 Canadian Currency
Instructions: Discuss the following questions in your groups: 1. What are the ‘common’ names of Canada’s coins? 2. How many idioms can you remember that involve money? 3. Whose portrait is on the Canadian $10 bill; and why is this person considered important in Canadian history? $ Reading Exercise: top The word “loony” no longer just means crazy. The “loony” is the name affectionately given to Canada’s one dollar coin. When you add two “loonies”, you get a “twony”, Canada’s two dollar coin. Recently, Canada’s money has been in the news and its not because of its mediocre performance in the international currency markets. The Royal Canadian Mint, the institution responsible for producing Canadian coins, has recently released a new series of “Millennium Coins”. No one is denying the beauty of these new coins, but let’s not forget those colourful pieces of paper that we carry around in our wallets and purses. The Bank of Canada is the institution responsible for producing Canada’s paper currency. The Bank of Canada notes have been issued since 1935 and these have appeared in five series with different signature combinations of the Deputy Governor and Governor of the Bank of Canada. The size and composition of the paper used to produce these bank notes have remained fairly constant throughout the Banks’ sixty-five year history. The currency we use today was released in 1986 and is often referred to as the “Birds of Canada” series. This series was designed with enhanced security features and special features that allow visually impaired users to identify the denomination of the bank note. The front of the bank notes includes a portrait of either a Canadian Prime Minister or Queen Elizabeth II. (Three of Canada’s seven bank notes portray Queen Elizabeth II). The back of the notes features an image depicting one of Canada’s native birds. In 1986, the $1 bank note was not reissued as part of the new series, and it has been progressively withdrawn from circulation. Recently, the $2 note has been replaced by a more durable coin known as the “twony”. 1. Canada’s $2 bank note is produced by: (a) Queen Elizabeth II (b) The Royal Canadian Mint (c) The Bank of Canada (d) The Prime Minster of Canada 2. If you had three “loonies” and two “twonies” you would have a total of (a) $3 (b) $6 (c) $9 (d) $7 3. All of the following statements are true except: a) paper money is produced by the Bank of Canada b) there have been five series of Canadian bank notes c) the portrait of Queen Elizabeth I appears on the front of three of Canada’s bank notesbank notes d) blind users find it easier to use the newest series of Canadian bank notes ü Grammar Exercise: top For uncountable nouns we can use: a little, little, much For both countable and uncountable nouns we can use: a lot of **** Generally, much/many are used with negatives and interrogative forms. With the affirmative form we use a lot of. (PART ONE) top 2. If you subtract two “loonies” from $10, how ___________ will you have? 3. There are ___________ people who have never seen a $1,000 bank note. 4. How ___________ of Canada’s bank notes depict the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II? 5. If you are almost in the red, it means that you have _____________ money in the bank. 6. How __________ different Canadian coins can you think of? 7. The new Millennium Gift Set costs $50 and I only have $49. I need ______________ more money. 8. __________ people are involved in the production and design of Canada’s currency. 9. If I had _______________ $1,000 bank notes, I’d be a millionaire. 10. A penny pincher has ____________ money, but doesn’t like to spend it. (PART TWO) top _______________________________________________________________________ 2. A lot of: _______________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________
Instructions: Listen to your instructor and complete the following chart. When you Canada’s Bank Notes
Instructions: Ask your classmates the following questions and see if you can FIND SOMEONE WHO..... [A student’s name should appear only one time o on your chart.]
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