Canadian parliament is divided into the House of Common, also called a lower house, and the Senate, also called the upper house. The representatives of the Common House come from their electoral district and elected by voters; the number of representatives for each district is decided by the number of its population, not according to the geographic size. Ontario province for example, occupies 103 MPs among 300, while the prairie provinces, each has only 14 MPs, which caused a lot of troubles, because the provinces with smaller population feel they are not adequately listened to by Centrf factual information
Requirement: Factual Information questions ask you to identify
facts, details, or other information that is explicitly mentioned in the passage.
According to the passage , how does Canadian Parliament decide the number of delegates for each district ? A. by geographic size B. by tthheennuummbbeerrooffititssppooppuulalattioionn C. by the provinces with smaller population D. by Central Government
Characteristics: The information is often found in just one or two
paragraphs of the passage. So you can find the correct answer without reading the whole passage.
Unit3 Factual Information
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Canada is one of the strongest countries in the world, it plays a leading role in world industry. In terms of economy, it is a member of the Big Seven, ranking along with the United States, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Germany and Japan. In annual “ quality of life” surveys by the United Nation each year, Canada is estimated as a country having the best standard of living in the world because of its health care, education , clean environment , social welfare, and so on .Canada’s system of government is influenced by the United States.
: keeping a good quality or feature
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Summary(Factual Information)
• Introduction(requirement, characteristics, importance) • Question types(According to..., Wh-quetions) • Useful tips(Scan and find specific information,remove wrong
According to the passage , which of the following is true of Canada?
A. Sweden plays a leading role in world industry. B. Canada’s system of government is a monarchy. C. France is a member of the Big Seven. D. The US affects Canada's system of goverment.
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Importance:
It is one of the most frequent question types on the TOEFL iBT. (3-6/12-14)
Useful tips
----Read the question carefully to know what exactly is being asked. ----Scan the passage to find out where the relevant information is in the passge. ----Remove the choices that are not relevant to the passage. ----Do not choose the answer just because it is mentioned in the passage.
Wordlist
sample1
expressing things without saying anything : elegancy, fine manner
: be similar to :relating to a king or queen or other monarch : improved by having small changes
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• Practice
Homework
• Do the exercies from P60-P63, and exchange the ideas of answering the questions. One representative of each group is to explain the anwers to the classmates.