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EasyStories People PDF
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EasyStories People PDF
Joan Acosta
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Best of the Reader series of books by Joan Acosta is licensed under
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Works 2.5 Canada Licence.
joan@joanacosta.ca
Copyright 2013
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Contents
Welcome . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Susan Aglukark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Jonathan Cheechoo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
A family farm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Find it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
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Welcome
This e-book is part of a series
To the teacher
called Best of The Reader. The stories
in the e-books are from The Westcoast There is a Teachers Guide
Reader. It is a newspaper for adults on this website. The guide has ideas
who are improving their English and suggestions on how to use the
reading skills. e-books with students.
To the reader
You can use this book
in a classroom, with a tutor,
or on your own.
Each story has exercises to go Credits
with it. These exercises can help Photos
Front cover: Rochette, Gbedze, Yu, Sedins: The Vancouver Sun;
you improve your English and Giffin: The Province
Page 5: Aglukark: The Vancouver Sun; sign: Sebastien Lapointe; Page 8: Iva
reading skills. Makarov; Page 9: Canada Post; Page 10: The Province; Pages 12, 14, 16, 19, 22,
25, 27, 29: The Vancouver Sun
Illustrations
You can check your answers Page 5, 7, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 28, 29, 30: Guy Parsons;
Page 8, 10, 11, 12, 14 (map),16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25: Nola Johnston:
at the end of the book. Page 8: (logo) Moose Cree First Nation
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Susan Aglukark
Nunavut
About 80 percent
Susan Aglukark is a singer.
of the people in Nunavut
She grew up in Nunavut.
are Inuit.
Susan sings
in English and Inuktitut.
Most Inuit
She has won many awards
speak Inuktitut.
for her music.
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Is it a or b? Canada
Circle the correct answers. Here is a list of Canadas 10
provinces and three territories.
1. Susan Aglukark is a ___. Fill in the missing (capital) letters.
a. singer
Provinces
b. nurse
1. A
__lberta
4. __ew __runswick
3. Susan sings in English and ___.
a. Portuguese 5. __ewfoundland and __abrador
b. Inuktitut
6. __ova __cotia
9. __uebec
5. ___ is a territory of Canada.
a. Ontario
10. __askatchewan
b. Nunavut
Territories
6. Most people in Nunavut 1. __orthwest __erritories
are ___
a. Haida 2. __unavut
b. Inuit
3. __ukon
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Map of Canada
1 N__ __t__w__s__
__ __r__i__ __r__ __ __
7
N__w__ __ __n__l__ __d
Yukon and
Nunavut
__ __b__ __d__ __
Alberta
Manitoba
Quebec
Prince
Edward
Island
2
__r__ __i__h
C__ __u__ __ __a
6
3 N__ __a
S__ __k__t__ __ __w__ __
__ __ __t__a
5
4 __ __w
__ __ __a__ __o
B__ __n__ __ __c__
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Jonathan Cheechoo
Jonathan Cheechoo
is a hockey player.
He has played for two teams
in the National Hockey League
(NHL).
Jonathan Cheechoo
Hudson was born in Moose Factory.
Bay It is a small community
Quebec
on James Bay.
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Finish the chart
Write the singular or plural for each word.
2. beavers 9. deer
Moose
Moose live in most parts
of Canada.
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Alix works at a garden centre
gardening
gloves watering can
The Westcoast Reader 9/2005 Adapted from The Province
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Unscramble the words
Put the words in the right order to make sentences.
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
Gardening
Fill in the blanks to finish the words.
1 t__
r __
o __
w __l
e 2 __ __ __d__ __ __n__
__ __o__ __ __
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Honor has a radio show
Honor says,
We have lots of immigrants
from Africa in Canada.
They like to hear news
from their homeland.
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Whats the word?
Unscramble the letters and write the words on the lines.
1. Honor Gbedze is from __________________.
goTo
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A family farm
Len Gerda
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Unscramble the words
Put the words in the right order to make sentences.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
g
1. cow ___ a. kitten f
1. cows ___ a. quack
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Mei Yu is a cartoon artist
Meis cartoons
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Mei teaches you how to draw a puppy
jellybean
candies
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Answer the questions
Write the answers on the lines.
1. Where is Mei Yu from?
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
5.
2.
6.
3. 7.
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Hannahs pennies help
pennies
Hannah
More on page 6
Canadas penny
For many years, Canada had a one-cent coin
called a penny. In 2012, the Canadian Mint
stopped making pennies. Canadas penny
penny had two maple leaves on it. maple leaf
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How does Hannah help?
Hannah collects pennies Hannah buys food
and other coins at her church. with the money.
The Westcoast Reader 12/2008. Updage 2015 Adapted from The Vancouver Sun
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Whats the word?
Unscramble the letters and write the words on the lines.
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Leo helps Sarah
button for
walk signal
More on page 23
The Westcoast Reader 1/2006 Adapted from The Vancouver Sun
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How does Leo help Sarah?
