The Rocket

Listen to the podcast.

What is 'The Rocket'?

a hockey team
a hockey stick
a hockey player

Listen to the podcast again.

Match the teams with the places they are from.

Canucks - Vancouver
Senators - Ottawa
Oilers - Edmonton
Maple Leafs - Toronto
Nordiques - Quebec
Canadiens - Montreal

Edmonton / Toronto / Montreal / Quebec / Ottawa / Vancouver

True or False

False Roch Carriere wrote the story called The Hockey Skates.
True He grew up in a small village in Quebec.
True The two most important events were the church services and hockey games.
True All of the players wanted to be like Maurice Richard.
True Fans called Maurice Richard 'The Rocket'.
False He began playing for Montreal in 1902.
True He retired in 1960.
False He was a great goalie.
True He scored 544 goals.
False The number on Richard's sweater was number 6.
True The Montreal Canadien sweaters are red, white and blue.
True Roche's mother ordered him a new hockey sweater from the Eaton's catalogue.
False He received a Vancouver Canucks sweater.
True He didn't want to wear his new sweater.
False His new hockey sweater brought him a lot of good luck.
True He lost his temper because he got a penalty from the referee.
False He broke his leg on the ice.
True He prayed for some moths to eat his new hockey sweater.

The Flat

Make a list of the things you would need to have to change a flat tire.

a jack
a tire iron
a pair of gloves

Listen to the podcast.

How many times do you hear the word flat? 5 times

Listen to the podcast again.

Choose the correct answer.

1 Jenny and her brother were driving......

home from London
home from Montreal
home from Toronto

2 They had been to ..............

a concert
a conference
a play

3 They pulled over to the side of the road because...............

they saw an accident
they heard a loud thudding noise
the car started to bounce around

4 Jenny.................................

had changed a few tires before
had never changed a tire before
could change a tire but didn't want to get her hands dirty

5 The flat tire was..............................

at the front on the passenger side
at the back on the passenger side
at the back on the driver's side

6 Charlie put a jack under the car.................

to raise the car up
to keep the car from moving
to keep the car from rolling forward

7 Changing a tire is............

as difficult as brain surgery
pretty easy
only easy for very strong people

8 The spare tire .......................

has to be replaced because it's a temporary tire
doesn't have to be replaced
can be driven until it wears out or goes flat

Put the events in order

Jenny and Charlie were driving home.
They heard a loud noise.
They pulled over into a parking lot.
Charlie found the flat tire on the driver's side at the back.
They got the spare tire and some tools out of the trunk.
Charlie changed the tire.
They got back into their car and continued on their way.
Charlie told Jenny to replace the spare tire the following day.


Discussion:

If someone is playing music that sounds flat, how does it sound? I doesn't sound good because it is off key.
If a person has a spare tire around his middle, what is it? It's too much fat around the waist.
What is a flat to someone from Britain? It's a place to live like an apartment.
What is flat pop like? If pop or soda is flat, then it is not fizzy any more. It has lost it's carbonation. There aren't any bubbles.

Too Shabby

Listen to the podcast.

Which of the following things does Nicole have when she checks her winter clothes?

a pair of leather gloves
a pair of knitted socks
a pair of insulated ski gloves
a pair of sheepskin mittens
a silk scarf
a woolen scarf
a fur hat
a couple of hats
winter boots
high heels
a long wool coat
a shabby old coat
a down ski jacket

Listen to the podcast again.

Which of the following are the names of some of the stores that they went into?

Lucille's Boutique
Modern Girl
The Cove
Eatons
The Bay
Stella's Boutique
The Closet
The Cupboard
Smart Style
Suttons
Simpsons


Answer the questions.

Where does she keep her box of winter things? on the top shelf of her closet
What colour are her ski gloves? black
What does she say about her boots? They are in good shape.
How many buttons were missing from her coat? two
What was wrong with the sleeves of her old coat? They were too short.
How did her old coat feel? It felt too tight.
Where was the coat sale? at the mall
Who did she call to go shopping? her friend Ying
Why didn't she buy the long, black coat that she liked? It was too expensive.
Why didn't she buy the black and white plaid coat? It was too loose across the shoulders.
Why didn't she get the green one? It didn't have any pockets.
Why didn't she buy the red one? It was too trendy.
What colour was the coat that she bought? It was burgundy.
What size did she buy? Size 8
How much was the price reduced by? 40%

Listen to the Podcast.

Choose the best answer.

1 Halloween is on the
first of October
third of October
31st of October

2 Louise got a pumpkin from
a farm
a grocery store
her garden

3 Louise has
one child
two children
three children

4 Sam wanted to know if Louise had bought
some candy
some ice cream
some cheese

5 It wasn't easy to take the lid off because
it was glued on
it was attached to the stringy fibers
it was very heavy

6 They usually roast
the pumpkin seeds
the stringy fibers
the pieces of pumpkin

7 Sam was going to be a
pilot
pirate
prince

8 Lori wore one of her mother's old
hats
coats
dresses

9 When children knock on doors they say
Trick or Treat
Thich or Thin
Give me Candy

Put the steps for making a Jack-o-Lantern in order.

1 Cut out the lid.
2 Remove the seeds and stringy fibres.
3 Carve a face on the front.
4 Put a candle inside.
5 Light the candle.
6 Put the lid on and put it in the window.

A Delicacy

Listen to the podcast.

What is the delicacy that the speaker is talking about?

walnuts
chestnuts
peanuts

True or False

False The tree in her front yard is a maple.
False The tree was almost completely bare by Sunday morning.
True Squirrels bury nuts for the winter.
False Acorns, walnuts and chestnuts are scarce where she lives.
True Most of the chestnuts in Ontario are horse-chestnuts.
False Horses eat chestnuts in the winter.
True Chestnuts are round and a dark reddish brown colour.
False Children used to play a game called Clickers with chestnuts.
True Chestnut shells are green and spiky.
True Street vendors used to sell hot roasted chestnuts in Toronto.
False They were a favourite of her grandmother's.
True They had a sweet, smokey flavour.
True The chestnuts came from China.
False You can't buy the chestnuts in grocery stores.
True There is a man in Toronto who is selling roasted chestnuts from his delivery van.
False Chestnuts are high in fat.