Language Circle

1. Let’s do it together
Language circle
Lesson adapted from: https://www.cbc.ca/learning-english/level-2/let-s-do-it-
together-level-2-1.5596563

2. Objectives
• Recall specific details in a news story about Edmonton
clean up
• Use new vocabulary in context
• Reflect on possible ways to volunteer in your
community
• Practice using present continuous in context

3. Learning English with CBC
Screenshot of CBC learning-English website

4. Agenda
1. Speaking
2. Vocabulary
3. Listening
4. Grammar
5. Reading
6. Reflect on learning

5. Speaking

6. Let’s do it together
• Today’s topic is about helping each other
to keep our community clean.
– Have you ever taken part in any community
work? If yes, share your experience.
– What do you think of volunteering to clean up
your community/ neighborhood?
– What other volunteering work that can serve
your community?

7. Vocabulary

8. to adapt reinvent to spruce things up no shortage of
to spring to life beautification relaunch (n.)
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
3. the act or instance of starting something new or again
4. to make changes or do things differently than before
5. there is plenty of something
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
7. to begin to be active or lively

9. to adapt reinvent beautification no shortage of
to spring to life relaunch (n.)
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
3. the act or instance of starting something again
4. to make changes or do things differently than before
5. there is plenty of something
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
7. to begin to be active or lively

10. reinvent beautification no shortage of
to spring to life relaunch (n.)
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again
4. to make changes or do things differently than before
5. there is plenty of something
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
7. to begin to be active or lively

11. reinvent beautification no shortage of
to spring to life
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again relaunch ( n.)
4. to make changes or do things differently than before
5. there is plenty of something
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
7. to begin to be active or lively

12. beautification no shortage of
to spring to life
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again relaunch ( n.)
4. to make changes or do things differently than before reinvent
5. there is plenty of something
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
7. to begin to be active or lively

13. beautification to spring to life
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again relaunch ( n.)
4. to make changes or do things differently than before reinvent
5. there is plenty of something no shortage of
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
7. to begin to be active or lively

14. to spring to life
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again relaunch ( n.)
4. to make changes or do things differently than before reinvent
5. there is plenty of something no shortage of
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
beautification
7. to begin to be active or lively

15. to spring to life
1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again relaunch ( n.)
4. to make changes or do things differently than before reinvent
5. there is plenty of something no shortage of
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
beautification
7. to begin to be active or lively

16. 1. to make something look cleaner or neater than before to spruce things up
2. to change one’s behavior or attitude over time in order
to be successful in a new situation
to adapt
3. the act or instance of starting something again relaunch ( n.)
4. to make changes or do things differently than before reinvent
5. there is plenty of something no shortage of
6. the process of making things look nicer or more
beautiful
beautification
7. to begin to be active or lively to spring to life

17. LISTENING

18. Listening
Let’s listen to “Let’s do it together”by
Learning English with CBC.
https://www.cbc.ca/learning-english/level-
2/let-s-do-it-together-level-2-1.5596563

19. 1- Listening for details
Edmonton community leagues can provide kits to help
members with the __________ of their
neighborhoods.
a. beautiful
b. beautify
c. beauty
d. beautification
Link to original lesson CBC website

20. 1- Listening for details
Edmonton community leagues can provide kits to help
members with the __________ of their
neighborhoods.
a. beautiful
b. beautify
c. beauty
d. beautification
Link to original lesson CBC website

21. 2- Listening for details
Stage one of the relaunch of Alberta’s economy has
allowed businesses to spring to life. The word
‘relaunch’ means__________.
a. to start something again
b. to begin something new
c. to have a second lunch break
d. to open something up to the world
Link to original lesson CBC website

22. 2- Listening for details
Stage one of the relaunch of Alberta’s economy has
allowed businesses to spring to life. The word
‘relaunch’ means__________.
a. to start something again
b. to begin something new
c. to have a second lunch break
d. to open something up to the world
Link to original lesson CBC website

23. 3- Listening for details
Jesus Gonzalez, a business owner, has had _________
to the new model ( the new way to operate a
business) as he reopens his food market.
a. to adopt
b. to adapt
c. to accept
d. to understand
Link to original lesson CBC website

24. 3- Listening for details
Jesus Gonzalez, a business owner, has had _________
to the new model ( the new way to operate a
business) as he reopens his food market.
a. to adopt
b. to adapt
c. to accept
d. to understand
Link to original lesson CBC website

