Lesson 2 General Information on Canada,Australia and New Zealand

1、Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandUnit OneGeneral IntroductionLesson 2Lesson 2General Information on Canada, Australia and New ZealandGeneral Information on Canada, Australia and New ZealandCanadas National Tower Sydney Opera House HAKA o

2、f The Maori Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandObjectivesStarter Teaching PointsLesson ReviewCase Study Supplementary Reading General Information on Canada, Australia and New ZealandUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introducti

3、on On Canada, Australia and New ZealandObjectivesMaster the key facts of Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Identify the representative symboles of these three countries.M a k e a n o ra l r e p o r t a b o u t t h e characteristics of these three countries.Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 Gene

4、ral Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandStarterIdentify the following pictures, and say what you know about them.Offer as much information as you can about Canada, Australia and New Zealand.Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealanda

5、bcdWhat?What?Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandAustralia: Banff Nathional Park New ZealandUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Intro

6、duction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandSt Pauls Cathedral, Melbourne Parliament of Australia Sydney Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandKangaroo Australian representative animal, keeping babies in the pouch.The kangaroo is an Australia

7、n icon: it is featured on the Australian coat of arms, on some of its currency.kangaroo A kangaroo crossing sign on an Australian highway. A red kangaroo, Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandkoalaAnother representative animal found in coast

8、al rehions of eastern and southern Australia.Populations also extend for considerable distances inland in regions with enough moisture to support suitable woodlands. The Koalas of South Australia were largely exterminated during the early part of the 20th century, but the state has since been repopu

9、lated with Victorian stock. The Koala is not found in Tasmania or Western Australia. Sleeping koalaUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealandkiwi birdA flightless bird which is the representative animal of New Zealand.Currently, there are five ac

10、cepted species (one of which has four sub-species).The distribution of each species of kiwiKiwi on 1898 New Zealand stamp.kiwi birdUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealandpolar bearA fascinating and dangerous animal most often found in Northern

11、 Manitoba in Canada.The polar bear is found throughout the Arctic Ocean and adjacent seas. Due to the absence of human development in its remote habitat, it retains more of its original range than any other extant large carnivore. Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada

12、, Australia and New ZealandTeaching PointsText A CanadaText B AustraliaText C New ZealandUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandText A CanadaTell as much as you know about the following places. Location and Area Population and GovernmentClimat

13、e and EnvironmentEconomy and CourrencyNational Symbols and HolidaysUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandArctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Pacific Ocean Toronto Ottawa Greenland Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada,

14、 Australia and New ZealandLocation and Area LocationAreanorthern Northern Americain the eastin the westin the souththe Atlantic Ocean the Pacific Ocean the the USA the Arctic Oceanabout 10 million sq km(the second largest )Rocky MountainsNiagara Fallsin the norththe Great Prairiesthe Canadian Shield

15、Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandPopulation and GovernmentThe total population of the country is around 33 millions.-Migration has been one important source of Canadian population and growth.Ottawa is the capital city in Ontario with a p

16、opulation of nearly one million. Toronto is the largest city.Canadian populationOttawaTorontoUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandA constitutional monarchyCanada is governed by House of Commons.Queen Elizabeth II is Head of State.The Governo

17、r-General is the representative of Queen.Official languages: English and FrenchGovernor-General: Michalle Jean Crest of the Governor-General House of CommonsUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandClimate and EnvironmentFour distinct seasonsThe

18、 most important factor is latitude.-It gets colder the further north you go.-The warmest in the south is most populated.-the western and eastern coasts are quite wet.-Canadian winters are long and hard.-In more than two-thirds of the country, the average January temperature is a shivering -18。 C。-Ju

19、ly and Augst are the warmest monthe, when temperature in the south is in the upper 20。C。Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandEnvironmentUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandEconomy a

20、nd Courrencyone of the member of Big Seven(now known as G8). natural resource industries:-forestry, mining, oil and gas extraction, farming, fishingOne world leader in telecommunications, biotechnology, aerospace technology. monetary unit: Canadian dollar(CAD)members of G8:Canada,FranceGermanyItalyJ

