Resources for Language Instructors and Learners
Holidays (Videos)
- Happy New Year! – Click Here
- Lunar New Year – Click Here
- Valentine’s Day – Click Here
- Easter Celebrations – Click Here
- Remembrance Day – Click Here
- Remembrance Day – Click Here
- Holi:Hindu Festival of Colours – Click Here
- Winter Celebrations: Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa – Click Here
- Ramadan – Click Here
- Diwali – Click here
- Halloween – Click Here
- St. Patrick’s Day – Click Here
- Victoria Day – Click Here
- Canada Day – Click Here
- The Seasons: Spring – Click Here
- Daylight Savings Time – Click Here
- Truth and Reconciliation – Click Here
Instructors' Support Resources
- Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) Essentials
- TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages)
- Taking Care: An Educator Guide to Healthy Habits for Student Emotional Wellness – Click Here
- Quick Start Guide Microsoft Learning Accelerators: Free Literacy Tools to Support K-12 Students – Click Here
- CLB Support Kit – Click Here
- Unconscious Bias: An Educator’s Self-Assessment – Click Here
- Challenging Conversations About Race & Racism – Click Here
- Teaching Strategies & Lesson Plans – Click Here
- Trauma Toolkit For Educators – Click Here
- Supporting Our Students (Grief) – Click Here
- Plain Language Course – Click Here
- Plain Language Hemingway Editor App – Click here
- Plain Language Training (from US Gov’t) – Click Here
- Plain Language Checklist and Resources – Click Here
Grammar
- Uses of ‘Like’ (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Preposition used with Adjectives (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- My Family (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Present simple, and present continuous questions (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Do you like coffee? (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- An E-mail to a Friend (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Past simple of irregular verbs – Click Here
- How to write plurals (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Possessives and possessive – Click Here
- Family Holiday (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- What a great idea! (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Actually and Actual (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Very, really, or absolutely? (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- See and know (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- At work (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- The Diamond Eagle (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Cleft sentences (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Speaking to the world (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Headers and tails (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Do or make? (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Past simple and present perfect (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Connectors and punctuation (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Order of events (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- How to write a formal letter (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- During, for and since (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Relative Pronouns (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Word Families: Danger (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Word Families: Care (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- There, it and they (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Word Families: Friend (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Word Families: Break (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- How to write an informal e-mail (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Ellipsis (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Fronting substitution and ellipsis (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Which as a relative pronoun (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
- Reporting verbs (CLB 3-4+) – Click Here
Listening
- I love sports (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Travel Program (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- What do they look like? (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Sit or seat? (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- You have one voicemail message (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- My Family (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Going to the movies (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Shopping for clothes (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- See Asia (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- An unsual hobby (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Listening to dialogues (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- How do you feel? (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Amir’s adventure (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Tastes (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Word stress (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- More word stress (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Word stress in long words (CLB 3-4) –Click Here
- Is or was? (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Do you hear the difference? (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Stars or stores? (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Theatre review (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Quit, quite, quiet (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Discussing new houses in a town (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Syllable stress (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Discussing a band (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Agreeing and Disagreering (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Long and short ‘I’ (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Consonant sounds (CLB 3-4) – Click here
- Studying at college (CLB 3-4) – Click here
- A phone message (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 1 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 2 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 3 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 4 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 5 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 6 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Virtually Anywhere Ep 7 (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Listening for detail (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Cancelling meetings (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- There, it, and they (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Bank accounts (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Can you understand? (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Voicemail (CLB 5+) Click Here
- Word stress (CLB 5+) – Click Here
Reading
