PLEASE SELECT MORNING OR AFTERNOON CLASS ABOVE.

Want to know what's happening in Ottawa this summer? Check OttawaTourism.ca for information.

Photos from Rideau Hall field trip

Information about City of Ottawa dental clinics and screenings.

Information about help for paying for dental and eyeglasses.

Other low-cost dental services



CLICK HERE FOR THE IRREGULAR VERB LIST TO PRINT



Information about summer ESL courses

St. Patricks

Ottawa Carleton School Board

Ottawa Catholic School Board

Winter clothing - What's he wearing? 





How to use an ATM - Try this practice

Canadian vs. American Thanksgiving




Using English - Phrasal verb reference 

This week's news: 
 Voter card errors

Try this quiz on comparatives- choose the best answer. 

Try this second quiz - type the answer.

CBC News - Minimum wage rises in 5 provinces today 

Phrasal verbs Look at phrasal verbs alphabetically, by particle, or by verb.

Morning class




Look at the clothing and listen to and practice the pronunciation. Then, try the exercises.

Afternoon class

'Getting Paid' - Listen to the speaker and complete your notes. Then, watch the video below from CBC news and answer the questions on your page.

Afternoon class

Click here for the lesson page from Ted Ed lessons about the lunar eclipse.

Homonyms - read and choose the correct sentence

Wishes, past and present quiz

Adjective (relative) clauses quiz

Afternoon Class

Click here to see the video we watched in class yesterday, and complete your summary.


Morning Class

Watch the two videos and complete your worksheet.

Making a withdrawal at the bank machine



Making a deposit at the bank machine

Simple past tense "to be"

Afternoon Class

The North - Listen and take notes on your worksheet.

Review geography, provinces, and capitals with these quizzes.

How expensive is it up north? Take a look.




Morning Class

Shopping for clothes 

Present Simple or Present Continuous 

Whose is it? Read and choose the correct answer.

Buying a sweater. Listen and choose the correct answer.

Afternoon Class

Top 10 Symbols of Canada


Adjective (Relative) Clauses - explanation and exercises (along with some other topics).

Quick quiz about Canadian symbols and related things.

Canadian geography quizzes

Morning Class

Watch the video and answer the questions on your paper.




Review the simple present verb with these quizzes.

Canadian money - Read the story and answer the questions.

Learn some vocabulary related to money and try the quizzes.

Welcome Back!!

Yesterday was Labour/Labor Day in Canada and the United States. But why? Watch the video below.




Two Conservative candidates dropped

Some links to help you study on a rainy day:

Grammar - eflnet.com 

Listening and vocabulary - Focus English dialogues 

English video lessons - engvid.com 

Canadian Geography quizzes 

Dictations (Easy, Intermediate, and Advanced) 

Links for pronunciation lessons

English lessons with Canadian music 

Short video lessons about Canadian history and famous Canadians (click on Heritage Minutes) - Historica Canada 

News - Ottawa Citizen    Metro News   CBC Ottawa

What's happening in Ottawa? ottawakiosk.com (click on the calendar), ottawaevents.org


Sun screen myths debunked

Morning class

Watch this story about unclaimed money in Canada and answer the questions on your worksheet.




Lots of good exercises to practice your grammar here.

Lots of good exercises here for listening and vocabulary on a variety of topics.

Afternoon class

Watch this story about a Calgary man's balloon adventure. Complete your worksheet.

Solar powered plane makes history

Listen and complete your worksheet: North American speaker         British speaker 


Culture shock - Listen and check the answers          Listen and fill in the blanks


English video lesson

Morning

This week, we'll be talking about education and finance. Listen to the problems students in Britain are having.

Normal speed (British speaker)
Normal speed (American speaker)

Slow speed 

Check your answers here

It's verb tense review this week. Try any of the exercises and work on the units you feel are hard for you.

English for Financial Literacy - Look at Education, CLB 3-5, Budgeting

Afternoon

Saskatchewan wildfires - Listen to the story and answer the questions on your worksheet. When you are finished, watch the video and check your answers.

Cellphones mark 30 years in Canada

Morning

We're going to be reviewing future tenses tomorrow and next week. Take a look at the examples and try some exercises yourself.

Using 'like' and 'as' - English video lesson 

Afternoon

Had better or should 

More had better practice

Watch this famous commercial about being Canadian. What product is it advertising?


