2. Vocabulary: 1) share - разделять 2) influence- влияние 3) available- доступный 4) distinctly- определенно, отчетливо 5) spell- произносить 6) derivation- происхождение 7) ashore - побережье 8) inquire- спрашивать, узнавать 9) restore- восстанавливать 10) fell in to disuse- выйти из употребления 11) influential- влиятельный, важный

3. Canada shares the largest sector of the North American continent with the United States, and there is considerable U.S. influence in Canada. These two countries are similar in many ways: in the landscape, buildings, farms, the way the people dress, the foods and the kinds of products available.

4. Many features are distinctly Canadian: one of them is the country’s administrative division. Canada is divided into ten provinces and three territories.

5. These ten provinces and territories are: Alberta, British, Columbia, Manitoba, Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon.

6. Prince Edward Island is the smallest province both in area and population, Quebec is the largest in area, Ontario is the most heavily populated province.

7. Each of the provinces has its own emblem, motto, animal symbol and plant symbol. The motto of Canada is “From sea to sea”, its floral symbol is red maple; its animal symbol is beaver.

8. The name Canada, which is the official names of the country, is spelled the same in the country’s two official languages, English and French. The word Canada is a derivation of the Huron- Iroquois Kanata, meaning a village or settlement.

9. In a series of voyages between 1534 and 1541, the explorer Jacques Cartier sailed up the St. Lawrence River as far as Montreal. As a legend says on one of the voyages he went ashore to inquire as to his whereabouts. The Indians answered “Kanata”, the Huron- Iroquois word for “a settlement”. Jacques Cartier used the name Canada to refer to the area around the settlement which is now Quebec city.

10. Later, Canada was used as a synonym for New France, which included all the French possessions along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes. After the British conquest of New France, the name Quebec was used for a while instead of Canada. The name Canada was restored after 1791, when Britain divided Quebec into the provinces of upper and Lower Canada.

11. In 1867 the British North America Act created a confederation of colonies called the Dominion of Canada. The word Dominion fell into disuse, but the name Canada has stood the test of time.

12. Canada has long been an influential member of the Commonwealth and has played a leading role in the organization of French-speaking countries known as Francophonie. Canada is a founding member of the United Nation (UN) and has been active in a number of major UN agencies and other worldwide operations. In 1989 it joined the Organization of American States (OAS).

13. 1) Which common features of Canada and the USA can you name? These two countries are similar in many ways: in the landscape, buildings, farms, the way the people dress, the foods and the kinds of products available.

14. 2) What does the word Canada mean in the Huron- Iroquois? The word Canada is a derivation of the Huron- Iroquois Kanata, meaning a village or settlement.

15. 3) Which names were applied to Canada at different time? Jacques Cartier used the name Canada to refer to the area around the settlement which is now Quebec city. Later, Canada was used as a synonym for New France, which included all the French possessions along the St. Lawrence River and the Great Lakes.

16. 4) Which area did Jacques Cartier refer to as Canada at first? Jacques Cartier used the name Canada to refer to the area around the settlement which is now Quebec city