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4 Jul 2026
A Journey Through The Flavours of Canada
Warm-up → Read & Listen → Check Understanding → Language → Use It
WARM UP
Think Ahead:
Which detail do you think appears in this story?
a) A recipe for a giant space cake
b) A story about chips with cheese and warm gravy
c) A list of the best places to catch fish
Ask:
(1) What is your absolute favourite food to eat when it is cold?
(2) Have you ever tried sweet syrup on pancakes?
VOCABULARY
Chips
Noun
Sweet
Adjective
Soup
Noun
Cheese
Noun
Gravy
Noun
Snack
Noun
Thin pieces of fried potato.
I love eating hot chips with my lunch.
Tasting like sugar.
This maple syrup is very sweet.
A hot liquid food made with vegetables or meat.
My mum makes warm soup in winter.
A yellow or white food made from milk.
He puts cheese on his food.
A warm brown sauce for food.
She pours warm gravy over her chips.
A small amount of food eaten between meals.
A biscuit is a nice sweet snack.
Canada is a very large country. It has many delicious types of food. People love to eat different meals here. One very famous food is called poutine. This dish has hot crispy chips. Workers put soft white cheese on the chips. Then they pour warm brown gravy over the top. It is a favourite snack for children and adults.
Canada is also famous for its sweet maple syrup. People get this sweet syrup from maple trees. They put it on pancakes. There is also a great winter food called split pea soup. This soup has yellow peas and small pieces of meat. It keeps people warm when it is very cold outside. Visitors can try many special flavours when they travel across Canada. Every city has a new snack to choose from.
Listen
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
1. Do you prefer sweet foods or savoury foods?
2. What is a famous food that comes from your country?
3. Would you like to try poutine with cheese and gravy?
4. Why do you think warm soup is good to eat in winter?
5. What do you usually eat for breakfast in the morning?
6. If you could visit Canada, which food would you try first?
FILL IN THE GAPS
FILL THE GAPS
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
Word Bank: chips, cheese, gravy, soup
Canada is a very large country. It has many delicious types of food. People love to eat different meals here. One very famous food is called poutine. This dish has hot crispy _______(1). Workers put soft white _______(2) on the chips. Then they pour warm brown _______(3) over the top. It is a favourite snack for children and adults. Canada is also famous for its sweet maple syrup. People get this sweet syrup from maple trees. They put it on pancakes. There is also a great winter food called split pea _______(4). This soup has yellow peas and small pieces of meat. It keeps people warm when it is very cold outside. Visitors can try many special flavours when they travel across Canada. Every city has a new snack to choose from.
Section 2: Main Idea
Choose the best answer.
What is the main idea of this article?
a) Canada only has one type of food for children.
b) Canada has many special foods, including poutine and sweet syrup.
c) Canada is too cold for people to eat food outside.
UNDERSTANDING
Section 3: True or False
1. Poutine is made with hot chips and cold ice cream. T/F
2. Maple syrup comes from special trees in Canada. T/F
3. Split pea soup is a popular food for hot summer days. T/F
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Put these sentences in the correct order from 1 to 3.
a) The cook pours warm brown gravy over the food.
b) The cook prepares hot crispy chips on a plate.
c) The cook adds soft white cheese to the chips.
LANGUAGE
Section 5: Vocab Match
1. Chips
2. Sweet
3. Cheese
4. Gravy
a) A yellow or white food made from milk
b) Thin pieces of fried potato
c) A warm brown sauce for food
d) Tasting like sugar
USE IT
Section 6: Discussion Builder
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
1. I want to buy a small sweet _______ to eat after school.
a) soup
b) snack
c) gravy
2. My grandmother makes delicious yellow _______ when it snows.
a) soup
b) chips
c) cheese
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
Put the words in the correct order.
1. A) syrup B) is C) maple D) very E) sweet
2. A) love B) children C) hot D) chips E) eating
ANSWER KEY
Section: Warm Up
Answer: b
Section 1: Fill in the Gaps
chips
cheese
gravy
soup
Section 2: Main Idea
Answer: b
Section 3: True or False
False
True
False
Section 4: Put Events in Order
Correct order: b, c, a
Section 5: Vocab Match
b
d
a
c
Section 6: Discussion Builder
b
a
Section 7: Sentence Unscramble
C, A, B, D, E (Maple syrup is very sweet)
B, A, E, C, D (Children love eating hot chips)
Section 8: Discussion Questions
Student answers will vary.
Thank you for your feedback!