P2 EF56 Class 3

 

Good afternoon, everyone.

 

-Gabriel Freund gfreund@vsb.bc.ca  support

-VPD- trailer, open 12-8 everyday for the next week

 

Filipino festival – Lapu Lapu

 

goose bumps- scared, bumps on your skin

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Academic planning

·      “Getting Acquainted” from HW

·      Continue introductions

·      Student Questionaire- HANDOUT pass in today or first thing tomorrow

·      “The Seven Most High-Frequency Verb Tenses in English” HANDOUT

·      HW   Read over “Golden Week” HANDOUT

 

Wednesday

·      Collect Student Questionnaire

·      Finish “Getting Acquainted”

·      Return Practice Test

Go over format- to get highest possible marks

“Paragraph Format EF56”

“Lined ruled paper handout” HANDOUT

·      Begin “Golden Week”

·      Begin verb tenses “The Seven Most High-Frequency Verb Tenses in English”

 

Thursday

·      Continue “Golden Week”

·      Continue verb tenses

 

Friday

·      “Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 1

 

COMING UP

·      Family vocabulary

 

 

 

 

** English Foundations courses- Academic courses

English Foundations courses- adults

 

English Foundations - EF

 

LINC is a different system.

 

EF1, EF2, EF3, EF4, EF5, EF6, EF7/English 10- English 11- English 12

Often the class are split classes- e.g EF56

-small school- split courses

 

EF - English Foundations-  core courses

core-centre  e.g. apple core

 

EF1,2,3,4,5,6,7

There is no EF8 or EF9

 

TWO PATHS: EF7  OR  Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)

  

 

 

You go to one of these courses:

1.  English Foundations 7

OR

2. Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10)

 

EF7 and Composition 10 & Literary Studies 10 is the same class at South Hill.

English 10 is now called Composition 10 and Literary Studies 10

-also Media Studies 10, 11, 12

 

EF7/Composition 10, Literary Studies 10 – taught together, very similar courses

 

BC Ministry of Education rules:

-English Foundations 7 (EF7) is for Graduated Adults. A Graduated Adult is a person who has finished high school anywhere in the world.

-Composition and Literary Studies 10 (used to be called English 10) are for people who have not finished high school anywhere in the world.

e.g. under 19, students who turned 19 and ‘aged out’ of regular high school in Vancouver, left high school for many reasons: family trouble; health problems- physical, psychological- depression, anxiety, etc; war in their country; political unrest; not a safe country; got a job to support their family; not allowed to go or were not able to go to school when they were young

Wide range of reasons why people don’t finish school.

Wide range of reasons why people are here at South Hill.

Everybody has a story.

 

**IMPORTANT**

No matter what the reason you are here, you are welcome here. I am really glad you’re here.

We want you to win!

 

EF7 OR Literary Studies 10 & Composition 10

There is no EF8, EF9 or EF10

 

After EF7/CompLit10--- English 11 level

Literary Studies 11 & Composition 11– choice to do First Peoples 11

 

English 12 level

Literary Studies 12 & Composition 12- choice to do First Peoples 12

 

First Peoples 11 and 12 focussed on First Nations

First Nations issues are a major Canadian society and workplace.

-         work, university, job interviews, etc.

ADVICE: Consider First Peoples 11/12

 

EF1,2,3,4,5,6,7/English10,English11,English12

 

For math and science courses, talk to an advisor.

Chemistry 11, 12

Anatomy and Physiology 11,12 (Biology 11,12)

 

*** Extra writing help***

IF YOU WOULD LIKE EXTRA HELP WITH WRITING

EXTRA COURSE: Writing Improvement 567 is an auxiliary (extra) course. You will still have to take your regular EF5, EF6, EF7 to move up.

*auxiliary- extra AUX– on the back of your TV AUX, in your car AUX, extra input

Consider Writing Improvement 567 – supplemental course, extra writing instruction

 

 

***

English 12 is the highest level English class for high school in BC.

Colleges and universities require English 12 for the most part.

You can apply for post-secondary (college, university) with English 12 and your other 12 courses.

SHEC courses are good for post-secondary.

