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Volume XV, Advanced Edition 13n2y.com November 19, 2012 100th GREY CUP

The ﬁ rst team to win the Grey Cup was the University of Toronto in 1909.

Canadians love sports. They love Canadian football. They also love

celebrations. Did you know that Canadian football will soon have a big

celebration? The Canadian Football League will play its 100th Grey Cup

football game on November 25. The Grey Cup is like America’s Super

Bowl. The winner of the Grey Cup is the Canadian Football League

champion. The Grey Cup championship will be in Toronto, Canada.

The Toronto Argonauts celebrate after winning a close game.

Canadian football is exciting to watch, like American football. But it is

different from American football in some ways. Some rules are different.

The Canadian football field is larger. The scoring is different. Another

big difference is when the season begins. America’s National Football

League season begins in August. Their last game is the Super Bowl

championship in February. But winters are much colder in Canada, so

the Canadian Football League begins in June. Their last game is the

Grey Cup championship in November, before the cold winter begins.

The British Columbia Lions were the 2011 winners.

The Canadian Football League has eight teams, in two divisions.

The East Division includes teams from Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton and

Winnipeg. The West Division includes teams from British Columbia,

Calgary, Saskatchewan and Edmonton. The teams played 18 regular

season games. The best six teams started the playoffs November 11.

The East Division champion will play the West Division champion in the

Grey Cup. The Grey Cup is in a different city each year. Last year, it

was in Vancouver. The British Columbia Lions were the 2011 champions.

Toronto is excited to have the 100th Grey Cup game, in 2012.

Canada has been preparing for the 100th Grey Cup for a year. The government has printed special postage stamps with pictures of the Canadian football stars. Canadian Grey Cup 100 Train football even has a special train to honor the game. The

Grey Cup 100 train visited more than 100 Canadian cities. The train was a

Canadian football museum on wheels. It even carried the Grey Cup trophy! Toronto Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen is having a 10-day Grey Cup

Festival before the game. Fans will go to concerts, parties, a parade and then the big game. Canadian stars like Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen will perform during halftime. Will you watch Canada’s 100th Grey Cup?

1. WHAT is the main idea of this story?

Canadian football is celebrating the 100th Grey Cup game, November 25.

The Canadian football season begins in June.

The Grey Cup is in a different city each year.

2. CIRCLE True or False about the following statements:

The Canadian Football League has 10 teams, in one division. True False

Last year, the Grey Cup was in Vancouver. True False

The worst six teams started a playoff November 1. True False

3. ANSWER these questions about the story:

What Canadian game is like America’s Super Bowl? ______

What was printed with pictures of Canadian football stars? ______

Who will perform at the 100th Grey Cup game? ______

4. NUMBER these events in the order they happened or will happen.

_____ The 2012 Grey Cup game will be played November 25.

_____ The 10-day Grey Cup Festival began before the big game.

_____ The 2012 Canadian Football League season began in June.

5. CIRCLE Fact or Opinion about the following statements:

The 2012 Grey Cup championship will be in Toronto. Fact Opinion

American football has better rules than Canadian football. Fact Opinion

Everyone thinks the British Columbia Lions will win again. Fact Opinion

1. WHAT are some differences between Canadian and American football?

2. WHAT is your favorite football team, American or Canadian? Why?

3. WHAT would you print on a postage stamp? Why?

4. WHY would you like to visit the Grey Cup Festival? Why not?

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