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.