Материал: 2507
DISCOVER CANADA, NEW ZEALAND
AND AUSTRALIA
Module 6
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Cold Canada
1. Look at the flags (pic. 137 - 144). What countries do they represent? Which are the English-speaking countries?
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2. Do you like Geography? Do you know a lot on the subject? Here are some facts about Canada. Try to complete the missing information.
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Canada comes from an Indian word Kanata, |
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33, 754, 000 |
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80.0% European (English, French, Scottish, |
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Irish, German, Russian, others), 4.0% South |
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Asian, 3.9% Chinese, 3.8% Native Indians, 3.3% |
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‘From Sea to Sea’ |
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‘O, Canada’ |
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‘God save the Queen’ |
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Head of state: |
Queen Elizabeth II (symbolic) |
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Longest river: |
the Mackenzie River (4, 241 km long) |
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Highest mountain: |
Mount Logan (5, 959 meters high) |
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Canada day (the first of July) |
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3. Look at the map below (pic. 145). How many provinces are there on the territory of Canada? What are they? Which one would you choose for living? Why? Using the Internet or other resources prepare a short presentation about one of the Canada’s provinces.
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4. Read the sentences and guess which are true and which are false. |
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Canada is the second largest country. |
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Canada is surrounded by two oceans – the Pacific and the Arctic |
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The latest big craze in Canada is whale-watching. |
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There are 142 national parks in Canada |
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There are not any polar bears in Canada. |
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The Viking first landed in North America well before Christopher Co- |
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lumbus was even born. |
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Canada’s official languages are German and French. |
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The first people came to Canada from Spain. |
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Ottawa is the capital of Canada. |
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10. Canadians do not like sports, especially ice hockey.
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From sea to sea
Canada (pic. 146 - 160) is the second largest country (Russia is the largest). But has fewer people than many others countries. Canada is a very cold place with long winters. In the northern islands it is often cold even in summer. Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian humorist once wrote that life in Canada consisted of preparing for winter, enduring winter and recovering from winter.
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Arctic. It has the longest coastline in the world: 243,000 kilometers. No wonder the country’s motto is ‘from sea to sea’. The latest big craze in Canada is whale-watching. Special boats go out into the ocean – at the right place and at the right time – and you have a 99% chance of seeing
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Nearly one-fourth of all the fresh water in the world is in Canada. Canada |
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has more lakes than any other country. Many of the lakes were created by glaciers. There Сare lots of rivers in Canada too.
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Canada is one the wealthiest countries in the world. Much of the country’s wealth lies in its many mines and forests. Minerals such as coal, copper,
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