Wednesday, December 16th, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

Well, we've made it to the end of term!!! Hooray!! I would like to thank you for all your hard work and dedication this term.  I will miss you all, but I wish you all the best as you take your next steps.  I have every confidence in each of you.  For those of you celebrating Christmas, a very Merry Christmas. And for all of you, all the very best in the new year! May all your dreams come true! 

Today, I would like you practice using the different tenses while talking about 'A Christmas Carol.' Please go to the Voicethread where I've placed some questions.

CLB 7/8 Voicethread

If you'd like more practice with the tenses, give these websites a try:

Verb Tense Tutorial

English Verb Tenses

Enjoy! 

Wednesday, December 9th, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, you will completing your speaking tests one at a time.  While you're waiting or after you've finished, please have a look at the links below.  The links are divided up according to skill or topic.

I saw this picture on Facebook, and it made me think of Ruba and Afsaneh. ;)


Also, I will give each of you a copy of the 'Strategy Inventory for Language Learning' (SILL).  Please work on it today and make sure to complete it for class on Monday when we will discuss it.

Listening:

http://tigger.uic.edu/~onufrock/lecture_main.html

http://www.teachitelt.com/academic?T=1654

http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree

http://ed.ted.com/on/gTGfE82A#review

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/index.shtml

http://breakingnewsenglish.com/

Speaking:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/webcast/tae_betterspeaking_archive.shtml

http://m.busyteacher.org/18521-10-esl-speaking-mistakes-students-make.html

Grammar:

http://blog.ed.ted.com/2014/05/29/be-a-better-writer-in-15-minutes-4-ted-ed-lessons-on-grammar-and-word-choice/

http://www.englishpage.com/

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/word-games/verb-machine

http://blog.britishcouncil.org/tag/blog-awards/

http://efllecturer.blogspot.com.es/2014/06/gerund-or-infinitive.html?m=1

http://talk2meenglish.blogspot.co.il/2014/05/the-present-simple-1-back-to-basics.html?m=1

http://www.engames.eu/nouns-prepositions/

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/678/01/

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm

Pronunciation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/quiz/quiz1/

http://evaeaston.com/

http://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/english/english.html (consonants)


http://soundsofspeech.uiowa.edu/english/english.html (vowels)

Vocabulary:

http://www.lextutor.ca/

http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlist/english/academic/

http://www.englishvocabularyexercises.com/AWL/

Mohawk College Writing Centre:

http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/studentservices/writing-centre/esl-resources.html

http://www.mohawkcollege.ca/studentservices/writing-centre/helpful-fact-sheets.html

Online Language Tests:

http://clb-osa.ca/home  (The online CLB self-assessment tests listening & speaking and gives you a benchmark range.)

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/researchenterprise/dialang/about (The DIALANG Test tests reading, writing, listening, grammar, & vocab and provides a score using the CEFR [European CLBs; CLB: 8 = approx. CEFR:C1.1/TOEFL: 85/IELTS 6.5) 

Test Preparation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1143_exams/

http://www.ieltspractice.com/

http://ielts-simon.com/

http://www.dcielts.com/

http://takeielts.britishcouncil.org/prepare-test/free-practice-tests

https://www.ets.org/toefl/ibt/prepare/test_questions

http://www.examenglish.com/TOEFL/toefl_listening.htm


Enjoy!

Wednesday, December 2nd, 2015

Good afternoon CLB 7/8,

This afternoon, I would like you to complete the self-reflection portion of the presentation rubric, so that I can fill in my feedback.  Also, please email your slides to me, so I can save them with the audio copy of your presentations.  

Next, I would like you to reflect on your learning this semester. Please revisit the goals you set for this term and think about your future goals.  Please review the items in your portfolio binder, organize them if necessary and update your inventory sheets.  Complete the 'Final Reflection' handout and submit it before you leave.  I'll add my feedback to your sheet which we can discuss together before you add it to your binder.




If you have any extra time, please work on past tense /-ed/ sounds. 

http://evaeaston.com/t-d-Id-pattern.html

http://evaeaston.com/t-d-Id-irreg-pattern.html


Enjoy!