Thursday's Assignment

Meetings

Task 1:

The following expressions and idioms relate to participating in a meeting. Guess or look up their meanings and complete the sentences below with the appropriate one.

get to the point: get to the main idea	talk it over: discuss
(talk) off the top of my head: tell something right now without thinking	get together: meet together
have a say: have something to ask( give an own opinion)	(can’t) get a word in edgewise: get a word in organized

1. The supervisor wants us to ..get together..... for a short meeting.

2. I think she will present a new policy and we will ..talk it over..

3. Marianna talks a lot! During our last meeting nobody could ... get a word in edgewise. 

4. It’s hard for me to ....talk off the top of my head.... I need time to think before I respond.

5. I don’t need a long detailed explanation. Could you please just get to the point.

6. I'm glad we are having this meeting. This way everyone in the department can ..have a say.

Task 2:

Read the scenario. Then use the sentences to write opinions for or against the proposal described in the scenario. Use appropriate logical connectors. The first one is done for you.

Scenario: You are attending a community meeting to discuss a proposal to build three high-rise apartment buildings (30 stories each) in your neighbourhood. Residents are divided. Many are opposed to the proposal because they feel high-rise apartments will increase traffic congestion and crime. Others feel it will attract small businesses and bring valuable development to the area.

Logical Connectors:

• for example	• even though	• also
• therefore	• however	• although
• since	• but	• such as
• because	•despite the fact that	• furthermore

1. There are already too many high-rise apartment buildings in this area.

We need more rental housing; however there are already too many high-rise apartment buildings.

2. High-rise apartments increase traffic congestion. We don't need high-rise apartments because they increase traffic congestion. 

3. There is not enough affordable housing in this neighbourhood.

There is not enough affordable housing in this neighbourhood, so we need more high-rise apartments.

4. A higher population could lead to increased crime in our neighbourhood.

A higher population could lead to increased crime in our neighbourhood; therefore, we don't need more high-rise apartments 

5. Having more people in the area will help small businesses.

Even though having more people in the area will help small businesses, we don't want high-rise apartments  

Task 3:

Use these expressions together with the logical connectors and then put them in sentences from your own. Ask one or two of your peers to edit them for you.

1. Because she used a lot of new words in her presentation, i can't get a word in edgewise. 

2. After the meeting, he asked us that anybody has a say.

3. Although we spent an hour to talk it over, we didn't get have any solutions for this matter.

4. Since he asked me a tricky question suddenly, i couldn't talk off the top of my head.

5. The head of our building also wants everybody to get together for the next important meeting on time.

6. Despite the fact that her grammar and vocabulary are very good, she doesn't get to the point of the essay.

Quantifiers

Friday's Assignment

Quantifiers

So, in order to better practice for the use of quantifiers, click on this link and follow the instructions.

Choose a word from the table below to fill each space. Some words may be used more than once.

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a a few any a little much

a lot of some many an a lot

1. How  children do you and Tony have?

2. I don't have  patience and I find jigsaw puzzles boring.

3. We only have  carrots. We should go and buy some more.

4. "Do we need any mushrooms?" "No, we have . Look, three bags!"

5. There was an explosion at the factory and  people were injured. We don't know how many yet. Incorrect - Some

6. When you make the pie, put  wine in too. But not too much! It makes it really tasty.

7. When you go out, buy me  apple and a bottle of Coke.

8. I don't need  advice from you. You don't understand the problem!

9. "Do you like this programme?" "Not . You can change the channel if you want."

10. Lots of people in Spain like to take  siesta during the hottest part of the day.

11. I have been to America  times. Twice in 1996 and again last year.

Incorrect: a few

12. Can you give me  information about the buses in the city centre please?

13.  people think he is stupid, but he's actually quite intelligent.

Goal-Setting Model

Tuesday, 23 June 2015

Wednesday's Assignment

Good morning everyone,

Goal-Setting Model

A mentee must formulate goals to travel the road to success. The SMART guidelines can help to set effective goals. 

