1. Canada is situated in South America.-F
2. Canada is washed by Pacific Ocean only.-F
3. The national symbol of this country is a maple leaf.-T
4. The Italians were the first settlers to this country.-F
5. Canada has 50 states and one district.-F
6. Formally Elizabeth II, the Queen of Great Britain, is a head of the state, but she doesn’t rule.-T
7. Quebec is the centre of The Niagara Falls.-F
8. All Canadian children have to learn both French and English at school.-T
9. Nowadays Canada is a country with very low standards of living.-F
10. Quebec is the biggest province in Canada.-T
1. Where is Canada situated? Canada is situated in North America.
2. What is the capital of Canada? Ottawa is the capital of Canada.
3. What is the national symbol of this country? The national symbol of this country is a maple leaf.
4. How many people live there? Аbout 30 million people live there.
5. Where are people concentrated? Рeople are concentrated along the southern border in such cities like Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City and others.
6. What does the word “Canada” mean? The word “Canada” comes from one of the Red Indian languages – “Kannata”, meaning “village”.
7. Who were the first settles of this country? The French were the first settlers to this country.
8. Who’s the head of the state? Elizabeth II, the Queen of Great Britain, is a head of the state, but she doesn’t rule.
9. Today Canada is a monarchy or an independent federative state? Today Canada is an independent federative state.
10. How many territories and provinces are there? There are three territories and ten provinces in Canada.
11. What are the main provinces? The main provinces are Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta, etc.
12. Nowadays Canada is a country with very high standards of living, isn’t it? Yes, nowadays Canada is a country with very high standards of living.
13. Name the official languages of Canada. It is a bilingual and multicultural country, with both English and French as official languages at the federal level.
The popularity of English in modern society is both developing process of diplomatic relations and developing process of computer technology.
I think the beginning of intensive study of this language connected with the development of program Windows 3.0, which was first introduced by American company Microsoft in 1990. This program is used in English and it was the first program, which had great success in the world.
In all times in Russia was considerably to know different languages, and the English language is the easiest language for understanding.
However, these are some distinctions between British English and American English, which evidently differ in the tone and grammar.
I think that the American version of English is easy and more popular. Today I can`t imagine either a lawyer or a programmer, who don`t know English, but those professions are of different nature. In modern society we need to know English spelling, grammar and understand native speakers. Those skills will contribute both formation of stable political relations and technical growth of the country.
I believe that the widespread study of English puts our country on a new development stage and lower the barriers of communication between people, who are living on different continents.