Happy Lunar New Year

Listening: Lunar New Year

 Karolina's podcasts about Lunar New Year

Listening: Chinese New Year

Chinese New Year is the __________ important of the Chinese holidays. Many people who live outside China call it the Lunar New Year. People celebrate this holiday __________ across the world. Chinese New Year’s Day begins on the first day of the first lunar month in the Chinese calendar. It __________ on the 15th day. This day is called the Lantern Festival and is another time to celebrate and __________ a party. Chinese New Year’s Day changes __________ year because of the Chinese zodiac. The exact day depends on __________ it is the year of the dragon, rat, horse, dog, etc. It is always __________ time between January the 21st and February the 20th. The Chinese are not in agreement which year it is. This year is one of __________ possibilities – depending on which scholar you believe.		some ends most every three have if all
The first day of the Chinese New Year is __________ Chinese people welcome the different gods to their homes. There are many superstitions on __________ day. Many people believe that not eating meat will bring __________ a long life. Others believe it is bad luck to light fires so many people cook the __________ before. Other bad luck things to do on New Year’s Day is getting a haircut, sweeping the floor and buying books. The __________ important thing to do on this day is to visit your family. Children like this day because they get money __________ their older relatives. It is a very festive time. People hang red lanterns from __________ houses and cook all kinds of traditional food. It is also __________ noisy as people let off firecrackers and fireworks in the street to celebrate. Click on the link below to study the cards with the Chinese Zodiac Signs created by Susan Bates and borrowed from English in Vancouver. http://quizlet.com/19417395/chinese-zodiac-flash-cards/		day  their them from when most very this

Robert Lee YMCA

Click on the link below to find out more about YMCA.
http://www.vanymca.org/centres/robertlee/

ELSA 3: Inviting

Watch the video, listen and repeat.


This link is from Susan Bates' blog English in Vancouver. Click on the link to watch the video and practice the phrases for inviting.

 http://englishinvancouver.blogspot.ca/2012/06/inviting-phrases.htm


http://englishinvancouver.blogspot.ca/search/label/L3%20-%20Lesson%2004%3A%20Invitation%20to%20a%20Party

ELSA 3: Vocabulary for Monday, January 27th, 2014

Vocabulary: ESL News and Inviting

ELSA 3:Sports and activities

Go do or play
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/jan27.htm

Idioms with sports
http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/idioms-sports.htm

 Reading on Mary's hobbies
http://esl.about.com/od/beginnerreadingskills/a/adverbs_of_frequency_reading.htm

Click on the links below to practice Expressing Future in Time Clauses using before, when, after, as soon as,  and while.
http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii142/esl-test.php

http://www.buowl.boun.edu.tr/students/grammar/beg/begfut2.htm

http://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test1-exercise1/

http://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test1-exercise2/

http://www.e-grammar.org/time-clauses/test2-exercise1/

ELSA 3: Vocabulary Homework

Click on the link to  practice the vocabulary. We're going to review it on Monday, and I'll give you a quiz on Tuesday.

Vocabulary for the Week of January 13th, 2014

 Click on the link below to practice some vocabulary on sports, hobbies, sports equipment, and more.
Sports and hobbies

Why are Goals Important?

 Alice in Wonderland

ELSA 3 Peer Assessment

Name: _______________                           Date: __________________

ELSA 3 Speaking   CLB 4 Competency I.  Interacting with Others 

    Peer Assessment                             

Circle Yes No or So-so

1.       My classmate greeted his/her partner appropriately (correctly). Yes   No   So-so

2.       My classmate talked about the weather.                          Yes   No   So-so             

3.            My classmate asked his/her partner about his/her future plans.  Yes   No   So-so

4.     My partner answered a question about his/her future plans.        Yes   No   So-so  

5.        My classmate ended a conversation appropriately (correctly).    Yes   No   So-so

6.           My classmate smiled.                                                               Yes   No   So-so

7.           My classmate made eye contact with his/her partner                  Yes   No   So-so

Assessor Name: ________________

ELSA 3 Community Centers in Vancouver

Hi Everybody,

 Click on the link below and answer the questions on the worksheet I gave you today.

http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/community-and-cultural-centres.aspx

ELSA 3: LINK 3:Registering for Skating Lessons

Click on the link to watch the video, listen, and fill in the missing words.

http://englishinvancouver.blogspot.ca/search/label/Lesson%2051%3A%20Skating%20Lessons

 Click on the link below. It's Community Centers in Vancouver page. Answer the questions on the sheet that the teacher gave you.
http://vancouver.ca/parks-recreation-culture/community-and-cultural-centres.aspx

ELSA 3 Grammar: Expressing Future

Click on the link below to read a grammar lesson about Future and do some exercises.

Grammar: Expressing Future


"Will"
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/330/grammar/futwil.htm

"Going to"
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/StudyZone/330/grammar/index.htm

January 13th, 2014 ELSA 3: How was your Weekend?

ELSA 3 class: Vocabulary for the week of January 6th to January 9th, 2014

 Click on the link to practice the vocabulary we studied from January 6th to January 9th, 2014. When you open the link, click on the sound symbol to hear the words. Repeat to practice your pronunciation.

Vocabulary: New Year Week 1 , ELSA 3

ELSA 3 class: Listening: Happy New Year

 Click on the link below to listen to the audio about New Year that we did in class today.
Under Listen, click on MP3 (NA). In the top right corner of the screen, you will see a box. Click on play to listen to the news.

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/1401/140101-happy-new-year.html