Wednesday's Assignment

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Wednesday's Assignment

Do you think most successful businesses would tailor their products and services to suit their customers.

What would happen if they did this instead?

Here are your tasks:

1, Role play: Buying Electronics

http://chirb.it/MC2M1b

2, CLB6R Read product specifications to determine suitability (such as an appliance’s specifications and its suitability for the size of your family).
      1, Check out the table comparing 5 smartphones.
     

       2, If all adult members of your household were to get the same phone, which phone would that be?
     We choose  ZTE Axon 7.

     

       3, Identify the phone, and provide 5 reasons, e.g. RAM, fingerprint sensor,.

• The price is the most cheaper.
• The display size is  the biggest.
• The Mobile software is good.
• The battery use more long time.
• It can Back cover Fingerprint sensor.

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Tuesday's Assignment

In business, you want to make sure your customers feel like they got a good deal. There are different ways to say that you want maximum profit for minimum investment, to get the most out of something, to get the best value for money. Can you figure out another way of saying this?


Did you get the clue? Tell a partner your guess.

Here are your tasks:

1, If you're not returning in September, be sure to write your testimonial here first.
2, Pick any 3 exercises to do with a partner.
3, CLB6W Write a comparison of a company’s services with those of a leading competitor.
       1. Read the first page of this review and identify comparison phrases, e.g. “more Scotiabanks,” “better interest rate.”
     2.Give a name to your imaginary online banking service, and write an advertisement of 5 sentences using the comparison phrases.

Maple leaf Bank:

• gives free cheques.
• Maple leaf is more accessible (kiosks), and more private to set up relative to the old bank.
•  Maple leaf's chequing account gives a better interest rate
• Maple leaf's external account system makes more sense.
•  Maple leaf's a bunch of financial services,

3. Add an appropriate picture.

Wednesday's Assignment, August 10, 2016

Wednesday, August 10, 2016

Wednesday's Assignment

Welcome back! Did you comment on your classmates' Voki messages yesterday? If not, please do that now.

Today, we continue learning about the environment, a global issue. What do you think the following the crossword puzzle on the right is about?

Here are your tasks:
Select your 10 hardest words from this Vocabulary List
Create a crossword puzzle using those words.
Read this article, highlighting sentences using your vocabulary words.

Answer:

6. Conservation
5. Water cycle

3. Organism

3. Ocean: 

10. Ecology:  

9. Creek 

4. River: 

8. Lake:  

1.Fish:  

7. Mollusk:  

2.Wetland:  

 

Tuesday's Assignment

Welcome back! There's an urgent message for you this morning. Check it out here!

Can you interview a partner, and then create a brief, 60-second trip report at Voki.com? You can talk about what, which, or even whom you liked or didn't like! Have fun!

http://www.voki.com/site/pickup?scid=12984146&width=575&height=323&chsm=3c978cc47609e8e9aab840f35185fa27

Cheng and Lisa's Dialogue:

A: Is there anything else I need to bring with me besides my OHIP card?
B: Right, bring your comfortable clothes, smart phone, and some candies.
A: Can I take my aromatherapy kit? If possible, I need to stay with my pet poodle.
B: No, they are  restrictions because  they can cause to allergy.
A: How much is single-bedder room? And how much is triple-bedder?
B: If you have private insurance,  you could have a choice of triple or single bedder rooms.  It all depends your insurance policy.

Thursday, August 4, 2016

Wednesday's Assignment

First, please complete the Field Trip Polls on the right.

One of the unhappy effects of aging is that of physical disability. Take a look at the following charts from this article, make sentences about each of them using the helping words highlighted in yellow, and tell a partner your sentences. Help each other in terms of grammar and pronunciation.



Helping words: "By 2021, the percentage of Canadians between the age of 65-84  more than 15%  will be 16% percent." "Since 1971, the percentage of seniors   rose  steadily,  from  7% in 1971 to 15% in 2021." "By 2041, the percentage  will have  reach over  18%.


Helping words: "The  least waiting period is south west days in the case of 34." The greatest waiting period is Toronto central days in the case of  243. "The median waiting period is  days in 92.5 in Ontario" "I am most concerned that I can't affort it   in the future."


Helping Words: "Compared to 2004/2005  residence, wait times for long-term care homes is 58 times more/less." "Wait times from home rocketed from 68 days in 2004/2005. They peaked at 190 days in 2008/2009 when the home program was introduced. Since then, wait times have steadily declined from the highs to 116 days in 2013/2014" "Wait times from hospital, on the other hand, have seen a steady ... from 18 days in 2004/2004 to 69 days in 2013/2014."


Here are your tasks:

Practise and record in less than 60 seconds your sentences about the 3 graphs above on chirbit.com.
Read Jenny’s story, with TTS, support, and practise reading to/with a partner.
Role play: Retiring from a Job. How would you Canadianize the article?
Check and comment on your classmates' posts.