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Starting a New English Class

PBLA Module

This module supports learners settling into their first English classroom by focusing on greetings, feelings, and introductions. It reinforces communication strategies like repetition, role play, and reflection to help learners connect with classmates and understand routines.

Cover of a module titled “Starting a New English Class,” featuring a smiling man with a backpack waving. The text lists module components and logos for TIES and Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada.
Complete Module

Digital Activities

Designed for guided use first, these activities help learners practice greetings and expressing feelings. Learners can then revisit independently with immediate feedback.

  • Greetings
  • Feelings
A slide titled "Greetings" with two options: "Flashcards" shows a woman in a red shirt, and "Practice: Listening" includes a play button, illustrations, and the same woman. TIES logo and "ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS" text appear on the slide.
Greetings
A slide titled “Feelings” shows three sections: Flashcards with a woman, Practice: Listening with two people and a play button, and Sentence Builder with images and words forming sentences.
Feelings

Videos

Short videos model classroom routines, greetings, and interactive tasks. Learners see how to participate and speak in the classroom setting. Two videos demonstrate activities that teachers can use in class.
  • Greetings
  • The Timer Game
  • How Are You? (Foundation Literacy / CLB 1L)
  • Feelings (Actions)
  • How Are You? (Annie and Jeremy)
  • Pardon Me?
  • Listening Skill Using Task: Example Dialogue
  • Speaking: Introductions
  • Step Out the Sentence
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