21、apanRussiathe United Kingdomthe United States members of G8Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandNational Symbols and HolidaysSymbol of Canada: maple leafnational anthem: O canadaroyal anthem: God Save Queenrepresentative animal: beaveroffici

22、al national sports: hockey, lacrossebeavermaple leafhockeylacrosseUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandCanadian Coat of Arms1905 1921 1957 1994 Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandT

23、ell as much as you know about the following places.Location and AreaPopulation and ImmigrationClimateEconomy and IndustryNational SymbolsText B AustraliaParliament HouseEureka Tower in MelbourneUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandIndia Ocea

24、n Pacific OceanBass StraitCanberraSydneyMelbourneQueensland ABCDEFGUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandLocation and AreaIn the Sourthern HemisphereThe sixth largest country with an area of 7.7 million square kmThe mainland is the largest is

25、land and the smallest, flattest continent.the driest continentUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealandin the northin the southeastin the centerin the east, south, southwestthe highest pointthe capital citythe largest cityrainforests and plainss

26、nowfieldsdesertsfertile farmlandsMount KosciuszkoCanberraSydneyAustralia physical MapMount KosciuszkoUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandPopulation and Immigrationa population of over 20 million, most British descentone of the most urbanise

27、d countries-90% of population living in cities-Most of population are along the eastern seaboard and southeastern corner.official language: English.immigration feature: with 6.5 million immigrants since 1945Australian population densityUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On C

28、anada, Australia and New ZealandClimatethe driest inhabited continent on earthThree-quarters of the land is arid or semiaridJanuary is the hottest time of the year, with average temperature from 29。C in the north to 17。C in the south.July is the coldest month, with average temperature from 25。C in t

29、he north to 8。C in the south.The average rainfall varies from less than 150mm in the center to more than 2000 mm in parts of the tropics.Climate zonesAustralian rainfallsUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandEconomy and IndustryA strong econo

30、my with a per capita GDP on a par with the four dominent Western European economicsManufacturing industry accounts for about 15% of the GDP and more than a quarter of Australias total export.One of the most developed agriculture countriesStockbreeding and planting play an important role in the natio

31、nal economy.Cotton Agriculture In Australia Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandNational Symbolsgovernment system: federation-Governor-Genaral-six state governorsnational flag:-five stars of the constellation of the Southern Cross-the Commo

32、nwealth Star-the Union JackGovernor General Philip Michael Jeffery Coat of arms Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealandnational anthem: Advance Australia FairRoyal anthem: God Save the Queennational floral emblem: the golden wattlenational ani

33、mal: kangaroo, wallaby and koalanational day: January 26monetary unit； AustralianRed-necked Wallaby. golden wattlekoalaUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandLocation and AreaPopulation and LanguagesClimate and EnvironmentNational SymbolsText

34、C New ZealandSunset in Auckland, New Zealandbeautiful country Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandLocation and AreaAn island country in the southwest Pacific Ocean-half way between the equator and the South POle-1500 km southeast of Austral

35、ia across the Tasman Sea-10600 km to the east across the Pacific Ocean is South America,-Antarctica lies 2300 km to the south.Two main islands:-the North Island-the South Islandan area of 270500 square kmthe capital city: Wellingtonthe largest city: AucklandUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 Gen

36、eral Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealanda population of 4 millionthe largest minority: Maoris (10%)official language: EnglishMaori languagePopulation and LanguagesNew Zealand: population densityMaori houseMaori artsMaori artsUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction O

37、n Canada, Australia and New Zealandgeneral climate: temperate with little extreme seasonal variationsSeasons are opposite to those of the Northern HemisphereAnnual average temperature ranges from 10。C in the south to 16。C in the north.rainfalls between 600 and 1600 mm, througght the year with a dry

38、period in summernearlly 2000 sunshine hours annuallyClimate and EnvironmentUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealanda beautiful country with snow-capped mountains, farmlands, forests, beaches, lakes and waterfallsan island country without place

