write a letter to friend about meeting.


Hi Deep,

What's up honey? Remember I told you something about meeting. I attended it yesterday, It is my first meeting, I was nervous but I learn some good things like a time is most important in meeting. You should be prepare for perform before meeting . Some people don't like attend meeting but it's good experience.
Wherever possible the members must know what type of meeting they are going to and what the meeting is for – in other words, the PURPOSE of the meeting. Sometimes an organisation might call a special meeting.

Important things:
 Date and time of the meeting
 The purpose of the meeting
 The meeting lead or chair’s name
 Decisions made

You should have proper information about meeting and ready for question. Attend meeting actively and take notes about important information. 
In this style of meeting, information flows in one direction only: Employes tell the leadership something, senior management has something to say to employees, or information is shared laterally, says Herald. Requests for clarification can be entertained during this type of meeting, but there’s no real debate or discussion. Participants in this meeting come to listen.
I hope, this information will be helpful for you.
Your friend: 
later on.......

Edited by Jane

What's up, honey? Do you remember I will tell you something about a meeting. I attended it yesterday. It is my first meeting, so I was nervous. I learned some good things like time is the most important in meeting. You should prepare for perform before meeting . Some people don't like attend meeting but it's good experience.

Wherever possible the members must know what type of meeting they are going to and what the meeting is for – in other words, the PURPOSE of the meeting. Sometimes an organization might call a special meeting.

Important things:

 Date and time of the meeting

 The purpose of the meeting

 The meeting lead or chair’s name

 Decisions made

You should have proper information about meeting and ready for question. Attend meeting actively and take notes about important information. 

In this style of meeting, information flows in one direction only: Employers tell the leadership something, senior management has something to say to employees, or information is shared laterally, says Herald. Requests for clarification can be entertained during this type of meeting, but there’s no real debate or discussion. Participants in this meeting come to listen.

I hope this information will be helpful for you.

Your friend

later on.......

2. She’s has a PhD degree from IIT Delhi. 

3. She was a National and Asian Tennis Champion. 

4. The First Women IPS officer of India.

5. A United Nations medal awardee and a Honorary doctorate recipient. 

Lead the India Against Corruption Moment along with Anna Hazare. 

 Australian Film maker made a film based on her Life and Achievements.

For her outstanding work, Kiran Bedi has received a number of accolades like:

• President’s Gallantry Award (1979)
• Women of the Year Award (1980)
• Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and Control (1991)
• Magsaysay Award for Government Service (1994)
• Mahila Shiromani Award (1995)
• Father Machismo Humanitarian Award (1995)
• Lion of the Year (1995)
• Joseph Beuys Award (1997)
• Pride of India (1999)
• Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice (2005)

In order to get familiar with the Canadian workplace, there are a lot of things we need to consider. 

Here is a list of business idioms that are taken from this website. Please go over them and try to understand each one’s meaning and then follow the tasks below.

Task one: 

Pick five to six of the following idioms and use them in sentences of your own.

1. Time's up : I had to deliver five pizzas to five different addresses by 2:00 pm. At 2:00 pm while I was about to make the final delivery, my boss called me up and sais "time's up" did you deliver all the pizzas.

2. Touch base : I am really sorry my friend, I did not touch base with you this month because I start my fulltime job so i was so busy. I hope you understand.

3. Yes man : Unfortunately I had to face difficulty during my work because they wanted basically a yes man.

4. 24/7 : I opened a new Indian restaurant. It is open 24/7.

5. At stake : I was little nervous when I started my own business. There are lot at stake.

6. By the book : When I hired two workers, I told them all the rules, It's important that you do everything by the book.

Task two:

Compose a short story about any event/meeting that has happened to you at your previous workplace. Use at least five to six from these idioms n your story.

I am looking for a white collar job, but nothing has been decided yet. Every thing is still up in the air. My friend has more experience and is well-respected, so he has the upper hand in the business. I thought he could help me, but he gave me the thumbs down. 

Take three:

Request two from your peers to check and edit your work before you publish it on your blog

Edited by Behnoosh

1. Time's up : I applied  For a job, they told me,"You are a suitable candidate, but  time's up to select, You are in a waiting list."

2. Touch base : I am really sorry my friend , I did not touch base with you in last month because I have started my full time job, so I was so busy. I hope you understand me .

3. Yes man : Unfortunately I  faced to difficulty during my work because they wanted basically a yes man.

4. 24/7 : I  have opened a new Indian restaurant, It is open 24/7.

5. At stake : I was a little nervous when I started my own business. There are lot at stake.

6. By the book : When I hired two workers, I told them all the rules, It's important that you do everything by the book.

Listen to the speakers describing their favourite things and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

1. Preparation: matching

Do this exercise before you listen. Match the verb with the correct noun and write a – g next to the numbers 1 – 7.

1…e….. take                                                                                       a. a designer

2…g….. listen to                                                                                b. your scooter

3…d….. watch                                                                                   c. a business

4…f….. stroke (= move your hand gently over something)         d. films

5…b….. park                                                                                      e. photos

6…a….. make it as (= be successful as)                                         f. the cat

7…c….. set up (= start)                                                                    g. music

2. Check your understanding: matching

Match the speakers with their favourite things. Write a – e next to the numbers 1 – 5.

1…a….. Speaker                   A a. a tablet

2…e….. Speaker                   B b. a sewing machine

3…c….. Speaker                   C c. a scooter 

4…b….. Speaker                   D d. a set of knives

5…d….. Speaker                   E e. a cat

3. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gaps.

