Canada Day Events

Happy Canada Day, everybody!

 Click on the link below to check out the Canada Day events.

http://vancouver.about.com/od/vancouverevents/tp/Canada-Day-in-Vancouver.htm

Field Trips to Kitsilano Beach and Trout Lake

Important Announcement

 Thank you for making my job so enjoyable for the past three months by being such motivated and hard-working students.

 I'll be putting a few field trip photos on Sunday since my daughter took the camera to her prom festivities.

Remember Monday is a short day.
8:50 to 10:30  for the morning class
10:30 to 12:40 for the afternoon class.

I went to VCC on Saturday, and on the office window I found this information. To know where to go on Monday, you need to have your CRN # (class number), which can be found on your report card and the registration paper you got on Wednesday. You can check this information when you go to school on Monday morning.

Morning Class
If your class number on the report card and registration paper is 62865 (LINC 5, Part 1(A) higher Part 1) go to classroom number 2227 in the old building.
If your class number on the report card and registration paper is 62925, go to classroom number 3551 in the old building.

Afternoon Class
If your class number on your report card and registration paper is 62867 (LINC 5 Part 1) go to classroom number 3551 in the old building.

If your class number on your report card and registration paper is 62926 (LINC 5 Part 2) go to classroom number 2752 in the old building.
If you have any questions, please call me or email me.

What is Zantagle?

Crystal talked about a form of art, zantagle. Click on the link below to learn more about it.
 http://www.zentangle.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7&Itemid=111

Picnic on Kitsilano beach on Thursday

 The address of the Kitsilano  pool is 2305 Cornwall Avenue. We're going to meet behind the pool.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=kitsilano+pool&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&channel=fflb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=pDirU_HSEZHv-QP45oLAAQ
What do you think about going to Kitsilano beach and have a picnic there if the weather is nice on Thursday?
Kitsilano Beach
http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/kitsilano-beach.aspx

How to get to Kitsilano from VCC
https://www.google.ca/maps/dir/1100+E+Broadway,+Vancouver,+BC+V5T/Kitsilano+Beach/@49.2795066,-123.1425837,13z/am=t/data=!4m17!4m16!1m5!1m1!1s0x548671500773e06f:0xff0dafaad0eae101!2m2!1d-123.0811

Jazz Festival in Vancouver

There are a lot of free jazz  concerts this week.  Click on the link to check them out.

http://www.coastaljazz.ca/music-events

Survey about the class

Click on the link to complete the survey.
https://www.surveyfeedback.ca/surveys/wsb.dll/s/1g3422

Announcement

We're meeting in the computer lab tomorrow.
Vesna

Craig's list

If you'd like to explore this website a bit more.
http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/

National Aboriginal Day: June 21st, 2014

June 21st is National Aboriginal Day. There are 3 main groups of Aboriginal people in Canada: First Nations, Inuit and Métis. This year, National Aboriginal day is on the same day as the Summer Solstice. June 21st is the longest day in the year. There will be special events in most communities in B.C., and you can experience traditional music, dancing, crafts and cuisine.

  Adapted from The Westcoast Reader for June 2013

Click on the link below to read about the events for this year.

http://www.thewestcoastreader.com/national-aboriginal-day-june-21/

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Susan Aglukark is a singer who grew up in Nunavut. She singsin English and Inuktitut.O Siem is one of her most popular songs.
Taken from the Westcoast Reader

Click on the link below to complete the quiz on the song.

The Real Canadian Songbook: O Siem

Click on the link below to download the easy  e-books  about Canada, Canada's Aboriginals and some more easy stories.
http://bestofthereader.ca/

Scarves, songs, etc.

 Here is a video that Jill sent me on how to tie a scarf in many different ways.



 

 Here is Yao's favorite song by Lenard Cohen.


 

 Here's Celine Dion's song that Yao mentioned in her presentation.

Power Point Presentations

Your presentations were excellent. It is great to see you in front of the class looking confident. You may feel nervous, but I didn't notice that.
If you have a Power Point, and you'd like to share it with everybody, let me know, and I'll put it on the blog.
I'm looking to hearing the rest of you.

Remember, when you do your presentation and you assess yourself, write a comment or two. When you're peer assessing, write a comment. Tell your classmate what you liked about their presentation.

 Hassan's Presentation: Positive Thinking

Jady's Presentation: Baking Walnut Cookies

Evelyn's Presentation: Baking Bread

Lan's Presentation: Interior Design

Lisa's Presentation: Making Spaghetti

  Ivy Wang: Gardening

Yao: Three Famous Canadians

Fawn: Decoupage

Eva: Five-Color Happiness Springrolls

Lily's Presentation: First Aid for Choking

Sam's Presetnation: Crab Meat Dumplings

Nahid's Presentation: Weather in Iran

Fanny: You Raise me up

Edward: A Walk around Stanley Park

Jay:How to Harvest Honey


Ying Kai: Line Dancing

You Li: Tai Chi

Vocabulary for the week of June 16th, 2014

You can find the same link on the homework and the vocabulary page.

Vocabulary for the week of June 16th, 2014
http://quizlet.com/44661962/vradivojevic-flash-cards/

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father' Day to all the fathers in my classes.




 Father’s Day has been celebrated for a long time. Many countries in the world celebrate Father's Day. When is Father's Day your country? 

In Canada, Father’s Day is celebrated on the third Sunday of June. Many people say thank you to their fathers.Many children buy cards and gifts for their fathers. Some families go for lunch or dinner on Father's Day.

 Go to the Holidays in Canada page on the blog to watch a couple of videos and do a listening exercise on Father's Day.

