LINC 4 Classroom Activities: Learning Objects

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• The Kobar Family 1 - Relocating listening, CLB5, housing, moving, tenant, landlord, location, directions
• The Kobar Family 2 - The Spacious Semi-Detached listening, CLB5, housing, rent, inspection, landlord, tenant
• The Kobar Family 3 - A Great New Place to Live listening, CLB5, housing, moving, telephone call
• David Suzuki reading, CLB4, environment, activist, famous Canadian, hero, enviromentalist
• Enviro News reading, writing, CLB4, newsletter, environment, advertisements
• Good Things Come in Recycled Packaging reading, writing, CLB4, environment, recycle, email, chart

• National Do Not Call List -- FAQs reading, writing, CLB4, telemarketing, filling in an form, government services
• National Do Not Call List -- Filing a Complaint reading, CLB4, telephone, telemarketing, government service
• Pre-Authorized Payment Plan Application Form reading, writing, CLB4, utility bills, bill payment, application form
• Stop Bugging Me listening, CLB5, telephone, annoying, telemarketing, complain
• What's the Message? listening, CLB5, telephone messages, telephone communication
• All the Lines Are Busy
  listening, CLB4, CLB5, telephones, business English, messages, answering machine, busy
• Gimme A Ring
  listening, CLB4, CLB5, telephones, friends, answer phone, bad news, phone etiquette, reductions
• More Bang for My Buck listening, CLB5, promotions, telephone, sales **no print version **
  

• Canadian Trivia 1 - Question Practice reading, writing, CLB4, question formation, Canadiana, citizenship
• Canadian Trivia 2- Question Practice reading, writing, CLB4, question formation, Canadiana, citizenship
• The Library of Parliament – Canada’s Most Beautiful Room reading, listening, CLB4, CLB5, Parliament, government, Canadian history, Ottawa
• The Amazing Rattenbury Story (Part 1) reading, CLB4, Canadian history, famous Canadian, divorce, murder, Victoria
• The Amazing Rattenbury Story (Part 2) reading, CLB4, Canadian history, famous Canadian, divorce, murder, Victoria
• The Amazing Rattenbury Story (Part 3) reading, CLB4, Canadian history, famous Canadian, divorce, murder, Victoria
• The Amazing Rattenbury Story (Part 4) reading, CLB4, Canadian history, famous Canadian, divorce, murder, Victoria
• Did You Say Saskatchewan? listening, CLB5, geography, history, society, First Nations, Inuit, Nunavut, Ontario, British Columbia, Northwest Territories

• Icons reading, CLB4, icons, symbols, maple leaf, international, CN Tower
• Giving and Receiving Compliments listening, CLB5, women, compliments, friendly, small talk, casual
• The Greatest Canadian Hero listening, CLB5, famous Canadian, Canadiana, Canadian history, politics, healthcare
• Lovely Winter reading, CLB4, winter, season, fact, opinion, narrative
• Canadian Immigration Trends reading, listening, CLB4, CLB5, chart, table, follow instructions, immigration, history, formatted text, chart, bar graph **no print version **
• Would You Like to Come Over? reading, writing, listening, CLB5, CLB4, invitations, potluck, parties, women, youth **no print version **
• How Wop May Became a Canadian Hero listening, CLB5, Canadiana, history, famous Canadian, dream, Alberta **no print version **

• The Cop Shop Event listening, CLB5, youth, police, law enforcement, Christmas, shopping, mall
• Drinking and Driving listening, CLB5, reading, CLB4, youth, court case, legal case, impaired driving, drinking and driving, conditionals
• Legal Vocabulary - Robber Helps Police reading, listening, CLB4, legal vocabulary, newspaper, humourous, crime story
• The Spanking Case listening, CLB5, family, family law, spanking, children, women, youth, child abuse, corporal punishment, landmark legal case, family problems, parental discipline
• The Cigar Story: Up in Smoke listening, CLB5, legal vocabulary, case, insurance, fraud, crime
• Who Killed Mr. Green? reading, CLB4, logic problem, murder mystery, puzzle

