Friday, December 31, 2010
Monday, December 27, 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
Friday, December 17, 2010
American Stories
If you like The Gift of the Magi, here are more American stories you can enjoy listening to during the break. Happy listening!
http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/
http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/
Teh Gift of the Magi
You have a script for this version of The Gift of the Magi.
http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/The_Gift_of_the_Magi_-_By_O_Henry.html
http://www.manythings.org/voa/stories/The_Gift_of_the_Magi_-_By_O_Henry.html
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Funny stories that students in ELSA Youh Program recorded
Listen to some students' telling their funny stories. Feel free to leave a comment.
Funny Stories on Voicethread
Funny Stories on Voicethread
Check out the blog of the ESL Youth at VCC
Take a look at the students' and teachers' posts. Click on the link below.
http://eslyouth.wordpress.com/
http://eslyouth.wordpress.com/
I remember...
Please share your memories on Google Documents. Click on the link below and write a few sentences.
Thank you.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VdOCfEcGyVPwCStygtTWSEY3j6tPgRom66ygACXfBb4/edit?hl=en
Thank you.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VdOCfEcGyVPwCStygtTWSEY3j6tPgRom66ygACXfBb4/edit?hl=en
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
What is the best gift you've ever received?
What is the best gift you’ve ever received?
Please share your answer on Google Documents. Click on the link and write a few sentences. Thanks!
The Best Gift I’ve ever Received
Monday, December 6, 2010
Summer time by Sam Cooke
On the sheet with the joke about the three butchers named Joe, there is a song Summer time. If you want to practice your pronunciation, while listening to it, on the sheet, write down the sounds in the brackets .
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2398185/summertime_sam_cooke/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/2398185/summertime_sam_cooke/
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Monday, November 22, 2010
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Two wolves
Cherokee Story: Two Wolves
A Cherokee Elder was teaching his grandchildren about life. He said to them, "A fight is going on inside me... it is a terrible fight between two wolves.
One wolf represents fear, anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride and superiority.
The other stands for joy, peace, love, hope, sharing, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, friendship, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith.
This same fight is going on inside you, and inside every other person, too."
They thought about it for a minute and then one child asked his grandfather, "Which wolf will win?"
The old man simply replied, "The one you feed."
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
What does peace mean to you?
Hi everybody,
The message bellow is from my colleague Jennifer who is trying to use Google Documents.I hope you can help out by following the directions in her email. I've done it and it's really easy. You can practice writing and you can read what other students wrote. Have fun.
Vesna
Hi everyone,
I'm doing an experiment using Google Documents and I was wondering if you and your students would be willing to help me out.
I'm trying to get as many people as I can to contribute to an idea to a shared Google document. If you click on the link below, you can add your idea to the question, "What does peace mean to you?"
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1flM2jhnbRPGF0bKlb6uuDYSZ4QNrJau9dqwc-JE5d5c
After you click the link, click 'edit this page' and add your idea. When you're finished, simply save it.
You can also do this by going to our blog: http://eslyouth.wordpress.com
Many thanks,
Jennifer
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Monday, November 8, 2010
ELSA Youth Program at VCC
Click on the link to view the blog that ELSA 4/5 Youth students are co-creating with their teachers.
http://eslyouth.wordpress.com
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Saturday, October 30, 2010
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Monday, October 18, 2010
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Urban Dictionary
You can find some informal expressions and words that you cannot find in a regular dictionary.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=you+dig%3F
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=you+dig%3F
Monday, October 11, 2010
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
The Pros and cons of bottled water
The pros and cons of bottled water
Bottled water is an interesting phenomenon. Water covers about 75% of our planet's surface and is recycled by the water cycle - evaporation, precipitation, and runoff (surface water, ice, etc.). However, much of the earth's surface water isn't safe for drinking. Water must be chemically treated to be "safe" enough to drink. This is the biggest argument for bottled water.
Most popular bottled water brands boast being from this or that natural spring. However, there are many types of bottled water, according to the FDA's "Standards of Identity" regarding bottled water: "artesian water" pulled from a confined aquifer; "fluoridated water" containing fluoride and usually marketed as infant or nursery water; "ground water" that comes from an underground source; "purified water" produced by distillation, reverse osmosis, or some other approved process; "sparkling water" that contains carbon dioxide; "spring water" from this or that spring occurring naturally on the earth's surface; "sterile water," for which I can not find any satisfactory definition; and "well water" from, of course, a well. No matter the kind of water in your bottle, you can be pretty sure it's cleaner than your city's tap water, which can contain, in addition to fluoride, any number of chemicals used to purify the water, such as chlorine, and different metal ions.
So, that's a definite pro of bottled water. It's safer, cleaner than your tap water. However, it is bottled in plastic, which is why there are expiration dates on the bottles. Plastic can release chemicals into the water, though the water itself is pure. At the same time, all that plastic from all those bottles (bottled water is a successful consumer product) creates a lot of waste. Yes, plastic can be recycled, but a lot of it isn't, and some nations that use bottled water do not recycle at all. And again, making up a good section of the retail industry, bottled water must be shipped from location to location to location, so on and so forth; that requires the use of a lot of fossil fuels through ground transportation.
In a time when our dependence on oil is on everyone's mind, is bottled water the way to go? A bottle of water at your local grocer, corner store, or other market costs much more than the same amount of water out of your tap. Though bottled water is cleaner, there are regulations regarding the quality of tap water, which are designed to ensure that it is clean enough for consumption.
Who would have ever realized that water was such a loaded topic? This day and age, there are a lot of issues to take into consideration when choosing between tap water and bottled water. Either way, you need water.
Friday, September 24, 2010
Friday, September 17, 2010
The Advanced Canadian Songbook
This is the other website co-created by Roma Sadgman and Sharon Yoneda, both teachers at VCC.
Thank you, Roma and Sharon.
http://tacs.eslvideo.com/
Thank you, Roma and Sharon.
http://tacs.eslvideo.com/
Real Canadian Songbook
This website was developed by one of our instructors whose name is Sharon Yoneda.
http://www.trcs.eslvideo.com/
http://www.trcs.eslvideo.com/
Welcome!
Hi Everybody,
Welcome to your ELSA 4 blog. The goal is to give you more opportunities to practice English,especially listening. You'll find Weekly ESL News, Free Community Events, VCC's links to other websites for ESL students, and much more. I hope this way, you'll be more motivated to improve your English.If you 'd like to post some messages or comments, I'll show you how to do that in the computer lab.
Vesna
Welcome to your ELSA 4 blog. The goal is to give you more opportunities to practice English,especially listening. You'll find Weekly ESL News, Free Community Events, VCC's links to other websites for ESL students, and much more. I hope this way, you'll be more motivated to improve your English.If you 'd like to post some messages or comments, I'll show you how to do that in the computer lab.
Vesna
LESSON 9
VCC's links for ESL students
4. ESL Online Practice Links -- This website has many links to online programs for ESL students.
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