assignment on 25th Jul

Task one: 

Pick five to six of the following idioms and use them in sentences of your own.

time's up

e.g. It seems impossible to accomplish a job without time's up.

touch base

e.g. There are a lot of opportunities to touch base with colleagues in workplaces.

under the table

e.g. Paying someone under the table is prohibited according to the conduct code.

up in the air:

e.g. The version of this company is still up in the air right now.

upper hand

e.g. He has upper hand in the discussion because of his reputation.

Task two:

Compose a short story about any event/meeting that has happened to you at your previous workplace. Use at least five to six from these idioms n your story.

e.g. One day, a warm discussion regarding how to penetrate our new products to target market came up in a meeting and the summary was still up in the air. In order to be in win-win situation in the time's up, our manager decided to divide the team into two discussing groups and ask them to find out the uphill battle among us as well as solutions.  After touching base well, the obstacles were found out and all of us were in win-win situation.

Take three:

Request two from your peers to check and edit your work before you publish it on your blog.

Edited by Vergine

Task one: 

Pick five to six of the following idioms and use them in sentences of your own. 

time's up

e.g. It seems impossible to accomplish a job without time's up. 

touch base

e.g. There are a lot of opportunities to touch base with colleagues in workplaces.

under the table

e.g. Paying Pay someone under the table is prohibited according to the conduct code.

up in the air:

e.g. The version of this company is still up in the air right now.

upper hand

e.g. He has upper hand in the discussion because of his reputation.

Task two:

Compose a short story about any event/meeting that has happened to you at your previous workplace. Use at least five to six from these idioms n your story.

e.g. One day, a warm discussion regarding how to penetrate our new products to target market came up in a meeting and the summary was still up in the air. In order to be in win-win situation in the time's up, our manager decided to divide the team into two discussing groups and ask asked them to find out the uphill battle among us as well as solutions.  After touching base well,During discussion the obstacles were found out and all of us were in win-win situation.

Listen to that video and then answer the following activities:

Listen to the speakers describing their favourite things and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

1. Preparation: matching

Do this exercise before you listen. Match the verb with the correct noun and write a – g next to the numbers 1 – 7.

1e…….. take                                                                                       a. a designer

2g…….. listen to                                                                                b. your scooter

3d…….. watch                                                                                   c. a business

4f…….. stroke (= move your hand gently over something)         d. films

5b…….. park                                                                                      e. photos

6a…….. make it as (= be successful as)                                         f. the cat

7c…….. set up (= start)                                                                    g. music

2. Check your understanding: matching

Match the speakers with their favourite things. Write a – e next to the numbers 1 – 5.

1a…….. Speaker                   A a. a tablet

2e…….. Speaker                   B b. a sewing machine

3c…….. Speaker                   C c. a scooter

4b…….. Speaker                   D d. a set of knives

5d…….. Speaker                   E e. a cat

3. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gaps.

A. My favourite thing has to be my new tablet. It’s really light and quite small, so I take it with me everywhere. I’m always writing to friends and it’s big enough to do college work on it too. It takes really good photos, and I play games and listen to music on it as well, of course. I often download films onto it, and watch them in bed. My mum says I’m  addicted, because I’m always on it. I even read things on it at breakfast time. I’m not allowed to at _dinner_time, though. I have to be _polite_ and talk to people then. “Welcome back to real life,” my mum says.

B. My favourite thing? Does my cat count as a thing? She’s not really a thing, but anyway. She’s a really beautiful little cat. I’ve had her since she was 4 months old. You know how some cats are really independent and hardly talk to you? I know cats don’t really talk, but you know what I mean. Well, she’s not like that at all. She’s really affectionate and comes up to me as soon as I get home, purring away like mad. She makes a lot of noise for a tiny thing. She loves being stroked and comes and curls up next to me when I’m on the sofa. She’s great companion.

C. My new scooter! It’s quite small, but _fun, and just what I needed for getting around the essay. I used to have quite a long walk to the metro, then a longish walk at the other end to get to college. But now I can just whiz there on my scooter . And there’s no problem parking, there’s always space for it. You have to be careful with the cars and lorries – they don’t always see you – and when it rains the surface of the road is _terrible, it gets really slippery. But in general it’s perfect for me, and I can fit a friend on the back too – I’ve got an extra helmet for a friend. It’s great. Riding along makes me feel so free.

D. This might sound a bit old-fashioned, but my sewing machine is my favourite thing. I’m studying fashion and love making things, as well as designing them. I also love clothing myself and often buy second-hand clothes – everyone loves the “vintage” _look_ at the moment – and then I adapt them to my __size____. It’s much easier using a machine to do that than doing it by hands. I do alterations for my mum and my sister too. If I don’t make it as a designer, I suppose I can always set up my own alterations and customising business. Customising clothes, by taking things off and adding things on, is actually very creative, so I wouldn’t mind that.

E. My set of Japanese knives. That sounds a bit sinister, doesn’t it, but I’m not a murderer or anything. They’re chef’s knives and the best ones come from Japan_. Cooking is my new hobby. I got into it when I started watching Masterchef on TV. Then I went to an evening _class_ for

beginners, and I haven’t looked back since. I try and have a _dinner_ for between four and eight_friends_ every two or three _weeks_. That gives me something to work towards and I

always do new _dishes_ so they can try them out and give me feedback. It’s quite an expensive hobby if you use good ingredient, but now my friends help towards the cost. They still get a good _meal_ for a very low price.

4- What’s your favourite thing?

I think my two little daughters are my favourites in my life

5- Why is it important to you?

