CANADA

UNIT 4: Canadian Relationships

Lake Banff

We speak native languages in our communities (First

Nations, Métis, Inuit)

We speak French in Quebec, one of

the official languages of

Canada.

The capital of Canada is Ottawa,

and we speak English here.

Relationships

Vocabulary: Relationships

Going out

Propose

Engage

Get married

Have an argument

Get divorced

Fancy sbFlirt with sbFall in love

with sb

Cheat on sb

All Mixed Up: Toronto is the mixed-marriage capital of Canada

How our city is proof that if a post-racial society is possible, it will begin in the bedroom By Jan Wong This fall, my husband and I will mark the 34th anniversary of our Chinese-Jewish marriage. Back in 1976, some folks (OK, my parents) fretted it would never last. “Think of the kids! Neither side will accept them,” my mother warned. It took 14 years—and the birth of our first child—before she quit running in hysterics from her house whenever my husband dropped by. (I’m not kidding.)Yet in 2010, not only am I still married, with two fairly acceptable sons, I find myself living in the mixed-marriage capital of Canada. Toronto famously blazed the way for same-sex marriage. Today, it turns out to be a Petri dish for innovative people combos. According to the latest Statistics Canada data, nearly twice as many Toronto couples are in mixed marriages, legal and common law, as the rest of Canadians, 7.1 per cent versus 3.9 per cent. That number covers all existing unions, including dusty old ones like mine.

Mixed-marriageGay marriage

Interracial marriage in the United States has been fully legal in all USA since the 1967.

The term miscegenation has been used since the 19th century to refer to interracial marriage.

Same-sex marriage is a marriage between two persons of the same biological sex or gender identity.

Vocabulary: suffixes –ion/-mentEngagement

Argument

Announcement

Advertisement

Embarassment

Celebration

Translation

Collection

Invention

I love you

Te quiero

T’estimo

To argueTo engage

To celebrate

To translate

To collect To advertiseTo embarass

GR. Past Simple and Present Perfect

• We use the past simple for completed actions at specific points in the past

• We use the present perfect simple for completed actions at unspecific points in the past (experiences)

• Actions than began in the past and continue in the present

We started going out a year ago.

I have never been to Badalona. I’ve just been in

London for two days.

Avril Lavigne has been living in Toronto since September.

• Ago

• Yesterday

• Last week

• Ever-never

• For-since

• Just-already-yet

Present Perfect: Since & For

FOR + Quantity of time• Express duration

• They have been married for 20 years

SINCE + exact date• Express initial point

• They have been married since 1992

Since 1992 For 20 years

NOW

AGO

• Simple past + quantity of time + AGO

• Regular: -ed

• Worked, Studied

• Irregular: 2nd col.

• Met, bought, took

• One hour

• Two days/A week

• Four years

• Ages/Centuries

• Simon met John four years AGO.• They got married in Toronto a month AGO.

PAST SIMPLEActions and events that happenned and finished in the past

FOR• Present Perfect + FOR + quantity of time (Have + p.p.)

• Regular: -ed• I have worked• She has studied

• Irregular: 3rd col.• I have met / We have bought• She has taken

• One hour

• Two days/A week

• Four years

• Ages/Centuries

• Mary has talked to Jack for more than one hour • They have been together for one year

And they are still talking now

They are still together

at present

PRESENT PERFECTActions and events

that started in the past and have repercussions at present

SINCE• Present Perfect + SINCE + exact point in the past (Have + p.p.)

• Regular: -ed• I have worked• She has studied

• Irregular: 3rd col.• I have met / We have bought• She has taken

• Yesterday

• Last week/year

• I was a child

• 1996

• Mary has talked to Jack for more than one hour • They have been together for one year

And they are still talking

now

They are still together

at present

PRESENT PERFECTActions and events

that started in the past and have repercussions at present

Ago / Since – For

The land that is now Canada has been inhabited for millennia by various Aborigiunal peoples.

Canada, Mexico, and the United States have been part of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) since 1992.

Beginning in the late 15th century, British and French expeditions explored, and later settled, along the region's Atlantic coast… five centuries ago.

Ago / Since – For

Spain has belonged to the European Union since…

Spain entered the European Union … ago.

Spain has been in the European Union for…

1986 26 years

27 years

25 years1981

1989

Ago / Since – For

Vancouver Winter Olympics started … ago.

Sumi, Quatchi and Miga have been friends for…

2011 3 years

5 years

2 years2010

2012

Sumi, Quatchi and Miga have been friends since…

We m

et in 2009

Ago / Since – For

Nunavut has got separated from the Northern Territories since…

Nunavut became an independent federal territory … ago.

Nunavut has been an independent federal territory for…

1999

1980

2011

Listening-Speaking: At the Restaurant

Inuktitut. Inuit language.

Listening-Speaking: At the Restaurant

Menu in Inuktitut Menu in English

Caribou“Clamato” This drink is made of clams broth and…

At the Restaurant

I have not made up my mind yet… Oh yes, I will try the caribou

dish, please.

What is Clamato juice?

Hmm interesting, I will have a go, thanks. And for dessert. Some

mapple syrup pancakes, thanks.

Hello, can I take your order?

Anything to drink?

It`s tomato juice with clam`s broth

OK. I will bring your order shortly.

ENDING•The bill, please.•It`s fifteen Canadian dollars, please.•Here you have them. And the tip!

WRITING: Distributive connectors

Do you want coffee or tea?I want either coffee or tea... I don't mind. (o...o...)

I want both coffee and tea. (tant... com...)

I don't want neither coffee nor tea. (ni... ni...)

I would like not only coffee and tea but also some milk.  (no sols... sinó també...)

Both… and…Either… orNeither… nor…Not only… but also…

EX.: http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=2984 

WRITING: Distributive connectors

ATTENTION!

Both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are actors (plural verb)

Neither Brad nor Angelia is from Spain (singular verb)

WRITING• Look for information

about a celebrity and his/her relationships.

• E.g. Gwyneth Paltrow, her former relationships and her current husband.

• Write a composition using what you have learnt in this unit (connectors).

To sum up…Going outProposeEngageGet marriedHave an

argumentGet divorced

-tion

celebration

invention

collection

VOCABULARY

Fancy sbFlirt with sb

Fall in love with sb

-ment

argument

advertisement

PAST SIMPLE

-ed/2nd column

• Ago

• Yesterday

• Last week

PR.PERFECT

-ed/3rd col.

• Ever-never

• For-since

• Just-already-yetCheat on sb

Both… and…Either… orNeither… nor…Not only… but also…