Review
Taking messages is sometimes tricky. Its a good skill to practice. Imagine you are the school secretary for an elementary school.
Click here.
Spelling
Train to be a spelling champion like Yueh Hua Lin in Toronto. Click here.
Practice Do Questions and other Yes/No questions
Take a quiz on Do questions here.
Take a quiz on Yes/No Question in the dimple past here.
Here is another quiz for choosing do, does, am or are.
Your Education
Learn about learning styles, take this quiz.
SMART goals. Learn about making goals here.
A Child's Education in Canada
Stephanie's blog has many videos about Parent teacher interviews and the school system.
Look at them here.
As alswyas, if you'd like to practice for citizenship, you can got to: citizenshipcounts.ca
Friday, 16 January 2015
Friday, 9 January 2015
Introducing People and Small Talk
Review
Practice the activities again about Small Talk here.
Spelling
Practice your spelling here.
New
Introductions Here is a funny video of people introducing themselves and others.
Do they talk about where they are from? Do they talk about their jobs?
Here is an introduction video with subtitles.
What do people say when they introduce other people?
Small Talk
1. An example of small talk is here.
What taboo subject do they talk about when they meet someone in the third video?
What key words did you hear from this week?
2.Here are some neighbours making small talk.
3. Here are two moms making small talk at the park.
In video 2, what common Canadian topic do they discuss?
In video 3 what small talk topics do they two women discuss?
Practice the activities again about Small Talk here.
Spelling
Practice your spelling here.
New
Introductions Here is a funny video of people introducing themselves and others.
Do they talk about where they are from? Do they talk about their jobs?
Here is an introduction video with subtitles.
What do people say when they introduce other people?
Small Talk
1. An example of small talk is here.
What taboo subject do they talk about when they meet someone in the third video?
What key words did you hear from this week?
2.Here are some neighbours making small talk.
3. Here are two moms making small talk at the park.
In video 2, what common Canadian topic do they discuss?
In video 3 what small talk topics do they two women discuss?
Friday, 12 December 2014
Work and Home Safety
Hello everyone!
This is our last Friday in Computer lab!
Use it wisely
We have been looking at the hazards on this website
Click on "construction", "Health Care" or "Mining" for more activities.
Reading about Safety
Read more about bleach here.
Read about your Health and Safety rights as a worker here.
Some of you can read about construction safety in your first language. Click here. Scroll down to this section:
In Canada, you can get "compensation" if you are hurt at work. You can either have some of your pay, or a change in activity at work that you can do with your injury.
You can read about how to claim ( ask for ) your compensation here.
Spelling
Practice spelling here.
Listening
Listen and read about a way to protect yourself from germs here.
This is our last Friday in Computer lab!
Use it wisely
We have been looking at the hazards on this website
Click on "construction", "Health Care" or "Mining" for more activities.
Reading about Safety
Read more about bleach here.
Read about your Health and Safety rights as a worker here.
Some of you can read about construction safety in your first language. Click here. Scroll down to this section:
In Canada, you can get "compensation" if you are hurt at work. You can either have some of your pay, or a change in activity at work that you can do with your injury.
You can read about how to claim ( ask for ) your compensation here.
Spelling
Practice spelling here.
Listening
Listen and read about a way to protect yourself from germs here.
Friday, 5 December 2014
Healthy Living and Phones
Hello Everyone!
Practice with Phones
If you want to learn more about leaving a message, watch this video.
What do you notice about Mrs Ming's message? What do you notice about Ms Ran's message and what Anthony writes?
This is a more modern example of many types of messages on the answering machine. Which ones are formal? Which are informal? Can you call the receptionist "babe" or "dear"?
Watch the video here.
Even more information about telephones can be found here. This is a long video.
Teacher Lucy's blog also has more information about using the telephone.
Visit it here.
Healthy Living
Healthy Eating
Read about Canada's food guide here.
Practice with Phones
If you want to learn more about leaving a message, watch this video.
What do you notice about Mrs Ming's message? What do you notice about Ms Ran's message and what Anthony writes?
This is a more modern example of many types of messages on the answering machine. Which ones are formal? Which are informal? Can you call the receptionist "babe" or "dear"?
Watch the video here.
Even more information about telephones can be found here. This is a long video.
Teacher Lucy's blog also has more information about using the telephone.
Visit it here.
Healthy Living
Healthy Eating
Read about Canada's food guide here.
Click on the "Quick Links" for more information.
Exercising and Being Active
The YMCA has many activities people can do for exercise.
Look at the schedule here.
What types of exercise do they offer?
Which ones would you be most interested in?
Studying at home
I have found some great resources you can use at home ( especially over winter break)
Duolingo has lessons in many languages.
