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Canada. Project by Rebeka “Denise” Patrushev, Joseph “Joseph” Naughton, Leila “Le ï la” Omar. “The Carnival of Quebec”. Le Carnaval de Qu ébec. The Carnival is in the month of February every year. There are ice canoe races, dances, and ice sculpting contests.
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Canada Project by Rebeka “Denise” Patrushev, Joseph “Joseph” Naughton, Leila “Leïla” Omar
“The Carnival of Quebec” Le Carnaval de Québec • The Carnival is in the month of February every year. • There are ice canoe races, dances, and ice sculpting contests. • Le Palais de glace is a 60 foot ice palace made of ice blocks cemented together with water.
“The Carnival of Quebec” Le Carnaval de Québec • In the carnival, there is a mascot called Le Bonhomme Carnaval. • Le Bonhomme Carnaval is a snowman with a red hat and sash. • The snowman crowns the carnival queen, rides in parades, and can “arrest” anyone not showing the proper amount of spirit.
“The History of Canada” L’Histoire du Canada • Eastern Canada was first settled by French settlers in the 1500s and 1600s. • In the mid-1700s, France and England went to war, and when England won, it got most of France’s overseas territories, including Canada. This is why Canadians speak English and French. The French Flag The English Flag VS.
“The Geography of Canada” La Géographie du Canada A Map of Canada • Canada is the world’s second biggest country (in area). • Canada has ten provinces and three territories (which are like the U.S.’s states).
Canada’s French VS Standard French • Pronounciation and expressions are different. • There are different meanings for the same word. • Plein(e) in Quebec means full of food whereas in France it means pregnant!
Work Cited • http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/1203358.stm • http://www.thecanadapage.org/Canadian_Facts.htm • http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCESearchMedia&Params=F1&MediaId=1125&RelArticles=1 • http://fourseasoncanuck.blogspot.com/2011/02/quebec-winter-carnival-january-28-2011.html • http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=4760&highlight=canadian+french • http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=21714 • http://www.telegraphics.com.au/3dgallery/main.php?g2_itemId=1096 • http://www.drawingcoach.com/cartoon-food.html • http://anetteolzon-nightwish.blogspot.com/2010/03/anette-is-pregnant.html
Practice Links • http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country.php?contid=6&wmn=North_America&cid=8&cn=Canada • http://online.culturegrams.com/kids/kids_country_sub_categories.php?contid=6&wmn=North_America&cid=8&KidsUniqueID=30 • http://gocanada.about.com/od/quebe1/ig/Quebec-City-Winter-Carnival.--hi/ • http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/settlement/kids/021013-2051-e.html • https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html