Thursday's Assignment

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Thursday's Assignment

Are you excited about the field trip tomorrow? Who's going with you? What time are you meeting and where?

I would really like to go and share with my classmates this field trip but unfortunatly i cann't come this time, even i was

 planning with my little daughter to buy some souvenirs but in this opportunity i cann't go with you.

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 Here are your tasks:

1. Reading: Find out 3 places in the vicinity of Bathurst Subway Station

• Ka Chi Korean Restaurant 
• Karaoke close to ka Chi Restaurant.
• Pour Boy Pub

1. Check out the Honest Ed's flyer for the week, and tell a partner what interests you.

• I am interested for Vitamines (Jamieson) .

1. Decide on a good place for lunch for the whole class. What's the budget? Then nicely knock on Hala's door (Level 5-6 Workplace English) and ask to recommend it to them.

• I suggest the Ka Chi Restaurant , it is a great ambience, friendly servers and the most important delicious food and specially withion your budget.
• The other one i suggest to go is Pour Boy Pub, it is cheap and great food.

1. Role play: Learning to Ride the Subway
1. Record with a partner

1. Help those who need help with their blogs or recordings.
• https://audioboom.com/boos/new

Tuesday's Assignment

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Tuesday's Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Vocabulary: Getting Around without a Car
1. Learn the meaning and pronunciation of the words in bold.
• got it covered  : under control
• no big deal      : no important
• segway           : chair wheels
• commute        : travel to home
• fess up           : confess 
• con artists      : scammers
• ulterior motive : second chance
1. Read them to a partner who speaks a different L1 than yours.
2. Role play: Reading a Bus Schedule https://audioboom.com/
3. Find two field trip venues for the summer using Google Maps.
1. For one trip, find out how much and how long it takes to get there and back on the TTC.
• To go Honest EDs from my house i have to take 199 bus to Finch station then i have to take the train line 1 towards to Bloor-Yonge Stn then get off at Bathurst Stn from there walk 3 mins and voila it look like a casino, but no, it is not because in downtown  there is not exists.
1. For the other trip, do the same thing, but include a GO train journey.
2. Give reasons for each of your choices.

Monday's Assignment

Monday, April 25, 2016

Monday's Assignment

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Here are your tasks:

1. From the video above, write down a list of adjectives and nouns.
1. From the adjectives, find the noun forms and other forms; and likewise for the nouns, e.g. "performance" > perform, performing, performer.
• costumer service  costumer
• pride                     proud
• safety                    safe
• profession           professional  professor
• accountable       
• courtesy             ADJ
• travelled              traveller
• service               server
• employees         employer  employment
• leadership          leader
• routes                 router
• transparent       ADJ
• performance     performer
• expanssion        expannsive
• mission              missioner
• values             
• transformation  transformer
• comunication    
• performance     performing  performer
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1. Choose 10 of those forms and make sentences with them, e.g. "The performance of performing elephants included a child dressed as a ballet performer."
• The profession of the professional professor was excellent..
• The company expanssion was really expanssive for all the world.
• The safety in that school is safe.
• The employment of the employees was succesful.
• The TTC travelled for 181 routes yesterday.
• The optinum service from the comopany bring more servitial employees.
• TTC expansion is more than 180 routes .
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How funny is this cartoon? Would you like to see more of these?

1. Read them to a classmate, who will help correct them before publishing.
1. Vocabulary: Getting Around
1. Learn the words in bold for meaning and pronunciation.
2. Read them and have a partner check for pronunciation, and then record those words in sentences.
2. Role play: Selecting a Neighbourhood
1. Add 2 more lines, one from Jeremy and one from Leona, to end the conversation on a funny note.
2. Practise with a partner, and record the whole conversation together, including your 2 additional lines.

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Monday, April 18, 2016

Tuesday's Assignment

Now that we've taken a bite at dieting, let's chew on the topic of dental hygiene.

Where's the humour in the cartoon? Can you find a funnier cartoon from among these?

