WEEK 7: October 25 - 29, 2021

Hello, everyone!

I hope you all had some rest this weekend. For those who were busy doing homework and sending them to me, thank you so much! I appreciate your hard work.

Reminder that we have assessments this week:

Listening/ Speaking Class (PM)- Monday, October 25 at 1 PM

Reading/ Writing Class (AM)- Tuesday, October 26 at 9:30 AM

Please check your email for the Zoom invitations. I will also be sending you additional worksheets after the assessments. Good luck everyone!

Teacher Ninia 🎃🍂🍁

Halloween is on Sunday, October 31st

Have FUN and have a SPOOK-tacular time! BE SAFE out there!

Reading/ Writing class:  Take a look at the information below. Please check your inboxes for the exercise sheets.

👉  News Release: Let’s Celebrate Halloween Safely | The Windsor-Essex County Health Unit (wechu.org)

👉  https://www.devonshiremall.com/events/devonshire-halloween-giveaway

👉17 Halloween Mask Ideas For Your Kids! DIY Parenting Life Hacks by Crafty Panda Family - YouTube

** You are welcome to do the exercises for the listening/ speaking section. The last two also involves some reading and writing.

Listening/ Speaking class: 

👉 Watch the video: 17 Halloween Mask Ideas For Your Kids! DIY Parenting Life Hacks by Crafty Panda Family - YouTube

    Pick 3 of your favourite masks for you or your children. Why did you pick those masks?

👉 ESL Halloween Listening (excellentesl4u.com)

👉 Halloween listening and speaking - English ESL video lesson (islcollective.com)

Week 6: October 18 - 22, 2021

 Hello everyone! The weather is changing and I hope you are all enjoying the new season.

It was a successful weekend with Open Streets Windsor 2021! It was nice to see some of your faces in the crowd. I hope you enjoyed the event as much as I did. Check the updates and pictures below. We will continue to explore Life in the Community this week. Please continue to check the blog and your inboxes for new activities and assignments.

I. Reading/ Writing:

1.  Photos: Open Streets Windsor 2021 | Windsor Star 

2. PHOTOS: Open Streets Windsor Brings Fun Across The City Once Again | windsoriteDOTca News - windsor ontario's neighbourhood newspaper windsoriteDOTca News

Listening/ Speaking:

1. Open Streets Windsor 2021 - YouTube

2. Open Streets Windsor 2021 - Looking Back - YouTube 

WEEK 5: October 12-15, 2021

Hello Students,

I hope you all had an enjoyable long weekend. 😊

We will now start a new theme: Life in the Community. We will explore various activities and issues that are part of life in a neighbourhood/ area/ block. 

Please start with the following exercises. Keep an eye on your inboxes for more information, worksheets and homework.

NOTE: Please do not send me the results of your quizzes. You are your own teacher when you run the activities.

Reading/ Writing class:

1.  History of Halloween (5minuteenglish.com) 

2.  Pre-Intermediate Reading | English Town | esl-lounge Student 

3.  Three British Columbia Festivals: Reading Comprehension | Continuing Studies at UVic

4.  READ the information about Open Streets Windsor 2021

    Open Streets Windsor 2021 – Be Part of Something Amazing! (citywindsor.ca)

Listening/ Speaking class:

1.  ELLLO Views #704 Neighbors 

    - Click on Vocab, then click on Quiz

2.  Housing Complaints - Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab (esl-lab.com)

3.  Home Security - Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab (esl-lab.com)

4.  WATCH and LISTEN to the video from Open Streets Windsor 2018

    Open Streets 2018 - YouTube

Have a great week everyone! See you on Zoom.

Teacher Ninia 🍂🌻

Week 4: October 4-8, 2021

Listening Assessment: Monday, October 4 at 1 PM

Reading and Writing Assessment: Tuesday, October 5 at 9:30 AM

NO CLASSES: Monday, October 11- Thanksgiving 

Please make sure to check you inboxes for more information on this week's assignments and activities.

Review assessment answers and results- Wednesday, October 6th and Thursday, October 7th

Reading/ Writing class

We have the Thanksgiving holiday coming up. Click on the link to find activities that you can do over the long weekend. 

👉 Things to Do This Thanksgiving Weekend in Windsor-Essex Region | To Do Canada

Speaking/ Listening class

Watch the video and pay attention to how this family celebrates Thanksgiving. Listen to what t members of this family are thankful for.

👉 How do Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving? | Easy English 36 - YouTube

🍎 NO CLASSES: Monday, October 11- Thanksgiving 🍎

ENJOY THE LONG WEEKEND!!!😁 

I wish you all a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!

💕🍂🙏🍁💕

(I will be posting new material on the blog on Tuesday, October 12)