Exercises

Exercise 1. Answer the questions.

1. What’s the territory of Canada?

2. Is Canada the largest country in the world?

3. What can you say about the climate of Canada?

4. How many people live in Canada?

5. Are there any big cities in Canada?

6. Does Canada have one official language?

7. Who were the country's earliest inhabitants?

8. Where did the first Canadian settlers come from?

9. Who started the main period of European settlement?

10. Who won the battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759?

11. Who are the "Loyalists"?

12. When did the second large wave of European settlement occur?

13. What is the date of the foundation of Canada?

Exercise 2. Insert the correct word.

1. In 1867 four colonies … together to become a federation of provinces.

2. The event when colonies joined together and became a federation of provinces is known as ….

3. July 1st, 1867 is the date of the … of Canada.

4. Canada Day is a national ….

5. The federal … is made up of the House of Commons and the Senate.

6. The leader of the party that wins the largest number of seats in a newly elected House of Commons … the government.

7. The legislation that set out the … for Canadian government was British.

8. The British parliament had legal … over Canada for a long time.

9. In 1982 Canada got the full legal ….

10. Canada is a … of 10 provinces and 2 northern territories.

Exercise 3. Replace the underlined words with their synonyms from the list.

created, manufacture, finished, particular, territory, government, residents, colonies, similar, think, significant, washed, although

1. The total land area of Canada is more than 9 mln sq. km.

2. Canada is bordered by three oceans.

3. Even though Canada is less densely populated than most countries, it has a lot of cosmopolitan centers.

4. English and French are the official languages of Canada and have equal static, rights and privileges.

5. Canada has a special appreciation for cultural diversity.

6. The country's earliest inhabitants were the Aboriginal Peoples.

7. Many historians believe that first settlers came to Canada from Asia thousands of years ago.

8. In the early 1600s the French established settlements on the east coast of Canada.

9. There was considerable competition between British and French explorers over Canadian territory.

10. French established settlements on the east coast.

11. In the late 1800s and early 1900s the Canadian authorities encouraged people from all over Europe to come to Canada.

12. The British legal control over Canada ended in 1982.

13. Canada is a world leader in the production of asbestos and nickel.