….

2: Things to see:

Places to visit:……

3: Things to do:

Sports:

tourism: Wugui Mountain

· 奥克兰市位于新西兰北岛的北部，北临万格帕奥半岛，南靠帕帕库拉，其中间狭长处仅 25 公里宽，绵延 80 公里，是一个地峡形城市，沿着北部的，人口约为 96 万。奥克兰市海岸线长，多帆船，号称 " 风帆之城 " 。 据说奥克兰帆船总数对人口的比率是世界第一位。

奥克兰是新西兰最繁华的大都市，有皇后之都的美称。它不仅是新西兰第一大城市，而且还是全国最重要的经济中心，最大的商业和金融中心。

· 奥克兰四周是海滨、岛屿、天然森林，景色怡人，且气候温和，极适合水上活动