Canada is a country in North America. Canada is a very big country. The capital city is Ottawa. The name «Canada» means village. Queen Elizabeth is the head of the state.

Canada has 10 provinces and 3 territories.

The climate is various. In winter the temperature can be -40°. In many parts of the country there is snow six months a year. But in some places winter is not very cold.

Canada is a very rich country. There is a lot of oil, gold, aluminum here.

33 million people live in Canada. They are Englishmen, Frenchmen, Germans, Italians and other nationalities. People there speak two languages: English and French.

The national symbol of Canada is the maple leaf. We can see it on the flag of Canada.

1)The national symbol of Canada is the … A)Tree B) Maple leaf C) Sun 2) Canada has … provinces. A) 7 B) 15 C) 10 3) … million people live in Canada. A)45 B) 33 C) 30 4) Canada is a very … country. A)Rich B) poor