Watch the Canada Day video. What are some of the activities happening?


Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa.

Want to know what's going on on Canada Day?

CRA phone scam





Four provinces 

Why not? Preparing for job interviews.

Morning Class

Listen to the short biographies about the Fathers of Confederation. Complete your worksheet.

Watch the bio of Sir John A. MacDonald



Extra information relative clauses

Morning class

Listen to and then watch the following story about World Refugee Day




More adjective clause practice. Try to join the sentences, or listen to the speaker as he reads the answers.

English video lesson - shopping 

Afternoon class

A day in the life of a firefighter




Have got or has got.

Afternoon Class

Watch the story and answer the questions.



Employment scams - Click on Employment, CLB 3-5, then click on Employment Scams.

Morning Class

Sitting may be dangerous to your health - Listen and complete your worksheet

North American speaker

British speaker (normal speed)           British speaker (slow speed) 

Answer 

Grammar Overview of adjective clauses

Canada Day is coming up soon. Get ready by reviewing some geography and the provinces and territories of Canada

Ottawa Rib Fest starts today!

Morning Class

Listen to the story about children and physical activity and answer the questions on your worksheet.



Now, watch the video about children and physical activity. Complete your worksheet.




Adjective (Relative) clauses - lesson and practice. 

Here is a story from CBC News that includes some photos of the plane crash. 

Afternoon Class

Sitting may be dangerous to your health     Normal speed      Slow speed     Answer

Look for the past perfect exercises.

More past perfect practice

Afternoon class

Mobile phones in class lower test scores - BreakingNewsEnglish.com 
(listen to it spoken more slowly)

check your answers here
Job Interview - Listen and answer the questions          Listen and fill in the missing words.

Morning class

Listen to someone making arrangements for a flight. Answer the questions on your worksheet.

Modals of preference

Talking about preference using 'like'

Here is a story from CBC News about our news this morning.

Morning and Afternoon Class

Listen to the story, then watch the video about a famous tourist attraction in Paris.




Morning class

Telephone strategies 1 (use Firefox or Internet Explorer)

Telephone strategies 2 (use Firefox or Internet Explorer)

A bit of review of some modals

Afternoon class

Have/get something done Look at the examples and then try the exercises

Do or Make - English video lesson

Afternoon Class

More practice with the second conditional

Morning Class

Here is a link to the Informal phone calls listening we did this morning.

Morning Class

Sepp Blatter to step down as FIFA president: Watch the news and answer the questions




Telephone English tips (engvid.com)

How to take or give a message (engvid.com)

Voice mail messages 

Messages and prepositions


More practice about the third conditional.

This week, we did a story about the 'Solar Impulse' solar-powered plane. Find out a bit more about it in this story.

Doors Open Ottawa is happening this weekend. Visit some buildings that are often closed to the public.

Afternoon Class

Watch this video about 5 quick home repairs. Answer the questions on your worksheet.




First conditional - real or true now - "If it rains, I will get wet."

Second conditional - unreal now - "If I had a plane, I would fly to school."

Morning Class

International Ice Patrol ride along - Watch and complete your worksheet




Informal telephone calls (for these exercises, you'll need to use Firefox or Internet Explorer)
Informal Calls 1

Informal Calls 2

Second conditional - "If I had a million dollars, I would buy a house."

Third conditional - "If I had won the lottery, I wouldn't have come to work today."

Doors Open Ottawa is happening this weekend. Visit some buildings that are often closed to the public.

May 28th

Morning Class 

Listen to the audio story and answer the questions. Then, watch the video below.




Calling about a missed appointment 1

Calling about a missed appointment 2 

Indirect questions practice

Afternoon class

Families sharing homes in Vancouver - Watch the story and check your worksheet




'UP' phrasal verbs quiz

English video lesson - 'UP' phrasal verbs

Calling about an apartment (easier)
Listen and check the correct answers.
Listen and type the missing words.

Apartment problems (harder)
Listen and check the correct answers.
Listen and type the missing words.

May 27th

Morning Class

Here is the listening we did in class - 'Calling about an appointment'

May 25th

Morning class

Listen to the story, then watch and check your answers.

New Air Canada baggage policy



Create sentences that describe rude behaviour when using the phone.

A crossword to review some of our vocabulary from today.

