Using Ever and Never Link

Why aren't we only using solar power?

Link

What can you do on a person level to decrease your carbon footprint?

reduce, reuse, recycle.
= use less.
= use things again.
= 

- take public transportation instead of driving.
- spread these ideas to other people using the Internet.
- turn the lights off when you don't need them.
- don't leave a running tap because you waste water.
- use clean renewable energy like solar, hydro, wind, tidal / wave power.

More Science and Technology Vocabulary and Essay Practice
http://www.dcielts.com/ielts-essays/technology-and-education-sample-ielts-essay/

Science and Technology Vocabulary Practice
http://www.dcielts.com/ielts-essays/sample-essay-space-exploration/

New Harry Potter Writings!
https://www.pottermore.com/en-us/?utm_source=book6christmas&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=jkrexplapsedusdec2014

BBC Video - Wristband gives '255 volt shocks’
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-30182607

Linking Words For Writing Task 1

• before
• after
• firstly, secondly, thirdly, etc.
• next, then
• finally, lastly

First,	Last
Second,	Lastly,
Third,	Then,
Firstly,	First of all,
Secondly,	Before
Thirdly,	After
During	While
To begin with	At the same time
Simultaneously	After this / that
Since	Meanwhile
Afterwards	Following this
When	As soon as

Artificial intelligence: A brief introduction to AI Link

CBC News Video and Writing
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/1-800-charges-linked-to-company-accused-of-targeting-seniors-1.2854371

Task One Writing: Link

CBC Video: Airbnb - In A Condo Near You Link

What is Airbnb?

= https://www.airbnb.ca/

What is a condo?

= condo is short for condominium.

= a condo is basically an apartment that you own. In other words, you rent and apartment, you own a condo.

CBC Video - Warming West Coast Waters Link

What is the video about?

• water temperature change (it’s getting warmer = 3 degrees warmer) in the Pacific Ocean on the west coast of North America. It’s the highest temperature in recorded history.
• nobody knows why.
• it’s good for some species and bad for others.
• Galapagos Turtle, Blue Shark, sardines, tuna, salmon, Mahi Mahi which is a fish normally found in Hawaii that was found in Oregon.
• it affects the weather: Eastern Canada gets more snow, West Coast is dry and no storms or snow, California is having a drought.
• ocean currents, which are like rivers in the ocean.

Speaking 8-1 Interview Practice - Students’ Answers

Do you think young children should learn to speak a foreign language at school?

• to enrich their knowledge.
• yes, but from secondary school after they know their native language well.
• it’s beneficial to finding a job after you graduate.
• you can more easily to accept different cultures.
• it’s more efficient to learn a foreign language at school because there’s a teacher to teach you.

Are there any languages you would like to learn? What are they? Why?

• German because I like the sound.
• Chinese because many students here are Chinese.
• French because I want to live in France.

What activity do you find most useful for learning English?

• Chatting with our teacher.
• make friends with people who can’t speak your language.
• reading non-fiction.
• watching movies without subtitles.

What do you find most difficult about learning English?

• grammar.
• pronunciation.

= move your mouth. Exaggerate!

= speak powerfully, clearly and confidently.

= listen and copy the sounds that you hear.

= record yourself and notice the things that you can improve.

• vocabulary.
• making sentences.
• understanding different English accents.

Do you enjoy learning languages?

• it’s interesting
• my teacher is awesome, amazing, handsome, funny, interesting, incredible, the best, so smart, etc.
• when I can understand comedies.
• it’s useful for communicating with others, reading, watching tv etc.

Do you not enjoy learning languages?

• it’s difficult = grammar, vocabulary,
• you spend a long time learning.
• don’t like organized education.

How can you make learning a language easier and more enjoyable?

• find people, books, movies, music etc. that you’re interested in.
• try new things.
• make friends who speak the language you like.
• find a girl/boyfriend who speaks the language you want to learn = go to www.meetup.com/vancouver
• have a goal.

Open this doc and make a copy:
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1t4vi4DCB-8Vv6Swf7sKjdkbHBLk1RGtMrGaJs7hr8ds/edit

CBC Video - Christmas season starting too early?

http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/BC/ID/2586256448/

Vocabulary That We Heard

• just a matter of time
• are you starting Christmas shopping?
• the most wonderful time of the year
• shopping online
• Halloween is over
• how early can you start shopping for Christmas?
• two camps
• early that ever before
• a dramatic shift
• Black Friday
• 58% of Vancouver before December
• American tradition
• 40% of
• double goal
• brace yourself there are only 51 shopping days remaining
• customers stay at home
• CBC News Vancouver
• before December
• as late as possible

Your Common Writing Errors

What you’ll notice is that you were able to correct all or almost all of the errors that you made in your writing. I showed you the error, and you were able to correct always or almost always.

So that tell me that you know the correct writing, but you still made an error.

So, why did you make your errors?

• You didn’t check your writing when you finished. You won’t every correction, but you will find some and hopefully most.
• There’s a balance that you want to find in your writing and your speaking. This is a balance between fluency (talking / writing a lot) and accuracy (talking / writing correctly).

Kairin

articles

grammar

Jian

articles

grammar

unclear

Vivi

articles

grammar

Manuel

grammar

word form

Hyun Ju

sentence problem

prepositions

Jason

grammar

unclear

Original: The second issue is that some teenagers wallow in online games, which will influence children’s behaviours.

Corrected: The second issue is that some teenagers just focus on online games and don’t care about other things, which will influence children’s behaviours.

Say what you want to say.

Students’ Answers - Speaking 6-2 Part 2 and Part 3 practice

Questions on migration

1. What are the best things about living in a different country? And the worst?

• different culture
• feel lonely
• cleaner environment
• safer
• more advanced / developed
• a new life
• difficult to communicate

2. Do you think it is good thing for young people to experience other countries?

• learn more
• easier to adapt to new environments in the future
• learn independence

3. Why do you think the level of global migration is increasing?

• the world is becoming more global and developing
• it’s easy to travel to different places
• people have more money

4. How could governments make it easier to move between countries?

• Have a better transportation system.
• Reduce the price of plane tickets.
• Remove travel visas.
• Increase school and business exchanges.

5. Should developing countries allow their young people to leave?

• Yes, to get new knowledge, then return to their country to improve their country.

6. How do you think migration will change in the  future?

• Countries will disappear and we will have one world.
• People will be individuals, not a particular nationality.

Questions on urban development

7. What are the best things about living in a big city? And the worst?

• many things to do.
• infrastructure
• overcrowding
• traffic jams
• pollution
• public transportation

8. Do you think it is healthy for so many people to live close together in big cities?

• not enough private space
• easier to get sick because illnesses spread

9. Why do you think that cities across the world are getting larger?

• the population is increasing
• medicine helps people live longer, so there are more people

10. How could governments discourage people from moving to the city?

11. Should city governments have a responsibility to provide housing, or is it up to the individual?

• yes, the government works for the people, so they had a responsibility to take care of the people.
• no, they will have less money for education, fire fighters etc.

12. Which is more important: to be close to your work in the city, or to enjoy fresh air but a long journey to work?