MATURITA TOPICS Canada_General facts I_13 ANJ_Maturita MATURITA TOPICS Canada_General facts I_13 Mgr. Filip Soviš www.zlinskedumy.cz

Anotace Materiál nastiňuje základní obecná fakta k maturitnímu tématu Canada. Část první. Umožňuje použití pro samostatnou práci. Je možné jej poskytnou nepřítomným žákům. Autor Mgr. Filip Soviš (Autor) Jazyk Angličtina Očekávaný výstup 23–41–M/01 Strojírenství 26-41-M/01 Elektrotechnika 53-41-M/01 Zdravotnický asistent 65-42-M/01 Hotelnictví Speciální vzdělávací potřeby - žádné - Klíčová slova Canada, General facts I Druh učebního materiálu Prezentace Druh interaktivity Kombinované Cílová skupina Žák Stupeň a typ vzdělávání odborné vzdělávání Typická věková skupina 16 - 19 let Vazby na ostatní materiály Je součástí ANJ konverzace

Canada PART I Basic Facts Provincies and Territories Languages Flag History Native people Political System Other

What basic facts do you know about Canada? Canada from the Iroquois "kanata" = "village" or "settlement" Canada's nickname "The Great White North" located in the north of the continent of North America the second largest country by area in the world after Russia part of the Commonwealth a maple leaf on the flag since 1965 (a big producer of maple syrup made from maple sap) a relatively small population of 30 million half of the population British, 30% French and the rest are First Nations (Indians) and Inuit (Eskimos) six time zones (the Pacific Zone is 8 hours behind GMT) rich in raw materials: wheat, leather, timber (half of the country forests) and maple syrup

Can you divide the country? What do you know about its parts? Canada Can you divide the country? What do you know about its parts? Ten provinces British Columbia (Victoria) Alberta (Edmonton) Saskatchewan (Regina) Manitoba (Winnipeg) Ontario (Toronto) Quebec (Quebec City) Newfoundland and Labrador (St. John's) New Brunswick (Fredericton) Nova Scotia (Halifax) Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown) Three territories Northwest Territories (Yellowknife) Nunavut (Iqaluit) Yukon (Whitehorse)

What do you know about the history of Canada? settlement goes back 25,000 years in some areas the Vikings about 1000 years ago in the 15th century Italian: Giovanni Caboto in 1497 the French (Jacques Cartier in 1534) up to the 18th c.  in the 16th century "New France" (along the St Lawrence River) from the 18th century, control moved to the British in the wars  in 1763 an English colony in 1812 the British colonies in Canada a war against the USA in 1867 a dominion of the United Kingdom = independent of the United Kingdom except in foreign affairs in 1982 formally separated from the UK (the Canada Act)

Who are the native inhabitants of Canada? Where do they live? came from Asia across a land bridge (now the Bering Strait) First Nations (in the 1980s to replace the term "Indian band"; across Canada, roughly half in Ontario and British Columbia) Inuit (singular is Inuk; the Canadian Arctic and subarctic of Nunavut; the northern third of Quebec; Labrador; the Northwest Territories; incorrectly and offensively referred to as "Eskimos") Métis = peoples of mixed European-First Nations ancestry

What languages are spoken in Canada? a multicultural / diverse country with two official languages English (about 70%) French (about 22%) English and French have equal status in federal courts, Parliament, and in all federal institutions 11 Aboriginal language groups (only the Cree, Inuktitut and Ojibway languages have a large enough population) others: Chinese, Italian, German, Punjabi and Spanish

Could you describe the Canadian political system? Canada Could you describe the Canadian political system? constitutional monarchy head of state the monarch of the UK (currently Queen Elizabeth II) - her representative is the Governor General federal system of government (national parliament in Ottawa) bicameral = the Senate (the Upper House; members appointed) and House of Commons (the Lower House; elected every 4 years) the government in the House of Commons (the leader is the prime minister) each province: unicameral parliament (the head is the premier) a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations

Canada Why is Canada popular tourist destination in your opinion? What are some popular places to visit in Canada? What is the easiest way to travel to/in Canada?

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