1. Unit 4 Lesson 3
Geography in English
(Period Two)

2. How to read these numbers?
Let's Review
How to read these numbers?
156
6,502
500,000
1,000,000
7,700,000
one hundred and fifty-six
six thousand five hundred and two
five hundred thousand
one million
seven million seven hundred thousand

3. twenty-three thousand three hundred and three thousand
Let's Review
23,000
303,000
9,600,700
300,100,101
twenty-three thousand
three hundred and three thousand
nine million six hundred
thousand seven hundred
three hundred million
one hundred thousand
one hundred and one

4. A Geography Quiz 1. Which is the biggest country in the world?
A. China B. Russia C. Canada
2. Which country has the largest population
in the world?
3. What’s the capital of Russia?
A. Ottawa B. Canberra C. Moscow
4. Which is the biggest city in America?
A. Washington D.C. B. New York C. Los Angeles

5. Today’s Topic:
Geography in English

6. Let's Learn Talking about area（面积）:
Country
Area
Population
Capital
Russia
17,000,000 km2
141,000,000
Moscow
Canada
10,000,000 km2
33,000,000
Ottawa
China
9,600,000 km2
1,300,000,000
Beijing
Australia
7,700,000 km2
20,000,000
Canberra
Talking about area（面积）:
Russia is the biggest country in the world.
→ Russia is bigger than any other country in the world.
Canada is the second biggest country in the world.
* any other + n. 单数
第二大国

7. Let's Learn Talking about area（面积）: A: What’s the area of …?
Country
Area
Population
Capital
Russia
17,000,000 km2
141,000,000
Moscow
Canada
10,000,000 km2
33,000,000
Ottawa
China
9,600,000 km2
1,300,000,000
Beijing
Australia
7,700,000 km2
20,000,000
Canberra
Talking about area（面积）:
A: What’s the area of …?
( How big/large is …?)
B: It has an area of … square kilometres.
(It’s … square kilometres.)

8. Let's Learn Talking about population（人口）:
Country
Area
Population
Capital
Russia
17,000,000 km2
141,000,000
Moscow
Canada
10,000,000 km2
33,000,000
Ottawa
China
9,600,000 km2
1,300,000,000
Beijing
Australia
7,700,000 km2
20,000,000
Canberra
Talking about population（人口）:
A: What’s the population of …?
( How many people are there in …?)
B: It’s …
(There are … people in …)

9. Let's Learn Talking about capital（首都）: A: What’s the capital of …?
Country
Area
Population
Capital
Russia
17,000,000 km2
141,000,000
Moscow
Canada
10,000,000 km2
33,000,000
Ottawa
China
9,600,000 km2
1,300,000,000
Beijing
Australia
7,700,000 km2
20,000,000
Canberra
Talking about capital（首都）:
A: What’s the capital of …?
B: …

10. Let's have a try !
1. China is about 9,600,000 square kilometres. (划线提问）
______ _____ is China?
______ the ______ of China?
2. There are about 17 million people in Shanghai.(划线提问）
______ the ___________ of Shanghai?
_____ _____ ______ are there in Shanghai?
3. Beijing is the capital of China. (划线提问）
_______ the ________ of China?
4. China is ___ _____ _______ （第三大）country in the world.
5. John is the tallest boy in his class. （保持原句意思）
John is _____ than any other ____ in his class.
How big
What’s area
What’s population
How many people
What’s capital
the third biggest
taller boy

11. Anna is an Australian girl
Anna is an Australian girl. Her parents are going to teach English in China. Anna is coming to China with them.
Anna
Anna’s father

12. China Area: __________ square kilometers the _____ biggest country in
the world (smaller than Russia and ______)
9,600,000
third
Canada
China
Capital:
_________
Beijing
Population:
_____________
Four biggest cities:
Beijing, Shanghai,
Tianjin and _________
1,300,000,000
Chongqing

13. Fill in the blanks: third world million thousand kilometres smaller
China is the ______ largest country in the ______. It has an area of nine _______ six hundred _________ square __________. It is ________ only than Russia and Canada. But China has the ________ population. It is about one ________ three _________ million. Beijing,Shanghai,Tianjin and Chongqing are the four _________ _________ in China. The ________of China is Beijing.
third
world
million
thousand
kilometres
smaller
largest
billion
hundred
biggest cities
capital

14. Canada (Area: 10,000,000km2; Population:33,000,000; Capital: Ottawa)
Let's Say
Model:
A: What’s the name of this country?
B: It’s Canada.
A: How big is it?
B: It has an area of about 10,000,000 square kilometres.
A: What’s the population of Canada?
B: It’s about 33,000,000.
A: What’s the capital of Canada?
B: Ottawa.
Canada (Area: 10,000,000km2; Population:33,000,000; Capital: Ottawa)

15. Let's Say
Britain (Area: 244,000km2; Population:60,000,000; Capital: London)

16. Russia (Area: 17,000,000km2; Population:141,000,000; Capital: Moscow)

17. Australia (Area: 7,700,000km2; Population:20,000,000; Capital: Canberra)

18. Model: Let's Show Talk about different countries:
I’d like to introduce China to you. It has an area of about 9,600,000 square kilometers. Its population is about 1,300,000,000. Beijing is its capital. China is a great country. I love it very much.

19. Britain
Area:244,000k㎡
Population:60,000,000
Capital:London

20. America
Area:9,000,000k㎡
Population:261,000,000
Capital:Washington,D.C.

21. Australia
Area:7,700,000k㎡
Population:20,000,000
Capital:Canberra

22. Summary
What’s the area of …?
How big/large is …?
What’s the population of …?
How many people are there in …?
What’s the capital of …?

23. Homework:
Read the text fluently and try to recite it.
Write a short passage about your favourite country.