Listening for ielts 7 Unit 1

Unit 6
: Listening Activity No. 12 
Good morning and welcome to this talk on Canada. Many people think of Canada as a land of ice and 
snow. They think of it as a young country with few inhabitants, a country of English-Speaking white 
people. While some of this is true, it is also an inaccurate description of the country we call Canada.
Canada lies in the northern half of the continent of North America. The most northern parts of 
Canada are sometimes called "the land of the midnight sun", because at certain times of the year the 
sun never sets and is still shining faintly at midnight. This northern part of Canada is cold and mostly 
snow-covered all year round.
Most of the people who live in this northern part of Canada are called Inuit or Dene- they were once 
called "Eskimos". They are the original people of this land and are part of what are called the "Fisrt 
Nation". As we move to the more southern parts of Canada the land changes and so does the people. 
Moving from east to west in southern Canada we travel from the Atlantic provinces of Nova Scotia, 
Newfoundland, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. These small provinces, with small populations, 
border on the Atlantic Ocean. The land in these provinces is not very fertile so fishing, forestry and 
mining are the main industries, although in some small areas agriculture is also important. If we travel 
west from the Atlantic Provinces we come to central Canada composed of the large provinces of Quebec 
and Ontario. Both provinces are rich in natural resources, have fertile land and are the centers of 
industry for Canada's largest cities; Toronto and Montreal are found in these provinces. 
The province of Quebec is the center of French language and culture in Canada. In fact, Montreal is 
the second largest French-speaking city in the world after Paris. Finally, in the far west of Canada we 
come to the province of British Columbia, This province is separated from the prairies by the Rocky 
Mountains and is bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean. British Columbia is often called simply "the 
West Coast". British Columbia is an attractive place for tourists because of its mild climate, spectacular 

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