Toronto from the CN Tower
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is the second largest falls on the globe next to Victoria Falls in southern Africa.
It has an area of 0.44 square kilometres with a _b_o_r_d_e_r _m__e_a_s_u_r_in_g_ 3.2 kilometres long. Because the Vatican is entirely _w_i_th_i_n Rome, it has no _h_a_r_b_o_u_r for ocean ships. The country is really just one very small city: its _u_r_b_a_n_ area covers 100 percent of the country.
3 Complete the passage with the words below in their proper forms.
acre border harbour measure surround urban within
The city of Rome, Italy, completely _s_u_r_r_o_u_n_d_s_ the smallest country in the world, the Vatican City State.
multichannel having many channels
multiform existing in many forms
multitrack multifaith
made of many tracks (eg. railways and tapes)
including many religions/faiths
meanings
to the east ahead, to the front to higher position/level out, in a direction away to lower position/level to the rear, to the back
westward(s) southward(s) northward(s) inward(s) toward(s)
2. _m__in_i_s_te_r_ a government member who is in charge of a government department
3. __q_u__iz___ a short informal test 4. __c_h_a_t___ to talk to someone in a
Reading
“THE TRUE NORTH” FROM TORONTO TO MONTREAL
Toronto
Toronto
maple trees
The CN Tower is the World’s Tallest Building. It is about 553.33 meters. It was built in 1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world.
multicultural including many cultures
multinational including many nations
multistorey having many stories / storeys
multicoloured made of many colours
multimedia using many media (TV, CDs)
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Unit 5 Canada – “The True North”
Using language
Discovering useful words and expressions
1 Guess the meanings of the words below.
multi=many
meanings
to the west to the south to the north to the inside in a direction to
2 Find words in this unit that have the same meaning as the definitions.
1. _b_a_g_g_a_g_e_ bags that people take with them when they travel
7. __sl_i_g_h_tl_y_ in or by a very small amount, so small that it almost cannot be seen
8. _s_u_r_r_o_u_n_d_ to be all around sb. or sth. on every side
multimember made of many members/people (committees and organizations)
ward(s)=in a direction eastward(srd(s) downward(s) backward(s)
friendly, informal way
5. _a_b_o_a_r_d_ on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train
6. __sc_e_n_e_r_y_ general appearance of nature around you, especially beautiful nature