I luv this class !

This session is my first sesion, so I felt nervous and stress to meet new people. But I met really good friends.I had great time with you ! Thanks a million ! My English level is really poor and I couldn't express or describe about me.

To Teru

Yuko : I hope we keep in touch.Please send me e-mail and new story! Thanks a lot.

Yuri : It's been so nice to having out with you almost all day. We're super good friends,aren't we? You are the most kindness person in the world and you are my best person to understand my feelings. I'll miss you a lot. Can't believe that this is your last session at PGIC. We must hang out often after you left this school. OK?

Weddy : You are my brazilian/japanese friend.If you go to Brazil send me e-mail.It will be my pleasure show to you all sightsee of my city (Salvador). Take care. God bless you!

Rachel :

Hi,Teru! Hi,Teru! I'm Rachel. Iam glad to meet you! I'm sad because I can't see you next session. I hope we will sometimes meet! I will miss you.

Kai :

I was really glad to meet a person who is really nice. You are really nice guy. You are really nice friend.I wish to my friend that the grace of God will be together with you on your way.

Hide :

I'm so sad because you leave PGIC. It is too short time for us. I hope you can find good school and job !

Hiromi :

I'm really happy to meet you.Thank you.

Christy :

Teru! I can feel you have a enourous passion about your music. For one year, I didn't think about my passion for music but, when I talked to you, I could remind my passion. I'm glad to you ! And even though you'll go to somewhere, please keep in touch !

Great Students and the best Class Blog - by Mark

Here are a few notes from students to their teacher on the last day of class at Pacific Gateway for Session 3.

Thank you for teach me for a month. I promise to study harder ... by Hide

This is Rachel. Above all thank you for teaching. I promise I will practice my pronunciation.

I am Ray. I have enjoyed this session because of you. Even if I move to another class, I wont forget you. Thank you for teaching.

I am Hyun. First of all, thanks for a great class. Also, we are still going to have class together, right. That is why I didnt change my class for next session. Your are good for me. I look forward to your enthusiastic teaching and discussion.

While I was in your class I had a great time. Your made me laugh. And thank you for helping me with pronunciation. Chirsty

Mark, it has been very nice to be taking your class. I enjoyed the class throughly. I will come back to take your class gain when my class is done. Thank you for teaching me. The month went by so quickly. Yuri

I made a good choice when I picked your class. Thank you for teaching us. "K"

I think you are a great teacher. Thank you for teaching us. Teru

Mark, I really enjoyed your class. You are a great teacher and a great person. If you visit Brazil send me an email and I will make you fejoida. Take care. Weddy

I think you are a good teacher because you taught us a lot of things! Internet, pronunciation, songs. Je vous remecie de votre gentillesse. A bientot. Yuko

Kyuchan made a splash in his concert.

Kychan who has been studying English for last three months, joined Starsailor which is a well known British Rock and Roll band. Kyuchan has been auditioning for first guitar of Starsailor. Kyuchan saw Oasis memeber while he was playing guitar for auditioning. Reportedly, Liam gallagher who is singing a song in Oasis said, "When I saw his playing I misunderstood, his playing look like a Jimi hendrixx." Last saturday Kyuchan was on the stage in Toronto Air Canada center. There were so many fans in concert that almost all of fans were women. When they were on the stage, Guns and Roses who is famous Rock and Roll band visited their concert. Reportedly, Slash who is playing guitar in Guns and Roses said He was excellent! and Slash said repeteadly "Awesome", "Terrific" But At that time Kyuchan ignored him. Straight from horse's mouth, He looks got on high horse. Jessica Alba who is famous actress in world met kyuchan last night. She said, "He's gorgeous! I love him." They probably will get married.

I love donuts!

Today's story is about the reason I love donuts! When I was a elementary school student, I was not able to get into my house because I had forgotten my keys. My parents were away at the time. While I was crying in front of my apartment, the woman next door showed up and invited me to her apartment. Of course I had recognized her as my neighbor. When my mother picked me up, I was really happy because the neighbor had given me delicious cinnamon and chocolate donuts. I can't forget that first taste until this day. This is the reason why I love donuts.
I think some donuts in Canada are too sweet to eat. In my opinion, Donuts in Japan are the most delicious in the world, because those are not so sweet or oily. There is the donut that taste is green tea in Japan, it is really delicious and good for health. The obesity should be caused by some sweets, so we have to consider the health of children although I love donuts.

A Mystery in Toronto

TORONTO, Canada

Last Saturday, people with strange clothes were walking from Finch to Sheppard Station. Nobody understood, but everybody want to know what was happening, and we saw a man that was with his body painted of many colours and he had three eyes and ten finger in each hand. We couldn't belive what our eyes had seen. Many canadians guess that those people were from another planet because they were so different and strange and nobody understood their language.

The uncredible thing happened when they arrived near Sheppard Station at 8 p.m. and the street was dark already. The strange people started to disappear, and less than one minute everybody could hear a silent again. While the strange people were dissapearing, the curious started running into their house afraid. Now many detectives are looking for evidence about that, but nobody had an answer.

Cindy went to YOGA event.

After I came to Toronto, it was on the first Sunday. I went to gym where near my homestay with my host family. A lot of people had come to the gym when we arrived.

Fortunately I was able to enjoy this event free because Hilary, my host Mom did favor to me. About 200 people without distinction of age or sex enjoyed this event. I heard that the collected money will use to help another people.

