Discover Canada 8 класс

английского языка, МОУ «СОШ №83», г. Северска, Томской обл.

b. Ottawa c. Toronto
Which city

is the largest?
a. Toronto b. Montreal c. Ottawa
What is Canada’s nearest neighbour?
a. The USA b. Russia c. Australia
What is a popular Canadian animal?
a. coyote b. polar bear c. beaver
What is the national tree in Canada?
a. pine b. maple c. cedar
What is the official Languages in Canada?
a. English, Russian b. German, English c. English, French

What do you know about Canada?

Quebec City
Garibaldi PP

is over 1,000 years
old?
see a bear?
see tepees?
see the first

metal tools in North America?
see high waterfalls?

Which parks would you visit if you wanted to:

Head Smashed-In

L’Anse aux Meadows

Nahanni NP
Head Smashed in
L’Anse aux Meadows

Nahanni NP

Head Smashed-In

L’Anse aux Meadows

Nahanni National Park

Skraelings.
Head Smashed-In:
150, Native Canadian, Blackfoot, Alberta, tepees, 10.000.
Nahanni National

Park:
Headless Creek, 322, bears, Deadman Valley, legends.

Factual words

Greenland arrived in Newfoundland
Newfoundland – place in Canada
Leif Eriksson –

the captain of the ship
Skraelings – Native Canadians
Helge Instad – Norvwgian explorer

Head Smashed-In:
Alberta – place in Canada
Blackfoot – Native Canadian tribe
Tepees – Blackfoot’s houses
150 – years ago young Blackfoot wanted to see the buffalo falling over the cliff
buffalo – the animal/ that lived with Blackfoot

Nahanni National Park:
322 – the length of the South Nahanni River
A hundred years ago - people looked for gold the South Nahanni River
Bears – animals, that lived in the valley
Deadman Valley – the name of the area near the South Nahanni River
Headless Creek – the second name of the area near the South Nahanni River

ago, a fortified city.
L'Anse aux Meadows: see a Norse

hut, learn how Norse people built ships, used metal to make nails, cooking pots and jewellery
Gros Morne Park: sailing, a boat tour, see the glaciers, take a canoe ride on Nahanni river, go camping and bird watching
Nahanni: see wild animals - goats, sheep, wolves, grizzly bears and buffalo, bird watching
Kluane: camping, see wild animals - goats, sheep, wolves, grizzly bears and buffalo, go skiing
Rocky Mountain: see wild animals - goats, sheep, wolves, grizzly bears and buffalo, go skiing
Wood Buffalo: see wild animals – goats, sheep, wolves, grizzly bears and buffalo
Anthony Island: bird watching

Check your listening

33 million people
NATIVE LANGUAGES: English and French
HEAD OF STATE: Queen

Elizabeth II represented by Governor-General
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy
LONGEST RIVER: the Mackenzie (4,341 km)
HIGHEST POINT: Mount Logan (2,340 m)
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: Canada Day , 1 July (1867)
MONEY: basic unit – Canadian dollar dollar
NATIONAL SYMBOLS: Maple leaf and beaver

Some facts

Which city is the largest?
Toronto
What is Canada’s nearest

neighbour?
The USA
What is a popular Canadian animal?
beaver
What is the national tree in Canada?
maple
What is the official Languages in Canada?
English and French

What do you know about Canada?

… square kilometres.
Population: …people.
Principal towns: … Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal.
The

longest river: … Mackenzie
Principal industries: … zink, nickel, gold, coppers.
Head of State … Queen … represented by …
Animals: …
National emblems: …
World’s famous sights: …
Activities to do: … to see…, to go...

Tell about Canada using the chart:

contacts does Russia have with Canada? What things does it

buy from Canada?
What things does it sell to Canada?
How long does it take to get to Canada from Russia?
How is Canada different from Russia?

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Сборник новых тем современного английского языка. – Москва: ЗАО «БАО-ПРЕСС», 2005.
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