Day 5 The World and the environment寒假练习2023-2024学年北师大九年级英语全册

Day 5 The World and the environment 一、词汇 关于环境的单词和短语：______________________________________ 二、口语 1.请你大声朗读下面的文章。 Continent（洲，陆地）with three countries 39 How big is North America? The continent covers about 24 million square kilometres. It is the continent to the north of South America. What countries are in North America? The major countries of North America are Canada, the United States and Mexico. In area, the biggest country is Canada. In population, the biggest country is the United States. People in the US call their country America. More than 500 million people live in North America. What languages do they speak? English is the main language of Canada and the United States. Canada has two official languages: English and French. Spanish is spoken in Mexico. Many American people speak Spanish, too. 2．微情景交际。 (1)当你想询问一个国家的人口是多少时，你可以说： ___________________________________________________________ (2)当你想询问一个国家的面积是多大时，你可以说： ___________________________________________________________ (3)当你想询问一个国家的首都是哪里时，你可以说： ___________________________________________________________ 三、阅读 A Zhalong - A special place Zhalong is a natural reserve in Heilongjiang province in north-east China. It is one of the world's most important wetlands. The area provides food and shelter for wildlife. It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants, fish and birds. Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round, while some only stay there for a short time. There are many fish in the wetlands, and the birds can easily catch them for food. Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important area for the rare red-crowned cranes. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world. Some of them live in Zhalong. Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less space for wildlife. More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough space. Many of them died. The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered