Living in English

Canadian Citizenship
Table of Contents
Canadian Trivia

2 Discussion
2 Questions

Vocabulary

3 Preview
4 Practice

Our Home & Native Land

5 Reading
5 Mapping
6 Sorting
7 Citizenship Matching
8 Slang
8 Identifying Canadians

Pair Work

9 Student A
10 Student B

The Citizenship Ceremony

11 Reading
12 Timeline
13 The Oath
14 The Anthem

Class Activity

15 Find Someone Who...

Teachers' Notes

16 Notes, Answers,
and enchmar s

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Canadian Trivia
A. Discussion

You will need to learn a lot about Canada to become a Canadian citizen.
iscuss the ollo ing uestions in small groups to nd out hat you
already no . Share your no ledge ith your classmates.

1. How many provinces are there in Canada? 12. What is the purpose of a voter information card?

2. How many territories are there in Canada? 13. What is Canada's population (approximately)?

3. What ocean is on the West Coast of Canada? 14. What ocean is north of the territories?

4. What ocean is on the East Coast of Canada? 15. Who is Laura Secord?

5. What year was Confederation? 16. What were Upper and Lower Canada?

6. What is a Francophone? 17. What were residential schools?

7. What are the three main industries in Canada? 18. What is the Canadian
Charter of Rights and Freedoms?
8. Where do one-third of all Canadians live?
19. Who are the Métis?
9. What is "responsible government"?
20. ho as Canada s rst Prime inister,
10. What is a cabinet minister?
and hich dollar bill has his picture on it
11. Who is the leader of Canada?

B. Questions

Write three more questions about Canada,

and challenge another group to answer them.

1.

2.

3.

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Vocabulary
A. Preview

Word Definition

noun a person ho spea s English

Anglophone
adjective English spea ing

bilingual able to spea t o languages ell

citizen a person who lives legally in a country

demographic a speci c part o a population

diversity a large variety or mix

discrimination unfair treatment due to one's gender, race, religion, or other status

ethnic o a di erent culture

federal related to the government of the whole country

the Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Métis, and Inuit) who lived on the land before
First Peoples
Europeans settled in Canada

noun a person ho spea s French

Francophone
adjective French spea ing

heritage inherited from the people who lived before

a group of citizens who follow a court case and

jury
decide if an accused person is guilty or innocent of a crime

metropolitan related to a large city

mobility the ability to move around

monarchy a country that is ruled by a ueen or ing

multicultural having or promoting cultural diversity

municipality a city or town that has its own local government

passport an identi cation document that allo s citi ens to travel to other nations

tolerance the acceptance o another s belie s or actions, even though they are di erent rom one s o n

noun a person ho or s or helps ithout receiving payment

volunteer
verb to help or or ithout receiving payment

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Vocabulary cont.
B. Practice

Choose the correct word or expression from the

list on page 3 to complete the following sentences.

1. After you become a Canadian ,

you can apply for a and travel to other countries.

2. e spea s English and French, so he is .

3. One way to improve your English is to with children.

4. The judge explains the ruling, but the decides who is guilty or innocent.

5. The First Peoples are an important part of our .

6. The Prime Minister is the head of the government.

7. Canada prides itself in being a nation.

We love the diversity in our neighbourhoods.

8. areas li e oronto and ontreal continue to gro in si e.

9. is not tolerated in Canadian schools.

Students of every demographic deserve the same quality of education.

10. Canada is a constitutional .

his means that the ing or ueen has a limited role as head o state.

11. You can try many foods at

the mar et, including apanese ood and e ican ood.

