Friday's Assignment

Good morning everybody,

Here are two listening tasks for you, enjoy!

Task 1:

Listen to two people talking about looking for work. Click on this link  and answer the questions below.

1. Place a check-mark beside the job search activities Rosa carried out:

	Visited an employment centre
	Spoke to a job counsellor
	Looked at job postings
	Analyzed her own skills
	Participated in mock interviews
	Attended job search workshops
	Read newspaper classified ads

2. What three things did Rosa learn at the workshops?

3. Rosa mentions two ways to write résumés and cover letters that she learned. What are they?

4. What advice does Rosa have for Gita about preparing for interviews?

5. What advice would you give Gita about looking for work?

Task 2:

A-  Click on this link and listen to a job seeker describes his job search. Discuss the following.

1.     What problems did this job seeker face?

2.     What information would have made his search more effective?

B-   Think about your job search. What information or services do you think would help you to find a job? With a partner, make a list. In small groups, compare your lists.

            

Thursday's assignment

Work Habits

The Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) lists work habits in noun form, e.g. reliability or punctuality. However, when speaking about yourself, you can express these skills or work habits as adjectives.
For example: I am a reliable worker. I am punctual.

You can also describe how you demonstrate the qualities you have by giving examples.
I am punctual. I use my time effectively and produce work on time.

Task 1:      

For each of the nouns, write an adjective that can describe a person.Then put it in sentence of your own.

NOUN	ADJECTIVE	SENTENCE
reliability
organization
confidence
perseverance
versatility
flexibility
independence
resourcefulness
knowledge
punctuality

Task 2:
Write a sentence for each of the OSP work habits you think you have. Use examples from your work and day-to-day experience.

Working Habits	Examples from your experience
Working Safely
Teamwork
Reliability
Organization
Working Independently
Initiative
Self-advocacy
Customer Service
Entrepreneurship

Hello all,

Here are the answers for task 1 activity. The first sentence is done for you as well.

NOUN	ADJECTIVE	SENTENCE
reliability	Reliable	Reliability is one of the most important workplace habits, so I believe that I am a very reliable person.
organization	Organized
confidence	Confident
perseverance	Perseverant
versatility	Versatile
flexibility	Flexible
independence	Independent
resourcefulness	Resourceful
knowledge	Knowledgeable
punctuality	Punctual

Job Fair on February 24th, 2016

Hello all,

There is an interesting job fair in Mississauga for whoever looking for a job. Click on this link and you need to register for it.

Here is the map for you.

Thursday's assignment

Good afternoon everyone,

Today we have been learning about the Workplace Hazards. Thanks to Jerome, he has planned our CALL lesson for us.

Please click on this link, then post your answers on your blogs as usual.

Wednesday's assignment

Hello all,

Today’s task is actually very interesting. I came across this excellent website while I was browsing the internet for good ideas. Please make sure to finish the task max by Wednesday 2:30, as this is counted to your attendance :)

Task 1:

Click on that link and answer all the phrasal verbs (1 to 8) and prepositions exercises (1 to 10). You can check your answers once you are done and by that you will learn them better. Don’t stop until you get ALL the answers correct. You are free to answer more stuff as you wish.

Task 2:




Write a short story on anything you want to share with the class; you have to use at least 10 phrasal verbs and 10 preposition that you have just learnt on your story.