25. 4- Listening for details
Jesus Gonzalez says his business Paraiso Tropical Latin
Food Market had to reinvent itself because of
pandemic. A synonym ( a word with a similar
meaning) for ‘reinvent’ is ___________.
a. reduce
b. reuse
c. reform
d. repair
Link to original lesson CBC website

26. 4- Listening for details
Jesus Gonzalez says his business Paraiso Tropical Latin
Food Market had to reinvent itself because of
pandemic. A synonym ( a word with a similar
meaning) for ‘reinvent’ is ___________.
a. reduce
b. reuse
c. reform
d. repair
Link to original lesson CBC website

27. 5- Listening for details
If you are interested in helping out your community,
there is no shortage of trash to be picked up. What is
an antonym ( a word with the opposite meaning) for
‘shortage’?
a. lack
b. decrease
c. increase
d. plenty
Link to original lesson CBC website

28. 5- Listening for details
If you are interested in helping out your community,
there is no shortage of trash to be picked up. What is
an antonym ( a word with the opposite meaning) for
‘shortage’?
a. lack
b. decrease
c. increase
d. plenty
Link to original lesson CBC website

29. 6- Listening for details
The caption at the end of the video, “ We are in this
together because the world moves forward, and
together so do we.” What is the meaning of this
quote?
a. Eventually everyone will get sick.
b. We have to work hard to be successful in the future.
c. We have to work together because we are all
affected.
d. The world will leave us behind if we don’t stay
together.
Link to original lesson CBC website

30. 6- Listening for details
The caption at the end of the video, “ We are in this
together because the world moves forward, and
together so do we.” What is the meaning of this
quote?
a. Eventually everyone will get sick.
b. We have to work hard to be successful in the future.
c. We have to work together because we are all
affected.
d. The world will leave us behind if we don’t stay
together.
Link to original lesson CBC website

31. Grammar

32. Present continuous tense
• We use present continuous to describe
actions or events happening:
1- At the time of speaking
2- At the present time
3- At a definite point in the future
• The form of present continuous is Verb to
be + base form + ing
• Example: is/ are watching

33. Present Continuous tense
Examples of using it at the present:
– …we love our businesses and it’s just coming
and saying…
– …, and the community is getting out to help..
– …, a lot of these local businesses are now
springing to life.

34. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or in the future)
1. It’s raining. ___________
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. _____________
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? ____________
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. ______________
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. __________
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday._____________

35. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or in the future)
1. It’s raining. at the time of speaking
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. _____________
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? ____________
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. ______________
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. __________
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday. _____________

36. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or in the future)
1. It’s raining. at the time of speaking
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. at the present time
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? ____________
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. ______________
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. __________
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday. _____________

37. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or in the future)
1. It’s raining. at the time of speaking
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. at the present time
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? at the time of speaking
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. ______________
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. __________
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday. _____________

38. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or in the future)
1. It’s raining. at the time of speaking
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. at the present time
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? at the time of speaking
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. in the future
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. _____________
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday. _____________

39. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or at a definite point in the future)
1. It’s raining. at the time of speaking
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. at the present time
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? at the time of speaking
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. in the future
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. at the present
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday. ______________

40. Present Continuous Tense
Specify the reason for using present continuous in each sentence ( at the
time of speaking, at the present time, or in the future)
1. It’s raining. at the time of speaking
2. She’s thinking about leaving her job. at the present time
3. Who are you talking to on the phone? at the time of speaking
4. I’m meeting Zain at 6:30 pm. in the future
5. They are considering making an appeal against the judgment. at the present
6. They aren’t arriving until Thursday. at a definite point in the future

41. Present Continuous Tense
Let’s practice using present continuous ( at the
present):
Example: I’m currently saving to travel to Cuba.
1- work
2- plan
3- study
4- practise
5- read
6- renovate

42. Reading

43. Team Up to Clean Up
Please, go to
https://www.takepride.mb.ca/programs/cleanliness/t
eam-up-to-clean-up
- What is Take Pride Winnipeg?
- What programs are offered?
- Which program would you be willing to take part
in? Why?

44. Reflect on
Learning

45. What did you learn today?
• Discuss importance of taking part in
community work as in neighborhood
clean up or beautification.
• Reflect on other possible ways to
volunteer in your community.

46. Homework
• Go to the CBC lesson below
https://www.cbc.ca/learning-english/level-
2/let-s-do-it-together-level-2-1.5596563
• Work on other skills in the lesson

48. Date or Other Description Goes Here
See you next time!