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Who This Book is For

Teachers of adult ESL from levels lit to 3*.


*Many teachers find materials suitable for a low 4 class.

Why BC, Canada? Why not Canada?
We wanted to start with what was most immediate, and most relevant,
to adult learners based in BC. While this book is an excellent resource for
any ESL class in Canada, it does have a decided West Coast focus.

How to Use This Book
Use BC, Canada as stand-alone units, or to supplement other units
such as Canada Day, or travel in BC. There are several months' worth of
material in the book at a variety of levels, allowing you to adapt it to your
class' interests and level. Teach a BC travel unit using the BC, Ferry and
Tourism sections or focus more on citizenship using BC, Canada, and
Industries. Dive in for a look at Salmon as part of a unit on family or as part
of a mini-unit on Wildlife. You'll love the variety and versatility.

Student Workbooks and CDs
The teachers CD contains only the songs. The student CD contains in
addition the dialogs and many of the readings. You can order a class set of
student workbooks with CDs (or CDs only) at an exceptionally low cost so
why do the photocopying yourself? Email us for a detailed table of contents
for each level. (NOTE: All student book pages are contained in this binder.)
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Student-centred, teacher-friendly materials for Adult ESL
INDEX
BC 1-9 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
10 Handouts by Level
11-13 Sample Week One Lesson Plans for L. 1-3
14-86 Unit Materials
Ferries 87-94 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
95 Handouts by Level
96-173 Unit Materials
Tourism 174-184 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
185 Handouts by Level
186-276 Unit Materials
Canada 277-283 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
284 Handouts by Level
285-360 Unit Materials
Industries 361-365 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
366 Handouts by Level
367-414 Unit Materials
Salmon 415-418 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
419 Handouts by Level
420-469 Unit Materials
Wildlife 470-475 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
476 Handouts by Level
477-523 Unit Materials
Literacy 524-530 Annotated Unit Index with Teaching Suggestions
531 Week One Lesson Plan
532-614 Unit Materials
Quick Find Index 615-618
Mix and Match Chapters
allow you to combine topics
to fit your class.
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CANADA
O Canada (National Anthem)
285 Song Strips for Level 1 Give each pair a set of song strips.
Play the song, pausing after each line to check that Ss have found the right strip.
286 O Canada Handout for Level 1
287 O Canada Cloze for Levels 2/3 ( Page Saver)
Review by singing every day, first with the text and then books closed, doing a
disappearing whiteboard song. (Erase words and sing. Erase more and sing again.)
288 O Canada Handout for Levels 2/3 ( Page Saver)
289-290 O Canada: Crossword Puzzle and Answer Key
Let Level 1 Ss do with their books open to the song.
Regions, Provinces, Territories and Capitals
291 Map: Regions and Provinces of Canada (Answer Key p. 292)
Intro and practice daily by 'playing the piano'.
Canada Piano (mnemonic add-on):
a) Have Ss place their hands on the table. Ask: How many provinces? Wiggle your
fingers and say Ten. Say: This is Canada. Where is BC? Have Ss wiggle BC
(the small finger on the left side).
b) Teach the regions first, having them wiggle their fingers and say the name.
For example, for the Prairies Ss wiggle the 3 middle fingers of their left hand.
The Central Provinces are the 2 thumbs (the strongest fingers for the biggest
provinces), while the East Coast is the four fingers of the right hand after the
thumb: 1. N.B.; 2. Nfld/Lab; 3. PEI and 4. NS. For the North, point upwards
with both hands.
c) Review on day two and then add in the province names. Review by having the Ss practice in pairs. S1 asks,
How many provinces are there in... Where is.. What is between /next to... etc.) S2 answers while playing
the piano. After five to ten minutes have Ss switch roles.
Teaching Hints:
1. Intro the regions and western provinces on day 1, and then review before continuing. With L. 1, don't
bother teaching the provinces and capitals of the East Coast. (Day 1: regions, western provinces & capitals;
Day 2: Central Canada & the North. Nunavut Song from p. 305-7. Day 3: Add E. Coast for Levels 2 & 3.)
2. After each session, add the new place names to the map on p. 291.
Note for students: St. after a name is short for 'street' and St. before a name is short for 'Saint' as in St.
John's, St. Paul's Hospital and St. Vincent Hospital.
The Prairies
The West
Coast
Central
Canada
The East
Coast
The North
Annotated index gives
teaching and follow-up
suggestions. (from Canada unit)
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292 Answer Key for Regions
293 Place Name Cards (all levels)
Copy and cut up one set per pair. Have the students arrange: by region, from west to east, and
even by size. Shuffle together the deck and place them face down on the table. Each student in turn
flips a card and gives the region, location or capital. For the comparative, have students flip over two
cards and make a sentence comparing them. (see the comparative in the Grammar section below.)
294 Syllable Cards: Set 1 (L.1/2) ( Page Saver: Copy 1 per pair)
Have Ss do in pairs, books closed. Then clap out the words. Do again the next day as a warm-up.
295-7 Pair Discussion Cards: p. 295 (L. 1); p. 296 (L. 2); p. 297 (L. 3)
Copy and cut up one set per pair. Ss place the deck face down on the table and take
turns reading and answering the questions.
298 Canada: Present Tense Questions (L.1 to low 3)
Do in steps on the OH first: (a) elicit and circle the verb; (b) elicit the question word needed
to replace the underlined words; and (c) elicit whether to put the BE verb first, or use 'do' or 'does'.
Give the HOs and have Ss do orally in pairs before writing.
All Levels: Begin GRAMMAR sequences (p. 281 on)
With L. 3, you may also wish to begin the unit on Industries.
299 Map: Canada and the World (all levels) Different cultures divide the world differently.
While in Canada we learn there are 7 continents, in China the world has only 5.
300 Map of Canada: In and Around Canada (L.1/2)
301 Canada and the World: Question Sheet (for L.3) Use with p. 299-300 or have Ss work
with wall maps borrowed from neighbouring classrooms or Canada road maps or atlases.
302 Crossword: Provinces and Cities (easy version)
303 Crossword: Provinces and Cities (difficult version)
304 Crossword Answer Key (for both versions)
Song: Nunavut A fun way to never, ever, forget the name of our newest territory and its capital.
305 Nunavut Song Strips (L. 1)
a) Give one set of cut-up song strips per pair.
b) Pause CD after each line while Ss find the right strip.
c) Collect the strips. Give out the song cloze. Pause the CD after each line to elicit and write
the missing words together. Continued next page
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Canada Handouts by Level
Copy this page and check off items as you do them.
Handouts intended only for the teacher are in brackets. See index for
page-by-page teaching suggestions, page-savers, and paperless activities.
Note: for a low 2 take a look at some of the Level 1 HOs. and for a high 2 class, take
a look at some of the L. 3 materials. For Literacy, see page 524 on.