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play: Taking Care of Your Teeth
1. Publish your audioboom.com recording with a partner.
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1. Then take dictation of the longest sentence as a Comment on a partner's blog.
1. Using yesterday's nutritional triptych as a guide, write a dialogue between a patient and a dental hygienist:
1. Work in pairs, with a partner.
2. Have the patient tell the hygienist about battling plaque.
3. Then have the patient wonder if that was a full-fledged hygienist.
4. Create a happy ending if you're on the east side of the room, or an unhappy ending if you're on the west side.
5. Publish and perform your dialogue to the class and then as a recording.
2. Read the headline of this article and then look for 5 words or expressions that you've recently learnt.

Friday's Assignment

Thursday, April 14, 2016

Friday's Assignment

Welcome back from the field trip yesterday! What a concert, eh?

This morning we have a special information talk on Cancer Prevention from Toronto Public Health Nurse Joanne Mercer, and we'll be joined by our Workplace English friends.

While waiting to start, we have some pictures from yesterday. Be sure to connect via Facebook and post your comments there!

This afternoon's work:

Now that we are at the end of a week on the theme of investments as well as in a month of tax returns, what do you think are some ways to avoid paying too much to the government?

Here are your tasks:

1. Google for news on "Panama Papers," and discuss your thoughts with a partner.
2. Role play: Hiding Money Offshore
1. Practise aloud by yourself and then with a partner.
2. Record your conversation, adding some personal thoughts about the Panama Papers.
3. Pre-pick a number or two from a list of 25, study that point, and prepare teach it to a small group of about 5 classmates.

• Hire your relatives.
• Boost your spouse's RRSP.
• Interview at least 3 classmates, and write 10 sentences about yesterday's field trip

• Ling told us she was surprised from the pianist using a baseball instead of her fingers.
• What a particular buildings she saw there said Ling.
• Fatima enjoyed to share time with some partners.

1. Check out our Facebook page as well as Helen Huang and Ashley's pages for some amazing pictures and videos.
2. Write comments on their Facebook pages.

1. PLAY A. Sorry, it's not mine. B. Yes, please. C. Yes, I wish you would.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                        A. Sorry, it's not mine.                 B. Yes, please.                 C. Yes, I wish you would.               ANSWERA
2. PLAY A. That's fine. B. I promise to do it. C. No kidding.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. That's fine.                 B. I promise to do it.                 C. No kidding.              ANSWER A
3. PLAY A. Yes. Thanks for offering. B. No way. You still owe me $15. C. I'm glad for you.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                 A Yes. Thanks for offering.                 B. No way. You still owe me $15.                 C. I'm glad for you.              ANSWERB
4. PLAY A. Yes, you may. B. Sure. Go ahead. C. Sorry, I can't today.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. Yes, you may.                 B. Sure. Go ahead.                 C. Sorry, I can't today.              ANSWERC
5. PLAY A. Be my guest. B. Sure. It's very nice. C. Yes. Just a minute.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. Be my guest.                 B.  Sure. It's very nice.                 C. Yes. Just a minute.              ANSWERC
6. PLAY A. Gee. I'd rather you didn't. B. Let me think about it. C. You can do it now.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. Gee. I'd rather you didn't.                 B. Let me think about it.                 C. You can do it now.              ANSWERB
7. PLAY A. I'm glad you think so. B. You are sure. C. I'd be glad to.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. I'm glad you think so.                 B. You are sure.                 C. I'd be glad to.              ANSWERC
8. PLAY A. Sorry, I'll do it right now. B. Yes. I'll tell him you called. C. You decide.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. Sorry, I'll do it right now.                 B. Yes. I'll tell him you called.                 C. You decide.              ANSWERA
9. PLAY A. Yes. You can keep it. B. Yeah. I'll bring it Monday. C. Sure. How much is it?	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. Yes. You can keep it.                 B. Yeah. I'll bring Monday.                 C. Sure. How much is it?              ANSWERB
10. PLAY A. Okay. What time? B. Yes, you may go. C. No. You can drop it.	CHOOSE YOUR ANSWER HERE                  A. Okay. What time?                 B. Yes, you may go.                 C. No. You can drop it.              ANSWERA

Monday's Assignment

Monday, April 11, 2016

Monday's Assignment

Good morning! Which way do you think the market will go this week? What's this picture all about?

Did you laugh? What's the meaning of "to break even"?

