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A. Look at the pictures above and name three hidden words.
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B. Missing word cloze quiz. Choose the correct word from 1) – 8).
A land of (1) distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing (2) in 1867 while retaining (3) to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed (4) with the US, its (5) to the south across an unfortified (6). Its paramount political problem continues to be the (7) of the province of Quebec, with its French-speaking (8) and unique culture, to the remainder of the country.
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| o vastly
o beautiful
o vast
o small
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| o region
o nationality
o domain
o domonion
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| o threads
o ties
o tied
o family
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| o on parallel
o in parallel
o parallel
o of parallel
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| 5)
| o pupil
o neighbor
o sister
o cousin
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| o line
o border
o bordering
o frontier
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| o related
o relation
o paternity
o relationship
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| o peoples
o residings
o residents
o inhabitant
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READING 1: CANADA PROFILE
A. Read Canada Profile and ask questions to the given pieces of information.
GEOGRAPHY
| Area
| total: 9,984,670 sq. km.
land: 9,093,507 sq. km.
water: 891,163 sq. km.
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| Natural resources
| iron ore, nickel, zinc, copper, gold, lead, molybdenum, potash, diamonds, silver, fish, timber, wildlife, coal, petroleum, natural gas, hydropower
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PEOPLE
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| Population
| 32,805,041 (July 2005 est.)
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| Nationality
| noun: Canadian(s) adjective: Canadian
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| Languages
| English (official) 59.3%, French (official) 23.2%, other 17.5%
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| GOVERNMENT
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| Government type
| a constitutional monarchy that is also a parliamentary democracy and a federation
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| Capital
| Ottawa, Ontario
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| Main cities
| Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver
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| Independence
| 1 July 1867 (union of British North American colonies); 11 December 1931 (independence recognized)
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| National holiday
| Canada Day, 1 July (1867)
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| National symblos
| the maple leaf and the beaver
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| Executive branch
| chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II, represented by Governor General
head of government: Prime Minister
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| Legislative branch
| bicameral Parliament or Parlement consists of the Senate or Senat and the House of Commons or Chambre des Communes
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| Judicial branch
| Supreme Court of Canada; Federal Court of Canada; Federal Court of Appeal; Provincial Courts
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| Political parties
| Bloc Quebecois; Conservative Party of Canada; Green Party; Liberal Party; New Democratic Party
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| Canada Parliament
| Supreme Court of Canada
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