Acknowledgments
Mission Statement
D e v e l o p ed b y S a n j a P e c e l j, P r o j e c t C o o rd i n a t o r
Spec ial tha n ks to Jay n e Ge l d a r t , P r o je c t S u p e r v i s o r
Caro l Mac As kil l, ESL Lit era c y I n st ruc tor
and the memb ers of the Ad viso ry Group :
Hui l ing Zh uang, E SL I ns t r u ct o r
Ke ll y Jo rdi n , ESL In st ruc tor
F a r i d a M i r i , R A P S u p p o r t Wo r k e r
S a r a h C o o p e r , L i f e S ki l l s L i n k C o o r d in a t o r
This p roject would n o t have b e en po ssib le withou t th e
support, ta lent and co mmitmen t of the peop le b elo w.
Ge r ry Mil l s, E x ecu t i v e D i re cto r o f t h e Ha l i f a x I m m ig r a n t
Lea rning Cen tre
Seven immigrant fa milies fo r sh a ring th ei r sto ri es and thei r
experience in Canada: Avdic, Monir Shah/Shapur,
Romero /Sa n chez, W a hidi, Jand at/Na zar M oha mmad ,Jallah
and Jung/Yoon.
L a u r i e O m s t e a d a n d h e r N S C A D U n i ver s i t y st u d e n t s f o r a rt
work: Heather Young -Book 1 and Benita Hutchison -Book 2.
Heidi Verhoul for art work in Books 3 and 4
H a l i f a x I m m i g ra n t L e a r n i n g C e n tr e i s a n o n p r o f i t
c o m m u n i t y b a s e d o r g a n i z a t i o n t h a t p r o vi d e s l a n g u a g e a n d
o ri e n t a t i o n p ro g r am s to newco m er s to Can ada. It d evelop s
a n d d e l i v e r s l a n g u a g e l e a rn i n g p r o g r a m s a l o n g t h e
continuu m of lea rning includ ing ESL li tera cy, set tl ement,
c o m m u n i t y , w o r k p la c e a n d p ro f e s s i o n s p e c i f i c l a n g u a g e
training programs.
F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n o r c o m m e n t s c o n t a ct :
H a l i f a x I m m i g ra n t L e a r n i n g C e n tr e
7105 Chebucto Road Suite 201
Hali fax, Nova S cotia
B 3 L 4 W8
Phone: (902) 443-2937
Fax: (902)423-3154
Emai l:info @hi lc.n s. c a
Websit e: h ttp:// w ww. hilc.n s. ca
R e p ro d u cible fo r edu cational us e only
F u n d e d b y:
H a n g a m a A t i q u l l o h f o r a rt w o r k i n B o o k s 5 , 6 a n d 7
Sean Liang for co ver design
Den ise Au Coin fo r la yout d e sig n
N o v e m b e r 2 0 0 7 © H a l i f a x I m m i g ra n t L e a rn in g C e n t r e
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Introduction
Welcome to Changing Lanes
C h a n g i n g L a n e s i s a s e v e n -b o o k r e a d i n g s e r i e s a d u l t
ESL literacy learners and can also be used in a low
l e v e l E S L c l a ss r o o m a s a s u p p l e m e n t a r y r e a d i n g a n d
writing resource.
Changing Lanes wa s develop ed to address the n e ed fo r
relevant a dult ESL li teracy reso urces fo r b o th newco mers
and instru cto rs. Th e sto ries a re about and for n e w
i m m i g ra n t s w h o a re s t i l l a d j u st i n g t o a n e w l i f e i n C a n a d a .
To the Teacher
Changing Lanes is a seven book ESL reading series.
These boo ks a re essen tially “stand -alo ne” and do not
need to b e taught in the ord e r in which th ey a re p resen ted .
The t itl e in dicat e s th e the m e of e a ch stor y.
Book
Book
Book
Book
Book
Book
Book
1:
2:
3:
4:
5:
6:
7:
H o u s i n g a n d F a m i l y L if e:“ A Day at Razia’s Home”
G e t t i n g A r o u n d : “ F a ri d T a k e s t h e B u s ”
D e n t a l H e a l t h : “ A mela Goes to th e Den ti st”
E S L i n S ch o o l s : “ D a n i e l a G o e s t o S c h o o l ”
Banking/Budgeting: “Fatima Goes to the Bank”
G r o c e r y S h o p p i n g : “ W a h i d a i s a t th e S u p e rma rk e t ”
D r e s s i n g f o r t h e W e a t h er : “ F r o m L i b e r i a t o N o v a S co t i a ”
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C h a n g i n g L a n e s h a s b e e n a l i g n ed t o t h e C a n a d i a n
L a n g u a g e B e n ch m a r k E S L L i t e r a c y P h a se 1 a n d 2 .