411 Telephone Information Directory

 If you know a person's name, you can look up a phone number on the Internet at
http://www.canada411.ca/  . I found myself. Look up your landline phone number.
If you call the operator to help you, you'll be charged for the service.

Adapted from LINC 5

In the News

 Couple who held boy captive released from custody on Monday

Today in class, I mentioned a boy who was held captive by his uncle and aunt. Click on the story to read about it more.

http://www.torontosun.com/2014/06/02/couple-who-held-boy-captive-released-from-custody

Here is the link to the video.
http://www.citynews.ca/2014/05/30/uncle-aunt-charged-after-nephew-found-locked-in-london-bedroom/

Teachers' Strike

If there is no agreement between the teachers and the government by Tuesday, the teachers will go on strike on Tuesday. That means tomorrow might be the last day of school for some students.
Click on the link to read about it and watch the news.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-teachers-strike-make-or-break-time-with-last-ditch-negotiations-1.2673810

World Cup in Brazil

2014 FIFA World Cup kicked off today. The opening match was between Croatia and Brazil in Sao Paolo. Brazil won 3 : 1.

We are One is the official World Cup song.

World Cup 2014 Song was sang by Jennifer Lopez, Pitbull, and Claudia Leitte at the opening ceremony today.

My Power Point Presentation

Click on the link to see my Power Point Presentation.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3NrlAfImkSwaS1BMDVqTmNvVVE/edit?usp=sharing

Vocabulary Review: Telephones

Telephone vocabulary

Field Trip to Deep Cove

I really enjoyed connecting with everybody today and spending a beautiful day at Deep Cove. If you took some photos that you'd like me to put on the blog, email them to me. 

Morning Class

                                                           


                                                                         Afternoon Class

Your photographer

Sea to Sky Gondola in Squamish

If you like hiking, this is a great hiking trail. It takes about 4 to 5 hours to get to the top.There is also a gondola that can take you to the top if you don't like climbing. It's a great  field trip.Click on the link below to find out more.

http://www.seatoskygondola.com/

Free Community Event: Dragon Boat Festival

Dragon Boat Festival is on June 20th, 21st, and 22nd in False Creek close to Science World.

http://dragonboatbc.ca/at-the-festival/general-information/

Resources for preparing a presentation

Audio 5.7 Click on the link below to listen to the monologue practicing pausing and emphasizing.
http://www.moresettlement.org/LINC5-7Activities/Chapter_5/Audio5.7.mp3

Click on the link below, listen to the talk show to answer the questions on the sheet.

http://www.moresettlement.org/LINC5-7Activities/Chapter_5/Audio5.4.mp3

Answers for exercise 3 for audio 5.4

1. Fall on deaf ears - nobody listens
2. ice-breaker - an opening sentence, greeting, joke, activity or anecdote that will break the ice or 3. make the audience feel comfortable
4. frame of mind - mood or feeling
5. second-nature- some people have no difficulty speaking in public. It's natural to them.
6. attention-grabber - something that will get listeners' attention
7. to have your audience in mind - to think about the audience's needs and expectations

Take a look at the criteria for your presentations. Do you agree with them? What would you like to delete or add? 

I'm looking forward to listening to your presentations and learning from you.

Criteria for giving presentations
Greets the audience
Presents the outline
Has an introduction, body and conclusion
Uses signposts (signals, transitions) to connect the parts of a presentation
Uses confident body posture and voice, sounds friendly
Speaks clearly, uses pauses and emphasizes important information
Restates the main points in the conclusion
Invites questions from the audience
Thanks the audience

Weekend Homework
Click on the link. Listen to the presentation on how to learn vocabulary. As you listen, answer the following questions.
1. How does the speaker try to get listeners' attention in the introduction?
2. Record the expressions or signposts (transitions) the speaker uses in her presentation to introduce new topics or help listeners follow the order and main points of the presentation.
3. What does the presenter say to signal the end of her presentation?

http://www.moresettlement.org/LINC5-7Activities/Chapter_5/Audio5.5.mp3

Vocabulary and phrases to use in your presentations
http://www.english-at-home.com/business/vocabulary-and-phrases-for-making-presentations/

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-pres.htm

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FOR TUESDAY, JUNE 3: Rally for ESL classes at VCC

Click on the link below to watch the news about the cuts to ESL programs at VCC.

http://globalnews.ca/news/1365517/watch-vancouver-community-college-cuts-popular-esl-program/

Click the link below to read the information for the ESL students at VCC.

https://my.vcc.ca/news.aspx?id=6069&fid=109
The government of BC said that it would not fund ESL classes at the colleges in BC. VCC will not be able to provide ESL classes from December 17th, 2014. Only LINC classes will continue running. That means that many students who are Canadian citizens will not be able to continue studying ESL at VCC and over 70 ESL teachers will lose their jobs.

There will be a rally on Tuesday, June 3rd at noon on the grassy area on Broadway at the campus entrance.
Please come and support over 70 ESL teachers and 3000 ESL students who will be affected by the decision of the Provincial government not to fund ESL classes in BC colleges.

To: Vesna's morning LINC 5 class

If you have time and want  to support the ESL teachers and students at VCC, come to the rally after the class tomorrow.

To: Vesna's afternoon LINC class

If you come before 12:30, please join me at the rally. I'll be with the other teachers and students on the grassy area near the main entrance on Broadway. I'll leave a note on the computer lab door to remind you. If I am a bit late, please wait for me in front of the lab.

Vocabulary for the Week of June 2nd, 2014

 I'm sorry I didn't have time to post the vocabulary earlier. We'll review the vocabulary in class tomorrow.
http://quizlet.com/44090475/vradivojevic-flash-cards/