Morning Field Trip to Bill Reid Gallery

We will be going to the Bill Reid Gallery on Thursday morning to look at Haida art by one of Canada's most . Come to class at 9:00 as usual. We will leave school at 10:30 in order to arrive at the Gallery at 11:00 when it opens. We'll visit the Gallery until 12:00. If you wish to meet the class at the Gallery, please be at the entrance at 639 Hornby St. at 11:00.

Who is Bill Reid? 

Explore the Bill Reid Gallery Website . What exhibitions are on?

Radio Interview about Gestures

Here is the radio interview from this morning. Listen and fill in the blanks.
Gestures - Radio Interview

Talking about Canada

1. Listen to Jamie talk about Canada. 
2. Listen to Mike compare three Canadian cities.

Make sure you do the Vocabulary and Comprehension quizzes on the right.

Body Language - Talking with your Hands

Watch this video about Body Language - Talking with your Hands. After you watch the video, click "Learn" to practise the vocabulary.

Cuture Shock - Listening

How did you feel when you first arrived in Canada?

How did you feel a few months later?

What advice would you give someone when they feel homesick?

Listen to a woman talking about her experience of culture shock:
Little Things Mean a Lot


Read Adapting to culture shock from the Citizenship and Immigration Canada website.

Hot Summer Weather

Cycling Day 2 - Learning to Ride

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Benefits of Cycling

Click here for a Cycling Video Quiz

Morning Class - Paragraph Writing

Write a paragraph about the benefits of riding a bicycle.
Please write about 100 - 125 words.

A paragraph has three parts
1) topic sentence
2) body
3) conclusion

Topic Sentence

Introduce your idea with a general sentence that tells the reader your point or opinion.
Ex: Riding a bicycle can help people improve the quality of their lives.

Body

Explain your idea with details and examples.

Use some of these expressions to begin your supporting sentences:

First of all... / One benefit is that... / For one thing...
Another benefit is... / Also... / Furthermore...
Not only... but also....
Finally...

Give at least three reasons why bicycle riding is beneficial.

Conclusion

Make your point again. Repeat the main idea of your first sentence using different words.

You can use these expressions in your conclusion:

In conclusion... / All in all... / Overall...

Canada Quiz

1. How much do you know about Canada? Take these 3 quizzes.
2. How much do you know about Canada? Take this quiz from CBC.
3. How much do you know about Canadian geography? Take this quiz.

Terry Fox



Statue of Terry outside Terry Fox Secondary School
in Port Coquitlam


Listening about the Greatest Canadian (in my opinion!)

Terry Fox: A Marathon of Hope

Bicycle Listening & Reading

Buying a Bicycle podcast - Podcast

Bicycle Shop Reading + Quiz

Played OR was playing? - Verb Tense Practise

Bicycle Event - Day 1

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

Extra Homework - Blade Runner - Listen and Read

Oscar Pistorius is a South African sprinter who is called "the fastest man on no legs." He will compete in the Olympic 400 m race on carbon-fibre blades, competing with able-bodied athletes.

For the students who read the story of the Blade Runner (extra homework), you can listen as you read the story here: Unit 9: Blade Runner

You can read the CBC story about him here: Double amputee Oscar Pistorius will run in Olympic 400m. Some readers commented at the end of the article that he should not be allowed to race. They think it's not fair because he may have an advantage. What do you think? 

Morning Students on Bicycles

Morning students will be learning to ride bicycles this week.

The class will be divided into two groups - new riders and experienced riders.

We'll all meet in the classroom at 9 a.m. as usual.

Students learning to ride will go to a park on Monday, Wednesday and Friday to learn and practise.

Experienced riders will learn about their rights and responsibilities as cyclists on Monday in the classroom. On Wednesday and Friday, you'll be heading outside to practise riding on the road.

Dress appropriately. Wear comfortable clothing and closed-toe shoes (not sandals). Protect yourself from the sun by wearing sunglasses and sunscreen.

Homework

Your homework this weekend is the usual -- write 5 new words in your learning journals.

For instructions and an example, see this post: Vocabulary Homework

Afternoon students -- in addition to the vocabulary homework, please write 100-125 words about culture, based on the question you chose in class on Thursday.

A Professional and a Personal Message

Here's the link to the two voice mail messages we listened to in class. Listen again and write down the messages.

A Professional and a Personal Message

 Useful phrases for taking messages

Andrea called to ... say / let you know / ask / find out / remind you about / invite you ....

She wants to let you know...

He wants to know if....

Please let them know...

Please call her back.

Recreation

1. Vocabulary

Go, Do or Play Sports?

2. Listening

Northside Pool and Fitness Centre

Listen and choose the best answer. Then, do the fill in the blank exercise at the bottom of the page.

3. Listening

Answering Machine Messages podcast

How does he feel when he reaches an answering machine instead of the person he is calling?

He feels:

a) relieved

b) discouraged

c) annoyed

How do you feel when you reach an answering machine?