Урок "Geography of Canada"

       Oksana Faryna

Teacher of English

              Teacher-methodologist

The Subject of the Lesson: Geography of Canada (Level A2- Pre-Intermediate).

The Objectives: to develop p-s' communicative skills using active vocabulary on the topic; to improve p-s' skills of selecting information while reading; to develop the ability to analyze & summarize; to develop p-s' logical thinking, imagination; to raise p-s' awareness about Canada.

Equipment: a map of Canada; a flag and national emblem of Canada; photos of Canada; handouts with a chart; handouts with a quiz; handouts with the text about Canada.

Procedure

I. INTRODUCTION

T. Today we're going to speak about another English-speaking country. The national emblem of this country is the maple leaf. Can you guess the country's name?

Ps. Canada.

T. I'm sure that you've learned a lot about Canada at your Geography lessons, from TV programmes, Internet.

At our lesson we'll try to summarize your knowledge about this country. And, of course, you'll also have a chance to expand your knowledge while doing different activities.

II. WARM UP

Chose the correct answers in the quiz. (There may be more than one correct answer).

1) The national language of Canada is:

a) French;

b) English;

c) German

2) The capital of Canada is:

a) Montreal;

b) Toronto;

c) Ottawa

3) Canada’s largest city is:

a) Montreal;

b) Toronto;

c) Ottawa

4) Canada is:

a) the largest country in the world;

b) the second largest country in the world;

c) the third largest country in the world

5) The Canadian head of state is:

a) the Queen;

b) the President;

c) the Prime Minister

6) The national currency of Canada is:

a) the Canadian pound;

b) the Canadian dollar;

c) the Canadian franc

7) Canada is the world's largest producer of;

a) gold;

b) oil;

c) nickel

8) The ancestors of most Canadians came from:

a) Britain;

b) Ireland;

c) France

9) Canada's original inhabitants were:

a) Eskimos;

b) Indians;

c) Japanese

10) The longest river in Canada is:

a) the St. Lawrence;

b) the Mackenzie;

c) the Mississippi

III MAIN PART OF LESSON

• Reading

While-reading task

Read the text about Canada & check your answers in the quiz.

Canada is the largest country in the American continent and the second largest country in the world. It has population of 27 million in an area of 9,976,185 square kilometres. Most of the population are descended from European immigrants: 45% from British and Irish ancestors, 29% from French ancestors, 6 % from German ancestors. Only 1.5% of today's population are descended from the original Eskimo and Indian inhabitants.

Britain and France fought over Canada for nearly two hundred years. Finally in 1763 Britain took con-trol. Canada is now an independent country with its own prime minister, but the head of state is still the British Queen.

Canada is bilingual country. The majority of the population speak English. Most French speakers live in the province of Quebec, Canada's largest city is To-ronto. It has a population of 3.800.000. But Toronto is not the capital city. The capital is Ottawa in the province of Ontario. Canada is a huge country. Its longest river, the Mackenzie, flows for 1.600 km into the Arctic Ocean. It is also a very rich country. It has many industries (cars, electrical goods, etc.). It produces almost every mineral (gold, silver, iron, copper, uranium, oil, coal, etc.) Canada is the world's biggest producer of nickel, the second biggest producer of zinc and the third biggest producers of wood and paper (44% of the land is forest). Agriculture (mostly wheat and cat-tle) is important, too.

The national emblem of Canada is the maple leaf and the currency is the Canadian dollar.

Post-reading tasks.

1. What do these numbers refer to?

45%; 1763; 3, 800, 000; 1, 600; 27; 1, 5%;

2. Complete the chart with information from the text.

IV. WRITING

1. Copy & complete this graph about the population of Canada.

2. Fill in the missing items.

45 % ... the population have ... or Irish ancestors ... of the population have French ... 1,5% of the population have ... or ... ancestor.

3. You know about the total population of Canada & the percentages. How many people are there in each group?

V. HOMEWORK

Make a pie graph & fill it with the details of population in Ukraine.