Got students who are brand new to Canada and need real, everyday language for settling in? This set follows Maria, a newcomer figuring out life in a Parkview apartment building — and along the way, students pick up exactly the kind of vocabulary and grammar they'll actually need themselves.

Five lessons build up naturally: starting with Maria's own settlement story, moving into waste-sorting vocabulary (a genuinely tricky topic for newcomers!), then modal verbs for talking about rules (must, should, can, can't), reading real-style garbage schedules and building notices, and finally listening to a neighbour-to-neighbour conversation full of useful phrases for giving advice politely.

It all wraps up with a task-based final lesson where students step into the "helpful neighbour" role themselves — writing a short waste guide for someone new, presenting it to the class, and reviewing the grammar one more time through a fun quiz and mistake-correction exercise.

Every lesson comes with an answer key, and a couple include short audio/video clips and even a Wordwall quiz link for extra practice. A genuinely useful set if you want students who can not just talk about their neighbourhood, but actually navigate it.