LEVEL ONE LEVEL TWO LEVEL THREE
285
286
289
(290)
291
293
294
295
298
299
300
302
(304)
305-6


308
309
310
(311)
314-315
318-9
332
334
335-8
342
351-7





287
289
(290)
291
293
296
298
299
300
302/303
(304)
306
308
310


(311)
312-313
314
316-7
318-9
322-323
324-6
328-331
333
335-9
342-3
347-9
351-7



287
289
(290)
291
293
297
298
299
301
306
310
312-313
314
320-3


324-331
333
336-8
340
343
344-5
347-9
350
351-3
357-360
Each unit has handouts per level.
If you are teaching a unit for a shorter
time or if the general level of your class
is at the bottom or top of their level, you
can adjust by choosing handouts from the
level above or below.* (*Note: literacy is
a separate unit at the back of the book
and so is not included in the other
chapters.
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B. ______________
1. _______________
2. _______________
3. _______________

C. _______________
1. _______________
2. _______________

Canada's 3 largest cities are _____________________________
A. _______________
1. ______________
______________ or B.C.

D. ________________
1. ________________

2. ________________

3. ________________

4. ________________
E. ____________
1. ______________
2. ______________
3. ______________
Follow-up for all levels after using the
Canada piano (a mnemonic technique to
teach the names). See next pages for
interactive ways to review these names.
(from Canada unit)
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Manitoba
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the North
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REGIONS
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Alberta
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OCEANS
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Ontario
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Quebec
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the Arctic
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CANADA
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PLACE CARD ACTIVITIES:
1. Sort by province, ocean & region.
2. Sort from west to east.
the West Coast
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the Atlantic
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PROVINCES
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the Pacific
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the East Coast
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the Prairies
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Central Canada
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British Columbia
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Saskatchewan
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3. Rank by size.
4. Pairs: turn over 1 by 1, identifying
the name and places on its borders.
Lots of review activities
(see suggestions at
bottom of page)

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Syllable Cards:
If you cant say it, you cant
remember it, and long names are
often a stumbling block for
students.
(L. 1-2 handout from Canada unit)
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What is the
first line of
"O Canada"?
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What region
is our
province in?
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What is the
capital of BC?
Where is it?
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How many
territories
are there?
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What is the
biggest city in
our province?
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What are the
3 biggest cities
in Canada?
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What is south
of Canada?
What are the
names of Canada's
5 regions?
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Where are the
Prairies? How many
provinces are there?
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What region is
between Central
Canada and B.C.?
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What region is
between the Prairies
and the East Coast?
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How many provinces
are in the East
Coast region?
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What provinces
are in Central
Canada?
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What is Canada's
national song?
Name 3 capital
cities in Central
Canada.
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Name Canada's
three oceans.
Where are they?
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What is the capital
of Canada?
Where is it?
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How many
provinces are
there? Name 5.
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What is the capital
of our province?
Where is it?
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What are the
2 biggest cities
in Alberta?
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Name the three
Prairie Provinces.
Pair Discussion Cards integrate
speaking and listening to review
materials: a very popular and
effective way to review and
start off each class.
(L. 1-2 handout from Canada unit)
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What are the first
2 lines of Canada's
national anthem?
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In what 2 languages
is Canada's
national anthem?
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What is your
country's national
anthem called?
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What is Canada's
smallest province?
Where is it?
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What else
is B.C.
called? (2)
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What are the 2
biggest cities
in Alberta?
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What provinces
and capital cities
are in the Prairies?
What are Canada's 3
largest cities? Where
are they located?
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Where are the Central
Provinces? What 3
capital cities are there?
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What are the names
of Canada's three
territories?
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What three oceans lie
on Canada's borders?
Where is each located?
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How many kilometers
is Canada from
coast to coast?
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What three languages
are spoken in Nunavut
territory?
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What is the capital
of Canada's
newest territory?
What is the two
largest countries in
the world by land size?
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How many provinces
are there on the East
Coast? What are they?
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How are the East
Coast and West Coast
regions different?
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What are the names of
Canada's 5 regions?
Where are they?
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What are the capitals
of 3 Atlantic provinces.
Where is each?
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What does "St."
at the beginning of
a word stand for?
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How do you spell
the name of the
province between
Alberta and Manitoba?
Pair Discussion Cards integrate
speaking and listening to review
materials: a very popular and
effective way to review and
start off each class.
(L. 3 handout from Canada unit)
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CANADA: Present Tense Questions
A. Instructions: Make questions on a separate page by replacing the
underlined words. Example: (1) How big is Canada?
Canada is a very big country (1). It is the second-largest country
in the world (2). It is over 5,000 (3) kilometres from east to west.
It's about 4,500 (4) kilometres from north to south.
Canada has three (5) oceans. The Arctic (6) Ocean is in the north.
The Atlantic Ocean is in the east (7). The Pacific (8) Ocean is in the west.
The United States (9) is to the south.
Canada has ten (10) provinces and three (11) territories. The capital
of Canada is Ottawa (12). Ottawa is in Ontario, near the Quebec border (13).
We live in the province of British Columbia (14). British Columbia,
or B.C., is on the West Coast or the Pacific Coast (15). The capital of B.C.
is Victoria (16). Victoria is on Vancouver Island (17). The largest city in B.C. is
Vancouver (18). Over half of the people in B.C. live in the Lower Mainland (19).

