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Класс. Группа А.В. Кузьминой. Чтение. До 19.05.20.

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dominates in, ever go there, ethnic subcultures, public face, has been influenced, go back to, are also known

· Historically, Canada ……… by British, French and aboriginal cultures and traditions. Many Canadians see their country as a multicultural mosaic — a collection of several regional, aboriginal, and ………. For example, aboriginal peoples continue to influence the Canadian identity through their language, art, and music. At the same time English influence is stronger in English Canada while French influence ……… French Canada.

· Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is one of the country's most attractive cities. It's the ……… of Canada for many people so the city has been kept lovely and welcoming. It has many parks, museums, art galleries and universities. Some of Ottawa's historic buildings ……… the early 1800s.

· About 77 per cent of Canadians live in cities and towns. The largest city in Canada is Toronto. If you ………, you'll see one of the world's tallest buildings, the CN Tower. Toronto is the country's business centre and home to the largest companies and banks.

· Canada's official languages are English and French. But many other languages are spoken there, including Inuktitut (the language of the Inuit, or Eskimos) and other Canadian Indian languages. Canadian Indians ……… as First Nations people.

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officially returned to, full of hopes, in the middle, fame and fortune, took place, had been inhabited

· In 1999, one half of Canada's territory was ……… the Inuit people. The name of this new territory is Nunavut. In Inuktitut it means "Our land". The Inuit live throughout most of the Canadian Arctic and subarctic in the northern third of Quebec, in Labrador and in various parts of the Northwest Territories, particularly around the Arctic Ocean.

· The Vikings first landed in North America well before Christopher Columbus was even born. It happened about 1,000 years ago. But the territory of Canada ……… for thousands of years before the Vikings arrived. The first people came to Canada from Siberia. It happened ……… of the Ice Age, about 27,000 years ago. They crossed a bridge of land which joined Siberia and Alaska.

· The Yukon is a territory in northwest Canada where the Klondike Gold Rush ……… in the 1890s. Jack London came to the Yukon in September of 1897. He was 21 years old and ……… to find gold. Although he didn't become rich, he later turned his Klondike adventures into ……… with his legendary short stories and books.

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Lazing around on a beach is still the favourite holiday for Britons. And most of the British people prefer to do it at home, despite the popularity of foreign sunspots. According to one of the national surveys, nearly 60 per cent of holidaying Britons head for the seaside and only a third of those go abroad. Forty per cent of them take one holiday a year, but 21 per cent go away several times. Last year 39 per cent didn't have a holiday at all, explaining that they couldn't afford one. A third of those who went away chose to stay at hotels or guest houses. A fifth preferred camps or caravans. The least favourite holiday was the two-wheeled sort of cycling or touring by motorbike.

1. The most favourite holiday for Britons is bungee jumping.

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2. Although Britons like travelling, most of them prefer their own country for holidays.

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3. Britons and Americans are the most active travellers in the world.

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4. One of the reasons for not having a holiday during the year is lack of money.

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5. According to the survey, the percentage of those who travelled abroad and stayed at home is the same.

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6. From year to year the amount of travellers from GB is constantly growing.

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Scotland has many different faces. It has busy cities, quiet islands, mountains, lochs (the Scottish word for lake) and large areas of beautiful and empty countryside. It has Highland Games, Highland dancing, bagpipes and traditional music. It has strange and dark stories from history and beyond. And there is present-day Scotland, a small but dynamic country, with its own special character and identity. Traditions and history come together with new ideas from the young Scots of today to make Scotland an exciting and modern country.

Aberdeen is Scotland's third-largest city with a population of just over 200,000. It is situated in the cold northeast corner of Scotland and it is a city that people either love or hate. Those who hate it describe it as grey, cold and unwelcoming. It is true that the city is grey: it is often called as "Granite City" because most of the buildings are made out of grey granite stone. It is also true that the weather can be bad: the city is further north than Moscow and there is often snow, icy rain and strong winds. And the grey and cold make it seem unwelcoming. However, that is not a full story.

Aberdeen is one of the cleanest cities in Britain. Also, almost any open space seems to be a park: there are beautiful flower gardens and green areas in all parts of the city. There is a busy harbour. There are fantastic museums and art galleries. There are theatres, concert halls, cinemas and clubs. It has the best beach of any large city in Britain – though only a brave person goes swimming that far north in the North Sea! And since the 1970s Aberdeen has been the "oil" city of Britain. Oil from the North Sea has brought money and people to Aberdeen, making it a busy, exciting place.

City or country, castle or hut, mountain or loch, there is so much to enjoy about Scotland. Its history is rich and interesting; its traditions alive and colourful. There are dark stories of the past full of bloody fights and murders, but the Scotland of today is an exciting country looking forward to a bright future. Its people are friendly and generous — do not believe those who tell you something different! It is a country that has moved into the 21st century with hope and promise.

1. "Loch" is a Scottish word for

River.

Sea.

Lake.

2. Scotland is considered to be