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TEACHING CANADA

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Field Trip to Canada - in your classroom - Exhibit 6

    
Language Lesson #1:
  Canadian English

   
Match synonyms
 
 
 

Match the Canadian English words with their meaning
Whole-wheat bread
  Snack from Quebec: French-fries, cheese curds, gravy
  Some Native Americans live on a reservation. Some Native Canadians live on a ___
  To turn on water at the sink you turn on the faucet or you turn on the ___
  Celebrated July 1st, Canada's national holiday is ___
  At the restaurant, Americans ask for the check, and Canadians ask for the ___
  Canadians pronounce the last letter of the alphabet ___
  Powdered non-dairy creamer for coffee
  Knitted wool cap; it rhymes with 'mook'
  If you want a soft drink in Canada don't ask for soda because you'll get soda water. Ask instead for ___
  Sneakers or running shoes are also called ___
  A bathroom has a bathtub in it; a restroom is somewhere to lie down; so if you need to use the toilet, ask for a ___
  Paper napkin
  Fried fish and French-fries are called ___
 
WORDS TO MATCH serviette / washroom / pop / Canada Day / bill / zed / fish and chips / whitener / runners / poutine / reserve / tap / brown bread / touque
 

 

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Last Updated: 30 August, 2005



 

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