Wednesday's assignment
Watch a video about parent-teacher interviews. Listen to a parent-teacher interview at:
While you are listening, identify the expressions that are used to:
Begin the interview:
| welcome to the parent-teacher interview. I just want to say that I am very glad that you can make it here this evening |
Make transitions from one topic to another:
| Do you have other questions or concern? As you can see.... Can I ask a question i am happy to hear that, but let me just show you well, how about you know that it is actually a good thing |
End the interview:
| thank you very much for coming both of you tonight. It's a pleasure of having you here. If you have any future questions or concern about Richard, please feel free to contact me |
Answer the questions below about the interview.
1. Is Richard progressing well in school?
Yes, he is progressing well in school
2. What specific comments about Richard’s performance does the teacher make?
He made sentences longer and his spelling and grammar improved
He is a very sociable child.
3. What four questions did the parents ask?
He brought a lot of home work back in china, but he didn't do that here
Did he make some new friends at school?
Is there any other after school programs?
The mother asked about learning skills on the report card
4. What information do the parents give the teacher about their son?
Richard loves writing stories
The parents read books with their son every evening, but sometimes they read in chinese.
The parents read books with their son every evening, but sometimes they read in chinese.
5. What suggestions does the teacher give to help Richard do better in school?
The teacher suggested Richard to read a little bit more at home. It's great that Richard can read in his own language, he will gradually read English books later on.
6. How does the meeting end?
Thank you very much for coming both of you tonight. It's a pleasure of having you here. If you have any future questions or concern about Richard, please feel free to contact me
Take 2:
Accordingly, children in Ontario receive a report card three times during the school year. The report card has grades and written comments about the child’s performance in each subject. The comments usually include next steps – actions the child is encouraged to take to improve his/her mark in a particular subject.
1. exceeds (the provincial standards) .....d... d
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a) a text with a graph or some other visual display
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2. remediation ............j
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b) longer
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3. literary text ..............h
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c) standard ways of doing something
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4. graphic text ..............a
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d) goes beyond what is expected
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5. cite .................i
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e) at a constant level (of success)
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6. extended ................b
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f) very good performance
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7. considerable effectiveness .............f
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g) a figure with four or more sides and angles
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8. conventions (ritual)...............c
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h) a story
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9. consistently ...................e
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i) to mention, refer to
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10. emerging ................. k
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j) an action taken to correct or improve a skill
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11. polygon ......................g
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k) beginning, starting to happen
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