Teacher Dan's CLB 6/7/8 Blog

Welcome Back to School!

Welcome back to the MCC! I hope you had an excellent Christmas Holiday and are ready to study in 2024. Please review the important information below to help you get started.

MCC Phone #: 519-948-3443

CLB 6/7/8 Morning Reading and Writing Class Time: Monday to Thursday 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM (Online Class: Friday 9:00 AM to 11:30 AM)

Lunch Break: 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM

CLB 6/7/8 Afternoon Listening and Speaking Class Time: Monday to Thursday 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM (Online Class: 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM)

Teacher Dan's Email: dcarpino@themcc.com

See you soon!

Teacher Dan's CLB 6/7/8 Summer Blog

It's Summer Break! If you are looking for ways to keep your language skills in shape, please have a look at the links below. Feel free to click on any of them and explore and complete the activities on your own.

****See you back in class on Sepetember 11th, 2023!

Please call the MCC during the summer if you need help:  519-948-3443

Information and Activities

MCC Blog - MCC Blog with Important Information

Canadian Citizenship

Discover Canada - Study Guide - Listen or Read Online to the OFFICIAL Canadian Citizenship Test Study Guide

Citizenship Counts - Citizenship Practice Test (Select the Province of "Ontario")

Citizenship Practice Tests - Citizenship Practice Test (Under Province, select "Ontario")

Canadian Geography Practice - practice Canadian maps, provinces, captials, etc. 

Reading and Writing

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/reading

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing

Listening and Speaking

https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/listening

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZ2P0b-UT_I

English Activities by Topic

Janis ESL -  ESL Links (Vocabulary, Listening, Reading and Grammar activities by topic)  

Agenda Web - Vocabulary, Grammar, Listening and Reading Activities

Grammar

Guide to Grammar - Grammar Quizzes

Agenda Web Grammar Exercises - Grammar exercises

Perfect English Grammar - Grammar exercises

WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S NEW TOPIC 

MORNING READING AND WRITING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Writing

Reproducing Information

Theme: Family and Community

Topic: Taking notes about health information from the internet to discuss with your family doctor.

Skill Building Activity #1: Summarize a short text using the 5 Rs

Skill Building Activity #2: Summarize part-information from a medical text using the 5 Rs

Skill Building Activity #3: Summarize a longer text about a common medical condition using the 5 Rs

AFTERNOON LISTENING AND SPEAKING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Listening 

Interacting With Others

Theme: Family and Community

Topic: Leaving voice messages to invite friends and family to community events.

Skill Building Activity #1: Steps to make a voice message

Skill Building Activity #2: Leaving a voice message (Practice Introduction and Purpose)

Skill Building Activity #3: Leaving a voice message (Introduction, Purpose, and Details)

Skill Using Activity #4: Leaving a voice message (Introduction, Purpose, Details, Closing)

 WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S NEW TOPIC 

MORNING READING AND WRITING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Reading

Comprehending Information

Theme: Community and Community Services

Topic: Comprehending Information about Community Volunteering Oportunities

Skill Building Activity #1: Comprehend Information about Community Volunteering Events (Vocabulary)

Skill Building Activity #2: Comprehend Information about Community Volunteering Events (Understand Purpose and Details)

 

Skill Building Activity #3: Comprehend Information about Community Volunteering (Details, Facts, Opinions, and Interpreting Text)

AFTERNOON LISTENING AND SPEAKING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Listening 

Getting Things Done

Theme: Employment

Topic: Meetings at the Workplace

Skill Building Activity #1: Meetings at the Workplace (Vocabulary)

Skill Building Activity #2: Meetings at the Workplace (Understand Purpose and Details)

Skill Using Activity #3: Comprehending Information - Meetings at the Workplace

WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S NEW TOPIC 

MORNING READING AND WRITING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Writing

Interacting With Others

Topic: Formal Email Writing (Emailing a Supervisor an Apology)

Skill Building Activity # 1: Emailing Supervisor to Apologize (Vocabulary)

Skill Building Activity # 2: Emailing Supervisor to Apologize (Using Formal Expressions in Emails)

Skill Building Activity # 3: Emailing Supervisor to Apologize or Explain a Conflict (1st Draft)

AFTERNOON LISTENING AND SPEAKING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Speaking 

Sharing Information

Topic: Answering Job Interview Questions

Skill Building Activity # 1: Behavioural Job Interviews - Vocabulary 

Skill Building Activity # 2: Behavioural Job Interviews (Body Language at Interviews)

Skill Building Activity # 3: Answer Behavioural Interview Question With STAR Method

Skill Building Activity # 4: Answer Behavioural Interview Question With STAR Method Part 2

Skill Building Activity # 5: Answer Behavioural Interview Question With STAR Method Part 3

Teacher Dan's CLB 6/7/8 English Class

WELCOME TO THIS WEEK'S NEW TOPIC 

MORNING READING AND WRITING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: READING

Getting Things Done

Topic: Getting information from workplace policies.

Skill Building Activity # 1:  Workplace Policy Vocabulary (Conflicts and Grievances)

Skill Building Activity # 2: Workplace Policies (Understand Purpose and Details)

Skill Using Activity # 3: Workplace Policies (Get information from a workplace conflict policy - purpose, details, vocabulary, and interpretive questions)

AFTERNOON LISTENING AND SPEAKING CLASS

Below is what we are studying this week. You can click on the activities to view the instructions and learn how to complete them.

SKILL: Listening

Comprehending Instructions

Topic: Comprehending workplace safety instructions.

Skill Building Activity # 1: Handling Dangerous Materials in the Workplace (Vocabulary)

Skill Building Activity # 2: Handling Dangerous Materials at Work (Find Purpose and Details)

Skill Using Activity # 3: Handling Dangerous Materials at Work (Focus on Interpretation)