SMART

S-Specific -- A goal of graduating from high school is too general. Specify how this will be accomplished. (Study more in order to receive better grades.)  

M-Measurable -- Establish criteria for how a goal is to be achieved. Measurable does not refer to a timeline; it means determining a way to measure the mentee's success in completing the long-range goal.

A-Action-oriented -- Be proactive in taking action that will result in reaching the desired goal.

R-Realistic -- Strive for attainable goals, considering the resources and constraints relative to the situation.

T-Timely -- Allow reasonable time to complete each goal, but not so much time the mentee loses focus or motivation.

Here is a great list of adjectives that you can use to describe your abilities and your goals.

Open this link and use this vocabulary to follow the next tasks:

1.              Write a short paragraph to portray your skills, abilities, and goals.

2.              Present it to one or two of your peers, and then ask for their feedback.

3.              Lastly, add the feedback on your blog.

My name is Melissa, and my specialty is an elementary teacher. Some of my professional accomplishments that I had in my past job in my back home included conscientiousness, for example, I put a lot of effort into what I did to make sure I completed my job well and on time. I am a team player, I am so happy to collaborate with other people on the same projects. Moreover, I pride myself in being honest because I believe it is very important to become a qualified teacher. So my goal in the future is keeping working with children.

Working Vocabulary/Idiom/Expression

Monday, 22 June 2015

Monday's Assignment

Good morning everyone,

Here are some of the vocabulary, expressions and idioms that were used in the last two days workshops.

First task for you is to fill in the following table and add any vocabulary/expressions/idioms if you have more to share:

Vocabulary/Expressions	Meaning	Vocabulary	Idiom	Expression	Use in Sentence
Shortcoming	weakness	V			This coach’s shortcoming is not behaving fair with our team.
On your feet	Do something right now			E/I	I have to give my idea on my feet.
Bump into somebody	To crash or hit somebody occasional			E	He controls himself not to bump into his friend.
Blown away	Be amazed, very impress about something			E	This movie is deep blown away in my mind.
Just overwhelmed	Deeply touching			E
Babbler	Noise, a person who talks a lot	V			I don’t like her because she is a babbler.
Take the temperature of the interview periodically	To evaluate or check somebody on the same page		I		She took the temperature of the interview periodically to have more experience.
Auditor	A person  who audit	V			He speaks in front of people as if he is an auditor.
Compliance	To follow the rules	V			As a LINC student, I have to compliance the school rules.
Hold people accountable	Responsible of duties-to be responsible for something			E	When I do something. I usually hold my accountable to finish it.
I made it	I do it			E	That’s his fault because he made it.
Feeling fortunate	Feeling lucky			E	Her kids feel fortunate to grown up in Canada.
Have second chance(s)	Have a second opportunity			E/I	She is so lucky to have a second chance to live again.
In a nut shell	Say shortly –to summaries		I		In a nut shell, I completely appreciate your help.
Call upon them	To ask someone to do something		I		She calls upon me to give her a drive to work tomorrow morning.
Build a rapport	Make a good relationship			E	It is very important to build a rapport with everybody in your neighborhood.
To have something under your belt	To have something security		I		I have my jewelry under my belt in the bank.
Spin doctor	To multi task		I		My teacher gives us a lot of spin doctors.
Go over and beyond for ...	Exceed expectation				He goes over and beyond for his job.
Chances are null	No chance				Our chances are null because we are so late for the exam.
Sell ice to Eskimo

Second task for you is knowing and analysing ourselves.

Here are two links that will be helpful for you to know yourself. First, click on this one and that one. Take these tests and after you are done, please share your results on your blog.

The first link:

My Result: Accounting

You would be suited to work in an accounting job. Such jobs include accountant and accounts manager.

The second link:

Thank you for completing our personality test - here is a copy of your results:

Your personality type: “The Consul” (ESFJ-T)
Strength of individual traits: Extraverted: 47%, Observant: 32%, Feeling: 13%, Judging: 4%, Turbulent: 23%.
Role: Sentinel