Tuesday's Speaking Assignment

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

Tuesday's Speaking Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Read the first five paragraphs of this news article.
1. Find at least five new words to learn their meaning and pronunciation.
2. Locate the names of stations on the subway map, and trace your journey to the concert.
3. Compare your results with a partner's. You may need to interview a partner if you didn't go.
2. Rate how you and others did on the following concert rules of etiquette (Good/Could be better/Atrocious); then compare your rating with a partner:
1. The concert begins at noon, lasting approximately 45 minutes to 1 hour. 
2. When you arrive, please check in with an usher. The ushers will seat your group. 
3. Please arrange to have lunch prior to arrival or after departure. Please note that food, beverages and gum are not permitted in Roy Thomson Hall. 
4. Concert etiquette serves to provide the best possible listening environment for you, your fellow audience members and the performers on stage. Your group’s consideration for fellow patrons and performers will ensure everyone’s full enjoyment of the live performance. Please observe proper concert etiquette throughout. Patrons may be asked to leave the auditorium if they are disturbing others. 
5. Cameras, cell phones and video games are not permitted in the auditorium.
3. Note down briefly what you liked the most and the least and what surprised you.
4. Organize your thoughts, and record a 2-minute report of yesterday's field trip on Youtube.com, Audioboom.com, or Chirbit.com.
5. Guess what to do next after publishing the audio on your e-portfolio.

1. (1)New words: pile, cable, debris, blame, investigations, led, caused, crews, wrapped, reinforced, insulation, blocks, tracks, suspension, recognize, lasting, performance.

(2) to grab this map

3. The music is beautiful, but the traffic is bad and surprised.

4.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7wCJU-zXhA

Friday's Writing Assignment

Friday, December 9, 2016

Friday's Writing Assignment

1. Do this lesson on Hanukkah.
2. Plan a one-hour driving tour to see Hanukkah lights in Toronto. Where and when would you go?
3. Publish your Google Maps itinerary giving a reason for each destination.
1. Check your classmates' maps on times and places.
2. Leave a comment!

I will go the 165 Benjamin Boake Trail, North York, ON M3J  3C5 around Christmas Day at night to see the Christmas light  dance.
grab this map 

27 min

22.6 km

via ON-401 W

Best route, despite the usual traffic

26 min

22.9 km

via Ontario 401 Express

Because this is the most famous Christmas light dance in Toronto.

Thursday's Speaking Assignment

Thursday, December 8, 2016

Thursday's Speaking Assignment

There is one more cultural celebration in December, and no, it's not Boxing Day.

Here are your tasks:

1. Do this lesson on Kwanzaa.
2. Find a nearby location, indoor or outdoor (dressed warmly), to do a 30-second donut selfie speech:
1. first introducing yourself, 
2. then giving 2 details about what you learnt about Kwanzaa, and 
3. finally, what it means to you personally.

  https://youtu.be/ODVaw1bJPVk

https://youtu.be/47rzWdznO60

Wednesday's Assignment with Despina

Wednesday, December 7, 2016

Wednesday's Assignment with Despina

Today we have Despina teaching a wonderful lesson (click on the link)!

 http://vocaroo.com/i/s0vogoNiPqYJ

Tuesday's Listening Assignment

Tuesday, December 6, 2016

Tuesday's Listening Assignment

1, Watch this video from 1:46 - 2:34 without CC.
  1.Check off the words you hear: donut, friends, Joe, moo, pollis, selling, tennis, women.
friends, selling, tennis, women
  2.Check your findings with 2 partners.
2, In no more than 50 words, write on how families, society, and the police respond to domestic or gendered violence in another country as compared to Canada. Then write a sentence on how you feel as a newcomer to Canada.

In my hometown, sometimes have gendered violence, but they usually do not have called police. They would like  themselves to settle. If you tell the police, the police suggest yourselves to settle. I think, this is no good for family violence.

In Canada family violence solution is difference. If you call police, the police can bring assault one to segregate both. I think, this is good and can reduce damage.

Monday's Reading Assignment

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Monday's Reading Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1, Discuss what was heard and seen at last week’s field trip to CBC, and check out the website.
2, Compare the modern to the traditional celebration. Discuss the following:
  1.Which country is mentioned in both readings?  Syria
  2.What are the similarities?  celebration
  3.What are the differences? modern or old time
  4.Why?  Because people celebrate the Christmas long time.
  5.So what? So the Christmas Day is most famous festival in world.