NOV.26, 2013- Breaking News Article XBox Questions

Questions:
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1U3bG7YSZk4pbjaRuUUCFId5KPb1ElOVJFeqgTcBzMIw/edit

NOVEMBER 25 - Two essays writing assignment

Pros and Cons and Opinion Essay

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/173m-Z3VCEoH7vAiPo_4dmHmqLkySuKp6lPH2ycTPvi4/edit

Some Reading site links

links

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1ODqRHlJ8p1D9ckXae5PfOR3KHEQa2sEbaAS-LVIyOas/edit

Spooky stories

link
http://www.yourghoststories.com/real-ghost-story.php?story=5615

Relative Clause exercises

link to document
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/15XpOlqfYHmet0nR_x3963pWh2kd5hdVrjgVJKiLJmXo/edit

Story Grid Writing Exercise

Click on the link below for exercise:
Use the words in the grid to make a story.
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1n-j0DNzkqGx2dEu77HY0G2dwZIiC8hcdsUbSk3ubTtA/edit

Writing topics

Write about the following topic:

1.  Some people consider computers to be more of a hindrance than a help. Others believe that they have greatly increased human potential.

How could computers be considered a hindrance?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own experience.

Write at least 250 words.

2.  Some people feel that certain workers like nurses, doctors and teachers are undervalued and should be paid more, especially when other people like film actors or company bosses are paid huge sums of money that are out of proportion to the importance of the work that they do.

-How far do you agree?
-What criteria should be used to decide how much people are paid?

You should use your own ideas, knowledge and experience and support your arguments with examples and relevant evidence.

Write at least 250 words.

3.  In some countries young people have little leisure time and are under a lot of pressure to work hard in their studies.
What do you think are the causes of this?
What solutions can you suggest?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

4. School children are becoming far too dependent on computers. This is having an alarming effect on reading and writing skills. Teachers need to avoid using computers in the classroom at all costs and go back to teaching basic study skills.
Do you agree or disagree?

Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words.

PM1 READING AND WRITING

LINK TO NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/

LINK TO THE DAILY BEAST
http://www.thedailybeast.com/

LINK TO UNESCO
https://en.unesco.org/

PM1 WRITING--Argument/Opinion Essay

Link to writefix site:
http://writefix.com/?page_id=1764

Pros and Cons Essay Example

Mobile Phone Pros and Cons Example
http://www.usingenglish.com/forum/editing-writing-topics/173926-advantages-disadvantages-mobile-phones.html

Drinking on the Beach Reading for PM1

link to article
http://www.vancitybuzz.com/2013/07/drinking-alcohol-allowed-on-vancouver-beaches-soon/

PM1 READING AND WRITING LINK

LINK TO SITE
http://www.headsupenglish.com/index.php/upper-intermediate-students/upper-intermediate-news-lessons/upper-intermediate-science-and-technology-lessons

June 19-Personality Traits vocabulary

link to site
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1o3w54pZvtWfjVS1s3MAeWJS0coYmeKQsrsmqU1p7_qk/edit

Monday, June 17 PM1 Oceans readings

link to document--make a copy, write meanings for the vocabulary, then read the story, answer the questions.
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1V-P-htmtbdhnmQikWGJo0HRam1T6ZOGQyoHayPM8_mA/edit

CBC News story:  Click on link.  Read this story and write a summary--remember to use
Who, What, Where, When, Why, How?
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/story/2013/06/16/star-wars-wedding.html

June 10 Reading and Writing Assignment

Open link below:  Make a copy.
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1viLRaMw3b3EUdFnb-F9cKZ0TCvttAuu4h-HXkDDn5PU/edit

Document with questions about the reading:

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1NAUNN9IILCzK_DyicQIQy_kwCKbdXBeq0IW0BrRBRj8/edit

PM1 WRITING-the Environment

 Questions about the Environment

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1sqwCz-pRq9g2Aoc-WuJ7j9308PioanDUYo4DJsPHwlQ/edit

Breaking News--Readings about the environment

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/environment.html

Reading and Writing topics from Headsupenglish.com

link
http://headsupenglish.com/

VERY USEFUL IELTS BLOG WITH STUDENT ESSAYS AND THEIR MARKS

LINK
http://www.ielts-blog.com/ielts-preparation-tips/writing-tips/9-ielts-writing-tips-from-phuong-how-to-get-band-7/

Breaking News

link
http://www.cbc.ca/sports/story/2013/04/15/boston-marathon-explosion.html

Relative clauses

http://www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/esl-english-grammar-exercises.html

Relative Clauses (Adjective clauses)

Link
http://eslgrammarpractice.blogspot.ca/2011/10/using-relative-pronouns-and-adjective.html

http://eslgrammarpractice.blogspot.ca/2011/10/using-relative-pronouns-and-adjective.html

http://www.e-grammar.org/relative-clauses/

https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1QGUuwlzX86HRb61uet05tIIXXU2tgLsFAidFs_AzJXU/edit

Reading Topics - world or local, news, articles, various topics

Website link to reading topics.  Choose special interests, news, magazines, topics about and around the world--many links on this site.
http://www.ipl.org/

IELTS practice site, includes some tests

Link

http://www.ielts-exam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=15&Itemid=64

Reading on English Plurals by George Carlin

Link to document
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1exoY5OIV3fMFbTojSOTgWy6tkSX1_oE97lDLktiqAGQ/edit

Academic Word List exercises

Link
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/id17.htm

link to University of Victoria the Study Zone--Reading, grammar, vocabulary
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/

link to UVIC general vocabulary word list (not academic)
http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/vocab-categories.htm