Learn and practice phrasal verbs 

Afternoon Class

Babies and husbands - listen and complete your worksheet

Check your answers here. 

Housing ads

May 21st

Morning class

Taking messages - Watch the videos below and answer the questions.













Take a test about word order and parts of speech.

Afternoon class

Garage Sales - jump to 1:15. Listen to the speaker at slow speed and complete your worksheet. Jump to 16:00 to hear the speaker at fast speed.  Check your answers here.

Passive voice practice - exercises are at the bottom of the page

May 19th

Afternoon class

Library of Parliament




Simple present passive

Simple past passive

May 14th

Afternoon class

This weekend is the Victoria Day long weekend. Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet.





Present perfect and past simple practice english video lesson

Renting an apartment - lesson

May 13th

Morning Class

India to scrap 287 'laughable' laws - Normal speed             Slower speed

Answer is here.



Word order - place the words in the correct order. Don't forget punctuation!

More word order practice.

May 11th

Morning Class

How a bill becomes law





Sound contrast - Choose a pair of sounds and try to hear the difference. 

A few common verbs to nouns. 

Afternoon class

May 7th

Present perfect exercises

May 6th

Listen to the interview between journalist Desmond Cole and Erin Talley, a professor of Political Science at the University of Saskatchewan. Answer the questions on your worksheet.

Review:  could have

May 5th

Royal baby name revealed - watch the story and answer the questions.

Present perfect exercises

English video lesson - present perfect and simple past

Ottawa Tulip Festival

Find information about this year's Tulip Festival at tulipfestival.ca .

May 4th and 5th

Morning class

The warm weather is here, and with it come the bugs. The most annoying can be the mosquito. Learn a bit more about this bug.




Sound contrast - Choose a pair of sounds and try to hear the difference.

English video lesson - speculation 

Afternoon class

April 30th

Morning class

Contracts - What you should know

Afternoon class

'New Zealand Prime Minister in trouble.'

Listen to the story and complete your worksheet
                    Slow speed

                    Normal speed

Answer

Complete the question or answer.

Can you follow the directions?

April 29th

Morning Class


Watch the video below and answer the questions on your worksheet.



Lease agreements - Click here, go to 'housing', CLB 3-5, Renting, Lease Agreement and do the activities.

More practice on having things done. If the link doesn't work, you may need to use a different browser.

April 28th

Afternoon class

Watch the video about relief efforts in Nepal. Complete your paper.




Have got or has got 1

Have got or has got 2 questions

Have got or has got 3 negative

Giving Directions - listen to the directions, and click the correct location on the map.

April 27th

Morning class

Wild Canada - Ice Edge part 3 Watch the video from here and complete your questions sheet.

Have something done - Decide if the subject is doing something, or having something done. Do not use 'get.'

Conversations about housing repairs - listen, read, and learn some vocabulary and idioms related to housing repairs.

April 24th

This week is Poutine Fest on Sparks St. For information about the festival, click here.

To find out about other festivals coming up, check here at ottawafestivals.ca

April 23rd

morning class

This week, the federal government released its budget. Find out a bit about the rules and traditions of Canadian budgets.

Listen to the story first and see if you can answer the questions. Then, watch the video.




Passive voice - Take a look at the link from Monday to practice the passive.

Try this quiz about Canadian symbols. Which do you know?

Various quizzes to help learn about and practice Canadian geography.

April 21st Afternoon class

When you've finished the story above, check the insurance and grammar activities from yesterday.

April 20th

Morning

For part two of Wild Canada - Ice Edge, look at the video from Thursday starting at 14:00, or use this link to watch the video from 14:00 on YouTube.

Passives - Take a look at the activities about Passives

Story and video of the house fire near Algonquin College.

Afternoon

English for Financial Literacy - Consumer Matter --> 1-2 --> Juan - apartment insurance

Asking questions - Read the answer and try to write the question.

April 16th

Morning Class Wild Canada - Ice Edge




Grammar
English Video Lessons  Gerunds and Infinitives
                                          Gerunds and Infinitives - Remember and Forget 

Afternoon Class Mosquitoes






Verb Tenses - Look for the exercises on Simple Past and Simple Present questions.

Morning class - here is the link for the listening from Tuesday.

Afternoon class - here is the link for the Listening activity for Wednesday.

