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Week of Dec. 15/25
Teach your beginner ESL students about preparing for a traditional Canadian Christmas and encourage them to share their own cultural traditions.
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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.)
Visit the “All about numbers” lesson plans on this website.
Numbers
Telling time
Money and banking
Alberta videos
Culture and history
Health care
Regions and nature
Canada videos
Visit the “Canada” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Canada.)
Visit the “Canadian holidays” lesson plans on this website.
Visit the “Canadian seasons and weather” lesson plans on this website.
Visit the “Introducing Canadian citizenship” lesson plans on this website.
Canadian holidays
- Following a recipe: Making Christmas shortbread 🆕
- A Christmas dinner
- Preparing for Christmas
- Canada Day: Understanding Canadian symbols
- A Canadian Thanksgiving 🆕
- A Halloween story 🆕
Canadian seasons and weather
Introducing Canadian citizenship
Health videos
Parts of the body and illnesses
Emergencies and hospitals
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
Health professionals
At the pharmacy
At the eye doctor
The Alberta health care system
Transportation videos
Visit the “Transportation” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Transportation.)
Visit the “Transportation” lesson plans on this website.
Meeting people videos
Visit the “Meeting people” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow of the video below (or visit Meeting people )
Visit the “Meeting people” lesson plans on this website.
First day of class
Meeting people
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.)
Visit the “Your home and community” lesson plans on this website.
My family
My home
My community
At school
In a library
At a garden centre
In a clothing store
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).
Visit the “Food, food shopping, and restaurants” lesson plans on this website.
Making food
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
Work videos
Job interviews
Occupations
Understanding grammar videos
Visit the “Grammar Moments” YouTube playlist. Click on the small arrow on the video below (or visit Grammar Moments.)
Visit the “Understanding grammar” lesson plans on this website.
Parts of speech
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