B. Write the short answers for the questions you wrote.
C. Quiz your partner by having them turn over their paper.
See how many questions they can answer correctly.
By integrating grammar topics with
the content lexis and information,
you supercharge students learning.
(L. 1-2 handout from Canada unit)
BC/Canada 301 www.successintesl.ca
Question Sheet for
1. What countries are on our borders?
2. What countries are in North America?
3. What is NAFTA?
4. What countries are members of NAFTA?
5. What are the 3 largest countries in the world by land size?
6. How many continents are there?
7. What are the names of the continents? _________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
8. What continent are you from?
9. What are 3 other countries in that continent?
10. What are 3 countries in the Middle East?
11. What are 3 countries in Central America?
12. What oceans border Canadas coasts?
13. What are the 3 biggest islands in Canada? Where are they?
14. Where are the Great Lakes?
15. How many Great Lakes are there?
16. Which Great Lake is not in Canada?
17. What are the 3 biggest lakes in Canada?
18. What are the 3 biggest rivers in Canada?
19. What river is between the border of Ontario and Quebec?
20. What city is on this river?
21. What river goes from the Atlantic Ocean through southern Quebec?
22. Find the Fraser River in southern BC. Where does it begin and where does it end?

23. What are the 3 most important rivers in Canada? (Be ready to tell why!)
(1) (2) (3)
24. What is the name of our biggest bay? Where is it?
25. One of our provinces is called Land of a Thousand Lakes. Which one is it?
26. What other countries border the Arctic Ocean?
Level 3 pre-reading exercise:
done orally in pairs, it integrates
speaking, listening and thinking.
The same exercise also acts as a
reading worksheet.
(L. 3 handout from Canada unit)
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Dialog: What's it like there?
A. Where are you from?
B. I'm from Toronto .
A. From Toronto? What's it like there?
B. Well, it's colder in the winter.
It's also bigger and more crowded.
A. It sounds interesting.

1 2 3
Iqaluit (ee-ka-loo-eet) Saskatchewan Ottawa
cold all year round cold in the winter small
small flat warm in the summer
friendly crowded cold in the winter

4 5 6
St.* Johns (*Saint) Montreal (your hometown)
crowded hot in the summer _____________
friendly cosmopolitan _____________
relaxed interesting _____________
Write sentences comparing the city you live in now with another place
you have lived in or visited. Read them to a classmate.
cold in the winter,
big, crowded
Dialog with substitution boxes
at bottom to increase students
speaking fluency.
It reviews place names and the
comparative (from the grammar
section.)
Level 2.
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Bodies of Water
Canada has three oceans. The Pacific Ocean is in the west.
The Arctic Ocean is in the north. And the Atlantic Ocean is in the east.
Canada also has many lakes and rivers. The Mackenzie River is the
longest river in Canada. It goes from B.C., through the Yukon and into the Arctic
Ocean. The Fraser River goes from the Rockies to the Pacific Ocean.
The Ottawa River is between Ontario and Quebec. There are five Great Lakes.
Four Great Lakes are in southern Ontario.
Canada's most important river is the St. Lawrence River.
Ships from the Atlantic can go halfway across Canada by going
down the St. Lawrence River and through the Great Lakes.

Did You Know?
"St." after a name is short for "Street". "St." before a name is short for "Saint".
Read these names: St. John's; the St. Lawrence River; Main St.; St. Joseph Hospital.

Memory Machine: Cover the top of your page and fill in the blanks.
Canada has ___________ oceans. The Pacific Ocean is in the ________________.
The Arctic Ocean is in the ______________. And the __________________________
ocean is in the east.
Canada also has many lakes and _______________. The Mackenzie River is the
_____________ river in Canada. It goes from B.C. through the ____________ and into
the _________________ Ocean. The Fraser ______________ goes from the Rockies to
the ________________ Ocean. The ________________ River is between Ontario and
_______________. There are five Great ______________. ____________ Great
Lakes are in southern ________________.
Canadas most ________________ river is the St. Lawrence River. Ships from the
______________ can go halfway across Canada by going down the St. _______________
River and through the ____________ Lakes.
Follow-up reading to map work and
comprehension questions.
(L. 2 handout from Canada unit)
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Canadian Waterways
BEFORE YOU READ: Discuss the questions below with your partner.
1. What are Canada's natural resources?
2. What percentage of the world's fresh water does Canada have?
3. Why were Canada's waterways important to the first newcomers to Canada?
4. What is the longest river in Canada?
Where is it located?
5. Give the name and location of the oceans on Canadas borders.
6. Where are the Great Lakes located? How many are there?
How many are located in Canada? How big are they compared to B.C.?
7. Why are the Great Lakes so important to the economy of Central Canada?
(a) cheap _________________________
(b) fresh water for ___________________
(c) fresh water for the ____________________ of Central Canada
8. Ocean-going ships from the Atlantic can travel almost halfway across Canada by water.
Use a map to describe the route they take.
From the Atlantic Ocean, they go down the _____________________
River, then through Lake ________________, Lake ___________________,
Lake ______________________ and Lake ________________________.
9. Besides providing drinking water, transportation, and recreation, what else do our
waterways give us?
10. What does Canada's motto, "from sea to sea", highlight?
11. Where does our local drinking water come from?
12. What special water limits do some municipalities have during summer months?
13. What are some ways to protect and conserve water?
14. How can recycling batteries preserve our water?
Another example of intro questions
to assess students knowledge and
introduce them to the vocabulary
and ideas in the reading.
(L. 3 handout from Canada unit)
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Canadian Waterways
Water has always been one of Canada's great
natural resources. In fact, Canada has almost half of
all the fresh water in the world.
In the past, the first newcomers to Canada came
by ship from Europe and settled along the St. Lawrence
River. The lakes and rivers were their highways, allowing
them to travel great distances by canoe.
The longest river in Canada is the Mackenzie, which flows through the Yukon to the
Arctic Ocean. However, it isn't the most important river. The St. Lawrence River joins
the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes, allowing ocean-going ships to travel almost half-way
across the country. In addition to providing cheap transportation, it gives fresh water both
for drinking and for the factories of Central Canada. Our rivers are also a major source of
hydro-electricity, especially in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Manitoba.
Canada's motto, "from sea to sea", not only hints at how large our country is, but also
highlights the importance of our waterways to our way of life. Canadians are proud of their
beautiful oceans, lakes and rivers. We are lucky to have a safe and reliable source of clean
drinking water. It is everyone's job to keep our water clean and safe for the future.