Talk with people in English on Skype through My Language Exchange. Why would it be helpful? you can have an online dictionary open at the same time! I do recommend talking to your neighbours as well.
Hear many words and phrases pronounced her at forvo.com
Check your written work here at lang 8
Thanks to Benny Lewis for the ideas!
Friday, 28 November 2014
Health Continued
Medical Forms practice
Answer questions about this medical form.This link has a medical form to practice with. Find it here.
Family
Learn about family here.
Take a quiz about family members here.
Read about health
Talking with your doctor. Read it here.
Health for kids. Read it here
Last week's blog below has many good activities.
Including spelling activities for health. Scroll down.
You can also look at
Teacher Jen is also discussing health. See her page here.
Teacher Lucy's page about health here.
Teacher Kelly has many activities about health here.
You looked at teacher Stephanie's blog last week. Here is her page about symptoms.
Answer questions about this medical form.This link has a medical form to practice with. Find it here.
Family
Learn about family here.
Take a quiz about family members here.
Read about health
Talking with your doctor. Read it here.
Health for kids. Read it here
Last week's blog below has many good activities.
Including spelling activities for health. Scroll down.
You can also look at
Teacher Jen is also discussing health. See her page here.
Teacher Lucy's page about health here.
Teacher Kelly has many activities about health here.
You looked at teacher Stephanie's blog last week. Here is her page about symptoms.
Thursday, 20 November 2014
Health
This week we talked about health.
Body Parts
Listen to the parts of the body by moving your mouse over each part here.
You can review the parts of your face here.
You might also want to learn about medicine here.
Spelling
Body parts spelling quiz .
Symptoms and illness spelling quiz.
All the quizzes.
Cold and Flu (Influenza)
Remember the difference between cold and flu by reading this and taking a quiz.
People at the Doctor's Office
Here is a video of an injured/hurt person at the doctor with a fill in the blank activity.
You can watch a similar video here about someone at a clinic.
A third video shows new patient information. You can find it here. This is the most difficult activity and video.
Useful Phrases
Here are phrases you might use at the doctor's
in English and
Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Spanish.
Telehealth Ontario
Learn more about telehealth ontario here
Grammar
Here is a chart with prepositions for places.
Practice place prepositions here.
Scroll down till you see this part:
Click on the exercises that say Place.
Body Parts
Listen to the parts of the body by moving your mouse over each part here.
You can review the parts of your face here.
You might also want to learn about medicine here.
Spelling
Body parts spelling quiz .
Symptoms and illness spelling quiz.
All the quizzes.
Cold and Flu (Influenza)
Remember the difference between cold and flu by reading this and taking a quiz.
People at the Doctor's Office
Here is a video of an injured/hurt person at the doctor with a fill in the blank activity.
You can watch a similar video here about someone at a clinic.
A third video shows new patient information. You can find it here. This is the most difficult activity and video.
Useful Phrases
Here are phrases you might use at the doctor's
in English and
Chinese, Arabic, Vietnamese, Spanish.
Telehealth Ontario
Learn more about telehealth ontario here
Grammar
Here is a chart with prepositions for places.
Practice place prepositions here.
Scroll down till you see this part:
Click on the exercises that say Place.
Friday, 14 November 2014
Housing
Finding a Place
Go to Kijiji Windsor
Spelling
Practice Spelling for types of houses here.
Who shovels the snow?
Review who is responsible for tasks at a rental place here.
Would you mind taking a look at my stove?
Here is a booklet about repairs at a rental place. What are your rights?
Listening
Review the listening about Mrs Stepankova here.
Here is a new listening activity about renting an apartment.
Moving Out
Read more about terminating your tenancy legally here.
Here is a copy of the form you can give to your landlord if you are moving out.
Remember you must give the landlord 60 days notice, more if you are sending the form by mail.
Word Document
Practice writing an email to your friend reminding them about how to use the form (giving notice) and what they should include.
Go to Kijiji Windsor
Then scroll down to the ads.
Click on a house, apartment or other rental
Use the dictionary below
Do any of these places seem good for you?
Which ones?
Which ones?
Write them down and we will discuss them.
Spelling
Practice Spelling for types of houses here.
Who shovels the snow?
Review who is responsible for tasks at a rental place here.
Would you mind taking a look at my stove?
Here is a booklet about repairs at a rental place. What are your rights?
Listening
Review the listening about Mrs Stepankova here.
Here is a new listening activity about renting an apartment.
Moving Out
Read more about terminating your tenancy legally here.
Here is a copy of the form you can give to your landlord if you are moving out.
Remember you must give the landlord 60 days notice, more if you are sending the form by mail.
Word Document
Practice writing an email to your friend reminding them about how to use the form (giving notice) and what they should include.
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