Tips for job interviews

Here's the video we listened to today.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ucmfPOBV8

Try listening again at 0.5 speed.

Describing Jobs, Job Interviews and Simple Past

Good Afternoon!

This week we learned about how to describe jobs, past tense, and connectors.
We will begin learning about job interviews.

Describing jobs

Listen to people describe their jobs here.
Listen to conversations about occupations (jobs) and answer questions here.

Read about jobs here. Read 2 or 3 that are interesting to you.

Vocabulary

Watch this video about the words "job" "work" and "career". Click here.

Job interview introduction

Listen to the woman who has a job interview, answer questions. Click here.
Listen to someone give advice about a job interview and answer the questions. Click here.

Job applications
Try filling out this job application. Click here.

Grammar

Past tense1
Past tense 2


Past tense negatives.
Past tense questions

Pronunciation "id" "t" "d" 
video

Questions about "id" "t" "d" here.

Canada's Regions and Government

Hello class!

For a few weeks we have been studying about Canada. There are many websites we can use to practice and review what we know about Canada, and to learn more.

Geography & Regions

Here is a nice map for you to study:

Here's a map with the regions from Discover Canada.

Geography Practice

Study provinces and territories here.

Take a test about provinces here.

Study the capitals above. Notice they are marked with an o on the first map.

Take a quiz about capitals here.

Try a puzzle of Canada. Put the pieces in the right places. Click here.


Regions

Study about the regions of Canada at citizenshipcounts.ca
Here is the link for regions: Regions 1
                                             Regions 2

Government  & Elections
Here is a study guide for citizenship about Elections. Elections1 , Elections 2

Videos

How to vote?

This  describes the elections process. If you find ASL ( sign language) distracting, skip it. Click here.

There are many videos about how to vote here.

Political Parties

This website has a quiz to help you to decide which party you agree with most.

votecompass.ca

Click on Launch Vote Compass.

Click on Participate in CBC news

Click Start, then enter your postal code.

Spelling
Levels of Government
This one has some new words that you can learn about from other websites: Federal Elections


Grammar
Learn about "do"
Learn about yes/no questions.
Yes/no questions1
Yes/No questions 2


Extra practice:
Watch this song. Leave a comment telling me about the comparative adjective that is used.
Click here.

Here are links to each party's website with their plan for Canada.

http://www.conservative.ca/plan/

http://www.ndp.ca/platform

http://www.liberal.ca/realchange/

http://www.greenparty.ca/en/platform

Canada's Regions Presentation Resources

Hi Students!

You will use either A) Citizenship Counts
or                            B)Discover Canada

to gather information for your presentation.

Introductions 1

Sept 8

Video from class

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lthiioPtECw

Don't forget to use chrome.
Change to 0.5

Comparing Canadian Provinces

Assessments
1. Complete your speaking assessment
2. Complete a self assessment and hand it in. Write your name by "Writer"
3. If you aren't finished your listening assessments, see the blog below.

4.Read about Canada's Regions for next week's topic here.
5.Check out some videos about the provinces, and tourism websites.

http://www.newfoundlandlabrador.com/AboutThisPlace/Videos/PLE1BB7A8A2F97332B

http://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/

http://www.travelmanitoba.com/things-to-do/canadas-heart-beats-videos/fly-in-fishing-adventure/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXhHfehEF9c&index=20&list=PLKAjwg5r0Jgwck3CBb4h22xlkbAs1auhV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kF6kLki1NHc&index=35&list=PLKAjwg5r0Jgwck3CBb4h22xlkbAs1auhV

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItGWqCkEh6w

5. Go to My Canada or to citizenshipcounts.ca/guide

Listening Assessments for Absent Students

Credit

You need the paper from your teacher.

Listen at 0.5 speed in Chrome

Here's the video for assessment


Canada- Four Provinces Skill Using

You need the paper from your teacher.
Listen a maximum of 4 times. First Answer about what provinces they are speaking about. Then do the chart. 
Here's the listening task.