Fottima's assignment 7/28/2016

24/7- I feel like I work 24/7.
ASAP- I'm late for work and I need to get their ASAP.
Ahead of the pack- I am always ahead of the pack.
Back to square one- I geuse I'm back at square one.
Big picture- My boss makes sure we see the bigger picture.
Call it a day- After we are done out shift our boss always says "let's call it a day".


One day I had to go to work but I woke up 45 mins off of the regular time I wake up on work days, this meant I couldn't eat breakfast which was a bad start. I had to get to work ASAP, sometimes I feel like I work 24/7. I arrived at work 20 minuites late thankfully my boss wasn't mad. I started my shift and I was still ahead of the pack but then I realized I was supposed to be working in the kitchen and I was cleaning so I had to go back to square one. Finally we finished and our boss said "let's call it a day" then I happily left.

Fottima's Monday Assignment

1- fottimalive1974@gmail.com
2- Uzbekistan
3- Farsi
4- Russian, Farsi, English
5- 10 years
6- Yes, Resturant chef
7- Accountant
8- Accountant
9- college
10- No
11- No
12- L-5  S-5  W-4  R-4
13- S, R, L, W
14- To improve my English
       To make new friends
        To improve on my communication
15- Writing
16- Improve writing skills,
      Talking on the telephone,
      Resume and cover letter writing,
      Learn idioms,
      Improve talking on he telephone.
     

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
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)

Task one:   

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

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.

Task three:

Classroom Needs Assessment

Personal Information

1.      Email address   :  __________________________________________

2.     What country are you from? __________________________________

3.     What is your first language? __________________________________

4.     What other languages do you speak? _________________________________________

5.     How long have you been in Canada? _____________________________________

6.     Are you working right now? 1Yes  1 No         If yes, what is your job? ________________

7.     What is your profession? _______________________________________

8.     What was your job before you came to Canada? ________________________________

9.     What is your highest level of education?  

1 university  1 technical college  1 secondary school   Degree? ________________

10.  Did you study English before you came to Canada? 1 Yes  1No. If yes, so for how     long? ________________

11.  Have you studied in ESL classes before in Canada?  1Yes  1 No

12.  What are your 4 CLBs?        L                        S               R               W 

13.  What language skill is the easiest for you? Please order from 1 (easy) to 4 (difficult).

1 reading         1  writing              1 listening           1 speaking

14.  List three goals or/and reasons for you taking this program.

……………………………………………….

………………………………………………..

………………………………………………..

15.   Which skill(s) do you want to work on in this class: speaking, listening, reading, or writing?

…………………………………………………………………………………………

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
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)

Fottima's Wednesday assignment

Aggressive: Ready or likely to attack or confront.
Equality: The state of being equal, especially in a status, rights, and opportunities.
Annoyed: Slightly angry; irritated.
Minimize: Reduce to the smallest possible amount or dagree.
Collaborative: Produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.
Obvious: Easily perceived or understood.
Customs: An action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional among the people in a particular group or place.
Values: The importance that something is held to deserve.
Embarrassment: A feeling of self-consciousness,shame or akwardness.
Promptness: Done, preformed, delivered, etc., at once without delay.
Valuable: Worh a great deal of money.
Task: A piece of work to be done or undertaken.

Ritual: A religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order.

Hey, Jhonny I've been in Canadafor 4 years now and I am now an expert on the Canadian culture. There are many tasks and customs we have here in Canada, and we respect all traditions equally. It is obvious that we value their traditions.