Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Speaking Exam

For the students who were absent today....

The speaking exam is now unlocked, so please do the exam either Wednesday or Thursday night.  The deadline for submission is 8:30am Friday November 1st.  It must be completed before the written exam.

When doing the speaking exam, please remember the following:

  • do not prepare the questions ahead of time - we would like to hear you speaking naturally like you are having a conversation
  • do not read the question, just answer the questions.  You can, however, read out the number of the question
  • do not spend more than 5-7 minutes on the entire speaking exam.  Please give complete, focused answers
  • please remember you can make your video "unlisted" and only share the link with your instructor
  • when notifying your instructor that you have completed the exam, please send the youtube link in an email to your instructor.  She or he will test it and make sure it opens properly

Good luck everyone!  Looking forward to listening to them :)

Ylvis - Someone like me...

Here's the link for another song from the same group that sings "What does the fox say?"

Hilarious!  Enjoy!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PaEnaoydUUo

Friday, October 25, 2013

Unit 7 Exam Monday October 28, 2013

Here is the information regarding the exam on Monday
  • All the grammar from Unit 7
  • Vocabulary from - 
    • In the News 7-1
    • In the News 7-2
    • TED Talk - English Mania
    • Randall's cyber cafe....
  • Reading - general reading comprehension
  • Listening - general listening comprehension
  • Writing - refer to shared document entitled "Unit 7 Essay"
  • Oral - a mixture of the week's grammar & topic
That's it...if you have any questions....please ask (email) me!

Enjoy the weekend!  And get ready for Halloween!!!

Friday, October 18, 2013

Exam Monday October 21 - Unit 6

Exam Monday October 21 - Unit 6

Here is the information about the exam:

Grammar:
  • defining/non-defining clauses
  • clauses with prepositions
  • reduced adjective clauses/adjectives
Vocabulary from:
  • In the News 6-1
  • In the News 6-2
Listening: general listening comprehension - Stranger than Fiction

Reading: general reading comprehension - Ogopogo

Writing:  Why do some people believe in the supernatural/paranormal?

Oral:  a mix of this week's theme + this week's grammar
  • besides grammar, you will also be tested on your vocabulary & pronunciation.

Have a super weekend :)

Reading material for Friday October 18, 2013

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