Write down on a piece of paper the procedures to put a hold on the Toronto Public Library website.
Write down on the same piece of paper the steps to find the specific book titled Clear Speech from the Start written by Judy Gilbert, and place a hold on it.
On the same piece of paper write down the procedures to cancel the hold.
If you have extra time, go into my blog, watch the first video and see Judy Gilbert in teaching.
Hand in the piece of paper to Kent at the end of the CALL lesson.
Check out class policies—with a partner, compare these with the workplace culture in your country of origin.
With reference to the CLB-based portfolio and your existing Canadian Language Benchmarks, identify one task for each of the four skills (LSRW) that you would like to achieve and showcase. Post your answers on your blog.
Good morning! Welcome to a new week, on public libraries--and what better place in the world to consider this theme than right here, Toronto!
But before we begin, take a moment to watch the following video:
Now, this video is entitled, "Driver with a deathwish stops tocapture Twister on video." What happens towards the end?
How would it have looked like if the title were this instead: "Driver with a deathwish stops capturing Twister on video"? Share your comment below.
Here are your tasks for this morning, to be done in the following order:
Complete your corrections as indicated by your instructor on your blog printouts. Make sure to click on the orange Updatebutton on your blogs.
Have a look at some of the Listening, Speaking, Reading, and Writing (LSRW) tasks on this page. Where do you think you stand? What skills are evidenced on your blog? Which ones would you like to show on your blog, and how would you like to do it? Discuss with a partner.
Some of your classmates visited the North York Central Library last week. Leave a comment on their post.
Our theme for the week is job search, and one of the most obvious ways to do that is to attend a job fair. Our next field trip, on Thursday, November 21, does just that:
Thursday, November 21st, 2013 - 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM - FREE ADMISSION
North York Memorial Hall, 5110 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M2N 5V7 (Concourse Level of the North York Central Library – No affiliation to the Library or the events there) North York Centre Subway Station on the Yonge Line at Mel Lastman Square
Let's meet there, at the entrance, one floor below the library's entrance, at 10 a.m. Those meeting at Don Mills Station can leave at 9:30 a.m.
One great talk to attend is:
How To Land a Job in 2013? Find a job meaningful to you. Be more successful in a career that you feel passionate about. • Go mobile. Increase your visibility by posting your information online. • Write a résumé that generates results. • Define your personal brand. • Network to discover hidden jobs:
Aline Ayoub – Human Resources Professional/Recruitment/Career Transition Specialist
10:30 AM to 11:15 AM
1. Check out class policies—with a partner, compare these with workplace culture 2. Update your blog with your Marlies game report and pictures or, if you didn’t go, a summary of your work life. 3. Listening Comprehension: Job Hunting
You buy a blender for $49.99. The cashier cheerfully informs you that the company offers you 10 days to return the product for a full refund. Is the company really doing you a favour? Or are you already covered under provincial legislation? Write a paragraph describing Ontario's consumer's rights, giving three examples.
Call 416-393-7131 to find out the terms and conditions of the Toronto Public Library's special service known as Home Library Services. Post your findings on your blog.
What is the difference between formal and informal telephone conversation? Watch the video and take good notes!
Spell my last name? N as in Number, G as in Goat. Got it?
Good morning, here are your tasks:
We live in a world where power brings out the worst in human nature. What does Remembrance Day mean to you? Update your blogs with your thoughts and memories of one of Canada's beloved occasions.
The telephone is as much a cause of communication as of miscommunication. Listen to the following audio clip and take dictation of what you hear. Check your answer with a partner:
Listen to the following conversation, note down new vocabulary words, practise aloud, and then record your conversation with a partner on vocaroo.com:Using the Telephone.
Guests to a wedding once gave excuses such as "I have married a wife" or "I have bought me a cow." Make two excuses on vocaroo.com on why you cannot come to a colleague's invitation to a party at her home this weekend.
Go to at least two of your classmates' blogs and check out the dictation answer (below*) and their two excuses. Place any comments or corrections by commenting under their posts.
Blow wind, come rain, gather the multitudes on Queen Street, yet did we get to sing most of the hymns we practised for and offer affirmation and gratitude to the sacrifice of our fallen heroes. And then it was off to the PATH Underground City and lunch, all warm, safe, and cozy beneath the opulence of Canada's Commerce Court.
