Wednesday, June 19th

Good afternoon LINC 7,

HOORAY, it's summer vacation!!!
This afternoon, I'm going to let you choose what you would like to do.  I have posted a number of links for a variety of different skills.  Please choose the ones you would like to practice.

War of 1812 Documentary:
http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episode/the-war-of-1812-been-there-won-that.html

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episode/the-war-of-1812-been-there-won-that.html?subpage=novel

http://www.historica-dominion.ca/1812/


Canadian Heritage Minutes:
http://www.gotaminute.ca/

101 Things Canadians Should Know About Canada:
http://www.101things.ca/

Grammar:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/grammar_challenge/  (Various grammar topics)

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar (Various grammar topics)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm (Various grammar topics)

http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduledangling.htm  (Dangling Modifiers)

http://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/bien-well/fra-eng/grammaire-grammar/evtmdfnt-avdngmdfr-eng.html  (more on Dangling Modifiers)

Pronunciation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

http://esol.britishcouncil.org/pronunciation/identify-stressed-syllables (Syllable Stress)

Listening:

http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/lessons.html  (Canadian context listening)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/  (6 Minute podcasts)

Have a happy and healthy summer!
Kim

Wednesday, June 12th

Avoiding Misplaced Modifiers in Writing

Here are some funny examples of misplaced modifiers.  
Hopefully, after all of our practice, you are able to find the mistakes in these pictures.

Today, I would like you to write a five paragraph essay on the following topic.  Please organize your ideas coherently and use specific reasons and examples to support your opinions.  Edit your work carefully for misplaced modifiers.

Topic: 

The federal government is under more pressure to demonstrate the economic benefits of immigration, as 2012 polling suggests attitudes towards immigration are cooling slightly. Internal briefing notes for Citizenship and Immigration Canada released under access to information law say there’s been a 10-percentage-point drop since 2010 – to 56 per cent – in the number of Canadians who feel that immigration has a positive impact on the economy.

On Wednesday, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney will announce that Canada plans to admit from 240,000 to 265,000 new permanent residents in 2013 – the same annual target range it’s set for immigration since 2007. (Source: Globe and Mail, Oct. 30, 2012)

How does immigration benefit Canada, Canadian people, and/or new permanent residents? Should the Canadian government increase or decrease the annual target number of new permanent residents?


Please hand in your writing at the end of the class.

Enjoy!
Kim

Wednesday, June 5th

Good afternoon LINC 7,

This afternoon, I'm going to let you choose what you would like to do.  I have posted a number of links for a variety of different skills.  Please choose the ones you would like to practice.

An interesting info-graphic on the history of English:

http://blog.3plearning.com/history-english-language/

Grammar:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/grammar_challenge/  (Various grammar topics)

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/quick-grammar (Various grammar topics)

http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/grammar.htm (Various grammar topics)

http://www.towson.edu/ows/moduledangling.htm  (Dangling Modifiers)

http://www.noslangues-ourlanguages.gc.ca/bien-well/fra-eng/grammaire-grammar/evtmdfnt-avdngmdfr-eng.html  (more on Dangling Modifiers)

Pronunciation:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

http://esol.britishcouncil.org/pronunciation/identify-stressed-syllables (Syllable Stress)

Listening:

http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/lessons.html  (Canadian context listening)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/  (6 Minute podcasts)

Enjoy!
Kim