Banking

Hello Students!

We have been learning about banking.

Practice using an ATM
Here is a video lesson on using ATMs

Here is one online practice ATM. The PIN number is 1234 (shhh its a secret!)

Using a debit machine is almost the same as using an ATM. Practice here. The PIN is also 1234.
Is that a good PIN, or is it obvious?

Practice your spelling here.


Listening Practice

Some conversations about reporting wrong charges are here. How are they different? How are they the same?

Here are some conversations about opening an account. How are they different? How are they the same?

Here are many conversations at a bank. Listen to them and practice some conversations.

Real banks

TD's newcomer package is here. There are different topics to learn about here.
RBC has tutorials in different languages here.
BMO banking for Newcomers is here.

WFCU (Windsor Family Credit Union)
has their website here.

Banks versus Credit Unions
Reading

One easier article explains the difference here.
A more difficult article about banks and credit unions is here.


Canadian Money
See this fun video about Canadian history and Canadian money.

Black History Month

Hello Students!

If you are in the computer lab today, please look at this website with listening and reading about Black History: here

Look at the "Pre-Intermediate" lessons

Windsor has many historical sites.
Choose one from this website and write 5 sentences inviting someone to come. Tell them what it is, and why they should come.

Watch these two videos.
This one is about a black baseball player.
This one is about the underground railroad.
How do you think the people in these videos felt?
Write about it in your journal.

Complete a crossword here.
Read more about Black History Month here.


Can you tell me why we have a special month for black history in Canada?

Other Websites

When you are finished reading and listening and writing the things above, you can:

Practice Canadian History with these games.

Go to citizenshipcounts.ca/guide to practice lessons about Canada.

Look at Friday's websites. Practice Present perfect. 
Try the News website here. 

See you tomorrow!

Feelings and Present Perfect

Grammar Practice


Read about present perfect here. When do you

use it?


Practice the present perfect with activities here.

Scroll to the bottom.

Play a game to practice present perfect and past simple.

Here is a quiz. You must use present perfect or past simple.

Feelings

Practice your spelling here.

Play some games to practice feelings vocabulary here.

When you open the page, click on the word Feelings like the picture below:

After playing one game, you can go back and choose another.

Videos about Feelings

Learn more about different phrases to use to talk about your feelings here.

The next video is difficult, but interesting. It's about faces. Try it here.

Extra listening practice

Read and listen to news here.

Canadian History

Canadian History

There are many videos about Aboriginals in Canada here.


The picture shows where you can click for more videos

Explore a website about First Nations in Ontario here.

Practice History facts
Citizenship Counts reading and listening quizzes about history can be found here.


Spelling

Practice Spelling vocabulary from this week here.

Grammar

Practice for, since and ago here.
The writer refers to using these words in this story. It has many new words, but notice how she uses time words to tell the story.
Practice using for and since here.

Weather!

Today's weather

Find the weather for today.
weathernetwork.com

Or you can check the weather forecast with Environment Canada here.

A video forecast for Canada is here, remember the canadian cities. 

Listening

Try listening to this conversation about the winter weather report.

Listen and read a message about frostbite here.

Answer these questions about the message:

What clothing do they recommend?

What is exposed skin?

What signs should you watch for?

Review some winter words here.

Watch a video about how to shovel here.

This video quiz is about safe winter driving. Find it here.

Check out this website for more information on winter driving.

Spelling

Practice spelling winter weather words here.

Grammar

New students to my class might want to review comparative adjectives here.

Pronunciation
Remember intonation for lists here.

Education

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

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?