Wednesday, June 8, 2016

June 8 2016 Assignment

Task 1:

You will hear the words below in a talk here about financing post-secondary education. Match the words with their meanings; write down the letter next to the word.

1. _d__ rely on                                                    a. given
2. _e__ eligible                                                    b. not enough
3. __a_ granted                                                  c. accumulated
4. _b__ insufficient                                            d. depend on
5. _f__ contribution                                         e. qualifying
6. __c_ accrued                                                  f. gift

Task 2:

1. What expenses can the cost of post-secondary education in Canada include?
   Include: tuition, accommodation such as residence fee, book and other materials, transportation, food and various necessities. 
2. How are government loans administered?
    They are the form of financial assistance most often utilized to finance university education
3. Who can receive government student loans?
    
student 
4. Why are government student loans better than personal bank loans?
     Because full-time students can qualify to have their accrued interest paid for by the federal and/or provincial government while they are still studying.
5. What other forms of financial assistance are available to students?
   CSL, OSAP
6. What is an appropriate title for this talk?
    Financial Plan for Post Education


Task 3:

Listen again and complete the text with the missing words.
Par. 1 Studying at a university or college can 1_involve__various costs. Depending on the program or school, 2. ____tuition___ can vary from $2,500 to $8,000 or more per year. !e cost of post-secondary education can also include the cost of 3. __accommodation_, such as residence fees, as well as the cost of books and other materials, transportation, food and various necessities. Many students in Canada rely on help from the government and financial institutions to finance their education.
Par. 2 Government programs are the form of financial assistance most often 4. _utilized__to finance university education. Government student loans provide money to 5.__eligible ___students based on demonstrated financial need. Funds are paid out through a combination of the CSL (Canada Student Loan) program and the provincial student loan program (e.g., OSAP—Ontario Student Assistance Program). Students  6.___Apply___in their province of residence.
Par. 3 Government student loans and other funds are granted only when other financial 7. _resources__available to students are deemed insufficient to meet a student’s education expenses. These resources include family contributions, part-time work, 8. ______scholarship_, bursaries, etc. If a student is under 19, a parent or a legal guardian or sponsor needs to 9. ___cosign__the loan document.
Par. 4 Government student loans offer a great advantage over personal bank loans as full-time students can qualify to have their 10. __accrued__ interest paid for by the federal and/or provincial government while they are still studying.

Par.5 Private student loans or lines of credit are offered by many banks and credit unions. The main difference between them and the government programs lies in how the interest 11. __repaid__. In private loans or lines of credit, the student is responsible for all the accrued interest as soon as the loan has been 12. ___signed___. In addition, many medium to large corporations and private organizations also offer scholarships, bursaries and awards for students.
Task 4:
Who wouldn’t like to have some free money?  Click on this link and search the eligibility criteria for grants, bursaries, and scholarships, plus the estimated amount as well.  Share this information with your classmates. 
grants:

Monday, June 6, 2016

June 6 2016 Assignment

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
a. is just starting his career
b. is controversial
c. generates a lot of profit for a company or organization

2. When someone receives accolades, they get    b
a. bad reviews in the press
b. praise and recognition
c. big sums of money

3. “Goal-scoring rampage” refers to    c
a. going after other players to try to score goals
b. scoring goals from a ramp
c. scoring lots of goals

4. When we say Ovechkin’s passion is relentless, we mean that  b
a. it pays off
b. it never stops
c. it can hurt others

5. A long-term investment is  c
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
a. it distinguishes him from others
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, June 2, 2016

June 2 2016 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 emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization.
Geiger

Waves
a long body of water curling into an arched form and breaking on the shore.

Animation
the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the movie is shown as a sequence.

Precautions
a measure taken in advance to prevent something dangerous, unpleasant, or inconvenient from happening.
avoiding harm or danger

Speaker phone
a telephone with a loudspeaker and microphone, allowing it to be used without picking up the handset.


Handsets
a cellular phone.

Boost out
rise

Intensity
the measurable amount of a property, such as force, brightness, or a magnetic field.
strength volume loudness

Elevator
a platform or compartment housed in a shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different floors or levels. lift

Give away
a thing that is given free, especially for promotional purposes.

Reduce
make smaller or less in amount, degree, or size. 
cut down, trim down, bring down 

Pull away
pull backmove backrecededraw backretreatwithdrawretire

Tackling
make determined efforts to deal with (a problem or difficult task).
equipment, processing



Task 2:

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

Dr. Oz episode told us : must limit the use in children under 14; turn the cellphone to speakerphone model; stay off the phone if the signal is poor; don't keep phones in your pocket or attached to your belt.


Task 3:

List down the dos and don’ts that he has mentioned in his short talk.
dos:
1. must limit the use in children under 14
2. turn the cellphone to speakerphone model
don'ts:
1.  stay off the phone if the signal is poor
2. keep phones in your pocket or attached to your belt.






Wednesday, June 1, 2016

June 1 2016 Assigment

How to Present Yourself

Listen to this video and then follow the tasks below:

Task one:

List the steps the presenter mentioned in the video regarding Sarah’s job search activities.

1. List companies you want to work for
2. Write down typical problems
3. How would you solve them and make an outline solution.


Task two:

What is the advice the presenter gave in the video?
You must the license, and know the rules of the work, and how to solve the problem of the work.


Task three:

Fill in the following table:


Words
Meaning
Sentences
New vocabulary



Phrasal verbs



Idioms