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CANADA
Unit SevenUnit Seven CANADACANADA
CANADA
The Arctic Ocean
The Pacific
The A
tlantic
U.S.A
If you are to learn about a country,what do you expect to know?
SURVEY
In this reading section,all of the following topics are mentioned except_______
Size Weather Art History Agriculture
Energy Sports Geography Language
Para.1 Para.2 Para.3 Para.4 Para.5
Size
WeatherEnergy
Industry
Population CapitalLanguage History
Topics For Each Paragraph
Informationin general
Size
Capital
Population
Languages
World’s second largest
Ottawa
About 29 million
English and French
Details For Each Topic
Weather
Winter in the north
Winter in Ottawa
Winter in the west
Long and hardwith snow for six monthslowest temperature -60C
Summer in Ottawa
Average temperature -10C
Average temperature 21C
Warmest placeAverage Januarytemperature 3C
Details For Each Topic
Energy
1/3 of the world’s supply offresh water
Coal,oil and natural gas
Details For Each Topic
Papermaking
FishingIndustry
Details For Each Topic
Informationin general
Size World’s second largestCapital Ottawapopulation About 29 millionlanguages French and English
Weather
Winter in the north
Winter in OttawaSummer in Ottawa
Winter in the west
Energy
Industry
1/3 of the world’s supply of fresh waterCoal,oil,and natural gasPapermakingFishing
Long and hard,snow for sixmonths,-60 CAverage temperature -10 CAverage temperature 21 CWarmest place,average Jan.temperature 3 C
Informationin general
SizeCapitalpopulationlanguages
Weather
Winter in the north
Winter in OttawaSummer in Ottawa
Winter in the west
Energy
Industry
Language Study1.The average January temperature is 3 C
Average n.&Adj1)The rice crops this year is 10 percent above the average.
2)This year’s rainfall came close to the average.
3)The average age of the boys in this class is fifteen.
4)The average wages for the workers in this factory are about 800 yuan a month.
2.It is larger than the USA and reaches nearly a quarter of the way round the earth.
Reach vi./vt./n1) How far does the new road reach?
2) He reached (out his hand )for the book I offered him.
3) I like to have my dictionary within my reach.
4) Put the bottle of poison out of the reach of the children
Further Comprehension 1. It can be inferred from the passage that most of the population live _______. A. in the north B. in the south and west C. in the east
2.What’s the author’s purpose of writing the passage A. to explain why Canada has two languages B. to tell us how cold winter is in Canada C. to introduce Canada to the readers D. to tell us the rich natural resources in Canada
3. It is implied in the passage that the main crop for Canada is____. A. wheat B. rice C. corn
4. Why is fishing one of the main industries in Canada ?
A. Because people there like fishing B. Because Canada is surrounded by oceans with fishes
C. Because fishes grow better in the cold areas
Discussion
What are the similarities and differences between China and Canada?
SIMILARITIES
Large landWeather is different from area to areaLong and hard winters in the northMany lakesMuch coal,oil ,gas and other resources
DIFFERENCESCanada has two official languagesSix time areasSmaller populationNo places as hot as South ChinaMore fresh waterMore forests
Large land Weather is different from area to area Long and hard winters in the north Many lakes
Much coal,oil ,gas and other resources
Canada has two official languagesSix time areas Smaller population No places as hot as South China More fresh water More forests
SIMILARITIES
DIFFERENCES
Homework1. Write (finish)a composition about the similarities and differences between China and Canada.
2. Preview Lesson 27 and finish the relevant exercises