Arriving on the dot, on not the brightest of days
Adrian shows the way!
All smiles, Chang, Fides, Shahina, Elyza, Cheyenne, Mohammad, and Adrian. But where's Louis, Yang Yang, and Tracy?
Why do you think that's a "fine building" back there?
Multitudes upon multitudes on this the 11th of November
Eleven was a long time coming, but at last it tolled.
In troop the colours!
Up go the umbrellas!
It's "light rain," we know.
Wreaths underground as well! Walking the PATH.
CIBC, TSX, and other financial Deloittes in Commerce Court!
Butt someone has a problem with the elephants.
Guess who suddenly materialize at the subway station?
Sunday,
December 19 No words can adequately describe the
conditions. It’s not the (1) _____________ we’re fighting, but the weather. Within an hour
of moving off, we were up to our knees in mud and (2) _____________. The mud gradually got deeper as we advanced
along the trench. We hadn’t gone far before we had to duck; the
enemy were sending over their evening salute of shells.
Pals battalion: Harry (centre left, marked in blue ink)
joined the Second Birmingham Battalion alongside friends from home. Most of them
died by the end of the war
To move forward, I had to use both elbows for
leverage, one each side of the trench. After about one and a half hours of this,
we reached the firing line. Later, I groped my way to our dugout. What a
(3) _____________. Imagine a (4) _____________underneath the ground, whose
walls are slimy with moisture. The floor is a foot or more (5) _____________in
rancid-smelling mud.*
Practise singing Canada's Royal and National Anthems; O God Our Help in Ages Past; Eternal Father, Strong to Save; and O Valiant Hearts, Who to Your Glory Came.
Back to our theme on healthcare professionals, here's a role play for you to try out: Going to the Dentist.
Watch the following video of the most famous poem of Remembrance Day. What is its title? Google for it. Discuss your thoughts with a partner.
Good morning! Hope you enjoyed watching Passchendaele yesterday! In preparation for Remembrance Day, we'll be singing some of the music later today.
One hymn we didn't look at yesterday that was on the program sheet is:
Hymn: The Supreme Sacrifice
O Valiant Hearts, who to your glory came
Through dust of conflict
and through battle flame;
Tranquil you lie,
your knightly virtue proved, Your memory hallowed
in the land you loved.
Proudly you gathered,
rank on rank, to war,
As who had heard
God’s message from afar;
All you had hoped for,
all you had, you gave
To save mankind –
yourself you scorned to save.
Amen
1. Feel free to practise singing this song of a core Canadian value, of self-sacrifice for God and for others:
2. Check out Canada's royal and national anthems and sing along on Youtube.com.
3. Sing along on the other two hymns as well, practising them on your second or third time with a partner. With confidence, feel free to make a Youtube video or Vocaroo audio of your duet.
5. On your blog, briefly describe any differences between healthcare professionals and practices between Canada and another country. List the differences by clicking on the numbered list button above.
Today, we take a look at how to become a nurse, an important healthcare professional.
What kind of nurses are there? Listen to this lesson, taking notes, to learn about the situation in the United States. How is it different from the situation in Ontario?
Read a 1-star review and a 5-star review of Passchendaele at Amazon. Discuss with a partner what you think of the movie.
Find out who runs Telehealth Ontario. With a partner, discuss what other questions you might have for the phone service, and make a call to get the answers. Then upload your findings by text, Youtube video, or Vocaroo.com recording onto your blog.
Practise singing our Canadian Royal Anthem, making sure to follow the lyrics printed below the video.
Listen again to this Remembrance Day hymn, and then listen again, this time following the lyrics. Identify which stanzas (verses of a song) are sung or omitted on the Youtube video. What solo musical instrument did you see?
How To Land a Job in 2013? Find a job meaningful to you. Be more successful in a career that you feel passionate about. • Go mobile. Increase your visibility by posting your information online. • Write a résumé that generates results. • Define your personal brand. • Network to discover hidden jobs:
Your memory hallowed 
Today, we take a look at how to become a nurse, an important healthcare professional.
