New Blog Address

Hello loyal followers! Are there still any out there? 🙂

I have moved my blog to eslwithjen.blogspot.ca

Latin American Festival – Carnaval de Sol

Click here to read about “Carnaval de sol”.

Saturday, June 30

10 am to 10 pm

Granville Street

Canada Day

Watch this video about Canada Day at Canada Place.

Click here to read about the top 10 Canada Day Events.

 

**Don’t forget that the college will be closed on Monday.**

Love You Forever

 

Click here to find other books by Robert Munsch.

So few students . . .

There are so few students in class today that I feel very sad and disappointed.

I have such a small class today that I feel like crying.

What is Canada?

Click here to watch a CBC special program about Canada. In this clip, CBC asks Canadians the difficult question, “What is Canada?” After you watch the video, try to write and say sentences about Canada using “not only . . . but also”.

Maz Jobrani

 

Watch this funny video about Maz Jobrani, an Iranian-American’s experience growing up as an Iranian immigrant in America.

Click here to watch a funny presentation on TED.com. Maz Jobrani is a Iranian-American who tries to break stereotypes by making jokes. This is a great website because you can read the transcript in English as well as many languages.

 

June 27 News

Click here to read about how a minor hockey coach tripped a player.

Related articles

• Parents outraged after opposing hockey coach trips player, 13 (theprovince.com)
• Hockey coach investigated over accusations he tripped teenage player (theglobeandmail.com)
• Watch CTV’s coverage of the coach who tripped a player.

You are invited to a potluck party . . . Updated

Click here to read about our party that we will have on Thursday.

Click here to look at the chart of what everyone is bringing to the party. We have many people bringing juice, so if a couple of students could bring something else, I would really appreciate it.

Computer Lab

Russell Peters is a Canadian stand-up comedian.  He often makes jokes and tells funny stories about different Canadians.  In this video, he is talking about how his dad wants to become more Canadian. You can practice your pronunciation by imitating him or you can practice  listening an liswriting by using it as a dictation.

Click here to watch a CBC special program about Canada. In this clip, CBC asks Canadians the difficult question, “What is Canada?” After you watch the video, try to write and say sentences about Canada using “not only . . . but also”.

CANADA DAY QUIZZES

1. How much do you know about Canada? Take these 3 quizzes.

2. How much do you know about Canada? Take this quiz from CBC.

3. How much do you know about Canadian geography? Take this quiz.

4. How much do you know about Canada? Take this quiz.

LISTENING

1. Listen to someone talk about Canada.

2. Listen to someone talk about Canadian cities.

3. Click here to watch a short video about the Haida story, “Raven’s Call”.  This story was written by Bill Reid, a famous Canadian artist.

GRAMMAR

1. Grammar Practice: So/Such . . . that

2. Grammar Practice: So/Such . . . that