Discussion Questions
How is the water in your country compared to here?
Some municipalities limit lawn watering during summer months. Contact your local city
government or ask your neighbours to find out what the rules are in your city.
You can help preserve our water by recycling batteries: keeping heavy metals out of the
garbage keeps them out of the water system.
How else can we protect and conserve water?
What are some concerns about the international waters on our borders?

(L. 3 handout from
Canada unit)
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Reading Large Numbers
Listen and repeat the numbers below, starting at the right.
(Note: in English we read big numbers by threes.)




$1, 2 3 9 , 8 7 6 , 5 4 3 . 2 1

A. Write the missing words, not the numbers.

1. $342.43 = 3 hundred and 42 dollars and 43 cents
2. 42,091 km = 42 thousand and 91 square kilometres
3. $3,691 ______________________________________________________
4. $ 467, 911 ___________________________________________________
5. 35,000,000 __________________________________________________
6. 2, 658,000 ___________________________________________________
7. 87,000 km __________________________________________________
8. $103,540.10 _________________________________________________
____________________________________________
9. $ 108,000,000 ________________________________________________

B. Listen and write the amount (in numbers, not letters).

1. 6.

2. 7.

3. 8.

4. 9.

5. 10.
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Hearts as One Guitar & Vocals: Antonia Robertson (Tune: The Wabash Cannonball)
1 From the great ________________ Ocean
2 To the wide ___________________ shore,
3 From sunny _________________
4 To ice-bound ______________________,
5 From the Great __________________to the _________________
6 Its where we ________________ to ___________________.
7 This country we call _______________________
8 Is the True __________________ strong and _______________.

9 Through the ____________ fields and the _______________ fields,
10 Through the ___________________ green and ______________,
11 Our _______________ feel pride as _________ as leaves
12 From ___________________ trees in __________________.
13 From the mighty _____________________________________
14 To the ____________________ in the ____________________,
15 There are no _________________________ to give it:
16 Its the country we ______________________ ______________.

17 Her ______________ ____________ in many tongues* (* languages)
18 But _____________________ we all ______________:
19 That _______________ of all the _________________,
20 This is where we ____________________ to ________________.
21 So lets all _________________ _________________________
22 To _______________________________ everyone.
23 If we just _______________________ each ________________,
24 Our ________________ will be as __________________.
Songs are a great way to practice
sentence level stress and intonation
patterns. This one is sung by local
B.C. artist Antonia Robertson. The
CD comes with the binder.
(L. 2-3 handout from Canada unit)
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Bigger and More Beautiful
large cheap beautiful interesting fast
small expensive ugly boring slow
=============================================================================================================================
cold convenient easy old better
warm inconvenient difficult young worse

1. Canada is ___________________________ than my country.
2. BC is ____________________________ than Saskatchewan.
It is also _________________________________________.
3. Taking the bus is __________________________
but __________________________________ than driving.
4. Writing English is ________________________than reading.
5. Toronto is ___________________________ than Coquitlam.
6. Iqaluit is ______________________________ and
________________________________ than Vancouver.
7. My hometown is __________________________________
and _______________________________ than Vancouver.
8. The weather in my hometown is _______________________
than the weather here.
9. ____________________ better than _________________.
10. Living in a big city is _______________________________
and _________________________ than living in a small one.
11. The Rocky Mountains are ____________________________
and _________________________ than the Prairies.
Grammar handouts reinforce the
vocabulary and ideas in the unit.
Students have to not only know
the grammar but think about
their answers.
(L. 1-2 handout from Canada unit)
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Instructions for Pair Grammar Gaps (All Levels)
Pair Grammar Gaps help increase students fluency and listening skills.
1. Copy and cut into A and B halves.
2. Do an oral drill intro.
3. Give one A handout per pair to one side of the class and one B handout
per pair to the other side. Have Ss do orally (no writing).
4. Give out the remaining handout and have students write.
5. Check the first few Ss who finish and then have them check the
classmates around them.
6. Pair each A student with a B student. Model the activity. Ss take turns
reading aloud the question, which their partner answers.
NOTE: Students should give a true answer.
7. Give out the remaining handouts and have Ss do the other half as
homework.

Level 3 Twist: Idiomatic Short Answers
Have Ss answer using an idiomatic short answer by adding:
a) in the middle: sure, certainly
b) at the first of the phrase: Of course; as a matter of fact.

