UnitOneGeneralIntroduction

Lesson2LearningObjectivesStarterTextsLessonReviewCaseStudySupplementaryReadingGeneralInformationonCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand

01Identifytherepresentativesymbolsofthesethreecountries.MasterthekeyfactsofCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand.LearningObjectivesMakeanoralreportaboutthecharacteristicsofthesethreecountries.

02StarterQ.1Identifythefollowingpictures,andsaywhatyouknowaboutthem.Q.2OfferasmuchinformationasyoucanaboutCanada,AustraliaandNewZealand.

03Australianrepresentativeanimal,keepingbabiesinthepouch.ThekangarooisanAustralianicon:itisfeaturedontheAustraliancoatofarmsandonsomeofitscurrency.Kangaroo

04AnotherrepresentativeanimalfoundincoastalregionsofeasternandsouthernAustralia.Populationsalsoextendforconsiderabledistancesinlandinregionswithenoughmoisturetosupportsuitablewoodlands.TheKoalasofSouthAustraliawerelargelyexterminatedduringtheearlypartofthe20thcentury,butthestatehassincebeenrepopulatedwithVictorianstock.TheKoalaisnotfoundinTasmaniaorWesternAustralia.Koala

05Theflightlessnativebird,kiwi,representsNewZealand.Currently,therearefiveacceptedspecies(oneofwhichhasfoursub-species).kiwibird

06AfascinatinganddangerousanimalmostoftenfoundinNorthernManitobainCanada.ThepolarbearisfoundthroughouttheArcticOceanandadjacentseas.Duetotheabsenceofhumandevelopmentinitsremotehabitat,itretainsmoreofitsoriginalrangethananyotherextantlargecarnivore.Polarbear

Australia07TextsCanadaABNewZealandC

08CanadaAFigureoutthefollowingquestionsTheLocationandAreaPeopleandGovernmentClimateandEnvironmentEconomyandCurrencyNationalSymbolsandHolidays

09CanadianMapNiagaraFallsRockyMountainAtlanticOceanArcticOceanAmericaPacificOcean

10CanadianMapManitobaAmericaYukonTerritoryBritishColumbiaNorthwestTerritoryNunavutAlbertaSas