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Field Testing Has Begun For New Canada Jigsaws!

Posted by Nancy Callan on 29 August 2015 | 1 Comments

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Teachers and their classes across Canada have begun testing the material from Callan's New Canada Jigsaws.

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Intermediate Level Personal Information

Posted by Nancy Callan on 29 August 2014 | 0 Comments

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Filling in forms is one of the most common activities English language learning students have to do outside the classroom. It's a mistake to assume once students reach the intermediate level they have fully mastered the language required for those tasks. 

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Teaching about Labor / Labour Day

Posted by Nancy Callan on 18 August 2012 | 0 Comments

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If you are teaching ESL to immigrants or EFL to VISA students and the topic of Labor Day in the United States or Labour Day in Canada comes up, you may find that your students also celebrate a day for workers in their home countries, but that day is usually on May 1st. A national holiday in over 80 countries, May 1st is also celebrated unofficially in many more.

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Expanding on “Where Do You Live?

Posted by Nancy on 13 April 2012 | 0 Comments

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“Where do you live?” is one of the personal info questions teachers start with when teaching absolute beginner ESL. Once students have moved past the absolute beginner stage, it’s fun to move beyond that question and get really specific. Where in the world do you live? Where are you now?

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