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1. (to do) his homework, he was thinking hard. 2. (to do) his homework, he went for a walk.
3. (to sell) fruit, he looked back from time to time, hoping to see his friends. 4. (to sell) all the
fruit, he went to see his friends. 5. (to eat) all the potatoes, she drank a cup of tea. 6. (to drink)
tea, she scalded her lips. 7. (to run)
in the yard, I fell and hurt my knee. 8. (to look) through
some magazines, I came across an interesting article about UFOs. 9. (to write) out and (to learn)
all
the new words, he was able to translate the text easily. 10. (to live) in the south of our
country, he cannot enjoy the beauty of St. Petersburg's White Nights in summer.
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1. Pre reading. Answer the following questions
1.
What is the capital of Canada?
2.
What is the population of Canada?
3.
What is the most famous place to visit in Canada?
OTTAWA
The capital of Canada is Ottawa. Ottawa is a modern & beautiful city. It
lies on gently rolling
hills along the south bank of the Ottawa River, about 120 miles (193 kilometers) west Montreal.
Attractive parks, stately government buildings and sunk drives add beauty to the city.
Ottawa faces the city of Mull, Queen across the Ottawa River. Parliament Hill the site of
Canada's Parliament buildings borders the Ottawa River and otters a dramatic view of the heart
of Ottawa. It has wooded slopes and beautiful lawns. The Peace Tower a memorial rises 292 fut.
(89 meters)
In 1826, British troops founded the first settlement in the area that's now Ottawa. The
town that sprang up around the construction site became known as Bay town,
Ottawa was a
small lumbering town when Queer-Victoria choose it in 1857 to be .the capital of the United
Province of Canada. The nonunion of Canada was established in 1867. with Ottawa as its capital.
The city's layout has been greatly changed through the years in keeping with Ottawa's
standing as a national capital.
Other
important cities are Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver,
Edmonton, Hamilton,
Winnipeg and Quebec. Canada's
largest ports are Vancouver, Montreal and Halifax.
Population.
The population of Canada is more than 30 million people. Five hundred fifty thousand
Indians and 36,000 Eskimos live in Canada, mostly in the North. Today more than 45 percent of
the people of Canada are of British ancestry, about 30 percent of French ancestry and the rest are
from other backgrounds. There is a large French-speaking population in the province of Quebec.
Other
large ethnic groups are German, Irish and. Scottish people. Native people American
Indians and Eskimos make up about 2% the country's population. 77% of Canada's people live in
cities or towns Toronto and Montreal are the largest urban areas.
Canada is an independent federal democracy and a member
of the Commonwealth of
Nations. Formally, the head of state is the king or queen of Eng-land, represented by a governor
general.
Canada consists often provinces and two territories. Each province has its own
government. The federal parliament consists of the Senate, whose members are appointed by the
governor ge-neral,
and the House of Commons, elected by the people for a period of five years.
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