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Английский язык в современном мире Урок 3:

Презентация по теме «Канада». Учитель английского языка Павлушенко С.В., ГБОУ СОШ № 2035, г. Москва

FLAG AND STATE EMBLEM OF CANADA

The national anthem is «O Canada», and «God Save the Queen» is its royal anthem which is officially played in the presence of the Queen or other members of the royal family.

The national flag is very recognizable red and white, with the red maple leaf in the centre.

GEOGRAPHY

Canada is the second biggest country in the world after Russia, thought it is much more sparsely populated. It covers all of the North American continent to the north of the USA except Alaska and the small French island s of St. Pierre and Miquelon near the Atlantic coast. Canada is washed by three oceans: the Atlantic, the Pacific and the Arctic.

The country occupies the territory of 9976000 square kilometers

PLANT LIfE

The biggest part of the land in Canada is occupied by tundra and taiga. Only 8% of the land is cultivated, and more than 50% is covered with forests which abound in valuable timber. The most valuable are the conifers. Canada is the 3-rd country in the world by its timber resources after Russia and Brazil.

ANIMAL LIfE

The animal world of Canada is also very varied. Taiga has a lot of fur- bearing animals which have commercial importance. Reindeer, tundra wolves, arctic hares, white bears and polar foxes live in tundra; bears, wolves, foxes, lynxes, squirrels, hares, martens, beavers and other, in the forest. Millions of migratory birds inhabit laces and arctic island. Near the shore waters are rich with fish.

PROVINCES

Canada consists of 10 provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebes, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta ,and British Columbia, and also three territories – North-West territories, Yukon, and the newest territory of Nunavut, created in 1999.

CITIES

The largest cities are Vancouver, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg , Calgary, Toronto, Hamilton, Ottawa, Montreal, Qu?bec, Halifax. The main ports are Vancouver, Toronto, Hamilton, Montreal, Qu?bec and Halifax.

OTTAWA

OTTAWA- IS THE CAPITAL OF CANADA. Population -1,220,674. Founded in 1826.

FLAG AND STATE EMBLEM OF OTTAWA

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS

New Year's Day is the 1-st of January Victoria Day is the 25-th of May Good Friday is in April Easter Monday is in April Canada Day is the 1-st of July

MISSION HISTORICAL MUSEUM

This building is one of the oldest remaining in our city. Prefabricated in New Westminster, it was shipped by and train reconstructed on First Avenue in 1907 as the area's initial Bank of Commerce. Moved to its present site in 1947, it served as the city's library until becoming a museum in 1972.

References

http://www.saskschools.ca/~gregory/canada/facts.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Canada http://www.culture.ca/english.jsp and other.