 

VOCAB for levels of schooling

-elementary, primary - Kindergarden –– Grade 7, K-7

German Kinder- child garden

-middle school, junior high school- Grades 7-9

-secondary- high school, Grade 8-12, 10-12

-post-secondary - after high school

post-after

POSTSEC

–college- diploma, certificate, program, VCC, BCIT, Langara

-university- grant degrees- Bachelor Degree- BA, BSc   UBC SFU McGill

 

NEXT LEVELS OF DEGREES

-graduate school- Masters Degree- MA, MSc, MPsych

-post-graduate- Doctorate, PhD

 

**Most postsec offer fulltime and parttime programs.

 

**Entry to PostSec

All post-secondary programs for colleges and universities have their own entry requirements.

entry requirements – prerequisites, prereqs, requisite- requirement

e.g. “The prereq for EF6 is usually EF5.”

 

**

Do you have some ideas what you want to do after high school?

If you have ambitions to to go to college or university, you can start planning now. You can start to get organize your prereqs.

You can start to research what prereqs your postsec program requires.

prereq- prerequisite

postsec- post-secondary

 

college- offers certificates, diploma, program often 6-9m,1-2 yrs

university- offers degrees, often 3-4 years

 

What kind of job do you want?

BASIC QUESTIONS I ASKED MY CHILDREN WHEN THEY WERE LITTLE

1. Do you want to stand up or sit down?

2. Do you want to work indoors or outdoors?

3. Do you want to interact with people or be on your own?

 

-extraverted and introverted people

Extravert- a person who gets energy from being in a group

Introvert- crowds drain their emotional battery, prefer solitude or one-on-one

 

***

WEBSITE TO HELP YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AND COLLEGE:

Education Planner BC

https://educationplannerbc.ca/

Use it for your own plans or for your children, friends, relatives.

-trades- skilled trades- electrician, plumber, drywaller, HVAC (furnace repair, air mechanic), mechanic, carpenter, physical therapist – helps with rehab (rehabilitation)

 

Good money!

certificate- 8m-1yr

diploma – 1 yr

degree- 3-4 yrs

 

In Canada, there is a big push to get young people into skilled trades. In Canada, there is a huge push to get young women into skilled trades.

https://www.bcit.ca/programs/trades-discovery-for-women-associate-certificate-full-time-1190acert/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAzoeuBhDqARIsAMdH14G2Op-6_PS8OiTDER8g0qg4U3AXyHlWFr0fYFIh0G68rjstPzEW7VEaAjN-EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

 

MY ADVICE:

Start thinking about it. Start planning.

You can do it. There is a lot of opportunity.

It will be difficult and expensive, but you can do it.

 

In Canada, a lot of adults go to post-sec either part-time or full-time. It is not unusual for adults to go back to college or university. It might not be as common in your home country.

 

Survival jobs- just to make $$, not the dream

The dream is achievable.

 

Our SHEC academic advisors are very knowledgeable and helpful.

-         Sylvia, Joanne, Jacquie, Dana

 

Colleges and universities have their own academic advisors.

Call and make an appointment.

 

**

Public institutions- VCC, UBC, BCIT, Douglas, Kwantlen

Private colleges- Alexander College, University Canada West

 

-public- harder to get into, higher-quality, less expensive, good reputation

-private- easy to get into, lower-quality, more expensive, questionable reputation

 

***

“Getting Acquainted”

A.   Making Questions

EX.What’s your nationality?

What’s your country of origin?

What’s your home country /mother country?

Where were you born?

1.    When did you arrive in Canada / this country?

When did you come / move to Canada / this country?

How long have you been here?

2.    What languages do you speak?

How many languages do you speak?

What is your mother / first language?

What is your mother tongue?

3.    Are you married or single?

How many years have you been married?

What is your marital status? single,married,common-law, separated,divorced,widowed

4.    What job did you do in Iran?

What career did you have in the past?

Did you have previous employment?

Do you have any related job experience?

5.    What do you do for work?

Are you curently employed?

What is your job now?

What do you do for a living?

I have a survival job, but I want to get a better job.

6.    How many people are in your family?

Do you have any family here?

Where does your family live?

7.    What are your hobbies?

What do you like to do in your free time?

What do you like to do for fun?

8.    What is your favourite food?

What is your comfort food?

What types of cuisine do you like?

VOCAB cuisine- styles of food Italian, Turkish, Chinese,etc.