Номер 1, страница 145 - гдз по английскому языку 11 класс учебник Юхнель, Демченко

1. a) Read the list of words and numbers. How is each of them related to Canada?

b) Read the information about the country. Check your guesses.

Canada is a country of enormous[ɪˈnɔːməs] distances and stretches across six time zones. It occupies an area of almost 10 mln km², making it the largest country in the Western Hemisphere. Canada is slightly larger than the US, but 18 times the size of France. The national motto, “From Sea to Sea,” reflects the size of the nation, as the country quite literally stretches from the Pacific Ocean on its western coast to the Atlantic Ocean in its east. Some people have even suggested adding a third “to Sea” to the phrases to show that the country touches the Arctic Ocean in the north as well. Of all its provinces and territories, only two are landlocked while the others directly border one of the oceans. In fact, Canada has the longest coastline – 243,042 km. At a pace of about 20 km a day, it would take a person 33 years to walk its shorelines.

Canada borders Alaska in the west and shares nearly 9,000 km of land border with twelve states of the continental US in the south. That’s the longest binational border in the world! It also has maritime[ˈmærɪˌtaɪm] borders with Greenland and some islands belonging to France.

Canada’s diverse landscape features majestic[məˈʤɛstɪk] western mountains, rolling central plains, forested eastern valleys, and more than 2 million lakes. Would you believe it has just under 1 mln km² of fresh water? That’s why by total area, Canada is the second largest country in the world (after Russia) but by land area alone it ranks fourth.

The country is divided into several geographical regions. The largest one is the Canadian Shield, a hilly region of lakes and swamps, which covers half the country. It is known for its vast mineral resources and is also called the country’s mineral house. 42 percent of the land area of Canada is covered by forests. In a recent World Health Organisation study, the country ranked third among the countries with the cleanest air on the planet. The south-eastern region of Canada is dominated by lowlands. Western Canada has a lot of volcanoes and is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire. The country’s Far North lies above the Arctic Circle and is synonymous with ice, snow and glaciers. It is also known as the land of the midnight sun and Northern Lights.

c) What do the words in bold mean? Choose the right meaning.

Enormous – a) very small in size; b) very large in size;

Maritime – a) connected with land; b) connected with the sea;

Majestic – a) low and almost destroyed; b) big, beautiful, and impressive;

Rolling – a) gently rising or falling; b) narrow;

Vast – a) extremely large; b) extremely small;

Dominate – a) to be the smallest part of smth; b) to be the largest, the most important, or noticeable part of smth.

c) Что означают выделенные жирным шрифтом слова? Выберите правильное значение.

Ответ:

Enormous – b) very large in size;

Maritime – b) connected with the sea;

Majestic – b) big, beautiful, and impressive;

Rolling – a) gently rising or falling;

Vast – a) extremely large;

Dominate – b) to be the largest, the most important, or noticeable part of smth.

Перевод:

Enormous (Огромный) – b) очень большой по размеру;

Maritime (Морской) – b) связанный с морем;

Majestic (Величественный) – b) большой, красивый и впечатляющий;

Rolling (Холмистый/Пологий) – a) плавно поднимающийся или опускающийся;

Vast (Обширный) – a) чрезвычайно большой;

Dominate (Доминировать) – b) быть самой большой, самой важной или заметной частью чего-либо.