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Unit 7
Canada
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National flag
What does it look like ?
It looks like a kind of leaf.
National emblem
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Region
Canada is in Northern North America
Neighbors
The Atlantic Ocean borders Canada on the east,
while the United States lies to the South. The Pacific
Ocean is to the west.
Area
Canada is the world’s second largest country after Russia
The distance from east to west is over 5,500 kilometres
The tatal area is more than 9,970,000 sq. km.
French-speaking
province
Quebec
French-speaking
province
Toronto （多伦多）, the biggest city in Canada
Ottawa
Canada’s weather is different from area to
area, and it ranges from the extreme cold of
the Arctic regions to the moderate （温和的）
temperatures of the south
Canada has one third of the world’s supply of
freshwater.It
has more lakes and inland waters than any other country
in the world. In addition to the Great Lakes on the U.SCanadian border,Canada has 31 lakes . Ocean
waters,lakes, and rivers support a large commercial
fishing industry.
The
waterfall
Forests cover 26 percent of the
land,only 5 percent
is farmed.
Forest products provide a
significant part of Canadian
exports. Canada leads the world in
news-
print production. It is the world’s
biggest producer of the kind of
paper, which is used for newspapers
The world is divided into
twenty- four
time areas. Canada covers
six of them
The capital: Ottawa
population: 29 million
Official languages:
English and French
Other languages: German, Italian, Chinese, Spanish
The following sentences are True or False ?
F
1. Canada is the largest country in the world.
2. The country covers five time araes.
F
3. The population is 125 million.
F
4. There are three official languages, English, French
and German.
F
5. The warmest place in winter is in the east. F
6. Canada has lots of forests.
T
7. In Ottawa,the average of winter temperatures is
-10 degrees centigrade.
T
T
8. Canada has no places as hot as south China.
9. Most of the electricity is produced by natural gas. F
10. AS in China, the weather is different from area to
area.
T
Use the following numbers to describe
Canada in about 100 words
Second
29
5500
6
24
1534 two
one-third
Canada is larger than China. It is the
1497
largest country
in the world. It has a population of 29
million. The distance
from west to east is more than 5500 kilometers and it covers 6
of the world’s 24 time areas. The first English settlers reached
Canada in 1497 while the first French travelers arrived in 1534 .
English and French are the 2 official languages. Canada has a
great deal of coal, oil, natural gas and
of the world’s
supply of fresh water.
Discussion and note making
Same as China
1. Large land
2. Weather is different from area to area
3. Long and hard winters in the north
4. Many lakes
5. Much coal , oil, and gas
Different from China
1. Canada has 2 official languages
2. Six time areas
3. Smaller population
4.No places as hot as south China
5. More fresh water and forests
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