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Wednesday, November 26, 2014

November 26th and 28th

Watch this story and then look closely the next time you go shopping!




Auxiliary verbs - English video lesson and quiz.


What does Black Friday look like at some stores? Watch this:
 Urban Outfitters in the US.

Tesco store in the UK.

Listen to the story, complete the paragraph, then watch the video to finish answering the questions.



Auxiliary verbs - take a look at the examples, then follow the links at the bottom of the page for exercises to practice.

Conversations and idioms about work.

Here is a great website with lots of activities for practicing English.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

November 19th and 21st

Pope gives homeless a shower

British English
North American English

Check your answers here.

Have/Get something done - examples and exercises.
The causative - Make someone do something and have something done.

Next week, we'll be talking about workplace culture in Canada. On the first day of work, you'll probably have to introduce yourself. Watch this video about how to introduce yourself and try the quiz.

Why is there so much snow in Buffalo? Here's a brief explanation.

Watch this story about the big snowstorm in Buffalo NY yesterday. Answer the questions on your worksheet.




From engvid.com - The passive: when, why, and how to use it (includes quiz).

Employment activities - make sure to do CLB 3-5.

Wednesday, November 5, 2014