CANADA

Introduction-Movie

• http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/165194/the-canadians-of-europe

Fast-writing exercise

• What do you think of when you hear the word ”Canada”?

• 5 minutes• Write keywords/sentences

Facts about Canada• Population: 35 mill. • Capital city: Ottawa (Ontario)• Land Area: 9,976,140 km2 (231,5 times bigger than Denmark)• Official languages: English and french• Religions: Christianity (67%) - Roman Catholic, Protestant, Baptist,

Lutheran etc. Other religions (8%) – Muslims, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jewish. No religious affiliation (24%).

• Ethnicity: Canadians, English, French, Scottish, German, Italian, First Nations (Indegenous), Ukrainian, East Indian, Inuit

• Provinces: Yukon, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Nunavut, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Labrador and Newfoundland

Article 1 – First impressions

• In pairs – read aloud (take turns)• What is the most surprising information you

get about Canada?• Vocabulary - Translate the following wordsCustoms officials, hike (hiking), comparetively, explorers, settlements

Article 2 – Flags and other national symbols

• In pairs – read aloud and write down difficult words (take turns)

• Make 5 factual questions • Exchange your questions with another pair• ”O Canada”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRPGPAnPNa8

Article 3 – The Mounties

• What is a Mountie?• How did the RCMP begin? And why? What was among

their duties?• Why is their uniform red?• What is among their duties today?• Google ”mountie uniform” and describe it

• Vocabulary – TranslateMounted, massacring, achievements, enforce, snowmobile