Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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Quiz 3- simple verb tenses
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New dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”
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FINAL TYPE OF SENTENCE! Begin complex sentences-
adverb clauses- FOCUS ON: because, if , when, after, before
Thursday
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Continue dialogue
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
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Review paragraph structure and format
Practice
Friday
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 5
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Continue complex sentences- adverb clauses
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Test2
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Vocab or lyrics
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Test2- paragraph
Next Monday
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One-on-one meetings for midterm recommendations
Registration for Quarter 4 (April-June)
begins Wednesday, March 12
*I do not know what I will be teaching next
quarter. If will let you know when I talk with Hollie.
Ex. simple present-walk school
Matt walks to school with his sister every morning.
Quiz3
Devices away.
Write an appropriate sentence for each. The sentences can be
any type of sentence: simple, compound, complex
1.
simple present- drink car
2.
simple future- visit sick
3.
simple past- bring game
4.
simple past- find book
5.
simple present- study library
6.
simple future- clean party
**New dialogue “Interviewing for a Job”
Small group chat
A.Warm-Up Questions
B.Vocabulary Preview
1. personnel(n)- workers
personal(adj)- private, secret, your business
personnel director- HR (human resources), hiring manager
CEO- chief executive officer, big boss
2.hire(v) - The
manager hired five new associates.
hire(n) She is a new
hire.
fire(v)- lose a job, probably your fault The manager fired the saleperson who was stealing
paper clips.
I was fired from the ice cream store.
lay off(v)- lose a job, due to the economy, not enough demand
Moe will be laid off due to the tariffs.
3. resume- In Canada, keep your resume to two pages, or one
page ideally.
-no photographs
-no age, no DOB
USEFUL RESOURCES FOR RESUME WRITING: https://ca.indeed.com/career-advice/resumes-cover-letters/resume-writing-tips
https://www.workbc.ca/search-and-prepare-job/job-application-tips/resume-and-cover-letter
https://vpl.bibliocommons.com/v2/events?q=resume
MOSAIC-
4.qualifications-skill, education, related experience
5.proficient- ability, skill
6.position- job She
got a new position at Staples.
7.responsibilities- duties, things you have to do
8.supervise- be in charge, manage people or a project, keep
an eye on kids
super- over, higher level
vise- look, vision
9. salary- same amount every pay period-
wage-amount per hour-
minimal wage per hour
In Canada, we get paid every two weeks/biweekly. In Japan,
Iran, Sri Lanka, and China, etc., people get paid monthly. You have to budget
carefully.
There is not much extra money at the end of the month.
10. benefits-‘bennies’- extra things that you get from work-
medical, dental, pension, parking, massage, eye care., paid vacation, holiday
pay, child care, physiotherapy, safety boots, bus pass, company car, overtime
bonus, free lunch, coffee, orthotics, gasoline allowance, travel allowance, etc.
11.contact(v)
contacts(n)- people who you know She has contacts in Los Angeles. She knows
some people who live there.
contract- a signed business document
12.going rate- the usual pay for a job, the usual cost for a
job to be done
The going rate for an iphone screen replaced is between $80
to $100.
The going rate for a plumber is about $200 per hour.
13.available- open, ready to use, ready to do something
I am available next Thursday. I am free next Monday to play
volleyball.
I am often available in the evenings.
14.reference- reference letter, reference phone call
- passport, hunting licence
gun ownership in Canada- lot of rules, eg. trigger locks
gun ownership in the US- almost no rules in many states
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Building Vocabulary- synonyms and antonyms
thesaurus.com You can
expose yourself to lots of new vocab.
thesaurus- like a
dictionary- gives synonyms, antonyms
Dialogues Reading:
-interpersonal skills- being able to communciate well with
people,
people skills, soft skills, get along with people
-hard skills- computer skills, technical skills
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