pondělí 3. října 2016

Canadian countyside

Canada is best known for its natural beauties. Look!
Kanada se proslavila krásami své přírody. Podívejte!





1Polar Bears in Churchill

If you are *interested in wildlife, do not *miss polar bears who *migrate from land to the ice.

*Vocabulary:
be interested in /ˈɪntrəstɪd/ zajímat se o
miss /mɪs/ zmeškat
migrate /ˈmaɪɡreɪt/ stěhovat se




2The Canadian Rocky Mountains

It is a *magnificent area of the highest mountains in Canada. There are also many ski resorts.

*Vocabulary:
magnificent /mæɡˈnɪfɪsənt/ velkolepý





3Yukon

Yukon is a *mountainous area with rich *wildlife. Mount Logan (5,959m) is the highest mountain in Canada. There are also many lakes and rivers that you can in a boat.

*Vocabulary:
mountainous /ˈmaʊntɪnəs/ hornatý
wildlife /ˈwaɪəldlaɪf/ rostliny a zvířata

 
4Gros Morne National Park

It is not only a National Park but also UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mountains, *fjords, and
waterfalls make it one of the most beautiful places in Canada.

*Vocabulary:
fjord /fiˈɔːd/ fjord - dlouhý mořský záliv s horami po obou stranách
waterfall /ˈwɔːtəfɔːl/ vodopád

 
5Red Rock Canyon 

It is a part of Waterton Lakes National Park.












Sources:
1.SAUVÉ, Virginia L. a Monique SAUVÉ. Gateway to Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1997. s. 137. ISBN 01-954-1152-8.
2. SAUVÉ, Virginia L. a Monique SAUVÉ. Gateway to Canada. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1997. s. 2. ISBN 01-954-1152-8.
3. The Canadian Mosaic. R&R. Praha: Redakce R&R, 2005, 16(October), 12-13.
4. Gros Morne National Park. In: UNESCO: Description [online]. UNESCO [cit. 2016-10-3]. Dostupné z: http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/419
5.Red Rock Canyon Parkway. In: Waterton Lakes: National Park [online]. Alberta [cit. 2016-10-3]. Dostupné z: https://mywaterton.ca/do/red-rock-canyon-parkway/watde0256148f230574f
* The pictures are borrowed from publically available sources. All links to the picture sources are included in the bibliography of the diploma thesis.
** The vocabulary translations and transcriptions are borrowed from Oxford studijní slovník: výkladový slovník angličtiny s českým překladem. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010. ISBN 978-0-19-430655-3. 
 

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