In the Lesson Document there are Vocabulary lists for this reading. With your partners, identify the part of speech and write a definition for each word you were assigned. Then create an example sentence using that word. Some of the words have been done for you. After you have completed the vocabulary that you were assigned, read all the definitions that the other students wrote. Ask if you have any questions.
Open this link to read an article about the seven best gifts from Canada. When you are done reading, discuss the following questions with your partners.
- Five of these gift ideas are food or drinks. Have you eaten any? What were they like? Would you like to try them?
- Have you seen the Inukshuk? Where have you seen it? Why did it become so popular in Canada in the last few years?
- Why does the article say that the toonie is special? Does the article tell you why it is called a toonie? Did you like to collect coins when you were a child? Do you know any children who like to get coins as gifts?
- Do any of these souvenirs seem like good gifts to you? Do you know anyone back home who would like any of them as a gift from you?
- There is one very famous Canadiana food item that is very delicious and popular, but not mentioned in this article. What is it?
- Can you think of other good gift items that were not included in this article? What would you suggest?
Exercise
Please click the Exercise link to continue and do exercises 2 and 3.