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Unit 7 Know Our World
Lesson 42 North America
1. To master the new words and phrases
million, square, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican, to the north of…
2. To learn about North America.
3. To be able to talk about the continent that you are interested in.
Learning objectives
Warm up
Have you ever been to North America
New words and expressions.
million
square
Rocky Mountains
Spanish
Mexican
n. 百万
n. 墨西哥人；墨西哥雨
adj. 墨西哥（人）的
adj. 西班牙（人）的
n. 西班牙语
n. 平方；广场；正方形
落基山脉
Fill in the blanks.
1. The movie raked in more than $300 ________(百万).
2. I decided to learn ________(西班牙语), just for fun.
3. ________(广场) dances are popular in China, especially for the mid aged women.
4. Two men were frozen to death on the ________(山).
million
Square
mountain
Spanish
Think about it.
· What do you know about North America
· What do you know about other places around the world
Listen and answer the questions.
1
1. Which country has a larger population, Canada or Mexico
2. What’s the third most common language in Canada
3. Which country has the largest population in North America
Mexico.
Chinese.
The U.S.
Match the sentences with the countries according to the lesson.
2
Statements
People mainly speak Spanish.
It’s the third there largest country in area in North America.
Over 2 million people speak Chinese there.
It’s the farthest north in North America.
It’s the largest country in population in North America.
Countries
Canada
America
Mexico
To the south of Canada is the United States.
Language Points
在……的南边
【辨析】
in, to, on和off在方位名词前的区别：
in表示A地在B地的范围之内。
to表示A地在B地的范围之外，且相隔有一定距离。
on表示A地与B地接壤毗邻。
off表示“离……一些距离”。
eg: Japan is in the east of Asia.
Mexico is to the south of the United States.
Guangdong is on the south of Hunan.
New Zealand lies off the eastern coast of Australia.
Japan lies _____ the east of China.( )
A. in B. on
C. to D. at
C
【探究】
To the south of Canada is the United States.
此句为倒装句，主语是the United States，to the south of Canada作系动词is的表语，此句可转化为：The United States is to the south of Canada.
Most speak English or French, but the third most common language is Chinese!
大多数人说英语或法语，但第三种最普遍的语言是汉语。
【探究】
“the+序数词+形容词最高级+名词”表示“第几……的……”，如表示“第一……”，则可以省略序数词first。
eg: The Yangtze River（长江） in China is the third-longest river in the world.
Hainan Island is the second largest island of China.
Among the four seas off the coast of China, East China Sea is the second _____.( )
A. deep B. deeper
C. deepest D. the deepest
C
Mexican people love their country, but many leave to live and work in the U.S.
墨西哥人热爱他们的国家，但他们很多人会离开墨西哥去美国生活和工作。
【探究】
leave 离开；丢下
“leave＋地点”表示“离开某地”。
eg: My flight leaves in less than an hour.
He would not be allowed to leave the country.
【拓展】
“leave for＋地点”表示“动身去某地”。
“leave＋地点＋for＋地点”表示“离开某地去某地”。
eg: I’ll leave for Beijing tomorrow.
When are we to leave France for home
他今天早上动身去上海了。
He ________ Shanghai this morning.
left for
REPORT ABOUT CONTINENTS
PROJECT
Which continent of the world interests you Write a report about it. Don’t forget the following things:
Name the continent’s main cities. What countries are these cities in
Name its main bodies of water.
Describe the continent’s population.
Describe other important facts about the continent. Does it have any famous mountains Does it have any big lakes or deserts？
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
3
large live square Spain speak common
There are three major countries in North America. They cover about 24 million ________ kilometres. Both in America and Canada, English is the _____________ language, while in Mexico, people speak mostly ________. In the U.S., over 2 million people ________ Chinese. The population of America is much ________ than that of Canada. Some Mexican people leave their country to ________ and work in America.
square
most common
Spanish
speak
larger
live
Fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the words.
1. Canada is the _________(large) country in North America.
2. Shanghai is _________(large) than any other city in China.
3. _________(million) of people travel to Mount Tai every year.
4. Four _________(Canada) are talking about London’s weather.
5. Were the tall buildings _________(build) in your town last year
largest
larger
Millions
Canadians
built
Fill in the blanks with proper prepositions.
1. My parents are leaving ______ Beijing tomorrow.
2. This is a map ______ North America.
3. About 550 million people live ______ North America.
4. ______ the south of Canada is the United States.
5. Mrs. Liu asked us to write a report ______ Europe.
for
of
in
To
about
Summary
million, square, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican, to the north of…
GOOD JOB
