《North America》Know Our World PPT
第一部分内容：objectives
To understand the text
To use the words correctly:
square kilometre
The Great Lakes
Vocabulary
million n. 百万
square n. 平方；广场；正方形
Rocky Mountains 落基山脉
Spanish adj. 西班牙(人)的
n. 西班牙语
Mexican n. 墨西哥人；墨西哥语
adj. 墨西哥(人)的
square kilometre 平方千米，平方公里
The Great Lakes 北美五大湖
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North AmericaPPT，第二部分内容：Think about it!
What do you know about North America?
Make a list of the countries you know in North America.
How big is North America in square kilometres?
What do you know about other places around the world?
North America
The major countries are Canada, the United States and Mexico.
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North AmericaPPT，第三部分内容：listen and answer
How big is North America?
It covers about 24 million square kilometres.
How many countries are there in North America?
Three. Canada, the United States and Mexico.
How many people live in North America?
About 550 million.
What languages do they speak in Canada?
Mostly English or French. And the third most common language is Chinese.
What are the main geographical features of North America?
The Great Lakes, the Rocky Mountains.
Which country is the biggest in area in North America?
Canada.
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North AmericaPPT，第四部分内容：Reading
Complete the passage with the correct forms of the words in the box.
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 if much ______ than that of Canada. Some Mexican people leave their country to _____ and work in America.
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North AmericaPPT，第五部分内容：Language Points
1. …but the third most common languages is Chinese!
the third most common
英语在形容词最高级的前面可以加上序数词，表示“第……最……”
The Yellow River is the second longest river in China and the fifth longest river in the world.
黄河是中国第二长河，世界第五长河。
2. The capital city of Mexico is Mexico City.
capital名词，“首都”之意。如：
Beijing is the capital of China.
北京是中国的首都。
另外，capital还有以下含义：
1) 省会
济南是山东的省会。
Jinan is the capital of Shandong Province.
2) 大写字母
请用大写字母写。
Please write in capitals.
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North AmericaPPT，第六部分内容：课堂练习
I. Retell the text.
The North America ______ more about 24 million square kilometres. There are ______ countries. ________ has the largest population. The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of ___________ in the world. The Rocky Mountains are __________ mountains in North America. The ______ city of Mexico is Mexico City.
II. Multiple choice
1. --- ____ is China?
--- It’s 9 600 000 square kilometers.
A. How big B. How much
C. What D. How long
2. ___ country in North America is Canada.
A. The big B. The bigger
C. The biggest D. Biggest
3. China is the biggest country ____ area and population in Asia.
A. at B. in C. about D. for
4. The Yangtze River is the ______ river in the world.
A. third long B. third longer
C. third longest D. three longest
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North AmericaPPT，第七部分内容：Homework
1. Review Lesson 42.
2. Finish off the project on page 109.
Preview
1. Learn the words in Lesson 43 by heart.
2. Read the text in Lesson 43 and underline the useful phrases.
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