A selection of English ESL canada printables

Culture, intercultural communication, cross-cultural communication

Adjectives to describe feelings, emotions

Adjectives to describe personality and character

Adjectives: Gradable / Non-gradable adjectives

Articles: Definite or indefinite article (a, an or the)

BE + infinitive structures (e.g. he was to become famous)

Clauses of contrast (e.g.  although, while)

Clauses of purpose (e.g. in order to, so that, so as to)

Clauses of reason (e.g. because, because of, due to, as, since)

Cleft sentences (e.g. It's Joey we're looking for)

Comparison: Comparative adjectives and structures

Comparison: Superlative adjectives and structures

Conditional 2 (second conditional) - would

Conditionals: Conditional phrases (e.g. unless, provided that, as long as)

Conjunctions (aka connectives, e.g. and, but, or, so, then)

Contractions (shortened forms, e.g. don't, aren't, etc.)

Determiners (words that can come before nouns)

Formal and informal English (politeness or colloquial language)

Future perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Future perfect simple and continuous (progressive) tense

Future phrases (e.g. be about to, bound to, likely to, due to, set to + INF)

Homonyms (two words with the same pronunciation - homophones and homographs)

It as preparatory subject (e.g. it's raining, it's nice of you to)

Linking verbs (aka copulas, e.g. I am a student)

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how to accuse somebody of something in English

how to apologize, say sorry, forgive and express regret in English

how to ask for information and make inquiries in English

how to ask for something, make requests in English

how to blame somebody for something in English

how to defend yourself from criticism in English

how to deny or admit something in English

how to describe things or people in English

how to emphasize important things in English

how to encourage or discourage people in English

how to evaluate people or progress in English

how to express agreement /disagreement in English

how to express approval and disapproval  in English

how to express cause and effect in English

how to express interest in something in English

how to express likelihood, probability in English

how to express likes and dislikes in English

how to express sequence and chronology in English

how to express shock and disbelief in English

how to express sympathy and condolences in English

how to give permission, authorization in English

how to inform somebody about some news in English

how to interpret what was said in English

how to keep a conversation going in English

how to make guesses about something in English

how to make, accept and refuse offers in English

how to order or make a booking in English

how to persuade, convince people in English

how to praise people and express appreciation in English

how to reassure somebody of something in English

how to refuse and object to something in English

how to remind people of something in English

how to rephrase, paraphrase what was said in English

how to say thank you, express gratitude in English

Nouns: Collective nouns (team, class, family, committee)

Nouns: Proper nouns (names of people, cities, companies)

Oxymorons (phrases with words of contradictory meaning, e.g. living dead)

Participles: Past participle (e.g. HAVING DONE)

Participles: Present participle (e.g. DOING)

Parts of Speech (aka word classes, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs)

Past perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Phonetics (pronunciation, IPA, phonetic symbols)

Plural nouns: regular plurals with S ending

Prefixes (e.g. A, UN, IM, DIS, MIS, EN, etc. )

Prepositions vs adverbs (e.g. before me, saw him before.)

Prepositions: Double prepositions (e.g. out of)

Prepositions: Participle prepositions (e.g. pending, concerning)

Prepositions: Phrase prepositions (e.g. by means of)

Present perfect continuous (progressive) tense

Present perfect simple or present continuous tense

Present simple tense: S for third person singular verbs

Present simple vs continuous (progressive) tense

Pronouns: EACH OTHER, ONE ANOTHER (reciprocal pronouns)

Pronouns: Possessive pronouns (e.g. my, mine)

Pronouns: Reflexive pronouns (e.g. myself, yourself))

Pronouns: SOMEBODY, ANYBODY, EVERYBODY, NO ONE, NOTHING, etc.

Pronouns: THIS, THAT, THESE, THOSE (demonstratives)

Pronouns: YOU and THEY to talk about people in general

Quantifiers (e.g. some, many, much, any, few, little)

Questions: WH questions (open-ended questions)

Reported speech: reported questions (indirect questions)

There is / there are / there was / there were / there will be, etc.

Verbs: Transitive or intransitive verbs (words that can or cannot stand with objects)

Working with Paragraphs: ordering, titling

Role play, miming, drama activity or improv game

Pictionary (picture dictionary) or picture matching

Writing an opinion essay (persuasive essay)

Learners who are Pre-A1 have just begun learning English and will first learn how to:<ul><li>Say the letters in the alphabet and numbers</li><li>Say hello, talk about names and age</li><li>Name the colors and dates, express likes and dislikes</li></ul>

Absolute beginners who have begun to learn the letters and numbers

Learners taking the A1 Elementary exam should be able to:<ul><li>Introduce themselves and ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, things he/she has, people he/she knows.</li><li>Communicate using very basic phrases as long as the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: common adjectives & adverbs of frequency, going to, how much/how many, imperatives, I'd like, 's – possessive, common prepositions of place and time, present simple & continuous, there is/are</li></ul>

A very basic tourist level, which is enough for buying food and a bus ticket

Learners taking the A2 Pre-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand sentences and frequently used expressions (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).</li><li>Complete tasks that are routine and exchange information about familiar matters.</li><li>Describe matters of immediate need in simple terms.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: countable/uncountable nouns, adverbs of frequency, future will/going to, much/many, present perfect, past simple, past continuous, common phrasal verbs, common modals: can/should</li></ul>

A tourist who can do basic conversations about the past, present and future

Learners taking the B1 Intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand points regarding family, work, school or leisure-related topics.</li><li>Deal with most travel situations in areas where the language is spoken.</li><li>Create simple texts on topics of personal interest.</li><li>Describe experiences, events, dreams, and ambitions, as well as opinions or plans in brief.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: question tags, intensifiers: too/enough, future tenses, past tenses, modals, conditionals, wh-questions in the past</li></ul>

