河北加拿大版初中英语读物--Unit 7

Unit 7

[00:03.29]Know Your WorldAustralia

[00:08.75]Australia is a country and island continentin the southwest Pacific Ocean.

[00:16.51]It is the world's smallest continent.

[00:20.87]How big is Australia?The continent is almost 7.5 million square kilometres.

[00:29.52]What countries are in Australia?

[00:33.78]Australia is the only continent in the world with only one country in it.

[00:41.82]What country?

[00:44.85]Australia,of course!How many people live in Australia?

[00:51.20]About 20 million people live in Australia.

[00:56.24]About 300,000 of them are "aborigines,"

[01:02.01]Australia's native population.

[01:06.06]The other people have European and Asian ancestors 1.

[01:11.92]What languages do they speak?The main language is English.

[01:18.39]There are also many native languages.

[01:22.83]What are the main geographical 2 features of Australia?

[01:28.40]The Great Barrier 3 Reef 4 is in northeast Australia.

[01:34.28]It is the world's largest coral 5 reef.

[01:38.72]The Murray River is the longest of all Australian rivers.

[01:44.49]The world's second-largest desert is in the western half of the continent.

[01:50.55]What are the biggest cities in Australia?

[01:55.30]Australia's largest cities are Sydney and Melbourne.

[02:02.07]Your "ancestors" come before you in your family.

[02:07.71]South America South America is the fourth-largest continent in the world.

[02:14.95]How big is South America?

[02:18.61]The continent covers almost 17,819,000 square kilometres.

[02:26.55]What countries are in South America?

[02:30.60]There are twelve countries in South America:Argentina,Bolivia,

[02:37.44]Brazil,Chile,Colombia,Ecuador,Guyana,Paraguay,Peru,Suriname,

[02:46.19]Uruguay and Venezuela.The biggest country is Brazil:

[02:52.85]it has the biggest area and the biggest population.

[02:58.21]How many people live in South America?More than 300 million people.

[03:05.86]Some countries have mostly European populations.

[03:11.11]Some have mostly native populations.

[03:15.58]Many people in South America have African ancestors.

[03:21.51]What languages dothey speak?Spanish,

[03:26.24]Portuguese and many native languages.

[03:30.70]What are the main geographical features of South America?

[03:35.95]The Amazon River is the second-longest river in the world.

[03:41.52]The Andes Mountains lie near the Pacific Ocean.

[03:46.77]Mount 6 Aconcagua in Argentinais the highest mountain in North or South America.

[03:54.63]Lake Titicaca is the largest lake on the continent.

[04:00.09]What are the biggest cities in South America?

[04:04.53]South America has two of the biggest cities in the world:

[04:09.86]Sao Paulo in Brazil and Buenos Aries in Argentina.

[04:15.82]AfricaAfrica is the world's second-largest continent.

[04:22.06]How big is Africa?Africa covers more than 30 million square kilometres.

[04:29.51]What countries are in Africa?

[04:33.35]There are more than fifty,including Egypt,Sudan,

[04:39.22]Ethiopia,Kenya,Zimbabwe,South Africa,Mozambique, Nigeria and Morocco.

[04:48.68]In area,the biggest country is Sudan,in northeastern Africa.

[04:56.05]In population,the biggest country is Nigeria.

[05:01.09]How many people live in Africa?About 700 million people.

[05:07.85]Most people are native to Africa.What languages do they speak?

[05:14.72]Arabic,English,French,Portuguese and hundreds of native languages.

[05:22.66]What are the main geographical features of Africa?

[05:27.63]The Nile River is the world's longest river.

[05:32.49]The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world.

[05:38.05]Lake Victoria is the second-largest freshwater lake in the world.

[05:44.42]Mount Kilimanjaro, in Tanzania,is the tallest mountain in Africa.

[05:50.96]It is near the equator 7,but there is ice on Mount Kilimanjaro all year

[05:57.90]What's the equator?The equator runs around the middle of the Earth.

[06:04.56]What are the biggest cities in Africa?The largest cities in Africa are Lagos,

[06:12.11]Cairo and Kinshasa.

[06:15.95]Ocean SunsetCrashing waves on the beachBlue as far as the eye can see

[06:24.81]Sun light dances on the water

[06:28.94]The sun begins its descentThe trees blow in the gentle breeze 8

[06:36.17]Their shadows stretch out on the sandThe sunset's colours dance on the horizon 9

[06:44.72]The sun falls into the sea of blue Going,

[06:49.44]going,gone--adapted from a poem by SheenaAdamson,

[06:57.59]Grade EightA trip to AfricaHi!

[07:06.06]I'm Irfan.I'm the guy who likes social studies and travelling!

[07:12.22]Last summer,I went to Africa with my family.We went for three-and-a-half weeks.

[07:19.88]Why did we go?Because my mum and dad come from east Africa.

[07:26.43]They wanted to see it again.

[07:29.88]They also wanted to show Africa to my sister and me.

[07:35.24]We went to a special park in east Africa called Masia Mara.

[07:41.11]The park has many wild animals.We saw lions,elephants,

[07:47.77]giraffes,zebras,cheetahs and many other animals.

[07:54.25]We were going to camp in the park,but it was too scary 11.

[07:59.40]There were too many wild animals.

[08:03.24]So we stayed in a hotel and drove 12 to the park every day.

[08:08.80]One day,we went to a village.It was interesting,

[08:14.37]but the people were very poor.I don't think they were very healthy.

[08:20.01]Was the food in Africa different?Not really.

[08:25.18]We had lots of food I knew from home, like rice and meat.In some hotels,

[08:32.31]we had a North America breakfast,but in other hotels,we had Indian food.

[08:39.16]I like Indian food--my mother cooks it all the time.

[08:44.41]Would I go to Africa again?Yes!I would love to go back.

[08:51.25]It was a good holiday because I learned 13 a lot.

[08:55.80]I didn't just sit on the beach!Jenny:A guy is a boy or a man.

[09:03.06]Danny:What's a zebra?A zebra looks like a horse,

[09:08.41]but it's black and white.A cheetah 10 is a kind of big cat.

[09:16.17]It can run very fast!Brian:Indian food is food from the country of India.

[09:24.11]India is in Asia, not Africa!