Language Circle Lesson

1. LanguageCircle:
Oh,Canada
basedon
PatrioticIdioms
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Objectives
• Review and practice the Patriotic Idioms. Use them in a
related activity
• Learn new vocabulary
• Read three quotes from a Canada Day PM address and do
post-reading activities. Discuss about the content.
• Grammar and Writing – Learn about modal verbs and write
sentences using a spinning wheel game.
• Reflect on your learning today

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Review the idioms
in this related lesson
https://livelearn.ca/lessons/language-training/patriotic-idioms/

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Review the idioms in this related lesson
“To endure (a) hardship”– To encounter severe suffering or privation
“To bear the burden (of something) ” – To endure something distressing, painful, stressful, or
emotionally or physically taxing
“To wish (one) well/ill ” - to say that you hope good/bad things will happen to someone
“Friends and foes” – friends and enemies
To owe allegiance to” – to have an obligation to be loyal to someone
or something
“Worth dying for ” – you wouldn't regret to have done it

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. All the Queen’s subjects owe _________to Her Majesty.
2. And in that moment he knew who were his _________ and _____ in the
room.
3. She wished them _____on their wedding.
4. Is it worth ____ for?
5. She told me her secret and I had to _____the burden of keeping it for an
year.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. All the Queen’s subjects owe allegiance to Her Majesty.
2. And in that moment he knew who were his _________ and _____ in the
room.
3. She wished them _____on their wedding.
4. Is it worth ____ for?
5. She told me her secret and I had to _____the burden of keeping it for an
year.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. All the Queen’s subjects owe allegiance to Her Majesty.
2. And in that moment he knew who were his friends and foes in the room.
3. She wished them _____on their wedding.
4. Is it worth ____ for?
5. She told me her secret and I had to _____the burden of keeping it for an
year.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. All the Queen’s subjects owe allegiance to Her Majesty.
2. And in that moment he knew who were his friends and foes in the room.
3. She wished them well on their wedding.
4. Is it worth ____ for?
5. She told me her secret and I had to _____the burden of keeping it for an
year.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. All the Queen’s subjects owe allegiance to Her Majesty.
2. And in that moment he knew who were his friends and foes in the room.
3. She wished them well on their wedding.
4. Is it worth dying for?
5. She told me her secret and I had to _____the burden of keeping it for an
year.

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Practice the idioms:
Fill in the missing words:
1. All the Queen’s subjects owe allegiance to Her Majesty.
2. And in that moment he knew who were his friends and foes in the room.
3. She wished them well on their wedding.
4. Is it worth dying for?
5. She told me her secret and I had to bear the burden of keeping it for an
year.

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Agenda
1. Vocabulary
2. Reading and Speaking
3. Grammar and Writing
4. Reflect on learning

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Vocabulary

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty)
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
3. the restoration of friendly relations
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) to overcome
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
3. the restoration of friendly relations
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) to overcome
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
systemic racism
3. the restoration of friendly relations
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) to overcome
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
systemic racism
3. the restoration of friendly relations reconciliation
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) to overcome
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
systemic racism
3. the restoration of friendly relations reconciliation
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering resolute
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) to overcome
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
systemic racism
3. the restoration of friendly relations reconciliation
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering resolute
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties resilience
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of

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resilience (noun) to overcome (verb)
to acknowledge (verb) resolute (adj.)
systemic racism (phr.) reconciliation (noun)
1. succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty) to overcome
2. a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and
regulations of a society or an organization.
systemic racism
3. the restoration of friendly relations reconciliation
4. purposeful, determined, and unwavering resolute
5. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties resilience
6. accept or admit the existence or truth of to acknowledge

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Reading
and Speaking

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Read the quotes and do the post-reading activities:
“Hope, hard work,
kindness, resilience,
and respect. These are
the values that
Canadians have shown
in the face of the
pandemic, and today
we should celebrate
those values and what
we’ve overcome. But
while we acknowledge
our successes, we
must also recognize
that, for some, Canada
Day is not yet a day of
celebration.”
“We as Canadians must be
honest with ourselves about our
past. And we must recognize that
here in Canada there are still
people who don’t feel safe
walking the streets of their
communities, who still don’t have
the same opportunities as
others, and who still face
discrimination or systemic racism
in their daily lives. While we can’t
change the past, we must be
resolute in confronting these
truths in order to chart a new
and better path forward.”
Source: Fragments from the Statement by the
Prime Minister on Canada Day 1 July 2021
“What makes Canada special
is not the belief that this is the
best country in the world, but
the knowledge that we could
be. And whether it’s finishing
the fight against COVID-19,
tackling the climate crisis, or
walking the path of
reconciliation, I know there is
no challenge too great, if we
face it together. Because the
progress we’ve made as a
country didn’t happen by
accident, and it won’t
continue without effort.”

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Post-reading activity 1:
Name three “values” that the Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau says Canadians have shown during the
pandemic.
• 1)
• 2)
• 3)
Discuss what these values mean to you personally.

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Post-reading activity 2:
Fill in the missing words:
A) “We as Canadians must be _______ with ourselves
about our past”.
B) What makes Canada special is not the _____ that this
is the best country in the world, but the ______that
we could be.

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Post-reading activity 2:
Fill in the missing words:
A) “We as Canadians must be honest with ourselves
about our past”.
B) What makes Canada special is not the _____ that this
is the best country in the world, but the ______that
we could be.

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Post-reading activity 2:
Fill in the missing words:
A) “We as Canadians must be honest with ourselves about
our past”.
B) What makes Canada special is not the belief that this is
the best country in the world, but the knowledge that we
could be.
Speaking activity: Do you agree with these statements?
Why/why not?

