Tuesday's Assignment, May 31, 2016

Tuesday's Assignment

Should employers allow restaurant staff to split their tips among themselves, or should they take some of it back? What happens in other countries?

Here are your tasks:

1. Video Exercise: Tipping Etiquette

• What does "put yourself in the other person's shoes" mean?

           Put yourself in someone else's place, and see how it feels. 

           I put myself in Tom's shoes and realized that I would have made exactly the same choice.

2. Discussion Strips: Tipping

• Do you usually leave a tip? -Yes, I do.

• How much are you suppose to tip different people? - 15% - 20%  of total.

• Is tipping common in your country? -No, we don't have tipping custom in china.

• Why is it important to leave tips? -Respect and thank for good services is necessary. 

• Can you think of jobs where tipping is an important part of the salary? -Waitress, waiter,  Taxi.

• When are some times you shouldn't leave a tip? There are good services for me.

• When was the last time you left a tip for someone? Two weeks ago, at a Chinese restaurant. 

• How much do you usually leave for a tip? -I usually leave 15%  of total.

• Would you leave a tip even if you thought the waiter or waitress didn't seem to work for it? -No, I think They will assign it by themselves.

• Do you depend on tips for your income? -No

• What is the largest tip you have ever left? - About 30 dollars. 

• What is the largest tip you have ever received? No, I never have received any tip. 

• Do you feel uncomfortable leaving tips? Why? -At first, I felt uncomfortable. Now, I Already have used to it.

• Can you think of some places where tipping is required?  -Restaurant, Hotel, Taxi, etc..

• Can you think of some places where tipping is optional? -Buffet

• Can you think of some places where tipping is not necessary? -Supermarket. Hospital, Police office.

3. Read Tipping FA
    1. Write 10 T/F statements after reading.

Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA)

• On June 10, 2016, the Protecting Employees’ Tips Act, 2015 will come into force amending the Employment Standards Act, 2000 (ESA) to create rules around the handling of tips and other gratuities in the workplace.
• Employers can decide who will participate in a tip pool and how it will be distributed.
• Employers can decide if tipping is allowed in their businesses.
• If tipping is not allowed, the employer should make it clear to his or her customers that tips and other gratuities will not be accepted by employees or the employer.
• Employees should track the tips they receive.
• As of June 10, Employers are allowed to keep the tips and other gratuities that they receive themselves.
• Before June 10, 2016, the ESA did not cover tips and other gratuities.
• If service charges are being included on invoices, banquet hall rental agreements, etc., employers should be explicit about who and what that money is intended for
• Managers can keep Employee's tips and can generally participate in a tip pool.
• Employers should establish a clear policy for the handling of tips.

    2. Try it out on 2 classmates before editing and posting.

Field trips to Canada Job Expo on last Thursday

We went to the field trips to Canada Job Expo on last Thursday. The most interesting thing was used book sale. We got some souvenirs from different companies. We practiced English speaking at there. On Friday June 3, we're going to go another job Expo. I am very interested in it.

Thursday's Assignment, May 26, 2016

Thursday's Assignment

What happens when the kids act up? What could you do? Or, not do?

Damned if you don't; damned if you do. You can't win. Feels that way, doesn't it?

Now you know why!

Here are your tasks:1. Review the attachments for our 1 p.m. Child Welfare workshop.
2. Vocabulary of words in bold: Having a Temper Tantrum

3. Role play: Taking Care of a Willful Child

4. Discuss this claim with a partner: "Willfulness is the root of all evil."
    1. Together, write down 3 arguments (sentences) that support the claim and 3 arguments that refute it.
    2. Choose a position, either supporting the claim or not.
    3. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence clearly stating your position.
    4. Add 4 sentences that deal with the arguments you have written.
    5. Add a concluding sentence to the paragraph, have a new partner check the work, and then publish.

I agree with the position of "Willfulness is the root of all evil."
I think willfulness  is a very bad character. A willful person is inconsiderate, unwilling to be bound by any rules. It is a shortcoming that should be overcome. If you are a 6-year-old kid,  willfulness just bothers your parents. If you are a adult, willfulness will hurt your friends and family.  If you are a leader, willful decision will cause Serious Consequences, enormous financial losses or worse. People living in society , always need to restrictions and limitations. Especially for children, willfulness is a negative factor to their own development.




Having a Temper Tantrum
Alberto: What was that ear-splitting scream?! 

Melissa: That little girl over there is having a temper tantrum. 

Alberto: Oh, great! The movie hasn’t even started and that kid is already acting up. 

Melissa: I hope she’s okay. She looks miserable. Maybe her parents can distract her somehow. 

Alberto: She’s fine. She’s just looking for attention or frustrated she didn’t get what she wanted. If parents didn’t give in every time their child wanted something, kids wouldn’t throw tantrums. 

