December 3rd and 5th

Families sharing homes in Vancouver.




Home buying information in eight languages, from the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation.

Here is part three of the Kobar Family activity. (This works best in Internet Explorer)
(Part two, which we did in class, is here.)

More on tag questions - explanations, examples, and exercises at the bottom.

Buying a home - watch the video about one family's experience buying a home.




Relocating - Listen as someone looks for a place to rent in a new city.

How to use tag questions, from engvid.com (It includes a link for another tag questions lesson)

November 26th and 28th

Watch this story and then look closely the next time you go shopping!




Auxiliary verbs - English video lesson and quiz.


What does Black Friday look like at some stores? Watch this:
 Urban Outfitters in the US.

Tesco store in the UK.

Listen to the story, complete the paragraph, then watch the video to finish answering the questions.



Auxiliary verbs - take a look at the examples, then follow the links at the bottom of the page for exercises to practice.

Conversations and idioms about work.

Here is a great website with lots of activities for practicing English.

November 19th and 21st

Pope gives homeless a shower

British English
North American English

Check your answers here.

Have/Get something done - examples and exercises.
The causative - Make someone do something and have something done.

Next week, we'll be talking about workplace culture in Canada. On the first day of work, you'll probably have to introduce yourself. Watch this video about how to introduce yourself and try the quiz.

Why is there so much snow in Buffalo? Here's a brief explanation.

Watch this story about the big snowstorm in Buffalo NY yesterday. Answer the questions on your worksheet.




From engvid.com - The passive: when, why, and how to use it (includes quiz).

Employment activities - make sure to do CLB 3-5.

November 12th and 14th

Listen to one man's challenges in getting a job as a dentist in Edmonton.

Job search and interview review, including dos and don'ts.

Stative (no -ing) verbs, and dynamic (-ing ok) verbs - example and exercises.

Chinese company Ali Baba set a record on Tuesday for most online sales in a day. Yesterday was Guiness World Records Day.  Take a look at some of the records that were set.

Listen to the story about the disabled woman. Answer the questions on your worksheet.




Look for the activities about present perfect and present perfect continuous.

Present perfect examples and exercises.

Listen to this short interview and answer the questions.

Now, listen to the interview again and fill in the blanks.

November 5th and 9th

A Pittance of Time by Terry Kelly - watch the video and answer the questions on your worksheet, then fill in the missing words of the song. Click here to check your answers to the song lyrics.




In Flander's Fields







 Grammar

Can/Could/Be able to - English video lesson

Could have/Would have/Should have - English video lesson

Could - examples and exercises                Can have/Could have - examples and exercises

Talking about ability - explanation and link to exercises at the bottom

Use the information to complete the job application

Answers for Halloween crossword.

November 2nd