Organ Donation

1. Podcast -  Donating an organ

2.  Google "Organ Donation BC".
Find the video called "Eva's Story" Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. How old is Eva? _________

2. What disease does Eva have?

a)    kidney disease

b)   kidney stones

c)    cystic fibrosis

3. Which organ transplant does she need?  __________________

4. How long do doctors expect her to live?  _______________

5. Why does Eva carry a pager with her at all times?

 ___________________________________________________________________________________________

5. How did Eva meet her two friends?  _________________________________________________

6. Go to 1:30 on the video. Listen and fill in the blanks:
There are ups and downs to knowing other people with CF. The ups _______________________
____________________________________; The down is ______________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________

7. What does CF stand for?  C_________ F_________ (Hint: see question 1)

8. What do you think “ups and downs” means? __________________________________________

9. How do you think Eva feels when she hears her pager at the end of the video?

_________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Reading - Read three times, then answer the questions.
Save a Life - Be an Organ Donor 

Get Ready for Yoga

Hi Students!

Are you looking forward to trying yoga next week? 
Please remember to

• bring a large towel OR a yoga mat
• wear comfortable clothing

Participation is optional. If you do not want to do yoga, you can just watch the class or you can do a reading or writing activity instead.


Schedule:
Morning students -  Monday 11:00-12:00
Afternoon students -  Tuesday 3:00 - 4:00

Yoga

Next  week, yoga teacher Suzanne will be coming to our classroom to introduce us to easy, beginner yoga. Bring a yoga mat with you if you have one. If not, bring a large towel. Make sure you wear comfortable clothing.

Schedule:

Morning Class: Monday, Feb. 4  11:00 - 12:00
Afternoon Class: Tues. Feb. 5 at 3:00 - 4:00

Listening: Marion's first yoga class

Vocabulary: skeleton

arm

internal organs

leg

Grammar Review - Linking words for cause and effect

QUIZ - because or because of

 

What are you up to this weekend?

 
Bring your family down to Vanier Park for a day of music, history, science, and art - with performances at all venues by Vancouver Academy of Music students. Plus, enjoy local food vendors and enter to win memberships and other great prizes.

Best of all? It's only $5 and includes admission to:

• Museum of Vancouver
• H.R. MacMillan Space Centre
• Vancouver Maritime Museum
• Vancouver Academy of Music
• City of Vancouver Archives
• and Bard on the Beach

16 & under visit FREE.

Click  Weekend Wander to visit the website.

 

Annoying Telemarketers

Have you ever felt harassed by telemarketers?

Listening - Stop Bugging Me
Reading - National Do Not Call List FAQs

If you want to stop receiving annoying phone calls, you can register your phone number on the
National Do Not Call List Website

Money Idioms

Do you burn through money? Money doesn't grow on trees, you know!

Learn more idioms about money here.

Listening: ABCs of Money Matters

Banking - Listening

Chequing Account

First Mountain Bank

Automated Phone Menu 1 

 Automated Phone Menu 2

Using Indirect Questions on the Telephone

We often use indirect questions when asking for information on the phone. Indirect questions are considered more polite.

Click on the links below for some exercises to practise asking indirect questions.



Activity 1

Activity 2

Activity 4


**PLEASE NOTE - If you are using Firefox, these activities will not work properly. Try using another browser such as Safari or Internet Explorer.

Reading: A Weather Illness Myth

Does cold weather actually make people sick?

Here are four activities based on the reading we did in class today:
1. Reading Activity
2. Idioms related to being sick
3. Main idea
4. Supporting details

Newcomer Newsletter

 

Click this link for the latest issue of the Newcomer Newsletter.

Not sure how to get your Canadian citizenship?

Worried about catching the flu this winter?

Interested in some tasty Canadian holiday traditions?

Then keep reading... and whatever you're celebrating, Happy Holidays from all of us here at Newcomer Newsletter!

Happy New Year!

