The Hurricane - song link...

Here is the link for the song:

http://grooveshark.com/#!/artist/Bob+Dylan/138

Enjoy :)

Exam Monday February 18th, 2013

Here is the information regarding the exam on Monday, so please review the following over the weekend:

Grammar - all points from Grammar 7-1-7-4 regarding noun clauses
Vocabulary - vocabulary from:

• In the News 7-1
• Media 7-2
• Unit 7 - TED Talk

Reading - (testing general reading comprehension - you've never seen the article before) The influence of English in Germany

Listening - (testing general listening comprehension - you've never heard the listening before) Issues with learning English as a Second Language

Writing - Describe your reasons for learning English and how you plan to use it in the future. (please refer to the document shared with you)

Speaking - a mix of the weekly grammar + the weekly topic

Have a super weekend and please feel free to email me if you have any questions :)

Monday February 11th - Family Day - what's happening in Vancouver :)

http://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcfamilyday/

Check out this website for what's happening around Vancouver and come out and enjoy our "new" holiday :)

material for Friday Feb. 8th

Here is the link to the website we're going to use in class today:

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/reading/


If you need more work on Adjective Clauses (or any other grammar) please feel free to use the following website - it's fantastic for grammar and writing.

http://www.grammar-quizzes.com/

Here is the correct website for Bigfoot:

http://www.history.com/shows/monsterquest/videos/the-legend-of-bigfoot#the-legend-of-bigfoot

Monday Feb 4, 2013 - exam :(

Here's the 411 for the exam!!

• Grammar - present perfect vs. past simple & present perfect simple vs. present perfect continuous
• Vocabulary - from "In the News 5-1-Internet Addiction",  "Media 5-1 - Net Neutrality"  Part A only, and "Media 5-3 - The Social Media Revolution" Part A only
• Reading - an article about internet security
• Listening - an interview (dialogue) about using English and the internet
• Writing - advantages and disadvantages of using the internet
• Speaking - talking about the internet using the grammar studied in class

Any questions, please email me!

Have a super weekend :)

P.S.  Thanks for all your hard work this week - you were all amazing :)