Match the sentences halves

1. Canada is often called

2. Canada is a founding member of

3. Canada is situated on

4. Canada has been active

5. Canada is a country with

6. Fishing is also one of

7. Ottawa is known

8. Canada holds the first place

a) on the North American continent.

b) as the city of bridges.

c) the United Nations.

d) in the world in the amount of forests.

e) the "Land of the Maple Leaf".

f) the prosperous industries.

g) in a number of major UN agencies.

h) a very high standard of living.

4. Work in pairs. Do you remember what these numbers refer to?

a) 1759

b) 10

c) 27

d) 29 million

e) 400

f) 3

g) 1800

h) 10 million

i) 60

j) 1

The word Canada comes from one of the Red Indian languages - "Kannata", meaning "a number of huts". Canada is often called the "Land of the Maple Leaf". The maple leaf and the beaver are the national emblems of Canada. A red maple tree is used to represent Canada and appears on the Canadian flag.

Canada is a vast country, bigger than the United States, bigger than the continent of Australia. It is in fact one of the world's largest countries. It is situated on the North American continent. In size Canada is the second in the world after Russia. Its area is about 10 million square kilometres. As Canada extends for thousands of miles from the Arctic Ocean to the United States and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean, all kinds of weather conditions and scenery are to be found there.

The population of Canada is 29 million people. It is not much for such a big country. It has fewer people than many other countries that are much smaller. This is because much of Canada is a very cold place with long winters. In the northern islands it is often cold even in summer. Stephen Leacock, a famous Canadian humorist once wrote that life in Canada consisted of preparing for winter, enduring winter and recovering from winter.

Ottawa

Ottawa, the capital of Canada, is situated on the bank of the Ottawa River. It is one of the country’s most attractive cities. It is the public face of Canada for many people so the city has been kept lovely and welcoming. It is famous

for its beautiful parks. It is also known as the city of bridges. Some of Ottawa’s historic buildings go back to the early 1800s.

The main cities are Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver. Canada is very rich in forest, minerals and fur-bearing animals. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of forests. They cover almost half of Canada’s territory.