Island. ____________

2. The seaside city is an important centre for business and industry. _________

3. The history of the city goes back 650 years when the Maoris settled in the area. European settlement began in 1840. ________

4. Later, the capital moved to Wellington, because it was more central. ________

5. It has a warm climate with plenty of sunshine. ___________

6. ...the average temperature in January is 23.4℃ ________

7. There are regular international flights, too. ___________

1. The employee shall have one ________day off with pay in every seven days.

2. The United Nations World Food Program says potatoes can grow in almost any __________.

3. The World Food Program says starvation is a problem in parts of Asia, _________ America and the Middle East.

4. Their ____________ hourly earnings were ten dollars.

5. The new park will most likely_________ near the Pudong International Airport.

6. More than 120 years later, Captain James Cook took possession of the islands in 1769 and from that time on British people started to___________ in New Zealand.

(二) Classroom learning and exploration 课堂学习和研讨

1. Presentation of the preview 预习成果展示

2. Explanation and discussion 答疑讨论

3. Classroom learning tasks 课堂学习探究任务

Task 1. Read the text quickly, match the paragraphs with these headings (skimming) and then complete the table (scanning). （快速阅读，匹配标题与段落）

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 ( )