Canada 1

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

What words pop up in your mind
When you think about Canada?
Write down at least three words/phrases

Canadian symbols

Aims: to know the following symbols of Canada

      

             to understand the meaning behind the Canadian flag

Canadian national flag

Canadian currency

ice hockey

maple leaf

mounties

13:50

Why did Lester Peason advocate a new flag?

1. to get rid of the British influence
2. To make it represent the diversity of Canada
3. To make it unmistakably Canadian

15:01

What do the colours on the Canadian national flag stand for?

1. Red: the colour of the maple syrup White: cold and icy weather
2. Red is symbolic of England and white of France
3. Red: The colour of the maple leaf White: the amount of ice in the country
4. Both colours stand for the British and Frensh flag

Canadian Currency

Canadian dollar

Free-floating currency.
One of the world’s seven reserve currencies
Polymer series

ice hockey

the Mounties

the maple leaf

Watch the video on the next slide. Answer the questions about the following three Canadian symbols

04:39

What is the official name for the Mounties?

1. National Canadian Police
2. National Royal Canadian Police
3. National Canadian Mounted Police
4. Royal Canadian Mounted Police

05:08

Is ice hockey Canadian national sport?

1. Yes
2. No

05:48

What is a maple leaf symbolic of?

1. Canadian nature
2. nothing
3. unity and tolerance

Who made red and white the official colours of Canada

1. Queen Elizabeth
2. Lester Pearson
3. King George V
4. Justin Trudeau

Is the Union flag still the official flag in Canada?

1. No
2. Yes

When did the maple leaf flag become Canada’s new National Flag?

1. 1964
2. 1966
3. 1965
4. 1968