Introduction to Canada

This is the text from our lesson.
Toto je text, se kterým jsme pracovali v hodině.


 

Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia. In the past, Canada was a part of the British *Empire. Now Canada is *independent but Queen Elizabeth II is *still the head of state. Canada has two *official languages, English and French. The capital is Ottawa, the largest city is Toronto. Symbols of Canada are *maple leaf and *moose. Canadian natural beauties *include Gros Morne National Park and Red Rock Canyon. Canadians like ice hockey, fishing, and hunting.

*Vocabulary:
empire /ˈemp aɪ‿ə/ říše
independent /ˌɪndiˈpendənt/ nezávislý
still /stɪl/ stále
official /əˈfɪʃəl/ úřední
maple leaf /ˈmeɪpəl'liːf/ javorový list
moose /muːs/ los
include /ɪn ˈkluːd/ zahrnout

Please, do the quiz here!

Prosím, vyplňte kvíz!
 

Introduction to Canada

Source:

KACLEROVÁ, Lenka. In the Canadian Wild. Gate. Praha: Bridge Publishing House, 2015, 4(4), 8-9.
* The pictures are borrowed from publically available sources. All links to the picture sources are included in the bibliography of the diploma thesis.