Listening CASA LOMA, TORONTO 1 4.11 Listen to Diane Wilson, a tourist guide in Toronto (Canada), talking about Casa Loma, a Gothic revival style castle which was the dream and ruin of a rich industrialist, Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. Correct the false ones. ACTIVITIES T 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 2 4.11 1. Sir H.M. Pellatt founded the Toronto Light Company in 1883. He was the chairman of about 31 companies. By 1911 he had an enormous fortune. Casa Loma was built in Gothic revival style. The house was designed by an unknown architect. It took three years to be completed. Sir Pellatt loved to have grand parties with many people in Casa Loma. Sir Pellatt was an astute businessman and he never made a mistake. He left Casa Loma and went to live in the country. Today Casa Loma is operated by a public association. Listen again and complete the following sentences. .................................... men worked to build Casa Loma. 2. The cost of the house was about $ .................................... million. 3. Pellatt collected .................................... from around the world to decorate the house. 4. Casa Loma has .................................... rooms, a wine cellar with .................................... bottles and its library contains .................................... volumes. 5. Under the house there is an underground .................................... which is .................................... m. long. 6. Pellatt left the house in ..................................... 7. After Pellat left, Casa Loma was used as a ..................................... 8. In 1937, the .................................... purchased the property. 9. Now Casa Loma is a .................................... and a .................................... of Toronto. 10. It is one of the largest private .................................... buildings in Canada. Casa Loma garden 146 Module 4 SCAFFOLDING F