Celebrate Canada Day by teaching your ESL students about Canadian symbols with a lesson plan featuring descriptive videos and images. This content helps students understand the appearance (and, in come cases, the sound of these symbols).
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June 20/24: Clothes Shopping Lessons
Spring into summer using the lesson plans and resources (including for summer clothes) on this updated webpage.
New features include suggested lesson lengths and learning objectives. Topics include colour, fit, size, making purchases and returns, and ways of saying amounts of money.
What’s new: Week of June 17/24
Teach your students a great Canadian (and Albertan) song for Canada Day. Students will hear examples of the Ian Tyson song, work on understanding the lyrics, and then practice singing the song themselves. Your students in Edmonton will also understand the role of the song in the Edmonton Folk Festival.
What’s new: Week of June 10/24
What do you know about Edmonton? A new lesson plan helps beginner ESL students test their knowledge of local landmarks, shopping malls, and parks.
New video!
Basic vocabulary about some common wild animals in Edmonton for your class of beginner ESL students.
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