Congratulation!

I'd like to congratulate to all of you for succeeding in the course. I enjoyed having each one of you in the class because you all had unique talents and qualities. It was rewarding to see all of you progress. Beyond improving your English skills, you have also all made a lot of new friends.

I'd like to wish each one of you all the best in your future and career. Of course, I hope you all continue to be successful in your language learning.

Enjoy your break!

Sheila

ESL Websites

Useful ESL websites (recommended by students):

http://www.eslgold.com/ - over a thousand pages of free information and resources (not bad for a site...)
http://www.eslflow.com/
http://www.englishpage.com/
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ - OWL - Online Writing Lab
http://esllearning.com/

Enjoy!

Additional ESL Websites

Useful ESL Websites

http://www.tcet.com/eaonline/ - Ontario ESL School
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/ - BBC
http://www.elllo.org/ - Listening Activities
News Center – Highly recommended by Yury
Listening Games
Songs
Mixer
Speaker by Language
Levels Page – Listening activities with pictures
http://www.esl-lab.com/ - Listening activities by level and topic
http://www.eslcafe.com/ – Dave’s ESL Café
http://eslpartyland.com/default.htm - Karen’s Partyland
http://www.manythings.org/ - Interesting things
http://a4esl.org/ - Activities with bilingual quizzes and by level
http://www.lextutor.ca/ - Lexical tutor
Concordance
The Call of the Wild
http://www.lextutor.ca/bookbox/ - Book box
http://www.ualberta.ca/~sebaker/CALLWebsite/resource.htm - Sheila’s website - Resource page
http://www.members.iinet.net.au/~adelegc/index.html - Adele’s grammar exercises by level
http://www.dictionary.cambridge.org/ - Online dictionary
http://www.eslbears.com/ - Especially for immigrants
http://literacynet.org/cnnsf/home.html - CBS
http://www.edmontonjournal.com/ - Edmonton Journal
http://www.englishpage.com/ - Advanced English lessons
http://www.biography.com/ - Biographies
http://www.english-zone.com/ - One of the best sites for English learners
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/ - Pronunciation guide
http://englishplus.com/grammar/letrcont.htm - Letter writing
http://www.eslnotes.com/home.html - Popular movies
http://www.canadainfolink.ca/teach.htm - Learning about Canada
http://www.better-english.com/exerciselist.html - Business English
http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation/ - CAN8 Virtual Lab
http://www.pdictionary.com/ - Picture dictionary
http://www.languageguide.org/english/esp/ - ESL site for Spanish speakers
http://www.cbc.ca/ottawa/esl/index.html - CBC
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html - Verb tense tutorial
http://www.fun-with-words.com/funny_signs.html - Funny signs
http://www.orienteer.ab.ca/ - Orienteering (cross-country running)

Friday vs. Monday

Here's a video that illustrates the difference between Friday and Monday.

Nov. 22, Thursday

Then make a comment on 2 (at least) of your classmates’ blog page.

Next Computer Lab

Hi Gang,

Take a look at this 2-minute video:
http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=_HXoU1LJtMg&eurl=http://www.blogger.com/home

What do you think about it? Do you have a "to-do" list? How long is it? What percentage do you usually accomplish?

Then take a look at the most watched "you-tube" here just for fun:

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg (Evolution of Dance - 6 min.).

Then make at least 2 comments on your classmates' blog pages.

DST (Daylight Saving Time) Ends

Remember to adjust your clock this weekend.

For example, at 8 a.m., you would change your clock BACK to 7 a.m.

Have a good weekend:

Sheila

Nov. 1, Thursday

Go to this website: http://www.manythings.org/
- Pronunciation
-American English Pronunciation Practice
- Minimal Pairs – Lesson 2
- Try some of the other lessons (3, 4, 5, …)

100 Penguins

A truck driver was driving 100 penguins to the New York Zoo when his truck broke down on the freeway. The driver got out of the cab and was looking at the engine when a second truck driver stopped in front of him and asked if he needed any help. The penguins' driver explained that he is taking the penguins to the zoo and asked if the other man would take the penguins there. He agreed. Some hours later, the second truck driver drove past the first one, who was still waiting on the freeway for help to come. The penguins, however, were still on the truck! "I thought I asked you to take those penguins to the zoo," shouted the first driver. The second replied, "I did, but I had some money left, so we're going to the cinema now."

Useful Website

I recommend the following website to improve your listening skills:

http://www.esl-lab.com/ (It has easy, medium & difficult exercises.)

Have fun!

Sheila

My First Posting

Welcome Class!

Congratulations to setting up your blog page!

Sheila