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Tell Leo what to do
1 2
3 4
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________
Can you think of two other ways Leo can help Sarah? Write your answers
on the lines.
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
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Swedish twins are hockey players
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Label the hockey player
Fill in the blanks with words from the box.
skate
1
helmet
puck
hockey stick
V a nc o u
ve r
3. The Sedins are .....................
h o c ke y
4. They are from ____________________.
S we d e
5. The Sedins were 19 ____________________ old in 2000. n
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Joannie is an Olympic athlete
bronze
medal
Joannie Rochette is 23 years old.
She is from Quebec.
Joannie is a figure skater.
She says, My dream
is to win a gold medal Did you know?
at the 2010 Olympics. The 2010 Winter Olympics
were in Vancouver and
Whistler, British Columbia.
How do you say it?
Joannie (say: zho-ann-ee) The 2014 Winter Olympics
Rochette (say: roh-shet)
were in Sochi, Russia.
The Westcoast Reader 3/2009
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Whats the Olympic sport?
Match the name of the Olympic sport with the picture.
e
1. bobsleigh (bobsled) ______ a
4. hockey _____
e
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Josh is a Paralympic athlete
wheelchair
Josh had a skiing accident curling
in 2004.
He broke his back.
Josh cannot move his legs. Update
But he still skis. Josh won a silver medal at
He uses a sit-ski. the 2010 Paralympic Winter
Josh says, I want to ski Games in Vancouver.
in the Paralympic Games. He won a gold medal and
a silver medal at the 2014
How do you say it? Paralympic Games in Sochi,
Dueck (say: dew-ik) Russia.
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Whats the Paralympic sport?
Match the name of the Paralympic sport with the picture.
b
1. biathlon ______ a
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Find it
Look through this e-book to find these pictures. Each one is part
of a larger picture. Write the title of the story that goes with each one.
1 2 3
4 5 6
1. ______________________________________________________________
2. ______________________________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________________________
4. ______________________________________________________________
5. ______________________________________________________________
6. ______________________________________________________________
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Answers for exercises
Is it a or b? (p 6) Animal sounds (p 15)
1a 2b 3b 4a 5b 6b 1f 2e 3a 4g 5c 6b 7h 8d
Canada (p 6) Answer the questions (p 18)
Provinces: 1. Alberta 2. British Columbia 1. She is from China.
3. Manitoba 4. New Brunswick 2. She came to Canada in 1989.
5. Newfoundland and Labrador 3. She teaches children.
6. Nova Scotia 7. Ontario 4. She is a cartoon artist.
8. Prince Edward Island 9. Quebec
Label the puppy (p 18)
10. Saskatchewan
1. eyebrow 2. nose 3. leg 4. ear
Territories: 1. Northwest Territories
5. eye 6. mouth 7. tail
2. Nunavut 3. Yukon
Whats the word? (p 21)
Map of Canada (p 7)
1. money 2. food 3. mother
1. Northwest Territories 2. British Columbia
4. People 5. Vancouver
3. Saskatchewan 4. Ontario
5. New Brunswick 6. Nova Scotia What happened first? (p 21)
7. Newfoundland and Labrador Top row: 2 6 4
Bottom row: 1 5 3
Finish the chart (p 9)
1. moose 2. beaver 3. mice 4. birds Tell Leo what to do (p 24)
5. sheep 6. tigers 7. geese 8. foxes 1. Turn on the lights. OR Turn off the lights.
9. deer 10. salmon 11. monkeys 2. Bring me the newspaper.
12. wolf 13. cows 14. calves 3. Open the fridge.
4. Open the door.
Unscramble the words (p 11)
1. Alix works at a garden centre. Label the hockey player (p 26)
2. Alix likes her job. 1. helmet 2. hockey stick
3. Alix is always busy. 3. puck 4. skate
Gardening (p 11) Finish the sentences (p 26)
1. trowel 2. gardening gloves 1. hockey 2. Vancouver 3. twins
3. watering can 4. pruning shears 4. Sweden 5. years
Whats the word? (p 13) Whats the Oympic sport? (p 34)
1. Togo 2. Canada 3. radio 1e 2f 3c 4d 5a 6b
4. Africa 5. music Whats the Paralympic sport? (p 36)
Two words in one (p 13) (possible answers) 1b 2d 3c 4a 5e
1. homeland 2. newspaper 3. baseball Find it (p 34)
5. downtown 4. raincoat 6. bedroom 1. Alix works at a garden centre
Unscramble the words (p 15) 2. Mei Yu is a cartoon artist
1. The Kooyman family has a farm. 3. Leo helps Sarah
2. The farm is near Chilliwack. 4. Susan Aglukark
3. The Kooymans have 2,000 cows. 5. A family farm
6. Jonathan Cheechoo
Baby animals (p 15)
1g 2e 3b 4a 5f 6c 7h 8d
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