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课件网) Lesson 42: North America Unit 7 Know Our World 单词：square, million, Rocky Mountains, Spanish, Mexican 短语：square kilometer, The Great Lakes 句子： (1) Canada is the farthest north. To the south of Canada is the United States. (2) That is a large population, but smaller than that of China. (3) The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. (4) Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population—about 35 million. Learning Goals 1 学习并积累一些与加拿大、美国、墨西哥、人口、面积、语言等相关的词汇和表达，掌握本课节中的重点词汇和句型；学会用英语表达方位。 2 Free Talk Do you know anything about North America What do you know about other places around the world Presentation Li Ming wrote a report about North America. North America is a large continent, but it has only three main countries. Canada is the farthest north. To the south of Canada is the United States. The U. S. is north of Mexico. Together, these three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres. About 550 million people live in North America. That is a large population, but smaller than that of China. The Great Lakes are the largest bodies of fresh water in the world. The Rocky Mountains are the biggest mountains in North America. Canada is the biggest of the three countries in area, but it has the smallest population—about 35 million. People speak many languages in Canada. Most speak English or French, but the third most common language is Chinese! The U. S. is also a very large country, and its population is much larger than any other country in North America. It has a population of more than 315 million. The U. S. is often called America. People in the U. S. are called Americans. Most Americans speak English, and many speak Spanish. Of course, there are a lot of Chinese speakers in the U. S, too—more than 2 million! Mexico is smaller than both Canada and the U.S. Most of the people there speak Spanish. It has a population of more than 110 million. Mexican people love their country, but many leave to live and work in the U.S. The capital city of Mexico is Mexico City. It is a very big city. This is map of North America. New words 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 adj. 墨西哥（人）的 平方千米；平方公里 北美五大湖 Listening and Answering (1) How many square kilometres do Canada, the U.S. and Mexico cover The three countries cover about 24 million square kilometres. (2) How many people live in North America About 550 million people live in North America. Let's do it! 1. Listen and answer the questions. 1. Which country has a larger population, Canada or Mexico 2. What’s the third most common language in Canada 3. Which country has the largest population in North America Mexico. Chinese. The U.S. Let's do it! 2. Match the statemen ... ...
