Canada, It’s Geographical Position

Lesson 1

Vocabulary

CANADA

 1. New words to be remembered.

fur–bearing [fɜːˈbeərɪŋ] – хутряний

hold [həuld] – займати, тримати

amount [əˈmaunt] – обсяг

glacier [ˈɡlæsiə] – льодовик

resource [rɪˈsɔːs] – ресурс

timber industry [ˈtɪmbə ˈɪndəstri] – лісова промисловість

mining industry [ˈmaɪnɪŋ] – добувна промисловість; шахта

barley [ˈbɑːli] – ячмінь

flax [flæks] – льон

prosperous [ˈprɔspərəs] – процвітаючий

vessel  [ˈvesəl] – судно

2. Listen to the anthem of Canada

English version

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all of us command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

3. Read and translate the text

Canada is an independent federative state.  It is one of the most developed countries. Canada consists of ten provinces and two territories. It is situated in the North American continent. It borders on the USA. The country is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the west, by the Atlantic Ocean in the east and by the Arctic Ocean and its seas in the north. In size Canada is the second in the world after Russia. Its area is almost 10000000 km². About 2 per cent of the Canadian territory is covered by glacier ice. The eastern parts of the country are mainly valleys and plains. The western territories are occupied by the Cordilleras. The Cordilleras region is composed of numerous mountain groups: the Rocky Mountains, the Coast Mountains and others. There are a lot of rivers and lakes in Canada. Among them there are the Great Bear Lake, the Great Slave Lake and the Great Lakes District. The largest rivers are the Nelson, the Ottawa, the Mackenzie and the Yukon.

The population of the Canada is about 25 mln people. It is mainly concentrated in large cities.

The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which is situated on the bank of the Ottawa River. It is famous for its beautiful parks. It is also known as the city of bridges.

Canada is very rich in forest, minerals and fur-bearing animals. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of forests.

It is rich in the following natural resources: non-ferrous metals, uranium, oil, natural gas, coal. Canadian industries produce cars, airliners, locomotives, sea vessels, snow-removal machines and agricultural equipment.  The most developed industries are timber, mining, chemical, meat and milk and food industries.

Canada grows wheat, barley, flax, potatoes, vegetables and fruit. Fishing is also one of the prosperous industries.

Official languages of Canada are English and French. Nearly 60 per cent of the population speaks English and 27 per cent speaks French. The rest speaks other languages, such as Eskimo, Indian, German, Ukrainian and Italian.

Discussion

4. Answer the following questions:

1. What kind of country is Canada?

2. What is it washed by?

3. What are the main mountains in the country?

4. What are the largest rivers and lakes?

5. What is the capital of Canada?

6. What are the main industries of Canada?

7. What are the official languages of the country?

8. What place does Canada hold in the world in the amount of forests?

9. What is the total area of the country?

10. What does it consist of?

11. What is the population of the country?

12. What does Canada produce?

5. Watch the video attentively and be ready to answer the questions then.

• Is Canada the second largest country in the world?

• What are the boundaries of Canada?

• How many provinces and territories is it divided into?

• Why is much of Canada uninhabited?

• Where does most of the population live?

• What are the largest cities of Canada?

• What’s the capital city?

• What nationalities live in Canada?

• What are the official languages of the country?

• What are tourists mostly attracted by?

Grammar

6. Put all kinds of questions to the following sentences:

1. Canada is an independent federative state.
2. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of forests.
3. Fishing was also one of the prosperous industries.
4. Canada grew wheat, barley, vegetables and fruit.

Home task

7. Translate into English:

Економічно важливим районом Канади є її західна частина. Країна багата мінеральними ресурсами – кольоровими металами, ураном, нафтою, природним газом та вугіллям. Вона також незвичайно багата лісами та хутряними тваринами. Всі ці фактори призвели Канаду до положення високо розвинутої держави.  Крім того, Канада є однією із засновників Організації Об’єднаних Націй. Вона активно працює в основних агентствах ООН.