Projekt: Příjemce: Digitální učební materiály ve škole, registrační číslo projektu CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0527 Střední zdravotnická škola a Vyšší odborná škola zdravotnická, Husova 3, 371 60 České Budějovice Název materiálu: Canada Autor materiálu: Mgr. Milan Kovář Datum (období) vytvoření: 14.11.2012 Zařazení materiálu: Šablona: Inovace a zkvalitnění výuky prostřednictvím ICT (III/2) Předmět: Anglický jazyk, 4. ročník Sada: AJ6 Číslo DUM: 14 Tematická oblast: English Speaking Countries and The Czech Republic Ověření materiálu ve výuce: Datum ověření: Ověřující učitel: Třída: 30.11.2012 Mgr. Milan Kovář MSR4 Popis způsobu použití materiálu ve výuce: Výuková elektronická prezentace, která je určena pro seznámení žáků se základními pojmy a popisem Kanady v tematické oblasti English Speaking Countries and The Czech Republic (Anglicky mluvící země a Česká republika). Materiál může sloužit jako názorná pomůcka doplňující výklad učitele, ale také je vhodná pro domácí přípravu žáků (např. zpřístupněním formou e-learningu). Materiál obsahuje zpětnou vazbu ověřující pochopení látky v podobě závěrečného snímku s otázkami k tématu. Tento výukový materiál je spolufinancován Evropským sociálním fondem a státním rozpočtem České republiky.
Canada
CANADA S FLAG [1]
BANFF N.P., ALBERTA [2]
BASIC FACTS Total area: 9,984,670 sq km Population: 34.9 million (2012) Capital: Ottawa Canada is the second largest country in the world. It is located in North America.
THE NIAGARA FALLS [3]
THE NIAGARA FALLS [4]
BASIC FACTS The border between Canada and the USA is the longest in the world (8,891 km). Canada also has the world's longest coastline (243,000 km). Canada comes from a Native American word kanata meaning village or settlement. Canada used to be a British colony. Now, it is a part of the Commonwealth of Nations.
HISTORY The history of Canada started when migrating peoples from Asia entered North America. European exploration began after 1480 when the explorers started looking for a passage by sea from Europe to Asia. John Cabot s (an Italian in English service) voyage to Newfoundland in 1497 began further exploration and laid the basis for English claims to Canada.
HISTORY Canada was a British colony until in 1867 when the Dominion of Canada was born. The first Prime Minister, Sir John Alexander Macdonald, began to build the country we know today. The French and British settled Canada. In the past there was a lot of rivarly between France and England.
POLITICAL SYSTEM Canada is a part of the British Commonwealth of Nations. Queen Elizabeth II is the official head of Canada. The Queen is represented by the Governor General. However, Canada has its own government and prime minister.
PEOPLE The majority of population is of European origin - mostly British and French. There are also about 300,000 Native Canadians. There is also a small community of Inuits (Eskymos) who live in the north of Canada. Most of Canada s population lives south of the 50th parallel which also runs through Prague.
CANADIAN CITIES The capital city of Canada is Otawa in Ontario province. It is not the largest city (less than 1 million people). The largest cities include Toronto (5.1 million people) in Ontario province and Montreal (3.4 million people) in Quebec province. Quebec is a French speaking province. Other cities include Quebec (French speaking), Calgary in Alberta province, Vancouver, etc.
LANGUAGES There are two official languages in Canada. The country is officially bilingual. English is spoken by about 70 percent of people and French is spoken by about 20 percent of people. The rest of population is bilingual. French is spoken mainly in Quebec province in the east of Canada.
PROVINCES Canada is a federation composed of ten provinces and three territories. The provinces include Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan, Nova Scotia, etc. The territories include Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. Provinces have more autonomy than territories.
POLITICAL MAP OF CANADA [5]
NATURE Canada has spectacular countryside. There are a lot of mountains (The Rocky Mountains), rivers (St. Lawrence river, the Yukon river, the Mackenzie river), and lakes (Great Bear Lake, Great Slave Lake, The Great Lakes). Typical Canada s animals include moose, grizzly bear, reindeer (caribou), beavers, ans wolves.
NIAGARA FALLS [6]
HORSESHOE FALLS [7]
SYMBOLS OF CANADA Canada s official national sports are ice hockey and lacrosse. The symbol of Canada is a maple leaf. It is on Canada s flag (white and red colours). The use of the maple leaf as a Canadian symbol dates to the early 18th century. Canada is also famous for its mounted police ( Mounties ). They were red uniforms and ride on horseback.
QUESTIONS: What is the capital of Canada? What is the population of Canada? What is the area of Canada? What do you know about the history of Canada? What Canadian cities do you know? What are the languages spoken in Canada? What are the symbols of Canada?
SEZNAM POUŽITÉ LITERATURY A PRAMENŮ: 1. TAWKER, Andrew [cit. 2012-11-14]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:canadian_flag_on_flagpole.jpg 2. PLURIBUS, Anthony [cit. 2012-11-14]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:political_map_of_canada.png 3. Obrázek 2. Vlastní tvorba. 4. Obrázek 3. Vlastní tvorba. 5. ALT, Tobias [cit. 2012-11-14]. Dostupný pod licencí Creative Commons na WWW: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/file:peyto_lake-banff_np-canada.jpg 6. Obrázky 6-7. Vlastní tvorba. 7. Angličtina. Maturitní témata. 2. vyd. Třebíč: Vydavatelství Petra Velanová, 2008. ISBN 978-80-86873-04-6, s. 106-110. 8. CHUDÝ, Tomáš CHUDÁ, Jana. Some Basic Facts about the English Speaking Countries. 2. vyd. Havlíčkův Brod: Fragment, 2002. ISBN 80-7200-085-3, s. 64-68.