Canada

Joan Acosta

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 Contents

Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Map of Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Ottawa is Canada’s capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Maple leaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Maple syrup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

July 1 is Canada’s birthday.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Emily Carr is a famous Canadian artist . . . . 14

Helping newcomers adjust to Canada . . . . 16

Members of Canada’s Parliament. . . . . . . . 19

Workers find dinosaur tracks in BC. . . . . . . 21

Terry Fox is a Canadian hero . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Lots of Lees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Crossword: Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Answers for exercises . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

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 Welcome
This e-book is part of a series
called Best of The Reader. The stories
To the teacher
in the e-books are from The Westcoast Learners can read the articles
Reader. It is a newspaper for adults and do the exercises individually,
who are improving their English in pairs, or in groups.
reading skills. The topics can be explored
further through discussion
or follow-up activities.
To the reader
✔ You can use this book Teachers’ Guide
in a classroom, with a tutor, There is a Teachers’ Guide
or on your own. on this website. The guide has
ideas and suggestions on how
✔ Each story has exercises to go
to use the e-books with students.
with it. These exercises can help
you improve your English and
reading skills. Acknowledgements
✔ You can check your answers The author gratefully acknowledges the financial
support of Capilano University for this project.
at the end of the book.
A special thank you to the learners and teachers
who helped choose the articles for this book.

Three reading levels All of the material in this book first appeared in
The Westcoast Reader (1982 to 2009). Some of the
articles have been updated. Most of the exercises
There are three reading levels and activities for learners are based on material from
in this book. Here are the symbols The Westcoast Reader Teachers’ Notes (1982 to 2009).

for each level:

Credits
Level 1 Photos
Front cover— iStockphoto (Parliament Buildings); The Province (girls);
The Vancouver Sun (family)

Level 2 Pages 5– 7: Canada Post; Page 9: iStockphoto; Page 11: iStockphoto (tree,
syrup); Canada Post (stamps); Pages 12, 14: Canada Coast to Coast; Page 15:
The Vancouver Sun; Page 17: BC Archives D-06009 (Carr top); BC Archives
C-03805 (Carr house); BC Archives H-02813 (young Carr); Paintings: Skidegate
(left), 1912, Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust, VAG 42.3.73; Skidegate

Level 3 (right), 1912, Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust, VAG 42.3.75; Three Cedar
Trunks, 1937, Vancouver Art Gallery, Emily Carr Trust, VAG 42.3.64 (All VAG pho-
tos: Trevor Mills); Page 19: The Vancouver Sun; Page 22: iStockphoto (Parliament
Buildings); Jason Ransom (PM family); Page 24: The Province (dinosaurs); Page
28: The Province (Fox); Page 30: The Vancouver Sun
Illustrations
Cover, Pages 8, 9, 11: Guy Parsons; Page 13, 15. 18, 20, 22, 24, 26: Nola Johnston

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 Map of Canada

Fill in the names of the missing provinces and territories.

1 N__ __t__w__s__
__ __r__i__ __r__ __ __

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N__w__ __ __n__l__ __d
Yukon and
• Nunavut
__ __b__ __d__ __

• Alberta •
Manitoba

• Quebec
•
• Prince

• •
Edward
Island
2
__r__ __i__h
C__ __u__ __ __a
6
3 N__ __a
S__ __k__t__ __ __w__ __
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4 __ __w
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B__ __n__ __ __c__

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 Ottawa is Canada’s capital

Parliament
Buildings
Downtown
Ottawa

Ottawa
River

Ottawa is the capital of Canada. The Parliament Buildings

It is in the province of Ontario. are the most important buildings
in Ottawa.

Ontario

★
Ottawa
Canada’s government meets
The city of Ottawa in the Parliament Buildings.
is on the Ottawa River.

