Friday, October 30, 2015

Friday's Field Trip: York University

Here's the latest update, which you should have received if you've signed up:

Good Afternoon,This is to remind you that you are registered for the following event:Pathways To Bridging Programs - Post Secondary Education and Careers

Date: Friday, October 30, 2015
Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
Location: York University - Meeting Room
Address: 4700 Keele St
Date: Friday, October 30, 2015 Time: 9:00 am to 2:00 pm Location: York University - Meeting Room Address: 4700 Keele StClick here for a mapPlease contact Employment & Social Services staff if you have questions about this Event: Employment & Social Services, 416-392-6557

Have you been thinking much about a post-secondary education and career? This Friday's field trip may bring you some answers!

Appliance Scramble Tips

1. Slow Cookers(200) and Toaster Ovens(1200-1500)

use less energy than electric stoves for cooking small amounts of food.

2. Washing machine(400-500)

match the water level to the size of the load

3. Refrigerator(500-800)

the temperature inside should be between 2-5 c

4. Freezer

the temperature inside should be -18 

5. Microwave(900-1200)

make sure that the microwave is well vented.

6. Dishwasher(1400-1800)

clean the drains and filters regularly. use when full

7. Stove Top(1500-2000)

an electric kettle uses half the energy required to boil water compared to using a stove top burner

8. Oven(2500-3000)

20% of the heat is lost when you open the door during cooking

9. Clothes Dryer(4000-5000)

do not over load the clothes dryer because it makes the dryer work longer and wastes energy. keep the filter and vents clean of lint.

  

Thurssday, October 29, 2015

Thursday's Assignment

It's one thing to get a friend into your network. It's another thing to keep them.

Here are your tasks:

1. Now that you have submitted your ESL Week contest entries, you have two days to vote by clicking on "Like"!
2. Register for tomorrow's field trip to a career event at York University if you still have not.
3. Role Play: Socializing with Clients
4. Listening and Vocabulary: Maintaining Connections.
1. Write down and practise with a partner. 
2. Record on chirbit.
5. Check through the work for this week, and complete any bits that are missing.

Georgia: Do you know what the best part is of my new promotion? The expense account! I can’t wait to wine and dine our clients. 

Dan: The purpose of the expense account is to win over new clients and to keep our current clients happy. It’s not a personal slush fund, you know. 

Georgia: I know. The point is to network and to build client relationships – blah-blah-blah. 

Dan: Schmoozing is part of our job and it’s not something to be taken lightly. 

Georgia: Of course not. But I’m looking forward to attending charity events to rub elbows with the business elite. Free food, free booze, and free entertainment. What more could I ask for? 

Dan: Talk to me in three months after you’ve had a few too many plates of rubber chicken! 

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Wednesday's Assignment

So let's learn how to network with others!

Here are your tasks:

1. Role Play: Important Business Contacts.
2. Listening and Vocab: Socializing and Networking
1. Write down and practise with a partner. 
2. Record on chirbit.

Kelly: What we need are a few people in the industry to talk up our new company. 

John: I’m on top of that. I’m really well connected, as you know, and I’ve already put in a few calls to a few of the movers and shakers in our business. 

Kelly: I didn’t know you had such a vast network of contacts. 

John: Oh, sure I do. I don’t mean to name drop, but you know Kevin Martinez at McQ Corp? I’m pretty tight with him. And Eva Arribas at Syntect? She and I go way back. 

Kelly: Wow, those are some heavy hitters! 

John: You’ve said it. And Kevin owes me one, and Eva would bend over backwards for me. 

Kelly: It’s great! What did they say when you asked them to get the word out about us? 

John: Um, I’m still waiting to hear back from them. I’m sure they’ll call back any day now. 

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Tuseday, October 27, 2015

Tuesday's Assignment

How important is it to network with high officials in government? Can you be successful in business 

or life without connecting with government? Is it any different in Canada than in your country of origin?

Here are your tasks:

1. Role Play: Corrupt Officials
2. Take dictation from 3:45 - 4:07, check with a partner, practise it aloud, and record a chirbit.
3. Edit your blog to show improvements in your writing skills:
1. Do not delete the original writing, but label it "BEFORE."
2. Copy the original writing, label it "AFTER," and correct it using the checklist.
3. Update your blog.

1.

Vera: I can’t believe that Stan has been arrested. I know that he wasn’t always on the up-and-up, but he’s being accused of influence peddling and taking bribes. 

Keigo: Stan has been getting kickbacks for years. Everybody knew that if you wanted to get what you wanted from this department, you had to grease Stan’s palms. There isn’t a more corrupt official than Stan. 

Vera: But he was always so nice to me. 

