高二英语Unit7 Canada知识精讲 人教版.docVIP

高二英语Unit7 Canada知识精讲 人教版 一. 本周教学内容： Unit 7 Canada I. Background Canada 你了解加拿大吗？你想知道加拿大的地理位置、人口状况及其语言文化吗？请看— Canada is a country in North America, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the west by Alaska and the Pacific Ocean and on the south by the United States. In area, Canada is the largest country in Western Hemisphere（西半球）and second largest in the world. It takes up most of the northern part of the North American continent and covers about 6.6 percent of the total land of the earth. Although large in area, Canada has a small population. It has fewer people than any major European country. In average, there are only about six persons per square mile. However, about 50 percent of the people live in the industrial and farming areas of southern Quebec and southern Ontario. About 75 percent of all Canadians live in cities. More than 44 percent of the population are British in origin（血统）, and 28 percent are French in origin. Cultural and political differences between these two major groups have played an important part in the country’s history. Other European groups in Canada include Germans, Ukrainians, Italians, Dutch, Scandinavians, Hungarians, Russians, and Poles. The non-white population, which is made up of Eskimos, Indians, Asians, and blacks, makes up about 4 percent of the population. Canada has two official languages, English and French. The words on Canadian money and stamps appear in both English and French. Canadian English is like the English spoken in the United States. Generally speaking, Canadians use the British system of spelling in writing, but Canadian newspapers and magazines tend to use the American system. The French spoken in Canada is different in many ways from that spoken in France. However, standard French is generally used in writing. （about 300 words） II. 单词和词组： generally speaking notice differently settle all the year round be famous for deal a great deal of make use