北师大版高中英语必修四-Unit-12-Culture-Corner教学课件.ppt--（课件中不含音视频）

1、Culture CornerUnit 12 Culture Shock必修四必修四Australia Aborigines-the Native AustraliansPart IWarm-upMap of AustraliaThe Sydney Opera HouseThe Sydney Harbor BridgekangarookoalaWho are these people?Aborigines Part IIBackground knowledgeAboriginesFactfile Total population517,0002.6%of Australias populatio

2、nRegions with significant populations Northern Territory 32.5%Western Australia 4.0%Queensland 3.6%New South Wales 2.5%South Australia 2.3%Victoria 1.0%Regions with significant populationsAustralian Aborigines are a class of people who are identified by Australian law as being members of a race indi

3、genous to the Australian continent.In the High Court of Australia,Australian Aborigines have been specifically identified as a group of people who share,in common,biological ancestry back to the original occupants of the continent.Part IIIReading Main ideas1.The origine of Aborigines.2.The way of li

4、fe:nomads/tribes.3.Culture:legends,songs,dances no written language/different dialects rock paintings4.The end of traditional way of life/The arrival of white people.5.Changes of their life.What do you know about Australian Aborigines?In pairs,decide if these statements are true(T)or false(F).Then r

5、ead the text and check your answers.1.They originally came from India.2.They were farmers.3.There is no written Aboriginal language.4.Europeans destroyed their traditional way of life.5.No Aboriginal art or artefacts survive.1.They originally came from India.2.They were farmers.FFThey came from Indo

6、nesia 50,000 years ago.They were nomads.3.There is no written Aboriginal language.4.Europeans destroyed their traditional way of life.TTThere was no written Aboriginal languageThe arrive of white people gradually brought an end to the traditional Aboriginal way of life.5.No Aboriginal art or artefac

7、ts survive.FRock paintings showing this creation period can be found all over the country.Some of the most spectacular and best preserved can be seen at rock galleries in Kakadu National Park and other parts of Northern Australia.Part IVVocabulary Match the words from the text with the definitions(a

8、-e).particular,tribe,spirit,gallery,legenda)a living thing without a physical bodyb)certainc)a place where works of art are shownd)an old well-known storye)a group of people of the same race led by a chief.1.particular 2.tribe 3.spirit4.gallery5.legenda)a living thing without a physical bodyb)certai

9、nc)a place where works of art are shownd)an old well known storye)a group of people of the same race led by a chief.Part VVoice your opinion For centuries,Aborigines were living in poor conditions,the death rate is high and they were always considered as brutal,uncultivated people.However,in recent years,white Australians have become more sensitive to the Aborigines situation.What do you think of this phenomenon?Write a short passage about thelife of Aborigines according tothe passage.