Monday, November 16, 2015

Monday's Assignment

You have your LINC/ESL e-portfolio here. But what does your career portfolio look like? Tell a
partner what you would put in it and what you wouldn't.
Welcome to this week's theme on employment and job interviews in preparation for this
Thursday's field trip!

I have no idea about the career portfolio. After I graduated from the nurse school, I could choose

 the hospital I'd like to go under my grades. I had been a nurse more than 20 years in China. Now, 

I came to Canada and began a new start. I thought I should familiar the local culture and  

accumulate Canadian experience. All of them I'd like to put in it.  

Here are your tasks:

• We start with this quick survey to review what you've learnt last week--on the theme of A Child's Education. Please post your answers under Comments below:
1. This week I learned to use Ctrl-F to find keyword.
2. I can use this when I would like to search  something in the big document.
3. I can do it well.  I can do it with help.  I can’t do it yet. 
4. The learning activity I liked best was the speaking and the writing.
5. I want to do more exercises about the speaking. 

1. Role play: Your Professional Portfolio
1. Practise by yourself, 
2. with a partner, and then 
3. before your teacher, before 
4. recording your chirbit.
2. Follow these Resume Wizard instructions. Invite 2 or 3 classmates to provide mutual suggestions.

1. Role play
 http://chirb.it/fKGgLD

2. Resume Wizard instructions
    Microsoft Word-  File- New- New Document- General Template- Other Document
    Resume Wizard- Style-  Professional- next
    Which type of resume would you like to create - professional resume - next
    Education, professional experience, languages-
    These headings are sometimes included in this type of resume.
    Select check boxes for headings you want.-Accreditation, Awards received- next
    Are there any additional headings you would like to add to your resume?
    Relevant Coursework-add
    There are your resume headings- Professional Experience- Move Up-remove-language
    next-finish

3. New Word
Ta da/ portfolio/ groundbreaking/ a fact sheet/ testimonials/ a work in progress/ room for growth

Friday , November 13, 2015

It's windy today. I was surprised when I found our classroom was locked while I got there. Unusually, today is PA day. All the TDSB' schools were closed. But Joseph never told us today's class will be cancel. It was weird because the other classes worked as usual. A woman told us to go to the next door. She introduced herself to us that her name is Claudia came from Mexico and works for Microskills. She would company with us whole day and emphasized that she is not a teacher and can't teach us anything. She introduced her partner Kizito who came from Nigeria. She spoke frankly and mentioned she has the accent. We should train our ears to try, to familiar and to understand the people who speak with the accent. Through her explanation, we learned more about Micreskills. Over 100,000 people found their job by Microskills help since 1984. It's brilliance! After a break, we did a little game. Everyone garbed five words from a hamlet and made a short story, It was fun. There was a team work for us in the afternoon. Red, William and me, we were in the same team. We searched a signed job from Job Bank online and wrote a resume. Finally, we finished our work. 

    

Thursday, November 12, 2015

Thursday's Assignment

In your country of origin, when do people tell their kids about the birds and the bees? How do
they do that? Is it mainly done in school or at home?
In China, we don't have the same idioms like "the birds and the bees". Most parents feel
embarrassed and don't like to talk about these thing with their children. They thought that is 
responsible for the school. The students begin to learn the subject named "Hygienic of the 
Physical "when they are at grade 5. The boys and the girls study it in the separate room.

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play: Describing Bodies
2. Read, think about, and discuss this report.
3. In which grades is homophobia discussed in this document? Use Ctrl-F to find keywords.
1. How is Canada's sex education compared to that in your country of origin?
2. Discuss this with a partner from a different country. Take notes.
3. Record on chirbit a group discussion about the similarities and differences as well as how you feel about what it should be like in Canada.
4. Listen to another group's chirbit and leave a comment.
4. Write a brief trip report about yesterday's Remembrance Day Service. When did you arrive, what did you see, who did you talk to, and how did you feel? Add pictures.
5. Sign up for next Thursday's job fair.

1. http://chirb.it/pFGv9f

2. In Canada, people could plan a rally to show their discontent. I used to see the teachers and the librarians to 
    form a human chain on the road when they were striking. The policemen were always on hand. No blood. No 
    crush. Everything was order and peaceful. I think it is enough.

the birds and the bees

The explanation of sexual reproduction. In old fashioned times people were embarrassed to discuss sex let alone tell children. So they used Mother nature as a metaphor to portray sex as a natural thing and not a crime punishable by eternal damnation.

