What to do this Easter weekend

It's Easter weekend, and the weather is gorgeous. Get out and enjoy the sun if you have some free time.
Click on the link below to get some ideas.
Top 10 Free Things to Do in Vancouver

If you like hiking, here is the website Julie suggested. You can choose between easy, intermediate, and difficult trails. You can make a choice based on the location. Click on the link below, to check it out.

 http://www.vancouvertrails.com/trails/

Community event: Free concert at UBC

University Singers and UBC Chora l Union – The Waking
 http://www.calendar.events.ubc.ca:80/s/4u5

Location: Chan Centre for the Performing Arts, 6265 Crescent Rd., UBC, Vancouver, BC
 Date: Saturday, March 30, 2013, 8 p.m.

What:The University Singers and Choral Union, led by Dr. Graeme Langager, Conductor and Director of Choral Activities, conclude their season with a beautiful concert of choral music featuring Morten Lauridsen’s shimmering, Sure on this Shining Night. Works by Schubert, Schumann, and Herzogenberg will also be featured, as well as some fun musical surprises. The program will conclude with Mendelssohn’s powerful, Nicht unerm Namen, Herr.

 Tickets for free evening concerts are available at the

Chan Centre ticket office on the day of the performance starting at noon.

e day of the performance starting at noon.

Field Trip to the Vancovur Art Gallery

Emily Carr

On Tuesday evening, ELSA 4A evening class is going to the Vancouver Art Gallery, where you will see Emily Carr's paintings. She is one of the most famous women painters in Canada. on Tuesday evening. Watch this video to learn more about her.

Watch the video to answer the following questions below the video:

Earth Hour 2013: My challenge to you

What?

 Earth Hour 2013 will be held on Saturday March 23 at 8:30pm-9:30pm wherever you are in the world.

What do we do at 8:30 tomorrow night?
  Switch off the lights from 8:30 to 9:30. Join millions of people around the world who will do the same.

 Why?
 It's a symbolic action to raise awareness of the importance of protecting our Mother Earth.

 Watch the video to find out more about Earth Hour: I will if you will.

Here is my challenge to you:

 

Here is my challenge to you:

I'll buy snacks for everybody every day next week if 5 of my students turn off the lights from 8:30 to 9:30 tomorrow evening.

How will I know? Leave a comment  on Sunday or email me to tell me you did it. I trust you.

  How willIst you.

Click on the link below to read how Earth Hour came to be. Click on the arrow next to each year to read about the history of Earth Hour.
History of the Earth Hour

Announcement for ELSA 4 A evening class

 ELSA 4A evening class 

Announcement

We're going on a field trip to the Vancouver Art Gallery on Tuesday evening with ELSA 4B (Tracy's class). The admission is by donation on Tuesday evenings. We suggest $2 to 5. We're going to see Emily Carr's paintings and the work of BC carvers. 

We'll talk about the details on Monday.

   Vancouver Art Gallery: Current Exibitions

Reading: Teenaged Girls Accused of Stabbing

Click on the link to read about the news of the two girls accused of multiple stabbings along the Expo Line on March 19th, 2013

Two teenaged girls accused of stabbing skytrain passengers

Oscar Pistorius: Valentine's Day Murder?

Happy New Year to Kaveh, Amid, and Mehdi

Norooz (Persian New Year) Documentary

Watch the video to  learn more about Norooz. 

About Norooz

http://library.thinkquest.org/05aug/01329/asd.html

Justice Theatre: Crown Versus Henry

Stompin' Tom Sings The Hockey Song

In the last week's ESL news, there was a story about a famous Canadian country-folk singer Stompin' Tom Connors, who has died recently. One of his most popular songs  is "The Hockey Song", which is played during hockey games in Canada. Have a listen.

English Vocabulary for ESL: Legal Vocabulary - Court Cases

What is it like in a Canadian Courtroom?

Important people in the courtroom:

• The Judge: The Judge listens to everything that is said in the trial. If there is no Jury, the Judge makes the final decision by believing the Crown Prosecutor who tries to prove that the accused is guilty. If the Judge decides that the accused is guilty, he/she will sentence the accused to a punishment of their choice. The Judge is also in charge of everything and everyone in the courtroom. He/she makes sure that all the court’s rules are followed, and everyone is doing their job.
• Court Clerk: The court clerk prepares the court’s schedule and helps out the Judge. They call the court to order and why the accused is accused. He/she will ask all the witnesses to swear that they will tell the truth and this is done by giving an oath or promising. If a witness is Christian, they have the choice to place their hand on a Bible or another Religious books.
• Crown Prosecutor: The Crown Prosecutor is like a lawyer for a province/territory. The Crown Prosecutor is not the lawyer for the victim, though he/she may be working on the same side as them. He/she will ask the victim and witnesses questions to prove to the Judge that the accused is guilty. Asking questions is called giving evidence.
• The Accused: The accused has been charged for committing a crime. He/she has the right to not have to testify and has the right to hear what the witnesses say about the case during the trial.

