河北省新乐市第一中学高中英语必修3课件：Unit 5 CanadaReading II.pptVIP

Morning snowstorm, about 8:00 am Nunavut Snow Challenge in Iqaluit Iqaluit is the capital city of the new Canadian territory of Nunavut, on Baffin Island. Nunavut has a population of about 30,000, spread out over almost 2 million square kilometres. The area has a population density of one person per 100 sq kms. Iqaluit has a population of 6,200, yet is the only city for thousands of miles in any direction. There are no roads in or out of Iqaluit. It is about 3.5 flying hours north of Ottawa, the capital of Canada. Inuit, meaning “the people”, are the inhabitants north and west of the Hudson Bay that in times past lived in skin tents in the summer, and, uniquely, snow houses in the winter. Here traditional Inuit life from the past is depicted in its various forms: from fishing techniques to interior dwellings to the fundamental bond between Inuit and sled dog. 1. Why did the reporter arrive there? He was writing a story for his newspaper about Iqaluit. They wanted to advertise it as a holiday place. Answer the questions. 2. What did the people use for transportation? Most people used snowmobiles, but dog sleds were also used. 3. Why did it become dark early? It became dark early because it was far north of the earth. Points in the passage What Beth thought Information in passage The temperature Cold, but not too cold Very cold, -35 degree average in winter How to travel Holidays How people live By dog sled By snowmobile Too cold for holidays Tourists like ice fishing and photographing polar bears In ice houses In warm houses What the Inuit do Daylight hours Hunt animals Light in daytime Have businesses Dark in winter day, light in summer night Compare China with Canada. Same as China Different from China large land six time areas no places as lot as south china Weather is different from area to area, long and hard winter different people speak different languages Canada has two official languages, smaller population