新编大学英语自主听力 4Unit 7

[00:00.00]Unit 7:Lesson One English-speaking Countries
[00:08.28]Practice One New Zealand and Canada  Words You Need to Know
[00:17.89]textile      territory     Mt.Fuji        Wellington
[00:26.42]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the passage and decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F),
[00:41.40]then undertine the word(s) conveying wrong information and correct them.
[00:48.78]New Zealand is a small island country in the South Pacific Ocean.
[00:53.82]It consists of two main islands - North Island and South Island.
[00:58.86]New Zealand's nearest neighbors are Australia, which is about 2000 kilometers to the west, and Fiji and Tonga, which are about 2000 kilometers to the north.
[01:10.92]New Zealand has a population of only three and a half million people.
[01:15.67]In fact, there are more sheep in New Zealand than there are people. Most of the people, about 85%,
[01:24.31]are originally from Europe, mostly British. About 10% of the people are Polynesians, mostly Maori.
[01:33.74]The Maori people were the first people to live on the islands. They have lived there since the 14th century.
[01:40.87]The British came to the islands in the late 18th century. The official language of the country is English.
[01:48.86]Both of the islands are covered with hills and mountains. One of the most famous and beautiful mountains in the world is Mt. Eggmont,
[01:58.01]which many people say looks like Mt. Fuji in Japan.
[02:02.29]There are three large cities in New Zealand - Auckland, Wellington, and Christchurch.
[02:08.56]Wellington is the capital city, but Auckland is the largest of the three cities.
[02:13.49]The main industries in New Zealand are food processing and food exports, as well as the manufacture of textiles, such as wool.
[02:24.29]Canada is the largest country in North America. The total area of the country is nearly ten million square kilometers - nine million,
[02:33.97]nine hundred and seventy-six thousand, one hundred and thirty-nine, to be exact.
[02:39.44]Canada is divided into ten provinces and two territories.
[02:44.48]The two territories are in the north of the country.
[02:48.37]They are called the Northwest Territory and the Yukon Territory.
[02:54.31]Canada has a population of about twenty-four million people.
[02:59.35]This is a fairly small population for the size of the country.
[03:03.67]Most Canadians live in or near the cities along the south border of the country, especially in the east, in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario.
[03:14.18]Quebec has nearly eight million people and Ontario has nearly seven million people.
[03:20.05]Most Canadians are from European backgrounds. About 40% come originally from the British Isles and about 30% come originally from France.
[03:30.78]About 25% come from other European countries.
[03:34.67]Canada has always been divided between the French and the English.
[03:39.28]As you may know, Canada has two official languages - English and French.
[03:45.18]French is spoken mainly in the eastern provinces. In Quebec, for instance,
[03:50.58]over 80% of the people are from French backgrounds and speak French as their first language.
[03:57.49]By contrast, in the western provinces, such as British Columbia, almost all of the people are from British backgrounds and they speak English as their first language.  (400 words)
[04:09.70]Exercise 2:Directions:Listen to the passage again and fill in the table with the information you get from the recording.
[04:23.74]Exercise 3:Directions:Listen to the passage for the third time and briefly answer the following questions.
[04:37.52]Practice Two U.S.-Britain Differences
[04:41.99]Words You Need to Know
[04:44.00]apprehensive     let out      commercial     Florida      McDonald
[04:54.91]Exercise 1:Directions:Listen to the conversation and answer the following questions briefly.