Canada
In Canada there are two languages : English and French.The national symbols are the maple leaf and the beaver.Canada is the second largest country in the world.Japan can fit in Canada 26 times !There are ten provinces , and 3 territories in Canada.Canada has six time zones.Canada's highest mountain is Mount Logan (5,959m).People can go there to ski or climb.At the five Great Lakes people go saling or canoeing.In winter, there is a lot of snow, so Canadians go outside and have snowball fights, make snowmen, or ice skate.Niagara Falls is the largest water fall in the world.The north is called the "Arctic" because the ground is always frozen.The native people who live there are called the "Inuit".There are many reindeer there.In the oceans, there is salmon and lobster.Canada has mountais,lakes,rivers and forests.Canada has many moose, geese and owls.Canada has four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.Summer temperatures are usually 25℃, but winter can go to lows of -25℃!Canadians are not all the same race, but have come from many parts of the world, such as Europe, India and Africa.The most popular sports in Canada are swimming, ice hockey, skiing, baseball, tennis, basketball and golf.Did you know hockey, baseball and basketball are from Canada?Apple pie is from Canada.Canada invented the telephone, velcro and zippers.Superman was created by a Canadian man.----------今日の英会話は、ALTの先生がいらっしゃいました。Adrianna というお名前の、カナダのトロント出身の美しい女性。外国人にしては小柄でした。カナダの紹介が書かれたプリントが配られ(上記の文章)、ところどころにある空欄に、選択肢の中から単語を埋める作業をしました。プリントの裏にも、やはりカナダの紹介が書かれており(こちらは日本語)、ケベック州の写真を見て、10月13日の日記に書いたアメリカ在住の元同僚Sさんを思い出しました。彼女、ケベックに2回旅行に行っています。フランスの影響が強く、雰囲気が全然違うので大好きな場所になったとか。(フランス語を習おうかとさえ思ったらしい。)私も、一度は行きたいと思ったのでした。ALTの先生は、来月と1月にもいらっしゃる予定です。