CANADA WEBQUEST
Today we are going to continue with our work about
Canada. This time you are going to work on your own at the computers. The aim
is for you to answer the questions below. We will correct them in class on
Wednesday and I will check that you have done your homework. Marks will be
given for this assessment.
First of all, visit the site at the following address: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page. Then, search “Canada” and answer the questions:
Canada’s name:
1- Where
does the word Canada come from and what does it mean?
Aboriginal people:
2- Name the
three aboriginal people in Canada:
National symbols:
3- What is
the Canadian symbol ?
Government :
4- Is the
country a republic? What kind of government rules the country?
5- Who is
the head of State?
6- Who
represents him?
7- Who is
the head of the government?
Next, let’s search for information about Ottawa.
Visit the site http://www.ottawa.ca/
Click on Welcome, then visitors and after that photo gallery.
1- What can you do on the Rideau Canal?
2- What can you buy at the By Ward Market?
3- What can you see in front of the Parliament
building that you can also see in London?
4- What can you say about the Canadian
policemen?
5- Who discovered Ottawa and when?
Now, let’s learn about Canada’s history. Visit
the site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1203358.stm
for a brief history of Canada.
And if you click on the following link, you can read a profile of the
country:
You can
also do a short listening if you click on the following link: http://www.elllo.org/april/nico/mtoronto.htm
Click below
and learn some more about the CN Tower in Toronto:
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