Field Trip Thursday: Cherry Beach Picnic

Look how fun this was ... but nothing compared to the fun of Grant's games!

Windsurfing, anyone?

Check out the rest of the pictures on our FaceBook page or on these blogs:

1. Majid's
2. Max's
3. Who else's?

Friday's Assignment

Welcome to our last day before the school break (from tomorrow through September 7th; see you back on Monday September 8th!).

Today, we wrap up our discussion on credit cards. Have a look at the following cartoon:

So, guys, how's this funny?

1. Read quietly, and then discuss the following with a partner: How do I check my credit history?
2. Listen, and then role play with your partner: Bad credit
3. Watch this episode of Till Debt Do Us Part with CC on. Take notes on:
1. What were some of the problems the couple faced?
2. Who showed up at the door?
3. How much money did they owe?
4. How much were they overspending per month?
5. What was the solution?
6. Did they succeed in getting out of their debt in the end?

Wednesday's Assignment

Good morning! This morning, please sign up first for next month's field trip to a job fair downtown. There will be public presentations on September 17 that you should register for online.

Back to the topic of credit cards, what are some rewards that banks give you for using their credit card? Tell a partner about yours and compare your card's rewards with other people's. Then check out this table:

So here are your tasks:

1. Check out this link on CIBC and discuss the reviews with a partner.
2. Compare it with TD and RBC’s
3. Role play: Using Frequent Flyer Miles

As a reward, check out these Hot Deals at RedFlagDeals! Tell a partner two things there that you find surprising.

Tuesday's Assignment

Today we continue on our study of credit cards. What do you think of the following picture? What's going on there? Is this a typical scene in North America?



Here are your tasks for today:

1. Listening and Vocabulary: Student Credit Cards
2. Choose a post from RFD and record your reading of it on Vocaroo.com.
3. Listen, take notes, practise by yourself, and role play with a partner: Dealing with Debt.

Monday's Assignment

For this afternoon:

1. Role play: Accepting credit cards

2. Edit and/or comment on your classmate’s report on last Thursday’s field trip.

3. Find out what recreational activities are suitable for Cherry Beach

Good morning, and welcome back! This week we start a series on credit cards. How many of you would like to share the following information in the Comments below?

• Your credit card number
• Its expiry date
• Its CVV number (Card Verification Value)
• Name of card issuer (VISA/MC/Amex)

If you'd rather send me the information for my building project in Richmond Hill, please email it over privately.

Here are your tasks for this morning:

1. Pronunciation Practice: Credit Cards
2. Role play: Paying at a Restaurant

Canadian Geography ... look how good you are!

Whether it's the map of the city, the province, the country, or the world, our class produced some remarkable maps by which to remember Canadian geography. Check out this little gallery of those who wished to share their work. Can you pronounce all the names of places on these maps?

Friday's Assignment

Having gone all over the world, the country, and the province, we now zero in on our great city, Toronto.

What's going on in this picture? Is it funny?

Here are your tasks for this morning:

1. Using google images or the foldable maps, fill in the blank map of Toronto
2. Role play this exercise on urban geography: Business Zoning

Field Trip Thursday: Pick-Your-Own Fruits/Vegetables at Farintosh Farms

All smiles in the sun ... who's there? Anyone missing? (Comment below!)
From Level 4-5 students and alumni, Xiaoying, Silvia, Edgar, Iris, Mahsan, Mehran, Pei, Wendy, Sara, Brenna, Nishi, Linda, Richard, Joyce John, Majid, Sutharsan, Max, Mahsa, and Niki

More pictures available in our FB photo album! Also, be sure to check out the amazing pictures at your classmates' blogs: Majid, John, Niki, Joyce

Niki, Xiaoying, Max, and John are farmers for the day!

Isn't it great when the alumni join in? Do you see Mahsa, Sutharsan, Edgar, Sara, Mehran, Majid, Mahsan, Nishi, and Wendy?

What an amazing field trip it turned out to be, with two classes there and perfectly cold weather--in the teens Celsius--but we all got our fill for fun, fruit, and food (check out John's feasting on an earful in our FB site)! Thanks be to Almighty God for the sunshine, rain, and fertile soil that we enjoy in what was Upper Canada, what we now call the Province of Ontario!

