John Polanyi School
Vocabulary
Your teacher Yaya
Toronto
Fun Facts from Speaking and Listening
100

The date the school opened.

1931

1941

1951

1961

1951

100

When you purposely ignore something that you know is wrong, you turn a ________ eye.

turn a blind eye

100

Yaya's birthplace

Highwood, Illinois

Chicago, Illinois

Highland Park, Illinois

Boston, Massachusetts

Highland Park, Illinois

100

The percentage of people living in Toronto who speak English as their mother tongue.

42%, 56%, 64%, 71%

56%

100

The three waiters from Thursdays class.

Muhammed, Noel and Williams
200

The former name of John Polanyi Collegiate Institute.

Lawrence Avenue Secondary School

Terry Fox Secondary School

Bathurst Heights Secondary School


Bathurst Heights Secondary School

200

Use the verbs: turn, put, get and take. Complete these phrasal verbs.  

She ______ along with most people.

I hate housework.  I usually ____ it off until later.

He ______ after his father.  They're very similar.

I regret ______ down that invitation.  I wish I had accepted it.

get along, put off, take after, turn down

200

Yaya graduated high school in this year.

1985

200

These five Indigenous Peoples lived on the land that is now Toronto. (choose 5)

Mississaugas of the Credit

Haida

Anishnabeg

Chippewa

Haudenosaunee

Wendat

Missisaugas of the Credit, Anishnabeg, Chippewa, Haudenosaunee and Wendat

200

The names of the two ESL teachers from the video "Appropriate Topics for Small Talk".

Clara and Marcia

Larissa and Misha

Clarissa and Nisha

Alisa and Masha

Larissa and Misha

300

John Polanyi was born here.

Hungary

Yugoslavia

Poland

Germany

Germany

300

In The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, everyone has the right to freedom of religion, freedom of thought and expression, freedom of assembly and freedom of association.  These are our ________ freedoms.

fundamental

300

Yaya has never been to this famous place in Toronto. 

The CN Tower

300

In 2016, these animals escaped from the High Park Zoo.

two kangaroos

two alpacas

two capybaras

two reindeer


two capybaras

300

This animal is under threat because of gold mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Okapi

400

John Polanyi won the Nobel Prize in this field.

Physics

Chemistry

Peace

Literature

Chemistry

400

The restoring of friendly and respectful relations between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada.

reconciliation

400

Yaya was on these 2 competitive athletic teams in high school.

swim team and track/cross country team (running)

400

The number of different municipalities included in the Greater Toronto Area.

5, 15, 25 or 30

25

400

Sheep, cows and other livestock produce this when they burp and fart.

methane

500

The first and last name of the manager of our program.

Stefan Pazstor

500

Pablo really wants to become a pilot.  He ______ ____ heart _____ _____ becoming a pilot. (idiom expression)

has his heart set on

500

Yaya has not been to this country.

Croatia

Poland

Egypt

Switzerland

Jordan

Switzerland

500

You cannot do this on the Toronto Islands.

drive your car

500

What was Simon's pet peeve?

Canadian flags on backpacks