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Canada WORKSHEET A

Exercise 1
Below are ten pieces of information about the country of Canada that have been split
into three parts and mixed up. Can you put them back together again?

1 The capital of Canada,
Ottawa, is probably less
2 An animal called a
beaver is one of the
national
only 33 million. This in water, and are well
means there are known for building
dams across streams.
very cold, and in some cities of Toronto,
parts of the country the Montreal and
Vancouver.

3 Canada is the second
largest country in the
world,
4 In winter almost all of
Canada is
live in the south of the countries in the world.
country, less than 200km
from
well known than the larger times larger than
Britain.

5 Canada is a rich symbols of Canada. They the highest in the world.

6 Although it is a huge
country, its population is
7 One of the most popular
are mammals that spend a
lot of their time
many different places, and the border with the
has therefore become one United States.
of the most multicultural
after Russia, and is forty first language live in the
province of Quebec.

8 More than three-quarters French. Most Canadians hockey.

of Canadians who speak French as their

9 Canada receives a lot of sports in Canada is ice fewer than four people
immigrants from per square kilometre.

10 The official languages of country with a ‘quality of temperature never rises

Canada are English and life’ that is among above freezing.

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Canada WORKSHEET B

Exercise 2
The ten pieces of information have been put back together again below. However,
only three of them are written correctly, and the other seven each contain three
mistakes. Decide which sentences are incorrect, and then correct them.

1. The capital of the Canada, Ottawa, is probably less well know than the largest
cities of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

2. An animal called a beaver is one of the national symbols of Canada. They are
mammals that spend a lot of their time in water, and are well known for building
dams across streams.

3. Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia, and is fourty time
large than Britain.

4. At winter almost all of Canada is very cold, and in some parts of the country the
temperature never rise above freazing.

5. Canada is rich country with a ‘quality of live’ that is among highest in the world.

6. Although it is a huge country, its population is only 33 million. This means there
are fewer than four people per square kilometre.

7. One of the most popular sports in Canada is ice hockey.

8. More than three-quarters of Canadiens lives in the south of the country, less than
200km from the border with the United State.

9. Canada receives a lot of immigrant from much different places, and has therefore
became one of the most multicultural countries in the world.

10. The office languages of Canada are the English and French. Most Canadians who
speak French as their first language live on the province of Quebec.

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1. The capital of Canada, Ottawa, is probably less well known than the larger cities
of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

2. An animal called a beaver is one of the national symbols of Canada. They are
mammals that spend a lot of their time in water, and are well known for building
dams across streams.

3. Canada is the second largest country in the world, after Russia, and is forty times
larger than Britain.

4. In winter almost all of Canada is very cold, and in some parts of the country the
temperature never rises above freezing.

5. Canada is a rich country with a ‘quality of life’ that is among the highest in the
world.

6. Although it is a huge country, its population is only 33 million. This means there
are fewer than four people per square kilometre.

7. One of the most popular sports in Canada is ice hockey.

8. More than three-quarters of Canadians live in the south of the country, less than
200km from the border with the United States.

9. Canada receives a lot of immigrants from many different places, and has therefore
become one of the most multicultural countries in the world.

10. The official languages of Canada are English and French. Most Canadians who
speak French as their first language live in the province of Quebec.

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