Happy Canada Day to everyone,
Let’s start our class today by listening to this video.
Task one:
Try to list down at least three misconceptions about Canadians that were mentioned in the video and write them down.
1 prime minister, not president.
2 Its language are English and French, not American.
3 It pronounces "about", not "a boot"; 'peace", not "police".
4 It's diversity, not assimilation.
5 It speaks 'z' like "zed", not "they".
6 The beaver is noble animal.
7 don't live in igloos.
Task two:
Check with your partner what he/she has come up with, and come up with the common ones to be shared with the rest of the class.
Task three:
Classroom Needs Assessment
Personal Information
1. Email address : _H1105881263@gmail. com_________________________________________
2. What country are you from? ___China______________________________
3. What is your first language? ___Chinese_______________________________
4. What other languages do you speak? ____British English____________________________________
5. How long have you been in Canada? _______six months______________________________
6. Are you working right now? No If yes, what is your job? ________________
7. What is your profession? _______________________________________
8. What was your job before you came to Canada? ________________________________
9. What is your highest level of education?
1 university 1 technical college 1 secondary school Degree? ________________
10. Did you study English before you came to Canada? 1 Yes 1 No. If yes, so for how long? ___12 years_____________
11. Have you studied in ESL classes before in Canada? 1 Yes 1 No
12. What are your 4 CLBs? L 5 S 5 R 7 W 5
13. What language skill is the easiest for you? Please order from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult).
1 reading 3 1 writing 4 1 listening 1 1 speaking 2
14. List three goals or/and reasons for you taking this program.
…go to college …………………………………………….
………………………………………………..
………………………………………………..
15. Which skill(s) do you want to work on in this class: speaking, listening, reading, or writing?
………all…………………………………………………………………………………
16. What do you need to learn in this class? Choose the most important 5 things and write them in order in the opposite column.
Skills/Topics
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ü Assessing your long and short term goals
ü Assessing your skills
ü Understanding the workplace culture
ü Resume and cover letter writing
ü Obtain a LinkedIn account
ü Pronouncing English clearly
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ü How Canadian society works
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ü How to understand speakers
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ü Starting small talks in English
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ü Improve writing skills
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ü Talking on the telephone
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ü Improve listening skills
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ü Practise job interviews
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ü Practise presentations
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ü Learn how to speak at work
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ü Learn idioms
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ü Learn grammar
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ü Canadian culture
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ü other (specify)
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