• The Electronic Grandmother listening, CLB5, shopping, computers, Web, technology, Internet, VOIP
• Gifts Online reading, writing, CLB4, thank you note, friendly letter, postcard
• Internet Shopping Dialogue reading, CLB4, Internet, online, shopping, ecommerce, youth
• Internet Use Survey reading, CLB4, table, chart,online shopping, ecommerce, Internet, survey, statistics, Internet, youth, seniors, women, skimming, scanning
• Product Nutritional Information reading, CLB4, table, chart, food, packaging, nutrition
• Shop Online reading, writing, CLB4, Internet, online shopping, ecommerce, pros and cons, seniors
• It Tastes Good reading, writing, CLB4, Internet, online shopping, ecommerce, pros, seniors

• 2-1-1 Quick Facts reading, CLB4, table, information sheet, fact sheet, 2-1-1, 211, municipal services, government, community, scanning
• 2-1-1 Community Services Information reading, CLB4, 211, 2-1-1, telephone service, municipal, government, women, seniors
• Hey Dude listening, CLB5, youth, food bank, volunteer, recycle, donation
• Volunteer Ottawa reading, CLB4, volunteering, youth
• The Lives of Three Volunteers listening, CLB5, volunteer, homeless, shelter, Big Brothers, seniors home **no print version **

• Jason's Email reading, CLB4, email, high school, youth
• Learning Styles: Which Kind of Learner Are You? reading, CLB4, learning styles, adult learners, andragogy
• Parent-Teacher Interviews reading, CLB4, school, teacher, single parent, parent-teacher interviews, women
• How Would You Like to Volunteer? listening, CLB5, school, volunteer, meet-the-teacher, parent-teacher interview, parent, teacher
• Little Things Mean a Lot listening, CLB5, culture shock, marriage, college, youth **no print version **

• Be Positive listening, CLB5, job interview, attitude
• Canadian Employers: What Do They Expect? reading, CLB4, jobs, employee, employer, worker, workplace
• Veterinary Clinic Interview reading, listening, CLB4, CLB5, job interview, job search
• Why Not? reading, CLB4, CLB5, job interviews, job applications, help wanted, advertisement, job posting **no print version **

• Childfree by Choice: Canadians Who Do Not Have Children reading, CLB4, graphs, fact, opinion, youth, children, family, Canadian society, childlessness
• It's Our Choice listening, CLB5, family, society, childlessness, family planning
• Family Conflict: The Sleepover Party reading, writing, CLB4, idioms, youth, family, customs, conflict, traditions
• The Sleepover listening, CLB5, family, youth, conflict, teenagers, adolescence, customs, traditions

• Cranberries: A North American Super Fruit listening, CLB5, health, food, super food, healthy, women, seniors, antioxidant
• Food and Health Myths listening, CLB5, health, myth, nutrition
• Nutritional Tables reading, CLB4, table, chart, nutrition, food, women, youth, glossary
• Steps for Buying and Freezing Blueberries reading, CLB4, sequencing, ordering, instructions, food, blueberries
• Canadian Super Foods reading, listening, CLB4, Canada, Canadian, superfoods, super foods, salmon, blueberries, cranberries, food
• How Do You Like Your Eggs? listening, CLB5, food, diet, table, chart, numbers, opinions, nutrition, eggs **no print version **
• Honey: An Ontario Super Food listening, CLB5, food, healthy, super food **no print version **

• Travel Accommodations Canada Vocabulary reading, CLB4, vocabulary, tourism, vacation, holiday
• Alternative Transportation listening, CLB5,alternative transportation, environment, youth
• Getting Around Town reading, writing, CLB4, environment, alternative transportation, commuting, carpooling
• Confederation Bridge reading, CLB4, Canada, geography, Maritimes, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, PEI, NB
• Travelling Experiences listening, CLB5, carpooling, commuting
• She’s Late Again! listening, CLB5, carpooling, commuting **no print version **