Wednesday's Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch these videos and discuss Canada’s global role for democracy
2. Take notes: What do Canada’s political parties say?
3. What's your view? Tell a classmate.

Notes:

Monday's Assignment

Friday's Assignment

Here are your tasks:

1. Find an e-book, an e-audiobook, and an e-video to download.
2. Role play this dialogue with a partner and make a chirbit.
3. Leave your feedback on your experience in the LINC program in the comment section here.

http://chirb.it/hLf9c0

Here are your tasks:

1. Role play this dialogue with a partner and make a chirbit.
2. Think of your next career, and browse this site. Then discuss your findings with a partner.
3. How do you feel about what's going on in some government jobs?

http://chirb.it/O63phy

Energy Conservation

There was a presentation in class of level 5-6 this morning. The topic is Energy Conversation. We joined them to listen to the presentation.
The reporter is Miss Lisa. First ,she displayed a picture about the hurricane which took place in 1954 in Canada. She told us the importance of energy saving through this picture. She said there will be many disasters if we don't protect our environment. We should save energy, save water, plant trees, make green spaces for wild animals.

Then she told us the laws of energy and different energy.

The laws of energy:
The theories from Einstein -----
1. Energy can not be created or destroyed.
2. Energy can change from one to another.
3. Energy will be less and less available for further work.
These laws tell us why we should save energy.

Energy transformation:
chemical --motion    radiant--chemical  etc.

Different energy:

Renewable energy
Solar energy
Wind energy
Hydro energy---hydroelectric energy. Construct  dam cross the river, transform water energy to electricity. It's harm to the fish and cause flood at the above of above river.In front of the dam is dangerous whether fishing or swimming.
Geothermal energy---Get energy from underneath the earth. It's clean and quiet. A new energy.
Biomass energy---from plants, garbage etc. Maybe causes air pollution.
Ocean energy

Nonrenewable energy
Fossil Fuels---Coal, oil, natural gas, nuclear energy. They are less and less. Exploiting and using will cause the air pollution, water toxic, radiation.

We should  use the renewable energy as much as possible.

After that ,she told us the ways about home energy use. We played a game.It was to order how many watts the appliances consume per hour. The result was  surprising.The least energy using are slow cooker and washing machine. The refrigerator is the less one. The  most one is clothes dryer.  She also told us bewaring of the phantom energy at home. We should  pull out the charge when we don't need. Because it will consume the electricity . We should use the surge protection.

Finally, she told us some energy saving tips. They are useful. We should buy the appliance which has logo -Energy Star. We should buy the LED bulb. The most important one is when we should use energy. She gave us a chart about the price of the electricity at different time in one day in summer and winter.We can save money if we don't use electricity in rush hour.

The presentation lasted about two hours. We have got  important information. We know how to save energy ,how to protect environment ,how to save money. It is a  high impact presentation.

Monday's Assignment

If you thought of job-search resources, you're right!

Here are your tasks:

1. Do these exercises on Job Futures Websites: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
2. Learn the following vocabulary, and then take the crossword quiz at the bottom:

provides  learn  is  help look  find   affect   include   search

Main duties: Retail sales representative  at SWAROVSKI CANADA LTD.

• Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease
• Advise customers on use and care of merchandise, and provide advice concerning specialized products or services
• Estimate or quote prices, credit terms, trade-in allowances, warranties and delivery dates
• Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease
• Prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts and accept cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit payment
• Assist in display of merchandise
• Maintain sales records for inventory control
• Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems
• May conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce.

Educational requirements: Different companies and different regions have different requirements about education.Some employers need license or the other certificates.

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• A university degree or college diploma may be required by some employers.
• Specific subject matter courses or training may be required.
• Demonstrated sales ability and product knowledge are usually required for retail salespersons who sell complex or valuable merchandise, such as automobiles, antiques or computers.

Work prospects 

hourly wages:$12 

unemployment rates:4.8%

Interesting facts:

relate occupations 

• Customer Service, Information and Related Clerks (NOC 1453)
• Retail Trade Supervisors (NOC 6211)
• Sales Representatives - Wholesale Trade (Non-Technical) (NOC 6411)
• Hotel Front Desk Clerks (NOC 6435)
• Cashiers (NOC 6611)
• Grocery Clerks and Store Shelf Stockers (NOC 6622)

NOC:6421

The Trip to the Farintosh Farm

Here are this afternoon's tasks:

Write a trip report of the Farintosh Farm visit. Include pictures from Facebook. Check with a partner for any typos before posting. Then comment on your classmates' blogs.

When I heard we would have a trip to Farintosh Farms on Thursday, I was excited. I like farm . When I was a child , I had a dream to be a farmer in the future.The dream was gone,but the trip would  be exciting.
We got into car pool at 10.A.M,then went to the farm. Joseph drove his car and told us some details about the farm . He mentioned the airport  we passed by.  About 20 minutes later ,we arrived .
The farm is not big . It plants many kinds of vegetables, like beans ,cucumbers, eggplants , pumpkins etc. We were permitted to enter two fields. Wendy ,Hong and I decided to pick beans.At first ,we picked the green beans .By experience, the green one would be delicious .It can be cooked with meat .Until we met Meizi,  She told us we should pick the red one.We hesitated .Hong asked the staffs who work at farm.They told us the recipe of this kind of bean .They peel the shell of bean , only cook and eat the seeds.The red one is good ,the shell should be thrown.Oh, my GOD.Originally, we thought we could cook the whole bean including the shell. It is so funny .
We spent two hours on the farm and left 12.P.M. Maybe I'd like to stay there  the whole day next time.