A. My favourite thing has to be my new tablet. It’s really light and quite __small___________, so I take it with me everywhere. I’m always writing to friends and it’s big enough to do college work on it too. It takes really good ___photos__________, and I play games and listen to __music___________ on it as well, of course. I often download __films___________ onto it, and watch them in ___bed__________. My mum says I’m __addicted ___________, because I’m always on it. I even read things on it at breakfast time. I’m not allowed to at __dinner___________ time, though. I have to be __polite ___________ and talk to people then. “Welcome back to real life,” my mum says.

B. My favourite thing? Does my __cat___________ count as a thing? She’s not really a thing, but anyway. She’s a really __beautiful___________ little cat. I’ve had her since she was __formal___________ months old. You know how some cats are really ___independent________ and hardly talk to you? I know cats don’t really talk, but you know what I mean. Well, she’s not like that at all. She’s really __affectionate ___________ and comes up to me as soon as I get home, purring away like mad. She makes a lot of __noise ___________ for a tiny thing. She loves being stroked and comes and curls up next to me when I’m on the __sofa ___________. She’s great __companion  ______.

C. My new scooter! It’s quite small, but ___fun__________, and just what I needed for getting around the __city___________. I used to have quite a long walk to the __metro___________, then a longish walk at the other end to get to _college ____. But now I can just whiz there on my _scooter________. And there’s no problem parking, there’s always __space ___________ for it. You have to be ___carefil _____ with the cars and ___lorries_________ – they don’t always see you – and when it rains the surface of the road is ____terrible_________, it gets really slippery. But in general it’s perfect for me, and I can fit a _friend_______ on the back too – I’ve got an extra ___helmet ___ for a friend. It’s great. Riding along makes me feel so free.

D. This might sound a bit old-fashioned, but my sewing __machine___________ is my favourite thing. I’m studying __in faction___________ and love making things, as well as designing them. I also love __clothing ___________ myself and often buy second-hand clothes – everyone loves the “vintage” __look___________ at the moment – and then I adapt them to my __size___________. It’s much easier using a machine to do that than doing it by _hands____________. I do alterations for my mum and my sister too. If I don’t make it as a _designer ____________, I suppose I can always set up my own alterations and customising __business ___________. Customising clothes, by taking things off and adding things on, is actually very __creative ___________, so I wouldn’t mind that.

E. My set of Japanese knives. That sounds a bit sinister, doesn’t it, but I’m not a _murderer ______ or anything. They’re chef’s knives and the best ones come from _japan____________. Cooking is my new hobby. I got into it when I started watching Master chef on TV. Then I went to an evening _class____________ for

beginners, and I haven’t looked back since. I try and have a __dinner___________ for between four and eight__friends___________ every two or three __weeks___________. That gives me something to work towards and I

always do new __dishes ___________ so they can try them out and give me feedback. It’s quite an__expensive___________ hobby if you use good __ingredients___________, but now my friends help towards the__cost___________. They still get a good __meal___________ for a very low price.

4- What’s your favourite thing?

listen music and panting 

5- Why is it important to you?

because when i do it i feel relax and  enjoy my self.

6- Vocabulary Box: Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

customisation
affectionate
companion

We are still trying to assess our skills and part of that is to identify your soft and hard skills.

Task 1:

Sort the following skills into two categories as soft or hard skills. Write SS for soft skills and HS for hard skills:

1. Patience          SS
2. Proficiency in a foreign language       HS
3. Leadership Skills               HS
4. Persuasion                         
5. A degree or certificate        HS
6. Typing speed                     HS
7. Time Management             SS
8. Machine operation             HS 
9. Teamwork                         SS
10. Computer programming    HS
11. Communication                SS
12. Flexibility                          SS
13. Motivation                         SS     

Task 2:

Now click on this link and decide which of these skills are soft and which are hard skills. 

         A soft skill can be used in any job. A hard skill is learned for particular jobs. Being able to work well with others is a soft skill. A teacher who knows how to plan a lesson has a hard skill. 

Indicate whether the following are hard or soft skills:

pay attention to detail - soft skill	able to use dental technician tools -hard skill
write a computer program - hard skill	problem-solving - soft skill
do research on the Internet - soft skill	repair a car - hard skill
communicate effectively - soft skill	install carpeting - hard skill
resolving conflict - soft skill	facilitate meetings - soft skill
build a fence - hard skill	make contributions in meetings - softskill
operate a cash register - hard skill	make decisions - soft skill
design a bridge - hard skill	landscape a yard - hard skill
maintain small talk - soft skill	wait on tables in a restaurant - hardsoft skill
write an email or business letter- hardsoft skill	nurse patients in a hospital - hard skill

Task 3: 

Think of two or more of your hard skills and soft skills, then write them down, and provide one example for each skill as how you have demonstrated this skill on the job.

SOFT Skills 

         1. Patience: I have a lots of patience. I did not learn it from anyone.it is a God gift. 

2.  Creative : I wrote many stories and I am good in panting as well as cooking. I have continuous learning skills because i am always ready to learn anything. 

HARD SKILLS 

      1. Education : I am really good in my perfection. I have good  experience and diploma in medical lab.

2. computer skills : It is must important in 21 sen. We have to use it everywhere like for study, on workplace. So everyone have to learn it. I like do work on computer that's why i learned it. 

  

Our theme for this week is ''Know Yourself.'' Based on that, we need to know our strengths and weaknesses in order to better evaluate ourselves and set our goals.

Task 1:

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Write down next to each skill which one best describes you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text          =          intermediate    

• Document Use        =          good

• Numeracy               =          expert 

• Writing                   =          intermediate 

• Oral Communication =       good

• Work with Others      =       expert 

• Thinking Skills          =        good

• Computer Use           =        good

• Continuous Learning =        good

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

Document Use

Oral Communication

Work with Others

Computer Use

Thinking Skills

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with …

Writing Text

Reading Text

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

Writing Text