Field Trip in the Redpath Musemu&Sugar Beach

At 9:30 am, Sept. 28, we set off from the Sheppard-Yonge Subway Station. Twelve of us get on the southbound train. Mr. Joseph was very happy although it was raining outside. He made a comical countenance in the train.

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The samples of the Redpath's products. They were made shapes of bomb with sugar.

                                            Zumurod studied hard. She took notes carefully.

                                        If I don't tell you whom he was. Can you recognize him?

                                                Took a picture with old machines

Liji was taking picture for her youngest sister.

The interpreter of the Redpath Musemu, Richard , is a kindness old man who is very

professional in instruction.

Sugar Beach with pink colour unbrellas.

Joseph was still  explaining the information about the Sugar Beach in rain.

You could get sugar smell in the beach.

Red luck overhead!

Under the heavy frog, the plazas far away looked like in the fairyland.

Grace was busy in taking pictures.

After the field trip, I walked to the St. Lawrence Market. There are cheap Seafood, Meat, Cheese,vegetable and fruit selling there.

It was unfortunate that when we went to field trip, it was raining. But more unfortunate, when we dismissed it stopped raining!

 

Writing in English------Cover letter from Sharon

Why do you write a cover letter?

1. Introduce youself & your skills for a job;
2. Show you interest in the job;
3. Ask for an interview;
4. Personality, professionalism.

Guidelines for writing an effective Cover Letter.

1. try to get person's name who you need to apply to;
2. tone should positive;
3. no spelling /grammar mistakes;
4. make sure talk about your skills that relate to the job;
5. "I"  dont be used too much;
6. make sure letter has contact information;
7. write cover letter to fit the job.

Format:

paragraph1 : reason for your letter and position you are interested in;

paragraph2: making it personal, showing why you are a good candidate;

paragraph3: thanking the company person, ask for an interview and end on positive note.

Hard Skills: supervisor; customer service,training...
Soft  Skills:  hard working, do long term, team player...


February 16, 2010

Ms. Debra Walsh, Director of Human Resources
WireTech Inc.
777 King St. suite 400
Kitchener, ON

Dear Ms. Walsh:

Please accept my application for the position of customer service representative at your company. I was excited to learn of this opportunity, and would very much to be considered for the position.

This position will give me the opportunity to use my experience gained as an assistant manager, and  later as a manager in two different retail settings. In these positions, I was responsible for all areas of customer relations, including staff scheduling, training and supervision as well as sales generation and reporting. My additional experience includes working in restaurant management and, currently, as a part-time sales associate with a large retail chain.

Other skills that make me uniquely qualified for this position include excellent interpersonal skills, attention to detail, ability to work as a member of a team , and a dedication to work to the highest-quality standards. My references from previous positions speak to these qualities.

I am confident that my skills and experience would be an asset to your organization. For your convenience, I have attached a resume to this application. I would welcome the opportunity to participate in a personal interview to answer any of your questions and present my qualifications.
Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sinerely,
J. S

A Short Story about Chopsticks

About 3,000 years ago, during the Shang Dynasty in China, there was an emperor called Zhou. He was the  last emperor of the Shang.

Zhou became king when he was about 20 years old. He was the king for 29 years. In the first 20 years, he was a good emperor. He worked hard, and his ministers were kind and nice. The empire was very strong. People were rich and happy. But the last 9 years were the opposite!

Do you know when the Shang Dynasty began to decline? Or, what event destroyed the Dynasty?

It was a pair of chopsticks! The Shang Dynasy was damaged by a pair of chopstisks!

Can you believe it?

One day, an important minister, whose name was Bi Gan, suddenly found that the emperor Zhou change to using the Ivory chopsticks. He knew the emperor was used to using Bamboo chopsticks. He had used Bamboo chopsticks for nearly 40 years. Why did he change to using the Ivory?

Bi Gan’s heart was shaken! He felt something would happen.

Bi Gan, who was very clever with high IQ, talked to another minster who was also well known,
" Did you notice our boss changed to using the Ivory chopsticks? If he uses the Ivory chopsticks, can he eat nomal foods? He must eat the only delicious foods like abalone, lobster, bear paw, and sea cucumber, etc. If he begins to eat this kind of food, won't  he start to drink? If  he drinks, is it possible to have no singing and dancing? Is it possible that there will be no beautiful girls and toadies around him? If these kinds of people surround our king, who will manage our country? How unfortunate for our country! "

It happened just as Bi Gan said. A sprite of a fox, who turned into a pretty girl named Daji, became one of Zhou’s wifes. Not long after she became the Queen.

She did the worst things.

She always gave bad advices to Zhou and always offered new ideas to kill people and ministers.

Zhou drank and played with Daji every day. He did not take care of what happened outside the palace. In the end, people rebelled. He killed himself by fire. The Shang Dynasty was finished.

This short story tells us that tiny things may be lead to great disasters.

Sugar breach

JOB FAIR___Field Trip Sept.14

     Today is Tuesday, Sept. 14. It was sunny and cool with a gentle breeze. We would go to a job and career fair downtown on a field trip led by Teacher Joseph.

