General Resources
Best of the Reader: Canada: Westcoast Reader e-book
Best of the Reader: Canada’s Indigenous People: Westcoast Reader e-book
Canada: All Things Topics has a variety of downloadable worksheets and activities
Best of the Reader: Canada’s Indigenous Peoples
Applying for Canadian Citizenship
Canadian Citizenship: Government website with information about applying for Canadian Citizenship
Citizenship Resource audio files (scroll down to find the downloadable files)
Canada’s Geography
ESL for Beginners: Canada, Part 1: video introducing basic information about Canada
Canadian Geography: audio conversation by Bow Valley with comprehension questions. A daughter asks her father questions about Canada, including geography.
Places to Visit in Canada
Top 10: best cities to visit and things to do in Canada
Choose a City: Activity with lesson instructions from the British Council
How to Recommend a place in English: Gives examples of useful phrases for making recommendations to a place
7 Ways to Make a Recommendation in English: Podcast by All Ears English
Canada Road Trip: by Ancestory Project (Mostly CLB 4+ but parts could be used for lower levels). Audio narrating road trip across Canada. Free accompanying worksheets also available upon registration
Places to Visit in BC
Resources for Lower Levels: Vancouver Island and Coast: Materials and activities developed by LISTN
Choosing Where to Live in BC: a video presentation by Welcome BC
Vancouver, BC: What’s in Stanley Park?: a video for CLB 1-2 made by ISS of BC
Vancouver, BC: What can you do in Stanley Park?: a video for CLB 1-2 made by ISS of BC
Canada’s Weather
Daily Life: How’s the Weather?: a video targeted for CLB 1-2 made by ISS of BC
LINC Teaching Resources 