Thursday

Hello everyone,


To help me determine whether or not you have understood our lesson on Workplace Safety in Canada please complete the following activities. Please remember to ANSWER IN COMPLETE SENTENCES.


 Activity 1

Watch this video and write a summary of the video in 1 paragraph which includes the 5 points below. I'm looking for what connection you can make between the video and what you've learned about your rights and responsibilities in terms of safety as a worker in Canada.

1) What the incident that occurred was
2) What Clera did wrong (regarding working a new machine)

3) What Clera should have done
4) Your rights and responsibility for safe work in Canada
5) How the video made you feel overall

This video is about the story of work safety. It made me feel sorry about the lady who was injured when she was working with a new machine. Firstly, she didn’t have enough training regarding working a new machine before she enrolled into the work. Secondly, she was afraid of losing job if she rejected the work. Thirdly, she didn’t understand the right and responsibility and she didn’t know how safety was important in Canada. Because of those reasons, it turned out that she had serious injury and she had to leave the job. In the workplace of Canada, you have right to reject the dangerous work without losing a job. You also have responsibility to report to the supervisor if there were any problems during the work. This lady was lack of knowledge about her working rights and responsibilities that cause her oblivious to work safety. 

Activity 2

Watch this video and answer the following questions:

1) Does the worker know that there are hazardous materials around him - Yes/No?

yes, the worker know that there are hazardous materials around him and that 's why he asks the boss for safety cabinet. 
 
2) What category does the hazardous material fall under?

The hazardous material fall under flammable and combustible material category. 

3) Using this image (click here), what are some basic handling procedures for the category you chose in question 2.

- keep away from heat, combustible materials and oxidizing materials
-do not smoke
-keep container dry and cool
-store in a designated fire-proof area

3) Was it wrong for the boss to rip up the employee's suggestion to get safety cabinets? Why or why not?

The boss made a wrong decision. The hazardous material fell and cause fire. Due to the exposure of other hazardous material, the fire caused the explosion. 

4) How did the employee make his workplace a safer place to work?

He requested the safety cabinet to story the hazardous materials. Therefore, when the incident happened, the safety cabinet could keep hazardous materials away from the fire. Then, the emergent situation wouldn't get worse. 

Wednesday

Hello all,

Today’s task is actually very interesting. I came across this excellent website while I was browsing the internet for good ideas. Please make sure to finish the task max by Wednesday 2:30, as this is counted to your attendance :)

Task 1:

Click on that link and answer all the phrasal verbs (1 to 8) and prepositions exercises (1 to 10). You can check your answers once you are done and by that you will learn them better. Don’t stop until you get ALL the answers correct. You are free to answer more stuff as you wish.

Task 2:




Write a short story on anything you want to share with the class; you have to use at least 10 phrasal verbs and 10 preposition that you have just learnt on your story.

Everyone has been through culture shock if they move from one place to another. As we know, culture shock has four stages. In my point of view, the second stage is very important, because it forces you to flip the coin in future. This stage can last for a few months or even a few years. For me, I spent two years in getting around my problems to move on. You have to remember that you should never give up when the problems come to you and you need to deal with the problems at hand. Let me lead off by saying how proud I am. Over the past years, I had no one to rely on and a number of problems were waiting for me to work out. I had to fight by myself, so I set up a few goals to work on. I knew from the beginning that I had nothing to lose, so I let on that my life was peachy and I had to enjoy it. However, it turned out that I was right, because I received much more than I lost from life. I really thanked for those years that I didn’t miss out on putting together a new life. It makes me strong and makes my life colourful. I am satisfied with everything I have now. The life goes on. If you don’t want to fall behind, you need to stand up and work hard. I believe that one day, my life will be taking off. 

Tuesday's assignment

Tuesday's assignment

Task 1:

Read the following adjectives for emotions and identify which words describe a positive, neutral or negative feeling. Write down (p) next to the word to mean positive, (n) to mean neutral, and (na) to mean negative. If necessary, look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. Some words may fit into more than one category.