T h e E S L L i t e ra c y Ben chm a r ks la y out the p rogr es s ion of
read ing, writing and numera c y s k i l l s f o r E S L a d u l t s w h o
h a v e l i t t l e o r n o l i t e r a c y s ki l l s i n t h e i r f i r s t l a n g u a g e .
T h e b en ch ma r k s a re d es c ri p t o r s o f w h a t E S L L i t e ra c y
st u d e n t s a re a b l e to d o at va riou s stage s o f thei r
d ev el o p m e n t .
Each boo k deal s with one o r mo re li fe skil ls, for
e x a m p l e : d re s s i n g f o r w i n t e r , e a t i n g w e l l , t a k i n g a b u s
et c.
Each boo k is divid ed into two co mponen ts: read ing
m a t e r i a l a n d l e a rn i n g a c t i v i t i e s .
S t o r i e s a r e a u t h en t i c a n d p e r s o n a l . T h e y a re r e p et i t i v e
in stru ctu r e with a h i gh-frequ en cy vo cabulary.
T h e l e a rn i n g a c t i v i t i es are d esigned to p r ovid e spea king,
w r i t i n g a n d r e a d i n g c o m p r e h en si o n p ra c t i c e .
The tea ch e r introdu ces th e c h a p t e r w i t h a s e t o f
a ct i vit i e s w h e r e n ew vo ca b u l a r y i s p r e s e n t e d . A s p a r t o f
the in trodu ction, stud ent s may b e a sked to fill in th e
missing letters and co py th e words to p ra ctice writing .
T h e a ft e r - r e a d i n g s e t o f a ct i v i t i e s i s d es i g n e d t o c h e c k
comp reh en sion and to ma ke the story p erso nally
re l e v a n t .
Introduction
H e r e a re a f e w p o s s i b i l i t i e s w h e n s u p p l e m e n t i n g t h i s
mat er ial:
1 . Di scu s s th e situat ion s in the sto ri es wi th t h e stud ents:
v i s i t t o t h e d e n t i s t , c a l l i n g a s u p er i n t e n d e n t e t c .
• what ha s b een th eir e xpe ri en ce?
• w r i t e g r o u p o r i n d iv i d u a l l a n g u a g e e x p e r i e n c e
sto ri es
• write in a journal
2. Cut ou t pictu r es from sto ry o r pa rts of the story:
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•
•
•
sequ en cing
di scuss wh at is h appeni ng i n t h e pi ct u r e s
retell th e story
directionality
3. Cut and enla rg e th e pi ctu re s :
• mat ch sen t enc e s to th e pi ctu re s fro m th e st ory
• sequ en cing
• match to reading by teacher or taped story
( i n d i v i d u a l o r g ro u p )
5. R ead/ writ e /fi ll i n the b lanks:
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•
•
•
•
note to sup erintenden t
grocery shopping lists
h o u r s o f b u s i n es s
card for dental appointment
p e r s o n a l i n f o r m a t i o n o n f o r m f o r d en t i s t , e t c .
6 . Use h i g h f re qu ency wo r d s fr om on e s to ry or
a ccu mu la t e f ro m s e ri es :
• Bingo
• enlarge to font 72, cut out and use pocket chart to
r e v i e w a l l v o c a b u l a r y b e f or e r ea d i n g ea ch t i m e
7 . U se s c e n a ri o s t o d i s cu s s e m o t i o n s / f e e l i n g s
8. Use to t each in stru ction s: rea d , ci rcl e, u nderlin e, copy,
fill in ma tch, et c.
4. Cut s en ten ce s in to word s :
• cr ea t e a w a ren e ss / s t r e ss w o rd s a s p a rts t h a t
ma k e up a sen ten c e
• cr ea t e a w a ren e ss / s t r e ss w o rd s a s d i f f e r en t
p a r t s o f s e n t e n ce : a d j e c t i v e , p r o n o u n e t c .
• wo rd o rd e r
• recrea te th e sen ten ce recognizin g meaning of
word s/wha t is happen ing in th e pictu r e
• spacing between words
• punctuation, capitalization
• change sen ten ces b y a ddi ng w o r ds not i n t h e st o ry :
adjectives, pronouns, etc.
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Have fun!
Introduction
Wahida is at the
Supermarket
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Wahida is at the Supermarket
This is Wahida, her husband and her
They are from Afghanistan.
children. They are her family.
