Prime Minister Trudeau delivers a message on New Year's Eve

1.     Note 5 achievements or more of 2016 that were mentioned. List them in order of importance, and compare your list with a partner.

1. More money in the pockets of the middle class family.
2. More hard work Canadian can retire indegintity.
3. Canada is the leader in a fight against the climate change.
4. Trans-right as a human right and to fully protect the human identity.
5. A judge from Newfoundland who is bilingual sets on the highest court.

2.     Create a table and compare and contrast what was said with what a leader in your home town might have said.

3.     Make a list of ten or more new vocabulary and expressions and put them in sentences of your own.

1. Step up ( The united nations must step up in its fighting of the poverty and     hunger )
2. Stand against ( we must stand against the terrorism to protect the human being )
3. resolution ( my resolution the year to step up in my career and stand against any disappointing ).
4. diverse and prosper ( Canada is the biggest country in its diverse and prosper )

1. Why did the presenter mention “My fair lady”?

A MOVIE

1. What is the percentage of youth the speaker has mentioned? How many text they send? How often?

          about a third of American teenagers send more than a hundred texts a day. 

1. What are the ten advice the speaker mentioned to have a great conversation?

Don't multitask. , be present. Be in that moment. 

Don't pontificate

Use open-ended questions.

Go with the flow

If you don't know, say that you don't know.

Don't equate your experience with theirs.

Try not to repeat yourself

Stay out of the weeds

Listen.

Be brief

1. Now, complete the table and add as many words or phrases that you have learned from the talk.

Word/phrase	Meaning	Sentence
Compromise	SETTLEMENT
Competence	SKILLS
Pontificate	TO EXPRESS YOUR OPINION IN A VERY LONG WAY
Pushback	A NEGATIVE RESPONSE
Pundits
Conservative	TRADITIONAL
Liberal	OPEN TO CHANGE
Go with the flow	INTERACT; FOLLOW THE SAME
Brag about	SHOW OFF
Promotion	INCENTIVES
Condescending		NEGATIVE ADJECTIVE
Rephrasing
Miniskirt
trivial	SILLY; LESS IMPORTANT
anti-vaxxing	NOT ANNOYING
sustain coherent	MAINTAIN UNDERSTANDING CONVERSATION

create rapport   TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS.  

• interaction        BEING SOCIABLE.
People need to interact with each other in a very nice and friendly way

• no-no’s         something forbidden
Here in Canada talking about religions is no no topic.

• casual friends LIKE WORKPLACE COLLEAGUES.
in the first few years of our immigration life; most of the person friends are considered casual friends.

• break the ice  BREAK THE SILENCE BARRIER.
at the first dating; both sides are doing a good effort to break the ice.

• robotic         COLD AND UNFRIENDLY PERSON.
Most of our nowadays relationships we are acting as robotics.

• engage in (a conversation) JOINING THE CONVERSATION.
i am trying to engage in a lot of small talks to be friendly and nice

• colleagues PEOPLE WORK TOGETHER AT THE SAME WORKPLACE.

1. Small talk is mainly used to get things done and to provide information. F

2. When someone asks, How are you? they are asking for information about your health. F

3. In Canada, people always expect you to ask about their family.  F

4. People use small talk in the workplace to keep their work relationships friendly. T 

5. An example of small talk is giving a compliment to someone.  F

6. Couples who have been together for a long time often engage in small talk. F

7. People in Canada talk about the weather all the time because they love it so much.  F

SMALL TALKS

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my autobiography

My name is Miriam Ibrahim; I am Egyptian; I am speaking Arabic; and my education background is mechanical engineering; I like walking; playing tennis; and reading; I want to improve my language; because now it is the language of the country I am living in; so for my daily life issues; as well to be able to explain myself; my dreams; any issues or concerns; poor language means a huge barrier in the life; as well I am fully aware that English is the first speaking international language all over the world; so it is a big asset to have this language.

“I know that is what I said, but it is not what I meant . . . "

Have you ever said that to anyone? 

Or anyone said this statement to you? 

Can you think of reasons why this misunderstanding happens in general?

Briefly share your story and reflect on the reason why this has happened to you or with

you. Then, add a headline to your story.

I THINK IT HAPPENS MOST OF THE TIME WITH DIFFERENT CATEGORY OF PEOPLE; WITH MY PARENTS; MY BROTHERS; MY KIDS; MY HUSBAND; PEOPLE IN THE WORKPLACE AT THE CHURCH; I MEAN EVERYWHERE IN DIFFERENT OCCASIONS; SOMETIMES BECAUSE WE ARE NOT LISTENING TO EACH OTHER; OR WHEN WE ARE TALKING WE ARE THINKING IN ANOTHER ISSUE OR TOPIC; SO OUR BRAIN ARE OVER BUSY;  ALSO 
 THE REASON COULD BE THE DIFFERENT BACKGROUNDS; DIFFERENT CULTURE; DIFFERENT DEFINITION AND UNDERSTANDING FOR THE  TERMINOLOGY.

Needs Assessment

How long have you been attending LINC 5/6? TWO MONTHS

What was your biggest concern(s) before joining the class? WRITING CONCERN 

Was/were this/these concern(s) resolved? Why or why not? NO NOT YET; IT NEEDS MORE PRACTICING

How do you feel after attending this class for x amount to time? What has changed in

you? What do you feel more comfortable with? IT ADDS TO ME RELATED TO THE GRAMMAR AND STRUCTURE; I WILL FEEL THE CHANGES WHEN I WILL START STUDY TO MY KIDS.

Is there any concern(s) that you still want to work on? What is/are it/they? I STILL WANT TO WORK ON THE WRITING

List 10 topics that you would like to learn about in order of their importance from the most to least important.

I NEED TO KNOW ALL THE AVAILABLE SERVICES FOR NEW IMMIGRANT; RELATED TO THE KIDS; HEALTH; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; CITIZENSHIP;  RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS.

city center library

Press #
1. You would like to find out if a book is available at the library.	0
2. You would like to ask the librarian if you could book a room for a workshop.	0
3. You would like to put a book on hold.	3
4. You would like information about the location of the library and its hours.	1
5. You would like to renew a book.	2
6. You left your gloves in the library and want to find out if someone turned them in.	0
7. You want to know the library’s website address.	0

Press #
1. You would like information about the language learning center.	3
2. You would like to sign up for an Internet training course.	1
3. You need information about the picture and video collection at the library.	4

1.What is the library’s address? 


234 FIRST STREET

2.What are the hours of operation on weekdays? 


MONDAY-THRUSDAY 9.30Am-8.30Pm

FRIDAY 9.30Am-5.30Pm

SATURDAY 9Am-5Pm

SUNDAY 1.30Pm-5Pm

3.What is the library’s Internet address? 


WWW.CITY REFERENCE LIBRARY.CA

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