Because I feel happy and satisfied when they are growing up.

6- Vocabulary Box: Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.
fashioned, scooter, dicky, make it as, 

Task 1:

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Write down next to each skill which one best describes you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text- intermediate

• Document Use -good

• Numeracy-good

• Writing-intermediate

• Oral Communication-intermediate

• Work with Others-good

• Thinking Skills-intermediate

• Computer Use-good

• Continuous Learning-good

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can work well with each others and continue learning by myself. In past 13 years, I had to cooperate with many colleague to accomplish plenty of manage projects ,and we were happy to work together. Besides, I learnt many course to become a Health and Safety Specialist by taking some course by myself, such as courses of Registered Safety Engineer in China and Industrial Hygienists.

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with my English Level, and Canadian working experiences. But I am studying in LINC classes. Meanwhile, I am planing to take career education program to prepare for the Canadian Health and Safety assessment.

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability on English oral expression and writing.

Monday's Assignment on 20 July 2016

Monday's Assignment on 20 July 2016

1. Which of the requirements is/are the biggest barrier to your getting Canadian citizenship.
2. Tell a partner what your plans are in regard to citizenship--when, how, and why.
3. Write an email to a relative overseas about those plans.

-I think the great obstacles for me are lengths of liviing in canada, and income tax filling as well.

-An email to my oversea friends about my plan of being an canadian citizen.

Hi Bear,

We have not got in touch with each other for couples of months. How do you do recently? I indeed feel like Canada after having lived  for serval months for its peace and fun. So, I began to consider to apply for being an canadian citizen once my length of living in Canda is qualified. In order to accomplish this plan, my whole family will keep on living in Canada in the coming 4 years until our applications are approved. It is my pleasure to invite you and your family to have a trip to Canada and I am sure you will enjoy these peaceful and beautiful place.

Best regards,

Keith He

1. Read and comment below on this letter to the editor: Too Easy
1. What does the author think of Canadian citizenship?
2. List the reasons given in the letter.
3. Respond briefly with your position and reasons

-The author think the policy of being canadian citizenship is week.

-There are 4 reasons listed on author's letter. The main resons are that birth tourism boom sparks petition, real estate action needs sales datas,  flood of Mexicans are the criminals, division undong U.S, and graduated licenses cut crash rate.

-In my opion, the current policy of canadian citizenship is fair and attracts worldwide experienced workers as well as investors. 

Word	Sentence
Stress	Stress that is good will make you stronger, but bad stress can cause distress and mental illness.
Distress	Distress always makes someone uncomfortable. I did not mean to distress you.
Mental Health	Mental Health is a serious issue in mordern society.
Depression	There seems depression in recent housing market.
Mood	I am in bad mood today.
Self-care	The teachers talked more about self-care.
Equity and Equality	Equity and equality have to do with the perception and actuality of fairness in a given situation.
Diversity	Species Diversity make our earth colorful.
Culture	A lot of new commers bring their own culture to Canada and mulit-culture is one of its icons.
Migration	Butterflyes migration across North American occurs every year.
Discrimination	Discrimination is banned in my home country.
Mutli-tasking
Pressure	Many of interviewers may ask if you could work under pressure.
Myth	Many funny myths are being explored by worldwide people
Fact	In fact, deep breathing can relieve stress efficiently.
Breathe
Concept	The concept of managing stress is considered as important living skills.
Managing Stress
Stress out	The bad mood always comes from stressing out.
Stressor	In many families, the in-laws can be a stressor that raises one's blood pressure.
Physical reaction	Physical reaction of stess includes sweaty palm, high blood pressure and serious heart bits.
Emotional reaction	There are three types of reactions to stress, including physical reaction, emotional reaction and behavioral reaction.
Behavioral reaction
Hormone	Hormone contributes to relieving stress.
Coping skills
Socially acceptable
Socially unacceptable
Social
Stereotype
Prejudice
Humour
Situation
Avoid
Alter
Adapt
Accept
Support system	Does your support system include a rich uncle or your Ward Councillor when you are faced with a life crisis?
Attitude
Hobby
Pledge
Promise
Handouts
Purpose
Embrace
Warm
Feeling grounded
Relaxed
Adapted
Circle
Feelings
Meditation
Yoga
Mindfulness
Low mood
Sadness
Frustration
Hopelessness
Helplessness
Anxiety
Anxious
Sleepless
Anger
Spiritual
Environmental
Occupational
Employment
Housing
Financial
Social
Economical
Racism/Race	Is it racism when some people demand more rights than others, or that their lives matter more than others, e.g. "Blue Lives Matter"?
Religion
Gender
Ethnicity
Geographical

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Hi, my name is Keith He

Monday's assignment

1 program for me and one for my friend
I am interested in a Wilderness Survival Program due to its funny and helpful skills that can be forstered. Everyone will face to difficulities in surviving if something happened in accident.
And the survival skills will play important role in that special days.

I would like to share information of  Maple Syrup Program. In this program, some slide show the procedure of how the maple syrup is made and the description about its ingredient. Knowing more about maple syrup helps new commers to understand canadian history well and it is an well-known canadian product.

An invitation to the Wilderness Survival Program
Hi my classmates,
An interesting program called Wilderness Survival Program seem suitable for you all. It includes courses and practice of some important aspects of basic survival skills in the outdoors. Each members will be asked and chanllenged to produce a small cooking fire and shelter from natural materials. The place of this program locates in 16500 Peel Regional Rd 50, Caledon, ON L7E 3E7. If you are interested in it, please contact  (905) 880-0227 and search on trca.on.ca for more detail