Monday 4 July 2016

Task one:

Try to list down at least three misconceptions about Canadians that were mentioned in the video and write them down.

  1. It have prime minister not president.
  2. They can speak English and french not american.
  3. It can pronounces "about" not a "boot".
  4. They all show "flag" not "backpacks".
Task two:

Check with your partner what he/she has come up with, and come up with the common ones to be shared with the rest of the class.

  1. It have prime minister not present.
  2. They all show "flag" not "backpacks".
Task three:

Classroom Needs Assessment

Personal Information

1.      Email address   :  _amindhillon1@gmail.com__
2.     What country are you from?  ___India__
3.     What is your first language?  __Punjabi and Hindi _____
4.     What other languages do you speak?  ___English __
5.     How long have you been in Canada?  ___Three months___
6.     Are you working right now?   1 No         If yes, what is your job? ________________
7.     What is your profession?  _____laboratory technician___
8.     What was your job before you came to Canada?  __Worked in science Lab______
9.     What is your highest level of education? 
1 university  1 technical college  1 secondary school   Degree? __technical college______
10.  Did you study English before you came to Canada? 1 Yes  1 No. If yes, so for how     long? _Yes in college______
11.  Have you studied in ESL classes before in Canada?  1 Yes  1 No
12.  What are your 4 CLBs?        L  5                    S  6          R  6        W  5
13.  What language skill is the easiest for you? Please order from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult).
= reading         1  writing              1 listening           1 speaking
14.  List three goals or/and reasons for you taking this program,
  1. English is a inter nations language, so it is most important to learn.
  2. I always ignored it, but not now. I want try to learn it.
  3. I am live in Canada. If my English is not well then I will have to suffer. 
15.   Which skill(s) do you want to work on in this class: speaking, listening, reading, or writing?
……speaking and listening......

16.  What do you need to learn in this class? Choose the most important 5 things and write them in order in the opposite column.
Skills/Topics


ü  Assessing your long and short term goals
ü  Assessing your skills
ü  Understanding the workplace culture
ü  Resume and cover letter writing
ü  Obtain a LinkedIn account
ü  Pronouncing English clearly

  1. Understanding the workplace culture
  2. Pronouncing English clearly
  3. Improve listening skills
  4. Practise job interviews
  5.  Learn how to speak at work
  6. How to understand speakers
ü  How Canadian society works

ü  How to understand speakers

ü  Starting small talks in English

ü  Improve writing skills

ü  Talking on the telephone

ü  Improve listening skills

ü  Practise job interviews

ü  Practise presentations

ü  Learn how to speak at work

ü  Learn idioms

ü  Learn grammar

ü  Canadian culture

ü  other (specify)

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