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.