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Т.Г. Галкина, О.В. Бондарчик, М.В. Цыгулева
ME AND MY WORLD:
DISCOVER CANADA, NEW ZEALAND
AND AUSTRALIA
Учебно-методическое пособие
Модуль 6
Министерство образования и науки Российской Федерации
Федеральное государственное бюджетное образовательное учреждение высшего профессионального образования
«Сибирская государственная автомобильно-дорожная академия (СибАДИ)»
Т.Г. Галкина, О.В. Бондарчик, М.В. Цыгулева
ME AND MY WORLD:
DISCOVER CANADA, NEW ZEALAND
AND AUSTRALIA
Учебно-методическое пособие
Модуль 6
Омск
СибАДИ
2011
УДК 44
ББК 81.432.1
М 45
Рецензенты:
доктор филологических наук, профессор Л.О. Бутакова
(ФГБОУ ВПО «Омский государственный университет им. Ф.М. Достоевского»);
кандидат филологических наук, доцент И.Н. Ефименко
(ФГБОУ ВПО «Сибирская государственная автомобильно-дорожная академия (СибАДИ)»)
Работа одобрена редакционно-издательским советом академии в качестве учебно-методического пособия для студентов 1, 2 курсов всех спе-циальностей.
Галкина Т.Г., Бондарчик О.В., Цыгулева М.В.
М 45 Me and My World: discover Canada, New Zealand and Australia. Модуль 6: учебно-методическое пособие.
Омск: СибАДИ, 2011. – 47 с.
Учебно-методическое пособие «Me and My World» направлено на обучение навыкам устной и письменной речи. Задания, предлагаемые в пособии, построены таким образом, чтобы активизировать мыслительную деятельность обучаемых, оптимизировать учебный процесс за счет экономии времени, усилий педагога и правильной организации самостоятельной работы студентов. Учебно-методическое пособие предназначено для студентов 1, 2
курсов высших учебных заведений.
Ил. 51 . Библиогр.: 20 назв.
ФГБОУ ВПО «СибАДИ», 2011
Cold Canada
1. Look at the flags (pic. 1 - 8). 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.
Name origin: |
Canada comes from an Indian word Kanata, |
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meaning ‘a village’ or ‘a settlement’. |
Total area: |
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Population: |
33, 754, 000 |
Official languages: |
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Ethnic groups: |
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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others Asians, 2,5% African Canadians, 2,5% |
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others |
Motto: |
‘From Sea to Sea’ |
National anthem: |
‘O, Canada’ |
Royal anthem: |
‘God save the Queen’ |
Capital: |
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Largest city: |
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Government: |
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Head of state: |
Queen Elizabeth II (symbolic) |
Longest river: |
the Mackenzie River (4, 241 km long) |
Highest mountain: |
Mount Logan (5, 959 meters high) |
Currency: |
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National holiday: |
Canada day (the first of July) |
3. Look at the map below (pic. 9). 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. Then read the text and check your answers.
1.Canada is the second largest country.
2.Canada is surrounded by two oceans – the Pacific and the Arctic
3.The latest big craze in Canada is whale-watching.
4.There are 142 national parks in Canada
5.There are not any polar bears in Canada.
6.The Viking first landed in North America well before Christopher Columbus was even born.
7.Canada’s official languages are German and French.
8.The first people came to Canada from Spain.
9.Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
10.Canadians do not like sports, especially ice hockey.
From sea to sea
Canada is the second largest country (Russian 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.