     Joseph told us to meet in the Yonge-Sheppard subway station before 9:30am. I arrived there at 9 o'clock. While I was browsing the Metro newspaper, teacher Joseph came. As we were talking about the job fair, Selena, Zumurod,Irina and Agnes arrived. We waited until 9:40 for the other classmates before taking the southbound subway .

    It was at St. Patrick Subway Station where we alighted from the train. Joseph led us to 23 Grange Road, where the University Settlement job fair was held.

    The job fair was located in a basketball arena indoors. At the entrance, we registered and filled out the survey form. There were tables with cakes and juice. You could take them freely. There were many people inside who came early. So, it was very crowded. We had to line up at same booths. Too many positions and vacancies were available,  like computer engineer, electronic engineer, marketing and sales, etc. We talked  with  them, asked the recruiter for the information, browsed their brochures... At one end of the wall,  there was a row of tables against the wall. Some counselors were sitting there. They helped applicants prepare their resumes, advised them what kind of job they should apply for, and how to prepare for an interview.

       Around 11:40, we finished and went to Chinatown and Kensington Market. Mr. Joseph led us to savour  the fare of old China and the Latin-American neighbourhood.
 
      It was a good field trip and worth sacrificing my time!

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MAKING A PHONE CALL ... from Joseph

1.
A: I need help figuring out how to use this phone.
B:Sure. First you pick up the receiver and hit one of the first three buttons, Do  you hear a tone?
A: Yes,I hear the tone.
B: Ok. Now you dial 9 on the keypad. Do you hear the tone change?
A: Yes, it changed.
B: Well,when you hear it change, that means you have an outside line. Where are you trying to call?
A: I am trying to call home.
B: Ok,well,to dial to the outside, you just now dial the number. For a call inside the company ,just hit the extension number. Do you know the extension?
A: Yes,I have a list of extension.
B: Well, if you ever need help with an extension,  you can dial O.

2.


A: Can you show me how to use this phone?
B: Yes, I can help you with that . Pick up the receiver and hit one of the buttons. Do you hear a tone?
A: No, I don't hear anything
B: Next you dial 9 on the keypad. you should hear the tone change. Did you hear it change?
A: I am not sure.
B: Ok,Well, after you get the line to change you have an outside line. Who are you trying to call?
A: I am trying to call a client.
B: To call a number on the outside you now just dial the number.For inside calls, punch in the extension number,Has someone given you an extension list?
A: No, I don't know anyone's extension.
B: All of the extension are listed on the wall chart over there if you ever need help.
 
3.
A: I wanna make a phone call,can you show me how?
B: Of course, pick up the receiver,hit a button and listen for a tone. Are you hearing it?
A: Yes,now what do I do?
B: Well, after you dial 9 on the keypad, you should hear the tone change.
A: No,nothing changed.
B: When you dial 9 and hear the tone change it means you have an outside line. Who are you trying to call?
A: I am trying to call my boss.
B: For an outside call you now just dial the number. For a company number, you need to know the extension. Do you have a list of extension?
A: I know a few extensions but I don't know all of them.
B: You should always look an extension up on the company website. 




A:B:A:B:A:B:A:B:

Critical Illness Insurance ...... from Joseph

• premium  :  money you pay to be insurd;
• claim  :  request for insurance money;
• appropriate  :  suitable or proper;
• percentage  :  amount out of 100;
• adequate  :  enough or sufficient;
• critical  :  affecting a person's life;
• disability  :  condition of not being able to work
• alzheimers  :  illness affecting the memory,named for ALZHEIMER;
• MS  :  multple sclerosis
• cease  :  end or stop
• benefit  :  money you receive from insurance;
• reimburse  :  pay you back for money you spent;
• severity  :  seriousness

Diabetes, which is one kind of modern disease, is a silent killer

Zhao Gang, the head of a bank in Harbin, China, is obesity. He is about 57-58 years old, but with nearly two decades of diabetic history.

He seldom does nice things to people. If he does something nice to someone, just like promoting someone or placing someone in an important position, he must first get a bribe. He is a real scandal.

He is obese, so he breathes heavily and hurriedly. He has severe case of diabetes. He injects insulin three times or more every day.

Additionaly,he has erectile dysfunction. He can't beef up. So nobody knows how many paramour his wife has made adultery with.
He can't see objects well because his eyes are damaged by diabetes. He nearly went blind several years ago.

He is a perfect scoundrel, rogue and a political hooligan.

I don't know if he is still alive now.
He should do some good things for others.

BLOOD PRESSURE ---from Joseph

1.
A:Have you been having any problems lately?
B:No,but the nurse at school says that I should have my blood pressure checked.
A:Do you have a history of high blood pressure?
B:NO, I have never been told that I have high blood pressure
A:High blood pressure is called the silent killer because it hardly ever has symptoms.
B:How do y ou check for high blood pressure?
A:We are going to use the cuff here, and it will give me a reading
B:What do the number mean?
A:They tell  me how much your heart is working at rest and when pumping blood.
B:Good, That will help me know I am working.