- Uses of like (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Which animal? (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- A camping adventure (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- My House (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Making clothes (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Penny’s day in the city (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- The Teacher (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Meeting people for the first time (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Giving advice to a friend (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- What’s the correct reply? (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Making decisions (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- The Diamond Eagle (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Speaking to the world (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Millionaires and the Billionaires (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Being an adult (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Learning about archery (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Retail therapy (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- An advertisement (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Arranging to meet (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Full stops and commas (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Websites for teens (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Shopping in a department store (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Organizing writing (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Order of events (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- A comic book (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Money matters (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Text messages (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- The world of work (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Property for sale (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Science fiction (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Understanding socio-cultural references (CLB 5+) – Click Here
Literacy Centre of Expertise by T.I.E.S
I. Initial Sounds
- Teacher’s Guide Stories 1-10 Initial Consonant Sounds – PDF | Video
- Signs – Interactive | PDF
- Welcome to Canada – Interactive | PDF
- Places in Canada – Interactive | PDF
- Where am I? – Interactive | PDF
- I like food – Interactive | PDF
- My feelings – Interactive | PDF
- I can – Interactive | PDF
- My School Bag – Interactive | PDF
- My English School – Interactive | PDF
- My English Class – Interactive | PDF
II. Short Vowels
- Teacher’s Guide Stories 11-20 Initial Consonant Sounds – PDF | Video
- Amira has a flat – Interactive | PDF
- Elena’s Neck – Interactive | PDF
- Sick Visit – Interactive | PDF
- Hot Pot – Interactive | PDF
- Stuck in the Mud – Interactive | PDF
- Oscar gets a cab – Interactive | PDF
- The Laptop Gets Wet – Interactive | PDF
- Anna is Lost – Interactive | PDF
- News Pants – Interactive | PDF
- Liz Goes Shopping – Interactive | PDF
III. Long Vowels
- Teacher’s Guide Stories 21-30 Initial Consonant Sounds – PDF | Video
- Rainy Day – Interactive | PDF
- Birthday – Interactive | PDF
- Sweet Treat – Interactive | PDF
- Hot Pot – Interactive | PDF
- Weekend Meal – Interactive | PDF
- Ivan Can Drive – Interactive | PDF
- Nia Makes Rice – Interactive | PDF
- Sore Throat – Interactive | PDF
- Frozen Window – Interactive | PDF
- Used Car – Interactive | PDF
- The Job Interview – Interactive | PDF
IV. Comparing Vowels
- Teacher’s Guide Stories 31-40 Initial Consonant Sounds – PDF | Video
- Train Pass – Interactive | PDF
- Daycare – Interactive | PDF
- Feeling Stressed – Interactive | PDF
- Sleeping Well – Interactive | PDF
- At The Clinic – Interactive | PDF
- Kitchen Sink – Interactive | PDF
- Soccer Game – Interactive | PDF
- Help at Home – Interactive | PDF
- Suzanne’s Hobby – Interactive | PDF
- Grocery Budget – Interactive | PDF
Copian Library Reading Resources
- Best of the Reader: Teacher’s Guide – Click Here
- Aboriginal People (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Amazing Stories (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Canada (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Easy Stories: People (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Families (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Keeping Safe (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Many ways to help (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- People and Jobs (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Recipes (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Special Days and Holidays (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Sports (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Word Games and Puzzles (Best of the reader) – Click Here
- Your Health (Best of the reader) – Click Here
Halifax Immigrant Learning Centre: Changing Lanes, ESL Reading Series
- A Day at Razia’s Home (Book 1) – Click Here
- Farid Takes the Bus (Book 2) – Click Here
- Amela Goes to the Dentist (Book 3) – Click Here
- Daniela Goes to School (Book 4) – Click Here
- Fatima Goes to the Bank (Book 5) – Click Here
- Wahida Goes to Grocery Store – Click Here
- From Liberia to Nova Scotia – Click Here
Speaking
- Hey! (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- It or Eat (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Describing what you see (CLB 3+) – Click Here
- Making decisions (CLB 3+) – Click Here
- What did you think of the movie? (CLB 3+) – Click Here
- Spoken or Written? (CLB 3+) – Click Here
- Intonation (CLB 3+) – Click Here
- Fronting substitution and ellipsis (CLB 3+) – Click Here
Writing
- Maria’s profile (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Public transport in city centres (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- What you did last Saturday? (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Filling a form (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- An email to a friend (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- A holiday cottage for rent (CLB 1-2) – Click Here
- Giving advice to a friend (CLB 1-2) – Click here
- How to make the healthy breakfast (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Spoken or Written (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Linking words (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Order or events (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- An advertisement (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Full stops and commas (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- A comic book (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Organizing writing (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- Formal and informal verbs (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- How to write an informal email (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- How to write a formal letter (CLB 3-4) – Click Here
- More definitions (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Cover letter (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Science fiction (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Formal and informal writing (CLB 5+) – Click Here
- Complaining, politely, and appropriately (CLB 5+) – Click Here
Best Practices & Other Resources
- Best Practices for Building an Abar Environment – Click here
- Time for Change: Dream. Act. Change our World. – Click Here
- EAL/ESL/ English Language Learners: Resources to Help You Meet Their Needs (A list of professional materials available for borrowing from the Stewart Resources Centre — April 2017) – Click Here
Free Learning Hub For Stage 2 Clients
- CANAvenue (Self directed independent language learning for Canadian Newcomers)
- Resources of the Language Portal of Canada – Languages – Canadian identity and society – Culture, history and sport – Canada.ca
- Mauril (A free French and English language learning app developed by CBC/Radio-Canada and funded by the Government of Canada
- English for Tourism – Hotel Reception and Frondesk
- English Grammar – Prepositions & Conjunctions (Intermediate level)
- English for Business Administration
- Beginner Level English – Past Simple
- English Language for Healthcare
- Beginner Level English – Present Continuous
- Learn English: Directions and The Imperative
- English Language – Articles and Emphasis (Upper-Intermediate Level)