"Now Philip, It's your fortieth birthday and I feel you are ready to know about the birds and the bees.."

be ogling at/  a flabby gut in the bunch/  to objectify the opposite sex / six-packs and guns/  long, lean body 
 It’s demeaning / on behalf of all men out there/  It’s her personality I admire / You could’ve fooled me 
appreciate you watching

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Remembrance Day Field Trip on November 11th, 2015

Our whole school will be going to the Remembrance Day Ceremony to celebrate those who gave their lives 

for our country. Please arrive at 10.30 a.m. to find a good spot to sit.

Here is the address and the website:
North York Service
George Weston Recital Hall at the Toronto Centre for the Arts5040 Yonge Street

Field Trip Report

Today is Remembrance Day. All students of the school attended the Remembrance Day Service that was called "Lest We Forget" at Toronto Center for the Arts in the morning. There were no empty seats in George Weston Recital hall. It began at 11:00 AM. 

Firstly, we sang Canadian National Anthem "O Canada'. After that, we had opening remarks by the president of Royal Canadian Legion and opening prayers by Assistant Division Chaplain. Secondly, we sang a hymn called "O God, Our Help in Ages Past" together. What a brilliant whole people singing the same hymn. One student of the band on stage played the "Last Post" by a trumpet. All of the people stood up for the two minutes of silence. The man who wore Scottish kilt playing the "Lament" at the second floor. There were almost twenty wreaths laying on the stage with the people gave a salute one by one. Two girls recited a poem named "In Flanders Fields". I was torched. Lastly, we hymned"Faith of Our Fathers" and "God Save the Queen". 

It was drizzly just like our feeling when we got it out. For freedom, a lot of people lost their life. We should remember those brave soldiers forever. 

Tuesday, November 10, 2015

Tuesday's Assignment

How do students classify themselves in your country of origin? Do they have a term for poor or
rich students? Or smart or silly ones? Or fat or skinny ones? How do you feel about calling or
being called a name? How's the situation here in North America? Have you talked to a schoolkid
in Canada lately?

Unlike the adult, the children classify themselves depend on their interests. In their little empire,
the teacher is their king and decides the level of popular. They mostly rank the smart guy among
the best one. Seldom student does not have a nickname. Some are good, so the guy who was
being called feels a little proud of it. I had talked it with my daughter. She said that it is not the big deal. 

Here are your tasks:

1. Vocabulary: Getting Childcare
1. Listen, and work on pronunciation--speak out loud. (If you need text-to-speech, try these resources.)
2. Read aloud while a partner checks your pronunciation.
2. Role play: Types of Students
3. Take dictation from 2:23 through 3:05 of this video.
4. Using 10 of the words/expressions you learnt today, write an email to a friend overseas about school life in Canada.
1. Begin your email with "Hi __________, Long time no see!"
2. In the first paragraph, write 3 sentences describing the children and the culture in Canadian school .
3. In the second paragraph, write 3 sentences describing your thoughts and feelings.
4. Don't forget to sign off.

1. http://chirb.it/y232LJ

2. Dictation
So weit talks about building sexual activity into a child's personal plan . But they 're 13 years old kids. Why are we
telling 13 year-old kids that's appropriate to make plans for sexual activity. It's actually illegal for 13 year-old kids

to have sex. It's called statutory rape. Why would we tell them that they can make a plan to do so, and this is a 

political opinion. This is called instruction, evidence based instruction. This isn't about science, about facts. This is
about encouraging and activating. Children (of tender)attend two years become sexually available. It's called grooming.

3. email

Dear Ann,

Long time no see. How have you been? Is everything okay?   

The email you sent me last week that mentioned you'd like to learn more about school life in Canada. Frankly. I'm 
not familiar with it because I can't communicate with Judy's teacher. 
You know that Judy came to Canada when she was at Grade 6. In China, she had to go to school at 6:30AM and had
to do several hours' homework each evening. She wore her nearsighted glasses at grade 5. We regretted that we 
came to Canada too late because here is really children's paradise. They go to school at 8:45 AM and get it out at
3:15 PM. She seldom or never does her homework at home. For her, learning is easy as a pie. Contrary, she spends 
a large amount of time to learn how to play and how to independent. She totally changes. Live in here is very hard
for the middle-aged Chinese. But it deserves.
Best regards
Yucho

4. new word

1. a single mom/  odd hours/  have a tough time finding childcare for/ be enrolled in a preschool

to drop her off on her way/ get there in time to pick her up/ gets off work / rolling admission

to check out a latchkey program at the local community center/ The tuition was fairly low 

inexperienced/ hiring a nanny/ is hard to come by/  live in/ envy/ have it tough.

