Small Office Home Office - All you wanted to know

Check out this other free conference during the Thanksgiving school vacation next week! The Toronto SOHO SME Business Expo.

➔ Learning from industry leaders and experts in the areas of marketing, sales, money and media.

➔ Overcoming everyday business challenges to grow your business.

➔ Amazing networking with like-minded entrepreneurs, industry leaders and business marketers to build relationships and grow your business network.

➔ Keeping connected to the latest trends, technology, and marketing opportunities and gain exclusive access to products, services, tools and resources for your business.

Besides SOHO SME, there's also the TESL Ontario Conference previously mentioned.

Just the ESL exhibition

http://www.teslontario.net/conference For those who are not volunteering but only want to buy books, CDs, DVDs, etc. related to ESL, there's a free pass!

You can print a complimentary pass online at http://www.teslontario.net/uploads/conference/conf2014/Tradeshow%20Invite%20092314.pdf, complete the information at the bottom, and bring it along for complementary access to the exhibit area.

Tuesday's Through Thursday's Assignments--Great Job, Paul!

Good morning! Today, we continue our series on Canadian celebrations by going onto Paul's blog!

What do you think you will see there?


Follow the instructions there, and be sure to ask him if you need any help.

Volunteer Opportunities:

Show your support and be part of the action!  Over 1000 ESL Professionals will gather in Toronto this October for the TESL Ontario 2014 Conference.

Lend your expertise and be a part of the Volunteer Team … sign up today!

When:     October 16-18, 2014
Where:   Metro Toronto Convention Centre (South Building)
                 222 Bremner Boulevard Toronto, ON  M5V 3L9

Volunteer as little or as much time as you like.  We require many conference volunteers who are willing to donate a small portion of their time to assist with the smooth running of our very large conference.  You will need to register and pay the conference fee if you would like to participate in the education sessions or networking events.  You do not have to miss any session time to volunteer!

Prepare Conference Registration Materials (before the conference) – October 13, 14, 15
Collate attendee name badges, registration kits and delegate bags.
Registration Desk Volunteer (at the conference) - October 16, 17, 18
Welcome attendees to the conference, distribute name badges and registration materials.

The Benefits?
·      Certificate of Appreciation
·      Volunteer ribbon on your name badge to recognize your contribution among all attendees
·      Working in a team environment, alongside other ESL Professionals
·      Networking, Networking, and more Networking!
·        6 daily draws for gift certificates

Please register online at http://www.formstack.com/forms/teslontario-teslvolunteers2014.

Monday's Assignment

Today, we begin a new week on Canadian celebrations, in particular, Thanksgiving and Halloween!

But first, let us complete any work left over from last week, e.g. a trip report on our picnic to High Park. Also, don't forget to use your editing checklist to clean up your writing. Have at least 3 partners help check your work using the editing checklist.

Before Shankari's information session at 10 a.m. today on "Healthy Skin, Oral, Eye n Ear Health," here are your tasks:

1. Role play with a partner, and make an audio link at www.vocaroo.com: American Thanksgiving.
2. Learn and make five sentences using the vocabulary here: Halloween.
3. Listen once through this most famous celebratory hymn, "Amazing Grace" in English, and then listen again following along with the lyrics:
1. In different languages (can you hear it in your first language?)
2. In myriad variations

Friday's Assignment

Ontario, and especially Toronto, has some of the highest car insurance rates around.


Here are your tasks for this morning:

1. Watch this video and discuss with your partner if it has any impact on car insurance rates.
2. Role play: Auto Insurance
3. Listening & Vocabulary: Car Rentals

Field Trip Thursday Oct 2: High Park

A lovely day for all, an unnumbered delegation of LINC students, their kids, and even alumni, guests, and student teachers descended upon High Park and took in the glories of the season. Seneca TESL student Paul pulled out his tackle and demonstrated the art of fishing. He also led the tour through the spacious recreational grounds. Students shared their food, and alumna Cheyenne worked a barbecue.

Enjoy the pictures below and a whole lot more on our FB album! Then comment on this post and tag yourselves in the FB pictures.

Thank God for the beauty of His creation, and thank you, Workplace English, for inviting us along on this lovely field trip.

Wednesday's Assignment

Today, we break a little early, at 10 a.m., to support the United Way Fundraiser Breakfast on the ninth floor.

Who has already taken the road test in class? Who has passed the G1, G2, or full G? What are your greatest fears when it comes to taking the road test?

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch this video. Take dictation on 0:30 - 0:41 and check your answers with three partners before publishing on your blog.
2. Role play: with 2 different partners: Driving Test
3. Listening & Vocabulary: Road Test

Dictation Answer:

Tuesday's Assignment

The dreaded event finally happens, and you get into an accident. Now what?

What are some sounds the cars make?

Here are your tasks for this morning:

1. What are three questions that 911 operators would like to know when reporting an accident? Write your answers on your blog.
2. Role play: Assigning Blame
3. Listening & Vocabulary: Car Accident

Monday's Assignment

Good morning! Welcome to a week on the theme of transportation, and this week we'll be considering the topic of Driving in Ontario.

Study the above picture and caption, and share your thoughts with two partners.

Here are your tasks:

1. Take 15 minutes to check out the government website on driving. Tell a partner what three things you learnt from the website that you did not know before.
2. Role play with a partner: A Traffic Report
3. Listen & write down sentences using new vocabulary from: A Traffic Jam.

Friday's Assignment

Here are this afternoon's tasks:

So far, so good, for Sara, Maryam, Hans, Majid, and Yan

1. Choose two pictures from the field trip to put on your blog. 
2. Write your report, focusing on the WH questions--who all went, what did he or she do, why did they do or not do that, how much did they spend, how long was the trip, etc. Publish your report on your blog. 
3. Then comment or ask questions on three of your classmates’ postings.

Toronto offers a plethora of community resources for all sorts of people. Or are all categories included?

Some people don't think so. Do you agree with them?

Anyway, welcome back from the field trip! Here are your tasks for this morning:

1. Check out the resources on our Good Morning page. Discuss with a partner which is your favourite.
2. Check out 211 and make an enquiry with a partner using a phone (on speakerphone). Post your findings on your blogs.
3. Tag yourselves in these pictures of the field trip. Interview at least three of those who went for their views of the field trip. Take good notes to write a report this afternoon.