Jan 27 Field Trip to Pacific Mall

Jan 27 Field Trip to P-Mall

Our Lunar New Year Eve's field trip to Pacific Mall starts at 10:55 a.m. at the mall entrance (see picture above). Those going from Don Mills Station can make use of this map. Feel free to connect with your classmates to car pool or meet at the station. Bring a sense of adventure and festivity, a camera to pictures with, and some money for shopping and lunch! Ask lots of questions and have fun!

Tuesday's Assignment

Listen to the introduction of a presentation. 

Task 1:
Write the main topics that the presentation will address. Prepare to take notes by writing headings for your notes. Compare with a partner and discuss differences.

Task 2:
Listen to the next part of the presentation. Take notes on key information. Compare your notes and discuss the strategies you used (listening for key words, using abbreviations, using a chart).

Task 3:
Listen to the rest of the presentation and take notes on the information so you can re-tell it. Compare your notes and discuss the strategies you used (listening for key words, using abbreviations, using a chart).

Task 4:
Listen to the entire presentation again. Review your notes for organization and accuracy. Revise where necessary. Compare with others in the class and discuss any challenges you faced.

  

Friday's assignment

School's closed today!

But there's work to be done at home, to be published by 2:30 p.m.!

Here are your tasks:

At noon, make sure to watch to the U.S. President's Inauguration and listen to the Inaugural Speech.

1. What was most surprising about the speech?
2. Write out 8 new words/expressions, and find their meanings.
3. Make sentences that bring out those words with their meanings.



New word/expression	Meaning	Sentences

Thursday's assignment

Trip Report

Good morning everyone,

Hope that all who attended yesterday have enjoyed the day and learnt something new.

Let’s start with our famous trip report writing activity.

Write a report describing yesterday’s experience for you.

• What did you learn that was new to you?
• What impressed you the most?
• What was something somehow similar to your home country?
• Was there anything that you felt uncomfortable with? If yes, what is it? And why?
• Would you like to have the same trip again in the future?
• Do you have any other suggestions to different venues/field trips/ locations?

For the ones who could not make it yesterday, you need to write a different report.

• What made you miss yesterday’s trip?
• Were there any other solutions you could have done?
• Have you been to UfT before? What did you like there? Or what would you like to see if you haven’t been there before?
• Interview one or more of your peers who have attended and ask them of the day’s highlight.

Jan 18 Field Trip to UofT

Jan 18 Field Trip to UofT

Our field trip begins by meeting and leaving from Bayview TTC Station's Westbound Platform at 9:30 a.m. Getting off at Bloor-Yonge Station, we hike along Bloor to the Philosopher's Walk behind the ROM and arrive around 10:30a.m. at George Ignatieff Theatre.

After doing a GPS location-based activity there, we will tour other selected parts of the UofT campus before ending at Queens Park TTC Station. Be sure to dress warm, bring your camera, and be ready for a fun time out.

For those who need to preload the app and trip on WiFi at home, here's the Good News ... No more booking codes or logins! Just follow these easy instructions:

• First, download, install, and open the app PocketTrips from Apple or Google Play Store.
• Second, click on Login, and tap on Guest.
• Third, under Featured Trips, and tap to download "T4T 2017 with Joseph and Hala."

Tuesday's assignment

Parenting Self-Analysis

In your journey to become a positive, more effective parent it is important to honestly evaluate your needs and strengths as a parent.

A- Complete the following exercise by filling in the blanks.

1. I want to become a better parent because ________________________

_______________________________________________________________

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2. What areas do I need to improve in to become an effective parent? (For

example: being more compassionate, organized, etc.) List at least 3 ways

you would like to improve as a parent.

a. _________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________

3. Everyone has strengths, things they do well, that can be used to help

them improve. (For example: budgeting, buying wholesome food, etc.)

Realizing that you are responsible in one area can motivate you to be

responsible in others. List at least three strengths you have as a parent.

a. _________________________________________________________

b. _________________________________________________________

c. _________________________________________________________

4. How do you think improving your character and skills as a parent will

improve your family? ____________________________________________

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B- Now, watch this video and then answer the following questions:

1.                 How many parenting styles were mentioned in that video?

2.                 Which one do you think yourself represent? Why?

3.                 In your opinion, what are the differences between the different parenting styles, especially after your children are grown up?

C- Fill in the table with all the new vocabulary/expressions that you have heard on that video:

New word/expression	Meaning	Sentences

Monday's assignment

’I wish I were’ 

In modern, spoken English both ’I wish I were’ and ‘I wish I was’ are accepted as being grammatically correct, but usually and in formal contexts it is more appropriate to use ‘I wish I were’.

• Example: I wish I were as young as you.
• Example: I wish I were in a sunny place.

Write a short paragraph starting with "I wish I were................." and the reason for your wish and how you can achieve this dream if achievable.