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 Write the sentences
Write the words in the correct order to make a sentence.
1. capital / of / Ottawa / The / is / Canada

______________________________________________________________

2. is / province / It / of / in / Ontario / the

______________________________________________________________

3. River / of / Ottawa / The / on / is / Ottawa / city / the

______________________________________________________________

4. Ottawa / are / Buildings / The / in / Parliament

______________________________________________________________

Categories
Add two more words to each category.

1. countries: Canada ____________________ ____________________

2. cities: Ottawa ____________________ ____________________

3. provinces: Ontario ____________________ ____________________

4. rivers: Ottawa ____________________ ____________________

5. capital cities: Ottawa ____________________ ____________________

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 Maple leaf Maple syrup
Maple trees grow Canada produces about 85 percent
in many parts of Canada. of the world’s maple syrup.
Most of Canada’s Quebec
maple syrup comes
from Quebec.

Making maple syrup

In the spring, workers put
a tube in each maple tree. They hang
a bucket from the tube. Sap from
the tree drips into the bucket.
The maple leaf tube sap
is a symbol of Canada. bucket
There is a red maple leaf maple tree
on Canada’s flag.
The workers collect
the sap. They boil it
to make maple syrup.

A year in the life of a maple leaf

Spring Summer Fall Winter

maple seeds green maple leaves red maple leaves brown maple leaves

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Label the drawing
1. Unscramble the letters in the box to make words.
2. Use the words to label the drawing.

1 cektub

bute
2
eter

asp
3

What is the meaning?

Match the word on the left with the meaning on the right.

____ 1. hang a. to bring together from several places

____ 2. sap b. a watery liquid in plants

____ 3. collect c. a long hollow object

____ 4. hole d. an opening into something

____ 5. tube e. a container with an open top and a handle

____ 6. bucket f. to attach something so it does not touch the ground

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Canada’s coins
Use the words in the boxes to finish the sentences.
1 The nickel has a _______________________ on it. This animal
has thick fur and stong teeth. It lives in ______________________
and lakes in many parts of Canada.

2 The Bluenose is on Canada’s dime. The sailing _____________

was built in 1921. It was very fast.

3 The Canadian quarter has a caribou on it. Caribou are a kind

of _______________________. They live in Canada’s North.

4 A loon is on Canada’s one _________________ coin. This water

bird lives near lakes in many parts of the country. Many people
call this coin a “loonie.”

5 Canada’s $2 coin has a _____________________ bear on on it.

The centre is a yellowish-gold colour. The outside ______________
is a silver colour. Many people call this coin a “toonie.”

de e r do l l a r
be a ve r r in g s h ip r ive r s po l ar

Canada’s penny
For many years, Canada had a one-cent coin called a penny. In 2012, the Canadian
Mint stopped making pennies. Canada’s penny had two maple leaves on it.

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A coin trick

1 You will need six large coins and six small coins.

2 Arrange the coins in four rows like the ones below.

3 Now, can you rearrange the coins to make two rows

of large coins and two rows of small coins?

There is only one rule: You can touch only one coin.

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July 1 is Canada’s birthday
In the 1600s and 1700s, people
Canada Day
from Europe came to explore North
We celebrate Canada’s birthday
America. Some of these people stayed
on July 1. Many cities and towns
and started colonies.
have parades. Some places have
Four colonies join together fireworks in the evening.
On July 1, 1867, four colonies
joined together to form Canada.
They were Ontario (Canada West),
Quebec (Canada East), Nova Scotia,
and New Brunswick.These colonies
became Canada’s first provinces.
The other provinces and territories
joined Canada later.

Nova
Scotia
Quebec
New
Ontario Brunswick

This map shows Canada in 1867.

When did the other provinces and territories join Canada?