This week's theme is on Banking and Finances--Loans, Mortgages, and Investments. To begin with, we're going to have a look at sentence structure and an article on online brokers.

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch this simple and harder video on sentence diagramming.
1. Outline the 1st sentence of this article, "It's not .
• It’s not a beauty contest,
• It is contest.
1. Outline the 2nd, “The dozen …."
• The dozen firms in the ranking have converged on cost to a point where sub-$10 commissions for all are near universal. 
• Firms have converged 
• Compare your sentence outlines with at least 3 partners.
• Looking at the table of “Broker and Final Grade,” learn all new words/expressions and write 5 T/F statements.
1. The Credential direct's  account reporting and maintenance is solid and no fantastic.
2. HSBC Invest Direct's client experience is good.
3. Quastrade's account reporting and maintenace is not strong.
4. RBC Direct Investing's should not have a sharper product.
5. The Virtual Broker's Innovation never stop.
2. Role play: Stock Market
1. Listen, and then practise out loud in pairs.
• Publish your audio recording on your blog.

Here are your tasks:
Friday, April 8

1. Role play: Reading a World Map
2. Read this article, and in your own words write down 10 facts that you learnt from it.

• If Canada adopt an eleven province and it is hot and warm place with a big beach, will be fantastic and great for all Torontians.
• I will love to to be sitting on a Canadian beach sipping a beverage in a coconut, on a hot sunny day in the winter.
• I really like Canada adopt an 11 province even it is a warm and hot place.
• I think it will be a paradise for all Torontonians and a nice opportunity to pass the winter, and no have to spend much money in other tropicals countries.

1. Scanning: Looking for patterns
1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "USA." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
• "Donald Trump falls to Earth with a bump"(USA)
• PRESTO Card usage now available at Main Street.(CANADA)

1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and the name of another country. Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
• Canadian in Barbados plead guilty to drug charges pay fines to return home.(CANADA)
• Colours campaign heads into final stretch.( Peru)
1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "United Nations." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
• Global food prices edge up in March cereal production outlook robust- (UN)
1. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "mountains." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
2. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "lakes." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
3. Google and then click News for "Canada" and "oceans." Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.
4. Google and then click News for "Canada" and any other search item! Look at the results on the first page and tell a partner what's most prominent.

Happy Wednesday..:} Where have you been recently?

Happy Wednesday..:} Where have you been recently?

Wednesday's assignment

Look at the map of Toronto. Can you find where you live?

Now go to google.com and type in your address.  

Find your neighbourhood, maybe your house.

Identify places of interest in your neighbourhood.

. Community Centre 

. Two Chinese and Italian Supermarkets.

. There is a big Forest park. Its starts on Cummer and finis

1) Find a partner!

Where does your partner live?

Write down the information in 4 or more sentences.
1. Sally lives at 100 Parkway Forest Dr.It is at Sheppard street at Don Mills route.

2. Her house is very close to Food land Supermarket, she can go by walking and the most important it is open 24 hours.

3. It is only 3 minutes of Fairview Mall.

4. There is a Public School its name is Forest Manor and close the school we can find a park.

2) Remain in pairs.

Find the place on google.com. Describe your experience.

I visited the Museum Real Ontario with my family two months ago, it was too much time to got there when i got there it was a nice experience to us to know about the history of Canada.

3) Interview some of your fellow students. See if you can come up with 5 interesting places in Toronto. Write them down. 

Present to the class.

Sally spent quality time with her family at Niagara falls. She enjoyed.

Jason is in Canada for 4 weeks, so he was only visited the Service Ontario until now, but he told he can do many things in there like obtain his driver license and other facilities for his family.

Fatima has visited Foundation Museum, she loved to be there she enjoyed a lot and more when she saw the prices of each picture in there.

JOB SEARCH

A: Good morning! Agenda Agency. May i help you/
B: Hi, Im calling about your job search workshops.
A: sure, they run weekdays from three to nine.
B: What i would like to know is how the address they address the question of transferable skills?
A: Oh absolutely. We do that on day 5 of the program.
B: We help prospective employees explore there original field as well as related employment.
A: Really! Now, i have trouble with resume writing and telephone skills in general. Are they covered in the        training?
A: We can teach you anything for a reasonable fee.
B: What? I thought it is all free?
A: Phew, okay.Sign me up for Monday morning, okay?


