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Thursday, January 31, 2013

Did you get the message? Listen to the messages and complete the exercises

Job options - review some of our vocabulary about jobs. Listen and answer the questions.

Find out about this year's Winterlude festival!

Tuesday, January 29, 2013




Watch the video about the end of the penny. Answer the questions on your worksheet.

Verb tense exercises - Past perfect.



2-1-1 Review our lesson from yesterday.

Friday, January 25, 2013

Three-Day Weekend - Listen to the speaker and complete your worksheet.
British speaker
American speaker

A Dream Job - Do the activities and listening.

Minimum wage in Ontario - Read and answer the questions.

Working Man - Listen to the song and check the correct answers.

Read this story about cheating and complete with the correct gerund or infinitive.

Rideau Canal skating conditions.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Cold Calling - Listen to the interview and answer the questions on your worksheet.  Transcript

Gerunds and Infinitives - four quizzes to help you practice.

Do you remember what we read yesterday about the Government of Canada?

Want to know what the Citizenship test is like? Try some practice questions.


Friday, January 18, 2013

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet.

Here are some other videos you might be interested in watching
-Security features of the new bills.
-Taking care of the new bill.

Have/get done - Read the sentences and choose the best answer.

"I'll have John clean his room!" Read the situation, and type the correct answer - have someone do something.

"I'll have the room cleaned!" Read the situation and type the correct answer - have something done.

Listen and practice again with the weather forecasts.

Friday, January 11, 2013

The Noise Factor - Listen to two people talk about what they don't like when they're looking for a place to live.

Activities in winter - listen to Lisa talk about what she likes to do in winter. Check the correct answers.

Conversations about housing problems.

English Video lessons
Polite answers - Yes or no - Some good tips and a quiz about answering questions politely.

How to understand questions - here is a good lesson about understanding English speakers who speak too fast!

The blizzard in St. John's - Article and video about today's storm in Newfoundland. (Be patient!! Sometimes the video is very slow to load.)

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

2013
This week we talked about New Year's resolutions. Listen to the speaker (British or American) and complete your worksheet.

British speaker
American speaker                             
Check your answers here and try other activities based on the listening

Listen to someone calling about an apartment for rent. Answer the questions. When you're finished, do the fill in the blank exercise.
Fill in the blank exercise.

Verb tense review exercises - take a look at the exercises about Yes/No and information questions.