致用英语英语国家概况-Canada

Lesson2GeneralinformationonCanada,AustraliaandNewZealandStarter1.identifythefollowingpictures,andsaywhatyouknowaboutthemKangaroo[,kæŋɡə'ruː]袋鼠Koala[kəʊ'ɑːlə]树袋熊Kiwi[‘ki:wi:]几维鸟(新西兰国鸟)polarbear北极熊Pre-reading:tellusmuchasyouknowaboutthefollowingplaces.ArcticOceanAtlanticOceanPacificOceanTorontoOttawaGreenlandCanadalocationandareaCanadaistheworld’ssecondlargestcountryinareafterRussia,withtotalareaofnearly10millionsquarekm.ItextendsfromtheAtlanticOceanintheeasttothePacificOceaninthewestandnorthwardintotheArcticOcean,sharinglandborderswiththeUSAtothesouthandnorthwest.ArcticOcean北冰洋PacificOcean太平洋AtlanticOcean大西洋USA美国USA美国Ottawa渥太华Toronto多伦多Greenland格陵兰岛尼亚加拉瀑布视频欣赏落基山脉视频欣赏PeopleandGovernmentPopulation35million(2013)CapitalcityOttawaLargestcityinCanadaTorontoGovernmentsystemConstitutionalmonarchy君主立宪制GovernmentHouseofCommons下议院HeadofGovernmentPrimeMinister总理RepresentativeofQueenGovernorGeneral总督OfficialheadofStateBritishmonarch英国君主OfficiallanguagesEnglishandFrenchClimateandEnvironmentColder----------------------------------------warmerwetwetpopulatedAverageJanuarytemperatureis-18℃JulyandAugustupper20℃EconomyandCurrency*G8:GroupofEight.八国集团。八大工业国美国、日本、德国、法国、英国、意大利、加拿大及俄罗斯的联盟，以往被称为“富国俱乐部”。Naturalresources:forestry（森林）,mining（采矿）,oil（石油）andgasextraction(煤气提炼),farmingandfishingTelecommunications(电信),biotechnology(生物科技),aerospace['eərəʊspeɪs](航空和航天)technologyMonetaryunit：Canadiandollar(CAD)NationalSymbolsandHolidaysNationalofCanada:MapleleafCanadiannationalanthem:OCanadaRoyalanthem:GodSavetheQueenRepresentativeanimal:Beaver河狸Officialnationalsports:icehockey(冰球，冬季),lacrosse（长曲棍球，夏季），Golf,baseball,skiing,soccer,volleyballandbasketball.