Unit5Canada-TheTrueNorthlistening课件（人教版必修3）.pptVIP

P37 WHAT IS CANADIAN? I am one of those Canadians who is very proud of my country. I listen to Canadian music,watch Canadian sports and read Canadian books. The problem is , sometimes it is not easy to know what is really Canadian.We encourage people who come to Canada to be proud of their own culture and keep their own customs.Everybody who lives here expect the Native Indians came from somewhere else or their ancestors did . Canada is a mixture of many cultures and races. It is what we call a multicultural country. We have two official languages , French and English. Perhaps Chinese will soon be the third most common language in Canada! Even though we encourage people to keep their own customs,we expect everyone to learn French or English in order to live in Canada.If you live in the Province of Quebec,you are expected to speak French .The native people in Canada, the ;Native Indians and the Inuit, are trying to keep their languages alive.You can hear some of their languages in the names of rivers and lakes as well as cities.“Canada”means “village”and names like Toronto and Ottawa are also Native Indian names. There are radio and television programs and newspapers and magazines in over 80 different languages across Canada.The Toronto city government offers help to people in 70 languages. Many of our big cities have areas where people from various cultures choose to live –there might be a Chinatown, a Little Italy, a Korea Town and so on. People whose families have lived in Canada for a long time are sure to be all mixed up.My own family is a mixture of English, Native Indian and French. My neighbour’s family is Chinese , German and African! So when I say that I am proud to be a Canadian, maybe you can help me decide what a Canadian is. ;;;;;;;;;;;;