Citizenship Week: May 22 to 28, 2023
Every year, we take a week to celebrate the rights and responsibilities shared by all Canadian citizens. During Citizenship Week, Canadians across the country and around the world show their pride in their history, culture, achievements and shared citizenship.
AM Class (Reading/Writing)
Based on what we've discussed in class, please take a look at these websites to find out about different jobs, job requirements, and salaries in different regions in Canada.
1. Do you have the skills you need to for the job you are applying for? Learn examples of hard skills and soft skills. Read the information and the examples. 👉Hard skills vs. Soft skills
2. A. What did you do back home? Find that job in the NOC and look at similar positions you can apply for, skills, and job/education requirements in Canada for this job. 👉NOC
B. What job would you like to have in Windsor or in Canada? Find that job in the NOC and look at the skills, duties, and job/education requirements. 👉NOC
3. Compare the wages in different areas in Canada and Ontario for the jobs you are interested in for 2A. and 2B. Which province has the highest pay? Which region in Ontario has the highest/lowest pay? 👉Wages Across Canada
PM Class (Listening/Speaking)
1. Watch and listen to the information. 👉Hard skills vs. Soft skills
Answer these questions:
a. What does hard skills mean? Give examples from the video.
b. What does soft skills mean? Give examples from the video.
c. Why do you need to be careful of the skills you put in your resume?
2. Listen to these conversations with more idioms about work. There are 6 short conversations. Click "GO" for each one and then click play (
) at the bottom to hear the whole conversation. 👉Workplace Dialogues Which ones do you think are the idioms? Write them down.
) at the bottom to hear the whole conversation. 👉Workplace Dialogues Which ones do you think are the idioms? Write them down.3. These are the work-related idioms that we studied in class this week. Watch, listen and read the information again to review them. 👉15 Work-related Idioms and Phrasal Verbs
