Did You Know ? (1) Did You Know ? (1) Toronto Toronto Toronto is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario and is the largest city in Canada With 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populated city in North America! Toronto is part of the region known as 'The Golden Horseshoe', which is home to over million residents or approximately 25 percent of Canada's population It was first founded in 1834 by John Graves Simcoe The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 destroyed much of the downtown, but the city was rebuilt quickly Toronto is now one of Canada's most multicultural cities with almost half of its residents born outside of Canada The city is also the economic capital of Canada and home to the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto's CN Tower was the world's tallest free-standing structure for 34 years and is a popular tourist attraction The city is home to the Blue Jays baseball team, the Raptors basketball team, the Argonauts football team, the Toronto FC soccer team and The Maple Leafs hockey team! Toronto is the capital of the Canadian province of Ontario and is the largest city in Canada With 2.5 million residents, it is the fifth most populated city in North America! Toronto is part of the region known as 'The Golden Horseshoe', which is home to over million residents or approximately 25 percent of Canada's population It was first founded in 1834 by John Graves Simcoe The Great Toronto Fire of 1904 destroyed much of the downtown, but the city was rebuilt quickly Toronto is now one of Canada's most multicultural cities with almost half of its residents born outside of Canada The city is also the economic capital of Canada and home to the Toronto Stock Exchange Toronto's CN Tower was the world's tallest free-standing structure for 34 years and is a popular tourist attraction The city is home to the Blue Jays baseball team, the Raptors basketball team, the Argonauts football team, the Toronto FC soccer team and The Maple Leafs hockey team! Ex Read the sentences and decide: true (T) or false (F) Ex Read the sentences and decide: true (T) or false (F) 10 11 12 13 14 Toronto is a city in Canada ……… It’s the smallest city in this country ……… It was founded in the 18th century ……… After the fire the city was not rebuilt ……… There are no other nations living in Toronto ……… It’s a financial centre ……… It’s not famous for any sport team ……… Toronto is a city in Canada ……… It’s the smallest city in this country ……… It was founded in the 18th century ……… After the fire the city was not rebuilt ……… There are no other nations living in Toronto ……… It’s a financial centre ……… It’s not famous for any sport team ……… Ex Match the word with its definition Ex Match the word with its definition 10 province resident – approximately – population – multicultural – ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… a the number of people living in a particular area, country b closely to the exact number c the part of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities d someone who lives or stays in a particular place e including people or ideas from many different countries, races province resident – approximately – population – multicultural – ……… ……… ……… ……… ……… f the number of people living in a particular area, country g closely to the exact number h the part of a country outside of the capital or the largest cities i someone who lives or stays in a particular place j including people or ideas from many different countries, races