
Labour Day (Canada)
Many people think of Labour Day as a day off to relax, but who put in the hard work to secure it? In this lesson, students learn the history behind this Canadian holiday. For a lesson on the American holiday, go to the Labor Day lesson in our Holidays & Events section.
Vocabulary
- labour
- statutory
- holiday
- cottage
- originate
- union
- demonstration
- imprisonment
- strike
- prime minister
PDF Content
- warm-up
- reading
- vocabulary review tasks
- comprehension questions
- discussion
- creative writing
Task Content
- Warm-Up(Reference)
- Vocabulary Preview A(Matching)
- Vocabulary Preview B(Matching)
- Read & Listen(Reference)
- Comprehension(Open-Ended Questions)
- Discussion(Reference)
- Listen & Type(Type in the Blanks)