Nine different conversation cards about various sides of Canadian society and history Try to use the keywords on each card when discussing the different topics WAR • • • • • HISTORY Peacekeeping Intercolonial Wars North-West Rebellion WWII King William’s War POLITICS • • • • • Head of State The Commonwealth Governor General Democracy Constitutional monarchy GEOGRAPHY • • • • • Appalachian Mountains Pacific Ring of Fire 10 provinces and territories Baffin Island Natural resources • • • • • Jacques Cartier John Cabot The Charter of Rights and Freedoms Klondike The Vikings MUSIC STARS • • • • • Neil Young Leonard Cohen Céline Dion Joni Mitchell Crash Test Dummies LITERATURE • • • • • MYTHS ABOUT CANADA • • • • • SPORTS • • • • • NHL Lacrosse Maurice Richard Wayne Gretzky Terry Fox Life of Pi Margaret Atwood Topic: Frontier life The English Pasient Alice Munro “Canada does not have a film industry.” “They all live in igloos.” “Everyone in Quebec speaks French.” “Canadians all say ‘eh’ and ‘aboot’.” “Canadians have fewer guns than CANADIAN SLANG • • • • • Canuck Two-four Loony Eh? How’s she bootin’er?