Thursday's Assignment

Thursday, May 5, 2016

Thursday's Assignment

ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE CENSUS

If you've gotten a yellow mailing in your mailbox recently, make sure to follow the instructions and complete your census return online. Here are some resources for you:

Statistics Canada has prepared resources with newcomers in mind:

This morning, we continue preparing for the movie, which will be shown this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon. What roles do friends have in your life? Enjoy this bachelor's song from the musical My Fair Lady.


Here are your tasks:


Watch and fill in the 15 blanks below.
Check your answers with 2 classmates.
Sing the song by yourself and then together with a partner or two.
What roles do friends have in this song?
Discuss your answers with a partner.
Write down 10 dos and don'ts of a friend's role.


FILL IN THE BLANKSJAMIE AND HARRY:
There's just a few more hours.
That's all the time you've __(got)__;
A few more hours
Before they tie the knot.

ALFIE:
There's drinks and girls all over London
And I've gotta track 'em down
In just a few more __(hours)__.
Set 'em up, me darlin'!

I'm getting married in the mornin'!
Ding dong! The __(bells)__are gonna chime.
Pull out the __(stopper)__!
Let's have a whopper!
But get me to the church on time!

I got ta be there in the mornin',
Spruced up and lookin' in me prime.
Girls, come and __(kiss)__me;
Show how you'll miss me.
But get me to the church on time!

If I am dancin',
Roll up the __(floor)__.
If I am whistlin',
Whewt me out the door!

For I'm gettin' married in the mornin'.
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.
Kick up a rumpus,
But don't lose the compass,
And get me to the church...

JAMIE AND HARRY:
Get 'im to the church...

ALFIE:
For __(God's)__sake, get me to the church on time!

ALFIE AND CHORUS:
I'm/He's getting married in the mornin'.
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.
Some bloke who's able
Lift up the __(table)__,
And get me to the church on time!

ALFIE:
If I am __(flying)__',
Then shoot me down.
If I am wooin',
Get her out of town!

ALFIE AND CHORUS:
For I'm/He's getting married in the morning!
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.

ALFIE:
Feather and tar me;
Call out the __(army)__;
But get me to the church.
Get me to the church.
For God's sake, get me to the church on time!

CHORUS:
He's getting married in the mornin'!
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.

ALFIE:
Come on! Pull out the stopper!
Let's have a whopper!
But get me to the church on time!

CHORUS:
He's got ta be there in the mornin',
Spruced up and lookin' in 'is prime.

ALFIE:
Girls, come and kiss me;
Show how you'll miss me.
But get me to the church on time!

If I am dancin',
Roll up the floor.
If I am whistlin',
Whewt me out the door!

CHORUS:
For he's getting married in the mornin'.
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.

ALFIE:
Drug me or __(jail)__me,
Stamp me and __(mail)__me.
But get me to the church...

CHORUS:
Get him to the church...

ALFIE:
For God's sake, get me to the church on time!

[musical interlude]

CHORUS:
Girls, come and kiss 'im;
Show how you'll miss 'im.
But get him to the church on time!

[musical interlude]

CHORUS:
Kick up a rumpus,
But don't lose the compass,
And get him to the church on time!

ALFIE AND CHORUS:
If I am flyin',
Then shoot me down.
If I am wooin',
Get her out of town!

CHORUS:
He's gettin' married in the mornin'.
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.

HARRY:
Some bloke who's able
Lift up the table,

ALFIE:
Get me to the church on time!

CHORUS:
Get him to the church!
Get him to the church!

HARRY AND JAMIE:
Starlight is reelin' 'ome to __(bed)__now.
Mornin' is smearin' up the sky.

CHORUS:
London is wakin'.
Daylight is breakin'.
Good luck, old chum,
Good health, __(goodbye)__.

ALFIE:
I'm gettin' married in the mornin'.
Ding dong! The bells are gonna chime.

CHORUS:
Hail and __(salute)__me,
Then haul off and boot me;
And get him to the church,
Get him to the church!
For God's sake, get him to the church on time!

Wednesday's Assignment

Wednesday, May 4, 2016

Wednesday's Assignment

Shadi's Documents:

• Modal Hints
• Practice Sheet
• Sample Conversations

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Have you ever been in love?
What were the symptoms?
Discuss it with someone from a different cultural background.

 

Here are your tasks:

1. Watch the video, and fill in the blanks below. 
1. Check your answers with 2 classmates.
2. Sing the song by yourself and then together with a partner or two.
2. What differences do men and women have in this song?
1. Discuss your answers with a partner.
2. Write down 10 things that happen when a person has a crush on someone or falls in love. How is it different in a different culture?

1-That person feels happiness.

2-That person could not hide his feelings and his smile.

3-That person excited to dance all night.

4- That person would like to have two wings to fly to meet the beloved.

5-That person very hopeful.

6-That person can't sleep because of thinking about the beloved.

7-That person enjoying life.

8-That person feels vibrant.

9-That person is a lover, wants to do things that he never did before.

10-This person's heart beat fast when he remind the beloved.

FILL IN THE BLANKS

ELIZA:
I could have danced all night!
I could have danced all night!
And __still____have___begged___for_ ___more__ 

I __could_____have_____spread_____my_____wings___
And done a thousand things
I've never done before.

