Hello everyone!Today we're having another trip to an English-speaking country, which is Canada!
Requested by one of our readers, I decided to undertake a little research and learn something about this - apparently - unusual country.
Location:
Canada is located on the northern hemisphere (półkula) and is surrounded by countries like: the USA (north
and south), Denmark (north) or Russia (north). It's a pretty big
country, 2nd biggest in the world, with 9,971,000 square kilometers of
land. It's 28 times as big as Germany! Due to (z powodu) the size, Canada comprises (składa się) of 6 time zones.
Three oceans touch Canada - the Atlantic on the east, the Pacific on the west and the Arctic to the north.
...that Ottawa is the second coldest capital in the world?
Six cities in Canada have a population of over 1 million: Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton and Ottawa. See the map!
Language:
Canada has 2 national languages: English and French. Actually Montreal Montreal is the world's second largest French speaking city, right after Paris.
Do you know how to recognize (rozpoznać) a Canadian? They seem to like to finish a sentence with the word eh.
A bit of Canadian slang:
- loonie - A common euphemism for the Canadian one-dollar coin.
- click- A euphemistic term for a kilometer.
- Canuck - A Canadian!
- tunk - Knock.
- owly - in a bad mood.
- yarn - a chat.
- mugup - snack.
Famous people:
Do you actually know what pop stars or actors come from Canada? Check it out!
Justin Bieber
Michael Buble
James Cameron
Jim Carrey
Celine Dion
Ryan Gosling
Rachel McAdams
Mike Myers
Ryan Reynolds
Avrile Lavigne
Alanis Morisette
Nelly Furtado
Diana Krall
Leonard Cohen
Gordon Lightfoot,
Anne Murray
Shania Twain
Lucy Maud
Montgomery
What is Canada famous for?Surprisingly, many things!
- basketball
- the electric light bulb
- the electron microscope
- standard time
- the television
- the telephone
- and the zipper
- insulin
- the IMAX film system
- the snowmobile
Some fun facts about Canada:
- Vancouver is tied with Zurich (Switzerland) for the highest quality of life of any city in the world.
- While ice hockey is Canada's most prevalent (dominujący, rozpowszechniony) sport, lacrosse is the country's official sport.
- At 5,525 miles, including 1,538 miles (8,891 kilometers) between
Canada and Alaska, it is the world's longest border (granica) between two nations. It is also officially known as the International Border.
- Half of the country is covered with forests and one-tenth of the world’s forests are located there.
- The longest highway in the world is the Trans-Canada Highway which is over 7604 kilometers in length.
- The average life expectancy at birth is 81.16 years – the sixth highest in the world.
- 128,000 Canadian households (gospodarstw domowych) have TV’s in the bathroom, so it shouldn't be surprising, that on average, a Canadian watches over 22 hours TV per week!
What also seems funny, women watch more TV than men - 26 vs. 21 hours a week.
What also seems funny, women watch more TV than men - 26 vs. 21 hours a week.
- Canada has 198 jails. The smallest is only 24.3 square meters.
- North America's lowest recorded temperature was -81.4 degrees Fahrenheit
(-63 C) at Snag, Yukon Territory, on February 3, 1947.
Do you think you know all about Canada? Try to do this short quiz!
Very interesting post! I haven't know the better part of facts that you mentioned. It's possible that Canada is the least known English-speaking country, don't you think?
ReplyDeleteTrue, it's usually forgotten by majority of people. We actually haven't written anything about this country and probably wouldn't if one of our readers hadn't asked for this post ;)
DeleteI also got to know some interesting facts about Canada, hopefully I will go there one day :)
Hello! Nice post, very unusual. In fact, I've had only one lesson about this beautiful country at my English lessons. Canada is nice place to visit - there are lots of interesting animals (ex. white bears) and places (ex. Niagara Waterfall). And you don't need a visa to travel between Pland and Canada;)
ReplyDeleteI hope you will write some more about this country:D
PS I fell in love with section 'some fun facts' <- great idea;)
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ReplyDeleteThank you for this post! *.*
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love Canada, i was there 2 years ago ;) I know about this country almost everything. I hope i will go there in this year ;)
(sorry for my english, i could make some (also basic) errors)
Oh, what do you think about Canada? Is is really cold there? Did you see any moose walking around the streets? ;)
DeletePrzepraszam, będę pisać po polsku, nie chcę robić błędów ;)
ReplyDeleteCanada to mój ulubiony kraj, zakochałam się w nim od razu, jak tylko go zobaczyłam. Byłam na dole Canady (Ontario, Quebec) i to w lato więc było gooorąco. Coś między 25-28 stopni. Ale podobno w zimę jest lodowato, nie wspominając już o północy ;) Moje pierwsze wrażenie: zieleń, zieleń wszędzie. Nie, łosi nie widziałam :P Za to jest strasznie dużo wiewiórek (rude, czarne, szare, brązowe..), pełno gołębi a nad jeziorami kolibrów i bobrów, które podjadają turystą kanapki ;) Niagara to coś, co każdy musi zobaczyć. Nie wiem, może wiedzieliście o tym ale Niagara jest w środku ogromnego miasta o.O Ja spodziewałam się jakieś dżungli, lasu, coś w tym stylu atu dookoła kina i kasyna. Ale widok nie zapomniany. W Canadzie jest też taki sklep "Dollarama"- wszystko do 2 dolarów. Jest tam prawie wszystko-jedzenie, pamiątki, jakieś miski, dekorację, gadżety.. Nie wspominając już o "Tim Hortons" ;) Jest to taki fast-food (nie wiem dlaczego bo tam jest właśnie zdrowa żywność i przepyszna gorąca czekolada!) założona przez hokeistę- Tima Hortonsa ;) Jej, pycha!
Ogólnie jest tam tyle ciekawych rzeczy do zobaczenia.. Warto tam pojechać, chociaż raz, i chodź może to podróż na dłuższy czas i wydaje się na to trochę kasy to koniecznie warto. Rezerwaty indiańskie, parki narodowe, Cirque Du Soleil, hokej, wieża w Toronto, muzeum pieniędzy w Ottawie.. Mogłabym pisać tak godzinami ;)
Ooo, ale super! Brzmi to niesamowicie, naprawdę! Aż Ci zazdroszczę, bo sama bym chciała tam pojechać i planuję to zrobić w bliżej nieokreślonej przyszłości ;) Z tą Niagarą to tylko czytałam, że ma nietypową lokalizację, ale aż takiej niespodzianki się nie spodziewałam! Ahh, ale mi narobiłaś ochoty teraz na wycieczkę do Kanady, no ;)
DeleteMasz może jakieś zdjęcia...? :D
I love u! Your blog is very interesting and helpful. Thank you for being you!
ReplyDeleteSorry, if there are errors.