Good afternoon.
This is the
Quarter 2 (Q2), Period 2 (P2) (12:00 -2:15) class for these courses:
English Foundations 7
Literary Studies and Composition 10
We will get
started at 12:00
Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
·
Welcome
·
Parking
·
Wi-Fi for students
·
Class blog
·
Daily Agenda
·
Communication via/by email
·
Covid / flu protocols
·
Dates, times for our class
·
Course outlines- handouts
·
Small group chatting- icebreaker
·
IF TIME Sentence writing work
·
IF TIME Student Questionnaire
Class 2
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Continue course outline
·
Structure of SHEC courses
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Post-secondary- college and university in BC
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DISTRIBUTE “Prescribed Learning Outcomes”
·
Small group chatting- icebreaker
·
Sentence writing work
·
Student Questionnaire
·
**
My name is
Allan Haley.
You can call me
Allan.
** Attendance
**
Every day I
will call attendance first thing, after 2-3 minutes.
P- present
A- absent
L-late* If you
come in late, you have to tell me at break. Then I will record your attendance.
If you forget to tell me, you will be A-absent. I won’t go back and redo attendance
from past days.
If you could
respond in an audible way. Say something loud enough to hear.
“Present” “Here”
“Hello”
**Parking**
Register your
car for parking at SHEC.
SHEC- South
Hill Education Centre - acronym
e.g. NASA
Scan the QR
code on the white piece of paper. You will need a cell phone.
VOCAB QR code-
quick response
A webpage will
come up.
Put it your
licence plate of your car.
Put in your
full name.
You will be
able to park in the SHEC parking lot until August 31st, 2027.
It has to be
renewed annually. I renew mine every September.
Enter your
licence plate on your car.
Not your DL-
Drivers Licence
Names-
confusing, cultural
First name-
given name
Last name –
family name, surname
Allan Haley
Allan – given
name
Haley – family
name, surname
legal name –
name on your passport
order of names-
cultural- Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese- reverse of English
e.g. Mary Wong- English
Wong, Mei- Chinese
People make
this mistake all the time on documents.
quite confusing
filling out
forms, applications, government forms, job applications
- be cautious,
take a second look
You can check a
box to make the parking website send you an email receipt. Keep that email as a
record, as proof that you signed up for parking.
You may want to
sign up again if you don’t a receipt.
The email
receipt will act as proof if there is a problem.
The parking company
gives out tickets in error sometimes.
You can email the parking your receipt, and
they will cancel the ticket.
**Wifi*
SHEC students
can use SHEC wifi.
Wifi:
VSB-Commons
Wifi password:
It’s on the pink piece of paper on the wall.
*** Class Blog
***
Everything that
you see on this screen everyday, I will put on our class blog.
Blog- website
CLASS BLOG: haleyshec.blogspot.com
It’s on the
course handout which you get in a few minutes.
I publish all
of out class notes on the blog every day at the end of each class. We finish at
2:15. I publish the day’s notes then.
You can
read/reread the class notes at your leisure.
You do not have
to write every off the screen as we go.
Nevertheless,
making notes during class is an excellent way to improve retention.
VOCAB
retention(noun) – retain(verb), remember(verb)
e.g. It’s hard
to retain/remember new vocabulary.
Making notes in
class helps you to retain information.
NEW VOCAB? blog
– weblog- keep a written record on the internet, online diary, publish
your thoughts, public access to your writing
older version
of Substack -paid subscription
VOCAB blogger-
a person who writes a blog
She is a food
blogger. He is a travel blogger.
Some people are
bloggers. They write about their interests.
for example:
movies, travel, family, food, sports, politics, music, etc.
blog = web+log blog
VOCAB portmanteau-
two words put together
smog = smoke
+ fog – dirty air hanging over a city, pollution
Mexico City has
a lot of smog.
Some people on
the Gulf Islands call Vancouver ‘the big smoke’. It is because they can see the
smog hanging over the city.
brunch= breakfast
+ lunch, 11am, expensive
blog web + log
web- the web,
World Wide Web (WWW, www), internet
log- written
record
log- piece of a
cut down tree, logging industry in BC, logger
The Fraser
River has log booms.
VOCAB log boom –
a bunch of logs chained together in water
log- written
record, important notes
Some workers
have to keep logs.
keep a
log- nurse in a hospital, truck driver-
hours and distance travelled, Uber/Lyft driver- record events as they occur
Some people
keep a workout log.
Your smartwatch
keeps a log of your steps, heartrate, BP (blood pressure), amount of oxygen in
your blood, sleep log, etc.
The pilot kept
a flight log.