They live in Halifax now.
They go grocery shopping on Saturday.
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This is Wahida’s daughter Mursal
This is her husband Hashma.
and her son Faisal.
He pushes the shopping cart.
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Wahida has a grocery list.
She wants chicken.
She wants flour.
She makes chicken soup for lunch.
She makes bread.
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Faisal wants cereal.
Mursal likes eggs.
He has cereal and fruit for breakfast.
She has eggs and toast for breakfast.
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Faisal likes milk.
Mursal wants oranges.
He drinks milk everyday.
She has an orange for a snack.
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Hashma wants vegetables.
He wants rice too.
He has vegetables for supper.
He likes rice with chicken and vegetables.
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Wahida is at the check out.
Wahida pays for the groceries with
The cashier checks out the groceries.
her debit card. The cashier gives her
the receipt.
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The cashier says: “Here is your
The family puts the groceries in the car.
receipt. Have a nice day!”
They go home.
Wahida says:”Thanks, you too!”
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Learning Activities
Before reading pages 1-4
Say the words.
Wahida
Hashma
Faisal
Mursal
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Learning Activities
Before reading pages 1-4
Write the letters in the boxes to spell the words. Write the words.
shopping cart
check out
grocery list
grocery shopping
1.
________________________
_______________________________
__________________________
_________________________________
2.
3.
__________________________
_________________________________
4.
__________________________
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Learning Activities
After reading pages 1-4
Find the answer in the story.
1. Where is Wahida’s family from?
They are from________________________________________________.
2. When do they go grocery shopping?
They go grocery shopping on __________________________________.
3. How many children do they have?
They have ___________________________________________________.
4. What does Hashma push?
He pushes the________________________________________________.
Repeat the words quickly (chant and clap).
1. shopping cart
2. grocery list
3. check out
4. cashier
5. debit card
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Learning Activities
Before reading pages 5-8
Fill in the missing letters. Write the words.
flour
chicken
bread
cereal
fruit
eggs
1. f __ __ __ t
1. _____________________
2. c __ __ __ __ __
2. ______________________
3. e __ __ __
3. ______________________
4. f __ __ __ __
4. ______________________
5. c h __ __ __ __ __
5. _____________________
6. b __ __ __ __
6. _____________________
What do you buy at the supermarket ? Make a list.
1. ________________________
2. ________________________
3. ________________________
4. ________________________
5._________________________
6._________________________
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Learning Activities
After reading pages 5-8
Find the answer in the story.
1. What does Wahida make for lunch?
She makes____________________________________________for lunch.
2. What does Faisal have for breakfast?
He has ___________________________________________for breakfast.
3. What does Mursal have for breakfast?
She has __________________________________________ for breakfast.
Write about you.
1. What do you have for breakfast?
I have ____________________________________________for breakfast.
2. What do you have for lunch?
I have _______________________________________________ for lunch.
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Learning Activities
Before reading pages 9-12
What is a snack ?
granola bar
grapes
carrot
apple
nuts
cucumber
orange
banana
broccoli
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Learning Activities
After reading pages 9-12
Find the answer in the story.
1. What does Faisal drink everyday?
He drinks______________________________________________ everyday.
2. What does Mursal have for a snack?
She has an ___________________________________________for a snack.
3. What does Hashma have for supper?
He has _______________________________________________ for supper.
Write about you.
1. What do you like to drink?
I like to drink _________________________________________________.
2. What do you have for snack?
I have _____________________________________________for a snack.
3. What do you have for supper?
I have ______________________________________________ for supper.
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Learning Activities
Before reading pages 13-16
Draw a line to match the pictures to the words.
check out
cashier
debit card
groceries
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Learning Activities
After reading pages 13-16
Find the answer in the story.
1. Where is Wahida?
Wahida is at the ________________________________________________.
2. What does the cashier check out?
The cashier checks out the _____________________________________.
3. How does she pay for her groceries?
She pays for the groceries with her ______________________________.
4. What does the cashier give Wahida?
The cashier gives her the ________________________________________.
5. What does the cashier say?
The cashier says: “______________________________________________!”
6. What does Wahida say?
Wahida says: “_________________________________________________!”
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Learning Activities
After reading pages13-16
Role play.
A: cashier
B: customer
A: How are you ?
B: Fine, thank you.
A: Did you find everything you need today ?
B: Yes, thank you.
A: Do you want to pay with your debit card ?
B: Yes, please.
A: Here is your receipt.
B: Thanks.
A: Have a nice day !
B: Thanks, you too !
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