For your report writing, here are some words that you may like to use:

pick-up/drop-off area ... car pool ... HOV lane ... barn house ... zucchini ... peaches ... eggplant ... corn on the cob ... eat it raw ... beans ... garlic ... green onions ... fields ... pick ... pluck ... pose for pictures ... candid shots ... horizon ... skyline ... tomatoes ... watermelons ... bushel ... windchill ... shiver ...

Wednesday's Assignment

So, we move from Canada to Ontario to Canada's place in the world. How do you think the world views Canada?

Look at the map and think of each province or territory. Discuss the accuracy of the map with a partner.

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play with a partner: World Map
2. Fill in World Map Handout and check it with a partner.

Tuesday's Assignment

Ok, let's line up some cars to head out of Toronto into the less-urban parts of the province! Are you ready to do that on this coming Thursday? What do you imagine seeing?

Check out the earlier posts on our field trip--field trip, geddit?

So, for this morning, here are your tasks:

1. Using google search and google images, fill in the blank map of Ontario.
2. Listen to this audio, and follow using the handout.

Monday's Assignment

Here are this afternoon's tasks:

1. Using google images or the class atlas/globe, fill in the blank map of Canada
2. Read about the life of an Inuit child, and compare that your childhood with a partner.
3. Write on your blog about a day in your life during your childhood.

Welcome to a new week in LINC! This week we're looking at the geography of Canada. Uh oh, what's happening to the map below?

Tell two classmates what you think is happening in the above cartoon.

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch this comparative video and do the exercise.
2. Watch this video on Churchill and do the exercise.
3. Phone 905-887-5727, the number of the farm we're visiting this week, and listen to the message with a partner. Write down:
1. The vegetables/fruits available this week. Which ones can you PYO (Pick Your Own)?
2. The address of the farm. Check with other classmates.

Friday's Assignment

For this afternoon, do this CLB 6 L task: Follow instructions on how to treat a burn or stop bleeding from a medical practitioner on the phone (such as a health information line). Do this exercise and post on your blog the steps listed as well as the link to the exercise.

T.G.I.F.! Here are your tasks:

Look up the term "ambulance chaser," and tell a partner why this picture is funny. (Or not)

1. Roleplay with a partner: Calling an Ambulance
2. Listening and Vocabulary: Learn 5 new words and make sentences from Learning Fire Safety to post on your blog.
3. Read your partners’ blogs and comment on 5 of theirs.

Thursday's Assignment

Sometimes you ask for the police when you dial 911. What do the police carry in your country of origin? Are their weapons lethal? Today, we look at some of the weapons used by the police in Canada in an emergency.

Do you recognize the uniform in the picture? Look up the term "taser" in Google Search, Images, and Video.

Here are your tasks:

1. Roleplay: Getting Mugged
2. Watch this video. Take dictation of only the officer’s words: 2:55 - 3:25
3. Discuss with your classmates the reasons for the woman’s arrest. Compare that taser arrest with this one in Vancouver airport, made the headlines.

Wednesday's Assignment

Today's program is special: we have an Info Session on Fire Safety: 9:30 - 10:30 a.m.

Tell two people why this picture is funny.

Before the session, if there's time, here are your tasks:

1. Read, and write down 5 new facts about calling 911.
2. Roleplay with a partner: Fire and Firefighters

Tuesday's Assignment

Welcome back after a long, long weekend! I hope you are well watered and fed and all ready to roll!

This week we are looking at the topic of health and safety, specifically, the issue of emergencies:

What's so funny?
Caption for the other picture: "My emergency plan will be ready next week. Enjoy the rest of your flight."

1. Roleplay with a partner: Making an Emergency Medical Call
2. Blog about your partner’s field trip to the Ribfest and/or the Civic Holiday long weekend.

• Make sure to check your work using the Editing Checklist and with two partners before publishing.
• Feel free to include pictures and videos to make your post attractive.
• Comment on three people's blogs.

Friday's Field Trip: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, and Ribfest!

The party begins for Kevin, Max, Mahsan, Mandana, Nishi, Majid, Joyce, Niki, and Ying. Unfortunately, Linda, Richard, and Sutharsan could not be pictured.

Decisions, decisions ...

Look who inhaled the pulled pork right off the sandwich!

All-time favourite--riiiiiiiiiiiibsss!!!

Who wants some serious arterial blockage ... eat up!

Not much left of that bloomin' onion! Yay!!

Time to share the pictures, update your blogs, and talk about our next field trip!