1. federative state федеративное государство

Canada
Canada is an independent federative state. It is one of the most developed countries. Canada consists of ten provinces and three territories.
It is situated on the North American continent. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean. In size Canada is the second in the world after Russia. Its area is almost 10 million kilometer square.
The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aboriginal peoples. Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French colonies were established on the region's Atlantic coast. In 1931, Britain granted Canada full independence in most matters. The Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal dependence on the British parliament. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which is situated on the bank of the Ottawa River. It is famous for its beautiful parks. It is also known as the city of bridges.
Canada is very rich in forest, minerals and fur-bearing animals. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of forests. It is rich in the following natural resources: non-ferrous metals, uranium, oil, natural gas, coal.
Canadian industries produce cars, airliners, locomotives, sea vessels, snow- removal machines, and agricultural equipment. The most developed industries are timber, mining, chemical, meat and milk and food industries. Canada grows wheat, barley, flax, potatoes, vegetables and fruit. Fishing is also one of the prosperous industries.
The official languages of Canada are English and French. Nearly 60 percent of the population speak English and 27 percent speak French. The rest speaks other languages, such as Eskimo, Indian, German, Ukrainian and Italian.
Canada is a founding member of the United Nations. It has been active in a number of major United Nations agencies.

VOCABULARY:

1.federative state – федеративное государство
2.extend – простираться
3.develop – развиваться
4.provinces – область, провинция
5.fur-bearing animals – пушные звери
6.non-ferrous metals – цветные металлы
7.snow-removal machines – снегоуборочные машины
8.timber – древесины, лесоматериалы
9. mining – горная промышленность
10.chemical – химическая промышленность
11.barley – ячмень
12.flax – лён
13. United Nations agencies – агентства Организации объединенных нации
14. major – крупный, главный

EXERCISES:

I. Complete the sentences with the information from the text.
1. The waters of the Arctic Ocean wash the Canada in the _________________.
2. Canada territory consists of ten provinces and _________________________.
3. The official languages of Canada are English and _____________________.
4. Canada is very rich in forest, minerals and ___________________________.
5. It has been active in a number of major ______________________________.

II. Fill in the blanks with the correct words from the list.

multicultural 1931 total Aboriginal peoples member United Statesdependence Ottawa River Russia continent
1. Canada is the world's second-largest country by __________ area.
2.Its common border with the _____________ is the world's longest land border shared by the same two countries.
3. Canada is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and ____________ nations.
4. Located in the northern part of the____________ , it extends from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean.
5. The capital of Canada is situated on the bank of the _____________________.
6. The Canada Act 1982 severed the vestiges of legal _____________ on the British parliament.
7. The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various _______.
8.In _____________, Britain granted Canada full independence in most matters.
9. Canada is a founding __________ of the United Nations.
10.In size Canada is the second in the world after ____________.