2. old yearbook/ cleaning out my closet/ an honor roll student/ Don’t be fooled/ an average student

the valedictorian/ a dropout/ have a high GPA / take every available AP class/  a nerd/ a jock

a member of student club/ student body president/  stuck-up/ get along with everybody

cheerleaders/ popular/ be friends with geeks and goths/  keep in touch/ Definitely a druggie.


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Monday, November 9, 2015

Monday's Assignment

Welcome back to school! What do you think are some differences between an adult's and
a child's education? Tell a partner your answers, and then tell another partner your first
 partner's answers.

I thought there are some differences between an adult's and a child's education. First, a child's 
education is compulsory education. Second, compulsory education is free. Third, a child study 
for fun, but an adult study for the jobs.

1. Role play: Staying Home from School
2. Role play: Coming Home Late
3. Identify pages in this document on helping your child with bullying, ongoing support for learning, and parent-teacher interviews. Find one more area of help and make a list using the Numbered List button.

1. Bullying--pages 52

2. Ongoing support for learning--pages 41

3. Parent-teacher interviews--page 39

4. Facing Challenges By Learning Together --pages 44

http://chirb.it/2CPnJE

http://chirb.it/b0KB1L

NEW WORD

play hooky/  to put one over on Mom/  you’re faking /  give me such a hard time/  cut class

have a foolproof way of doing sth./  get caught/  forge notes  from Mom to do sth.

get out of class for doctor’s appointment/ I keep my eyes and ears open. I pick things up.

to know that pretending to be sick never works.

to get an excused absence /  to get out of / out of the goodness of my heart 

I’ll owe you one / You scratch my back and I’ll scratch yours.

I  lost track of time /be worried sick about / be supposed to come straight home 

a fight broke out in the hallway/  came out and broke it up/   go to your room

to want you hanging around with him /   to miss curfew / Just wait until / That’s not fair! 

be grounded for a week /  I won’t have you talking back to me / as strict as 

new word

placing an ad/ vetting the candidates/ choosing the tenant handling the paperwork / an apartment is in need of repairs 
agree to do sth./ be responsible for taking care of sth.
be evicted for doing sth. / have no inkling about 
a passive-aggressive note / a serial fraudster 
an abundance of smiley faces / a renting houses
claiming to be a tenant / subletting rooms / cram in 
to seal the deal / be dated but clean /  turn up 
alienating life in a big city / gush about / dig up
brush it off / On Craigslist / barge in on 
on Kijiji / to sweep and mop the floors /  burst into 
clean the mirrors and windows 
wipe down the kitchen counters, cabinets, stove and fridge 
scrub the bathroom / squeezed through 
be notorious for poor repairs / shoddy ventilation 
few windows / bedbugs, cockroaches and rodents 
the greatest risk by far is fire /he had a sterling record
compensation / gentrify /realtor / estate / sob 
estrange / rotate/ nowhere / erect / drywall / subdivide contemplate/ confront / scheme / unravel / amiss 
spacious / unorthodox / fleece jacket/ gelled / demeanor
caffeinated / layout / furnace / amalgamation / monitor 
solely / infraction / soar / scenario / valve / subsidize
saddle with / backlog / entice / sacrifice / alternative 
fridge-freezer/ inhalation / misled / gobsmacked / flee 
rifle / sawed-off / plead / indignation / terminator 
paralegal / intractable / virtual / prospective 
incentive/ wilder / trafficker / bloodhound / unscrupulous opportunist / right down/ sexual advances / rebuff / hint
sabotage/ pornography / filthy / opt to / adequate
renovate / huddle / obliquely/ litigation / slander 
defamation / waiver of tort / face off / formidable 
affidavit / bizarre / meekly /adjourn / well up 
confidentiality / devastate / obstruct/ track down 
toothless / verdict / remnant / testify/ horrify 

to set up in / to evict / to give a written permission
the hearing about your eviction /holding  a hearing
break the law/ owe rent/ pay your rent late 
to cover the rent/ mobile home/ retaliate with
run an illegal business/ caused damage by being careless
disturbed other tenants/ risk the safety of others
make or seller illegal drug/ a caregiver wants to move in
tear down the building/ use it for sth./ from going ahead
repair problems/ to fix the problem/ to question to challenge
come up with/ resolve the issue/ be liable for damage

property owner /be hesitant about/ carry out/
drift his way/ fallen on the deaf ears
sympathize/ supersonic booms/ artillery training exercises

the expense account/ to wine and dine/ a personal slush fund/ schmoozing
charity event/ free booze/ to rub elbows/ the business elite