Melissa: I don’t know. When my son was little, he used to throw tantrums when he didn’t know how to tell us what he needed. He got frustrated and sometimes, he would start kicking and screaming. 

Alberto: Well, I don’t think that’s the case here. Look at those parents. They’re going to buy the girl some candy to quiet her down. That’s just rewarding her for her misbehavior. 

Melissa: What would you do instead? 

Alberto: I would set limits so that things like this never happened. In this case, I would give that girl a spanking. It’s all about having consequences for bad behavior. 

Melissa: Oh, yeah? Did that work with your children? 

Alberto: Uh, I don’t have any kids. 

Melissa: That’s what I thought! 



Taking Care of a Willful Child

Mrs. Mason: So, how did things go? 

Carl: Well... 

Mrs. Mason: What’s the matter? Didn’t you and Jason have a good time while I was away? 

Carl: It was interesting. He was a little willful. 

Mrs. Mason: Yes, he can be a little strong- willed at times, but if you just do what he wants or give him what he wants, he’s just fine. 

Carl: He wanted to eat all of the cookies and I told him no. He threw a tantrum. 

Mrs. Mason: A tantrum? My son can be stubborn, but he never throws tantrums. What did he do exactly? 

Carl: Well, he threw his toys against the wall, jumped on the couch while shrieking at the top of his lungs, and he tried to bite my hand. 

Mrs. Mason: Oh, he was just expressing his displeasure, that’s all. You don’t want children to bottle up their feelings. You should just have given him the cookies to pacify him. 

Carl: Really? I didn’t want to spoil him, and eating all of those cookies wouldn’t be good for him. He seemed to have too much energy already, and he didn’t need another sugar rush. 

Mrs. Mason: Next time, you should just do what he wants. He’ll grow out of this willful stage soon. 

Carl: Next time? 

Mrs. Mason: Yes, didn’t you say you could babysit Jason again on Saturday night? 

Carl: Oh, I’d made a mistake. I have another commitment on Saturday night. 

Mrs. Mason: That’s too bad. We’ll call you the next time we need a babysitter. 

Carl: Sure, I can’t wait. 

Wednesday's Assignment, May 25, 2016

A: Hey! What's happened? Whose job is it to operate this machine?
B: Not me, I'm just waiting for my partner.
A: Your partner? Why did the machine stop running? You should open it!
B: Ooh! It's not my duty. My duty is to print labels.
A: Maybe, I don't care about labels. It's because you didn't want to turn on this machine.
B: Oh no, my partner doesn't want me to touch this machine. I'm confused. 
A: If you don't like it here, you can leave!
B: Thank God. Where did you pick up that attitude? I would leave as soon as I can.

  

new words

spanking
beating up
serious consequences
punishing
eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
flogging
Corporal punishment
severe
resorting to violence
Withholding his allowance
ground
pull out the big guns
to talk some sense into him
disapproving
quaking in my boots
That doesn’t make sense.
spoil her rotten
structured and regimented
frivolous
miss out on
taking off the shackles
overprotective
curfews
misbehaves
toe the line
privileges
uptight

Portfolio - About Me Section

1. About Me Artefact
    1. A brief introduction about yourself, your L1, your background, etc.

• I'm Cheng, my Chinese name is Huang Cheng. My first language is Chinese. I have a family, my wife and I. 
• I was a mathematics teacher in China. I have learnt English in Microskills LINC school for 8 months. 
• I like play computer game in my spare time. My favourite sport is basketball. My favourite season is Winter.  

Version 2

 I'm Cheng. My Chinese name is Huang Cheng. My first language is Chinese. I have a family, my wife and I. I was a mathematics teacher in China. I have learnt English in MicroSkills LINC school for 8 months. I like playing computer games in my spare time. My favourite sport is basketball. My favourite season is Winter.

    2. List at least 3 social situations and tasks you need English for, e.g. listening to a weather forecast, speaking to your child's teacher, reading a medicine label, writing an email to the teacher for class absence.

• 1. Working In workplace.
• 2. Watching a English movie or some English TV news without subtitle.
• 3. Going shopping.
• 4. Speaking to my teacher and my classmates.
• 5. Doing my homework.
• 6. Going to the bank.
• 7. Talking with a family doctor or a dentist.
• 8. Doing a presentation.
• 9. Finding a job.
• 10. Writing a email.

    3. Rank the 3 most important tasks you need.

• 1. Doing my homework.
• 2. Speaking to my teacher and my classmates.
• 3. Doing a good presentation.

    4. Which ones have you already achieved?

• I have almost achieved "Doing my homework".

    5. List the ones you believe you can achieve in the next 3 months.

• Doing a good presentation.

