1、How to describe a place地點描寫How to describe a place地點描寫What have you learnt about Canada?Maple Country CanadaWhat have you learnt about CanLocationCanada lies in the north of North America.northwesteastsouthPacific Atlantic It faces the Pacific Ocean on the west.On the east is the Atlantic Ocean.It b

2、orders the USA on the south.Alaska LocationCanada lies in the nor9.98million km25,500kmCanada is the second largest country in the world after Russia. It covers an area of 9,980,000 square kilometers.AreaIt is more than 5,500 kilometers in distance from west to east and the coastline (海岸線） is more t

3、han 200,000 kilometers long. 9.98million km25,500kmCanada iPopulationCanada has a population of thirty million.There are only about 3.5 persons per square kilometersIn China, there are about 138 persons per square kilometers.PopulationCanada has a populatHistory & LanguageCanada has a history of onl

4、y about 400 years. More than 44 percent of the population is British in origin(血統), and 28 percent is French in origin.So official languages in Canada are English and French. History & LanguageCanada has aClimateIn the north, the winters are long and hard, while the west coast of Canada is a fairly

5、warm place in winter.ClimateIn the north, the winte自然資源Natural Resources As for natural resources, Canada is rich in fresh water, forests and fishing resources.自然資源Natural Resources As for nBrainstorming When you want to describe a place, what aspects will you write about?Brainstorming a place .repu

6、tationPlaces of interest climatehistoryareapopulationlocationWe can describe a place from these aspects：a place .reputationPlaces o1.地理位置（Location）1）位于：_ 2) 西臨洋 _3) 與接壤 _拓展：方位：Useful expressions 常用詞語 lie in/ on/ to be located in face. on the west border. on the + 方位詞 east south westnorth northeast n

7、orthwest southwest southeast1.地理位置（Location）Useful expressAsia Africa North America South America Seven Continents & Four Oceans Antarctica ntktk Oceaniasini Europe Pacific Ocean India Ocean Atlantic Ocean Arctic Ocean Asia Africa North America in & on & to1. in 表示方位，含義是“在之內”，即一個小地方處在一個大地方的范圍(疆域)之內。

8、2. on 表示方位，相鄰或接壤，卻互不管轄。3. to 表示方位，互不接壤，互不管轄。尤其當兩個地方相隔較遠，且有湖泊、大海等區域相隔時，通常用 to。活學活用：中國位于亞洲的東部，東臨太平洋，北接俄羅斯。_China lies in the east of Asia. It faces the Pacific Ocean on the east.It borders Russia on the north.China lies in the east of Asia with the Pacific Ocean on the east and Russia on the north. in

9、 & on & toChina lies in the2. 面積（area）1）的面積是平方公里： _ _2) 東西距離是. _3)是（多少）長/ 寬/深 _ covers an area of. square kilometers It is . in distance from east to west It is .long/ wide/ deep (a city) with an area of. square kilometers 2. 面積（area） covers an area 活學活用：中國是世界第三大國家（面積）， 面積約960萬平方公里。（中國） 從南到北，從東到西，距離

10、都在5000公里以上。 大陸海岸線長約1.8萬公里。China is the third largest country in the world with an area of more than 9,600, 000 square kilometers. It is more than 5000 kilometers in distance both from north to south and from west to east while the coastal line is about 18 thousand kilometers.活學活用：China is the third

11、larges3. 人口（population )1）有（多少）人： _ _2）人口稀少 _ 人口眾多 _ has a population of. has a large populationhas a small population (a city) with a population of. 3. 人口（population ) has a po活學活用：中國是一個發展中國家，有13.6億人口。 _ 中國是世界上人口最多的國家。_China is a developing country with a population of more than 1.36 billion.China

12、has the largest population in the world. China is a country with the largest population in the world. 拓展：數字表達：百 _ 千 _ 百萬 _ 十億 _ 360萬: 3.6 million 1200 萬 _ 1億3千萬 _hundred thousand million billion 12,000,000 or 12million 130,000,000 or 130 million活學活用：China is a developing cou4. 歷史（history )1）有（多久）歷史：