Learners who can deal with both familiar and routine situations, in friendly and work contexts

Learners taking the B2 Upper-intermediate exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.</li><li>Interact with fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without difficulty for either party.</li><li>Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain an opinion on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.</li><li>Main grammar points to know: perfect tenses, mixed conditionals, modals in the present, phrasal verbs, reported speech, wish, relative clauses</li></ul>

The level where you can be a tour guide for your foreign friends and talk about a lot of topics, even abstract ones, with ease and fluency

Learners taking the C1 Advanced exam should be able to: Express ideas fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, using linking phrases (=words that connect ideas between sentences). Main grammar points to know: inversion, mixed conditionals, modals in the past, all passive forms, phrasal verbs (all patterns), wish/if only for regrets

Learners who can smoothly communicate in every walk of life, read long texts and write well

Learners taking the C2 Proficient exam should be able to:<ul><li>Understand almost everything read or heard with ease.</li><li>Summarize information from a variety of sources into a coherent presentation.</li><li>Express themselves using precise meaning in complex scenarios.</li><li>Can express him/herself spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations</li></ul>

Get here and you are ready to study in English at university

A fun and engaging lesson to learn English through culture and countries. In this video-based lesson students will learn all about Canada in a fun video full of visual aids. 



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The full lesson plan includes 2 parts since it’s a 4 minute-plus video.



Start the students off with some warm up questions about Canada, complete a vocabulary matching activity, a few true and false questions about Canada, watch a YouTube video (check below if you want a sneak peek of the video), complete some listening questions, use visual aids as speaking prompts to talk about Canadian symbols, learn idioms, practice using the new vocabulary in context, compare your country (or any other) with Canada, and watch the video again and complete the missing words. Repeat again for Part #2 of the lesson! 



Check out the YouTube video here that the lesson is based on:



https://youtu.be/zm6gHJ3SQIM



Canada Fun Facts

This worksheet is about Canada. Students must read the text and say if the statements given are true or false, then they must correct the false ones. Finally, they must answer the questions below.

Canada - Easy Reading

This worksheet is for the lower level students to learn about the Regions of Canada. The learners will have the opportunity to review the names of the provinces and the territories as well.

Regions of Canada

Reading comprehension about Canada. It has true/false questions, content questions, and discussion questions. Discussion includes video (watch and listen exercise).

Reading Comprehension - CANADA

CANADIAN SYSTEM OF EDUCATION FOR TEENAGERS AND IMMIGRANTS.

EDUCATION IN GENERAL. LEVELS OF EDUCATION, MAIN PRINCIPLES, DEGREES, VARIETY OF EDUCATION, SUBJECTS TAUGHT, PREFERENCES. ILLUSTRATIONS

EDUCATION IN CANADA

Listening activity where students watch and listen to a video about Canada and then answer questions about it. There is also a speaking portion where students practice speaking and share their thoughts and opinions.

Listening Comprehension - Canada

This worksheet titled "Welcome to Canada: The Ultimate Lake Hangout" is designed to engage EFL students in learning about Canada's lakes through various interactive activities. The worksheet begins with warm-up questions to stimulate discussion about personal experiences with lakes and preferred water-related activities. It then includes a reading comprehension section based on an informative text about Canada's lakes, followed by vocabulary exercises to reinforce key terms from the reading. There are also fill-in-the-blank sentences to help students apply their vocabulary knowledge in context. Additionally, the worksheet features an idiom matching activity to familiarize students with common lake-related idioms, promoting deeper language comprehension. The discussion prompts encourage further conversation and critical thinking about environmental conservation and personal preferences. Finally, a writing task asks students to describe their ideal lake trip, integrating vocabulary from the lesson. The worksheet is rounded out with an answer key for teachers to facilitate easy correction and feedback.

Welcome to Canada

reading comprehesion tasks which fosuses on multiple reading strategies such as skimming and scanning. The text and exercises are made with help from ChatGPT. Level ERK A2-B1

Visit Canada reading

The series English speaking countries is meant for beginners and introduces some symbols and clichés from English speaking countries. You could ask your students what they know about the country.  Then you present the worksheet and ask them if they know other things about it. Then students could make a poster like this with the symbols of their own country. If you like this worksheet, you can find more here:

https://en.islcollective.com/mypage/my-creations?search_key=English+speaking+countries&type=printables&option=published&id=5163&grammar=&vocabulary=&materials=&levels=&studentTypes=&skills=&languageExams=&dialect=&functions=&page=1&sorting_type=most_newest&filter_type=filter_all&view_type=list&view_length=12



English speaking countries - Canada

Short, easy-to-read introductory texts about India and South Africa. Page 2 includes questions from the texts, as well as a draw-the-flag exercise. Useful for introducing young learners to the English-speaking world, as well as basic geographical knowledge. 



See also The United Kingdom: 

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/the_united_kingdom/travel/96320



Australia & New Zealand: 

https://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/india_and_south_africa/countries/96394



South Africa & India: 

The United States & Canada 

Some conversation cards about Canadian history, nature and society. Each card has five keywords which are meant as suggestions for group/class discussions about the different topics.

English-speaking countries - CANADA

A short quiz to discover differences between Canada & the USA. One of the holidays that is celebrated differently is Thanksgiving, so an informational worksheet on Thanksgiving is included--discusses history, traditions, food, etc.

115 Canada English ESL worksheets pdf & doc