WEEK 4: April 25 - 29, 2022

 

Photo credit: Spring Blooms in Jackson Park (Andrea_44)

Wednesday, April 27th - Level 5 Open House

Hello students!

Looking forward to seeing some of you at our Open House. 

Starting Monday, May 2nd, we will be following this schedule for Level 5. Morning class is for Reading/Writing. Afternoon class is for Listening/Speaking. Online class will still involve work on the blog. Take a look at our class schedule:

TIME	Mon	Tues	Wed	Thurs	Fri
9:00-11:30 AM	Online	CLASS- ROOM	Online	CLASS- ROOM	Online
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	L	U	N	C	H
12:30-3 PM	Online	CLASS-ROOM	Online	CLASS- ROOM	Online

Please continue to practice with the present perfect and the present perfect progressive (continuous) tenses. We will link this grammar to the current City of Windsor programs that are currently available. Please make sure that you are familiar with and know how to navigate the City of Windsor pages below.

AM Class: 👇

I. Grammar

   A. Read and look at the examples carefully Present perfect vs. present perfect continuous

   B. Read the explanations, how to write the sentences, and the examples. Do the exercises at the bottom when you are done reading.  Present perfect vs. present perfect progressive

   C. Practice with these Additional exercises

   D. Pay attention to the past participle forms of the verbs on this chart. List of irregular verbs

II. City of Windsor Parks and Rec

    A. City of Windsor home page. 

    B. Parks in Windsor

    C. Things to do on your free time

    D. Current programs and activities

PM Class: 👇

I. Please continue to practice with the present perfect and the present perfect progressive (continuous) tenses. Use the links from the blog last week or use the links for the AM class (above).

 II.  Watch these videos about Windsor. Listen carefully and take notes on the main ideas, supporting details and conclusion for each video.

    A. What makes Windsor special? (#1)

    B. Recreational activities in Windsor (#4)

    C. Windsor Riverfront parks (#9)

    D. Sports and sports facilities in our city (#10)

See you on Zoom or see you in person.😀

Teacher Ninia

WEEK 3: April 18 - 22, 2022

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Tuesday, April 19 - Guest Speaker: City of Windsor Parks and Rec

Friday, April 22 - Earth Day

Wednesday, April 27 – CLB 5 Open House

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great Easter weekend. Although the weather has not been the ideal for spring (for instance, windy, chilly and snowy!😯), it's common because we are still in transition. I promise you, spring will win and things will look green and glorious in no time (just like the picture above)!💚😁

To start our Community topic this week, we have the guest speaker from Windsor Parks and Rec. He'll be talking about the programs, scheduling and the various discounts that you can take advantage of. I have sent you the link in my email last Thursday.

Here are some links for practice and information.

AM Class: 👇

I. Grammar

   A. Read and look at the examples carefully Present perfect vs. present perfect continuous

   B. Read the explanations, how to write the sentences, and the examples. Do the exercises at the bottom when you are done reading.  Present perfect vs. present perfect progressive

   C. Practice with these Additional exercises

   D. Pay attention to the past participle forms of the verbs on this chart. List of irregular verbs

II. City of Windsor Parks and Rec

    Check out the following pages:

    A. City of Windsor home page. Read the information about Earth Day 2022.

    B. Parks in Windsor

    C. Things to do on your free time

    D. Current programs and activities

PM Class: 👇

I. Grammar

    A. Watch these videos. Present perfect vs. present perfect continuous, Present perfect vs. present perfect progressive

    B. Pay attention to the past participle forms of the verbs on this chart. Practice reading them out loud. List of irregular verbs

    C. Read the explanations, how to write the sentences, and the examples. Do the exercises at the bottom when you are done reading.  Present perfect vs. present perfect progressive

   C. Practice with these Additional exercises

II. City of Windsor Parks and Rec

    1. Watch these videos about Windsor:

    A. What makes Windsor special?

    B. Recreational activities in Windsor

    C. Windsor Riverfront parks

    D. Sports and sports facilities in our city

    2.  Check out the following pages:

    A. City of Windsor home page. Read the information about Earth Day 2022.

    B. Parks in Windsor

    C. Things to do on your free time

    D. Current programs and activities

I look forward to seeing you on Zoom... and hopefully in-person soon.😍

Teacher Ninia

WEEK 2: April 11 - 14, 2022

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

Friday, April 15- Good Friday (holiday)

Sunday, April 17- Easter Sunday!

Wednesday, April 27 – CLB 5 Open House

Hello everyone! Guess where I am?😉

I hope you are all doing well. Thank you for filling out the needs assessment sheets. I appreciate your suggestions on topics that you would like to study this semester. 

Here are some activities for you to start practicing and honing your skills. Please check your email for additional worksheets and for the Zoom link for our online class.

AM Class: 👇

A. Grammar:

1. Simple present vs. present perfect

2. Simple present vs. present perfect (2)

3. Simple present exercises (review)

4. Present perfect (with exercises)

5.  Present perfect vs. simple past tense (with exercises)

B. Reading: When you read these, pay attention on whether the writer is using the simple present, the simple past or the present perfect tense. 

1. Family activities for Easter

2. Why do people colour or dye eggs for Easter? (1)

3. Why do people colour or dye eggs for Easter? (2)

PM Class: 👇

A. Grammar:

1. Simple past or present perfect?

2. Simple past or present perfect? (2)

3. Simple present or present perfect?

B. Watch the following videos. Which one is your favourite technique? WHY?

1. 8 Ways to Dye Easter Eggs

2. Marble eggs

3. More colourful eggs!

FYI: Family activities for Easter

See you on Zoom!😍

Teacher Ninia

🐣🐰🌼🙏 To those who are celebrating, I wish you and your dear ones (near and far) a very happy and blessed Easter. 🐣🐰🌷🙏

WELCOME to the Spring Semester! WEEK 1: April 4 - 8, 2022

 

Welcome APRIL! And welcome everybody to the Spring Semester (Semester 3)!!😁 I look forward forward to connecting with all of you this week, especially those who are new to Level 5.

MCC has plans of slowly going back to the classroom. I will e-mail you more details and instructions about these plans. We can also discuss them in our conversations this week. I'd love to know how you feel about returning to the classroom and what your preference is in terms of learning ESL.

In the meantime, we will still be holding our morning and afternoon classes on Zoom. Please check your email for the link, days and time.

I. In order to plan our lessons this session, I need to know what topics you are interested in. Please click on the link and complete the Needs Assessment and Goal-Setting forms below. If you are full-time (morning AND afternoon student), please do BOTH.

Reading/ Writing (AM)       👉 Needs Assessment and Goal Setting

Listening/Speaking (PM)   👉 Needs Assessment and Goal Setting

II. Again, here are important links to help you understand the competencies for CLB 5:

• CLB 5 CAN DO Statements- Canadian Language Benchmark Can Do Statements (ecala.org)
• Language Companion- PBLALanguage Companion, CLB 5-8.pdf (7oaks.org)

See you soon!😍

Teacher Ninia