Ambivalent (n)	Discouraged (na)	Overwhelmed (na)
annoyed  (na)	Embarrassed (na)	Regretful (na)
Anxious  (na)	Enthusiastic (p)	Relieved (n)
apprehensive (n)	Frustrated (na)	Shocked (na)
Concerned (n)	Furious (na)	Thrilled (na)
Content  (n)	Grateful (p)	Uneasy (n)
Defensive (n)	Grieving (p)	Vulnerable (na)
Determined (n)	Miserable (na)	Wary (n)
Disappointed (na)	Optimistic (p)	Upset (na)

Task 2:

The list above contains adjectives to describe emotions. Where possible, change them into nouns.

Ambivalent (n) Ambivalence	Discouraged (na) Discouragement	Overwhelmed (na) Overwhelm
annoyed  (na) annoy	Embarrassed (na) Embarrassment	Regretful (na) Regret
Anxious  (na) Anxiety	Enthusiastic (p) Enthusiasm	Relieved (n) Relief
apprehensive (n) apprehension	Frustrated (na) Frustration	Shocked (na) Shock
Concerned (n) Concern	Furious (na) Fury	Thrilled (na) Thrill
Content  (n) Content	Grateful (p) Grate	Uneasy (n) Uneasiness
Defensive (n) Defense	Grieving (p) Grief	Vulnerable (na) Vulnerability
Determined (n) Determine	Miserable (na) Misery	Wary (n) Wariness……
Disappointed (na) disappointment	Optimistic (p) Optimism	Upset (na) Upset

Task 3: 

Choose five of the emotions from the list above. For each emotion, describe a situation you have experienced that made you feel this way.

-When my parents told me the financial issue that they didn’t have enough money to go back school, I didn't know what I should do or where I should go. I was very miserable at that time.

-my daughter had judince when she was born. We needed to take her to do blood work everyday at the first week. I was upset when the nurse poke her feet to gather her blood. 

-when Doctor told me that my son needed a surgery, I was crying for whole night. I was very anxious. 

-I had been told that my body had a very different issue that might effect the ability to have a baby. However, I have two babies now. I am so grateful. 

-I made some jokes because of language barrier when I was in Canada at the first few years. That made me embarrassed sometimes. 

Wednesday

Dealing with Culture Shock

Task 1:

Write a two-three paragraph essay describing your experience with culture shock, then list the ways you have personally done or will do or overcome it. Try to answer these questions:

1. Did you know about culture shock before?
2. How did you feel about reading on that topic?
3. Was learning about culture shock in class helpful for you?

Culture shock is a very interesting topic that I learnt in class today. When I read this article about culture shock, I feel that this article is my life story. I would like to share some stories to everyone based on the four stages of culture shock.

Firstly, when I arrived in Canada, I felt so excited. Everything was new to me and everything was settled, so I didn’t have to worry about anything. Therefore, I was in the honeymoon stage at the first year in Canada. Then, I jumped to the frustrated stage because of my family’s financial problem. I didn’t have enough money to go to the university and my parents didn’t want me to give up, so I tried my best to survive in this situation. It took me two years to face the reality and get use to the life I had.  Afterward, I went through the third stage when I went back school. I started to manage my time in order to work and study altogether. After I graduated and met my husband, the last stage came to me. I felt that I had a home in Canada finally. I began to enjoy the life I have.

Culture shock is different to everyone. In the class, this topic helps me understand other people’s feeling to culture shock. I learn that how the others react when they encounter the culture shock. We get to know each other and we share the experience together. As a result, the best way to face culture shock is that people should never give up.

Task 2:Write an email to a friend here advising him/her on how to move on from Stage Two to Stage Three. List all the suggestions or recommendation you can propose to them.

  Hey Sophie: 

        I am sorry to hear that you have been through a lot for the last two years. I know that it is not easy to be away from home and your family. And also, I know that you have been tried hard in order to overcome this situation. However, I have to tell you that I totally understand you, because I have the same experience of being in a different country as you. This is culture shock. You are in the stage two which is frustrate stage. It will take some time to move on the third stage which is acceptance stage. Let me tell you something that I did when I felt the same way you were. 
No 1. Keep yourself busy
No 2. Talk to someone through either email or phone
No 3. Study their language in order to know their culture
No 4. Set some goals for yourself or looking for the motivation you have
No 5. Make friends to build the networking
I hope that will help you in future and I would like to tell you more if you have any other questions.

