Feedback of My Second Presentation

This is feedback from Joseph. Thank you for correcting my mistakes and giving advice.

Tuesday's Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Role Play: Corrupt Officials
2. Take dictation from 3:45 - 4:07, check with a partner, practise it aloud, and record a chirbit.
3. Edit your blog to show improvements in your writing skills:
1. Do not delete the original writing, but label it "BEFORE."
2. Copy the original writing, label it "AFTER," and correct it using the checklist.
3. Update your blog.

Dictation

Time spent serving your clients today. Time spent billing. Time spent doing work you have to do. That's today's revenue. I'm not here to tell you that's not important. It's important.That's how We get paid. We got to do the great job for the clients that we already have. But building a network of professional contacts who can and will refer your business. That's your investment tomorrow.

 

http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:806334f72ceb25ae51484befe015862a

Friday's Assignment - Janice

Obesity- fattness,overweightEpidemic-  diseases infecting and spreading on controlWeight- body's massEliminate-get rid of ,remove completelyConsume-eat,drink or digest food or drink, exhaustHarmful-not good for somebody ,sth cause dangerBest interest-sth good for youImpact-affect strongly, influenceNutrition-total Antioxidants-sth good for ages

Please read the article. Summarize the four unhealthy habits in your blogs.

Four unhealthy habits:1. Lack of exercises makes your body mass and your heart gotten problem.2. Eating unhealthy food and too much make obesity and the risk of diseases, eg heart diseases, type 2 diabetes. It can shorten your lifespan.3. Smoking can cause cancer.4. Unbalance diet can shorten your lifespan.

My unhealthy habits:1. Unbalance diet: I don't like eatting meat and milk. I have low blood pressure problem. 2.Lack of physical activity: I have never done exercises every day. 

The Organ Concert

There was a free organ concert at Roy Thomson Hall on Monday. It started at 12.P.M. Joseph and classmates sat near the stage, so we could watch the performance clearly. The organist's name is David Baskeyfield. He is only thirty-one years old and a handsome man. He has ever won the champion of 2014 Canadian International Organ Competition. He played seven pieces of songs. It was amazing that he can play by hands and by feet at the same time. He bowed to audiences after every piece was over. Be honest, I don't like the sound of the organ. I would feel sad when I listened to this kind of music. But I have to say he is an excellent musician. He plays very well. By the way,there was a piece that I listened to before. It is the background music of the documentary named Civilization.

The concert lasted about one and half an hour. It was wonderful. Were we more Canadian after watching the concert of classical music, eh? LOL!

http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:6650bae1ce0a241c6ed3af8c88f4f2f4

http://video.weibo.com/show?fid=1034:6650bae1ce0a241c6ed3af8c88f4f2f4

AGO, GO

This is the third time I have been to AGO. I was still excited because I went there with my teachers and classmates. We took part in a quiz that we should find some famous works of AGO, including the name of the works, painter, the year of the painting etc. It's hard to be finished because there are plenty of works in AGO. I enjoyed my trip instead of the quiz. Yucho and I found the masterpiece of William Kurelek "The Rock". I also knew the painter of my favorite painting is William Kurelek. Joseph showed us the unique design of the AGO and introduced OCAD University which is well known of art. I have even known what the Italian Gallery is. It's a pity I didn't find the Picasso's painting this time.

This is the Picasso's painting in AGO. I took photo previously.

This is my favorite painting. The painter is William Kurelek.

Wednesday's Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Listen to this lesson. What do we say when we hear a compliment? Take notes.
2. Take dictation from this video's 00:18 - 00:41 about Kurelek’s painting in the UK's Maudsley and Netherne psychiatric hospitals. Check your transcript with a partner before posting.
3. Compare Kurelek’s paintings in Gallery 1 and Gallery 2. 
1. Can you think of some compliments for each?
2. Make some sincere and insincere compliments and tell a partner.

1. Say some words with compliment.You look very nice.                             Thank you.You are a incredible pianist.                  Thanks.You are a great skier.                          Thank you.I really love your haircut.              What's amazing food.            I'm glad you like it.Nice bag.                                 Thank you. It's on sale.

