Unit 7 Lesson 42 North America 课件（26张）

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North America
Lesson 42
Unit 7
Know Our World
Look at the map. Do you know which continent it is? Now let’s learn something about it.
world map
Asia>Africa>North America>South Amrica>Antarctica>Europe>Australia
New words
million

square

Rocky Mountains

Spanish


Mexican
n. 百万

n. 平方，广场，正方形

落基山脉

adj.西班牙（人）的，
n. 西班牙语

n.墨西哥人，墨西哥语
adj. 墨西哥（人）的


THINK ABOUT IT
?What do you know about North America?
?What do you know about other places around
the world?
Li Ming wrote a report about North America.
North America is a large continent, but it has only three main countries. Canada is the farthest north. To the south of Canada is the United States?. The U.S.is north of Mexico. Together, these three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres.
Listen to the radio and know about North America.
About 550 million people live in North America. That is a large population，but smaller than that of China. The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. The Rocky Mountains are the biggest mountains in North America.
Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population—about 35 million. People speak many languages in Canada. Most speak English or French, but the third most common language? is Chinese!
The U.S. is also a very large country, and its population is much larger than any other country in North America. It has a population of more than 315 million. The U.S. is often called America. People in the U.S. are called Americans. Most Americans speak English, and many speak Spanish. Of course, there are a lot of Chinese speakers in the U.S.,too—more than 2 million!
Mexico is smaller than both Canada and the U.S. Most of the people there speak Spanish. It has a population of
more than 110 million. Mexican people love their country, but many leave? to live and work in the U.S. The capital city of Mexico is Mexico City. It is a very big city.
This is map of North America.
North America
Canada
U.S.
Mexico
Area:
About 24 million square kilometres
(24 000 000 km2)

Population:
About 550 millon
(550 000 000)
The Great Lakes（五大湖） are the largest water bodies of fresh water in the world.
The Rocky Mountains
(落基山脉） are the biggest mountains in North America.
Read the lesson and complete the table.
24 million square kilometres
3 main countries（Canada、America、Mexico）
The Great Lakes
The Rocky Mountains
Canada
English、 French、
Chinese、 Spanish
North America
size
the number of countries
the largest lake
the biggest mountains
the biggest country
Languages spoken
To the south of Canada is the United States.加拿大的南边是美国。
point
1
考向一
此句是倒装句。此句的主语是the United States，to the south of Canada作表语，此句可转换为：The United States is to the south of Canada.其中to the south of...意思是“在……的南方”，to要用在方位名词前。
eg：Japan is to the east of China.
日本位于中国的东边。
Language Points
考向二
in，to和on在方位名词前的区别
【重点】
in 表示A地在B地的范围之内。 Xinqiao is in the east of Gaobeidian.辛桥在高碑店东部。
to 表示A地在B地的范围之外。 Hebei province is to the north of Hainan.河北省在海南的北边。
on 表示A地与B地接壤或相邻。 Henan province is on the south of Hebei province.河南省在河北省的南边。
practice
Fill in the blanks with correct words.
A
B
C
D
N
C is ＿ the ＿ of A.
D is ＿ the ＿ of C.
B is ＿ the ＿ of A.
on east
to north
in south
典例
Heilongjiang Province is ________ the northeast of China.(绥化）
A．to B．in C．on
B
practice
句意：黑龙江省在中国的东北部。
the third most common language
第三种最常见的语言
point
2
在形容词最高级的前面加上序数词，即“the＋序数词＋形容词最高级＋名词”表示“第……最……”。
eg：Hainan Island is the second largest island of
China. 海南岛是中国第二大岛。
考向
Language Points
典例
Tony is only shorter than Jim. He is________ in his class. (锦州)
A．two tallest B．the two tallest
C．the second tallest D．second tallest
句意：托尼只比吉姆矮，他是他班里第二高的。
C
practice
leave/li?v/v.离开；丢下(left/left)
point
3
“leave＋地点”表示“离开某地”。
eg：When did you leave Shanghai?
你什么时候离开上海的？
考向一
Language Points
典例
More and more children in the countryside are ________ school at an early age to look for work in the cities. (菏泽)
A．going to B．leaving C. beginning
句意：越来越多的农村孩子在年龄很小的时候离
开学校，去城市找工作。be going to将要去某地；leave离
开；begin开始。
B
practice
考向二
“leave for＋地点”表示“动身去某地”。
eg：Next Friday，Alice is leaving for London.
下周五，艾丽斯要去伦敦了。
“leave＋地点＋for＋地点”表示“离开某地去某地”。
eg：Why are you leaving Shanghai for
Beijing？你为什么要离开上海去北京呢？
考向三
2) Match the statements with the countries
according to the lesson.（Work in groups）
Let's Do It ! （page 109）
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
3) Complete the passage with the correct forms of
the words in the box.
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　
large live square Spain speak common
　larger
live
Let's Do It ! （page 109）
Project
REPORT ABOUT CONTINENTS
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？
Write a short passage about Asia.

参考词汇：Asia,
population，
square kilometers,
speak Chinese…
Thank You!