Click on http://www.cric.ca/en_html/guide/language/language.html
Find the part called BACKGROUND on the left and read the text. It starts with "Canadians form a bilingual population ..."
What are the two official languages in Canada?
Name three other languages spoken in Canada.
What is the percentage of the population that speaks English?
Well, choose a percentage.
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Languages in Canada
Profile of languages in
Canada, 2001
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Anglophones |
17 521 880 |
Francophones |
6 782 320 |
Allophones |
5 334 770 |
Source : Statistics Canada, Census 2001.
Write the numbers of Anglophones and Francophones in letters.
In Quebec
In Quebec, 82.8% of people speak French as a first language. French is the official language and the language most commonly used in public life - at work, in communications, in business and in industry.
Is Quebec different from the rest of Canada? Explain.
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