A: Trillium Employment Consultants. Govindasamy here.
B: Hello, I am interested in your job access programs.
A: We have an Express Employment course every day.
B: I am hoping that you would have lots of mock interviews.
A: You are in luck. We do that every Thursday.
B: I am also looking for job placement opportunities in the community, something that gives me a foot in the      door.
A: Sure. We do that as well.
B: And what about computer skills? I think i need to know how to make a LinkedIn ant Twitter profile.
A: That be an additional $450 before tax.
B: You can not be serious. I can not pay that much.
A: I am just kidding. You got any other questions?
B: Nope, I just need and Advil.


A: Macroskills Jobber. How can i help you?
B: Good morning. I am curious to know more about your upcoming job acquisition courses.
A: Our classes run in the evenings.
B: Great! Do you do anything classified ads, Craiglist, Kijiji and the like?
A: Sure, that is in the curriculum.
B: I think what i really need is an opportunity for job shadowing. Do you have that/
A: Definitely! We specialize in that. That is how our grads get advance access into their careers of choice.
B: Of course, you would have the usual as well- phone interviews, cover letters, resumes, the whole shebang
A: That would cost $500 more.
B: Whoa! No way!
A: Ha, gotcha! Anything else?
B: Do you serve caviar and champagne over lunch?      

Welcome back! Spring's here, although there wasn't much of a winter, and we're getting more sunlight and heat this week, as well as more moisture!

To open our week on the theme of job search, here are your tasks:

Vocabulary--learn and practice using some new phrases: Landing an Interview

• I have finally landed my first interview.
• After a lot of back and forth trying to decide on a major.
• I finally decided to double major.
• But after a lot of soul searching.
• I could cast a wide net when going job hunting.
• I should shoot a little lower.
• Some of those are non profit.

1. Role play by yourself, and then record with a partner: Video Resume
2. Check out these job sites and find 5 positions most relevant to you or your spouse or friend: 1, 2, 3:
1. What’s common among the sites?
• I can find any job in many cities in Canada.
1. What’s your best find?
• No one because all of them are outside from the area i live.
1. What are your partners’ best finds?
• Administrative Assistant

TUESDAY S ASSIGMENT

Listening: A Day at School What words or phrases were hard to understand at first? take bows What surprising pronunciation rules did you discover? we study kokota we do des and d we do dumb too Vocabulary: Naming Kids What new words did you learn? teased appease mouthful odd to steer clear What new ways can you use those new words in? for example: Some students in my class teased me for my last name it was very long and complicated. When my husband is angry for anything i have to appease him with a big hug and a delicious food! We have to steer clear when the doors of train are opening. Parents should keep and open mind with their kids. Role Play: Types of Students What new meaning and pronunciation items did you learn? Yearbook Jock Cheerleaders She was not stuck up. She was friends with geeks and goths. You? definitely a druggie. What do your partners say when you check your reading with them? How did your Audioboom.com record

TUESDAY.S A

1. Hey buddy ,what are you doing? don you want to come with me for a cup of coffee?
2. Last year i lost contact with one of my  penfriend , only he disappeared.hope see him again .
3. This guy was a acquantance from my son, he was very happy when my daughter accepted his friend request.
4. the colleague from husband gave us the new his old son is going to come Toronto for 5 days.he has a Conference of his career.
5. Last weekend my son go steady with his friends, he was enjoyed.

What do you want to study in LINC? Directions:

1. Add additional topics to this list. 
2. Then prioritize the topics by putting them in the right order--the most urgent and important ones at the top. 