2
A:How have you been feeling lately?
B:I've been feeling a little light- headed lately.
A:Has your blood pressure been high before?
B:If I have high blood pressure, It's news to me.
A:Usually people with high blood pressure have no symptoms.so we call it the silent killer.
B:What do you use to check for blood pressure?
A:I am going to put a cuff on you to get a reading.
B:What does the reading tell you?
A:I get an idea of the pressure in your arteries when you heart is pumping blood versus at rest
B:I hope that the test results show me to be really heaithy.

3.
A:Have you been feeling OK lately?
B:My coach wants you to check my blood pressure.
A:Has anyone ever told you that you had high blood pressure?
B:I don't have any symptoms of high blood pressure
A:People with high blood pressure seldom know they have it, which is why we call it the silent killer.
B:What test do you do for high blood pressure?
A:we will pump air into this cuff to get a reading
B:When you get the reading ,what information does it give you?
A:It tells me how hard your heart pumps blood and how much your arteries relax at rest.
B:I am hoping that this test goes well for me.
A:
B:
A:
B:A:B:A:B:A:B:

• Algebra :
• geometry
• scandal ; disgrace,humiliation,shame
• migraine : headache
• cuff    :
• symptom :mark ,token sign,implication
• versus:  against,  crosswish,object
• Diabetes;糖尿病
• Pneumonia：肺炎
• Obesity： 肥胖，巨胖
• Schizophrenia： 精神分裂
• Polio ：小儿麻痹
• Smallpox ：天花
• chickenpox：水痘
• Leprosy：麻风
• artificial  :  factitious,unreal,fake
• brutal : savage,cruel
• havoc  : situation in which is damage or confused
• no news is good news!
• go well for me
• high blood pressure
• you're off your game:
• been on a roll: do sth. very well
• we go way back : we know each other for a long time
• head start : go first

Make sentences by given words

• hire;
• compulsory;
• professional;
• licence
• busier;
• sacrifice

     I  hear that TTC is hiring. They need  professional drivers.  The applicants must have  an AZ driver licence. It is the compulsory for  candidates to have that qualification. The job fair is busier than normal. Many applicants submitted their resumes and  waiting for the interview. It is worth the sacrifice!

Thank Mr. Joseph for revising

JOB FAIR......Joseph

• amalgamation, amalgamate : to make together;
• conduct  :  do sth. or do particular,direct a group people who are singing or playing music;
• counselor  :  lawyer, adviser,consultant,mentor, confidant;
• homemaker : house wife;
• westernmost of russian  :  Irina 's home town;
• NOC.   : National Occupational  Categories;
• AZ driver  :  special truck driver(A-the highest driving licence , Z-汽刹)
• sector   : 扇形，有关部门。
• state : 状况，状态；statement：陈述，声明，报表。  What  is the minimum   stated    experience  for a AZ driver?
• job fair:   职业展览会
• involve  : 卷入，陷入，专注于
• sacrifice :   牺牲，舍弃，，献祭，亏本出售。
• franchise ： 公民权，选举权，特许经营权。
• probation ：试用期，缓期执行
• compulsory ；规定的，必须的，强制的
• goal ：球门，目标，努力的方向。

How to find a job---Etobicoke......From Joseph

1.
A:   I was wondering if you could help me use the Employment Resouce Centre?
B:   There are many ways;what kind of job would you like?
A:   I want to work in a restuarant.
B:   Fine,Will you need part-time or full-time work?
A:   I wanna work part-time?
B:   Fine,the two best ways are to use our local listings binders over there or
      you can use the computers with the Internet jod lists sites. see them over there?
A:   Yes, I know wanna do.
B:    Well,in addition, you can schedule an appointment with a job counselor on this list.
         if you would like to do that, sign hehr ,ok?
A:    Yes,I think that will be great!
B:    Fine, well, the jod search tools are all here for you to use, Feel free to look around
       and use what works best for you . Have fun with it.

2.
A:Could you help me figure out how to look for a job?
B:WE have lots of options,what type of job you need?
A:I wanna work in an office.
B:do you want to work parttime or fulltime?
A:I want to work full-time.
B:We have binders with local job listing or you can make use of the computers,ok?

A:I am confused a bit but I am sure that I can figure it out.
B:If you make an appointment with the job counselor,they can also provide you with a lot information. do 
     you want to see a counselor?
A:No,I don't think I need to do that.
B:Well ,you know that this ERC is here for you use ,so help youself. good luck!

3.
A:What is the best way to find a job here?
B:There are different ways of conducting a job search. Do you know what you wannado?
A:I don't know.
B:Can you work part time or full time?

A:It doesn't matter right now, either one would be OK.
B:The binders have current  local jobs listings and computer jobs lists are good too. understand?
A:OK,I'll go check it out.
B:Schedule an appointment with a counselor and you can get more information. would that work for you? A:I am not sure.
B:Every thing that you need for a successful job search is here. happy job searching!  A:B:


A:B:A:B:A:B:A:B:

1. in addition,
2. schedule an appointment;
3. counselor;
4. have fun with it; good luck happy job searching
5. figure out;
6. lots of options
7. confuse
8. conduct: do something, or do particular. direct a group people  singing or playing music
9. it doesn't matter right now,
10. either one would be ok

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