Monday's assignment

Monday's assignment

Good afternoon everyone,

This week, we will be talking about the writing mechanics. Let’s start by a short writing assignment to reflect your learning experience in this classroom.

Write one to two paragraphs on your experience in Workplace English class. Use the following questions as guidance to narrow down your scope in your writing.

• Why did I join this classroom?
• What is/are the skills/knowledge I wanted to improve?
• How much improvement have I accomplished? How long did it take me to improve them?
• What special segments/parts/activities/assignments in the classroom that have helped me to develop my language?
• What are the things that you still want to work on? 
• Add any ideas or suggestion that you have to  improve your learning experience.

My name is Rosie, I come from China. My bake grand is a high school office staff. When I moved to Canada, My English not good enough, so I came to the LINC school school to studding English. When I came to the school first time, I wouldn't understand any English, I wanted give up English, but my teacher told me" if you living Canada, you don't know the English, you will be hard in here". so I decided learning and hard working in my English. fortunately, now I can understand more English and have conversation to the an other one, but I still have problem with English writing, I  realize if i want find my representational  job I should   learning more to improve my writing skills, I take time until I can find my job.

Friday's assignment

Friday's assignment

How a bill becomes law – vocabulary

Task 1:

Match the words with their definitions.

1.	legislative  e	A.	distribute
2.	bill d	B.	present
3.	circulate  a	C.	official consent or approval
4.	policy  g	D.	a draft of a proposed law
5.	put forward  b	E.	of legislation (the process of making laws) or legislature
6.	debate  h	F.	a revision or improvement in a legal document
7.	amendment  d	G.	a course of action adopted by a government or party
8.	assent c	H.	discuss formally in a legislative assembly

Task 2:

For each verb, write the corresponding noun. Use a dictionary to check your answers. Then, complete the sentences using the correct forms of words from the list.

VERB		NOUN	VERB	NOUN
legislate		legislation______________	approve	__approval____________
circulate		_circulation_____________	draft	draft______________
amend		amendment______________	recommend	commendation______________
debate		debate______________	proclaim     proclamation
1.	A local government has the power to__legislate___________ matters related to public spaces and parking in a town or city.
2.	The Canadian Constitution has many constitutional acts and ___amendment____________.
3.	The first __proclaim__________ of a bill is prepared by the appropriate cabinet committee.
4.	A bill needs the _approve______________ of the House of Commons to be sent to the Senate.
5.	Parliamentary _debate_____________ is an important part of the legislative process.
6.	Sometimes, a new law comes into force when it is __circulate___________ by the governor general.

Task 1:

Read about one province or territory and write a concise summary about the important information to the rest of your classmates. Make sure to add any new vocabulary there. Make a quick comparison on the provinces and pick one that you like to live there; provide reasons for your choice.

Ontario Geography, Climate,education and job market are best than other province.  Including Canada many famous universities and colleges. job market has more job position, if people living here can easy find jobs, so I choiced this province.   

Monday's assignment

Monday's assignment

Canadian History

This week’s theme is about the Canadian history.
The first link is an introduction to Canada. Play this link, and then answer the following questions:

1. How many provinces are there in Canada  10 provinces
2. Which cities are the capitals of China, United States, and Canada?Ottawa is the capital city in Canada
3. Which is the largest city in Canada?Toronto is a largest city in Canada 
4. What does "CN" in CN Tower stand for?Canadian National town in Toronto
5. Write the meaning of the following words and then place each one in a sentence of your own:

• discovery which marks a very important stage in a process.symbolize

• adjoins connect 
• coastal  close to sea
• peninsula portion of land nearly surrounded by water

Monday's assignment

Monday's assignment

Good morning everyone,

Task 1:

Let's start by a trip report on Friday's field trip. Write one paragraph to describe Friday's field trip.

Describe the location
Did you enjoy it or not? Why?
How did you feel? 
What was the best thing about it? 
Give your suggestions as what could we do to improve field trips in the future? 

We went to Bluffers park last Friday. it 's nice wether  in that day. Bluffers park is a great place to trip, that park has so many beuatiful view point and  steep cliff .We played the games,took photos and have a potluck, my classmate and I were so happy, we hope we can have an other fun in this month 24th, centre island also is a wonderful place.
Task 2:

Task two is a reading task. Read the following passage and then answer the following questions. Make sure to record your answers for class discussion afterwards.

