Level 1 in the Culture Link series.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Reel Canada is an intermediate ESL text for adult and young adult learners. This four-skills book uses Canadian films as a starting point for each theme-based chapter. It is the first level of the new Culture Link series of four-skill, culture-focused books.

Each chapter builds upon the content of the featured National Film Board of Canada film, examining new vocabulary, grammar structures, and themes." (Publisher's Website)

SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

CHAPTER 1: The Mad Canadian Theme: Risk

Reading:
"Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained!"
"Taking Risks and Learning Languages"

Writing: Blogging about a Live Event; Risk Profile

Listening: "Avalanches: The Debate over Backcountry Skiing"

Speaking: Adverbs of Frequency; Facing Your Fear

Grammar: Simple Present and Present Progressive

Canadian Outlook: Adventure in Canada

CHAPTER 2: Flawed Theme: Health and Body Image

Reading:
"Canada's Food Guide"
"Body Image"

Writing: Describing Best and Worst Foods; Restaurant Review

Listening: "Kids' Cosmetic Surgery"

Speaking: Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Grammar: Countable and Uncountable Nouns

Canadian Outlook: "Check-Up on Canada's Health"

CHAPTER 3: The Colour of Beauty
Theme: Racism

Reading:
"Blue Eyes, Brown Eyes"
Racism Case Studies

Writing: Leaving Feedback; Jumbled Sentences

Listening: "Black Hands"

Speaking: Asking for Clarification

Grammar: Simple Past and Past Progressive

Canadian Outlook: Hate Crimes in Canada

CHAPTER 4: The Necktie Theme: Careers and Passion

Reading:
"The Best Job in the World"
"The Best Job in the World: Too Good to Be True?"
"When You Don't Know What Career You Want"

Writing: Creating Conversations; Writing a Resumé

Listening: "Online Job Training"

Speaking: Avoiding Ums and Ahs

Grammar: Adjectives and Adverbs, Comparative and Superlative Forms

Canadian Outlook: Canadian Work Culture

CHAPTER 5: Beyond Memory Theme: Memory

Reading:
"Memory"
"Memory Training"

Writing: Describing Childhood Memories; Reports Based on Notes

Listening: "The Outboard Brain"

Speaking: Role Playing: Have you ever...

Grammar: Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive

Canadian Outlook: Mental Diseases, Disorders, and Injuries in Canada

CHAPTER 6: Postcards from Canada Theme: History and Geography of Canada

Reading:
"History of Canada"
"The Story of Demasduit (Mary March)"

Writing: Introducing Your Hometown; Flashbacks

Listening: "Saskatchewan and Alberta Join Confederation"

Speaking: How to Say Numbers

Grammar: Past Perfect and Past Perfect Progressive

Canadian Outlook: What Defines Canada

CHAPTER 7: My Grandmother Ironed the King's Shirts Theme: Civil Resistance

Reading:
"Civil Resistance"
"Strollers Defeat Tanks"
"Of Dogs and Dictators"

Writing: Telling Tall Tales; Developing an Essay Using a Diagram

Listening: "Nonviolence: Twenty-five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea"

Speaking: Advice, Necessity, and Prohibition without Modal Auxiliaries

Grammar: Modals of Advice, Necessity and Prohibition

Canadian Outlook: Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

CHAPTER 8: Murder Remembered Theme: Murder

Reading:
Story of Anna Maria Schonleben
"The Case of the Buckle File"

Writing: Writing a Report on Crime; Supporting Topic Sentences

Listening: "The Second-Degree Murder Trial of Jason Getson"

Speaking: Probable or Possible

Grammar: Modals of Certainty, Possibility, and Impossibility

Canadian Outlook: Homicide Rates in Canada

CHAPTER 9: Cosmic Collision Theme: Earth and Space

Reading:
"Our Universe"
"Cosmic Collisions"

Writing: Writing about the End of Civilization; Predicting Future Trends

Listening: "Epsilon Eridani"

Speaking: Discussing the End of Civilization

Grammar: Future Tenses

Canadian Outlook: Canada in Space

CHAPTER 10: Tagged
Theme: Privacy and Technology

Reading: "Privacy Issues"
"Louise and David's World"

Writing: Discussing RFID Implants; Giving Tips to Solve a Problem

Listening: "Post-privacy"

Speaking: Giving Safety Tips and Advice

Grammar: Question Formation Review

Canadian Outlook: Canadians Online

Intermediate ESL learners.