Friday, May 13, 2016

For one of the last free noon-hour concerts of the season, we'll be heading to Roy Thomson Hall on Friday to enjoy some stunning organ music and the Toronto Mass Choir. To get there on time, do plan to leave no later than on the 10:27 a.m. train from Don Mills Station.

You are welcome to bring older children and adult friends and family, and do remember to maintain good concert etiquette.
Based on this ad, what are you looking forward to enjoying at this concert?
At the end of the concert, let's meet at the entrance for a group photo and perhaps head out to lunch together.
Don't forget to post your comments before and after the concert below!

Wednesday, May 11, 2016

LET'S HAVE A PICNIC :)

We will be leaving around 11:45 to go to have our picnic first at Sunny brook park. Then, walk to Edwards Gardens and have a quick tour there.

Monday, May 9, 2016

Travel Advertisement

If you are interested in the coral and fish, then the Great Barrier Reef is the dream destination for you to be. It is home to the world's largest coral reef system in Quessland, Australia. It is famous for its dazzling underwater world and delicious seafood. Here supports a diversity of life including more than 1500 fish species, 400 types of corals and 30 species of whales, dolphins and porpoises. With activities to suit everyone. You can try an scuba dive to get closer to the fish. If you are non-swimmers, you can stay dry to take a ride in a submarine, watch fish feeding from above the water and walk in the underwater viewing chamber. Come to here and spoil yourself with a once in a lifetime experience. You will bring home sensational memories of your time on the Great Barrier Reef.

 

Dream Destinations

Based on today’s class work, we will conduct a contest! This contest will be based on your votes. 

Each one will come up with an ad for the travel destination he/she will advocate for, then each one will post his/her ad on the class blog , in the comments session to be available to all of you, and people will vote for the best three ads.

The one rule here is that NO ONE is allowed to vote for him/herself!

The first three winners will get a treat J

Friday, May 6, 2016

Based on our reading, think of a similar experience that has happened to you and narrate it to us. Use present tense, even though this was in the past.

Make sure to answer the 5Ws in your answer.

·                     When was it?

·                     Where was it?

·                     Who was with you?

·                     What happened?

·                     How did it end?

·                     Describe our feelings before and after the situation. 

After coming to Canada, our family had to live with my sister and her son because she has a job and can’t take care of her son by herself. It really took me some time to try to persuade my husband. It’s difficult for him to accept it since we never live together before. He thought it will be inconvenient and it can cause troubles. Finally, he gave up resisting and did his best to take care of us. We don’t have other relatives and acquaintances here, but we have never felt lonely. The refrigerator is full of delicious food. The room is full of light. The house is always full of laugher.    

Thursday, May 5, 2016

40 Godstone Street
Toronto, Ontario M2J3C7

May 5, 2016

Sir./ Madam
CIC office
Harry Hays Building 220 4th Avenue, SE, Room 210
Alberta, Calgary, T2G 4X3

Dear Sir./ Madam:

I am writing for renew my Permanent Resident Card because my card has expired. I already prepared the documents  

Documents required with your application:

• Your Permanent Resident Card (if your card has expired). If it is due to expire, you can keep it with you and return it to the CIC officer at a local CIC office when you go to collect your new card.
• A copy of your valid passport or travel document, or a copy of the passport or travel document you held at the time you became a permanent resident. Please note that if photocopies are not clear, your application will be returned to you.
• Photos. Consult the Photo Specifications Appendix in the guide for more information. If your photos do not meet the requirements, they will not be accepted.
• Any other identity documents specified in the Document Checklist (which will be part of the application kit).
• should not be convicted of an offense related to the misuse of a Permanent Resident Card.

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

GERUNDS AND INFINITIVES

Task 1:

Click on this link to get more practice on the use of gerunds and infinitives. Finish two exercises; repeat them till you get them all right. 

Task 2: 

Complete the text using the correct form of the verb in brackets.

Farmer Jones met Jane when he was just a young man. He couldn’t help (1 falling) in love with her immediately and asked her to marry him. She said yes although she knew it would mean (2 getting) up early to milk the cows for the rest of her life. “Love means never (3 having) to get up early to milk the cows”, said Farmer Jones, and explained that he would continue (4to get) up early to milk the cows so Jane could sleep late every day. Everything went well until they tried (5to increase) their profits by buying some chickens. The first night, a fox ate one of the chickens. Farmer Jones decided (to6 build) a fence to protect the chickens. But the ground was too hard so he couldn’t. He tried (to7 use) an axe to break the ground but it was much too hard. So he went to the local shop and tried (8to buy) a gun. But he didn’t have any identification so he couldn’t buy one. He tried (9to borrow) one from his neighbors but they were all worried about the fox too. “I regret not (10 buying) one when I had those rabbit problems”, he told Jane. So Jane went to the shop and bought a gun. That night she tried (11to stop) the fox. At first she tried (12to scare) the fox by shooting into the air but it didn’t work. So she tried (13to hit) the fox but she missed. She called her husband and he ran after the fox to try (14to catch) it but he wasn’t fast enough. They tried (15 shouting) at the fox and they tried (16 throwing) things at it and they tried (17 leaving) other food for the fox but nothing worked. Soon they had only 1 chicken left. They tried (18 asking) their neighbors for help and one of their neighbors told them to try (19 putting) tiger dung on the ground. So they went to the local zoo to try (20 buying) some tiger dung. They put the dung on the ground and they never saw the fox again. 

Task 3

Answer the questions based on the summaries below. Use a gerund, an infinitive, or a simple form in your answer.

One Life to Live

Maggie, who teaches children at a school for the deaf, meets Max when she comes to Llanview to visit her cousin, Andrew. Max, a friend of Andrew’s, is a widower with one-year-old twins. After Maggie spends some time with the twins, she suspects that one of them, Frankie, is partially deaf. She tells Max that he must take Frankie for testing. Max refuses to believe that his son is deaf and tells Maggie to stay out of his family’s business. Maggie, who grew up with a deaf brother, pursues the matter, even setting up an appointment for Frankie without Max’s knowledge. When Max finds out about the appointment, he is furious at Maggie.

a.     Why did Maggie come to Llanview?

She came to visit her cousin.

b.     Why is Max angry at Maggie?

Max is angry at Maggie to tell him that his son is deaf.

c.      What is Maggie determined to do?

Maggie determined to book an appointment for Frankie without Max’s knowledge.

Task 4:

Follow the same pattern, now write a short paragraph with the same title and make sure to use a gerund, to-infinitive or infinitive without to in your short story. Ask a friend to edit your work.

Last weekend, my daughter and I had plan on going to TD bank.  I‘d like to apply a credit card for myself because my card was cancel