Keigo: That was part of the problem. He was always good to his friends and family. That’s why he’s also known for his nepotism and cronyism. He gave friends and family plum jobs with big salaries. He had an entire good old boy network. 

Vera: Do you really think he’ll go to jail? 

Keigo: I’m sure of it. On second thought, if he can find a judge who’s on the take and is as corrupt as he is, he has a fighting chance. 

2.

 That means a commitment involved. Time spent serving your clients today. Time spent building. Time spent doing the work you have to do. That's today's revenue. I am not here to tell you that's not important, it's important. That's why we all got paid. We got a great job for the clients we already have. But building the network is a professional contact who can and will refer your business. That's a investment tomorrow.

I mean there's a commitment involved: Time spent serving your clients today, time spent billing, time spent doing the work you have to do. That's today's revenue. I'm not here to tell you that that's not important. It is important. That's how we all get paid. We got to do a great job for the clients we already have.

But building a network of professional contacts who can and will refer your business--that's your investment for tomorrow!

Monday, October 26, 2015

It's the last week of the month! So let's remember to do our feedback on the LINC program!

Monday's Assignment

It's the last week of the month! So let's remember to do our feedback on the LINC program!

Welcome back! Did you connect with anybody over the weekend?

Here are your tasks:

1. Register for this Friday's field trip to a career event at York University.
2. Browse and find the 5 most attractive groups you could join.
3. Role Play: Making Business Contacts
4. Create your online business and social network:
1. Add at least 5 classmates and your teacher to your LinkedIn network.
2. Add at least 5 classmates and your teacher to your Facebook network.

1.

2.

Henry's Photography Workshops (Ontario)

Digital Ocean Toronto Community

Kaleidoscope TR//Virtual Reality Film-making

Startup Blink Toronto

Startup Agile Group-Toronto

3.

Phan: Hi, Montel. Thanks for agreeing to meet with me. 

Montel: It’s my pleasure. 

Phan: Since I’m new here, I was hoping you might be willing to give me some pointers on how to get new clients. To be honest, I’ve never been on this side of the fence before and I’m a little out of my comfort zone. 

Montel: Oh, sure, I’m glad to give you as much help as I can. Getting clients is a bit of an art, but the key is building relationships. 

Phan: What do you mean? 

Montel: Most of my clients come to me through networking. I get referrals from people who know me and know my track record. 

Phan: Really? I was thinking that I needed to send out some direct mail or do some cold calling. 

Montel: You may need to do that to start, but if I were you, I’d also spend time making connections in the business community. Go where you think business prospects may be. To woo new clients, you need to meet them first. 

Phan: How do I find out where they’ll be? 

Montel: Again, you make contacts. You’ve made the first step today by getting in touch with me. I’m going to a reception tonight and it will be a who’s who of the business community. Do you want to go? 

Phan: Really? You’d let me tag along? 

Montel: Sure, but there’s a quid pro quo. In the future, if you get invited to something like this, you invite me to go along. 

Phan: That’s more than fair. I think I just got my first lesson in making business connections. 

new words
talk up:speak good /movers and shakers: leader/ on the top of/ pull in a call to / a vast network/ name drop/ tight with/ 
go way back/ heavy hitter/ bend over backwards for: support / get the word out/ any day now

Friday, October 23, 2015

Friday's Assignment - Janice

Examples:

l  I smoke a pack of cigarettes a day.  I know I shouldn’t but it’s difficult to stop. I should try reducing the number of cigarettes I smoke.

l  I eat potato chips three or four times a week.  It’s so tasty even though it’s not good for my health. I will try to eat only two smaller bags a week.

Your own unhealthy habits:

I don't like all kinds of exercises such as jogging, swimming and playing basketball. I know that the sedentary lifestyle is not the best interest for people. I decided to ride the bicycle three times a week. They said that exercise will be good for my cardiovascular system.

I don't like to drink water. I prefer coffee. Drinking lots of coffee could increase your chance of heart disease. That's the reason I forced  myself  to drink water instead of coffee.

exercise 3 times a week
brush and floss my teeth every day
maintain my weight
eat fruit every day
drink 8 glasses of water every day
wash my hands after I cut raw chicken
wash my hands before I eat
wear a hat in the winter
wear sunglasses in the sun
use suntan lotion
open the windows in my home
visit the doctor annually

eat McDonald's every day
drink 3 beers for breakfast
watch 5 continuous hours of television every night
smoke more than 10 cigarettes a day
eat raw meat
take antibiotics when I have a cold
listen to music very loudly
use marijuana on a regular basis
diet a lot 
take vitamins every day
drink and drive a car
gamble a lot of money on lottery tickets
like to do drugs occasionally

Thursday, October 22, 2015

Thursday's Assignment

So, does the thought of exercise cause you to sweat?

