Travelling. Canada

Good morning! I’m glad to see you. Let’s start our lesson.  I hope you’ll be creative and active during our today’s lesson.

Today we’re going to travel around the world. We’ll speak about Canada. We’ll get to know some interesting facts about Canada and its attractions, read the short texts about some famous attractions of Canada and get some information about them, ask and answer about its places of interest and keep a conversation about famous attractions of Canada going.

1.Фонетична розминка

 Write the phonetic symbols for the letters in bold type.

1. getaway; 2. event; 3. tower; 4. structure; 5. meal; 6. celebration; 7. cowboy; 8. entertainment; 9. falls; 10. mall; 11. dinosaur; 12. archeological 

2. Мовленнєва розминка

Fill in the blanks and ask questions using the words from the box.

The questions

1. _____ you ever been to a foreign country?

2. _____ country have you been to?

3. _____ long did it take you to get there?

4. _____ you live in a good or a bad hotel?

5. _____ you want to go to this country again?

Подивіться відео про Канаду

https://youtu.be/fC-f9_YuKBA

Reading

Ex.11 p.177-178

1) Pre-reading Activities

1. Which of these attractions have you read, seen or heard about? Do you know anything about them?

The Rocky Mountains

1) The Rocky Mountains are 76 million years old and their highest peak is Mount Elbert in Colorado.

2) Mount Elbert is 4401 meters high.

3) There are some exciting land marks in the Rockies and one of these is the Columbia Icefield, which feeds 8 major glaciers in Jasper National Park, Canada.

Niagara Falls

1) The Maid of the Mist made it first voyage in 1846, and it is the oldest tourist attraction in North America.

2) Roughly 30 million people visit Niagara Falls every year.

3) The Niagara Falls State Park, established in 1885, is the oldest state park in the country.

Drumheller Dinosaur Park

1) The Royal Tyrrell Museum is named in honour of Joseph Tyrrell, a geologist who discovered the first dinosaur in the Red Deer Valley in 1884.

2) The museum was opened in September 25, 1985.

3) In 2010, the museum welcomed its 10-millionth visitor, a young boy from Edmonton.

The CN Tower

1) In 2016, the CN Tower celebrated its 40^th birthday.

2) 1537 workers toiled five days a week, 24 hours a day to build the CN Tower.

3) In 1995, the CN Tower was designated a Wonder of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Kitchener Oktoberfest

1) The first Oktoberfest was held in 1810.

2) Since 1950, the festivities only begin when, at noon, 12 guns sound a salute.

3) Since 1969, the local Bavarian festival has become a massive hit for area residents and tourists alike, drawing between 750000 and 1 000000 visitors per year.

The Calgary Stampede

1) During Stampede, more than 200000 pancakes are free.

2) The first Stampede Queen was crowned in 1946.

3) More than 7500 animals take part in the Calgary Stampede’s rodeo, exhibitions and educational programs.

West Edmonton Mall

1) The West Edmonton Mall was opened on September 15, 1981.

2) The size of the West Edmonton Mall is equivalent to 48 city blocks.

3) It has over 800 different stores and services.   

Friday, the twenty-ninth of April

Homework

Виконайте завдання до тексту, який ви читали про Канаду (ex.11, p. 177-178)

1.The attractions in Canada (пишете тільки цифру і букву)

2.The statements (пишете, чи так, чи ні): T, F

1. There are two beautiful National Parks in the Rocky Mountains.

2. Many summer events were held here during the 1988 Calgary Summer Olympics.

3. The CN Tower is the largest free-standing structure in the world.

4. The Calgary Stampede’s events are boring for everyone.

5. If you get up early, you can hit one of the free pancake and sausage breakfasts every morning!

6. Niagara Falls are known as the Honeymoon Capital of Canada.

7. The West Edmonton Mall will keep you busy for days.

8. Travellers can take part in an archeological dig in the Drumheller Canyon.