writing paragraphs and essays
DESCRIPTION
LINC 5–7 Classroom Activities(hereafter called Activities) was developed for Language Instruction for Newcomers toCanada (LINC) levels 5 to 7 instructors in Ontario. It offers a collection of reproducible classroom activities basedon the communication situations and themes presented in the LINC 5–7 Curriculum Guidelines. The Guidelinescontain suggestions for contextualizing Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) competencies in situations andtopics that are especially relevant to newcomers to Canada. The Activitieswere developed based on a selection ofthose suggestions. In addition, the activities:• are CLB-based and referenced to LINC levels (see chart below)• are relevant to the needs of Ontario newcomers at LINC levels 5–7 (CLB 5–8)• provide language instruction that facilitates newcomers’ social, cultural and economic integration into Canada• integrate learner performance assessment• represent a range of media and text types commonly found in Canadian contexts• integrate the Essential SkillsTRANSCRIPT
