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

Simple Past tense and Past Continuous Tense

Friday afternoon's Assignment

Tenses Practice

Today, we have worked on the past simple and progressive tenses and in order for us to master them, we need to further practice. Open this link and answer the worksheet on it, then write down the answers on your blog and finally check your answers. 

TENSES T 9 Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.

 1. George _fell__ off the ladder while he _was painting_ the ceiling. (fall, paint)

2. Last night I _was reading_ in bed when I suddenly _heard a scream. (read, hear)

 3. _Were you watching_ TV when I _phoned_ you? (you watch, phone)

 4. Ann _was waiting_ for me when I _arrived_. (wait, arrive)

5. Maisie _was cleaning_ up the kitchen when John _asked_ her to marry him. (clean, ask)

6. The house _cost_ £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

7. The fire _ was still burning_ at six in the morning. (still burn)

 8. My brother _got__ a new job a week ago. (get).

9. Columbus _discovered__ America over 500 years ago. (discover)

10. She _was_ not interested in the book because she _didn’t understand_ it. (be ,not understand)

11. _Were you_ at school yesterday? (you be)

12. We _lived_ in a house near the sea last summer. (live)

13. She _could play_ the piano very well when she _was_ young. (can play, be)

14. She _left_ the office very early last night (leave).

15. I _met_ a friend while I _was doing_ the shopping. (meet, do)

16. I _was paying_ for my things when I _heard_ someone call my name. (pay, hear)

 17. I _turned_ around and _saw_ Judy. (turn, see)

 18. She _was wearing_ a bright yellow dress when I _saw_ her last. (wear, see)

19. We _decided_ to have a cup of tea. (decide)

 20. While the waiter _was picking_ up the pieces of glass he _cut_ his finger. (pick, cut)

 21. Then we _left_ the cafe and _said_ good bye. (leave, say)

22. I _lit_ the fire at six and it _ was still burning_ brightly when Tom came in at seven. (light, still burn)

23. My dog _was walking_ along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese _attacked_ him. (walk, attack)

24. When I _arrived_ she _was having_ lunch. She said she always _had_ lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have)

25. What _did you think_ of his last book? –I _liked_ it a lot. (you think, like)

26. He suddenly _realized_ that he _was travelling  in the wrong direction. (realize, travel)

27. He _was playing _guitar when someone _opened_ the window and _threw_  out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)

28. He _didn’t allow_ us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind _was blowing_ (not allow, blow).

 29. The next day, as they _knew_ that the police _was looking_ for them, they _hid_ the coats in the woods and _went_ off in different directions. (know, look, hide, go)

30. When I _came_ home they _were sitting_ around a fire. Jack _was doing_a crossword puzzle, Judy _was kiting_ and the others _were reading_ . Mother _smiled_ at me and said : “ Come and sit down” (come, sit, do, knit, read, smile)

TENSES T 9 Past Tense – Simple or Progressive: Fill in the correct form.