Listening - Podcast New Year's Resolution

Reading/Vocabulary New Year's Quiz

New Year's Eve Phrasal Verbs

Christmas Dinner

This year, my contribution to our family Christmas dinner is the roast turkey. It's been a while since I've cooked one, so I checked the Canadian Living website for the instructions. 

Follow this link to find out how to cook a turkey, then fill in the blanks below.

How to cook a turkey - Canadian Living

Happy Holidays!

Here are some links to keep practising English over the holidays.



ESL Lab Listening - The Christmas Gift

Song - Happy Christmas

Reading (easy) Lovely Winter

Vocabulary (easy) Christmas Vocabulary

Reading Christmas Shopping  and Christmas Shopping Gap Fill

Reading Christmas by the numbers

Podcast Christmas Decorating

Tricky adjectives

Some adjectives can be confusing. Would you rather be bored or boring? Here's some more practise: 
Adjectives with -ed / -ing

Would you like to come over?

Review the language we use for extending, accepting and declining invitations.

 Invitations
This website does not work with Firefox. Please Internet Explorer or Safari instead.

Here are some useful expressions you can use for making, accepting and refusing invitations.

Inviting

- We're having a few people over. We'd like you to join us.
- I was wondering if you'd like to come over.
- We're having a small get-together. Would you like to come?
- Would you like to come over?
- I'd like to invite you to my house.
- I hope you can make it.
- I'd like to invite you over for coffee.

Accepting Invitations

- We'd love to come.
- That's really nice. I'm sure my husband would like that. We'd love to come.
- I appreciate the invitation. What can I bring?
- That sounds great! Thanks for inviting me.
- I'm looking forward to it.
- Can I bring anything?
- What time should I be there?
- Let me know if I can bring anything.

Declining Invitations

- Sorry, I'd love to come, but I'm busy.
- I'd love to come, but I can't make it.
- I'd like to, but I have a meeting that day.
- I wish I could come, but I have an appointment.
- Thanks for thinking of me, but I'm afraid I have other plans that day.

Hesitating

- Thanks, but I have to check my calendar. Can I get back to you?
- I'm not sure what my plans are. Can I let you know?

Newcomer Newsletter

This newsletter looks like interesting reading.

Wondering how you're going to deal with winter in Canada? Got a difficult neighbour you don't know how to handle? Need something delicious in your life?

Read on! Click here for the Newcomer Newsletter

Untold Stories Exhibit - Museum of Vancouver

Video 1

This is a video about an immigrant who came to Canada as a refugee. Listen to Fawad's story and answer the questions.

1. Where is Fawad from?
2. Why did he have to leave his country?
3. How long did he stay in the refugee camp in Pakistan?
4. How was life there?
5. What did he study when he was living there?
6. How many people applied to Canadian universities from Pakistan?
7. What city in Canada did he come to study in university at?
8. Did he finish his Bachelor's degree there?
9.Who did he re-connect with in Toronto?
10. Where does he work now?
11. What would he like to get involved in one day?
12. Why does he like to do community work?

Video 2

This is a video about an immigrant who came to Toronto as a worker. Listen to the video and answer the questions.

1. Is it easy or difficult to start a new life in a new country?
2. Where is Steven from?
3. Did he expect to find a good job?
4. How many resumes did he send out?
5. What did everyone keep telling him he didn't have?
6. What job did he apply for at the Steam Whistle Brewery?
7. What job did they give him?
8. How long has he worked there?
9. What does Steven think brings success?

It's raining, it's pouring...

 

It's pouring today... a perfect day to stay inside and study English on the ELSA 4 blog!

Listen to this podcast to learn expressions to talk about rainy weather. Getting Caught in the Rain

Time flies when you're having fun!

 

Time idioms 

Do you feel that time flies?

Or do you have too much time on your hands?

Follow this link to learn some Time idioms. Try the quiz at the bottom of the page.

Store Returns - Listening

"The first time I washed and dried it, the thing shrank at least 5 sizes!"

Is this is a good reason to return a sweater? Do you think this man should get a refund?

Listening Practise -  Click here to listen  Store Returns