Filling in a Student Registration Form

CLB Level: 2/3
Essential Skills Focus:
Document Use
Reading
Task: Fill in a student registration form correctly
Purpose: Students will
  • Read a short story
  • Take important information from a short story and fill in a student registration form
  • Use their personal information to fill in a student registration form
Materials:
Short story (attached), a blank student registration form – 2 per student (one is attached). The student registration form was modified from the Canadian Language Benchmarks 2000: ESL for Literacy Learners Sample Tasks (Phase 2 and 3)
Learning Style: Visual
Time: 60 minutes / Method:
  1. Tell the class that this lesson will focus on filling in a student registration form. Previous lessons should have focused on some of the vocabulary that might appear on forms. Ask students to tell you some possible forms that they have had to fill in before. Listen and write some of these responses on the board. Possible answers could include – a job application form, an apartment lease, a library card application, etc.
  1. Provide students the student registration form that they are to fill out (see attached). Before students fill in their own personal form, tell them that they will practice first by filling in a registration form for a fictional EAL student – pencils only!
  1. Pass out to students a short story (see attached) about a fictional EAL student named Stephanie who comes from Sudan. Have students read the story and then read it together as a whole class. After reading, tell students that they are to help Stephanie by filling in her student registration form for her. Circulate and assist students as they work.
  1. After students have completed their forms correct them together as a whole class. Make an overhead of the blank form and have individual students come up and fill in parts of the form. This is now a good time to review some of the vocabulary that appears on this particular form (i.e. current occupation, D.O.B, etc.)
Follow Up:
Provide students with another blank registration form. For homework students can fill in this form with their own personal information and hand it in the next class.
Debrief/Transfer:
Ask students what Essential Skills they have learned today. Emphasize the importance of filling in forms whether it is for school, work or at places like the bank, library or the Y.M.C.A.

New Student Information

  1. My name is Stephanie Mawamba. I am 37 years old. I was born on June 14, 1972. I am from the country of Sudan, which is one of the largest countries in Africa. I can speak Arabic and Swahili. I plan to register for English classes soon to improve my listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. My goal is to work as a nurse in a hospital.
  1. I arrived in Winnipeg two months ago on July 17th. My first day in Canada was very difficult. I spoke little English and I knew very little about Canada.
  1. I am currently living in an apartment building at 770 Hargrave Street. Hargrave Street is located in downtown Winnipeg. My apartment building is 208. My postal code is R4L-2J8. My telephone number is 775-4411.
  1. I am excited because I started a new job last week. My job is part-time. I am working as housekeeper for the Ramada Hotel, which is located downtown. I work in the afternoon.

Use this information to fill out a student registration form

Adult EAL – Student Registration Form

NEWCOMER INFORMATION

Given Name: Family Name:

Address:

Postal Code:Telephone:

Age: D.O.B / /

yr mo day

Gender:

Country of Origin:

Date of Arrival in Canada:

Current Occupation:

Languages spoken:

WinnipegSchool Division Adult EAL ProgramEssential Skill Focus: Document Use

Author: Lucas SkeltonCLB level: 2/3