- CBC Radio One - 104.7 FM in Québec City (http://montreal.cbc.ca/qcnetwork/)
- Watch ANYTHING on English TV networks… if you need program suggestions, ask someone you know who watches English shows, or just try watching something new
- Rent a movie in English
- The Québec Art Company puts on plays in English several times a year. For more information call 524-7500 or visit www.veq.qc.ca/qac/
- Contact the Université Laval FLE program (2331 DKN, 656-5204) to tell them you would like a conversation partner. Maybe they can set you up with an anglophone coming to study French.
- APPEAL (659-7616) organises English discussions and activities with monitors… call for more information or visit appealquebec.org
- The Literary & Historical Society puts on conferences and other activities in English… visit www.morrin.org or call 694-9147
- Discover the resources offered by Holland Centre (683-9274, hollandcentre@videotron.net)
- Find out what is offered by the Voice of English-speaking Québec (683-2366, www.veq.qc.ca, info@veq.qc.ca)
- Listen to CBC radio and repeat what you hear out loud
- Watch English television shows and repeat what you hear out loud
- the usuals: newspapers, magazines, the Internet
- read a novel in English… to choose one, read the description usually found on the back cover, then open it somewhere in the middle and try reading a couple of pages… if you get along alright and the story seems interesting, give it a try! A novel is a great way to pick up new vocabulary
- Buy the Chronicle –Telegraph (650-1764, www.qctonline.com), an English newspaper in Québec City… you will also find information on English activities like plays and conferences
- Use the closed captioning feature on your TV (if it is available), to read and listen at the same time
- wherever you go, especially on trips to English-speaking places, carry a small notepad to write down any new words or expressions you come across
- take note of new vocabulary when you are reading or watching TV
- you will find loads of people looking for pen-pals on the Internet, or try some chat sites or discussion forums
- Check out the chapters in your book that were not covered in the course and correct your exercises with the answer key
- The Multimedia Centre (0252 DKN) has many grammar books with answer keys… if you have trouble finding them, ask someone who works there