Section A Exploring the World Text AA Brief Introduction to Canada Note Population The land occupied by Canada was inhabited by various groups of aboriginal people.Beginning in the late 15th century,British and French expeditors explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast.France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North Canada in 1763 after the Seven Years'War.In 1867,with the union of three British North Canada colonies through Confederation,Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces.This began an accretion of additional provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom,highlighted by the Statute of Westminster in 1931 and culminating in the Canada Act in 1982,which severed the vestiges of legal dependenceon the British parliament. Canada's National Sports Canada's official national sports are hockey in winter and lacrosse in summer.Hockey is a national pastime and the most popular spectator sport in the country.It is also the most popular sport Canadians play, with 1.65 million active participants in 2004.Canada's six largest metropolitan areas Torontol4l,Montreal, Vancouver,Ottawa,Calgary,and Edmonton have franchises in the National Hockey League(NHL),and there are more Canadian players in the league than from all the other countries combined.After hockey,other popular spectator sports include curling and football;the latter is played professionally in the Canadian Football League.Golf,baseball,skiing soccer,volleyball,and basketball are widely played at youth and amateur levels,but professional leagues and franchises are not as widespread. 大连理工大学出版社
大连理工大学出版社 Section A Exploring the World Text A A Brief Introduction to Canada Population The land occupied by Canada was inhabited by various groups of aboriginal people. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditors explored and later settled along the Atlantic coast. France ceded nearly all of its colonies in North Canada in 1763 after the Seven Years’ War. In 1867, with the union of three British North Canada colonies through Confederation, Canada was formed as a federal dominion of four provinces. This began an accretion of additional provinces and territories and a process of increasing autonomy from the United Kingdom, highlighted by the Statute of Westminster in 1931 and culminating in the Canada Act in 1982, which severed the vestiges of legal dependenceon the British parliament. Canada’s National Sports Canada’s official national sports are hockey in winter and lacrosse in summer. Hockey is a national pastime and the most popular spectator sport in the country. It is also the most popular sport Canadians play, with 1.65 million active participants in 2004. Canada’s six largest metropolitan areas Toronto[4] , Montreal, Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary, and Edmonton have franchises in the National Hockey League (NHL), and there are more Canadian players in the league than from all the other countries combined. After hockey, other popular spectator sports include curling and football; the latter is played professionally in the Canadian Football League. Golf, baseball, skiing, soccer, volleyball, and basketball are widely played at youth and amateur levels, but professional leagues and franchises are not as widespread. Note
Section A Exploring the World Text AA Brief Introduction to Canada Canada hosted several high-profile intemnational sporting events,including the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Winter Olympics,2010 Winter Olympics,and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. 大连理工大学出版社 圈团①四
大连理工大学出版社 Section A Exploring the World Text A A Brief Introduction to Canada Canada hosted several high-profile international sporting events, including the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1988 Winter Olympics, 2010 Winter Olympics, and the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
Section A Exploring the World Vocabulary Power major a. 较大的；较多的 portion n. 部分 V 把..…分成多份 continent n. 大陆，陆地；欧洲大陆 pastime n. 消遣；娱乐 spectator n 观众之一；旁观者；目击者 league n. 同盟，联盟，盟约；俱乐部联合会 combined 联合的；相加的 professionally ad. 专业地；内行地 大连理工大学出版社
大连理工大学出版社 Section A Exploring the World Vocabulary Power major a. 较大的；较多的 portion n. 部分 v. 把……分成多份 continent n. 大陆，陆地；欧洲大陆 pastime n. 消遣；娱乐 spectator n. 观众之一；旁观者；目击者 league n. 同盟，联盟，盟约；俱乐部联合会 combined a. 联合的；相加的 professionally ad. 专业地；内行地
Section A Exploring the World Lesson Review Task 1 Search the information about Canada,and fill in the following form. Capital Official Languages Recognized Regional Languages Government Total Area Population Climate National Sports Time Zone Famous Universities 大连理工大学出版社 固团图四
大连理工大学出版社 Section A Exploring the World Lesson Review Task 1 Search the information about Canada, and fill in the following form. Capital Official Languages Recognized Regional Languages Government Total Area Population Climate National Sports Time Zone Famous Universities
Section A Exploring the World Lesson Review Task 2 Gap-filling 1. Canada is the largest country in the world-after Russia-and largest on the continent. 2.In northwestern Canada.the Mackenzie River from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. 3. Canada has more lakes than any other country and has much ofthe world's water by far. 4.Canada is a parliamentary democracy and monarchy,with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. 5.The provinces can opt out of these,but do so in practice. 大连理工大学出版社
大连理工大学出版社 Section A Exploring the World Lesson Review Task 2 Gap-filling 1. Canada is the ________ largest country in the world — after Russia — and largest on the continent. 2. In northwestern Canada, the Mackenzie River ________ from the Great Slave Lake to the Arctic Ocean. 3. Canada has more lakes than any other country and has much of the world’ s ________ water by far. 4. Canada is a parliamentary democracy and ________ monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as its head of state. 5. The provinces can opt out of these, but ________ do so in practice