义务教育阶段翼教版八年级英语下册Unit 7 Know Our World Lesson 42.pptVIP

Lesson 42 Unit 7 Know Our World 预习检测 用方框中所给词的适当形式填空。 small language common speak 1. Canada has the _________ population of the three countries. 2. In Canada people speak different ___________. 3. I’m the ______________ girl of our family. 4. The boy can _________ Spanish. smallest languages most common speak What do you know about North America? What do you know about other places around the world? North America 1. Which country has a large population, Canada or Mexico? 2. What’s the third most common language in Canada? 3. Which country has the largest population in North America? Listen and answer the questions. Mexico. China. 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 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 is much________ than that of Canada. Some Mexican people leave their country to _____ and work in America. square most common Spanish speak larger live 1. Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area. in area 意为“在面积方面”，介词in表示“在……方面”。类似的用法有：in size 意为“在大小方面”；in shape 意为“在形状方面”。 Eg. Our town is five square kilometres in area. 我们城镇在面积上是五平方千米。 Language points. 其次，area 意为“面积；地域”，常用the area of 表示“……的面积”，in the area of …意为“在……领域”。 Eg. What’s the area of your house? 你的房子面积是多大？ 2. …the third most common language is Chinese. “the +序数词+最高级+单数名词+范围”，表示“……是