高一英語(yǔ)備課資料Period2

學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精學(xué)必求其心得，業(yè)必貴于專精備課資料BackgroundinformationCoasttoCoasttoCoastFlankedbythePacific，AtlanticandArcticOceans，Canadaisthesecondlargestcountryintheworldintermsofarea.However，mostofthecountryisuninhabited，ascloseto90％ofits31millioninhabitantslivewithin100milesofitssouthernborderwiththeCanadaismadeupoftenprovincesandthreeterritories.ItstwoofficiallanguagesareEnglishandFrenchanditsfoundingculturesareEnglish，F(xiàn)renchandaboriginal。Politically，economically,andculturally,thecountryisoftendividedintosixdistinctregions.BritishColumbiaBoastingboththeRockyMountainsandthePacificOceaninitsgeography,thiswestcoastprovinceisknownforitsruggednaturalbeauty。Itsresidentsenjoyarelaxedpaceoflifeandtendtobeveryenvironmentallyconscious。BC’sprimaryindustriesareforestry,miningandtourism.Vancouver，itsmaincity,isthethirdlargestcityinthecountryandisslatedtohostthe2010WinterOlympics。ThePrairies（ortheWest）ThePrairie，orWestern,provincesareAlberta，SaskatchewanandManitoba。(Theprairiesaretheflat,grassyplainsthatcharacterizethisregion.)ThisistheagriculturalcenterofCanada，withAlbertaknownforitssizablebeefindustrywhileSaskatchewanandManitobaareknownforproducinggrainsandothercrops。Moreandmore,theseprovincesarelookingtomineralandenergyresourcesfornewsourcesofwealth。Alberta'sboomingoilindustryhasmadeitoneofthewealthiestprovincesinCanada.Calgary,itslargestcity，isoneofthefastestgrowingcitiesinthecountry。OntarioOntarioisthemostpopulousCanadianprovince。ThefinancialandpoliticalcenterofCanada,Ontarioaccountsforroughly40％ofthecountry’spopulationandeconomicactivity。Itseconomyispoweredbythemanufacturingandserviceindustries,butforestry,agriculture，miningandelectricityarealsoimportantcontributorstoitsfinancialstrength.Thecountry’scapital,Ottawa，andits“mega—city”，Toronto,areinOntario.TorontoisthefifthlargestcityinNorthAmericaandtheUnitedNationshasnameditthemostmulticulturalcityintheworld.Itisknownforitsthrivingbusinessenvironmentandfast-pacedlifestyle。QuebecOriginallysettledasNewFrance，QuebecistheonlyCanadianprovincewheretherearemoreFrenchspeakersthanEnglishspeakers.Becauseofitsdistinctheritage，Quebecstandsoutculturallyandpoliticallyfromtheotherprovinces。QuebechasadistinctlegalsystemandenjoysspecialrightsundertheCanadianconstitution.Theprovince'seconomyisbuiltonthemanufacturing,tourismandserviceindustries.MorethanhalftheresidentsinMontreal，Quebec'smaincityspeakbothEnglishandFrench。ItisCanada’ssecondlargestcityandthesecondlargestfrancophonecityintheworldafterParis。TheAtlanticProvinces（orAtlanticCanada)TheAtlanticProvincesconsistofthethreeMaritimeProvinces（NewBrunswick,NovaScotia，PrinceEdwardIsland）andtheprovinceofNewfoundlandandLabrador.Characterizedbyastrongrelationshiptothesea,fishingoccupiesacentraleconomicandculturalroleinthisregion.Otherindustriessuchasforestryandtourismarealsoimportanttotheeconomy。Morerecently,off—shoreoilandgasexplorationhasgiventheareaawelcomeeconomicboost.Richincultureandhistory,AtlanticCanadaisknownforitspicturesquevillagesandseafaringtradition。TheresidentsofCanada’seastcoastareparticularlyfamedfortheirfriendlyhospitalityanddown-to-earthdispositions。TheNorthCanada’snorthernterritoriesaretheYukon,theNorthwestTerritoriesandNunavut。Withitshugetractsofemptywilderness，theNorthisthemostsparselypopulatedregionofCanada.AlargeportionofitsresidentsareofaboriginaldescentandtheInuitlanguageInuktituthas