Monday's assignment

Happy Canada Day to everyone,

 Let’s start our class today by listening to this video.

Task one:

Try to list down at least three misconceptions about Canadians that were mentioned in the video and write them down.

1'  It has prime minister, not president.

2'  Its language are English and French, not American.

3'  It pronounces  "about", not "a boot"; 'peace", not "police".

4'  It's diversity, not assimilation.

5'  It speaks 'z' like "zed", not "they".

6' The beaver is noble animal.

7' don't live in igloos.

 

Task two:

Check with your partner what he/she has come up with, and come up with the common ones to be shared with the rest of the class.

Task three:

Classroom Needs Assessment

Personal Information

1.      Email address   :  _xiasheng75@gmail.com____________________

2.     What country are you from?  _China _________________________

3.     What is your first language?  __Chinese_________________

4.     What other languages do you speak?  __English______________________________

5.     How long have you been in Canada?  ___one and half year________________

6.     Are you working right now? 1Yes  1 No         If yes, what is your job? ________________

7.     What is your profession?  __Archaeology_________

8.     What was your job before you came to Canada?  ___History teacher____________

9.     What is your highest level of education? 

1 university  1 technical college  1 secondary school   Degree? __Master Degree

10.  Did you study English before you came to Canada? 1 Yes  1 No. If yes, so for how     long? __11 years______

11.  Have you studied in ESL classes before in Canada?  1 Yes  1 No

12.  What are your 4 CLBs?        L 5                   S 5           R 7           W5

13.  What language skill is the easiest for you? Please order from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult).

1 reading  1      1  writing  2          1 listening 3        1 speaking 4

14.  List three goals or/and reasons for you taking this program.

1'  The reason is to communicate with other person in English.

2'  The reason is to find a job.

3'  The reason is to go to college.

15.   Which skill(s) do you want to work on in this class: speaking, listening, reading, or writing?

Speaking, listening, and writing.

16.  What do you need to learn in this class? Choose the most important 5 things and write them in order in the opposite column.

Skills/Topics
ü  Assessing your long and short term goals            ü  Assessing your skills ü  Understanding the workplace culture ü  Resume and cover letter writing ü  Obtain a LinkedIn account ü  Pronouncing English clearly	Canadian culture   Improve listening skills  Practise presentations Assessing your long and short term goals       Learn how to speak at work
ü  How Canadian society works
ü  How to understand speakers
ü  Starting small talks in English
ü  Improve writing skills
ü  Talking on the telephone
ü  Improve listening skills
ü  Practise job interviews
ü  Practise presentations
ü  Learn how to speak at work
ü  Learn idioms
ü  Learn grammar
ü  Canadian culture
ü  other (specify)