2018年冀教版八年级下册英语课件：Unit7Lesson 42North America(共32张PPT).ppt

To understand the text To use the words correctly: square kilometre The Great Lakes objectives Review Vocabulary million square Rocky Mountains Spanish Mexican square kilometre The Great Lakes 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 平方千米，平方公里 北美五大湖 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. Look at the pictures and guess which country it shows. 自由女神像 the United States 白宫 the United States Canada 国会大厦 Canada 独立纪念碑 Mexico 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. Listen and answer. 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. Which country has a larger population, Canada or Mexico? Mexico. What’s the third most common language in Canada? Chinese. Which country has the largest population in North America? The U.S. 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. Read and fill in the chart. 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 Chines