Thank you everyone for such a great year. While I really appreciate all your compliments, it's you who deserve the compliments. You have chosen to make a huge change in your lives by coming to Canada. You have to leave family, friends, work, and everything that you know, to come here and start over again. It's not easy, and it's not something that a lot of people can do. You come to school though, you study hard, and at the same time you work, take care of your families, and try to make a new life here. Your job is a lot harder than mine. It's my privilege to meet you all and to be able to help you. Coming to school everyday to work with you isn't just a job, it's a pleasure. Thank you. Have a great summer. Remember, Ottawa is a small town. I'm sure we'll run into each other.

Canada Day in the Capital

Carnival of Cultures

HOPE Beach Volleyball Tournament

Some sites to help you practice and review this summer:

EFLnet.com

ESLblues

English pronunciation from Okanagan College, BC.

Engvid.com - A selection of lessons on grammar and vocabulary

The Real Canadian Songbook - listen and practice with Canadian music

Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Here is the trailer for the movie.

For fun...What does Earth look like from space? Watch the live video feed from the ISS (International Space Station).


Broadcast live streaming video on Ustream

Tomorrow, we will be watching the film 'Bend it Like Beckham.' Watch the trailers below to see what the film is about.




Canada Day in the Capital Click on 'Activities' to see what's happening around Ottawa on Tuesday.

Oh Canada:
English



French



 The flags of the provinces and territories of Canada.

Famous Canadian Songs

Recently, these two songs were chosen as the top Canadian songs of all time

Four Strong Winds



Heart of Gold



Other favourites

The Barenaked Ladies "If I Had a Million Dollars"

Gordon LIghtfoot "Sundown"

The Tragically Hip "New Orleans is Sinking"

How to celebrate the summer solstice - Watch the video and complete your worksheet.




Here is another video and quiz explaining the seasons around the world.

Choose the correct preposition

Learn some business/soccer idioms with this game.

Touched by people's generosity - Watch this story of a man looking for work in Winnipeg.




Verb + Preposition + Gerund - explanation and practice

Review thank you messages - Look at the activities for LINC 6 and look for thank you messages

How do commas work? Here are some tips to help you.

This weekend in Ottawa

Dragon Boat Festival

Ottawa Jazz Festival (Canada Day shows are free)

Sparks St. Rib Fest

Glebe New Art Festival

Bank St. 'Glow Fair'

Beechwood Solstice Stroll

Friday the 13th - Listen and learn about some of the theories behind why Friday the 13th is considered to be so unlucky. When you have answered the questions, take a look at the script and check.

What are you afraid of? Check The Phobia List. (You can also see the list indexed by symptom.)

Can you put this email in order?

Try the LINC 6 email activities.

The Bungle in the Jungle

Watch the story and check your worksheet

Learn about 'reduced' adjective clauses

This weekend is Westfest - Westboro's annual free street festival. 

Italian week is on now, with lots of events on Preston St. this weekend.

This weekend is also the Festival Franco-Ontarien at Major's Hill Park.

Algonquin College Dental Clinic - information about appointments and fees

It's not hot today, but it will be soon. Would you try this idea to stay cool?  (also, here is a British speaker)

Check your answers here.

Here is a short news story about the above story.

This weekend is Doors Open Ottawa. Use the building features option to choose buildings that you may be interested in. Is there one place you'd like to see?

What strategy do these commercials use?

McDonalds "Family Time Forever"

Old Spice "The Man Your Man Could Smell Like"

Mountain Dew "Chuck Norris"

Berlitz "German Coast Guard"

Dyson "Vacuum"

Ontario Leaders Debate closing statements

Watch these two Tim Hortons commercials. Are they effective? What is their strategy?








Adjective clauses lesson 1 - defining
Adjective clauses lesson 2 - non defining

More practice about adjective clauses

Where does spam come from? Find out.

This weekend is Doors Open Ottawa - See what's happening!

Some class photos

Here is the link again for the Credit in Canada presentation from the Ottawa Community Loan Fund.

How to speak Newfoundland English: