Friday, November 6, 2015

Friday's Assignment

Imagine that you had an unforgettable tenant named Jimmy. How much would you ask Jimmy to leave
as a deposit for renting your apartment. What would you do if Jimmy left a big hole in the kitchen wall 
and damaged your stove, refrigerator, and living room carpet?

Will Jimmy get his deposit back?

Definitely jimmy will not get his deposit back. I will file a lawsuit to protect myself if his deposit do not
cover the charge of repair these damages.

Here are your tasks:

1. Reading and discussion with a partner: CLEO on Damage and FMTA's FAQ.
1. Share with your partner one surprising finding from each document.
2. Write a short email of about 50 words of your own advising a friend on what to do in a tough 
3. situation as a tenant.
2. Role play: Getting the Deposit Back
3. What does the term "tenant  from hell" mean? Skim this article, check out the pictures, and discuss 
4. with a partner.

1. NEW DIALOGUE

A:  I'm going to move out.
B:  But your lease isn't up yet.
A:  There's no way that I stay here anymore.
B:  That is going to be a problem.
A:  I don't understand.
B:  I have to keep your deposit.
A:  Why?
B:  Because it's stated in our agreement.
A:  But I need it back.
B:  I can't do it.
A:  It would be impossible to stay here.
B:  That's not my fault.

2.

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3. new word
a lease is up(over) yet / break the contract / to fulfill the lease
be stated in / have time on the lease/ keep the deposit
to leave your apartment in good shape / be clean and no damaged / could sue you 
to give you a good reference / a security deposit  last month's rent deposits

Thursday, November 5, 2015

Thursday's Assignment

Can a tenant get kicked out? What, if any, circumstances could make this happen? Discuss this with a partner.
Yes, a tenant can get kicked out if he were under the these situations. For example, he broke the law or sold drugs
 illegally, or his pet was disturbing the another tenants. especially he owned the rent.

Does this picture look familiar? What's the story behind it? Is the cartoon funny, and if so, why?
yes, it looks familiar to me. This story told us if you want to defeat the wolf , not only do you build the solid house,
but also you need a cleave mind. This cartoon is funny because the wolf uses the eviction notice let three pigs to vacate their house.
He is so cleave because he don't need to huff and puff.

Here are your tasks:

1. Reading: Fighting an Eviction
1. Find 3 or more interesting/surprising facts and list them in your own words on your blog.
2. Comment on your classmates' discoveries on their blogs.
2. Role play: Eviction Notice
1. Identify phrases that are most useful and could be used in other situations, and practise them more, aloud.
2. With a partner create a chirbit on eviction or record another conversation based on your useful phrases.
3. Write an email to your telephone company about a late payment. If you have the time, try writing a warning letter from a telephone company to a delinquent subscriber.

1.

There are 3 interesting facts in these articles. First, there are the rent banks which can help you pay the rent if you find one. Second, It is only the Sheriff who can evict you or lock you out. Third, the landlord can sell, keep, give away and throw out your belongings after 72 h. 

2. DICTATION

O God, our help in ages past

Our hope for years to come

Our shelter from the stormy blast

And our eternal home      

3. FIND MISTAKE

Canada (was fighting)fought many wars. These (included)include World War One and (two)the Korean War., Unless there (is)were (a) good reasons. To go to war, we must avoid risking the lives of our soldiers unnecessarily.     

new word

Better to wear out than rush out/ wear a long face/ wear a smile/

better than a poke in the eye/ poke and pry/ poke fun at

to file a suit for back rent/

catch up on my rent / pay up on your rent / to keep up with your rent /

to start the procedure to evict/to vacate/   

Skeleton in the closet

TheA skeleton in the closet
Hello, I'm yucho. ItThis is my third presentation. Today, I would like to share a little story with everyone. The story's writer is the great French novelist Balzac. He believed that this story may have come from something that really happened. In an old English country family, Balzac telltold us of a man who suspected his wife of having a lover. One day, he comes home by surprise(d). But his wife hears him, and quickly hides her lover in the closet. The husband enters her room and asks her if she is hiding her lover in the closet. The husband says he will not open the door of the closet if his wife assures him there is no one there. He will believe her. The wife (answers firmly)insists that she is not hiding anyone in the closet. The husband then asks the servants to build a solid brick wall against the closet. The wife watches., sheShe knows her lover will never have any chance (to come) of coming out alive. But she will not change her story and admit her guilt. Many years after, some people find a real skeleton in the hidden closet (in) there. When a man has done something in his life that he is not proud of, that he wants to hide, he is said (that he has)to have a skeleton in his closet. This phrase takes on a broader today. It could be proof of a criminal act or something much less serious. Some people may have more than one skeleton. And in some closets, the skeleton rattles its bare bones loudly. So, it's lucky that you have no skeleton in your closet.  

CANADIAN NATIONAL ANTHEM

O Canada our home and native land
The patriot love in all thy sons command
With glowing hearts we see thee rise
The True North strong and free
From far and wide
O Canada we stand on guard for thee
God keep our land glorious and free
O Canada we stand on guard for thee

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ctrl+A choose all
ctrl+c copy
ctrl+v paste

new words
poppy/ poetry/ rhyme/ national emblem/ cemetery/ tumults
joss paper/ hungry ghost festival

Wednesday, November 4, 2015

Wednesday's Assignment

Who's responsible when there's a leak in your apartment? Or when the light bulb is blown? 

Or the fuse? Or the toilet stopped up? Who pays? Discuss these with a partner.

Ever needed something quick? How quick was the service you got from the landlord or super?

Here are your tasks:

1. Listening and vocabulary: Housing Complaints
1. Go through the lesson, and take the quiz.
2. Make sentences with the expressions you just learnt, and check them with a partner.
2. Role play: Calling the Landlord to Report a Leak
1. As usual, practise aloud by yourself and then with a partner.
2. Record your conversation with your partner, and do it again using the "jumping/pinball" exercise.
3. Publish your audio chirbits to your e-portfolios.
3. In preparation for Remembrance Day, listen to and practise singing this song.

new words

come up with/ resolve the issue/ be liable for charge/ property owner/ be hesitant about/ carry out/ drift the way

fall on deaf ears/ be the zoned for agricultural and livestock/ sympathize with/ supersonic booms/keep down/blaring

the pungent odor/ resume the exercise/ a walking refrigerator/ ostrich/ protest the activity/vent your frustration

a plumber/ a pipe burst,broke/ a leaking pipe/ be fabulous/ inconvenience/ immediately/ appreciate

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Tuesday's Assignment

What are some synonyms of negotiation? Have you ever bargained about the price of something, e.g.
 your rent? How hard and how long have you ever haggled over any item? Are you a low-baller?

Here are your tasks:

1. Listening: Prices
2. For your role play: 
1. Compare the following:
1. Negotiating the Price
2. Negotiating the Price (2)
2. Practise them with Tutor Mike.
3. Find a partner, compose and record your shared conversation on price negotiations, an then post your recording onChirbit.

new words
go any higher than/ go any lower than/ afford/ sound to you/ reconsider/ take it or leave it/ call about
look for/ work out/ housing situation/ utility/ budget/ a furnished apartment/ a few vacancies
an apartment complex/ drop by

get somebody off your back

   (informal)

to stop someone trying to force you to do something, or to stop someone criticizing you I had to sell my house to get the creditors off my back. (informal)

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Monday, November 2, 2015

Monday's Assignment

Do you rent your apartment? If so, what does your lease say about its condition? Do you remember talking to your landlord or tenant? Was the conversation difficult? Guess the theme for this week.

Here are your tasks:

Where's William, Fabio, Reed, Tina, etc.?

1. Write your field trip report. 
1. Consider your favourite speaker, piece of career advice, networking partner, university memory, and free souvenir.
2. Make sure to interview your classmates, get them to check your writing, and include some pictures before publishing.
2. Listening & Vocabulary: Apartments for Rent
3. Vocabulary: rental apartments
4. Role play: Scheduling an Appointment Viewing
5. Practise the conversations with Tutor Mike.
6. Practise with a partner, and then choose one to record on Chirbit with your partner.
7. Write your own conversation based on what you have learnt!

Field Trip Report: York University
Early last week, we were notified to register a meeting at York University on Friday morning. It was an important meeting for newcomers to introduce Pathways To Bridging Programs, Post-Secondary Education and Careers. After one hour journey, we arrived the campus. Some people were waiting there to help us find the meeting room. Without their help, we could be lost ourselves because that was a really big campus. Almost hundred people attended the meeting. The committee prepared coffee and tea so people could talk over coffee. Most speakers were immigrants. They came from all over of the world. They shared their experiences about how to get the job and encouraged us to keep learning. There were a few colleges at the meeting. As far as I'm concerned, to find the job, I need knowledge, methods, skill and experience.

1. Listening & Vocabulary: Apartments for Rent
2. Vocabulary: rental apartments
3. Role play: Scheduling an Appointment Viewing
4. Write your own conversation based on what you have learnt!

A:  Hi, can I speak to the apartment manager, please?

B:  This is she. How can I help you?

A:   I was wondering if the apartment on Main Street was still available?

B:   Yes, it is vacant. Are you interested in seeing it?

A:   Great. I'd love to see it.

B:   How about today at 6 pm? Can you make it?

A:   I have no problem with 6 pm.

B    Sounds good. Do you know how to get there?

A:   yes. I drop by there on my way to work. 

B:   I will have an application form with me. You can fill it out if you like it.

A:   Okey. Do I need to bring anything with me?

B:   No. The only thing I need to check is your driver's license.

new word
work out/ look for/ housing situation/ budget/ somewhere/ utilities/ furnished/ vacant,vacancy/ make it/ live in/
be interested in seeing/ get a look/ check out address/ fill it out/ driver's license/drive by to see/

apartment--We rent an apartment on the Godstone Road.
carport--Our carport is located in the building basement.
elevator--There are two elevators in our building.
facilities--Our rent is about $1200 one month, including facilities.
first floor--The apartment of the first floor has two doors.
garage--There is a big garage at the basement in our building.
landlord--We signed the lease with the manager, not landlord.
laundry room--There is a laundry room at the basement.
mailbox--We do not have ourselves mailbox in this building. 
park lot--Each family have one park lot in the basement.
park space--The park space for visitors is outside of the building.
roommate--I have 2 roommates in this apartment.
second floor--Our apartment is on the second floor.
security deposit--Security deposit is called last month's rent.
smoke detector--There are some smoke detector in our apartment.
stairway--There are the emergence lights in the stairway.
tenant--The landlord hopes all tenants pay their rent on time.
vacancy--Is there any vacancy apartment I can apply?