ESL Directions videos

All about numbers videos

Visit the “All about numbers” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit All about numbers.)

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Visit the “All about numbers” lesson plans on this website.

Numbers

• Understanding ordinal numbers

Telling time

• Telling the time

Money and banking

• Banking vocabulary

• Opening a bank account
• Understanding Canadian money
• Using an ATM

Alberta videos

Visit the “Alberta” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Alberta.)

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Visit the “Alberta” lesson plans on this website.

Culture and history

• Getting to know Edmonton landmarks 🆕
• Important places in Alberta history 🆕
• Learning to sing “Four strong winds”

Health care

• Accessing health care in Alberta
• Alberta Health Link 811

Regions and nature

• Alberta’s garden flowers
• Alberta wildlife
• Edmonton wildlife vocabulary
• Learn about Alberta regions 🆕

Canada videos

Visit the “Canada” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Canada.)

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Visit the “Canadian holidays” lesson plans on this website.

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Visit the “Canadian seasons and weather” lesson plans on this website.

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Visit the “Introducing Canadian citizenship” lesson plans on this website.

Canadian holidays

• Why do we celebrate Victoria Day?
• Canada Day: Learning to sing “O Canada”
• A Halloween story
• A Canadian Thanksgiving
• Why do we celebrate Remembrance Day?
• A Christmas dinner
• Following a recipe: Making Christmas shortbread
• Preparing for Christmas

Canadian seasons and weather

• Listen to a seven-day forecast
• Seasons and months: A year-round guide focusing on Alberta
• Understanding weather forecasts (for advanced beginners)* 🆕

Introducing Canadian citizenship

Who we are

• Who we are: Aboriginal People in Canada
• Who we are: English and French in Canada

History

• Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
• Canadian Confederation
• The first Europeans 🆕
• Why do we celebrate Remembrance Day? (Canada’s role in World War I.)

Canada’s regions

• Canada’s Atlantic Provinces

• Canada’s North: Three territories
• Canada’s Northern Territories
• Canada’s Prairie Provinces
• Canada’s West Coast: British Columbia
• Canadian capital cities
• Central Canada
• Eastern Canada: Six provinces
• Three Prairie Provinces (a shortened version of Canada’s Prairie Provinces) 🆕
• Western Canada: Four provinces

Canadian symbols

• Canada Day: Learning to sing “O Canada”
• Canadian symbols”
• Why do we celebrate Victoria Day? (Learn to sing “God Save the King.”)

Health videos

Visit the “Health” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Health.)

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Visit the “Health” lesson plans on this website.

Parts of the body and illnesses

• Identifying parts of the body
• Understanding common illnesses

Emergencies and hospitals

• Calling 911
• Hospital procedures

Visiting your doctor

• A check-up at your doctor
• Checking in at a doctor’s office
• Making an appointment with the doctor on the phone

Going to the dentist

• Making an appointment with the dentist
• Talking with the dental receptionist
• Visiting the dentist

Health professionals

At the pharmacy

• Over-the-counter medication
• Talking with the pharmacist

At the eye doctor

• Visiting the eye doctor

The Alberta health care system

• Alberta Health Link 811
• Accessing health care in Alberta

Transportation videos

Visit the “Transportation” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Transportation.)

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Visit the “Transportation” lesson plans on this website.

Air travel

• Checking in at the airport
• Talking with an airport Customs agent

Driving

• How can I get a driver’s licence in Alberta?
• Understanding traffic signs
• Winter driving safety tips

Taking the bus

• Buying tickets and bus passes
• Taking the bus

Meeting people videos

Visit the “Meeting people” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow of the video below (or visit Meeting people )

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Visit the “Meeting people” lesson plans on this website.

First day of class

• Getting to know you

• Ways to learn English

Meeting people

• Making small talk about the weather
• Small talk topics in Canada
• Ways to learn English

Your home and community videos

Visit the “Your home and community” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow of the video below (or visit Your home and community.)

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Visit the “Your home and community” lesson plans on this website.

My family

• Introducing family members
• Talking about life events: My grandmother

My home

• Finding an apartment: Talking with the apartment manager
• Rooms in my home
• Renting an apartment

My community

• Describing your community
• Talking about your city 🆕

At school

• A parent teacher interview

In a library

• Applying for a library card

At a garden centre

• Asking for help at a garden centre

In a clothing store

• In a clothing store
• Buying clothes
• Returning and exchanging clothes

Food, food shopping, and restaurants videos

Visit the “Food and restaurants” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow of the video below (or visit Food and restaurants).

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Making food

• A vegetable soup recipe

At the grocery store

• Asking questions in a grocery store
• Learning about grocery store departments
• Talking with the cashier at the grocery store

At a restaurant

• At the restaurant
• In a coffee shop
• Ordering pizza

Work videos

Visit the “Work” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Work.)

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Job applications and interviews

• Filling in a job application 🆕
• A job interview
• Job interview: Asking about work experience

Occupations

• Learning about work occupations

Understanding grammar videos

Visit the “Grammar Moments” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Grammar Moments.)

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Visit the “Understanding grammar” lesson plans on this website.

Parts of speech

• A natural pair: nouns and adjectives
• Describing actions: Verbs and adverbs