Monday, 20 August 2012 (Lee's AM class)

Hello, everyone, Lee's not in today but here's what he's planned for you today.

Link for today's test
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1q37Lr8XX30mGCSx03RDX6E61JjZjUyn5OlkNLHTrqH0/edit?authkey=CLXNs5oJ&authkey=CLXNs5oJ

When you finish the test, please SHARE it with Lee.

Then go over the Unit Seven Enjoyment Reading from last week. We'll go through the answers to the questions as a class. If you haven’t finished reading it and / or doing the questions, do that once you are finished with the test, even if the rest of us are going over the answers.

Unit Seven Enjoyment Reading
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21404229/Unit%207/Unit%207%20Enjoyment%20Reading%20-%20Otero's%20Visitor.pdf

Once everyone has finished doing the Enjoyment Reading discussion, write your answers to ALL of the questions and then share your documents with Lee.

Unit Seven Song
https://docs.google.com/a/canada-english.com/document/d/1DApuJYvpn_PgEmd5vAODQPg2_5mGFJzdn2F7RDlfjCo/edit?authkey=CILYxrYP&authkey=CILYxrYP

If we still have time after we finish the song, start (or finish) the Short Reading that’s for homework or do this Prepositions activity from Unit Seven in Lee's blog:

Unit Seven Prepositions Practice
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/21404229/Unit%207/Unit%207%20Prepositions%20(10).pdf

Week of March 26/12

This week's main theme is Security

Security



Work BC Centres

Week of March 19, 2012

Hi, everyone,


This week we will continue with last week's Responsibility documents, but we will also try to look at Personal Branding to prepare for your presentation on Friday:  My Personal Brand.


Top 50 socially responsible corporations - 2011
Corporate responsibility discussion questions
Corporate responsibility YouTube videos
Ted Talks - Auret van Heerden - video
A police chief with a difference



Personal Branding Information and Videos:
What's your personal brand?
What is YOUR personal brand?
The First Step to Building Your Personal Brand
How to build up your personal brand
Personal Branding 101: How to discover and create your brand
Personal Brand Videos:
  Personal Branding: Examples of a 
          personal brand that rocks
  Dan Schawbel - Personal branding 
          expert sizzle
  Dan Schawbel - Building a personal 
          brand to boost your career
   Personal branding - What color is your 
          brand?
Ten ways to build up your personal brand
Personal branding blog




Online business cards template


CSR Internet Vocabulary
CSR vocabulary review
Business Ethics - discussion questions
Online Job Search Resources




Business Idioms - Health + quiz


More websites for speaking and presentation skills -videos and critiques

Week of March 12

This week's main theme is Responsibility

Responsibility
Personal Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility - Another killer painkiller
Top 50 socially responsible corporations - 2011
Verbs of Permission and Prohibition
A police chief with a difference
Job search myths and facts
Corporate responsibility discussion questions
Corporate responsibility YouTube videos


Negotiation Skills / Strategies
Win-Win Negotiation + worksheet
5 Ways to negotiate more effectively

Negotiation media:
Top 10 Negotiation tips
TED Talks - Conflict Negotiation
Negotiation lessons - listenings

Some negotiation scenarios:
     Lamps

Negotiation - Intro
Negotiation Language Phrasebook
Introduction to Negotiating
Opening a Negotiation
Tentative language
Conditionals used in negotiations (1st & 2nd)
Sample planning document
BATNA




Avi Rubin: Ted Talks

Personal Branding Information and Videos:
What's your personal brand?
What is YOUR personal brand?
The First Step to Building Your Personal Brand
How to build up your personal brand
Personal Brand Videos


Business Idioms - Health + quiz

More websites for speaking and presentation skills -videos and critiques

Week of March 5/12

 

      

                            




This week's primary theme is Image.


Please note:  If there is information on the blog which we do not or don't have time to do, please make an effort to view this information on your own.  It might be helpful for you.


Image
Images and Brands
Muji
Compound Adjective Vocabulary Review
Personal Image


Personal Branding Information and Videos:
What's your personal brand?
What is YOUR personal brand?
The First Step to Building Your Personal Brand
How to build up your personal brand
Personal Brand Videos


Presentation information + media:
Tips for Effective Presentations
Team Building Quiz
     Answers - Teacher copy
Killer Presentation Skills (YouTube)
Ten Tips for a Killer Presentation
Present like Steve Jobs (YouTube)
Observing Body Language (YouTube)
Top 10 Positive Body Language Tips
Positive Body Language
Presentation Skills 3 Keys to Speaking Success
Funny Presentation Training - How many errors can you find?