2. Speaking - 6, 24 + 1 By May 20

2. Speaking
    6. CLB5S Give instructions to a new coworker on how to use an appliance, machine, or system at work, such as a photocopier or coffee-maker, or how to transfer a call on a telephone system.
        1. Watch how your instructor makes coffee every morning and write down the three basic steps. What nouns, verbs, and prepositions are important to know? How would you show sequence and politeness?

• Hello, nice to meet you. I'm a new student. My name is Cheng.
• Nice to meet you. I'm Tom. 
• Could you tell me how to use this coffee-maker?
• Of course. I'm going to make coffee. 

        2. Record on Chirbit.com your instructions to a new student on how to make coffee for everybody in your instructor's absence.

•  http://chirb.it/qFpJ8z

        3. Ask yourself: Did you use appropriate courtesy forms and structures and appropriate expressions to sequence instructions?

• Yes I did.

Self-assessment: Some words was not clear. The words are fill, first, flush, etc. Pause and stress for pronunciation was no good, for example: stem, press, etc. And the dialogue didn't finish.

Reflections:  This task I finished by Google search. I learnt some new words. how to use some prepositions.

4. Writing - 5 , 24 + 1 By May 20

4. Writing
    5. CLB5W Write a letter or email to a friend to describe feelings about a new home town, English class or job.
        1. What 3 things have you enjoyed the most, and what 3 things the least, in this LINC class? Give details for each. What tenses would you use to describe your experience and your feelings?

• I enjoyed meeting some new friends. I enjoyed using computer to learn English. I enjoyed the new teaching approach. I can improve fast.

• I often feel no enough time to review my courses. My poor vocabulary and pronunciation were big problems. Sometimes, I can't express myself better in English.

        2. Write an email to a friend, maybe someone in your hometown, about how you feel. Would you be more formal or informal with this person?

Hi, Tom,
I am so glad to receive your email, I hope everything is going well for you.
I am very happy here in Canada. Things are going well although I don't get job yet. I am learning English in  Level 4 - 5 class. I met some new classmates. They are very friendly. My new teacher is knowledgeable and funny. He cracked lots of jokes when he taught us. I liked his teaching approach. 
I don’t have to work and can spend more time for study.  For future plan, I would love to be a programmer. So I'll continue in my efforts to study.

Hope us all the best. 
Cheng
        3. Ask yourself: Did you convey the intended meaning; use language and content appropriate and relevant to the situation; and express main ideas and supports them in some detail?

I'm not sure.

Self-assessment: Should be "I can improve my English faster"; "poor vocabulary and bad pronunciation"; "have not gotten a job"; "I like"; .

Reflections:  This task I feel confused about tense.

4. Writing - 4 , 24 + 1 By May 20

4. Writing
    4. CLB5W Write a paragraph to report a factual event or incident, such as an accident, a workplace incident or a burglary.
        1. You just witnessed something bad happen, and you have to write a report on it. Look at this sample, and notice the tenses used and details mentioned. What words communicated time and logic connections?

        2. Write a 50-word report on what you saw. Be sure to have an introduction, body, and conclusion.

< just imagine >

• My name is Cheng. My address is 12 Hill Street, North York ON. My phone N.O. is 416 555 5555. I am a student of Microskills LINC school.
• On 17 May 2016. I was walking along Don Mills road east side close to Leith Hill road bus station. Suddenly, A young man ran out into the road from east to west and I heard a screeching of tires. The young man was hit by a black car. I saw the accident at exactly 12:25 a.m. 
• Somebody called 911. After about 5 minutes, police car and ambulance came. It was obvious the young man caused this accident. 

        3. Ask yourself: Did you address the purpose of the task; express a main idea and support it with details; provide introduction, development, and conclusion in an adequate paragraph structure; provide accurate descriptions or accounts of events and adequate explanations where necessary; and use appropriate connective words?

• I'm uncertain about it.

2. Speaking - 5, 24 + 1 By May 20

2. Speaking    5. CLB5S Answer the phone at work. Provide information to the caller (such as company name, hours of operation, basic information about a product or service).
        1. Leave a telephone recording of the above details on Chirbit.com.

• Good Morning, Thank you for calling Eddie Bauer Fairview mall store. Our address is Fairview Mall 1800 Sheppard Ave. E. 1012, ON M2J 5A7. 

• Our hours are Mon - Fri: 10am - 9pm. Saturday: 9:30am - 9pm. Sunday: 11am - 7pm.

• This week we have sales promotion. All kinds of outerwear are 50% off.

• Thank you for calling Eddie Bauer. Have a great day.
• http://chirb.it/Da4POP

        2. Include a tiny detail about a good or service not available, e.g. an advertised sale of mushrooms or free rides that has run out. What expressions would you use?

• Do you mind holding while I check on that. ... Thank you for waiting. I’m sorry, This promotion finished last week.

