Workplace English: Wednesday's assignment

Workplace English: Wednesday's assignment: Canada's History Good morning everyone, We will start this week by talking about Canada’s history. Click on  this link  a...

Comprehension
Check:

Did you understand the story? Are these sentences true?

1. It took one year to build Casa Loma. Yes or no? No, it didn’t.

2. Sir Henry Pellatt and his wife lived in Casa Loma for a long
time. Yes or no? No, it didn’t.

3. Casa Loma was seized by the city of Toronto in 1933. Yes or no?
Yes, it was.

4. Casa Loma is now a museum. Yes or no? Yes, it was.

5. It took three thousand men to build Casa Loma. Yes or no? No, it didn’t.

Fill
in the Blanks:

6. Sir Henry Pellatt's wife's name was _Mary_.

7. Casa Loma has two _secret_
passageways.

8. Casa Loma was built on a _hill_
overlooking downtown _Toronto_.

9. The Pellatts had to leave Casa Loma because they ran out of _money and could not afford to live there_.