Australia, the sixth largest country in the world, is located in________, which is the smallest continent in the world. It's a large country with a small population. Some of the Australians are _______ from about 200 _______,and the early settlers______their survival to hard work and determination to succeed because life was rather hard for them at that time. On 26 January, after Australia Day__________,more than 9,000 people will become Australian ______. Most Australians live in the south eastern coastal area where there is_______ rainfall.The capital of Australia is ______， where the ______parliament lies. There are 14 World ______ Sites in Australia, including Uluru.Australia is also home to many unique animals such as kangaroos and koalas.

这是一篇关于国家的介绍，我们高中阶段学到过加拿大和英国，以语篇填空形式复习一下。

Book 3 unit5 Canada

Li Daiyu and her cousin Liu Qian were 1.____ a trip to Canada to visit their cousin on the Atlantic coast.2.______ than take the airplane all the way, they took the train from west to east 3.______canada. The thought 4.______they could cross the whole continent was exciting.

Canada is the second 5.________(large) country in the world. People say vancouver is canada’s most beautiful city6.___________(surround)by mountains and the pacific ocean. On the coast north of Vancouver, it is 7.______wet there that the trees are extremely tall, some 8._________(measure) over 90 meters.

That afternoon aboard the train, the cousins settled down in their seats. They know cowboys have9._____gift for riding wild horses. They also learned that most Canadians live within 320 kilometers of the USA border and the population is only 10._______(slight)Over thirty million.

Book 5 unit2 The United Kingdom

Great Britain cosists1.____four countries: England, Wales, Scotland

and Northern Ireland. In the 13th century, Wales 2.____________(link)to England. In 1603, they were joined to Scotland. They were united3.____peace instead of by war. However, just as they were going to get Ireland 4._____________ (connect) to form United Kingdom, the southern part of Ireland broke away, 5.____only Northern Ireland joined with England.

England is the6._______(large) of the four countries and for 7.________ (convenient) it was divided into three zones: the South of England, the Midlands and the North. Most of the population 8.____________(settle) in the South, but most of the industrial cities are located in the Midlands and the North.

London is the capital city with the great 9.____________(history) treasures. It has the oldest port 10.______(build) by the Romans in the 1st century AD, the oldest building begun by the Anglo-Saxons in the 1060s and the oldest castle constructed by later Norman rulers in 1066.

三、总结三篇文章的共同点都是说明文，都描写国家也叫地点，

How to introduce a place in English

一）可以考虑以下几个方面

1.location(位置)

2.surroundings(周边环境)

3.population(人口)

4.area(面积)

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