Description:

A Beginning Look at Canada is a text for post-literacy to high-beginner ESL students who wish to learn about Canada while improving their reading and writing skills. It is also useful for other adult learners and students in the school system.

• Seventy readings describe fundamental facts and concepts about Canada's geography, history, people and government in an easy-to-understand, sequenced format.
• Each reading is accompanied by several exercises to check comprehension and to develop reading skills such as skimming and scanning for information, categorizing, and reading charts and maps.
• Provides an accessible format supported by numerous maps and functional illustrations that bolster understanding.
• Key terms are explained in a glossary to build vocabulary.

What's new :

• 4-colour interior.
• updated layout with opening spreads for each part.
• all new photos with captions to help students learn more about Canada.
• updated content including statistics from 2017.

Part 1 The land

• Canada's Provinces and Territories
• Canada's Land
• Canada's Regions

Part 2 The people

• Canada's Population
• Canadians and Work

Part 3 The history

• Canada's History

Part 4 The government

• Canada's Government
• The Federal Government
• The Provincial Government
• The Municipal Government