More British people fixing their own teeth

Regular speed

Slower speed

ANSWER

Prepositions - examples and exercises

April 11th

Perfect passives - This week, we've seen some examples of perfect tenses, but passive voice. Look at the examples and try some yourself.

Infinitives vs. Gerunds - Give it a try.

Did you say Saskatchewan? Learn about the origin of some place names in Canada.

How expensive is it up north?

April 9th

Emergency!




Listen to the phone call about an emergency. Answer the questions.

Now, listen and read the conversation. Fill in the missing words.

Verb tense practice - Simple present and simple past.

What are the provinces of Canada?

April 8th

Watch the story and answer the questions on your worksheet.



Canadian Immigration Trends - try these exercises, looking at where new Canadians come from.

Present Perfect Simple lesson and exercises

Present Perfect Continuous lesson and exercises

English Video lesson - already and yet

April 7th

Breaking News English - 600 students expelled for cheating

Slow speed

Regular speed

Fast speed

Answers

What do you think is the correct preposition?

Ask the pharmacist.

EASTER CROSSWORD ANSWERS

April 1st

Happy April Fool's Day!




AM class Present Perfect - Look for the exercises about present perfect to practice and review.

PM class - At, in, or on: Examples and exercises.

At, in, or on: Choose the correct answer



Check the link under March 30 to find out a bit about Easter.

March 30th

More store closings




Another good adverb lesson

Find out a bit about Easter here.

March 25th and 27th

Did you know?
• According to many historians, the maple leaf and the maple tree came to symbolize Canada as early as 1700. 
• Canada exports more than 28,685 tonnes of maple syrup to more than 30 countries. It's an export industry worth $145 million (2004). 
• There are more than 10,300 maple syrup producers in Canada accounting for more than 33,680,000 taps. They are mostly found in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. 

• Main syrup-producing trees are sugar maples, red maples and silver maples. During the spring, the maple sugaring season, an average tree produces between 35 to 50 litres of sap, which will produce between one to 1.5 litres of maple syrup. 
• A 50 ml serving of maple syrup contains 167 calories, 43 grams of sugar, 117 mg of potassium, 7 mg of sodium and no fat. 

Irregular adverbs - Look at example of irregular adverbs. 

Adverbs - Good lesson and quizzes to practice adverbs.

Would you like to come over? In our free time, we often like to invite our friends over, or visit our friends. Learn about making and accepting invitations.

Two lessons about expressions for "time"

Lesson 1

Lesson 2

Grammar - adjectives or adverbs

Adjective or adverb 1

Adjective or adverb 2

Adjective or adverb 3

Word Stress practice

Happy first day of spring! See you all on Monday!

March 9th and 11th

Order of adjectives - examples and exercises at the bottom

English video lesson - order of adjectives

Review taxes in Canada - Click on personal finance --> CLB 1-2 --> Paying taxes in Canada





English Video lesson - Embedded (Indirect) questions.

Put the words in the correct order (click on the words in order).

Put the words in the correct order 2 (click on the words in order).

March 4th and 6th

Cut music to an hour a day - listen and complete your worksheet.

regular speed

slower speed

Answer

Grammar - Indirect questions - choose the correct answer.

One more indirect questions practice.

Job interview dos and don'ts

Sir Sandford Fleming

Watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet.




What is the best answer?

What is the best question word?

What is the question?

Veterinary Clinic interview - Listen and read the interview. Try and answer the questions.

I Have a Talent - Reading and listening activities talking about what you are able to do.

February 25th and 27th

Listening to phone messages Start with exercise 1, listen and answer the questions.

Taking telephone messages - Listen to the messages and choose the correct information.

If conditional practice - Choose the best answer.

English video lesson - zero and first conditionals.

Occupations - learn the names of different jobs and occupations. Listen and practice.

Telephone skills






First conditional practice.

Job interview - listen

Job interview - fill in the missing words

February 18th and 20th

Winter Weather Extremes







Lesson and exercises about 'Will.'
Lesson and exercises about 'Going to.'

Future WILL - Look for the exercises about Simple Future and give them a try!

English grammar video lesson about WILL and BE GOING TO.

Taxes in Canada and Consumer matters - Click on Personal Finance --> CLB 1-2 --> Paying taxes in Canada, or Consumer Matters --> CLB 3-5

Listening - Pick a pair of sounds and listen to the words. Can you hear the difference?