Best wishes
Monique

Tuesday

Tuesday's assignment

Good morning, everyone,

How to Work Well in Canada is our theme this week. Trying to observe and understand culture is like trying to observe and understand an iceberg. Anyone who is either looking for a job or starting out a new job will require some time to figure out the expectations, culture, and customs of any or prospective workplace.

Task 1:

Look up the meanings of the vocabulary words below.

Aggressive     n                             equality             p                         rituals  

Annoyed        n                              minimize   (minimal)                    task    

Collaborative    n                            oblivious     p                            valuable   p

Customs                                         promptness prompt  p                values    p

Embarrassment

Task 2:

Use at least five of these vocabulary words to write an email to a friend describing to him/her the Canadian culture.

Dear Mom:

    It’s been a while since I talked to you last time. I would like to share some stories of mine in Canada with you. There are a lot of differences between Canada and China. Firstly, Canada is democratic country. Everyone is equal, so we can talk anything what we want.  Secondly, I used to have many collaborative tasks to do in school which I never did them in china. They like to ask students to work as a team instead of working individually. Furthermore, Canadian would like to be promptness. People can be charged if they delay in some places, so they need to manage their time carefully. However, due to the language barrier, i encountered many things that made me embarrassed at the first few years. i started to realize that the language training at the first year was very valuable, because it helped me get through a lot of problems i had after a few years. Well, It's too late now. I have to go back to sleep. Hopefully, i will hear from you soon.

Monique. 

wednesday's assignment

welcome to Wednesday! 

While much of our public library consists of "clicks," we're going to make a visit this Thursday (tomorrow) to the "bricks" (Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St, Downtown, ARRIVAL TIME: 9:55 a.m.):

What caption would you write here?

Here are the tasks for your blog:

1. Vocabulary and pronunciation (why was this link provided?) on Visiting a Library:
1. Identify 5 new/difficult words/terms: 
2. Make sentences using those words, and have a partner check your pronunciation of them
2. Do this listening exercise: Library Tour.
3. Watch this video, and identify 3 things/places you hope to see.  --3D printer, wedding ceremony room, TD gallery
4. Role play with a partner what you hope to see on Thursday’s field trip and make arrangements to meet. Practise twice, and record your chirbit.

Monday's assignments

NEEDS ASSESSMENT

1.     What is your highest level of education?  

My highest level of education is bachelor degree

2.     Did you study English before you came to Canada? How long?

Yes, I had been study English in China for 9 years.

3.     How you’d like to work on your 4 skills (LSRW)--what tasks you’d like to be able to do in the next 6 months.

I like this class especially the teacher, the studying materials are very organized. I really need to work on my vocabulary. 

4.     What language skill is the easiest for you? Please order from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult).

a.     reading   b. writing    c. listening               d. speaking

Speaking--reading--listening--writing

5.     List three goals or/and reasons for you taking this program.

--increasing vocabulary 

--improving listening skill

--improving writing skill

6.     Underline the skill(s) you want to work on in this class: 

Speaking - listening - reading - writing

7.     Choose the most important skill/topic from the list below, and put them in order according to their importance.

Skills/Topics
1)    Assessing your long and short term goals 2)    Assessing your skills 3)    Understanding the workplace culture 4)    Resume and cover letter writing 5)    Obtain a LinkedIn account 6)    Pronouncing English clearly	4) most 13) 12) 15) 14) 11)
7)    How Canadian society works	10)
8)    How to understand speakers	16)
9)    Starting small talks in English	17)
10)           Improve writing skills	1)
11)           Talking on the telephone	2)
12)           Improve listening skills	8)
13)           Practise job interviews	6)
14)           Practise presentations	3)
15)           Learn how to speak at work	7)
16)           Learn idioms	18)
17)           Learn grammar	9)
18)           Canadian culture	5) least
19)           other (specify)

8.     What do you think can make our learning environment more effective and easier, for example, being on time in class, or doing your homework on time etc. Write down two to three ideas to improve our learning environment:

1.     ……………………….encourage us to speak English all the time

2.     ……………………….invite more local people to communicate with us

3.     ……………………….have some trips about workplace.  

9.     Write a short paragraph to describe yourself and your goals in Canada.