The daycare attendants keep a log of the kids’
activities.
People who want
to lose weight keep a food log.
We have a blog
for the class.
I will update
my blog every day after class. You can check it and review what we did in
class.
You can check
the blog as much as you like. There is no sign-in or log-in or no password.
There’s no credit card. It’s all free. It’s all public and accessible.
Our blog is a
tremendous resource that you can use forever.
You can use it
this quarter. You can keep using it after you finish this course. You can use
it forever, until the end of time. I will keep it up forever.
My blog is
searchable. You can search for something specific that you are looking for.
The search bar
is in the upper lefthand corner of the main blog screen. Search for whatever
you want to learn more about.
The search bar
may not appear on your phone. It will appear on a laptop, ipad, or PC.
On a phone,
click on “View web version” on the bottom of the page. It should refresh with a
search bar. The search bar will be very small.
ACTION
I will post our
notes so far.
Go to the blog
now. Make sure you can open it.
haleyshec.blogspot.com
Let me know if
you are having trouble opening my blog.
Did it load?
If yes? Good!
If no? Let me
know or ask a classmate.
**Daily
Agenda***
Every day I
will post an ‘agenda’.
VOCAB agenda-
used for meetings, business or professional meeting
-list of items
to talk about, schedule, plan for the meeting or class
committee
meeting- business, official
You can tell
the Chair, “I want to put an item on the agenda.”
MEANING There
is something that I want to talk about with the group.
VOCAB
chair(noun, person, verb)- the leader of a meeting, keeps the meeting on-track
and moving along
OLD VOCAB- chairman,
chairperson
non-gendered
language, not male or female- chair
He is the chairman.
She is the chairwoman of the committee.
He is the chair.
She is the chair of the committee.
Western/Canadian
approach to naming jobs- non-gendered titles, not male or female
Examples of
non-gendered job titles:
councilman -
councillor
policeman –
police officer
fireman –
firefighter “Mei is a firefighter.”
airplane- stewardess/steward-
flight attendant
flight crew-
the whole group of attendants and pilots
restaurant- waitress/waiter-
server “I will be your server this
evening.”
She is the
hostess at the restaurant. gendered language
He is a maitre
d’. fancy host, French restaurant
mailman, postman-
letter carrier “Junko is a letter carrier with Canada Post.”
snowman- snow
person?
handyman?
VOCAB
handy(ADJ)- good at fixing things around the house
She is very
handy. She fixed my washing machine.
I am not very
handy. I can’t even change a light bulb.
chair(noun,verb)
Mei is the chair
of the meeting. noun, person
Mei will
chair the meeting today. verb- run, organize, lead, manage the conversation
between the people
An agenda helps
to keep the meeting on track, organized
lets everyone
know what to expect, what is coming
chair- business,
official
VOCAB host(noun,
verb)- party, celebration, not business
She is a great
host.
He hosted a
retirement party.
UNUSUAL She
hosted a Zoom meeting. She chaired the Zoom meeting.
IDIOM stay on
track- organized, no digression, keep on the path
e.g. Sue is on
track to finish high school next year.
Sue is in the
process of finishing high school next year. in the middle
The little boy
gets off track with his homework. He is distracted by his phone.
She tries hard
to stay on track with going to the gym three times a week.
IDIOM get off
track – stop following their plan
IDIOM His plan
went out the window.
We have limited
self-control.
Everyday, we
will have an agenda.
VOCAB hold(v)-
put on, organize
The company
held an event.
VCC will hold a
free hotdog barbecue next week.
host(v)- have a
celebration, party
**Emails***
I sent you an
email a couple of days ago.
Did you get it?
I asked people
to respond to the email if they wanted to.
If you received
that email from me, that means we can communicate via email.
If you did not
receive an email from me, that means I do not have your correct email in the
computer system. We will have to fix that.
Check your JUNK
folder.
There are often
problems with Hotmail accounts.
Gmail seems to
be ok.
If you did not
get the email, the office may have your incorrect email address. You can change
it with the office in the next few days. I can’t change your email through my
computer. The office has to do it.
I asked you to
respond to ahaley@vsb.bc.ca with your full name and class in the subject line
of your email. Many of you responded to the email as I requested.
I responded
“Thanks. See you in class. Allan”
Thank you for doing
that. I want email communication to be seamless between us.
VOCAB
seamless(adj)- easy, smooth, no problems, no confusion
seam – where
two pieces of cloth are sewed, joined, rough area, bumpy
seamless- not
rough, smooth
Registering for
this class was seamless. adjective
Taking the
Skytrain using a credit card is seamless. You just tap.
