Life in Canada What it’s like to grow up in … a) Quickly read the texts below. What do they all have in common? The texts are about teenagers who … have got friends in Canada. are from Québec. speak English at home only. b) Read about the children and tick the correct answers. Teenage life in Canada What is the text about? “Hey, I’m Louis. The coolest thing about Canada is that it has two main cultures: French-Canadian and Canadian. People in Canada usually speak English, but also very often French. My grand- going to France in the summer Louis’ grandma playing basketball French and English in Canada parents came from France and I live in the province of Québec. This part of Canada is in fact quite different to the rest of the country because French is spoken more often than English. We have also got lots of exchange students from around the world. “Hi! My name’s Christine. I live in the city of Québec City. It’s in the province of Québec in eastern Canada. What I really love about Canada is the cold winter. It’s my favourite season. living in a big city school life winter in Canada summer holidays in eastern Canada Canada is very beautiful in winter. There’s always snow, and everyone goes ice-skating on the lakes, skiing or snowboarding. “Hey guys, I’m Jesse. I speak French and English, but I started learning English when I went to an English-speaking school at the age of 11. I understood a little bit before, but I couldn’t speaking French and English Canadians in France French-Canadian lifestyle Jesse and his friend really speak it. I sometimes speak English to people who aren’t French-Canadian, but never to my French-Canadian friends. I’m French-Canadian, too, and I love eating crêpes and going to French bakeries. “Hi, my is name Zoe and my family is part of the Cree people. Before Europeans arrived, First Nation peoples lived all over Canada. About 350,000 Cree live in Canada and parts of the USA. Cree teens are like other Canadian teens, but Zoe and her dog living in Canada as a Cree member living in the USA First Nation peoples and their problems besides English and French, we also have our own language. The Cree language is the most common native language in Canada. y4sn7e 3 1 2 3 4 88 11 Unit Canada eighty-eight Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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