XII. Word list

abundant

amendment

approval

approximately

archipelago

bordered by

by far

commander-in-chief

commute

composed of

conquistador

contiguous

corn

currency

de facto

deciduous

denomination

disease

dissolution

diverse

establishment

explorer

forebear

headquarters

hemisphere

homeschooled

House of Representatives

hurricanes

independence

indigenous

influence

judicial

legislative

life expectancy

mainland

mammal

nuclear weapon

obese

overweight

own

permanent

rail

ranking

ratification

rebellious

regard as

restrictions

salt

Senate

shrimp

soccer

soybeans

spectator

spicy

sulfur

to appoint

to comprise

to confirm

to defeat

to descend

to describe

to eclipse

to emerge

to enforce

to enroll

to estimate

to evolve

to flow into

to host

to identify

to inhabit

to issue

to overturn

to rank

to require

to secede

to veto

tornado

tributary

truck

vehicle

warfare

well-developed

P. S. Don’t forget to learn Everyday Expressions by heart! See Ex. IX. C.

UNIT 2. Canada

I. Warm up

You are going to visit Canada. Before you plan your visit, you should find out if you need a visa to enter Canada. Complete the following application form. Share information with your partner.

PERSONAL DETAILS

1. Full name (family name and given name – as shown on your passport or travel document) ______

2. Have you ever used any other name (e. g. Nickname, maiden name, alias, etc.)? _____

3. Sex _____ 4. Date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD) _____

5. Place of birth (City/Town)_____ 6. Citizenship _____

7. Current country of residence: _____

8. Country where applying: (Same as current country of residence □ )_____

9. Your current marital status □ No □ Yes If you are married, provide the date on which you were married (YYYY-MM-DD) _____ Provide the name of your current Spouse (Family name, Given Name) _____

LANGUAGE(S)

1. Native language _____ 2. If your language not English or French, which language do you use most _____

PASSPORT

1. Passport number_____ 3. Country of issue_____

4. Issue date _____ 5. Expiry date_____

CONTACT INFORMATION

3. Current mailing address _____ 2. Telephon no. _____ 3. E-mail address _____

EDUCATION

1. Have you had any post secondary education (including university, college or apprenticeship training)? □ No □ Yes

2. If you answered “yes”, give full details of your highest level of post secondary education (from YYYY-MM to YYYY-MM, field, level, School/Facility name, City/Town, Country) _____

EMPLOYMENT

1. Give details of your employment for the past 10 years) (from YYYY-MM to YYYY-MM, Occupation, Company, City/Town, Country) _____

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

1. Within the past two years, have you or a family member ever had tuberculosis of lungs or been in close contact with a person with tuberculosis? □ No □ Yes

Do you have any physical or mental disorder that would require social and/or health services, other than medication, during a stay in Canada? □ No □ Yes

2. Have you ever remained beyond the validity of your status, attended school without authorization or worked without authorization in Canada? □ No □ Yes

Have you ever been refused any kind of visa, admission, or been ordered to leave Canada or any other country? □ No □ Yes

3. Have you ever committed, been arrested for, or been charged with or convicted of any criminal offence in any country? □ No □ Yes

SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT _____ DATE (YYYY-MM-DD)_____