viernes, 7 de mayo de 2010
Canada is a country located in North America. It has two Oceans: the Atlantic and the Pacific. At south Canada boarders on United States.
Canada Culture has its roots from British and French expeditions in the 15th century.
The currency in Canda is called "Canadian Dollar" its sign is $ or C$. It is divided into 100 cents.
LANGUAGES IN CANADA
National symbols of Canada
- FLAG
also known as the Maple Leaf, and l'Unifolié (french word thtat means "the one-leafed"), Its adoption in 1965 marked the first time a national flag had been officially adopted in Canada to replace the Union Flag.
- ARMS OF CANADA
IT is, since 1921, the official Coat of Arms of the Canadian Monarch, and thus also of Canada. It is closely modelled after the royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom with distinctive Canadian elements replacing or added to those derived from the British.
- MAPLE LEAF
The maple leaf is the characteristic LEAF of the MAPLE TREE and is the most widely recognized national symbol of Canada.
- CANADIAN BEAVER
The North American Beaver (Castor canadensis) is the only SPECIES of beaver in the Americas, native to North Amercia and introduced to South America. In Canada, where no other species of beaver occurs, it is usually simply referred to as beaver
SPORTS IN CANADA
The Sporting culture of Canada consists of a variety of games. Although there are many contests that Canadians value, the most common are Ice hockey, Canadian football, basketball, soccer and baseball.
ICE hockey referred to as simply "hockey", is Canada's most prevalent winter sport, it is the most popular spectator sport, and its most successful sport in international competition as well as being Canada's official winter sport. Lacrosse, a sport with Native American origins, is Canada's oldest and official summer sport. Canadian football is Canada's second most popular spectator sport, and the Canadian Football League's annual championship, the Grey Cup, is the country's largest annual sports event. Association football, known in Canada as soccer in both English and French, has the most registered players of any sport in Canada, but has yet to enjoy the sustained popularity as a major professional sport.However, throughout the last two decades, soccer has shown an improvement in terms of popularity through its associations and club structures at the provincial and national levels
After read, answer to those questions:
What is your favorite sport from Canada?
What do you think about the symbols of Canada?