12. You need to get a library card from your own .

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Our Home & Native Land

A. Reading

PROVINCES TERRITORIES REGIONS

Canadian Con ederation too he rst territory to oin Canada The provinces and territories
place on uly 1, 1 . t this time, was the Northwest Territories. o Canada are o ten described
Canada was divided into four It entered Confederation in as ve separate regions.
provinces: Ontario, Quebec, 1870. In 1898, the Northwest
ova Scotia, and e runs ic . Territories split into two. The 5 Regions
Between 1867 and 1999, Canada he estern part became the
• The West Coast
expanded into ten provinces and u on. It asn t until 1 that
• The Prairies
three territories. the eastern and northern parts
• Central Canada
of the Northwest Territories split
• Atlantic Canada
The 10 Provinces o and became unavut.
(also called The Maritimes)
• British Columbia • Northern Canada
The 3 Territories
• Alberta
• Sas atche an • u on
• Manitoba • Northwest Territories
• Ontario • Nunavut
• Quebec
• e runs ic
• Nova Scotia
• Newfoundland
• Prince Edward Island

B. Mapping

Review ESL Library's Map of Canada and

try to ll in the blan s on pages 2 and .

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C. Sorting

or ith a partner or in small groups to categori e the Canadian ords.

dd any other Canadian ords that you can thin o .

Canadian Symbols Canadian Events Famous Canadians Canadian Places

Word List:
• totem pole • the Atlantic provinces • Prince Edward Island • the northern territories
• Terry Fox • the Roc y ountains • ohn cCrae • Ottawa
• beaver • La e Louise • D-Day • caribou
• maple leaf • hoc ey • the West Coast • Inu su
• the prairie provinces • Remembrance Day • Louis Riel • loon
• the national ag • Emily Carr • the War of 1812 • Canada Day
• ustin rudeau • Central Canada • Confederation
• Niagara Falls • Victoria Day • Sir ohn . acdonald

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D. Citizenship Matching

The test of citizenship has 20 multiple-choice questions. You must

ans er uestions correctly in order to pass the test. se the o cial test
guide "Discover Canada: The Rights and Responsibilities of Citizenship"
to study or the test. est your no ledge ith this matching e ercise.

1. he o cial languages o Canada are a maple lea , Canadian ag, and beaver.

2. The levels of Canadian government are b the Order of Canada.

3. The highest honour that Canadians can receive is c to become a volunteer.

4. Some Canadian symbols are the d a poppy.

5. Another name for Canada's birthday is e not compulsory in Canada.

6. The symbol of Remembrance Day is constitutional monarchy in North America.

7. ay to learn use ul s ills in Canada is g English and French.

8. Military service is h Paci c.

9. Canada is the only i represents the Canadian monarch.

10. The West Coast of Canada is the spea English as their rst language.

11. he only o cially bilingual province is the prairie provinces.

12. The majority of Métis live in l federal, provincial, and municipal.

13. Canada's founding peoples are m Confederation.

14. The "Inuit" means n ere the rst our provinces o Canada.

15. Approximately 18 million Canadians o Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

16. The governor general p e runs ic .

17. Canada's head of state is an X for your candidate of choice.

18. ntario, uebec, e runs ic , and ova Scotia r First Peoples, French, and British.

19. n a ederal election ballot, you mar s the people in Inu titut.

20. Terry Fox's marathon for cancer was called t the Marathon of Hope.

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E. Slang

Now try to match the Canadian slang/lingo

on the le t ith the correct de nitions on the right.

1. eh a a Canadian
2. the can b a police o cer
3. Canuc c Vancouver Island
4. cop d pardon / right
5. the Island e the Canadian dollar coin
6. loonie retired people who leave Canada for the winter
7. out west / out east g on the West Coast or East Coast of Canada
8. double-double h t o creams and t o sugars in a ta eout co ee
9. snowbirds i a nitted hat
10. toque / tuque the bathroom / washroom (very informal)

F. Identifying Canadians

Now try to identify the correct Canadian from the list.

1. wrote In Flanders Fields, the famous Remembrance Day poem.

2. as the rst oman to be elected to the ouse o Commons.

3. won an Olympic gold medal for the 100-metre sprint in 1996.

4. as a amous painter rom the Paci c orth est.

5. inspired Canadians by trying to

run across Canada on one leg to raise money for cancer research.

6. al ed or over 0 ilometres to
arn ritish orces o an merican attac in the ar o 1 12.

7. as the political leader o the tis and is no n as the Father o anitoba.

