Unit 7 Lesson 42课件 -2024-2025学年冀教版英语八年级下册

North America Unit 7 Know our world Lesson 42 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 Words To understand the text about North America To be able to talk about the continent which interests you most To learn some words and expressions: square kilometre million Spanish Mexican Rocky Mountains To the south of Canada is the United States. The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. objectives The major countries are Canada, the United States and Mexico. Area: 24 million square kilometres Population: 550 million North America How much do you know about North America? 苏必利尔湖 密歇根湖 安大略湖 伊利湖 休伦湖 The Great Lakes 北美五大湖——the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. 世界上最大的淡水水城。 The Rocky Mountains are the biggest mountains in North America. Peak: Mount Elbert Length：4,800 km Elevation: 4,400 m Countries: Canada, United States Now let’s enjoy the scenery(景色) of the Rocky Mountains. Listen and read a passage to know about North America. Read and answer: 1. How big is North America? 2. How many countries are there in North America? 3. How many people live in North America? 4. What languages do they speak in Canada? 5. What are the main geographical features of North America? 6. Which country is the biggest in area in North America? 7. Which country has a larger population, Canada or Mexico? 8. What’s the third most common language in Canada? 9. Which country has the largest population in North America? Check the answers. 1. How big is North America? It covers about 24 million square kilometres. 2. How many countries are there in North America? Three. Canada, the United States and Mexico. 3. How many people live in North America? About 550 million. Check the answers. 4. What languages do they speak in Canada? Mostly English or French. And the third most common language is Chinese. 5. What are the main geographical features of North America? The Great Lakes, the Rocky Mountains. 6. Which country is the biggest in area in North America? Canada. Check the answers. 7. Which country has a larger population, Canada or Mexico? Mexico. 8. What’s the third most common language in Canada? Chinese. 9. Which country has the largest population in North America? The U.S. Match the statements with the countries according to the lesson. Statements People there mainly speak Spanish. It’s the third 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 North America Size Number of countries Population Languages Geographical features About 24 million square kilometres. 3 (Canada, the U.S. and Mexico) About 550 million people. English, French, Chinese, Spanish The Great Lakes: the largest bodies of fresh water in the world The Rocky Mountains: the biggest mountains in North America. Complete the tables. 1 2 3 4 5 Fill in the blanks according to the passage. 1. The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of _____________ in the world. 2. The Rocky Mountains are the ___________ mountains in North America. 3. Canada is the biggest country of North America in ____________. 4. Canada has the smallest ___________ in North America. 5. More than 2 million people in the U.S. speak ____________. Chinese fresh water biggest area population Fill in the blanks and try to retell the text. North America is a large continent. About 550 million people live there. It ______________ the Great Lakes and the Rocky Mountains. Three main countries – America, Canada and Mexico _______ about 24 million square kilometres. Canada has the largest area. It has _________ population, while America has the largest one. Both Canadians and Americans _______ English and Chinese, but Mexicans speak _________. Some Mexicans live and work in the U.S. is famous for cover the smallest speak Spanish 最高级 比较级 Please pay attention to the underlined sentences. Do you know the meanings of the underlined phrases? in the south of on the south of Group work 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? Do some practice 平方千米 北美五大湖 在……(范围之外)的南部/北部 淡水 第三常见的语言 首都 square kilometre the Great Lakes to the south/ north of… fresh water the third most common language the capital (city) Translate the following phrases into English. 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. speak larger live square most common Spanish Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box. 根据句意写单词。 1. The third most ________ language in Canada is Chinese. 2. Cindy and Amy come from Mexico. They speak ________. 3. North America has only three ________ countries. 4. The area of this restaurant is about 200 ________ metres. 5. There are ________ of travelers visiting the Great Wall every year. common Spanish main square millions 用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空。 1. The zoo is about two _________ (square) kilometres. 2. The population of our city ________ (be) larger than that of your city. 3. Li Ning is the _________ (two) tallest girl in our class. 4. Zhang Ling is an excellent _________ (speak) of French. 5. I think English is one of ___________ (important) subjects. square is second speaker the most important China is a land of 9 600 000 s_________ kilometers in area. 2. It is reported that Daimiao Culture S__________ will be built in Taian next year. 3. Moscow is the c__________ of Russia. 4. Autumn is better for reading than any other ________ (season). quare quare apital season Homework 1. Search for more information about North America. 2. Preview the new words and expressions in Unit 8. $$