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Grammar
and
Writing

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Grammar
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) we use to show
• ability
• possibility/permission
• intention
• advice
• obligation

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Grammar
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) we use to show
• ability: CAN / COULD
Ex: I can swim. She could draw when she was young.
• possibility/permission
• intention
• advice
• obligation

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Grammar
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) we use to show
• ability: CAN / COULD Ex: I can swim. She could draw when she was young.
• possibility/permission: MAY / MIGHT
Ex: You may begin your presentation. It might rain today.
• intention
• advice
• obligation

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Grammar
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) we use to show
• ability: CAN / COULD Ex: I can swim. She could draw when she was young.
• possibility/permission: MAY / MIGHT Ex: You may begin your presentation. It
might rain today.
• intention: WILL / WOULD and SHALL
Ex: I will apply for that job. He would not let me go. We shall see you
there.
• advice
• obligation

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Grammar
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) we use to show
• ability: CAN / COULD Ex: I can swim. She could draw when she was young.
• possibility/permission: MAY / MIGHT Ex: You may begin your presentation. It
might rain today.
• intention: WILL / WOULD and SHALL Ex: I will apply for that job. He would
not let me go. We shall see you there.
• advice: SHOULD Ex: You should eat healthier.
• obligation

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Grammar
Modal Verbs
Modal Verbs are auxiliary verbs (helping verbs) we use to show
• ability: CAN / COULD Ex: I can swim. She could draw when she was young.
• possibility/permission: MAY / MIGHT Ex: You may begin your presentation. It
might rain today.
• intention: WILL / WOULD and SHALL Ex: I will apply for that job. He would
not let me go. We shall see you there.
• advice: SHOULD Ex: You should eat healthier.
• Obligation: MUST/ HAVE TO / OUGHT TO
Ex: We must leave. She had to pay the fine. We ought to clean the house.

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Grammar
Modal Verbs in Questions:
Can you answer the phone please?
Will you sing “Oh, Canada” with me?
Shall I call your mother?
Must I do everything around here?
Notice the Modal Verbs are at the beginning of the sentences!
Note: Modals are always used with the base form of the verb!

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Identify the modal verbs in the text:
“Hope, hard work,
kindness, resilience,
and respect. These are
the values that
Canadians have shown
in the face of the
pandemic, and today
we should celebrate
those values and what
we’ve overcome. But
while we acknowledge
our successes, we must
also recognize that, for
some, Canada Day is
not yet a day of
celebration.”
Source: Fragment from the Statement by the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada Day
1 July 2021

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Identify the modal verbs in the text:
“Hope, hard work,
kindness, resilience,
and respect. These are
the values that
Canadians have shown
in the face of the
pandemic, and today
we should celebrate
those values and what
we’ve overcome. But
while we acknowledge
our successes, we must
also recognize that, for
some, Canada Day is
not yet a day of
celebration.”
Source: Fragment from the Statement by the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada Day
1 July 2021

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Identify the modal verbs in the text:
Source: Fragment from the Statement by the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada Day
1 July 2021
“We as Canadians must be
honest with ourselves about our
past. And we must recognize that
here in Canada there are still
people who don’t feel safe
walking the streets of their
communities, who still don’t have
the same opportunities as
others, and who still face
discrimination or systemic racism
in their daily lives. While we can’t
change the past, we must be
resolute in confronting these
truths in order to chart a new
and better path forward.”

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Identify the modal verbs in the text:
Source: Fragment from the Statement by the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada Day
1 July 2021
“We as Canadians must be
honest with ourselves about our
past. And we must recognize that
here in Canada there are still
people who don’t feel safe
walking the streets of their
communities, who still don’t have
the same opportunities as
others, and who still face
discrimination or systemic racism
in their daily lives. While we can’t
change the past, we must be
resolute in confronting these
truths in order to chart a new
and better path forward.”

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Identify the modal verbs in the text:
“What makes Canada special is
not the belief that this is the best
country in the world, but the
knowledge that we could be. And
whether it’s finishing the fight
against COVID-19, tackling the
climate crisis, or walking the path
of reconciliation, I know there is
no challenge too great, if we face
it together. Because the progress
we’ve made as a country didn’t
happen by accident, and it won’t
continue without effort.”
Source: Fragment from the Statement by the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada Day
1 July 2021

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Identify the modal verbs in the text:
“What makes Canada special is
not the belief that this is the best
country in the world, but the
knowledge that we could be. And
whether it’s finishing the fight
against COVID-19, tackling the
climate crisis, or walking the path
of reconciliation, I know there is
no challenge too great, if we face
it together. Because the progress
we’ve made as a country didn’t
happen by accident, and it won’t
continue without effort.”
Source: Fragment from the Statement by the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Canada Day
1 July 2021

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Writing
Please go to:
https://wordwall.net/resource/48557/english/modal-verbs-spinner
Spin the wheel and write sentences using the first 5 modal verbs the
wheel stops at.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

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Reflect
on
learning

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What did you learn today?
• Review and practice the Patriotic Idioms. Use them in a related
activity
• Learn new vocabulary
• Read three quotes from a Canada Day PM address and do post-
reading activities. Discuss about the content.
• Grammar and Writing – Learn about modal verbs and write
sentences using a spinning wheel game.
• Reflect on your learning today

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Homework
Imagine you have to address a group of Canadians
on Canada Day. What would you say to them?
Write 2-3 paragraphs. Use at least three modal
verbs.
Send it to your teacher.

44. Thankyou!
Questions?
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