■ Manitoba ~ 1870 ■ Saskatchewan ~ 1905
■ Northwest Territories ~ 1870 ■ Alberta ~ 1905
■ British Columbia ~ 1871 ■ Newfoundland
■ Prince Edward Island ~ 1873 (and Labrador) ~ 1949
■ Yukon ~ 1898 ■ Nunavut ~ 1999

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 Finish the chart
Finish the chart with the following information:
a. the date that each province and territory joined Canada
b. the abbreviation for each province and territory

Province or territory Date joined Canada Abbreviation

Provinces
Alberta AB
British Columbia

Manitoba 1870
New Brunswick NB
Newfoundland and Labrador

Nova Scotia 1867

Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Quebec QC
Saskatchewan

Territories
Northwest Territories

Nunavut

Yukon 1898
Find the abbreviations (symbols) for Canadian provinces and territories at <www.canadapost.com>

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Emily Carr is a famous Canadian artist
Emily Carr is a famous artist. Painted totem poles
Her paintings are in art galleries and Carr had an interest in the First
museums in many parts of Canada. Nations people of BC. She travelled
Born in Victoria by canoe to small villages along
Emily Carr was born in Victoria, the coast. She often painted First
British Columbia, in 1871. Nations houses and totem poles.

The Carr family lived in this house

in Victoria. Painted landscapes
Carr also liked to paint the forests
and mountains of British Columbia.
Studied art
Emily Carr began to draw at
a young age. When she was 19 years
old, she went to San Francisco to
study art. Later, she studied art
in Paris and London.

Wrote books
Emily Carr wrote several books
about her life. She died in Victoria
Emily Carr in 1891 in 1945.
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 What word is missing?
One word is missing in each sentence. Draw an arrow where the missing
word should go. Write the word on the line.
born
1. Emily Carr was in Victoria, British Columbia. born
________________
2
2. Carr studied art Europe. ________________

3. She often painted Nations houses and totem poles. ________________

4. Carr also liked to the forest and mountains of BC. ________________

5. Emily Carr in Victoria in 1945. ________________

6. Emily Carr’s paintings in many art galleries and museums. ____________

Word families
Circle the correct form of the word. Then cross out the incorrect word.

1. Emily Carr’s paint / paintings are in many museums in Canada.

2. Carr began to drawing / draw at a young age.

3. She studied / student art in San Francisco.

4. Carr traveller / travelled by canoe to small villages on the BC coast.

5. She had an interest / interesting in First Nations people.

6. Carr painting / painted the mountains and forests of BC.

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 Helping newcomers adjust to Canada

The Macena and Mbona Christina

families enjoy spending
time together.
Paolo

Alphonsina

Thousands of immigrants and The Mbonas are newcomers

refugees come to Canada every year. The Mbonas are refugees from
They need to learn many things Africa. Yogabo and Alphonsina
about their new home. Mbona have six children. They
came to Canada from Congo.
Program helps newcomers
There is a host program in
Families spend time together
Vancouver called Connections.
Paolo and Christina Macena
It matches newcomers with
help the Mbonas in many ways.
Canadians. Hosts help newcomers
For example, they helped the couple
adjust to life in Canada.
find used furniture and inexpensive
The Macenas are hosts winter clothes.
The Macena family came to The two families enjoy spending
Canada from Brazil 10 years ago. time together. Paolo says, “We like
Now they are helping other to go out together on the weekend.”
newcomers. The Westcoast Reader 10/2007 • Adapted from The Vancouver Sun

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Crossword: Winter clothes
The Mbonas had to buy winter clothes. What did they buy?

Across Down

1 4 2 3

6 7 4 5

1 2 3
Down
4

6 7

Across

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 Make a new word
Fill in the missing letters. Then take the circled letters and rearrange
them to make a new word. The new word starts with a capital letter.

1. A country in South America ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

2. Five, ___, seven ___ ___ ___

3. Husband and wife ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

4. The season before spring ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

5. Table, chair, bed ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

6. Opposite of teach ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

New word from circled letters ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___

What’s the word?

