Australia is a major agricultural producer and exporter.There is a mix of irrigation and dry-land farming.There are 3 main zones:high rainfall zone(generally coastal)(used for dairying,prime lamb,beef and wool production),wheat sheep zone (cropping,principally winter crops),and the grazing of sheep (for wool,lamb and mutton and beef cattle)and the pastoral zone(characterized by low rainfall,less fertile soils,and large area farming activities involving the grazing of beef cattle and sheep for wool and mutton). Mining is a significant primary industry and contributor to the economy of Australia and encourages immigration to Australia.Many different ores and minerals are mined throughout the country
Australia is a major agricultural producer and exporter. There is a mix of irrigation and dry-land farming. There are 3 main zones: high rainfall zone (generally coastal) (used for dairying, prime lamb, beef and wool production), wheat sheep zone (cropping, principally winter crops), and the grazing of sheep (for wool, lamb and mutton and beef cattle) and the pastoral zone (characterized by low rainfall, less fertile soils, and large area farming activities involving the grazing of beef cattle and sheep for wool and mutton). Mining is a significant primary industry and contributor to the economy of Australia and encourages immigration to Australia. Many different ores and minerals are mined throughout the country
Notes 1. the Commonwealth of Australia:澳大利亚，国名为澳大利亚联邦。是世界土 地面积第六大的国家，也是大洋洲最大的国家。 2. penal colony:罪犯流放地，殖民地。用来流放和隔离犯人的居留地，通常选在 遥远的岛屿或者殖民地。澳洲四面环海，所以被选为流放地」 3.Port Jackson:杰克逊港。悉尼市的天然港，以它的美丽和悉尼歌刷院、悉尼港 大桥闻名于世，是英国在澳大利亚的第一个欧洲定居，点。 4. the discovery of gold:淘金热。l851年2月，澳大利亚新南威尔士州的巴瑟斯 特发现金矿，掀起了淘金热潮，世界各地的淘金者潮水般涌来。 5. a move-away from Britain:脱离英国。1986年《澳大利亚法案》(Australia Act) 宣布澳大利亚正式脱离英国独立，目前溴大利亚是英联邦国家之一。 6. parliamentary democracy:议会民主制，也称议会制。立法体系与行政体系并 不完全分立。行政体系一般就是政府的内阁，由政府首脑（一般是总理或首 相)领导。国家元首（君主或总统）是象征性的职位，拥有无关政局的权力
Vocabulary Power commonwealth ['kpmonwel0] n. 英联邦 territory ['teratri] n. 领土，版图 semiarid [isemI'aerid] a. 雨量非常少的 Dutch [dAtf] a. 荷兰的 landmass ['laendmaes] n 大陆 penal [pi:nl] a. 刑罚的 dominate ['dpmineit] 支配，占优势 tertiary ['t3:fari] a. 第三的，第三位的 grazing ['greizin] n. 牧场，草场 pastoral zone 牧区
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Lesson Review Task I Match each statementwith the proper word. 1.territory A.an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule 2.semiarid B.an area relating to the farming or gazing of sheep or cattle 3.Dutch C.the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon D.be larger in number,quantity,power,status or importance 4.landmass "E.of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture 5.penal "F.of or relating to punishment 6.commonwealth G.coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position 7.dominate H.a large continuous extent of land 8.tertiary a region marked off for administrative or other purposes 9.grazing J.characterized by scanty rainfall and scrubby vegetation,often occurring in 10.pastoral zone continental interiors
Lesson Review Task 1 Match each statement with the proper word. 1. territory 2. semiarid 3. Dutch 4. landmass 5. penal 6. commonwealth 7. dominate 8. tertiary 9. grazing 10. pastoral zone A. an organization consisting of the United Kingdom and most of the countries that were previously under its rule B. an area relating to the farming or gazing of sheep or cattle C. the vegetation on pastures that is available for livestock to feed upon D. be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance E. of or relating to the Netherlands or its people or culture F. of or relating to punishment G. coming next after the second and just before the fourth in position H. a large continuous extent of land I. a region marked off for administrative or other purposes J. characterized by scanty rainfall and scrubby vegetation, often occurring in continental interiors
Task 2 Choose one of the following options for each sentence. territory dominate grazing --E 1.There we saw herds of cows(grazing)on the pasture. 2.Israel captured the territory)in the 1967 War. 3.The strong usually dominate)over the weak
Task 2 Choose one of the following options for each sentence. 1. There we saw herds of cows ( grazing) on the pasture. 2. Israel captured the ( ) in the 1967 War. 3. The strong usually ( ) over the weak. territory dominate