Canada

Canada Canada is the northern neighbor of the United Statesof America. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, but the biggest city is Toronto. In Toronto, you can see the tallest building in the world — the CN Tower, which is 553 meters high.Canada has two national languages — English and French. Every Canadian pupil studies both languages at school. The French-speaking Canadians live mainly in a region called Quebec.The native Canadians are the Inuit (once called "Eskimos"). The word Inuit means "human beings". The Inuit live in the cold Arctic region in the north. They build their houses from whale bones. The Inuit hunt for whales, seals and fish. When they go hunting, they build igloos. Igloos are made of blocks of hard snow.The most famous tourist attraction is the Niagara Falls. The waterfalls are between the U.S.A. and Canada. The Canadian part of the falls is 49 meters high — higher and more exciting than the American part. 5 Millions of tourists come to see the Niagara Falls every year. 1. What do you see in the picture? The men play with ice cubes. The men build an igloo The men prepare dinner. 2. The word "both" (line 6) means: all of them 2 of them non of them 3. What is the biggest city in Israel? Jerusalem Haifa Beer-Sheva 4. The word national (line 5) means... of the country in the country out side the country 5. What action do you see in the picture? build hide hunt 6. The word "native" (line 9) means: People who like a place. People who are taken to a place. People who are born in a place. 7. Match the words with the pictures: tower (line 4) whale (line 12) snow (line 14) an igloo (line 13) a seal (line 12) neighbor UNDERSTANDING THE TEXT:8. Complete the Sentence The 2 tourist attractions mentioned in the text are the NC Tower and Niagra Falls. 9. Ottowa is... the biggest city in Canada the capital city of Canada far away from U.S.A. 10. Toronto is... the biggest city in Canada the capital city of Canada the messiest city in Canada 11. The CN Tower is... located in Toronto the tallest building in the world a tourist attraction All answers are correct 12. Every pupil in Canada learns... either French or English English and Spanish both French and English both French and Spanish 13. Complete the sentences according to paragraph III: The inuit were once called Eskimos. They live in northern Canada. They use whale bones to build their houses. When they go hunting, they live in igloos. The igloos are made of snow. 14. The Niagra Falls are... in Ottowa. in the Arctic region. on the border between U.S.A. and Canada. 15. Write TRUE or FALSE: (a) Write TRUE or FALSE next to the sentence: The Canadian part of the Niagra Falls is as high as the American part. FALSE(b) Copy the sentence from the text that helped you answer:ANSWER: The Canadian part of the falls is 49 meters high — higher and more exciting than the American part. 16. Canada I.D. card Fill in the chart according to the whole text: CAPITAL CITY: Ottowa BIGGEST CITY: Toronto TALLEST BUILDING: CN Tower NATIONAL LANGUAGES: English and French NATIVE POPULATION: Inuits SOUTHERN BORDER: United States of America