2.The Maze is painting of inside of my skull which I painted when I was in England as a patient in Maudsley and Netherne  psychiatric hospitals. It's a story on my life what in a sense people tell the stories by the fireplace to turn I guess try to make them accept you.

Tuesday's Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Google for Laura Secord, Georges Vanier, and A.Y. Jackson, and write 2 sentences about each of them.
1. Add their pictures.
2. Add their videos.
2. Check with at least 2 partners before publishing.
3. Comment on at least 2 classmates' blogs after publishing.

Laura Secord ---

She is  famous hero  in Canadian history. She walked 20 miles and took the risk of lost her life to warn British forces of American attack during the War of 1812.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yISwYpeeFQ

Georges Vanier---

He was a Canadian soldier and diplomat. He was the first French Canadian Governor General of Canada.

http://www.nfb.ca/film/george_p_vanier/?ec=en20100303

A. Y. Jackson---

He is the famous painter in Canada and the founding member of the Group of Seven. He brought together artists of Montreal and Toronto successfully.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4xZIUnGWXg

The Trip to The Job Fair

I participated a Job Fair at North York Civic Center this Tuesday. When I arrived there, I couldn't find the real place. It was lucky to meet Yocho, Meizi and Chanyong. But we didn't find the place until we saw Joseph. He waited us at library because the Job Fair had changed the site. 

Many enterprises prepared booths. Some job seekers brought their resumes and put them into the register table. They were all in formal dress. We were audiences and just want to know what the Job Fair was. So we felt leisure. We saw many kinds of businesses, such as home services, food factory, retailer etc. We even saw a organization was hunting police. Maybe the space was too small, and so many people were in. I sweated half an hour later. So we decided to  attend a lecture.

The lecture was about how to prepare interview. The reporter told us some tricks. My English was still poor and he talked fast. So I couldn't catch with him and understand all of his points. I felt boring. We left there about 11 A.M.

This is precious experience. I should prepare enough next time.  

 

Is it easy to learn English?

 How to learn English? It was easy for me when I was in China. I read many articles and caught the main meaning of these articles and wrote short articles about some fixed themes,  then I can get high marks in my English test. Because the English test in China focuses on your reading and writing capacity, not listening and speaking. All changed when I came to Canada. I can't communicate with anybody. I can't say any words and understand what other people say.
What's wrong with my English? Do I learn my English according to the previous methods? Of course the answer is not. I met a volunteer in an English conversation circle. He told me the important thing to learn English is practice. I should try to speak English with the others. It's never mind even if I make mistakes. He also gave me skills to improve my English, such as listening to the radio when I have free time, watching TV News and so on. If I have understood what the others say, I would speak better and better.
I listen CBC Radio1 every night. I can't understand when I started. But I improved gradually. I have known the weather or highlight today. I came to LINC school in September. I met amazing teacher and classmates. I try to communicate with them in English. I feel my English improved, especially speaking and writing.
Is it easy to learn English? It's difficult for me now. But I believe I can conquer it. Try my best and keep it up!

Friday's Assignment

Here are your tasks for this afternoon:

1. Please complete any incomplete work for the week.
2. Check out this video, and discuss NAFTA with a partner. Does it mean anything to you personally or professionally?
3. Listen blind, then with transcript, to this report. Note five words for which your pronunciation is corrected. Write the before/after pronunciation of each word on your blog.
4. Write a report on our field trip this week.

controversy eliminated plunking

 bipartisan

 predict 

integrated 

monopolies

stagnation

aggregate

decimate

              

Dictation

1. Julio offered to do that? Well, if he's on board then we can give it a shot. But here is another hitch.my extended family lives in a lot of different countries and I'm not sure they'll get visas to visit U.S., especially on short notice.

2. Let's try ,anyway. Your cousins in Canada don't need a visa because most Canadian citizens don't need one to cross the border. What about your uncle in Korea?

3.I'll get on the horn first thing in the morning to see what I can find out.I might email them and ask them to check with the embassy or consulate  there to be sure.This party is really shaping up.

chirbit

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch this video and discuss with a partner what NORAD is all about.
2. Then discuss this article with your partner.
3. Role play with a partner: Getting a Visa to Travel

http://chirb.it/z8x2Gt

The Feedback

This is the feedback from Joseph. Thanks for his suggestions. I'll keep it up!