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A2 → B1 Lesson 3 of 3 · Settling in Canada: Housing, Papers, Health

Health, school and daycare

Find a doctor, use walk-in clinics, enrol a child at school and talk to the daycare.

14 min · 9 activities

In this lesson you will

  • Know where to go for health care
  • Enrol a child at school
  • Understand messages from school and daycare
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Lesson summary

The key points to remember, for revision.

  • 1Health: médecin de famille, clinique sans rendez-vous, urgences; 811 for advice (Québec), 911 for emergencies.
  • 2Inscrire un enfant: birth certificate and proof of address are usually required.
  • 3School words: maternelle, primaire, secondaire, service de garde, journée pédagogique.
  • 4“Venir chercher” = to pick someone up.

Key vocabulary

la clinique sans rendez-vouswalk-in clinic
les urgencesemergency room
la garderiedaycare
le certificat de naissancebirth certificate
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