39、more than 110 km from the seaunique native flora and faunaSnowy MountainNew Zealand farmlandsNew Zealand forestsNew Zealand forestsNew Zealand beacheNew Zealand beacheLake Matheson Wanaka LakeNew Zealand waterfallNew Zealand waterfallUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Can

40、ada, Australia and New Zealandthe largest: kauri a Black Tree Fern Flowers of Tecomanthe speciosa Phutukawa Tree Kaka takahe Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandNational Symbolsnational flag-blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-s

41、ide quadrant with four red five-pointed stars edged in white centered in the outer half of the flag; the stars represent the Southern Cross constellation national anthems:-God Save the Queen-God Defend New ZealandGovernment: a parliamentary and constitutional monarchy-Head of State: Queen Elizabeth

42、II-Governor-General: Anand Satyanand -Prime Minister: Helen ClarkGovernor-GeneralAnand SatyanandPrime MinisterHelen Elizabeth Clark Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandLesson ReviewI Vocabulary BuildingII Key FactsII Discussion and ReportIV

43、 Extensive ActivitiesUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandI Vocabulary BuildingMatch each of the items on the left with its meaning on the right.1. Niagara Falls2. kangaroo3. bilingual4. Big Seven5. beaver6. Canberra7. Southern Cross8. Maori

44、s9. Kiwisa. the largest minority group of NZb. using two languagesc. nickname for New Zealandersd. the widest waterfall in the worlde. the seven most developed countries of the worldf. capital of Australiag. symbolic animal of Canadah. typical animal of Australiai. the most prominent constellation i

45、n the southern globeUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandII Key Facts Nations FactsCanadaAustraliaNew ZealandCapital1)CanberraWellingtonPopulation33 millionover 2)4 millionArea (sq km)nearly 3) 7 700 000 sq km270 500National AnthemO Canada4)

46、 God Save QueenGod Defend New ZealandCurrencyCanadian dollar5)6)National Symbols7)golden wattle, kangarookiwi, silver fernGovernmentSystemConstitutional monarchyfederal government8) Ottawa20 million.10 millionAdvance Australia FairAustralian dollarNew Zealand dollarMaple leaf, beaverParliamentarycon

47、stitutional monarchyUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealand1. What are the climate differences between Canada, Australia and New Zealand? What are the reasons for the differences?2. Why is Canada regularly rated as the country of the best livi

48、ng standard by the “Quality Life” survey? 3. How do you understand the words by a Canadian journalist: “We have two races, two languages, two systems of religious belief, two sets of laws two systems of everything”?4. how do you understand “multiculturalism”? Do you like living in a multicultural so

49、ciety? Why?III Discussion and ReportDiscuss the following questions in groups and make an oral report to the class.Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealand1. Prepare an oral introduction of Cnada and New Zealand. 2. Find out the meaning of the

50、national symbols of Canada, Australia and Nea Zealand.IV Extensive ActivitiesComplete the following activities from resources available.Unit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New Zealand3. Write an introduction to Australia with the information from the

51、table below.Capital: Canberra, in the Australian capital territoryTotal area: 7.7 million sq.Land: mostly low plateau with desert; fertile plains in southeastClimate: general arid or semiarid; temperate in the south and east; tropical in the northAnnual rainfall: 23 of the continent is arid or semia

52、rid, rainfall from 150 mm to 2000 mmPopulation: over 20 million-white 92%, Asian 7%, aboriginal and others 1%Language: EnglishReligion: mainly ChristianityUnit One General Introduction-Lesson 2 General Introduction On Canada, Australia and New ZealandCase StudyThe number of immigrants from United St

53、aes to Canada reached 10,942 in 2006, a 30-year high and almost double the number of Americans admitted in 2000. The number of Canadians to the United States in 2006 dropped sharply from the previous year, falling to 23,913 from 29,930. This pattern suggests the drain of Canadian brains south of the border may be a reducing.The economic downturn in the United States may be a top possibility for the trend, follo