General Presentation Material
General Pres
Gesture Practice
Impromptu Speech Topics
Speaking Globally Article


Business Vocabulary in Use - 


Business Idioms - Back + quiz
Business Idioms - Memory + quiz
Business Idioms - Health + quiz


BEWS resume sample
BEWS cover letter sample

Week of 27 February 2012

This week's main theme is Creativity

Creativity
Conditional practice
Different functions of 'if'
Learning the idioms
Creative Thinking and Phrasal Verbs
Clarifying


More grammar information about conditionals
     Grammar 9-1: 1st, 2nd, and 3rd conditionals
          Exercises and Answers
     Grammar 9-2:  Mixed conditionals
          Exercises and Answers
     Grammar 9-3:  Other conditionals
         Exercises and Answers


Remember that you can use the evaluation form to provide your classmates with feedback.  Also remember that you can click on Prezi, or go to your Documents, then click Create, and then click Presentation.


Presentation Information
Basics
Do's and Don't's
Peer Evaluation Form


Next week's Presentation:  Famous (Canadian) Business People:  Some websites:
     Famous Canadian Entrepreneurs
     Well Known Canadians
     List of Canadians - Wikipedia
     Top 40 Under 40
You may prefer to do a presentation on a non-Canadian.  This is also acceptable.  For each person presented, be sure to use W5H:  who, where, what, when, why, and how.  Who are they?  Where are they from / where did they do something outstanding? What did they do? When did they do it? Why did they do it?  How did they do it?  Include any interesting quotes from this person, and also indicate what impact they have had in their business/industry/company/country/ etc.


Below is a textbook, titled Business Vocabulary in Use, that you can use at your leisure.
Business Vocabulary in Use
But we will also start doing lessons in class, according to the weekly theme.  Another book that might be useful for you is Business Phrasal Verbs and Collocations.  We can start using lessons from this text, as well, if you like.


Please take a look at last week's blog regarding the Career Exploration Fair at Douglas College.  We're all going to Douglas College next Monday, March 5, 2012, for a real job fair.  There are videos for you to view.


Note:  If you do not wish to participate in the job fair AS A CLASS, we don't have to go.  But I think it would be good experience for you.


More Job Fair Media
How to prepare for meetings at a job fair
Interview tips: 3 steps to job fair success
Job fair fashion
Vault Video Guide to Career Fairs
Job Fair Do's and Don'ts
The Office, Job Fair
Mycareerfair.ca funny chicken commercial! 


How to fill out a job application
Career and job fair questionnaire
More job search sites
BC Job Search Guide
www.workingincanada.gc.ca
www.workfutures.bc.ca
www.cdm.uwaterloo.ca
www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC/English/NOC/2006//Welcome.aspx


Copy of Job Fair Preparation for BE120/125














Job Fair Checklist

Week of 20 February 2012

This week's primary theme is The Future

The Future
The Clinton Global Initiative
Prediction words and phrases


Job site Videos


Top 10 questions to ask your prospective employer in an interview
Interview preparation checklist
Company research
Company research vocabulary

For your presentation on Monday, 27 February, your assignment is to research a Vancouver-based company.  The presentation should use Prezi or PowerPoint.


Start by using the "Interview Preparation Checklist".  This is a guideline to help you focus your research.  FYI, "STAR" is an acronym for:
S - Situation, background; set the scene
T - Task or Target: specifics of what's required;
      when; where; who
A - Action: what you did, skills used, behaviours,
      characteristics
R - Result: Outcome; what happened


You are not expected to use each item on the form, and you can add information that you feel is required for you.  Also, you may not have the slightest interest in working in Vancouver, or for the company you choose, but everyone can learn something from their research.

Presentation information
Basics
Do's and Don't's

Peer Evaluation
Teacher evaluation (for your information)

Job research


Pink Shirt Day - February 29


In the future - discussion questions


Going to or Will


Business idioms - Time + Quiz
                                                                       Quiz 2

Business Idioms - War + Quiz

Business Idioms - Back + quiz

Business idioms YouTube videos


Business Vocabulary in Use


Thank you letters
Thank you letters, example 1
Thank you letters, example 2

Monster Interview App


Career Exploration Fair - Douglas College
Job fair videos:
   How to work a career fair
   Are job fairs really worth it?
   Job fairs
   5 key job fair tips