Having enjoyed a marvellous field trip yesterday, here are our tasks for today:
Write a report about your field trip yesterday, mentioning what you liked best, what could have been done better, and one surprising thing or person you encountered during the trip. If you have corrections for your previous posts, please update them now.
Speaking English--in the subway station, on the train, at City Hall, all along the way and back--that was the great challenge for the day, today. But some had bigger challenges, like getting stuck in the subway elevator for 30 minutes waiting for EMS and hunting for a parking spot in downtown Toronto. Eventually, we all made it to City Hall and Nathan Phillips Square for a tour of the place and a taste of Tasty Thursday!
Thank God for the fine weather, the blessing of abundance, and safety in travelling!
Practising English on the subway
Daisy, Amanda, Annie Liu, Marjan, Teresa, Lily Hua, Lisa, Wendy, Ying, Mary, Ding, Chang, Yoo Lee, Lily Sun, and their loved ones say cheese or something. Glory had to go when his child needed to go.
Ai WeiWei's Zodiacal Animals got there a-head of us (geddit?).
More show up after the visit to the Mayor's Office, Enterprise Toronto, Toronto Public Library, etc. ... new pose shows Ding, Teresa, ??, Marjan, Ying, Shawn, Annie Hu, Kole, Ebrahim, Wendy, Chang, and friends/family.
Murtabak eaters seem happy.
Nice to try out the free drinks in beautiful weather--hey, it's Basma, her kids, and Vahideh! Where's Katie?
Nice to have beaten the lunch crowd!
More pictures--professionally taken--below, from Chang (thanks!!):
From Town of Merchants the order came to audit the LINC schools in Meeting Place. Or was it Place Where Trees Stand in the Water? This caused a bit of concern in nearby Rugged Land Farm, Unfordable River Town, and Cape of Strangers. Beyond Boar's Head Lake, the news was met at St. Contumacy Falls, Battle Cry, Honouring God, and Goblin with less concern. They didn't think their dependence on LINC Home Study would be as greatly affected by federal concerns.
Here are our tasks relating to our week's topic, Modern Diseases:
Update your blog with a report on the latest field trip. Remember to do your homework for Suman's Writing Workshop. Include all the corrections on your Editing Checklist before going on to the 2nd task (below).
Reading and Listening about a "Modern Disease": Mummy Study
Please Note: Monday is Civic Day, a holiday; so see you all on Tuesday, bright-eyed and bushy tailed for Suman's Writing Workshop!
Kole, Lena, Katie, Ebrahim, Teresa, Marjan, Wendy, Lisa, Glory, Chang, Ying, Ding, Ming, Silvia, Guoyong, Annie Liu, Yoo Lee, and their families toast to a great summer!
Heading over in several cars from Don Mills Station, Dad's Cookie Outlet (370 Progress), and the Good Will Thrift Store, a whole bunch of us descended upon Thomson Memorial Park for the annual Scarborough Ribfest.
Mary, Lily Hua, and Lily Sun and their family and friends are all smiles.
Despite our best efforts to be thrifty, we may have spent more on this field trip than on previous occasions to the Ribfest. First, some of us were stopped at the entrance and had to cough up the $2 entrance fee. Others sneaked through! But it was all for a good cause--a donation to the Rotary Club, who organized the event. Then we bought and ate more than we did in previous years--some generously sharing their purchases, like Ming, Wendy, and Glory.
In less than an hour, we went from rummaging through rags to living high on the hog!
For most of us, this was our first time enjoying a taste of the great North American outdoors the North American way. What were your impressions of today's field trip? Let's read each other's blogs, and don't forget to leave a comment or two!
Speaking: Record your role play on Vocaroo.com and embed it in your blog. You may need to borrow headphones with a mic from another classmate to record your voice. If you need help, some of our senior classmates can help you--Katie, Lena, Yoo Lee, who else? :D
Research: What are the best phone and data plans available now in Toronto? Create a table in MS Excel and paste the results on your blog.
Shawn, Javid, Susannah, Annie H., Lena, Vahideh, Yoo Lee, Ying, Chang, Lisa, Kole, Ding, Lily, and their kids hoping to "Payless For Every thing"
Surrounded by discount shops of every kind, some openly proclaiming "Payless For Every thing" in broken English, Honest Ed's warmly welcomed our class to its Mirvish Village/Korea Town neighbourhood. Some of us rode the subway together from Bayview, but others came on their own or drove over. Upstairs, downstairs, and into the basement we went, and some came out laden with all sorts of interesting wares--toys, batteries, glue, lightbulbs, and even a water-dispensing hardhat.
Those who could stayed for lunch. I hope everyone had a good start to the weekend!
From Town of Merchants the order came to audit the LINC schools in Meeting Place. Or was it Place Where Trees Stand in the Water? This caused a bit of concern in nearby Rugged Land Farm, Unfordable River Town, and Cape of Strangers. Beyond Boar's Head Lake, the news was met at St. Contumacy Falls, Battle Cry, Honouring God, and Goblin with less concern. They didn't think their dependence on LINC Home Study would be as greatly affected by federal concerns.
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