First Snow Fall

My Country
I live in Canada.It is a very large country that is made up of ten provinces and three territories.Most of the provinces and territories are quite unique.
For example, in Saskatchewan the land is flat, and it is not surrounded by water.
They grow wheat in Saskatchewan.British Columbia has mountains.
I have never been to British Columbia, but I hear that it is very beautiful.
Nova Scotia is on the Atlantic Ocean, so there are many fishermen out there.
The people in the provinces are even different from each other.
In Quebec, many of the people speak French.In the Maritime Provinces, the people like to play their own kind of music.They play fiddles and accordions, and many of them dance very well.Nunavut is in the north, so life is quite different there.
The people who live in the new territory of Nunavut are very close to wildlife.
They do a lot of hunting and fishing.It can get very cold up in the Arctic where Nunavut is.I live in Ontario.Even within Ontario life can be quite different.The capital of Ontario is Toronto.Toronto is a very busy city with lots of apartments, offices and shops.
Toronto is an exciting place, and it has a lot to offer.There are theatres and restaurants to suit every taste.The culture in Toronto is very diverse.
If you drive a few miles north of Toronto, you will find places that are tranquil and
peaceful.Many people leave Toronto on the weekends and drive to their cottages where they find rest and relaxation.Canada is made up of many different cultures.
People of many different ethnic backgrounds live in harmony in Canada.
That is why I like Canada.In Canada we celebrate our differences.
Food
What kinds of food do you like to eat?I am lucky, because in Canada there are many foods to choose from.I like to eat hot dogs, hamburgers, and steak.These are all meat products.
I also like cheese, ice cream and yogurt.These are all dairy products.
I like vegetables.My favorite vegetables are broccoli, cabbage, carrots and peas.
I eat a lot of fruit.I eat whichever fruit is in season.In strawberry season, I eat a lot of strawberries.In peach season, I eat many peaches.Sometimes, my mother will make a peach pie.Many different crops grow in Canada.We have many orchards and farms.
Fresh fruit and vegetables are plentiful in Canada.Meat and fish are also plentiful here.
In Canada, we have a lot of different foods to choose from.In my city, there are a lot of Italian restaurants.My favorite food at the Italian restaurant is pizza.My parents would rather have spaghetti or lasagne.There are Greek restaurants, Mexican restaurants and Chinese restaurants; in fact, there are restaurants from most cultures.
I can go around from restaurant to restaurant and pretend that I am traveling the world
and trying all the different foods from around the world.Sometimes I eat things that aren't good for me.I eat potato chips and candies.These foods aren't part of a nutritious diet, but they are fun to eat.
The Zoo
My class took a trip to the Toronto Zoo.I had a wonderful time there.
My favorite animals were the lions.They look very powerful and strong.
They say that the lion is the king of the forest, and I think that title suits him.
The monkeys were funny.They were looking at us just as much as we looked at them.
They were swinging from branches and doing tricks to impress us.
There was a baby monkey that was clinging to its mother's back. It was very cute.
The tigers were pacing back and forth.They seemed restless.
The stripes on a tiger are very beautiful.We watched the tall giraffes as they nibbled leaves off the tallest trees.We spoke to a colourful parrot that spoke back to us.
We saw exotic animals that we had never seen before.Some of them were very strange.
There were different types of bears there.There were black bears.
I saw a black bear once when I was camping up north.We saw polar bears.
Polar bears are white.They like the cold.We even saw panda bears.
One of my friends bought a toy panda bear from the gift shop because she thought that
the pandas were so cute.We saw slithery snakes.Some of the snakes had very bright skins.
Most of the girls were afraid of the snakes.The zoo keeper was looking after the snakes, and one of them hissed at him.He has to be very careful when he works with the snakes.
The last thing that we saw at the zoo was the elephant.He was enormous.
He looked at us; then he raised his trunk and made a loud sound.It made us jump.