For this 30 minute chat, you’ll start with a few questions about each other’s families. Then, try working on one Ellii exercise together.
Using Ellii
We use a platform called Ellii for learning resources. You can get access to the following learning materials by joining our Ellii classroom. Its easy and free.
Join here, click “I’m new”, and enter our class code KWQ47N. The resource will then be available!
Ellii Student Login Page - (Formerly ESL Library)
Start here!
Let’s start with some simple questions to get the conversation going:
- 🇨🇦 Canadian asks: Tell me more about your family. How many people are in your family? Did anyone come with you to Canada?
- 🌍 Student asks: Tell me about your family. Do they live in the same city as you?
- 🇨🇦 Canadian asks: Do you have any children? How old are they? How are they adjusting to life in Canada? Are they learning English well?
- 🌍 Student asks: Do you have any children? How old are they?
- 🇨🇦 Canadian asks: Is your child involved in any activities? Sports, music lessons, or anything else?
- 🇨🇦 🌍 Canadian and Student asks: What does your child want to be when they grow up?
- 🇨🇦 Canadian asks: How are you able to balance being a parent with starting life in a new country?
- 🌍 Student asks: How do you balance parenting with your job, your other responsibilities, and taking care of yourself?
Exercises: Fun and interactive lessons you can go through together!
We’ve also broken these down by Easy, Medium, and Hard exercises.
🇨🇦 Canadians: Remember, we don’t expect you to be teachers. Work on the exercises with your buddy, and lean-in to help when they’re struggling.
🌍 Students: You know your levels: CLB 1-3 can do easy, 4-6 Medium, and 7+ should do Hard!
Easy: