Reading(1)：Canada—landofmapletrees.ppt

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1、Unit1Welcometotheunit&ReadingDoyouhaveanexperienceofgoingabroad?Howmuchdoyouknowaboutforeigncountries?Picture1TheyareMounties,ortheRoyalCanadianMountedPolice.TheyarealsoknownastheRCMP.CanadaTheRCMPwasoriginallycalledNorth-WestMountedPolice,whichwasformedin1873.In1920,itwasrenamedtheRoyalCanadian

2、MountedPolice.Inthepast,horseswereusedasameansoftransportbythepoliceinCanada.Now,variousmodernfacilitiesareusedinstead.TheCoatofArmsofCanadaTheworld’ssecond-largestcountryWhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentCanada?RedmapleleavesPicture2ThismanguardstheQueen’sjewels.theUKThemanisabeefeater,ort

3、heYeomenWarderofhisMajesty’sRoyalPalaceandFortresstheTowerofLondon.Inthepast,thebeefeaterslookedaftertheprisonersintheLondonTowerandguardedtheBritishcrownjewels.Now,theynolongersafeguardtheQueen’sjewels.Instead,theyareceremonialguardianswhoalsoactastourguides.Tomostofthetourists,theyaretouristat

4、tractionsintheirownright.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUK?BigBenStonehengePicture3Thismodernoperahousehasbecomethesymbolofthemoderncity.AustraliaTheSydneyOperaHouserepresentsbothachievementsinmodernarchitectureandperformance.Thismagnificentbuildingwasconstructedbetween1957and1973,and

5、itsconcreteshellroofisverydistinctive.Sinceitsofficialopening,theSydneyOperaHousehasattractedfamousperformersfromallaroundtheworld.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresentAustralia?KoalabearKangarooPicture4Everythingisbiggerinthiscountry,includingtheskyscrapers!theUSATheEmpireStateBuilding,whichs

6、tandsoveraquarterofamileabovetheheartofManhattan,isa102-storylandmarkskyscraper.ItwasdesignedbyWilliamF.Lambandconstructedbetween1929and1931.WhatotherthingscanyouthinkoftorepresenttheUSA?TheStatueofLibertyTheWhiteHouseCanyounameanysymbolsforothercountries?cherryblossomJapanMountFujipyramidsEgypt

7、LeaningTowerPisaItalyEiffelTowerFranceGreeceAegeanSeaCanada---landofmapletreesTheyareallCanadian.Whatsubjectswillbecoveredinthepassage?Canadaculturefoodhistorysocietygeography…ThehistoryofCanadaTheoriginaloccupantsofCanadaar