Let's talk about exercise today.

Here are your tasks:

1. Share your notes from this morning's talk on your blog.
2. Role Play: Walking or Running as Exercise
1. Practise speaking aloud by yourself.
2. Get a partner to practise it with you.
3. Make a chirbit recording of your conversation.
3. Listening and vocabulary: Exercise Program
4. Listening and comprehension: A Healthy Lifestyle
1. Listen first without CC.
2. Then click on CC and follow, checking for comprehension.

How many mistakes can you find in the following:

1. AIDS, Parkinson's, and cancer aren't ancient but modern diseases. Physicians think these are caused by unhealthy lifestyle. Many people don't keep fit. They live sedentary life in front of a computer playing internet games. 

2. The Annual National Job Fair was held at Metro Toronto Convention Center in September. The main exhibitors included IBM, Loblaws and Federal Express. Because turnout was low last year, fewer people attended this year . Most people emailed their resumes as an attachment. However, some still submitted by hand or regular mail.

3.Among the thirty exhibitors at the job fair are McDonald, Toronto Police, Micro skills, Basics food, No Frills, Shoppers Drug Mart,Burger King, Toyota, Dragon Pearl Buffet, Toys'R'Us, Walmart, Ford, CIBC, Canadian Tire, American Express, and Visa.

  

1. preposition 2. SVA(subject-verb agreement) 3. CS(comma splice)

4. Fragment 5. run-on sentence 6. tense 7. proper nouns 8. spelling

9. Formatting(periods/commas/caps/spaces)

use a period after---a complete sentence, a command, most abbreviations (an acronym)

punctuation: comma, period, colon, dot, question mark, exclamation mark,

Tuesday, October 20, 2015

Tuesday's Assignment

Welcome back to class!
Hope you enjoyed the concert yesterday. Did it help you in any way in terms of your health?
This week, we hope to exercise our bodies and our minds a bit.

Here are your tasks:

1. Listening--take notes and practise pronunciation: Healthy Lifestyle
2. Role Play--first by yourself, then with a partner: Eating Unhealthy Foods
3. Write up your trip report--in either first or third person, about our trips to the AGO and Roy Thomson Hall. This is very important if you wish to be assessed on your writing skills.
4. As Canada looks at the federal election results, here are the results of the Student Vote in which we participated before the Thanksgiving Holiday. Compare them, and tell a partner if and how you find the comparison surprising.

 
1.Healthy Lifestyle 
The man wants to playing the basketball with his colleagues. For avoiding a heart attack,his wife asks him to do something. First, she asks him to have a physical before his begin. Second, she asks her husband to watch his diet, to cut back on the fatty foods and to eat more vegetables. Last, she asks him to take up a little weight training to strengthen his muscles and to try cycling to build up his cardiovascular system.

2. Role Play
Helen: So, what’s for lunch? 

Gabe: Since you were nice enough to spend your Saturday morning helping me out, I’ll make sandwiches for lunch. I know it doesn’t sound like much, but I make a mean sandwich. 

Helen: That sounds good, but you’re not going to use those cold cuts, are you? 

Gabe: I was. Why? 

Helen: Those are processed meats made with additives and a lot of sodium – definitely not what you’d want to put into your body. 

Gabe: I eat these kinds of cold cuts all the time. 

Helen: You shouldn’t if you don’t want to eat a lot saturated fat. 

Gabe: Okay, how about if I make us salads. 

Helen: Not with those greens. Unless they’re organic, they’re full of pesticides and chemicals. 

Gabe: [sighs] All right, how about if I make us healthy smoothies? 

Helen: Only if you use only fresh fruit. Bottled juices are full of high-fructose corn syrup. Yuck! 

Gabe: I’ve got a great idea. 

Helen: What? 

Gabe: You pick the restaurant and I’ll buy you lunch. 

Helen: I don’t want to put you to any trouble. 

Gabe: It’s no trouble at all. [Said under his breath] I’d do anything to get you out of my kitchen! 


3. Write up your trip report
There was a free organ concert by Dr.David Baskeyfield at Roy Thomson Hall yesterday. I didn't show up  because I got had the flu last week and was still feeling uncomfortable. This morning, Jane told me something about the concert. Dr.David Baskeyfield is a very young British organist. And he is also the First Prize Winner of the 2014 Canadian International Organ Competition. He played seven masterworks at the concert. Jane said she had never seen the masterworks performed so brilliantly. He could use his hands and feet to play at the same time; It was fantastic. I (feel so sorry)regretted missing the concert and hope to have another chance to see the show.

4.           Seat Count                           Vote Count