ESL Directions videos – ESL Directions

Week of Dec. 8/25

Teach your beginner ESL students about a traditional Canadian Christmas dinner and encourage discussions about their own cultural traditions. This lesson includes interactive vocabulary activities, a short video, and reflection questions to enhance your students’ speaking, listening, and reading skills.

Week of Nov. 17/25

Teach your beginner ESL students basic words and phrases needed for asking for help in a grocery store. The lesson starts by identifying some grocery items and where they belong in the grocery store. The lesson then offers practice activities, including a short video and role plays, to help students ask a grocery clerk for help finding these items.

Week of Nov. 10/25

Watch this short video role play about winter weather. This video is part of a complete lesson plan on the ESL Directions website.

Week of Oct. 27/25

Teach your beginner ESL students basic vocabulary for family members’ names. This lesson plan includes vocabulary skill-building and skill-using activities, a short video, review exercises, and reflection questions. You will also enhance your students’ speaking and comprehension skills by fostering personal sharing about their families.

Week of Oct. 13/25

Find all of the short videos on the ESL Directions website. Topics include Alberta, Canada, health, work, home and community, numbers, banking, grocery and clothes shopping, and transportation. You can use these videos on their own or as part of the full lesson plans on this site.