One of the three prefixes next to the root word is right for that word.
Choose the correct prefix and write the new word on the line.
prefixes root word new word
1. un / in / dis expensive inexpensive
_________________________

2. un / re / in pay _________________________

3. re / mis / im possible _________________________

4. un / mis / in afraid _________________________

5. un / dis / re honest _________________________

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 Members of Canada’s Parliament
Canada has 338 Members of Election results
Parliament (MPs). They form a group Canada had a federal election
called the House of Commons. Voters in October 2015. Voters elected
in every province and territory elect 338 MPs. Five parties have MPs.
the MPs. These men and women meet
Party Number of MPs
to decide about important issues in
Canada. They also make new laws. Liberal Party 184
Members of Parliament (MPs) Conservative Party 99
MPs represent the people who live New Democratic Party 44
in their areas.
Bloc Québécois 10
✔ Each area is called a federal
electoral district. It is also called Green 1
a riding or a constituency. 338
Total
✔ Canada has 338 federal ridings. Standings as of 01/03/2016

✔ MPs work in their ridings for part

Canada’s prime minister
of the year. They also work in Ottawa
The Liberal Party has the
for part of the year.
most MPs. It forms the government.
MPs meet in
Justin Trudeau is the leader of the
the Parliament Liberal Party. He is the prime minister
Buildings in of Canada.
Ottawa. Justin is the son of Pierre Trudeau.
He was the prime minister of Canada
from 1968 to 1979 and again from
1980 to 1984.

Who is your MP?

Find your MP using
your postal code.
1 Go to: www.parl.gc.ca

2 Choose English or French.

3 Type your postal code into

Pierre Trudeau Justin Trudeau
the search box. Click Find. 1919 – 2000 1971–

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 Numbers
Write the answers on the lines.
1. Which party has the most MPs?

______________________________________________________________

2. Which party has the second most MPs?

______________________________________________________________

3. Which party has more MPs—the Conservatives or the New Democrats?

______________________________________________________________

4. How many MPs does the Green Party have?

______________________________________________________________

True or false
Circle T if the sentence is true. Circle F if the sentence is false (not true).
1. Justin Trudeau is the prime minister of Canada. T F

2. He is the leader of the Conservative Party. T F

3. The Liberal Party has the most MPs. It forms the government. T F

4. MPs represent the people who live in their areas. T F

5. MPs meet in the Parliament Buildings in Victoria. T F

6. Canada had a federal election in 2015. T F

7. You can use your postal code to find the name of your MP. T F

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 Workers find dinosaur tracks in BC

This is an artist’s drawing

of sauropod dinosaurs
and their tracks.

tracks

In 2007, workers were building Biggest and oldest

a road near the border between Rich McCrea is a scientist.
Alberta and British Columbia. He studies dinosaurs. Rich says,
The workers found a large number “The tracks found in BC are the
of dinosaur tracks in the rocks. biggest ever found in Canada.
Scientists studied the rocks. They are also the oldest.”
They said giant sauropod dinosaurs
made the tracks about 135 million
years ago.
British
Columbia
Sauropods were huge
Sauropods had long necks and long, Alberta Dinosaur tracks
powerful tails. The dinosaurs were
about 20 metres long and 7 metres
high. They probably weighed •
30 tonnes. That’s the weight
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 Is it a, b, or c?
Circle a, b, or c to finish the sentences.
1. In 2007, workers were ____ a road near the border between Alberta and BC.
a. surveying b. building c. repairing
2. The workers found a large number of dinosaur ____ in the rocks.
a. bones b. skulls c. tracks
3. ____ studied the rocks.
a. Scientists b. Road workers c. Teachers
4. They said sauropod dinosaurs ____ the tracks about 135 million years ago.
a. built b. made c. covered
5. Sauropods had long ____ and long, powerful tails.
a. ears b. beaks c. necks
6. The dinosaurs ____ weighed 30 tonnes.
a. definitely b. probably c. undoubtedly

Match Finish the words

Match the five words with their meanings. Add the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)
to finish each word.
____ 1. powerful a. footprints 1. d ___n___ s___ ___r

____ 2. huge b. strong 2. sc ___ ___ nt___st

____ 3. border c. likely 3. w ___ ___ gh___d

____ 4. tracks d. very big 4. ___l ___ ph___nts

____ 5. probably e. boundary 5. b___tw ___ ___n

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 Terry Fox never gave up
Terry Fox Runs
Terry Fox died in 1981.
He raised $24 million before
he died.
Every September there are Terry
Fox Runs. The money from the runs
goes to cancer research.