For example: Q: Is Nunavut in the Arctic?
A: (Yes), it sure is.; It certainly is.; Of course it is.;
As a matter of fact, it is.
This should also be practiced with negative answers.
Q: Does Canada have 11 provinces?
A: No, it sure doesnt.; It certainly doesnt.; Of course it doesnt.;
As a matter of fact, it doesnt.

Step by step instructions are
given as necessary. Great for
experienced instructors who
want to try new techniques or
newbies.
(from Canada unit)
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A CANADA REVIEW
1. ________ Canada have ten provinces?
2. _______ Canada the biggest country in the world?
3. ________ Victoria the capital of B.C.?
4. ________ Calgary in southern Alberta?
5. ________ Central Canada have three provinces?
6. ________ the East Coast have 4 provinces?
7. ________ Halifax the capital of P.E.I.?
8. ________ Ontario and Quebec in Central Canada?
9. ________ Iqaluit a province?
10. ________ Canada have four oceans?
11. ________ you know the names of all the provinces?
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B CANADA REVIEW
1. ________ Canada have four regions?
2. _______ Canada a really big country?
3. ________ Vancouver on the East Coast?
4. ________ Winnipeg on the Prairies?
5. ________ the East Coast have 3 provinces?
6. ________ Newfoundland on the Atlantic Coast?
7. ________ Charlottetown the capital of P.E.I.?
8. ________ Ontario and Quebec on the Prairies?
9. ________ Canada have four Great Lakes?
10. ________ you know the names of all the regions?
11. ________ these questions easy?
Pair Gap Grammar exercises
increase students listening and
oral fluency, while having them
review the content. They have
to listen and think about their
answers.
(L. 1-2 handout from Canada unit)
BC/Canada 345 www.successintesl.ca
More 'The' + Geographic Names
Rules: Use 'the' with
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ___________________________________ (except for ___________)
3. names that contain the words _______________________________
________________________________________________________

We live in Lower Mainland, in south-western corner of province of British Columbia.
It's a beautiful place. In fact, some people think it is one of most beautiful places in Canada.

If you drive east, you go through Coast Mountains and come to Okanagan Valley.

Continue eastward and you will pass through Rockies. Next are Prairie Provinces: Alberta,

Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. If you continue on Trans-Canada Highway, you reach

Ontario. Here from highway you can see first of Great Lakes: Lake Superior. Great Lakes

are joined to Atlantic Ocean by St. Lawrence River. Ships from Europe and eastern United

States can bring goods halfway across Canada using this waterway, so it's very important to

economy of Central Canada.
Of course, many people who live here like to travel west for their vacation to Gulf

Islands or Vancouver Island. It's full

of things to see and do. Others like

to go north to enjoy outdoor sports

or visit magnificent Queen Charlotte

Islands. Wherever you go, you are

sure to see some wonderful scenery.
Students learn simple rules for some
annoying grammar points! (This is a
follow-up exercise, so they also have
to remember the rule!)
(L. 3 handout from Canada unit)
BC/Canada 346 www.successintesl.ca
Teaching Hints: Canada Fact Sheet*
1. Pre-Reading
Give out one quiz per pair or group. Have the Ss answer (or guess the answer) to as many questions as possible.
2. Reading Exercise Give out the Fact Sheet H.O. (p. 348-9) and have Ss skim for the correct answers.
3. Follow-up: Discussion Questions/Points of Interest
1) For the section on population, discuss the reasons why.
2) For the section on water, pull out maps of Canada to illustrate #15, 17, 18, 19, and 23.
3) For the section on the economy, what are the two most surprising facts? Why is the U.S. our biggest
trading partner?
4) Energy: Canada is a net exporter of energy, meaning we both export and import energy in different forms.
Although Canada has large oil reserves, much of it is in the Alberta tar sands. Extracting it is expensive and
environmentally damaging.
5) RE: #33. Although the federal government is officially bilingual, the provincial governments (except for New
Brunswick) are not.
4. Contact assignment Have Ss ask a Canadian the questions.
5. Follow-up: Make Your Own Fact Sheet
Have Ss work in groups to make their own fact sheets of interesting/amazing facts about:
(a) Canada (ones not included on the page); (b) students in the class; or (c) their country. You can also have them
compile an international fact sheet with each student contributing interesting facts about their country. Publish
the results by posting the finished sheets in your room or in the school corridor, having the Ss give a
presentation, or publishing a class booklet. If Ss present their amazing facts orally, have them also develop a
handout for the class to do before the talk and then check as they listen. These can be multiple choice, true
and false or comprehension questions.
6. Writing Exercise
a) Using information from the fact sheet, have Ss write a paragraph or page about the topic. Discuss which
information is best included in their story and how to group the information into paragraphs with a topic
sentence.
b) Have Ss compare their country to Canada, explaining some key differences. (Have them use some key
phrases for comparing: like, unlike, surprisingly, comparatively, relatively, somewhat, rather, quite, unusually,
rather, incredibly, noticeably, contrasting, distinct, dissimilar, similarly, in contrast, by contrast).
c) Have Ss write an email to someone in their home country regarding some interesting facts about Canada.

