videos – ESL Directions

Week of Mar. 9/26

It’s tax time! Use this lesson plan to teach your beginner ESL students key vocabulary for filing personal income taxes in Canada. The plan includes warm-ups, skill-building and skill-using exercises, assessment tasks, and reflection questions. After this lesson, your students will better understand basic tax terms and filing requirements.

Week of Sept. 29/25

Teach your beginner ESL students the vocabulary needed to get a library card. This lesson includes warm-up discussions, skill-building and skill-using activities, video and other role plays, and reflection questions. Students also discuss services available for newcomers at Canadian libraries.

Week of Sept. 22/25

This lesson plan for your beginner ESL students teaches job interview preparation. The plan includes vocabulary building, skill practice, and cultural insights about Canadian job interviews. Various activities, such as video and spoken role plays and reflection questions, aim to enhance students’ understanding and confidence in interview settings.

Week of Sept. 15/25

Fall is soup-making weather! This lesson plan teaches your beginner ESL students some basic vocabulary used in recipes.

Activities include skill-building tasks on cooking verbs, ingredient and instruction vocabulary, and a short video. Students also discuss their favorite recipes and how their cooking might have changed since coming to Canada.

Week of Sept. 8/25

Watch this new video for your beginner ESL students on calling the Health Link line (811) in Alberta. The video is part of a full lesson plan for newcomers on this free 24/7 medical advice service.