July 6 2016 Assignment

Task 1:

Look up the meanings of the vocabulary words below.

Aggressive                                     equality                                       rituals  

Annoyed                                       minimize                                       task

Collaborative                                 oblivious                                     valuable

Customs                                         promptness                                  values

Embarrassment

Task 2:

Use at least five of these vocabulary words to write an email to a friend describing to him/her the Canadian culture.

Hi Mike!

I am very sorry to forgetting reply your email because I came back home later after my son's graduate rituals last night. I am studing in Canada and become oblivious these days. Don't annoyed with me. 

You know living in a new country, the education and skills that I gained in China isn't valuable. I must study 

hard to adapt to new costoms and different culture of Canada with my promptness.

Miss you and your while family.

July 4 2016 Assignment

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
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
ü  How Canadian society works
ü  How to understand speakers
ü  Starting small talks in English
ü  Improve writing skills
ü  Talking on the telephone
ü  Improve listening skills
ü  Practise job interviews
ü  Practise presentations
ü  Learn how to speak at work
ü  Learn idioms
ü  Learn grammar
ü  Canadian culture
ü  other (specify)

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:

• Grant for Students from Low-Income Families-You could receive $250 per month of study. You can receive this grant for each year of your undergraduate studies as long as you still qualify.
• Grant for Students from Middle-Income Families-You could receive $100 per month of study. You can receive this grant for each year of your undergraduate studies as long as you still qualify
• Grant for Full-Time Students with Dependants-You could receive $200 each month for every dependant child you have for each year of your full-time studies (including undergraduate and graduate levels) as long as you still qualify. This amount is in addition to any amount you receive under the Canada Student Grant for Students from Low-Income Family.
• Grant for Part-Time StudiesYou could receive up to $1,200 each school year (August 1 to July 31). You can get this grant for each year of your studies (including undergraduate and graduate levels) as long as you still qualify.
  The amount of the grant will not exceed your assessed need.
• Grant for Part-Time Students with Dependants
• Grant for Students with Permanent Disabilities
• Grant for Services and Equipment for Students with Permanent Disabilities

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

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 back, move back, recede, draw back, retreat, withdraw, retire
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.