CBC News for listening and reading

A very useful tool for practicing your listening in Canada is CBC.   You can watch videos,  listen to podcasts and other audio,  and read stories.

Try these webpages

CBC News Canada

CBC Podcasts

CBC Radio


You can watch news stories and documentaries like this here  

California's dying forests offer glimpse of climate change

Researchers notice jump in trees felled by record-setting drought

Final Speaking Exam Reminder

Just a reminder about this afternoon's schedule.   The exams will be in room 115.

Group 1:   Alisa,   Zach,  Ikuya   1:30-2:15

Group 2:  Shirley,  Maryam,  Rocky   2:30-3:15

Group 3:  Hussain,  Mark,   Kid       3:30-4:15

Last class

                          RWSLGPVT/S

(Reading Writing Speaking Listening Grammar Pronunciation Vocabulary Thinking/Strategies)

Week 6

This being our last week of classes,   it is important that you be organized and strategic.  Your goal ought to be to continue to learn,  but also to ready yourself for your final exams.



Think about   RWSLGPVT/S    and   KPAME


What we will be doing this week (Monday to Thursday)

• Listening-Speaking Text -- Finish Unit 3 and start and (maybe) finish Unit 4
• Listening -- More practice from various sources;  Test 2 on Monday
• Speaking -- Final Presentations on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
• Grammar -- Start and (maybe) finish Ch.20;  possible quiz on Ch. 16 & 20
• Vocabulary & Pronunciation -- review

On Friday afternoon you will have your final speaking exam.

Study smart and hard.

Word Pronunciation

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Week 5 Plan

This is a short week,  but it will be a very busy week.  We only have 8 classes left before your final exams begin next Friday.


The plan for this week is

Big stuff ...

Grammar Test 2  (rescheduled from last week)  on Tuesday

Vocabulary Test 1 on Wednesday

Smoking Essay -- draft 1 will be returned on Wednesday and you will have time to work on draft 2 in class on Wednesday;  draft 2 is due on Friday (don't be late!)


Regular stuff ...

• Grammar  -- we will do and finish chapter 16 (a short and easy chapter) this week ;  you will have a grammar quiz on Friday (there will be a combined ch. 16 and ch. 20 test next week)
• Speaking & Listening  *  we will finish Unit 3 and start Unit 4 in Unlock                                                                          *  we will practice discussion and debating skills in preparation for your                                           final speaking exam                                                                                                                    *   we will do another bottom up listening activity

      

Finally,  you will have a listening test next Monday.  Study hard and study smart.   Remember that 

product + performance =  effort + ability + process

An excellent summary by Mark