        3. Ask yourself: Did you answer the phone, greet a caller, and close a conversation using appropriate conventions and expressions; and provide simple personal information?

• Yes I did.

3. Reading - 4, 24 + 1 By May 20

3. Reading
    4. CLB5R Use an online resource (such as an occupational database) to find key information about own occupation or target occupation in Canada.
        1. Look up a job you had and a job you would like to have using either Google.com or a website like Monster.ca or Job Bank.

            1. Write down the titles for each job as well as company, salary, qualification, and other details.

            2. Compare those jobs to going back to school and starting your own business. Include 2 additional questions you would like answered.

	Old job		New job
Job title	Mathematics Teacher		Application progammer
Salary	$18.00 to $25.00 hourly for 6 to 30 hours per week		$70,000.00 to $79,000.00 annually for 40 hours per week
Qualification	Languages: English Education: Bachelor's degree Experience: 5 years or more		Languages: English Education: Other trades certificate or diploma Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

• My old job need to get  license. It need high level English skills. It's difficult to current situation.

• At present, I prefer to be a Programmer. It's easy for me to get  certificates from college. It don't need high level English skills.

• I would like to improve my English skills at school.

• I am not good at exchanges and cooperation. I don't like starting my own business. 

        3. Post your list of comparisons and any comments or observations you may have. Then visit your classmates' blogs to offer answers to their 2 questions.

• If I want to go to college, what kind of test I need pass?

• If I do some volunteer work. Is it helpful to get a job?

        2. Ask yourself: Did you scan to locate relevant terms to access the information needed; access relevant information through a navigational source (Internet search engine, website, table of contents, index, glossary); and locate 2 relevant pieces of information in reference sources?

• Yes I did. 

2. Speaking - 4, 24 + 1 By May 20

2. Speaking    4.CLB5S Describe symptoms to a pharmacist in order to get an appropriate medication.
        1. The pharmacist asks you, "So, how can I help you today?" Record your detailed response on Chirbit.com.

• http://chirb.it/543b3r

        2. Note the relationship and age of the person who needs the medication, and list the duration and nature of the symptoms--e.g. coughing for 3 days, rashes for 2 hours, fever of 39C overnight; and what you have done so far--e.g. Tylenol, massage, exercise.

        3.Include 2 questions for the pharmacist.

• Oh, I have two questions ask for you. If my uncle doesn't get better after taking the medicines. What's can I do?
• Someone tell me salt water is the treatment for diarrhoea.  Is it true?

        4.Ask yourself: Did you provide necessary information; ask relevant questions; repeat information and ideas to confirm understanding; express opinions and feelings; agree and disagree appropriately; thank others for their contributions and information; and participate adequately in interactions with some degree of support from others?

• I think so

3. Reading - 5, 24 + 1 By May 20

3. Reading
    4. CLB5R Read a workplace email message about a company fundraising event to decide whether to participate.
        1. If it's too small, use Ctrl-+ to enlarge the email. Read to find out or imagine how well Mike and Jenny know each other, the frequency of receiving such requests, and whether Jenny is in a position to donate. Discuss with 2 classmates when fundraising emails might become harassment, if ever.

• I guess Mike and Jenny are general friends. not close friend.
• If I was Jenny, I' d like to help Mike to  fundraising. I don't have income, but I can join in the marathons, post this message or email to my friends. 

        2. Draft a short email response based on your reading and thinking about the situation.

• Dear, Mike,

• I'm glad to receive your email, and I couldn't forget the Delicious cookies.

•  I'd like to help Sarah get treatment. But you know,  I have been in school yet.  I don't have money to donate. 
• I will join in your marathons plan. please tell me the details. I have already emailed the link to my friends.

• See you soon.

• Jenny

        3. Ask yourself: Did you identify specific factual details and implied meanings; purpose of the message; reader/writer relationship; mood and attitude of the writer; and context, register and style?

• yes, I do did.

3. Reading - 3, 24 + 1 By May 20

3. Reading
    3. CLB5R Use 2 bus or train schedules to plan a trip that involves a stopover or transfer. Locate departure and arrival times to coordinate the travel.
        1. Plan a class field trip from Don Mills Station to Union Station and back on both the TTC and GO Train. Discuss your route and budget with 2 classmates.

Niagara Falls, From Wikipedia.

•  From Don Mills station to Niagara Falls.
• From Niagara Falls to Don Mills station.

        2. Draw a map by hand with details, including routes, fares, places, and times, and post it.

• Go train Fares: http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/en/fares/farecalculator.aspx

• Total($): (18.75 + 2.9) × 2 = 43.3
• 

        3. Ask yourself: Did you identify layout and organization of text to find the information needed; and did you find and use 1 or 2 pieces of information?

• Yes, I did.