1) Соотнесите канадские слова с
британскими эквивалентами. Match the words.
1. Bank machine a) sneakers
2. Canuck
b) backpack
3. Chesterfield
c) canadian
4. Chinook d)
bachelorette party
5. Fire hall e)
rubbish chute
6. Garburator
f) sofa
7. Knapsack g)
automated teller machine (ATM)
8. Stagette
h) fire department
9. Runners
i) a warm dry wind
2) Переведите
предложения с русского на английский с применением канадизмов. Translate the sentences from Russian into English
with the use of Canadian words.
1. Картер проводит обманный финт и
забивает отличный гол.
Carter dekes and scores a great goal.
2. Вчера была хорошая игра, правда?
That was a great game yesterday, eh?
3. Мы проигрывали игру, поэтому нам просто
пришлось приложить все усилия в третьем периоде.
We were losing the game, so we had to just give 'er
in the third period.
4. Я не оплатил счет за электричество
потому что мне отключали свет в этом месяце.
I didn't pay my hydro bill because they shut off my
lights this month.
5. Бакалейная лавка находится напротив
школы.
The grocery store is kitty-corner to the school.
6. Я бы хотел заказать чашку кофе с
двойной порцией сливок и сахара.
I'd like to order a Double Double
7. Не выходи в такую погоду без шапки!
Don't go out into this weather without your toque!
3) Распределите слова из списка на две
колонки в зависимости от их принадлежности к британскому или канадскому
варианту английского языка и переведите их. Distribute
the words into two columns depending on their belonging to the Canadian or
British English.
Knapsack, Autumn, Chips, Pop, Car park, First floor,
Regular, Timbits, Pants, Vico, Pavement, Tuque, Gotch, Hoover, Gitc,
Chesterfield, Fishfly
4) Составьте диалог между двумя канадцами
с использованием канадизмов из списка ниже. Make
up a dialogue between two Canadians using the words below.
Smarties, Timbits, Toonie, Vico, Regular, Poutine,
Pop, Pickerel, Loonie, Bank machine, Chocolate Bar, Double Double, Homo milk,
Kitty-Corner
5) Переведите канадские пословицы и найдите
для них русские эквиваленты. Translate Canadian
proverbs and try to find Russian equivalents.
1. Do not yell "dinner" until your knife is
in the loaf.
Не говори «Гоп» пока не перепрыгнешь.
2. Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its
fruit is very sweet.
Корень ученья горек, а плод его сладок.
3. The devil places a pillow for a drunken man to fall
upon.
Святые угодники на пьяниц угодливы.
4. Walk a mile in my moccasins to learn where they
pinch.
За чужой щекой зуб не болит.
5. When you talk about the sun, you will see her
beams.
Вспомни солнце, вот и луч.
6) Объясните
значение выделенного
слова. Explain the
meanings of the highlighted words.
1. I am a real rink rat.
Someone who loves spending time on an ice
rink.
2. Do you have a pencil crayon in your knapsack?
The Canadian way of saying coloured pencil.
The Canadian way of saying rucksack.
3. Stop speeding, a mountie will catch you.
It is a nickname for a member of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police.
4. Can you borrow me a toonie? I want to order a
Double Double.
It is a $2 Canadian coin.
It is a coffee with two creams and two
sugars.
5. My House is kitty-corner to the fire hall.
Something that is in a diagonal direction from
something else.
It is a fire departament.
7) Заполните пропуски и переведите
предложения. Fill in the gaps and translate the
sentences.
homo milk, chesterfield,
bachelor, Double-Double, tuque, regular, lumber jacket
1. I have a
bachelor for rent.
2. After repairs in my living room I bought a
new chesterfield.
3. I want to lose weight
that is why I buy only homo milk.
4. I'm going to order a
Double-Double for me and a regular for my brother.
5. Winter is coming! It’s
high time to buy a new lumber jacket and a tuque.
8) Прочитайте текст и ответьте на вопросы.
Canada
is an independent federative state. It is one of the most developed countries.
Canada consists of ten provinces and two territories.
It is situated on the North American
continent. The capital of Canada is Ottawa, which is situated on the bank of
the Ottawa River. It is famous for its beautiful parks. It is also known as the
city of bridges.
Canada is very rich in forest, minerals
and fur-bearing animals. It holds the first place in the world in the amount of
forests. It is rich in the following natural resources: non-ferrous metals,
uranium, oil, natural gas, coal.
Canadian industries produce cars,
airliners, locomotives, sea vessels, snow-removal machines, and agricultural
equipment. The most developed industries are timber, mining, chemical, meat and
milk and food industries. Canada grows wheat, barley, flax, potatoes,
vegetables and fruit. Fishing is also one of the prosperous industries.
Official languages of Canada are English
and French. Nearly 60 percent of the population speaks English and 27 percent
speak French. The rest speaks other languages, such as Eskimo, Indian, German,
Ukrainian and Italian. Canada is a founding member of the United Nations. It
has been active in a number of major UN agencies.
1. How many provinces and territories make up Canada?
2. Where is Canada situated?
3. What is the capital of Canada?
4. Do they have natural resources
in Canada?
5. What about
the development of the industry in Canada?
6. What languages are official in Canada?
9) Заполните
пропуски.
Fill in the gaps.
Canada consists of __ provinces and __ territories.
The capital of Canada is ______. It is famous for its beautiful parks. It is
also known as the __________. Canada is very rich in _______, _______and
_________. Official languages of Canada are _______ and ______. Nearly __
percent of the population speaks English and __ percent speak French.
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