I'll never know _what____ made____ it___ so___ exciting____

Why all at once my heart took flight.

I only know when he
___began____ to____ dance___ with____ me
I _______ could___have___ danced____ danced...

All night!

Tuesday's Assignment

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Tuesday's Assignment

There's a saying, "Men are from Mars; women are from Venus."
What does that mean?
Do you agree?



Here are your tasks:

1. Watch the video, and fill in the 15 blanks below. 
1. Check your answers with 2 classmates.
2. Sing the song by yourself and then together with a partner or two.
2. What differences do men and women have in this song?
1. Discuss your answers with a partner.
2. Write down 10 differences between men and women, and check them with 2 partners before publishing.

Why can't a woman be more like a man?PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Men are so honest, so thoroughly __(square)__;
Eternally noble, historically __(fair)__.
Who, when you win, will always give your back a pat.
Why can't a woman be like that?

Why does every one do what the others do?
Can't a woman learn to use her head?
Why do they do everything their __(mothers)__ do?
Why don't they grow up, well, like their father __(instead)__?

Why can't a woman take after a man?
Men are so pleasant, so easy to __(please)__.
Whenever you're with them, you're always at ease.

Would you be slighted if I didn't speak for __(hours)__?

COLONEL PICKERING:
Of course not.

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Would you be livid if I had a __(drink)__or two?

COLONEL PICKERING:
.__(nonsense)__.

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Would you be wounded if I never sent you __(flowers)__?

COLONEL PICKERING:
Never.

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Well, why can't a woman be like you?

One man in a million may shout a bit.
Now and then, there's one with slight defects.
One perhaps whose __(truthfulness)__ you doubt a bit,
But by and large we are a __(marvelous)__sex!

Why can't a woman take after a man?
'Cause men are so friendly, good-natured and kind.
A better companion you never will __(find)__.

If I were hours late for dinner would you bellow?

COLONEL PICKERING:
Of course not.

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
If I forgot your silly __( birthday)__, would you fuss?

COLONEL PICKERING:
Nonsense.

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Would you complain if I took out another fellow?

Pickering
Never.

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Why can't a woman be like us?

[dialog]

PROFESSOR HIGGINS:
Why can't a woman be more like a man?
Men are so decent, such regular chaps;
Ready to help you through any mishaps;
Ready to buck you up whenever you're glum.
Why can't a woman be a chum?

Why is thinking something women never do?
And why is logic never even tried?
Straightening up their hair is all they ever do.
Why don't they straighten up the mess that's __(inside)__?

Why can't a woman behave like a man?
If I was a woman who'd been to a ball,
Been hailed as a princess by one and by all;
Would I start weeping like a bathtub overflowing,
Or carry on as if my home were in a __(tree)__?
Would I run off and never tell me where I'm going?
Why can't a woman be like me?


1-square
2-fair
3-mothers
4-instead
5-please
6-hours
7-drink
8-nonsense
9-flowers
10-truthfulness
11-marvelous
12-find
13-birthday
14-inside
15-tree

Monday's Assignment

Monday, May 2, 2016

Monday's Assignment

What do you do when you feel lonely? Have you ever dreamed of having a friend?

Here are your tasks:
1. Watch the video, and fill in the 10 blanks below. FILL IN THE BLANKS
COCKNEYS:It's rather dull in town.I think I'll take me to Paris.Mmmmmm.
The missus wants to open upThe castle in Capri.Mmmmmm.
Me doctor recommends a quiet summer by the sea.Mmmm. Mmmm.Wouldn't it be loverly?
ELIZA:

All I want is a( room) somewhere,

(Far) away from the cold night air,

With one enormous (chair).

Oh, wouldn't it be loverly

Lots of( chocolate) for me to eat.

Lots of coal makin' lots of 'eat.

Warm face, warm 'ands, warm( feet).

Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?

Oh, so loverly sittin' absobloominlutely( still).

I would never budge 'till (spring)

Crept over the windowsill.

Someone's 'ead restin' on my( knee),

Warm an' (tender) as 'e can be,

Who takes good( care) of me.

Oh, wouldn't it be loverly?

Loverly, loverly, loverly, loverly.

Wednesday's Assignment

Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Wednesday's Assignment

What do you do when you wake up one day for a field trip and find out that public transport workers are on strike?

Well, you check the blog. That's what you do!

Reading: First 2 paragraphs of this Toronto Star article

Find at least 5 new words/phrases to learn for meaning and pronunciation

1. to strike=when worker decide to stop work.
2. Appealed=make a serious or urgent request.
3. Superior Court=a court of appeals or a court of general jurisdiction.
4. essential=extremely important.
5. request=an act of asking politely .

Tuesday's Assignment

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

Tuesday's Assignment

Now that you've been in the Toronto area for a while, are you pretty familiar with the public transport system?

So, have a look at the map and find the nearest station from here:

1. Learn the meaning and pronunciation of the words in bold.

got it covered= under control.

 Segway=a two-wheeled motorized personal vehicle.

fess up =confess.

 commute=travel some distance between one's home and place of work.

ulterior motive= intentionally hidden.

con artists=a person who cheats or tricks others by persuading them to believe something that is not true.

 No big thing=not important.

scooter = motorcycle.

In the meantime= meanwhile.