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Lesson 2 Family Speaking

Instructions: Record yourself reading the following passage about family. Read slowly and be sure to say all the words properly!


My Wonderful Family

I live in a house near the mountains. I have two brothers and one sister, and I was born last. My father teaches mathematics, and my mother is a nurse...

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Lesson 3 Friends Biggest Favor

Record a 1-minute video talking about your first pet. 

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Speaking- My Favourite Person

Record a 1 minute video talking about your best friend:

Talk about :

  • Who the perosn is
  • How long you have known them 
  • What you often do together 
  • Why they are your friend

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Lesson 4 Daily Activities Icebreaker

Record a video talking about this question:  Which is better- ice cream or potato chips?

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Speaking Practice


Record a 1 minute video, talking about something that you enjoy doing, but don't get to do often.

  • Talk about what this thing is
  • How it is done
  • Why you like it
  • Why you cannot do it all the time

Example: I like to go hiking, but I cannot do it very often.  Hiking is when you walk  in the forest, park or...

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Lesson 5 School Family Day

Imagine you need to plan a special Family Day full of fun activities. What will you do?

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Speaking

Tell me about school. Record a 2 minute video answering these questions :

  1. What grade are you in?
  2. What subjects are you studying?
  3. What is your favourite subject in school?
  4. Why do you like this subject?
  5. What subject have you gotten better at in the last year?
  6. What do you like about school?
  7. What do you ...
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Lesson 7 An Introduction to Canada My Country
 Record a  60 second video telling  your classmates two interesting facts about your country.  Add as many details as you can about each factl 
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Speaking Practice

What have you learned about Canada in this lesson? 

Instructions: Record yourself speaking for one minute talking about at least 4 new things that you learned in this lesson. Use complete sentences.


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Lesson 8 Canadian Symbols Icebreaker
Describe an item that you own, that has a special meaning. 

What is the item?
Who gave it to you?
What does it mean to you?
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Lesson 9 - People in Canada My Country

What is something that makes your country special? Write 4 sentences describing this thing and explaining why you think it is special. 

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Speaking Practice

In this lesson you learned about Tom Longboat, a young Indigenous Candian man who did amazing things. 

Talk about a young person in your country who has done something great. 

You should say :

  • The person's name
  • The person's age
  • Something interesting about them 
  • Describe the great thing that they have ...

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Lesson 11 Unit 2 Test Icebreaker

Record a 2-minute video talking about the following topic:

What is the best TV show ever made? Why do you think so?


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Lesson 12 - Visiting New Places Icebreaker- Holidays

Instructions: Record a video of yourself talking about the following topic. Answer all the questions. Include as many details as you can. 



Talk about your favourite holiday or place to visit.


Think About...

• Was it in your home country or abroad?

• What did you do there?

• How did it feel to be away ...

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Lesson 13 - Vacations Icebreaker

Speak for 1-2 minutes about the following questions


When you travel, do you prefer to stay in a hotel or with friends and family? Which do you think is more fun? Explain why you think so. 


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Speaking Practice

Think about the last vacation that you took with your family. Record a 2 minute presentation talking about this  trip. Answer the questions below:


  • Where did you go
  • When did you go?
  • Who did you go with?                             
  • How long did it take you to get there?
  • How did you travel to this ...
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Lesson 15 - Hobbies Icebreaker

Record a video answering the following question. You should speak for about 1 minute 


What is the most popular hobby done by people in your country? Describe the activity and say why you think people enjoy doing it. 


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Lesson 16 - Sports Icebreaker

Record a 1-minute video describing an animal that you would like to see in real life. Also explain why you would like to see that animal and where in the world you would go to see it.    

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Speaking Practice

Record a 2 minute video talking about the folllowing topic. Use modals in your response.

Why should young people play sports?

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