Canada: The True North, Strong and Free? | Ideas in English for Advanced Listening Practice.
Canada: The True North, Strong and Free? | Advanced English Listening Practice
You’d have to be living with your head in the sand not to know that Canada’s very identity has been called into question these past six months. On this Canada Day, we reflect on what makes Canada Canada—not just to the world, but to me, personally.
In this timely episode, we’ll:
🇨🇦 Go on a whirlwind tour through Canadian history, from Viking visitors to full legal independence in 1982
🍁 Take a look at the quirks and qualities that define Canadian culture, from hockey and maple syrup to multiculturalism, polite conversation, and the importance of personal space
🌍 And finally, reflect on the country’s currently strained relationship with its closest neighbour, the United States—and what this rift reveals about national identity, pride, and sovereignty.
Happy Canada Day!
As always, I’ll note some useful advanced English language (C1/C2 Intermediate & Advanced English) along the way.
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Hear You Go English language listening podcasts aim to give you, the intermediate English language learner and advanced English language learner, a space to practice your English listening so that you can think, learn, and connect in English.
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Links to go further:
Music 🎶 Canadian Music Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0bxoXZPLBDZbCC8GGcDr0H?si=Wb7RcgwaSEeiGkDS7-rANQ
Podcasts 🎙️
CBC books podcast, Bookends: Bookends with Mattea Roach
The New to Canada Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/5tGVE4h8VnCDlNwTMSmPvw?si=e9dd6065838c432e
The Secret Life of Canada (no longer running, but their back catalogue is full of great episodes: https://open.spotify.com/show/3n6JWVozxTQOWY4ETyr2XQ?si=66b49af2aee54bff
The Current: https://open.spotify.com/show/0V5VpTT8bLVuHOrAGj2RhD?si=6a6ca053a8114965
Power & Politics: https://open.spotify.com/show/1CVJQzXOY9oTRDaA686x1C?si=9010143ebb7643d7
Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmood: https://open.spotify.com/show/74eCEvD5LU56cNRrhzNSAb?si=96af7eb4e90d46cf
Unreserved (Indigenous): https://open.spotify.com/show/5Immb7z6Ril2stVXVA27gJ?si=c09f3e0411f54831
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