Pre-reading

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Pre-reading
Write down the names of five islands and describe
their location
position of a place
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Taiwan Island
_______the east coast of the mainland of China
lies off
Taipei
lies in the north
__________of the island
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Haikou
Hainan
_________the southern coast of the mainland of
China,
lies off
___the South China Sea.
in
in the northern
Haikou City is _______________ part of the island.
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Honolulu
Honolulu
lies_______________.
in the northwest
Pacific Ocean
Haiwaii
in the middle of
lies ______________the Pacific Ocean.
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Tokyo
Japan
to the east
lies ___________of China
in the Pacific Ocean
Tokyo
lies _______________of Japan
in the center
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Lets touch New Zealand !
What do you know about New Zealand?
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Map of Oceania
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the national flag of the Great Britain
the national flag of New Zealand
Why is the national flag of New Zealand similar
to that of the Great Britain?
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the national emblem(??) of New
Zealand
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Skimming
Read the passage,match each paragraph
with the best heading
paragraph
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
heading
Natural beauty
Geography
History
Climate
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Scanning
What do the words in bold refer to? (1) It
______________ (2) which ___________ (3)
this heat ________________________ (4) these
settlers _________________ (5) it ________
New Zealand
hot springs
the heat near the earths surface
Europeans (British)
England
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Geography
Whats the location of New Zealand in relation to
Australia?
lie off the coast of
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3
Complete the map of New Zealand.
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sea or ocean
4
island
city
North Island
1
1
South Island
2
The Pacific Ocean
5
3
The Tasman Sea
2
4
7
Wellington
5
6
Auckland
8
Queenstown
3
7
Christchurch
8
Queenstown
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New Zealand ,the island that ____ _____ the
eastern coast of Australia, is ___ ___ ___ two
large islands.Its ________ by the Pacific Ocean
and the Tasman Sea. Its the _____ size _____
Japan. Its _____ ______ is Wellington.
lies off
made up of
surrounded
same
as
capital
city
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Climate
subtropical
mild sea climate
rains a lot
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Summer
China
December to February
Winter
June to August
New Zealand
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Beauty Show
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The ocean and seas surrounding the islands are
deep blue.
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bay
Natural deep harbour
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Clean sand beaches
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a beautiful natural landscape with green hills
and mountains
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Dead volcano
Active
volcano
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Famous for hot springs
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throwhot waterhighintothe air
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animals
that only live in New Zealand
plants
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Kiwi
has a long bill,
short wings,
(National bird)
no tail
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The Natural Beauty of New Zealand
deep blue.
Ocean and seas
Cities
bay
harbor
beaches
Natural landscape
hills and mountains
(volcanoes)
hot springs
(heat
electricity)
Animals and plants
Kiwi
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History
Find out what happened in the history of New
Zealand
time event





the Maori discovered,
came,
1000 years ago
settled
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History
time event
1000 years ago the Maori discovered, came, settled




Chinese sailors discovered,voyage
around1421
Dutchman named the island New

Zealand
in 1642
Captain took possession of it ,
in 1769
British started to settle
Europeans settled,
by 1840
signed an agreement
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sign an agreement with
6th, February
National holiday
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England
the home country
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Location
Capital
Size
Climate
Season
Natural beauty
National bird
settlers
Off the eastern coast of Australia
Wellington
the same as Japan
mild sea, subtropical in the north
summer(Dec.-Feb.), winter(June-Aug.)
deep blue sea,
natural deep harbour,
clean beaches,
green hills,
hot springs
kiwi (cannot fly)
the Maori,
Europeans (British)
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Homework

• Retell and rewrite NEW ZEALAND in no more than
  100 words.
• Compare the climate in China with that in New
  Zealand. Explain the differences.

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made up of
New Zealand is an island ___ __ __ two main
islands ________ by ocean and seas.Its
capital,Wellington,___ ____ the North Island. The
Maori were the _______people to come to New
Zealand. They traveled a long way and _____
mainly on the north island.Around 1421,Chinese
sailors discovered it on one ______.During the
19th century,_________,mainly_____ had come to
settle in New Zealand,and the Maori ______ ___
______ with these _______. That day is still
_________ as a _______ holiday.
surrounded
lies on
earliest
settled
voyage
Europeans
British
signed an agreement
celebrated
settlers
national
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New Zealand is a country with a _____ climate.The
ocean and seas ________ the islands are deep
blue. Many of its cities lie on a _____ and have
a natural _____. New Zealand has a beautiful
natural _______. Some of the mountains are dead
________.The North Island is famous for ____
____. Some of this _____ near the earths ______
is used to make electricity. Of the many animals
and _____ that only live in New Zealand,the most
famous animal is a little bird _____ Kiwi.
mild
surrounding
bay
harbor
landscape
volcanoes
hot springs
heat
surface
plants
called
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SUMMER
WINTER
Dec.---- Feb.
Jun.---Aug.
ºC
ºC
20
20
16
16
12
12


8
8
4
4
0
0
Auckland
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Queenstown
Wellington
Christchurch
Queenstown
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New Zealand
China
It rains a lot in summer in both countries
Similarities
1.It has a mild sea climate.
It has a variety of climates.
In summer,it has plenty of rainfalls and
the tempera- ture is high,while in
winter,its very cold and dry.
2.It has plenty of rainfalls all the year
round.the climate is mild.
Differences
The difference is great
The difference in temperature is small
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.
New Zealand
China
4.Winter is June to August while summer is
December to February.
Winter is December to February while summer is
June to August.
Differences
1.It lies in the Southern Hemisphere
It lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
Reasons
Its a continental country and is influenced by
continental factors.
2.Its surrounded by and Pacific Ocean and is an
island country.