Thursday, 7 July 2016

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


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