*Also see Fact Sheet for BC.
Lots of ideas on how to work with
the materials, including contact
assignments and writing exercises.
(L. 3 handout from Canada unit)
BC/Canada 347 www.successintesl.ca

Test your knowledge of Canada
by taking this quiz with a partner.
1. What percentage of Canadians are born
outside of Canada?
a) one in five
b) one in ten
c) one in twenty
2. How many children do Canadian women
have on the average?
a) 0.58 c) 2.58
b) 1.58 d) 3.58
3. Where do one-third of all Canadians
live? a) in Quebec b) in BC
c) in Ontario
4. What city has the highest immigrant
population as a percentage of the total?
a) Richmond, BC d) Montreal, Quebec
b) Surrey, BC e) Toronto, Ont.
c) Vancouver, BC
5. Which has a bigger population?
a) P.E.I. c) Nunavut
b) the North d) the Yukon
6. Where is the biggest shopping mall
in Canada?
a) in Vancouver c) in Edmonton
b) in Toronto d) in Montreal
7. What does Canada have more of than
any other country in the world?
a) coastline c) fresh water
b) lakes d) people
8. How far can ocean-going ships travel
inland using the St. Lawrence Seaway?
a) 1,000 km. c) 3,000 km.
b) 2,000 km. d) 4,000 km.
9. Where do most of our imports
come from?
a) the U.S. c) Mexico
b) Europe d) China
10. How many provinces are officially
bilingual? a) ten b) two
c) three d) one
11. How much fresh water is used daily in
the Lower Mainland?
a) 1.1 million litres (1,100,000)
b) 1.1 billion litres (1, 100, 000,000)
12. When did the Maple Leaf become
Canadas flag? a) in 1867
b) in 1931 c) in 1965
13. What is our national animal?
a) the beaver c) the loon
b) the buffalo d) the eagle
14. Canadas oil reserves are:
a) the largest in the world
b) the second-largest in the world
c) the 10
th
largest in the world
15. Three-quarters of our exports go to:
a) China b) Europe c) the U.S.
16. Our official sports are: a) hockey;
b) hockey & soccer; c) hockey & lacrosse.
17. On the average how many people are
there per square kilometre?
a) 3.4 b) 13 c) 34
This review quiz is fun whether done
in small groups or as a listening
exercise for higher levels.
(L. 2-3 handout from Canada unit)
BC/Canada 351 www.successintesl.ca







This board game comes with chance
cards and question cards sets at 2
levels of difficulty. A great unit
review that is very popular with
students.
(handout from Canada unit)
BC/Canada 352 www.successintesl.ca
You have a
Canadian
passport.
Go ahead 2.
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You don't know
the capital of
BC.
Go back 3.
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You pass the
citizenship
test.
Go ahead 5.
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You don't pass
the citizenship
test.
Go back 3.
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You have a
Canadian flag.

Go ahead 2.
-----------------
You don't
have a
Canadian flag.
Go back 2.
-----------------
You don't know
the words to
'O Canada'.
Go back 3.
-----------------
You know the
words to 'O
Canada'.
Go ahead 2.
-----------------
You have
visited another
province.
Go ahead 2.
-----------------
You don't like
the weather
here.
Go back 2.
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You get a job
with the
government.
Go ahead 5.
----------------
You help at
your children's
school.
Go ahead 3.
----------------
You don't like
the weather
here.
Go back 2.
----------------
You can't
spell
Canada.
Go back 3.
-----------------
You don't know
where Victoria
is.
Go back 3.
-----------------
You help
your new
neighbours.
Go ahead 4.
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You never
help your
neighbours.
Go back 4.
-----------------
You have a
First Nations
friend.
Go ahead 5.
-----------------
You can
spell
Saskatchewan.
Go ahead 3.
-----------------
You can
find Ottawa
on the map.
Go ahead 1.
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Sample Chance Cards
from the
unit review board game
(from the Canada unit)
BC/Canada 354 www.successintesl.ca
How many
provinces are
there in Canada?
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What province
is on the West
Coast of Canada?
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How many
mountain ranges
are there in B.C.?
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What are the names
of the two mountain
ranges in B.C?
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Name 5 places
in the Lower
Mainland.
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How many
territories are
there in the North?
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What is
the biggest
city in BC?
What is the
biggest city
in Alberta?
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What is
the capital of
Saskatchewan?
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What is
the capital
of Manitoba?
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What is
the capital
of Quebec?
-------------------------------
What is the
biggest river in
the Lower Mainland?
-------------------------------
What region
do we
live in?
-------------------------------
How many
regions
are there?
What is
the capital
of Canada?
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What is
the capital
of Alberta?
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Where
is
BC?
-------------------------------
What is the
capital of
your country?
-------------------------------
What is
the capital
of B.C.?
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Where is
the capital
of B.C.?
-------------------------------
Where is
the capital
of Canada?
Sample L. 1-2 question cards
for the Unit Review Board Game
(from the Canada unit)

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What is the longest
river in Canada?
Where is it located?
-------------------------------
Give an example
of a natural
resource.
-------------------------------
What do some
municipalities do
during the summer?
-------------------------------
What is another
way to say
'approximately'?
-------------------------------
How is the population
of your country
compared to Canada?
------------------------------
Why do most
Canadians live
in the south?
-------------------------------
What province is
important for
forestry?
Which area in Canada
has the most
temperate climate?
-------------------------------
What is the
highest mountain
in Canada?
-------------------------------
Describe
Canada's flag.
What is it named?
-------------------------------
What is
Canada's national
animal?
-------------------------------
What are the two
most popular cities
for newcomers?
-------------------------------
Where is the
service industry
important?
-------------------------------
What countries
are on our
continent?
What is a
continent?
Name 4.
-------------------------------
How many
continents
are there?
-------------------------------
What is
Canada's
national anthem?
-------------------------------
What is the
population
of Canada?
-------------------------------
When should
you use 'the'
with a name?
-------------------------------
What is Canada's
oldest city?
Where is it?
-------------------------------
Name 2 ferry
terminals in the
Lower Mainland.
Sample L. 3 question cards for
the Unit Review Board Game
(from the Canada unit)

BC/Canada 524 www.successintesl.ca
BC, Canada for Literacy
A number of pages in the section on personal information
and BC, Canada have been adapted from Holidays for Literacy,
by D.Bowler, successintesl. Jump ahead if your Ss have done this.

