Podpora rozvoje cizích jazyků pro Evropu 21. stol. INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.

Canada

Geography the second largest country in the world Covers most of the northern part of the North American Capital: Ottawa Major cities and population: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Halifax

Population 28 million people ( English and French) 25% British, 25% French, 50% are mainly German, Ukrainian, Italian, Chinese, American Indian and Inuit Languages: English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%Population

stretches from the Pacific Ocean on the west, to the Atlantic Ocean on the east Much of Canada is still wilderness The Rocky Mountains cover a major part of western Canada West-central Canada is mostly prairie, consisting of large grain farms. The east-central part are major population and industrial areas

The highest mountain: Mount Logan - situated in the Canadian Cordillera. 5 rivers: the St. Lawrence River, the Mackenzie River, the Yukon, the Fraser and the Nelson river Mackenzie is the longest Lake Superior, Lake Huron, both shared with the USA, the Great Bear and the Great Slave belong to the 11 biggest lakes in the world.

Niagara Falls is one of Canada's best known tourist attractions. Most of northern islands are located inside the Arctic Circle characteristic animals are the moose, the beavers, the Canada lynx.

Government a federation of ten provinces (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, and Saskatchewan) and 3 territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut). governed by its own Parliament, which consists of a Senate and a House of Commons official representative Queen Elizabeth II

1965 canada adopted its official, red and white flag, with the centred maple leaf Maple sap is gathered in Canada national anthem is: Oh Canada.

Education Each province organises its own school system. Most children enter elementary school at the age of 6 or 7 Education is compulsory up to the age of 16

History first inhabitants Indian people - the Inuit (Eskimo) discovered by Leif Eriksson in 1000 early 1600s colonists from Britain and France began to settle in eastern Canada The first settlement in Nova Scotia in 1605 when the French arrived in Quebec

1800s settlers began to push west - the native Americans displaced by them series of four Intercolonial Wars erupted between 1689 and 1763 in which French lost most of its territory British North America Act of right to self-government

Economy: one of the world's wealthiest nations Natural resources: iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower growth of the manufacturing, mining, and service sectors Industries: transportation equipment, chemicals, processed and unprocessed minerals, food products; wood and paper products; fish products, petroleum and natural gas

Climate extreme long and cold winters hot but short summers

Famous personalities Lucy Maud Montgomery ( ) -author of the famous Canadian novel Anne of Green Gables Wayne Gretzky (born 1961, Ontario) - considered by many to be the best hockey player of all time

John Byrne (born 1950) -a writer and artist of comic books -born in England, immigrated with his family to Canada -best known for his work on superhero characters like The Fantastic Four and Superman. Alexander Graham Bell ( ) -the founder of the telephone -born in Edinburgh, Scotland, died in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Pamela Anderson (born 1967) -television actress, model -primarily known from her role on Baywatch Keanu Reeves (born 1964) -a Hollywood film actor -his most commercially successful film is the sci-fi The Matrix

Céline Dion (born 1968) -is a Canadian vocalist Alanis Morissette (born 1974) -a Canadian singer and songwriter Winnie the Pooh -is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne -Milne's son named his toy after a real bear named Winnipeg, the toy was brought to Britain from Canada

Quiz 1/ What are Canada's official colours? 2/ What is the capital? 3/ How many provinces and territories are there in Canada? 4/ What ocean forms Canada's western border? 5/ What is the name of the enormous Canadian bay that almost divides Canada in two?

6/ What is the name of the tallest peak in Canada? It is located in western Canada, near Alaska. 7/ Which of the following is NOT in Canada: a/ New Brunswick b/ New South Wales c/ Newfoundland d/ Nova Scotia

8/ Which is a symbol of Canada: a/ maple leaf b/ thistle c/ three-leaf clover d/ mistletoe 9/ How many official languages are there? 10/ The full name of the country is _______. a/ Canada b/ The Commonwealth of Canada c/ The Republic of Canada d/ The United States of Canada

INVESTICE DO ROZVOJE VZDĚLÁVÁNÍ Tento projekt je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky. Tato výuková prezentace byla pořízena z finančních prostředků hrazených Evropským sociálním fondem a rozpočtem České republiky.