What do you see in a courtroom?

• Public Benches: These benches are for the public because every court is open to the public. However, in some cases, the Judge will make an announcement saying that the trial will be closed so no other people can be in and watch the trial .
• Prisoner’s Box: If the accused is in jail at the time of the trial, he/she will sit in the Prisoners box. If he/she is not in custody, they have the choice to sit in the box or near the defence lawyer.
• Canadian Flag: The Canadian flag is the representative of our government, law, courts and community.
• Canadian Coat of Arms: Much like the flag of Canada, in many courtrooms there is a Canadian Coat of Arms. This too represents the law and courts and communities of Canada.
• Witness Stand: The witnesses are called to the stand by the Crown Prosecutor to give evidence. If you are a victim of a crime, you are a witness and will be called to the stand. In some cases, the witnesses will be asked to stand outside of the courtrom, and when your name is called by the court clerk, you can come inside to the witness stand.
• Closed Circut TV: If you are under 18 and the Judge allows it, you may be able to be in a different room and the people in the courtroom at the time of the trial will see you on a TV screen so you do not have to be inside the courtroom. Taken  from Haley's blog

http://www.supremecourtbc.ca/criminalSupreme Court

ELSA 4B morning class

Could you bring your Good Luck, Bad Luck story tomorrow (Tuesday) because you'll practice retelling it on Tuesday and meet with the other level 4 class on Wednesday? On Thursday, you'll watch a Justice Theater performance on bullying.

Vesna

CBC Calgary: Learning ENglish with CBC

Click on the link below to practice listening to the Calgary news.
CBC Calgary: Learning English with CBC

Happy International Women's Day

Happy International Women's Day to

                   

all the wonderful women whom I have had the pleasure of teaching and

 who have taught me so much.

Vesna

Click on the link below.
 International Women's Day


 Click on the link to do the exercises in connection with the listening on International Women's Day.
Online exercises for International Women's Day

Pope Resigns

Greame Mc Creath, a visually impaired runner, goes to Human Rights Tribunal

Free Communicty event this weekend: Diversity Health Fair

 Here is the information about Diversity Health Fair from the website. 

2013 Vancouver Diversity Health Fair  

The 9th Annual Vancouver Diversity Health Fair is coming this spring on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the Croatian Cultural Centre. The theme of this year's event is 'Chronic Disease Prevention'. 

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2013
Location: Croatian Cultural Centre | 3250 Commercial Drive | Vancouver, BC | V5N 4E4

  Event Highlights: 

Cooking demonstrations 

Free samples

Entertainment

Click to view the Area/Parking Map

Event Overview

The Vancouver Diversity Health Fair is the largest event of its kind in Canada and has evolved into one of the most exciting and dynamic multicultural events in the Lower Mainland. Last year, over 3500 people attended the fair. 

This free, family-friendly event features over 50 health and wellness related exhibitors, interactive culinary demonstrations, health screenings and onsite tests, spectacular multicultural entertainment and children’s activities. The Fair aims to provide newcomers, immigrants and ethno-cultural communities with access to a wide range of health and wellness resources, presented in a number of languages including Cantonese, French, Korean, Mandarin, Persian/Farsi, Punjabi, Spanish and Vietnamese.

Our Healthy Cooking Stage features talented local chefs including Chef Victor Bongo of Super Chefs of the Universe. Move It! Joe Ink, Estilo Cubano, Zumba Vancouver will get your hearts pumping and feet moving with interactive multicultural performances and Gymnastics BC and More Sports will keep the kids active and entertained! 

Click here for a collection of recipes from the 2012 Healthy Cooking Stage!

New to the Fair this year is our Food Truck Cafe - an assortment of local food vendors offering up a tasty array of ethnic eats!

Join us March 9th from 10am - 3pm at the Croatian Cultural Centre located at 3250 Commercial Drive in Vancouver.

Diversity Health Fair

CLB Self Assessment Test in English

Bonnie and Linda asked me about this test. It is about 1 hour long. I recommend it to everybody, especially to the students taking the tests next week. 

Self Assessment Test in English

 When you have an hour of free time and you want to see what  CLB (Canadian Language Benchmarks) level you are, click on the link to take some tests.

Online Self Assessment Test

Daylight Saving Time: Spring Forward

 

 

Before you go to bed on Saturday night March 9th, 2013, remember to turn your clocks one hour forward.

 

Happy birthday, Linda!