Personal Information
532 Personal Information Card Blank (for low literacy students)
You will need 2 per student on card stock. Print their first and last
name on one card, their address and city on another, and use the half card for
their postal code and phone number. Note: You should print the cards to
give them a model from which to copy: time-consuming, but very worthwhile.
533 Forms Introduce with question chains and big pictures (below).
How to Do a Question Chain
a) Hold up the picture and ask several Ss the question.
b) Choral the question (= you say and they repeat). Hold up one
finger for each word and point at it as you choral.
c) Ask S3 the question and then say, "Ask Lee" (S4). After S4 answers,
have them ask S5 (the student you designate). Always indicate a S on the other side of
the room, so Ss keep their voices up and everyone stays alert.
d) Have Ss ask their partner.
e) Do steps (a) to (d) with each question.
534-542 Big Pictures
534 address
535 apt. number
536 BC
537 city
538 country
539 first name
540 last name
541 phone number
542 postal code
543 Trace: Last Name Level: Low Literacy
Have Ss trace with their fingers first as you choral the words.
544 Phonics: Words with P Student Handout
a) On the board intro words sound by sound. Write the sound and have Ss
say, then write the next sound and have Ss say them together, etc.
For example: er-per-aper-paper. Each time hold up the item or picture.
More examples: ea-lea-plea-please; o-sho-shop-shopping.
b) Have Ss do the worksheet and then choral the words (=you say and Ss
repeat).
What is
your name?

Annotated Index
from the Literacy unit
gives detailed how to
instructions.

BC/Canada 525 www.successintesl.ca
545 Student Information Worksheet Day 2 Follow-up.
Do as an individual worksheet or have Ss interview a partner.
546 Mixer: What is your phone number?
Check to see if your group are familiar with numbers first. If not, see our
numbers workbook: "Bingo Plus!"
547 Student Board Game Worksheet Preparation for p. 549.
a) Choral first the phrase and then the whole question.
b) Have Ss ask and answer orally in pairs.
c) Have Ss write their answers.
548 Phonics: Words with P Pair Cards ( Page Saver: 1 per pair)
a) Intro: do a few words on the board. Do a front or back build-up to teach
Ss how to sound out the word. Write 'ar' and have Ss say it. Then add the
'p' for 'par' and have Ss say it, etc: ar-par-part-apart-apartment. Do with
a number of words they know.
b) Model: Ss should place deck face down on the table. They turn over one
at a time and sound out (not just quickly say) the words. Work with your
lowest group of Ss, use a blank paper that you slowly move over the word to
uncover each sound as they sound it out.
c) Repeat the following day.
549 Personal Information Board Game ( Page Saver: 1 per pair)
Have Ss play in pairs. S1 rolls the die and asks the question related to the
picture on which they land. Then S2 rolls the die, etc.
550 Mixer: What is your address?
For this Ss must be able to pronounce and spell their address.
551 Simple Forms
552 Speeding (Words with P)
a) On the overhead, slowly uncover as you tell the story, eliciting where
possible. Give out the HO and choral (= you say and Ss repeat).
b) Practice the dialog. (Choral. You do A and Ss do B, switch, pairs)
c) Have Ss circle the words with P and copy them on the lines. For C, let
Ss copy words from the pair cards from p. 548.
553 Paying a Speeding Ticket Follow-up to p. 552.
Do it together, eliciting where possible. Have them pay the ticket
Literacy sections
include:
Personal Information,
The Lower Mainland,
B.C., and
Canada
Not from B.C.? This still gives
a great model to adapt for
your province.

BC/Canada 534 www.successintesl.ca

MAIN ST.
1421
Big Pictures for
vocabulary review and
question chains.

BC/Canada 543 www.successintesl.ca
Trace DATE____________________________________
LAST NAME
F I RST NAME
A P A R T M E N T
N U M B E R
P H O N E #
My ad dress is _____________________
___________________________________
Trace pages for pre-
lit students needing
work on stroke
direction.

BC/Canada 544 successintesl@yahoo.ca
Words with p Date_______________________________


Write -----------------------------------------------------------------

A. Write p.
___a ___er ___lease sto___ ___olice
___ostal code ha___ ___y ___encil
go sho___ ___ing s___eak

B.Write go shopping postal code speak please

1. ____________ have a seat.

2. They ___________ Chi nese.

3. My _______________ is V5R 9S2.
4. I ________________ on Saturday.
C. More words with p.

1. u___stairs 4. ___arking 7. a___artment

2. ___rovince 5. s___ell 8. ___ardon me?

3. hos___pital 6. ca___ital 9. ___roblem




Phonics sequences to
teach students to sound
out words using high
frequency words and
words from the unit.

BC/Canada 548 www.successintesl.ca
go shopping


---------------------------------
parking


---------------------------------
postal code


---------------------------------
paper

---------------------------------
pro vince


---------------------------------
ca pi tal

please


---------------------------------
apartment


---------------------------------
upstairs


---------------------------------
problem


---------------------------------
Par don me?


---------------------------------
hospital

police


---------------------------------
stop


---------------------------------
spell
S-P-E-L-L

---------------------------------
speak


---------------------------------
happy


---------------------------------
pencil




Pair phonics cards
for practice in
sounding out words.

BC/Canada 551 www.successintesl.ca
Simple Forms C
A. Write the number.
a) ____ b) ____ c)____
d) ____ e) ____ f)___
g) ____ h) ____

B. Ask Your Partner: What is your?

NAME __________________________________________________
C LAST C FIRST
ADDRESS _______________________________________________
C APT. # C STREET
C CITY _________________________________PROVINCE ______
C POSTAL CODE __________ PHONE______________________

Par don me ?

How do you spell it ?
2166
Bob
LEE
BOB
Lee
Filling out simple forms
with personal
information: a key
literacy skill.

