Additional presentation source

To compensate for not being able to use The Economist anymore, should you need another source please try the one below:

http://www.seeker.com/

Homework posts will be discontinued

Because you have your week 5-8 schedule now, I will no longer be using daily posts as reminders of deadlines.

If you are unsure of any deadlines, please ask me in class or email me :)

Homework Friday January 27, 2017

Here is your homework:

• Essay 1 Final Draft due 5pm today
• 5-1a) Reading - Poverty (exercise 1 & 2 only)

If you have any questions, please email me :)

Link re: obesity rates

Here is the link we looked at today in class:

• http://www.worldobesity.org/resources/world-map-obesity/ 

Essay 1 reminder

Just a reminder about essay 1 - the first draft is due 5pm Wednesday January 25 including:

• proper format, alignment, spacing, font and font size
• title page
• complete essay
• citations properly formatted
• reference list properly formatted

Any questions, please let me know :)

Links for today...

http://smrtenglish.com/ccel/lesson/168

http://smrtenglish.com/ccel/lesson/4223

Homework for Friday January 20-Sunday January 22, 2017

Here is your homework for the weekend:

• outline for Essay 1 due by 5pm Sunday January 22
• remember that you'll need to stay at lunch on Monday to discuss them
• Short Story 3 - The Son (please share the document with me once complete)
• extra links
• extra listening practice

If you have any questions, please let me know - enjoy your weekend :)

Homework Thursday January 18, 2017

You have no assigned homework tonight.  Instead, it will be more self-study.  Please work on the following:

• extra links
• work on your presentation
• http://www.examenglish.com/  

Please let me know if you have any questions :)

Homework Tuesday January 17, 2017

Here is the homework for tonight:

• Work on presentations
• Extra links
• 3-3c) Writing Skills 5
• Unity in Academic English (video + exercise)
• TEDEd (How Do Nerves Work?)
• 
  

As always, please share the documents with me once they have been completed and prior to 8:30am. Any questions, please email me :)

Homework Monday January 16, 2017

Here is the homework for tonight:

• Work on presentations
• 3-2b) Writing Skills 4 (Smrt website)

• 3-3a) Reading (Nerve Cells) - Exercises 1, 2, (only) (Smrt website)
• extra links

As always, please share the documents with me once they have been completed and prior to 8:30am. Any questions, please email me :)

Homework for the weekend January 13-15, 2017

Here is your homework for the weekend:

• 3-1a) Reading - Exercises 1, 2 (only)
• 3-1b) Listening - Exercises 1, 2 (only)
• 2-4c) Presentation 1 - outline must be completed and shared by 3pm Saturday January 14 - all late documents will lose 5% from the final presentation score
• Short Story 2 - 2 B R 0 2 B By Kurt Vonnegut

Homework Thursday January 12, 2017

Here is your homework for tonight:

• finish ENG140 2-3c) Writing Skills - exercise 3 & 4 (share with me once completed) (if not completed in class)
• Water's Edgae (share with me once completed)
• Extra Links
• Listening Links

Homework for Wednesday January 11, 2017

Here is the homework for tonight:

• expanding notes to full paragraphs for ENGL140 Listening Skills Seven: Note Taking 
• your notes will be checked at lunch and you will be notified once finished
• write your paragraphs below each series of notes in the table provided.
• The Little Ice Age (shared document)

Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Homework for Tuesday January 10, 2017

Here is the homework for tonight:

• 2-3b) Listening (exercises 1 & 2 only - from Smrt page)
• You and Forest Fires (shared with you)
• Extra links (based on Diagnostic Writing Sample)

As always, please share the documents with me once they have been completed and prior to 8:30am.

Homework for Monday January 9, 2017

Here is the homework for tonight:

• 2-3a) Reading (exercise 1 & 2 only)
• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale (mine)
• 2-1c) Listening Skills (smrt)
• Extra links

As always, please share the documents with me once they have been completed and prior to 8:30am.

Links for listening

Here are some links to help you practice your listening skills:

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

http://learningenglish.voanews.com/

http://www.esl-lab.com/

http://www.elllo.org/

http://www.listenaminute.com/

http://ielts-simon.com/ielts-help-and-english-pr/ielts-listening/

http://www.esl-lounge.com/student/listening.php

http://www.esolcourses.com/content/topicsmenu/advanced-ielts.html

http://www.5minuteenglish.com/listening.htm

http://www.agendaweb.org/listening/comprehension-exercises-B.html

http://www.talkenglish.com/listening/listenadvanced.aspx

Homework for the weekend of January 6-8, 2017

Here is the list:

• TEDEd Listenings on Sleep (mine)
• 1-3c Writing Skills 2 (mine)
• 2-1a Reading (Ex. 1 & 2) (Smrt)
• 2-1b Listening (Ex. 1 & 2) (Smrt)
• Finish 1-4b) Speaking - exercise 2 (writing thesis statements)
• Short Story 1 - The Gift of the Magi 

It is advisable that you DO NOT leave everything until Sunday night.  You should be working on your English on a daily basis.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email me - have a great weekend :)

Homework Thursday January 5. 2017

Here is the homework for tonight:

• 1-4a Listening skills (Smrt website)
• The Training of a Forester (shared)

Please share the documents with me once you have completed them :)

Homework Wednesday January 4, 2017

Here is your homework for tonight:

• The Changing Face of Canadian Families - listening
• Garbage - reading
• 1-3b) Listening - exercises 1 & 2 only
• 1-3a) Reading - exercises 4 & 6 only 

Please share all documents with me when completed.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask :)

Homework for Tuesday January 3, 2017

Here is your homework for tonight:

• Reading 1-1a) Exercise 6 & 7 (shared with you)
• Listening 1-1b) (Smrt) - exercise 6
• Week One - Success - TED Talks (shared with you)
• Diagnostic Writing Sample (shared with you)

For each assignment, please share it with me once you have completed it. Some assignments I will be checking at home and others will be checked in class, but all of them will be placed into your homework folder tonight.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email me and ask :)