Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Christmas - Hanukkah - New Years
NOAA's Asma Mahdi explains what garbage patches are, what's in them, and what we can do about them.
Nature and Science
How we can maintain our mental health during a worldwide pandemic
Health and Beauty
News story -- Ocean Spray bought a truck for Nathan Apodaca to help spread the good vibes he shared in his viral TikTok...
Lifestyle and Culture
Compilation of viral TikTok videos. Fill in the blank listening activity.
Songs
Reading through some of the website copy on spacex.com
Travel and Adventure
I really don't like losing you. In #12 Friends, Rachel says to Ross, "Boy, you can't stand to lose, can...
Dr. Peter Lin breaks down the facts about what it is, where it came from, how it spreads and what you can do to protect...
Nature and Science
The players realize that they're stuck in a game... and in different bodies!
Video activity to kick off our discussion about first impressions.
Lifestyle and Culture
This is a short video describing the Pygmy people of the Congo.
People and Places
Could possibly use this song to kick off a set of Present Perfect discussion questions. Where are you from? How long...
Songs
Friends - Phoebe tells Rachel to get off a plane because she has a feeling that there's something wrong with the...
Fun and Entertainment
Verb Tense review - present, past, future
Fun and Entertainment • Past Tense
Lyrics center on overcoming adversity, metaphor of building a "better boat" to navigate the sea.
Songs
Australian Commuter Saved When Leg Gets Stuck Between Train and Platform
Lifestyle and Culture
Great for kicking off a conversation about dating, first loves, or "how we met" stories
Songs
In a near future, a lonely man is addicted to a product called ‘’Best Friend” which offers him perfect virtual...
Lifestyle and Culture
Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)
Pronunciation • Minimal Pairs
Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)
Pronunciation • Minimal Pairs
Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)
Pronunciation • Minimal Pairs
Listening exercise and pair work Speaking activity (worksheet)
Pronunciation • Minimal Pairs
Dogs... Love.... Food -- Grammar focus: past tense
Fun and Entertainment • Past Tense • Animals
Why Monarch Butterflies spend the winter near Pismo Beach, California.
Nature and Science • Simple Present • Future Tenses
8 useful phrasal verbs about clothes: put on, take off, break in, try on, throw on, button up, dress up, dress down
Phrasal Verbs
short video-quiz to practice the passive and active voice
Animals • Passive Voice
What would you do if you were omnipotent? Practice the 2nd conditional with Friends.
Fun and Entertainment • Conditionals
Cats have an amazing ability to leap, but sometimes even the most sure-footed felines take a tumble.
Animals
Video from Justice Education Society of BC. Topics include your rights and freedoms, discrimination, and laws that...
Human Rights
A short report about the Chinese space station crash.
Nature and Science • Wh Questions
Tongue twisters are tricky, but try this for some Pronunciation practice - Read Jane's letter.
Pronunciation
present perfect verb tense - U2's song performed by the Celtic Woman band
Songs • Present Perfect
Top 10 Things to SEE in CALIFORNIA!
Travel and Adventure • Comparative and Superlative
A look back at the first man who walked on the Moon.
People and Places
The first lady gives an emotional speech in which she details her early life with Barack Obama.
People and Places
A city in Spain uses technology to make life easier for its citizens and visitors. It is an example of a "smart...
Tech and Innovation
Jimmy asks the President about cooking, driving, daylight saving time and the dentist.
People and Places
Sometimes we understand our parents when it's too late. In truth, it's never too late.
People and Places
Joey goes to an English as a Second Language course.
Lifestyle and Culture
Video showing the search for Sharbat Gula, the Afghan girl. Listening comprehension. Questions.
People and Places
Canadian astronaut beams out the David Bowie classic "Space Oddity" as the first music video made in space
Songs
Canadians are making some noise in support of our local girl from Mission, British Columbia, at the 2013 Grammy Awards! ...
Songs
Avril Lavigne gave her official consent for her song to be used in this video on animal rights
Songs
When you wake up to another rainy day, do you feel sad? Sarah McLachlan reinterprets the biblical allegory of The...
Songs
Nova Scotia-born, Anne Murray performs the old Carol King classic,
Songs
Quebec's superstar, Celine Dion, sings of the miracle of birth of her new baby in "A New Day Has Come".
Songs
Canadian indie pop singer, Feist, hit the 10 best of 2007 with her song, 1234. It became an ad for Apple iPod.
Songs