1、冀教版英语八年级下册-Lesson42-North-America课件 Think about:uHow many continents are there in the world?What are they?uHow many main countries are there in North America?What are they?Three.Canada,America and Mexico.Seven.Asia,Europe,Africa,North America,South America,Australia and Antarctic.world mapNorth Amer
2、icaArea:About 24 million square kilometres （24 000 000 km）Population:About 550 million people （550 000 000）New words million square Rocky Mountains Spanish Mexican 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Read the text and complete following tables.North Americaareathe numbers of
3、main countriesthe biggest countrylanguages the largest lakethe biggest mountains24 million square kilometres3 main countriesCanadaEnglish,Franch,Chinese,SpanishThe Great LakesThe Rocky MountainsThe Rocky Mountains are the biggest mountains in North America.The Great Lakes are the largest water bodie
4、s of fresh water in the world the Great Lakes MatchingstatementsPeople there mainly speak Spanish.Its the smallest country in area in North America.Over 2 million people speak Chinese there.Its the largest country in population in North America.Itthe farthest north in North America.countriesCanadaU.
5、S.Mexicolanguage point in aera 在面积方面在面积方面 in population 在人口方面在人口方面China is the largest counry in population in the world.Russia is the biggest country in area in the world.square metres 平方米平方米 square kilometres平方千米平方千米The playground is about 5000 square metres.language pointto the south/north of.在（范
6、围之外的）南部/北部Hebei province is to the north of Hainan.in the south/north of.在（范围之内的）南部/北部Longnan is in the south of Gansu province.on the south/north of.与接壤或相邻的南部/北部Henan province is on the south of Hebei province.practiceFill in the blanks with correct words.ABCDNC is the of A.D is the of C.B is the o
7、f A.on eastto northin southlistening comprehentionCanadaU.S.MexicoareapopulationlanguageThe_ of the three countries in areaabout 35 million,the _the _ biggest of the countries in area_than both Canada and U.S.more than 315 million,the _more than 110 million,the _ _English,Franch,ChineseEnglish,Spani
8、shChinese(more than 2 million)Spanish second largestSmallersmallestlargestsecond biggestHOMEWORKReport about continentsWhich continent of the world interests you?Write a report about it.Dont forget the following things:u Name the continents main cities.What countries are those cities in?u Name its main bodies of water.u Describe the continents population.u Describe other important facts about continent.Does it have any famous mountains?Does it have any big lakes of deserts?
