Describing your community video
This new video helps beginning ESL students to learn the vocabulary they need to describe their neighbourhoods. This video is part of the “Talking about my community” lesson plan.
What’s new: Week of May 27/24
Updated webpage: Alberta
Visit our newly updated page on “all things Albertan.” Each lesson plan now includes a length suggestion, learning objectives, and opening and closing discussion questions. We’ve also added new online activities to most lesson plans.
New video!
Watch a short video on banking vocabulary for your class of ESL beginners. This video is part of the lesson plan, “At the bank (banking words and phrases).”
Week of May 20/24: What’s new
Updated page: Food, food shopping and restaurants
Each lesson plan now includes a time estimate, learning objectives, and opening and closing discussion questions.
Sample activity: Match the food item with the grocery department
What’s new: Week of May 13/24
New lesson plan
Ordering at a restaurant
This lesson plan includes a new video, vocabulary activities, an audio-enhanced role play, fill-in-the-blanks, and other practice activities.
Watch a short dialogue between a server and a customer:
ESL Directions 