Прочитайте тексты и установите соответствие между текстами а–g и заголовками 1–8. запишите свои ответы в таблицу. используйте каждую цифру только один раз. в есть один лишний заголовок. a) the early history of canada is a story of fish and fur. but after the world war ii, canada began to develop its own industries, such as producing cars and airoplanes. today, canada is the largest producer of nickel. it supplies the world with iron and copper as well as wood, paper, oil, gold and silver. canada now has moved swiftly with research and development in fibre optics and communications. b) canada has a reputation for being a mosaic of world cultures. about 40% of canadians are of british origin. french descendants of the french adventurers live in quebec. the french language they speak is unique. words, grammar and even pronunciation still have connections with seventeenth-century french. canada's third-largest ethnic group is german. then come italians, ukrainians, dutch, greeks and polish. toronto, the centre for international immigration, is one of the most cosmopolitan cities in the world. c) with so much winter and snow, it is not surprising that canadians are good at winter sports. ice hockey (simply called hockey) is a national pastime and it is so popular that it is more of a religion than a sport. this is especially true in quebec, home of the monreal canadiens, one of the most successful professional sports teams anywhere. other popular spectator sports include curling and football. the official national summer sport is lacrosse. d) canada's two official languages are english and french. they are the mother tongue of 60% and 23% of the population respectively. you can notice the both languages on highway signs, maps, tourists' leaflets and all types of packaging. canadian english contains elements of british english and american english in its vocabulary. the five most widely-spoken non-official languages are chinese, punjubi, spanish, italian and arabic. e) the school summer vacations are from the end of june to the early september. on the first monday of september the canadians have labour day. originally, it was an occasion to celebrate workers' rights. nowadays this holiday is, first of all, an opportunity to spend time in the countryside, or have picnics or other outdoor activities with family and friends. for students, the labour day is the last chance to have a party before the new academic year. 1) education 2) economy 3) population 4) sport 5) language 6) leisure holiday