1. George fell off the ladder while he was painting the ceiling. (fall, paint)

2. Last night I was reading in bed when I suddenly heard a scream. (read, hear)

3. Were you watching TV when I phoned you? (watch, phone)

4. Ann was waiting for me when I arrived. (wait, arrive)

5. Maisie was cleaning up the kitchen when John asked her to marry him. (clean, ask)

6. The house cost £ 150,000 in 2003. (cost)

7. The fire was still burning at six in the morning. (still burn)

8. My brother got a new job a week ago (get).

9. Columbus discovered America over 500 years ago (discover)

10. She was not interested in the book because she did not understand it (be ,not understand)

11. Were you at school yesterday? (you be)

12. We lived in a house near the sea last summer (live)

 13. She could play the piano very well when she was young (can play, be)

14. She left the office very early last night (leave).

15. I met a friend while I was doing the shopping (meet, do)

16. I was paying for my things when I heard someone call my name (pay, hear)

17. I turned around and saw Judy. (turn, see)

18. She was wearing a bright yellow dress when I saw her last (wear, see)

19. We decided to have a cup of tea. (decide)

20. While the waiter was picking up the pieces of glass he cut his finger (pick, cut)

21. Then we left the cafe and said good bye (leave, say)

22. I lit the fire at six and it was still burning brightly when Tom came in at seven. (light, burn)

23. My dog was walking along quietly when Mary’s Pekinese attacked him. (walk, attack)

24. When I arrived she was having lunch. She said she always had lunch at 12:30. (arrive, have, have)

25. What do you think of his last book? –I liked it a lot (think, like)

26. He suddenly realized that he was travelling in the wrong direction. (realize, travel)

27. He was playing guitar when someone opened the window and threw out a bucket of water. (play, open, throw)

28. He did not allow us to go out in the boat yesterday because a strong wind was blowing (not allow, blow)

29. The next day, as they knew that the police were looking for them, they hid the coats in the woods and went off in different directions. (know, look, hide, go)

30. When I came home they were all sitting around a fire. Jack was doing a crossword puzzle, Judy was knitting and the others were reading. Mother smiled at me and said : “ Come and sit down” (come, sit, do, knit, read, smile)

Ways to learn new vocabulary

Wednesday, 10 June 2015

Wednesday's Assignment

Good morning,

Here is a listening activity, click on this link and answer the following questions:

1.     What is the speaker’s name and expertise?

Her name is Therese Dingham. Her expertise is vocabulary acquisition.

2.     List all the different effective ways to learn new vocabulary that the lady has mentioned in her talk; use present simple tense to write the steps.

- think any of word similar

- try to have a conversation on the topic that you are expert on

- most of the words from article through  reading story, book, etc.

- read different text on different topic (use the word wide web to choose the text, or magazine that interest your mind). The more you read, the bigger you obtain the chart of words and phrases.

- pay special attention to unfamiliar word and how it uses ( if you don’t have a dictionary or the internet, ask your friend or guess the meaning of the context from the sentence because all of the word around will help you figure out the meaning of the word)

- write the new word down ( good idea to keep a word journal or some kind of list, you can update and review regularly.
- the word that goes with it, e.g., from one word you can list of related word or belong word, the same word as family.
- collocation: a group of words that collect together in a specific order
- write them down and make your own sentence with them
- fun activities with internet, puzzles or quiz, use online dictionary, or website to listen to the word, enjoy them, write to your friends on blog, Facebook, Twitter, or email, try to express with a new word.

3.     How many parts in the talk?

There are 5 parts: 
- Introduction
- Body: - How to use the reading material as a new word
             - Some strategies to make sure you remember all the words you have learned

             - Give some examples how to make vocabulary fun
- Conclusion

4.     What is a ‘Word Journal’? What you need to do with it?

Word Journal is a small book which you write the words in and keep it handy or in the pocket. 
You need it to organize your word in different way, alphabetically by film, group by part of speech, in relation to text, whatever word field.

5.     What were the examples that she has mentioned with the words family and collocations?
(    Examples of word family: If a new word is a noun: support, you can add a verb: to support, or adjective: supportive, another noun: supporter, or maybe an antonym)

Examples of collocation:  black and white not white and black, make a mistake not do a mistake

6.     Use the following table to learn the new vocabulary and then add any new word that you find it hard for you:

Word	Definition	Sentence
Demystify	To clarify	The manager asks all the employee to demystify the bank budget.
Repertoire	Part, the piece of drama	The family is one of my important repertoire of my life.
Infinite	Unlimited, endless	My kids have infinite energy all the whole day.
Encounter	To meet or come across new thing	I have encountered challenges when I came to Canada.
Lexicon	The vocabulary dictionary in own language	I should have a lexicon to build my vocabulary for myself.
Exponentially	Very quickly	That idea come to my mind exponentially.
Collocations	Words that connect together	I have to learn by heart all collocations.