Monday's assignment

Good morning everybody, Today we have a few tasks to do. 

First, click on this link and read the handout well, and then answer the exercises provided. 

Second, listen to these songs, pick out three to four new words for you from each song, and use them in sentences of your own.

 Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer

Oh Canada

So, this is Christmas

New vocabulary	Rudolph	Oh Canada	So this is Christmas	Sentences

Wednesday's Field Trip

Our last trip in 2015 is to the Roy Thomson Hall on Wednesday, December 16! We will go to enjoy the Orpheus Choir of Toronto. 

Students coming by subway: Meet teachers Kathleen and Peter at Don Mills subway station coffee shop at 9.45. Group will leave at 10.00 sharp.

Students coming on their own: Please be at the Hall at 10.45 -- 11 at the latest.

Click on this link to understand more about the event. 

Address: 60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 2H5

Wednesday's assignment

Good afternoon folks,

Consider the following argument and follow the tasks below.

Some people argue that the gap between parents and children can be bridged, while others believe it is impossible to do so.

Write a balanced argument to address this statement. Make sure to state your opinion and support it with relevant ideas from your experience.

Task 1:

Is it an argument-led or thesis-led approach and why?

Task 2:

First, brainstorm your ideas, and then write an introduction that does not exceed 50 words to address the topic.

Task 3:

Write your thesis statement for this topic.

Monday's assignment

Good afternoon folks,

We are currently working on our writing skills. Read the topic below and write one to two paragraphs in response to this topic.

Working on my language

Task 1:

Here are some guiding ideas to help you construct your paragraph:

• Why I joined the class
• My needs were
• I learnt
• I want to still work on

Task 2:

Based on what we have learnt about the editing process, swap your writing with one of your peers and ask him/her to edit it for you before you publish.

Sound of the Season!

Here are some of the pictures we have taken; please feel free to upload your pictures as well and you can go ahead and comment on any of them or add captions to yours!

Check your live performance on this link:

http://sots.sweetgif.com/wall

Got you!

Trying on some props!

Audition time!

So, what's next?

Oh boy!

Look who's here;)

Let's rock and roll!!

The final result:)

Thursday's assignment

Good afternoon everyone,

In order to make our speech/writing more colourful and vivid, we need to learn and practice the use of descriptive adjectives and adverbs.

Click on this link, go over the list there, and then answer the following questions:

Task 1:

Look at this picture below and describe the person in it. You need to describe the surroundings, what she is thinking of, what you think is her emotional state, and what might have been going in her life. Use at least 10 different adjectives/adverbs and make sure to write all in third person speaker (he/she/it).

Task 2:

Ask two of your classmates to proofread it and tell you his/her opinion and then they can add or change anything that they feel is not relevant.

Friday 4th, Field Trip to CBC Sound of the Season

On Friday, we will be going to CBC's Sounds of the Season to enjoy live performances and help our community at the same time.
Check out their website by clicking on this link.
This is an all-day event, but our meeting time is at 10 a.m. However, you are free to go earlier if you want to. The schedule is on their website, so please take some time to check all the events there.