Students take part

Terry Fox ran on in Terry Fox Run
one artificial leg.
On September 26, our ESL
class had a Terry Fox Run at our
community centre.
Terry Fox died in 1981, Some people ran. Other people
but Canadians still remember him. walked. We raised $337 for cancer
Lost his leg research.
Terry Fox was born in 1958.
He grew up in Port Coquitlam,
British Columbia.
In 1977, Terry found out he
had bone cancer. Doctors had to
amputate most of Terry’s right leg.
He had to use an artificial leg
to walk.
Decided to raise money
Terry decided to run across
Canada to raise money for cancer
research. He started his run in Some students ran
Newfoundland in 1980. He had for 15 minutes.
to stop in Ontario because he had
cancer in his lungs.
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 Finish the sentences
Make sentences using the words from Lists A, B, and C.

List A List B List C

Terry Fox he found out in 1958.
In 1977, to run across Canada was for cancer research.
Doctors $24 million most of Terry’s right leg.
Terry decided that he raised before he died.
Terry raised had to amputate to raise money.
The money was born he had bone cancer.

Terry Fox was born in 1958.

1. ______________________________________________________________

2. ______________________________________________________________

3. ______________________________________________________________

4. ______________________________________________________________

5. ______________________________________________________________

6. ______________________________________________________________

Who is your hero?

Terry Fox is a hero. He inspires people in Canada
and around the world. Who is your hero? ________________________________
Why is this person your hero? _________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________
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 Lots of Lees
Top 10
Here are the top 10 last names
in the Vancouver area in 2007.

Number
Last name of people

1 Lee 5,863

2 Wong 5,101

3 Chan 3,752

Don Lee 4 Smith 3,623

5 Kim 2,387

6 Chen 2,368
Don Lee came to Canada from
7 Gill 2,100
China in 1949. He says, “At that
time, there were only a few Lees 8 Li 2,056
in Vancouver. And most of them
were English.” 9 Brown 1,962
More and more Lees
10 Johnson 1,843
During the past 60 years,
Don has seen a big increase in
the number of Lees in Vancouver. Names
Today Lee is the most common
■ A last name is sometimes called
last name in the Vancouver area. a family name or a surname.
Most of the Lees are from Korea
or China. ■ A first name is sometimes
called a Christian name or a given
Lee replaces Smith name.
For many years, Smith was
the most common last name ■ A maiden name is a woman’s
in the Vancouver area. Now, family name before she is married.
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Last names

Many last names have meanings. For example:

• Kim means “gold” in Korean. • Castillo means “castle” in Spanish.
• Ivanov means “son of Ivan” in Russian. • Wang means “king” in Chinese.
• Petit means “small” in French. • Cermak means “robin” in Czech.

Do you know the meaning of your last name? Write it on the line.

_______________________________________________________________

You can find out about surnames at: www.surnames.behindthename.com

Opposites “Few” and “a few”

Find the opposites of these words Use “few” or “a few” in the
in the story. sentences.
1. many ___________________ 1. Can I borrow ___________
dollars from you?
2. then ____________________ 2. She gave him ___________
books to read.
3. bottom __________________
3. Leo’s English is excellent. He

4. decrease _________________ makes ___________ mistakes.

4. I invited ___________ friends

5. rare ____________________ to dinner on Friday night.
5. I often feel very lonely. I have
6. first ____________________
___________ friends here.
7. after ___________________
“A few” means a small number.
“Few” means almost zero.
8. least ___________________

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 Crossword: Canada

1 2
Down
3

8 9

10

Across

Across Down
3. Emily Carr painted totem __. 1. Ottawa is the __ of Canada.

