初中英语河北加拿大版读物07

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[00:00.00]和谐英语学习网 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.
[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 features of Australia?
[01:28.40]The Great Barrier Reef is in northeast Australia.
[01:34.28]It is the world's largest coral 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 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,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