EF45 Class 6

 

 

Today’s Agenda

·      Attendance

·      Continue sentence work- simple sentences

Quiz Wednesday

Explain format of quiz

·      We will choose ten vocabulary words to review for the quiz. I will choose six of them for the quiz.

·      NEW DIALOGUE “Interviewing for a Job”

·      Begin verb tenses

 

Wednesday

·      Attendance

·      Quiz1 (20m)

·      Continue verb tenses

 

THIS WEEK

·      Begin compound sentences

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MODEL

 

Quiz 1

Write a simple sentence for each. Pass it in by 9:45 (20m).

1.    SV      park (n,v)

2.    SSV    school (n,v)

3.    SVV   walk (n.v)

4.    Imperative           listen (v)              

5.    Interrogative       buy (v)

6.    SSVV                     exercise (n,v)

 

1.    The kids are playing basketball in the park.

Maris parked her car on the street.

2.    The teacher and the students are preparing for the school dance.

3.    The two friends walk to school together and chill/hang out.

4.    Listen to the music.

Listen to me.

Listen carefully, please.

5.    Did you buy some crayons?

6.    My friend and I exercise everyday and focus on our health.

 

Let’s take a few minutes and practice doing this model quiz.

 

Title: Quiz 1

Remember:

Full name, class and date

Double space

Write in pen

 

Everybody seems to have it- the structure and format of the quizzes.

All of the quizzes will be the same format.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Let’s choose ten vocabulary words to review for the quiz. I will choose six of them for the quiz.

1.    find(v)

2.    store(n,v)

3.    spend(v)

4.    return(v,n)

5.    waste(v,n)

6.    expensive(adj)

7.    lose(v) loss(n)

8.    hard(adj)

9.    tired(adj)

10.           easy(adj)

waste(n) trash, garbage, refuse

waste(v) use in an inefficient way

I will choose six words from the ten for the quiz.

 

 

 

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NEW DIALOGUE “Interviewing for a Job”

Let’s get into groups of 4-5 people. Discuss the Warm-Up Questions and the Vocabulary Preview.

This will be an opportunity/chance to talk/chat in English.

 

So close!

hand-eye coordination

 

 

Warm-Up Questions

1.yes, no, not yet, depends on the situation,

simple questions

‘wh’ questions?

common questions

 

difficult questions?

walk-in clinic, hospital, emergency- emerg, doctor’s office

high-level vocabulary

blocked, stuck

ICBC on the phone-

call centre

face-to-face is much easier, at the counter

911 Police, fire, or ambulance?

-high-stress situation, nervous, stressed, panicked, lose control

Take a deep breath. Take it easy. Calm down.

-customer service on the phone

-CRA- Canada Revenue Agency- Canadian tax people

-job interview on the phone

 

2. job skills

strong writing skills

strong typing skills

punctual, punctuality- not late

fast learner, quick learner

excellent memory

shorthand

organization skills, well-organized

disciplined

good communication skills

inter-personal skills – good with people

responsible

multi-tasking

IQ intelligence quotient

emotional intelligence- ability to read and understand people

creativity, creative

artistic

teamwork, team player

safety-minded

fair

honest

physically strong

good salesperson- persuasive

marketing skills

a self-promoter

motivated

meticulous- very careful, very detailed

 

3. personality trait – positive or negative

patient / impatient

 

so-so – half way between good and bad

not too bad, not bad

 

Vocabulary

1.personnel director-

personal(adj)

personnel(n)- the people who work in a company, staff member

HR- Human Resources, hiring team

2.hire- Amazon hired 100 new drivers last month.

She is new hire/employee in the company.

fire-

lay off- eligible for EI (employment insurance)

quit- you leave on your own, your choice

 

on-call / casual, no  guaranteed hours- They will call you when they need you.

She works on-call.

She is a casual worker.

 

He is a temporary worker. He is a seasonal worker.

 

full-time- 40 hours a week

part-time – less than 40 hours a week

He has two part-time jobs.

 

Canadian get parental leave when they are having a baby. That is part of EI.

 

3.resume- Canada – one page resume

no photos, no age

In my experience, most jobs come from networking, not resumes.

networking- connections

network- not close friends, people who you know, a friend of a friend

 

4.qualifications

5. proficient- skilled, able

6.position- job, your place in the company

She started at an entry-level position. She worked her way up.

 

7.    responsibilities- duties, job description,

8.    supervise- manage, overlook, monitor, oversee

super- over   vise -look

You must supervise your children when you go to the pool.

9.    salary- annual salary,  biweekly salary, monthly salary

In some countries, you get paid once a month.

biweekly- every two weeks

 

salary- pay per year, pay per month

wage- $ per hour, minimum wage ~$18/hr

 

10.benefits- extra things besides $- medical, dental, vacation, clothing allowance, sick leave, massage, computer allowance, pension, glasses, etc

 

injury- Worksafe BC

 

pension- money saved for your retirement

65 is the usual retirement age in Canada.

You can get a reduced pension after 60.

 

11.contact- (n) a person who you know

                     (v) get in touch with someone

12.going rate- the usual pay, the usual cost

13.available- ready to go

unavailable

14.reference-