Word List:
• Terry Fox • Laura Secord • ohn cCrae • Louis Riel
• Donovan Bailey • Emily Carr • Agnes Macphail

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The Canadian Citizenship Ceremony

A. Reading

1. Attending your citizenship ceremony is the last 5. A limited number of family and friends are
step before becoming a Canadian citizen. You will welcome to attend the ceremony with you.
receive your invitation in the mail after you pass ou should ear business attire. Some participants
your test. This Notice to Appear will arrive after choose to ear a ceremonial out t. ou or your
you meet all o your citi enship uali cations. amily members can ta e photos and videos.
ou can also bring a religious boo to place
2. Citizenship ceremonies are organized by
your hand on during the ath.
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).
he purpose o the ceremony is or ne citi ens 6. he ceremony ill ta e one to three hours. a e
to formally accept the responsibilities of being a sure that you arrive on time. You will sit with the
Canadian citizen. The ceremonies are typically other people ho are ta ing the ath. our o n
held in CIC o ces. hey can also be held in children who are becoming citizens can sit with
schools or museums. you. uests ill sit in a separate section.

3. At the citizenship ceremony, you will sign and 7. uring the ceremony, the presiding o cial ill
ta e the ath o Citi enship ith a group o other welcome the attendees and explain what will
new citizens. Anyone over 14 years of age must happen. Then, the citizenship candidates will stand
ta e the ath o Citi enship in order to become and ta e the ath. ou ill raise your right hand
a Canadian citizen. Children are welcome to and repeat the Oath in English and/or French,
attend the ceremony where they will receive Canada s o cial languages. ou can say I s ear
their certi cates i they choose to ta e part. or I a rm. ou ill then be called or ard to
receive your certi cate o citi enship.
4. In the Notice to Appear, you will receive all of
the information you need about the citizenship 8. Welcome to the Canadian family! Stand up and
ceremony. he notice includes a chec list o items sing O Canada, our national anthem. It's time to
to bring to the ceremony. You will need several celebrate with your friends and family and the
documents, including t o pieces o identi cation, other new Canadian citizens in the room. Now
your permanent resident card, and any passports you can apply or a Canadian passport
you have.

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B. Timeline

Place the following in the correct order (1–9).

I will pass my citizenship test.

I ill receive my certi cate o citi enship.

I will bring all of the documentation that I need to my citizenship ceremony.

I will study for my citizenship test.

I ill ta e my citi enship test.

I will receive a Notice to Appear at my citizenship ceremony in the mail.

I can apply for a Canadian passport.

I ill ta e the ath o Citi enship ith other ne citi ens.

We will sing O Canada!

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C. The Oath of Citizenship

You will recite the Oath with help The Oath of Citizenship
rom an o cial at the ceremony,
but it is a good idea to learn the I or a rm
1.
words beforehand.
That I will be
2.
Listen to a reading of the Oath on
ESL Library's YouTube Channel. And true allegiance
3.
Fill in the blan s to complete the
ath. Loo up any ords that you To Her Queen Elizabeth the Second
4.
don't understand. Then practise
the Oath out loud as a class. Queen of Canada

Her and Successors

Word List: 5.

• bear • Heirs And that I will observe

• faithful • Majesty 6.
• Métis • Inuit The laws of Canada, including the Constitution, which recognizes and
• swear • duties
• ul l • faithfully
• First Nations
rms the boriginal and treaty rights o ,
7.

and peoples,
8. 9.

And my as a Canadian citizen.

10. 11.

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D. The National Anthem

At your citizenship ceremony, you will sing the national anthem for
the rst time as a Canadian citi en. a e sure that you no the ords.

Listen to Canada's national anthem on ESL Library's YouTube Channel.

Fill in the blan s to complete the lyrics. Listen again to chec your or .
Then practise singing.

O Canada
Word List:
• rise • on guard O Canada!
• North • glorious
• stand • native Our home and land!
• thee • patriot 1.

True love in all of us command.

2.

With glowing hearts we see thee ,

3.

The True strong and free!

4.

From far and wide,

O Canada, we stand for thee.

5.

od eep our land and free!

6.

O Canada, we on guard for thee.

7.

O Canada, we stand on guard for .

8.

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