Ex. 1. Match the following words with the suitable definition or synonym.

event role

spread tongue

cheap support

settle

Low in price, costing little money.

Thing that happens, incident.

Help; give one’s approval.

Extend, become distributed.

Make one’s permanent house.

Ex. 2. Answer the following questions according to the text.

a. Why did some English people have to escape to Canada after the American Revolution?

b. Why did people go to Canada after the first immigrants?

c. Why is French spoken in Quebec?

d. What kind of English does Canadian English resemble?

Text 2

Canada is a bilingual country with two official languages, English and French. The vast majority (75 percent) of Canada's French-speaking inhabitants live in the province of Quebec, which is located in the eastern part of the country but there are French-speaking communities throughout the country.

According to a 1991 census, French is the mother tongue of 82 per cent of Quebec's population and is spoken at home by 83 per cent of Quebecers.

Internationally, it is estimated that some 800 million people speak English and 250 million speak French. As a bilingual nation, Canada offers English as a Second Language (ESL) and French as a Second Language (FSL) training for students wishing to learn either or both languages.

Ex. 1. Answer the following questions according to the text.

1. What are the two official languages of Canada?

2. Where in Canada is French predominantly spoken?

3. Which of Canada’s official languages is used more throughout the world?

D. Education and Science.

Education in Canada comprises 10 provincial and 2 territorial systems, including public schools, "separate" schools, and private schools.

Public education in Canada is co-educational and free up to and including secondary school. The law requires children to attend school from the age of 6 or 7 until they are 15 or 16 years old. In Quebec, free education is extended to include attendance at the general and vocational colleges which charge only a minimal registration fee. The student pays tuition for most other post-secondary education.

The percentage spent on education in Canada is the highest among industrialized countries.

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