Слайд 1Canada
Презентация
к урокам английского языка
(УМК О.В.Афанасьева, И.В. Михеева)
Слайд 6Canada
Canada is an independent federative state.
It is one of the most developed countries.
Слайд 7Canada
It is situated on the North American continent. In
size Canada is the second in the world after Russia. Its area is almost 10 million km2.
Слайд 8Canada
Canada is washed by the Pacific Ocean in the West, by
the Atlantic Ocean in the East, and by the Arctic Ocean in the North.
The country is very big and occupies the territory from the Great Lakes in the South to the Arctic Circle in the North.
Слайд 9Mountains
The Ricky Mountains and the Coast Mountains run along
the Pacific Coast. The Western Cordillera is famous for the country’s highest mountain, Mount Logan, 5951 metres high.
Слайд 10Rivers
Canada has three of 20 world’s largest rivers:
-the St. Lawrence
River,
- the Mackenzie,
- the Yukon.
Слайд 11The Great Lakes
The Great Lakes are situated along the
boundary between Canada and the USA. They include 5 lakes: the Huron, the Ontario, the Michigan, the Erie and the Superior.
Слайд 12Canada
Canada consists of 10 provinces and 3 territories.
Слайд 13Languages
Official languages of Canada are English and French. Nearly
60 percent of the population speak English and 27 percent speak French.
Слайд 14Ottawa
The capital of the country is Ottawa,
but the largest city is Toronto.
Слайд 15Ottawa
Ottawa is famous for its beautiful parks.
It is also known as the city of bridges.
Слайд 16Montreal
Other prominent cities are Montreal, Calgary, Quebec and Vancouver.
Слайд 17Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls in Ontario is perhaps the first
sight that people picture when thinking of Canada.
Слайд 18Symbols
Canada is often called “the land of the maple leaf” because
a maple leaf is the national symbol of the country. It became an emblem of Canada in 1836. Today the maple leaf appears on one cent coin.
Red and white are Canada’s official colours. These colours are the symbolic elements shown in the Canadian flag.
The National Flag of Canada, well-known as “the maple leaf”, is a red 11-pointed maple leaf in the centre on a white field.
The beaver became the official emblem of Canada in 1975.