Escales test October 22nd Flashcards
(37 cards)
In 1905, what were the 3 traditional places people went to, to have fun?
Theme parks (parcs d’attractions), the theatre (to watch plays), and the circus
In 1905, what was the new place people went to, to have fun?
Hint: it was a new invention in 1905, but now people go there all the time
The cinema (le cinéma)
What is the activity people do when they go to the cinema?
They watch movies (des films)
In 1905, what were movies (des films) like?
Hint: there are 3 things that made them different from movies today
- They were in black and white (noir et blanc)
- They didn’t have sound (sont MUETS)
- They were 10 minutes long
What are the 3 big sports people in Quebec do in the SUMMER?
- Cricket
- Lacrosse
- Baseball
What is Quebec’s (and Canada’s) national SUMMER sport?
Lacrosse
What culture/race of people invented the sport of lacrosse?
Hint: the answer is a word in french
Les Autochtones
What is Quebec (and Canada’s) most popular WINTER sport?
Hockey
In the beginning, where did people play hockey?
Or, what kind of place did they play it?
(Hint: in french there is an expression for this place, it is 2 words)
Patinoires extérieures
Outdoor ice rinks
What is the french word for a hockey puck?
‘Une rondelle’
In the beginning, what were 2 things people used as a hockey puck (une rondelle)?
Use the french words.
(Hint: they are 2 different objects, and one of them is a food)
- Une patate gelée (a frozen potato)
2. Un morceau de charbon (a piece of coal)
What is a ‘filet’, and what is it used for in hockey?
Hint: the ‘filet’ is used to make a thing that is used to play hockey
- A ‘filet’ is a net
2. It is used to make the goal posts (where the hockey puck goes when people score a goal)
When hockey was first invented, what are the 2 different things people used to make goal posts (instead of the ‘filet’ we use today)?
Use the french words.
(Hint: they are hard things that are found in nature people use to make forts)
- Batons (sticks)
2. Pierres (rocks)
In 1893, the governor general of Canada invented a trophy to use in hockey.
The trophy is given to the hockey team who wins the competition of the season.
What is the name of this trophy?
Use the French word.
(Hint: it sounds like a boy’s name)
La coupe Stanley (the Stanley cup)
In 1893, the governor general of Canada invented a trophy to give to the best hockey team.
What was the name of the governor general?
(Hint: part of his name is a fancy title for royal people, but it isn’t king/queen or prince/princess)
Lord Stanley
In 1905, what 2 industries started to grow and transform in Québec?
- Agriculture
2. Natural resource industry (ressources naturelles)
What were 3 things that were created that changed agriculture in Quebec?
Use the french words
(Hint: 2 of the things were inventions)
- Écoles d’agriculture (schools of agriculture)
- Techniques modernes (modern techniques)
- Nouveaux outils (new tools)
In the past, people produced agriculture just to feed their families. Then things were invented in 1905 that changed that.
Because of those inventions, 3 new things happened as a result. What are those 3 things?
(Note: the question is not asking what the inventions are. It is asking what happened BECAUSE of the inventions)
- There was a surplus of food
- Food was made just to sell at the market (au marché)
- Agriculture specializes based on region (in other words, specific foods were grown in specific places where they would be the most delicious)
What was the most popular product that was cultivated (grown) in agriculture during the 19th century?
Use the french word.
(Hint: the 19th century means the 1800’s. We’re not talking about the year 1905).
(Hint: we are not talking about the most IMPORTANT product. We are talking about the most POPULAR thing.)
Le blé (wheat)
Note: the french word for the 19th century is the ‘19e siècle’. It is pronounced ‘DEEZ-NUFF-EE-EM-SEE-EK-LE’
In 1905, what are the 2 most popular products cultivated (grown) in agriculture?
Use the french words.
(Hint: we are not talking about what is grown in the 19th century)
(Hint: we are not talking about the most IMPORTANT products. We are talking about the most POPULAR products)
- Le foins (hay, like what horses eat)
2. L’avoine (oats, like oatmeal)
Why is cultivating (growing) ‘foin’ and ‘avoine’ a good idea?
(Hint: there are 2 reasons, and one reason causes the other.
Use the french word for the 2nd reason)
- They are easy to grow
2. Since they are easy to grow, they make money more easily (elles sont rentables)
What are 2 uses for ‘foin’ and ‘avoine’?
- They feed the farm animals
2. They feed the horses
What are the 2 most important animals to raise on a farm?
- Cows
2. Pigs
What are pigs used for?
Producing meat