• Medical issues (going to the doctor and hospital, phoning an ambulance, and staying healthy by eating well and exercising) 
• Information about Canada (what's in the news, aboriginal people, government, history, geography, customs and everyday life) 
• Employment (how to write a resume and covering letter, where and how to look for a job) 
• Canadian law and the police (individual rights and responsibilities, zero tolerance, traffic laws) 
• Housing (changing apartments, tenants rights, buying a house) 
• Medical issues (going to the doctor and hospital, phoning an ambulance, and staying healthy by eating well and exercising) 
• Information about Canada (what's in the news, aboriginal people, government, history, geography, customs and everyday life) 
• Employment (how to write a resume and covering letter, where and how to look for a job) 
• Canadian law and the police (individual rights and responsibilities, zero tolerance, traffic laws) 
• Housing (changing apartments, tenants rights, buying a house) 
• Education (the education system, contact with your child's school) 
• Consumer information (buying things, servicing and repairing cars and other items) 
• Insurance (public car insurance, private life and house insurance) 
• Banking and money (using bank machines, how to save on taxes) 
• Other - please specify 
• Education system, contact with your child's school) 
• Consumer information (buying things, servicing and repairing cars and other items) 
• Insurance (public car insurance, private life and house insurance) 
• Banking and money (using bank machines, how to save on taxes) 
• Other - please specify 

Write one sentence on what you hope to be able to do in the next 3 months in each of the four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. This list of skills may help. E.g. "I hope to be able to read and follow instructions and warnings on a label for a common chemical product (such as cleaning products, paint thinner) used at home or at work."

Finally, write a short report about your break last week. Did you make any new friends?

MONDAYS ASSIGMENT  "WELCOME TO CANADA"

1.- Add addditional topics to the list.

• Medical issues (going to the doctor and hospital, phoning an ambulance, and staying healthy by eating well and exercising) 
• Information about Canada (what's in the news, aboriginal people, government, history, geography, customs and everyday life) 
• Employment (how to write a resume and covering letter, where and how to look for a job) 
• Canadian law and the police (individual rights and responsibilities, zero tolerance, traffic laws) 
• Housing (changing apartments, tenants rights, buying a house) 
• Education (the education system, contact with your child's school) 
• Consumer information (buying things, servicing and repairing cars and other items) 
• Banking and money (using bank machines, how to save on taxes) 
• Other - please specify 
• Assistance to help newcomers in the airport  
• Training( specifics job)
• Events ( amenities for the family).
• Some place to know people and make new friends.

2.-Then prioritize the topics by putting them in the right order--the most urgent and important ones at the top. 

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1. Assistance to help newcomers in the airport  
2. Canadian law and the police (individual rights and responsibilities, zero tolerance, traffic laws) 
3. Housing (changing apartments, tenants rights, buying a house) 
4. Employment (how to write a resume and covering letter, where and how to look for a job) 
5. Education (the education system, contact with your child's school) 
6. Consumer information (buying things, servicing and repairing cars and other items)
7. Medical issues (going to the doctor and hospital, phoning an ambulance, and staying healthy by eating well and exercising) 
8. Banking and money (using bank machines, how to save on taxes) 
9. Some place to know people and make new friends.
10. Events ( amenities for the family).
11. Information about Canada (what's in the news, aboriginal people, government, history, geography, customs and everyday life) 

Write one sentence on what you hope to be able to do in the next 3 months in each of the four skills: Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing. This list of skills may help. E.g. "I hope to be able to read and follow instructions and warnings on a label for a common chemical product (such as cleaning products, paint thinner) used at home or at work."

1.- I would like to can understand when someone speaking in the phone, at work , hospital, or any other service offices.( e.g when you want to have a phone plan, bank information.

2.- I hope one day to be able to communicate with the people in different places and situations.e.g can speak fluently in the school to register your kids or to can help them..)

3.- I hope one day soon, can read well the newspaper, magazines A BOOK i will really love to read a book or , any information that is for my interest

4.- I hope to be able to write and can express myself with the other people can understand me.

Finally, write a short report about your break last week. Did you make any new friends?

Last week , my family (husband, son and my daughter) and me went to meet my friend Emperatriz and her boyfriend to her house.My kids did  not want to come , then they came with us because my friend told them  have a pool and pizza for lunch .

Early in the morning after we had breakfast , Borgdan (my friend s boyfriend) picked us up , when we came to their apartment it was small but very nice and warm and they had a spectacular view fromits big window, we saw the CN tower and many buildings and specially the sunset before they dropped us off at home. 

The pizza was excellent my kids loved it! of course also my husband and me. At the end of the evening Borgdan prepared a Pisco sour with peruvian pisco ( it has lima juice, eggs, sugar and pisco ).

It was a really special time we enjoy a lot!.the next time it will be our turn.