13、 _ _2) 歷史悠久 _ has a history of. has a long history/ with a long history (a city) with a history of. 活學活用：中國有五千多年歷史。_西安是一個古城，歷史悠久。_China has a long history of more than 5,000 years. Xian is an old city with a long history. 4. 歷史（history ) has a histo5. 氣候（climate) 有的氣候: _ has a climate拓展：氣候宜人_天氣 多變_溫

14、暖_潮濕_干燥_寒冷_平均溫度 _The weather is changeable. average temperaturecolddrywet warm活學活用：倫敦氣候溫暖濕潤，既不太冷也不太熱。 _London has a warm and wet climate. It is neither too hot nor too cold . a pleasant climate5. 氣候（climate) has a cli6. 物產資源（resources )1）在方面富有 _2) 是故鄉，起源地，棲息地 _ be rich in / be abundant in . be home

15、to 拓展：旅游資源 _ 礦產資源 _ 漁業資源 _ 森林 _ 淡水 _ 農產品 _ 海鮮_tourist resources mineral resources fishing resources forests fresh water farm productssea food 6. 物產資源（resources ) be rich i活學活用：中國自然資源豐富，是大熊貓的故鄉。_China is rich in natural resources and it is home to pandas. 活學活用：中國自然資源豐富，是大熊貓的故鄉。China is7. 風景名勝（Places

16、of interests )1）旅游景點 _ 名勝古跡 _2) 有很多旅游景點，例如 _ 3) 吸引了來自世界各地游客 _ scenic spots/ tourist attractions .has many places of interest, such asplaces of interest活學活用：中國有很多名勝古跡，每年都吸引大量的國內外游客。 _ attracts many tourists from all over the worldChina has many places of interest, attracting a lot of tourists from ho

17、me and abroad every year. 7. 風景名勝（Places of interests ) 8. 名聲（reputation)因為/作為.而著名 _ 作為 中心 _拓展：首都 _省會城市 _ 政治、經濟、文化、教育、科學中心_ 農業、工業、商業中心 _ be famous for/ as serves as the . center agricultural, industrial and commercial centerthe political, economic, cultural, educational and scientific center / a cen

18、ter of politics, economy, culture, education and science capital capital city 8. 名聲（reputation) be famous f活學活用：作為中國的首都和全國的政治、經濟、文化、教育、科學中心，北京在中國發展中起著重要的作用。 _As the capital as well as the political, economic, cultural, educational and scientific center of China, Beijing plays an important role in th

19、e development of China. 活學活用：As the capital as well asLocated in the north of America , Canada covers an area of with a population of 9,980,000 square kilometers with a population of 29 million. 結構：Located in ., sp.(某地) covers an area of with a population of仿寫：中國位于亞洲東部，面積960萬平方公里，人口13.6億。_Appreciati

20、ng and imitating good sentences 佳句欣賞仿寫Located in the east of Asia, China covers an area of 9, 600, 000 square kilometers with a population of 1.36 billion. Located in the north of Americ2. Lying in the northwest of North China Plain, Beijing, the capital of China, is a centre of politics, culture an

21、d education.結構： Lying in the ., 主語( Sp. )， +同位語， +謂語仿寫：加拿大位于北美洲北部，是世界上第二大國，面 積998萬平方公里。_Lying in the north of North America, Canada, the second largest city in the world, covers an area of 9, 980, 000 square kilometers. 2. Lying in the northwest of NCanada, which is the second biggest country in the

22、 world, has an area of 9,976,000 square kilometers and a population of about 30 million. It covers the northern part of the North American continent and borders the US on the south, with the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Pacific on the west. Ottawa, the capital of the country, is considered as

23、one of the most beautiful capitals in the world. English and French are official languages spoken in Canada and both French and English cultures deeply influence Canadian culture. Different customs and heritages from different parts of the world enrich Canadian culture. Appreciating and reciting a short passage 范文欣賞背誦Canada, which is the second bi一群游客首次來湛江，作為導游的你向他們介紹湛江的基本情況。請使用規范的英語句子描述全部所給的信息。【信息要點】1. 湛江市位于中國大陸（mainland）最南端（southern ）