ESL Directions videos – ESL Directions

Week of Mar. 23/26

This lesson plan will teach your beginner ESL students the names and significance of common landmarks in Canadian cities. Activities include vocabulary building, a short video, discussions, and reflection questions to help students articulate their feelings about their new city.

Week of Mar. 16/26

Help your beginner ESL students learn how to complete job applications.

The lesson plan covers essential vocabulary related to each section: Personal Information, Education, Work Experience, and References.

Activities include vocabulary practice, filling out forms, video and audio activitiees,and reflection questions, aimed at improving your students’ language skills and understanding of the job application process in Canada.

Week of Feb. 23/26

This lesson plan for ESL beginners teaches basic vocabulary related to work occupations. The plan includes vocabulary practice activities, video and audio activities, and reflection questions to help students explore their work aspirations.

Week of Feb. 16/26

This simplified version (for beginner ESL students) of information in Canada’s citizenship guide focuses on Canada’s two official languages: French and English.

The lesson plan includes warm-ups, vocabulary exercises, reading passages, a short video, and reflection questions to better understand the history of these two languages in Canada.

Week of Feb. 9/26

Introduce your beginner ESL students to two related parts of speech: verbs and adverbs.

This lesson plan includes warm-up activities, skill-building tasks, a short video, assessment activities, and reflection questions to deepen your students’ understanding.