Raising
teenagers is rarely seamless.
Immigrating to
Canada was not seamless. It can be a rocky road.
IDIOM a rocky
road – a difficult time or experience
e.g. Her
marriage is rocky/a rocky road.
IDIOM a rough
patch
They are having
a rough patch right now. a difficult
time, temporary
He is having a
rough patch with his health.
Is learning
English seamless? It is very challenging. It is also rewarding.
Is it a smooth
road?
IDIOMS rough
road, rocky road, hard row to hoe
It is a hard
row to hoe.
We’ll just do our
best.
IMPORTANT
REMINDER
When you send
an email to me or any teacher, please put your full name and class in the
subject line of the email.
Then I will
know who you are and what class you are in.
e.g. Joe Ahmed,
EF7, P1
Sarah Wong,
Comp10, P1
*10-minute
break*
***Covid / Flu Protocols***
VOCAB protocol-
accepted ways to act or talk in different situations
Did you get your
flu shot?
Did you get
your covid shot?
1. Use sanitizer.
Two bottles of
sanitizer at the front
2. Wash your
hands many times a day.
Use
moisturizer/hand lotion.
You can get
eczema.
3. Feel free to
wear a mask if you want.
I will not wear
a mask while I am teaching.
I wear a mask in
the hallways.
4. In general,
if you’re sick, stay home.
Send me an
email.
You can check the
blog for what you missed.
Lower-level classes
We lose the
facial expressions.
We lose the lip
reading.
lip-reading
Talking on the
phone is difficult/challenging.
VOCAB challenging-
difficult, hard
VOCAB euphemism–
a word that we use instead of the less polite word
BUSINESS
TALK The business has experienced some
challenges this quarter.
He is a
challenging person to work with.
This new math might
be challenging.
euphemisms-
bathroom, restroom, washroom
UK toilet, lav,
lavatory, WC- water closet
French – salle
de ban
**Eating and
drinking in class**
Ok within
reason.
Please clean up
after yourself.
** Course
Outlines**
DISTRIBUTE
Course Outlines
English
Foundations 7
Composition
10/Literary Studies 10
We will go over
the course outlines tomorrow.
*** Course
dates and times***
Monday-Friday 12:00-2:15
Thursday, November
12th- Friday, January 22nd, 2027
Holidays- no
school
Winter Break, Christmas
Holiday, Xmas Holiday
Monday, December
21st- January 1st
Back in school Monday,
January 4th, 2027.
**
Absences-
If you miss
more a couple or a few (2-3) classes, it will be a challenge.
The school is
flexible to a point. I am flexible to a point.
Life happens!
sickness, kids, job interviews, etc.
Our actions-
our consequences.
Lateness-
flexible to a point
habitual lateness-
challenge
VOCAB habit(n)
habitual(adj)
Breaks are 10 minutes
long.
Class starts at
12:00 and ends at 2:15.
SCHOOL ADVICE:
Register for a class that you can attend.
**
Registration
for future terms.
If you miss a
quarter or two, that’s OK. You will still be in our school as a student.
If you miss a
year, you might have to do a new assessment.
**
Let’s shift
gears and do something student-centred.
Ice-Breaker
Exercise
IDIOM
ice-breaker – warm up technique, social game
e.g. go to a party,
don’t know anybody- basic icebreaker - nametag, invite to talk
*shy(adj)-
afraid of being judged by others
*introverted(adj)
introvert(n)- don’t like social contact, tires them out, drains their battery
SLANG a wallflower
She is a wallflower.
*extraverted(adj),
extravert(n)- love to be social, love being around people, social interaction
charges their battery
SLANG social
butterfly
He is a social
butterfly.
*ambivert-
depends on the situation
ambi- both
e.g
ambidextrous(adj)- can use both hands to write, throw a ball
dexterity(n)-
how well you can use your hands
She has a lot
of dexterity.
multitasking- doing
several things at the same time
He is
ambidextrous
ambivalent(adj)
– either choice is ok, no strong opinion, don’t care
I am ambivalent
about the movie.
He is ambivalent
about going to college.
**
Small-group
chatting
Small groups
(5-6 people, lots of energy in the group)
Choose people
who do not speak your language.
Reason #1- easy
to fall into mother language, forced to stick to English
Reason #2-
getting used to different accents among English users
chat- casual
talking, relaxed, pleasant
Groups of 5-6
people
A. Topics for chatting with your partner(s)
1. Name
2. Home
3. Family
4. Job
5. Hobbies- things you do for fun, like to do,
free time activities
6. Special skills
7. Travel
8. Future plans What’s the dream?
hobbies/habits-
different meaning