BC/Canada 552 www.successintesl.ca
Speeding (Words with P)

Pat ty is go ing shop ping.
A po lice man stops her car.
A. Hello.
B. Good mor ning. Pa pers, please.
A. Par don me ?
B. Pa pers please.
A. Sure. Here you are.
B. Is your name Pat ty Par ker ?
A. Yes.
B. You are speeding.
Here is your tick et.

Poor Pat ty. She has to pay $75.

B. Circle the words with P. Write them here.
______________ ______________ ____________
______________ ______________ ____________
______________ ______________ ____________
C. More words with P. ____________ ____________
______________ ______________ ____________
CITY OF
VANCOUVER
DRIVING
VIOLATION
Speeding


$75
.

Phonics day 4
or 5 follow-up.

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Picture set for concentration
game: a fun way to learn and
review the vocabulary.

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B.C.




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live

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city


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in



coun try



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ca pi tal

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pro vince


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Lo wer
Main land



Ot ta wa


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Vic tor i a

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Ca na da


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Word set
for concentration
game.













by Donna Bowler, successintesl
Graphics courtesy of iClipart












This is
Vic tor.






He lives
in
Vic tor i a,
B.C.










Vic tor i a is
the ca pi tal
of B.C.
Hi.
Students learn to read using
simple sentence-level English.
From pre-lit to high lit, students
are delighted to read their first
book in English. Copy masters for
B.C. Canada, Victor from Victoria, and
3 custom readers (My Story, My City,
and My Country).

BC /Canada 585 www.successintesl.ca
Date________________________________ Name__________________________

Dialog: How Was Your Weekend?

It's Mon day morn ing. Vic tor sees his friend Bill.

A. Hi, Bill.
B. Hi, Vic tor. How are you ?
A. Good. How about you ?
B. I'm fine, thank you.
A. How was your week end ?
B. Great.

How are you? How was your weekend?

great good so-so not too good
very good not bad

Ask Your Classmates. Write their answers here.
How do you spell your name? How are you today ?
1. _______________________________________________________
2. _______________________________________________________
3. _______________________________________________________
4. _______________________________________________________
5. _______________________________________________________

High interest dialogs help
students with idiomatic
language suitable for this
level.

BC/Canada 588 www.successintesl.ca
Victor from Victoria: Draw a Line













B.C.
capital
cool
co-workers
friendly
government
island
job
pay
rainy
south
sunny
Victoria
warm
weather
A pre-lit and low
lit vocabulary
follow-up.

BC/Canada 589 www.successintesl.ca
Name_______________________ Date________________________________
Victor from Victoria: Circle the Same Word
1. is This is Vic tor.
2. in He lives in Vic tor i a, B.C.
3. capital Vic tor i a is the ca pi tal of B.C.
4. Island It is on Van cou ver Is land, in the south.
5. good Vic tor i a has good wea ther.
6. summer Its warm and sun ny in the sum mer.
7. rainy Its cool and rain y in the win ter.
8. for He works for the go vern ment.
9. job He likes his job.
10. are His co-workers are friend ly.
11. pay And the pay is good.
A pre-lit, low lit follow-up
to the reader. At this
level finding the same word
can be challenging.
Lots of graphics to cue the
meaning.

BC/Canada 590 www.successintesl.ca
City ___________________________________ Postal Code _________________
Victor from Victoria: Write the Missing Word
capital Victor Victoria south
1. This is ______________________.
2. He lives in __________________, B.C.
3. Vic tor i a is the _______________ of B.C.
4. It is on Van cou ver Is land, in the _____________.
and cool government has
5. Vic tor i a ______________ good wea ther.
6. Its warm ___________ sun ny in the sum mer.
7. Its ___________ and rain y in the win ter.
8. He works for the _________________.
fri endly good likes pay
9. He ___________________ his job.
10. His co-workers are ___________________.
11. And the ___________ is _____________.
Multi-level follow-up for the
reader. Lower students copy the
missing word using their reader,
medium students use the word
box and upper students cover the
word box to do.

BC/Canada 601 www.successintesl.ca
Our Province






B.C. province ten west
This is Ca na da. Ca na da has _________ pro vin ces.
Our ___________________ is Bri tish Co lum bi a, or
_______. It is on the ___________ coast of Ca na da.

Questions
1. How many pro vin ces does Canada have ? _________________
2. What is our pro vince ? _____________________________
3. What is the long name for B.C. ?
____________________________________________
4. Where is our pro vince ? ____________________________
? ? ?
BC/Canada 606 www.successintesl.ca

1. O Ca na da,
2. our home and na tive land.
3. True pa tri ot love
4. in all thy sons com mand.
5. With glow ing hearts
6. we see thee rise:
7. the true north,
8. strong and free.
9. From far and wide
10. O Ca na da
11. We stand on guard for thee.
12. God keep our land
13. glor i ous and free.
14. O Ca na da
15. we stand on guard for thee. x 2

Follow-up handout to the
song strips in the binder.
Lots of pictures
support the meaning
and pronunciation help
is given by marking
stressed syllables and
silent consonants.

BC/Canada 613 www.successintesl.ca
How Big?
A. How big is your country and
1. B.C. _________________
2. Canada (west to east) ______________
3. Canada (north to south) _________________

B. How big is and
1. B.C. _________________
2. Canada (west to east) ______________
3. Canada (north to south) _____________

C. Write: bigger or smaller ?

A B
a) the Lower Mainland is ________________ than B.C.
b) Canada is _______________ than B.C.
c) is ______________ than B.C.
d) Canada is _______________ than
e) Canada is _______________ than
f) B.C. is _________________ than
A is bigger.
B is smaller.
Using country cut-ups
students can get a
feel for just how big
Canada is.
(This is the follow-up handout
that the class would do
together.)

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