Population Capital city Largest city in Canada Government system
Government
Head of Government Representative of Queen Official head of State Official languages
Arctic Ocean 北冰洋
Greenland 格陵兰岛
USA 美 国
Pacific Ocean 太平洋
Atlantic Ocean 大西洋
Ottawa 渥太华 Toronto 多伦多
USA 美 国
尼亚加拉瀑布视频欣赏 落基山脉视频欣赏
People and Government
Telecommunications(电信), biotechnology(生物科技), aerospace ['eərəʊspeɪs] (航空和航天) technology
Monetary unit：Canadian dollar (CAD)
National Symbols and Holidays
Colder----------------------------------------warmer
Climate and Environment
Average January temperature is -18℃
July and August upper 20℃
wet
wet
populated
Lesson 2
General information on Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Starter 1. identify the following pictures, and
say what you know about them
Kangaroo [,kæŋɡə'ruː] 袋鼠
Economy and Currency
*G8: Group of Eight. 八国集团。八大工业国美国 、日本、德国、法国、英国、意大利、加拿大及 俄罗斯的联盟，以往被称为“富国俱乐部”。
Natural resources: forestry（森林）, mining（采矿）, oil（石油） and gas extraction (煤气提炼), farming and fishfic Greenland
Canada
location and area
Canada is the world’s second largest country in are after Russia, with total area of nearly 10 million square km.
35million (2013) Ottawa Toronto Constitutional monarchy 君主立宪制 House of Commons 下议院 Prime Minister 总理 Governor General 总督
British monarch 英国君主 English and French
Koala [kəʊ'ɑːlə]
树袋熊
Kiwi [‘ki:wi:]几维鸟 (新西兰国鸟)
polar bear 北极熊
Pre-reading: tell us much as you know about the following places.
Arctic Ocean Atlantic Ocean Ocean
National of Canada: Maple leaf
Canadian national anthem: O Canada Royal anthem: God Save the Queen Representative animal: Beaver 河狸
Official national sports: ice hockey(冰球，冬 季), lacrosse（长曲棍球，夏季），Golf, baseball, skiing, soccer, volleyball and basketball.
It extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward in to the Arctic Ocean, sharing land borders with the USA to the south and northwest.