HOCKEY’S $124 MILLION MAN

 When Washington Capitals superstar Alexander Ovechkin became the National Hockey League’s first $100-million man early in 2008, it was hard to find anyone in the hockey world who didn’t believe he was worth every penny. But how can this be possible? Is any hockey player truly worth that much money? It doesn’t take a Wall Street accountant to figure out what was in it for the player known as ‘Alexander the Great.’ Ovechkin’s 13-year, $124-million contract averages out to just over $9.5 million a season, giving him financial security for life. Even so, Washington Capitals owner Ted Leonsis believes the deal is also good for his hockey team. At the time, Leonsis admitted that making a decade-long commitment to a 22-year-old in just his third NHL season wasn’t an ordinary thing. But if Ovechkin has proven anything by his goal-scoring rampage since his rookie season in 2005–06, it’s that he’s no ordinary player. All the awards and accolades – Calder Trophy as top rookie in 2006, Rocket Richard Trophy as the NHL’s top goal-scorer and Hart Trophy as NHL’s Most Valuable Player in 2008 and 2009, plus four straight first-team all-star selections – only begin to tell the story. It’s Ovechkin’s once-in-a-generation combination of skill, size, brute physical strength and relentless passion that sets him apart and draws fans to the arena. That’s the package that Leonsis is paying for. “I’m a risk-taker,” Leonsis said at the time. “And if you’re going to make a long-term investment, who else would you do it with?” Ovechkin said the contract wouldn’t change the way he approaches the game. “I know it’s extra pressure, but I have to play the same,” he said. “If you think of the pressure, it’s hard for you. I have to play the same way – play more, play better.”

Questions:

A- For each of the following underlined words from the article, choose the right meaning. Try to guess the meaning of the words without using a dictionary.

1. A rookie is someone who

a. is just starting his career   a

b. is controversial

c. generates a lot of profit for a company or organization

2. When someone receives accolades, they get

a. bad reviews in the press

b. praise and recognition b

c. big sums of money 

3. “Goal-scoring rampage” refers to

a. going after other players to try to score goals

b. scoring goals from a ramp 

c. scoring lots of goalsc

4. When we say Ovechkin’s passion is relentless, we mean that

a. it pays off

b. it never stops b

c. it can hurt others

5. A long-term investment is

a. something you will be paying for in the next few years

b. something you will pay for a long time 

c. something that will pay off (or bring you profit) after many years of investment

6. Ovechkin’s combination of skill and passion sets him apart means

a. it distinguishes him from others a

b. it makes him feel distant

c. it makes him independent 

B- Read the article and choose true or false. Find the fragments of the text that confirm your answer.

1. Most people associated with hockey agree that Ovechkin is worth such a large amount of money. T F

2. Ovechkin is famous for his fair play. That’s why he attracts so many fans. T F

3. Leonsis feels paying Ovechkin so much money is a risk he is willing to take. T F

4. Ovechkin started his career in NHL hockey in 2008. T F

5. Signing the biggest contract in NHL history will make Ovechkin change his style of playing hockey. T F

6. It was obvious only to Wall Street accountants how much financial security Ovechkin has with this contract. T F

Thursday's assignment

Have you ever considered how technology might affect your health? Watch this video and then follow the tasks below.

Task 1:

Fill in the table below:

Words	Meaning	Sentences
Radiation	the giving or sending out of heat or light	cellphone has radiation
Waves	to hold your arm up in the air and move your hand
Animation
Precautions
Speaker phone
Handsets
Boost out
Intensity
Elevator
Give away	to give something to to someone as apresent
Reduce	to make less in size, amount
Pull away	{for a vehicle} to start moving away
Tackling	a small nail with a sharp point and flat head

Task 2:

Write a quick summary on the Dr. Oz episode, but don’t exceed one paragraph.

This topic is cellphone and health. If long time use the cellphone, it is can assault the kids brain, don't use the cellphone in the poor  signal and don't use ear wear, don't put your cellphone in your pocket,   put in your purse. In general expert agencies agree that most evidence to date does not point to cell phone use increasing the risk of tumors.

Task 3:

List down the dos and don’ts that he has mentioned in his short talk.

Task 3:

List down the dos and don’ts that he has mentioned in his short talk.

This topic is cellphone and health. If long time use the cellphone, it is can assault the kids brain, don't use the cellphone in the poor  signal and don't use ear wear,  don't put your cellphone in your pocket, put it in your o purse. In general expert agencies agree that most evidence to date does not point to cell phone use increasing the risk of tumors.