6. Nunavut is Canada’s newest __. 2. Canada has 338__ ridings.

8. Canada’s __ has a beaver on it. 4. Canada has 10 provinces

and __ territories.
9. Terry Fox lost a __ to cancer.
5. July 1 is Canada’s __.
10. A sauropod is a kind of __.
7. The Mbonas have __ children.

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 Answers for exercises
Map of Canada (p 5) Finish the chart (p 13)
1. Northwest Terrritories Provinces
2. British Columbia Alberta 1905 AB
3. Saskatchewan British Columbia 1871 BC
4. Ontario Manitoba 1870 MB
5. New Brunswick New Brunswick 1867 NB
6. Nova Scotia Newfoundland
7. Newfoundland and Labrador and Labrador 1949 NL
Nova Scotia 1867 NS
Write the sentences (p 7) Ontario 1867 ON
1. The capital is Ottawa. Prince Edward Island 1873 PE
2. It is in the province of Ontario. Quebec 1867 QC
3. The city of Ottawa is on the Ottawa River. Saskatchewan 1905 SK
4. The Parliament Buildings are in Ottawa. Territories
Northwest Territories 1870 NT
Categories (p 7) Nunavut 1999 NU
Answers will vary. Yukon 1898 YT

Label the drawing (p 9) What word is missing? (p 15)

1. tree 2. tube 3. sap 4. bucket 2. in 3. First 4. paint 5. died 6. are

What is the meaning? (p 9) Word families (p 15)

1f 2b 3a 4d 5c 6e 1. paintings 2. draw 3. studied 4. travelled
5. interest 6. painted
Canada’s coins (p 10)
1. beaver, rivers 2. ship 3. deer Crossword: Winter clothes (p 17)
4. dollar 5. polar, ring 1 2 3
g l o v e s j
4
w s c a r f
A coin trick (p 11) 5
b e o c
Solution: Put your finger on the middle of the o a c k
top row. Move the coin around the other coins o t k e
until it is below the middle coin on the 6
m i t t e n s
7
t o q u e
bottom row. Without taking your finger off s r
the coin, push the centre row up one place.
Make a new word (p D 18)
[gloves]
4 [scarf] 1. Brazil 2. six 3. couple 4. winter
[sweater]
3 [jacket]
[boots]word: Africa
5. furniture 6. learn 5New
6 [mittens] 4 [socks]
7 [toque]

What’s the word? (p 18)

2. repay 3. impossible
4. unafraid 5. dishonest

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 Answers for exercises
Numbers (p 20) Crossword: Canada (p 27)
1. The Liberal Party has the most MPs. 1 2
c f
2. The Conservative Party has 3
a p o l e s
the second most MPs. 4
p t d
3. The Conservatives have more MPs i h
5
b e
(than the Bloc Québécois). 6
t e r r i t o r y
4. The Green Party has one MP. 7
s a e r a
8 9
n i c k e l e t l e g
True or false (p 20) x h
1T 2F 3T 4T 5F 6T 7T
10
d i n o s a u r
a

Is it a, b, or c? (p 22) y

1b 2c 3a 4b 5c 6b D
[poles] [capital]

Match (p 22)
6 [territory]
8 [nickel] Who are24 they?
[federal]
[three]
9 [leg] 5 [birthday]
1b 2d 3e 4a 5c
Look quickly through this ebook to
1 [dinosaur] 7 [six]

find the names of these five people.

Finish the words (p 22)
1. dinosaur 2. scientist 3. weighed
4. elephants 5. between
1. ____________________
Finish the sentences (p 24)
2. In 1977, he found out he had bone cancer.
3. Doctors had to amputate most
of Terry’s right leg. 2. ____________________
4. Terry decided to run across Canada
to raise money.
5. Terry raised $24 million before he died.
6. The money that he raised was for
cancer research. 3. ____________________

Opposites (p 26)
1. few 5. common
2. now 6. last
4. ____________________
3. top 7. before
4. increase 8. most

“Few” and “a few” (p 26)

1. a few 4. a few 5. ____________________
2. a few 5. few
3. few

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