Презентация, доклад к уроку английского языка. Тема урока: США и Канада. Сходство и различия

has a Federal form of organization, administratively divided into 50 States and the Federal district of Columbia; they are also subordinate to a number of island territories. Canada is a country in North America, ranked second in the world by area. It is washed by the Atlantic, Pacific and Arctic oceans, having the longest coastline in the world. It borders the United States to the South and Northwest, and has Maritime borders with Denmark to the northeast and France to the East. The border of Canada and the United States is the longest shared border in the world.

ethnic and racial diversity. It was greatly influenced by immigrants from countries such as Ireland, Germany, Poland, Italy, descendants of slaves brought from Africa, as well as American Indians and native Hawaiians. Nevertheless, a decisive contribution was made by the culture of immigrants from England, which spread the English language, the legal system and other cultural achievements. American cinema, television, Blues, jazz, rap and rock serve as the Foundation of world popular culture. It was in the United States that the Internet first appeared, the mass market, information technologies were developed and, being the leading economic and military power of the world, it largely determines the way of life of the rest of humanity. Many elements of canadian culture are very close to that of the United States, including film, television, clothing, housing, private transportation, consumer goods, and food. Despite this, Canada has its own unique culture. There are many orchestras of international renown in Canada, such as the Quebec Symphony orchestra, the Toronto Symphony orchestra and especially the Montreal Symphony orchestra under Kent Nagano.

proclaims the separation of Church and state, which the "founding fathers" understood as a ban on the establishment of state religion-similar to what took place in great Britain. According to a 2002 study by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, the US is the only developed country where a majority of the population said religion plays a "very important role" in their lives. Canadians practice a large number of religions. According to the latest census, 67.3 % of Canadians consider themselves Christians, the majority of them are Catholics (39 % of Canadians). The most important Protestant Church is the United Church of Canada (which unites most Calvinists (some Presbyterians and all Congregationalists and Methodists); approximately 23.9% of Canadians do not associate themselves with any religion, and the rest of the population (8.8%) professes other religions (Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism and Sikhism).Over the past 10 years, the Muslim population of Canada has increased by 82 % — from about 579 thousand. people in 2001, up from more than 1 million in 2011. Muslims make up 3.2 % of Canada's population, compared to only 2% in 2001. Two-thirds of canadian Muslims live in the country's three largest cities — Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Toronto is home to the largest Muslim community — 424 thousand people, in Montreal and Vancouver, respectively, more than 221 thousand and about 73 thousand 200 people. It is the fastest growing community in Canada, notes ABNA.co.

at three levels: Federal, state, and local governments. There is a public school system. Higher education institutions — mostly private-attract undergraduate and graduate students from around the world.
The literacy rate in the United States is 97 %, but according to the 2003 census, only 84.6 % of people 25 years and older had a secondary education; 52.5 % had a higher education, and 27.3 % had a bachelor's degree.As of 2012, there were almost 12 million students in the country, including about 740 thousand foreigners. The main language of education is English, except Puerto Rico, where the official language is Spanish.
Education in Canada is the responsibility of provinces and territories; there is currently no government Ministry of education in Canada. Each of the educational systems is similar to the others, simultaneously displaying its own history, local culture and geography of the respective province. Only the system in Quebec is most different from the others: there, at the end of primary school, studies continue at the School of General vocational education (Cégep), a school that prepares for University and trains technical specialists.
The age of instruction varies across Canada, but it is usually between 5-7 and 16-18 years of age, contributing to 99 percent adult literacy. Full secondary and higher education is the responsibility of the provincial and territorial governments, which mainly Finance it; the Federal government additionally provides grants for research activities. As of 2002, 43 % of canadian adults between the ages of 25 and 64 had completed secondary or higher education, compared to 51% between the ages of 25 and 34.
According to the international Pisa rankings for 2017, which are conducted by the Organization for economic cooperation and development (OECD), canadian teenagers are among the most educated in the world, with the country achieving the highest results in mathematics, science and reading. In the natural Sciences, the variance in estimates caused by socio-economic differences is only 9% in Canada, while it reaches 20% in France and 1 % in Singapore. Canadian universities are actively involved in attracting foreign students.
Every year, canadian universities and colleges accept about 150,000 international students. For example, in 2010, foreign students in Canada spent more than 8 billion canadian dollars on tuition, accommodation and other expenses. More than 86,000 jobs were created, which generated revenues in excess of $ 455 million.

the 150 most popular buildings and structures in the United States according to the American Institute of architects.In 2006 and 2007, the American Institute of architects sponsored research to identify the most popular architectural structures in the United States. Harris Interactive conducted research first among members of the Institute, and later among other Americans. In the first part of the survey, each of the 2,448 members of the Institute was asked to name 20 architectural structures from 15 categories. 248 buildings that were jointly named by at least six members were listed for the next phase. It was attended by 2,214 people, each of whom was asked to choose from a list of 248 buildings.Voting preferences were processed according to a special scale developed for the study.As part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the American Institute of architects in 2007, it announced a list of 150 buildings and structures as "America's Favorite architecture". On this list, new York owns 32 properties — more than any other city. Chicago and Washington each have 17 sites, with 6 buildings in the top ten of the list located in the U.S. capital.The list includes two buildings that were already destroyed at the time of listing: the world trade center (#19) and Pennsylvania station (#143).
The best examples of architecture in the country can be called the Arthur Erickson building universities Simon Fraser and Lethbridge, canadian pavilions at world's fairs in Montreal (1967) and Osaka (1970), the Museum of anthropology in Vancouver, a building designed by the architect Douglas Cardinal, in particular, the Canadian Museum of civilization (1989).