Unit 7 Know Our World

Lesson 51:Asia

THINK ABOUT IT!

What continent do you live on?
你居住在哪個大陸上？
What languages do people speak in Asia?
亞洲人說哪種語言？
How big is Asia?
亞洲有多大？
The continent covers more than 44 million square kilometres.
亞洲大陸覆蓋了4400萬平方公里。
What countries are in Asia?
在亞洲都有哪些國家？
There are more than forty countries.
有四十多個國家。
Some of them are China, India, Japan and others.
其中有中國，印度，日本還有其它的國家。
China is the biggest country in area and population.
中國在亞洲面積最大，人口最多。
How many people live in Asia?
亞洲有多少人口？
More than three billion people live in Asia.
有30億多人口在亞洲。
That's more than half the world's population!
比世界人口的一半還多！
What languages do they speak?
他們都說什么語言？
Chinese, Russian, Japanese and many other languages.
漢語，俄語，日語還有許多其它語種。
What are the main geographical features of Asia?
亞洲的主要地理特征是什么？
Mount Qomolangma (or "Mount Everest") is in the Himalayas.
珠穆朗瑪峰（或稱作埃佛勒斯峰）在喜馬拉雅山脈。
It is the highest mountain in the world.
它是世界的最高峰。
The Yangtze River (the Changjiang River) in China is the third-longest river in the world.
中國的長江是世界上第三條最長的河。
What are the biggest cities in Asia?
亞洲最大的城市有哪些？
Tokyo and Shanghai are two of the biggest cities in Asia.
在亞洲，東京和上海是兩個最大的城市。
Tokyo is the capital city of Japan.
東京是日本的首都。
Asia is the world's largest continent.
亞洲是世界上最大的大陸。
The Great Wall is world-famous. It is in China.
長城世界聞名。它在中國。
PROJECT ,CHOOSE A CONTINENT
任務,選擇一個大陸
Look in your Student Book and Reader.
看學生用書和讀者。
Which continent of the world interests you?
世界上的哪個大陸你最感興趣？
Write a report about it. Don't forget to:
寫一篇關于它的報告。不要忘了：
Name the continent's main cities.
寫出大陸上主要城市的名字。
What countries are these cities in?
這些城市在是哪個國家的？
Name its main rivers.
寫出它的主要河流。
Describe the continent's population.
描述這塊大陸的人口情況。
Describe other important facts about the continent.
描述關于這塊大陸的其他重要事實。
Does it have any mountains? Does it have any big lakes or deserts?
它有山么？它有大的湖泊或沙漠么？