This page gathers helpful links for your online classes of ESL beginners (CLB 1-4) on topics such as Alberta, Canada, health, work, home and community, numbers, transportation, clothes, and grammar. Use these to create your own lessons or find ready-made lesson plans.
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Week of Sept. 21/26
This lesson plan examines the cultural relevance of ice hockey in Canada. It incorporates discussions, skills practice, a video, vocabulary exercises, and comprehension tasks. Additionally, students are encouraged to discuss the significance of national sports in their own countries.
Week of Sept. 14/26
This lesson plan for your beginner ESL students teaches the basic vocabulary for making a doctor’s appointment, particularly over the phone.
The lesson includes skill-building and practice activities, audio activities, and two videos, as well as role plays and comprehension tasks.
A new section, “Building sentences,” encourages students to produce short sentences from the lesson vocabulary.
Week of Sept. 7/26
This lesson plan for beginner ESL students teaches the vocabulary needed for parent-teacher interviews. The lesson includes warm-up discussions, skill-building and skill-using activities, video and open-ended role plays, and reflection questions.
Week of Aug. 31/26
Access this page for online lesson plans and resources for your beginner ESL students (CLB 1-4) to enhance their speaking skills. Lesson plan topics include greetings, small talk, and first-day activities. Each lesson features discussion questions, vocabulary practice, role plays, and various multimedia elements to facilitate learning in social contexts.