Reminder

 


1. Please remember to complete your vocabulary assignment
 which is due next Tuesday, October 7th. Send the Word document to my email address.

2. Check the previous blog and make sure you are familiar with the contents of the article.

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

Soft Skills

http://www.prepareforcanada.com/wp-content/uploads/9SoftSkills_PrepareforCanada.pdf

Please read the article and be prepared to discuss it on Thursday.

Reading Assignment

Homework for Friday
Read the following articles and be prepared to work with them in class.


http://canadianimmigrant.ca/work-and-education/post-secondary-what-to-expect-when-you-go-back-to-school


http://canadianimmigrant.ca/community/fall-is-here-10-activities-to-help-you-enjoy-the-season

Reading

   
I'd like to see your reading journals this week. Keep track of everything you read in English.
Stephen Krashen: "reading extensively is the best way to promote vocabulary development."

Did you know that English has the largest vocabulary of any language?
It follows then, that the number of English words you know will help to predict how successful you will be in school.

Idioms

Check out this website:http://canadianimmigrant.ca/work-and-education/canspeak-w

How many of these expressions do you know?

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Good morning! It's time to work on speed reading in the computer lab. Remember to record your progress on the handouts provided. Please be back in the classroom promptly at 10.00.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Here's some vocabulary from a reading we did in class, for those of you who are absent. You will need to catch up when you return to school, but finding synonyms for these words will help.

1. fanfare
2. fervor
3. furtively
4. visage
5. infatuation
6. lust
7. tranquil
8. exhilaration
9. craving
10. awe
11. novelty
12. threshold
13. mundane
14. pageantry
15. prime
16. quip
17. thrill
18. gusto
19. conception

For Tuesday, please complete the crossword, comprehension questions, and the vocabulary exercise related to the words above. Check the file at the back of the classroom for hand-outs.