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I come from England but now I live permanently in Quebec, Canada. When my parents brought me to Canada, I was fifteen. It was the winter and I was impressed by the amount of snow there. I asked my new friends what they usually do for entertainment in such a cold climate. Their answer was simple, “In winter children and adults go skiing and skating.” Before arriving in Canada I had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful. To start with, it took me half an hour to put on the skates. I did not know how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques. However, when I was left alone on the ice, I fell over immediately. When I opened my eyes, my new friends were standing around. They weren’t laughing, they looked worried. “Are you OK?” they asked. “Fine,” I said, “I wish I could skate as easily as you do.” “You definitely will,” they smiled. And they were right. By the end of my one winter in Canada, I felt confident on the ice. More than that, I found out that skating was a really exciting activity!

To complete the sentences correctly, we need to use the appropriate verb forms. Let's go through each gap and fill it in with the correct form:

1. When my parents brought me to Canada, I was fifteen.

   • The verb "bring" is in the past simple form "brought" because the action happened in the past.

2. It was the winter and I was impressed by the amount of snow there.

   • The verb "impress" is used in the past simple passive form "was impressed" to describe the speaker's reaction at that time.

3. I asked my new friends what they usually did for entertainment in such a cold climate.

   • The verb "do" is in the past simple form "did" because the speaker is referring to a habitual action in the past.

4. Their answer was simple, “In winter children and adults go skiing and skating.”

   • The correct form of the word here is "children" which is the plural of "child."

5. To start with, it took me half an hour to put on the skates.

   • The correct pronoun here is "me," referring to the speaker.

6. I did not know how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques.

   • The verb "know" is in the past simple negative form "did not know" to express the speaker's lack of knowledge at that time.

7. However, when I was left alone on the ice, I fell over immediately.

   • The verb "fall" is in the past simple form "fell" to describe the action that occurred.

8. “Fine,” I said, “I wish I could skate as easily as you do.”

   • The verb "can" is in the past form "could" to express a past wish about skating ability.

9. By the end of my first winter in Canada, I felt confident on the ice.

   • The word "first" is used to indicate the sequence of winters experienced by the speaker.

In summary, the complete sentences with the correct verb forms and words are:

"I come from England but now I live permanently in Quebec, Canada. When my parents brought me to Canada, I was fifteen. It was the winter and I was impressed by the amount of snow there. I asked my new friends what they usually did for entertainment in such a cold climate. Their answer was simple, “In winter children and adults go skiing and skating.” Before arriving in Canada I had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful. To start with, it took me half an hour to put on the skates. I did not know how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques. However, when I was left alone on the ice, I fell over immediately. When I opened my eyes, my new friends were standing around. They weren’t laughing, they looked worried. “Are you OK?” they asked. “Fine,” I said, “I wish I could skate as easily as you do.” “You definitely will,” they smiled. And they were right. By the end of my first winter in Canada, I felt confident on the ice. More than that, I found out that skating was a really exciting activity!"