A man stood up on the plotform and said to us "We gathered $1400". People were clapping their hands when his speech just finished. Yoga started on P.M. 1:00. While he were explaining movements, I looked about other people's movements. Because I hadn't known what to do next and when to change movements. As time goes, my body became warmer and warmer. During 2 hours I followed hard my four sides' people. I made a good memory with my host family. What a special experience!

Student Shouted 'Rescue Tuition fee'

Recently, most university offices annouced their tution fee hile. Many students were shocked when they received this tuition fee bill. It is natural for tuition fee to rise from time to time.

The price of commodities also had been raising but the problem was rate of increase. The student's association protested against the decision of the school's administration. The school's have ignored the student's request consistantly.

Our tution fee is really expensive, and this means that poor people have no right to study in university" Hyun, Kroean avaiation university syudent, said. A students' demonstration against school were getting violent. Finally the minister of education offered mediation yesterday. The meeting for mediation will be held sooner or later.

I am waiting to find out the result of this mediation.

St.Patrick Day

Until now, Rachel have not experienced St.Patrick Day in Korea because there do not have St.Patrick Day in Korea. When she was talking about the alcohol cuture with her friends, her teacher told her there is St.Patrick Day at Mar 17th in Canada. After hearing about that she looked forward to experiencing this day.

As she met St.Patrick Day, at first, she wanted to drink a green bear that they do not have in Korea. When she arrived in pub, many people were drinking that to celebrate St.Patrick capital Day. She couldn't drink that, because there were many people to drink in pub, so there were not a sit. She felt at a loss.

The next day, she saw fortunately a parade of St.PatrickDay near Bay station. When she saw a parade, many people weared a green cloth. She envied this kind of event, because Korea don't have a big festival like that. To memory that day, she took a picture with her friends. Maybe She will miss this day, when she come back Korea.

Piano contest

About 20 years ago, I had learned to play the piano. I loved playing the piano. I practiced hard everyday. One day I took part in small contest.

Then about 10 years ago, I received a big prize in a piano contest. I won the first prize and I received a certificate and trophy. Afterwards, I had a fancy dinner with my family and my friends.

I have never forget how happy I felt.

Teru's Bad Days

On March 21,2007, everybody looked exiting to him when he came to Pacific Gateway this session. But One man is not exiting to stay here.
His name is Teru who come from Japan.

Yes,It's me.

More 2 days,,,He didn't decide his new apratment yet.
Few days ago,He was reading news paper when He had found available room.
They said that wanted new share mate,here is good place to study for ESL students,Because I'm English teacher.
I was like "OH!! What a good room!!!"
Then I made appoitment to see my new roommate.Also went see his apartment by myself.
On the phone,his voice sounds very young,I thought he is same age with me.

After I met him,I surprised!
Because This guy doesn't have job!also money!stuff!also broken up with his girl friend!!??
I had to listened his story for the while...alsmost 2 hours....
The the guy kept on talking "I need money $1,100 until tomorrow..."
Finally He was cring,,,Suddenly I asked him ''How old are you?''
He said ''I'm 50"
......
[Somebody take me back to HOME!!]

Caution,When you finding room,you should imagen most bad image!Perhaps It might Hippy!

The day of GREEN

St. Patrick's Day is the feast day which annually celebrates Saint Patrick (385–461), one of the patron saints of Ireland. On March 17, the day on which Saint Patrick died. The day is the national holiday of the Irish people. It is a Bank Holiday in Northern Island, and a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland, Montserrat, and the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In the rest of Canada, Australia, Great Britain and the United States, it is widely celebrated but is not an official holiday.

Most of all the Irish Pubs were full of drunk people on the March 17th and it was hard to get into Pubs at the night time because many people had started drinking so early on the day like before the noon comes. So we had no choice but to go to Japanese restaurant but on our way back home on the train, we had alot fun. There had been partying on the train when we got onto the subway. I hoped into the subway wearing green hats, then some people who were having party on the train, of course they were wearing GREEN too, wooed and welcomed us. We all had fun on the train. We took photos and videos. It was a lot of fun.

PGIC NEWS~TOPPOKI~

Good evening everyone! It is time of PGIC News! The first big news is about a man who had arrived in Toronto on February 24th.

The man name is Hide. The person who is the most fashionable person in the history of PGIC. Nobody has seen such a fashionable student ever before. Nobody can understand his fashion sense. Fashion is not his main purpose. Its just one of his hobby. He came to PGIC to learn English.

He will go to PGIC for about half a year and he would like to experience an internship. In the end,he is going to go back to Japan one year later with a beautiful Canadian girlfriend.

The next news is about how he was able to drink drink Soju at last. He thought that Soju tasted like water. He like to eat all types of spicy Korean food. His friends were surprised about that .The one of his friend said ''I have never met such a Japanese who seems like a real Korean"

Of course Hide drunk Soju with his Korean friends near Christie station last night.

He will make a group named Soju-Friends

see you next Soju news ! Hava a nice day !

A guy dropped from CN tower

A Korean girl who was studying in Toronto was arrested near by the CN tower last night. The police officer said the victim who was named Justin Timberlake 26, had broken his legs unfortunately after had fallen from the CN Tower.

Justin reported that she had pushed him suddenly from the highest floor on the CN Tower while they were enjoying the night view of Toronto.

One week ago, Justin met the girl who was named Christy on a blind date. As soon as they saw each other, they loved at first sight. Yesterday, they had drunk in a pub before the unfortunate accident was taken place. As Christy felt the effects of drink, she begged him for going to the skyscraper of the CN Tower. Unexpectedly she was willing to know how high the CN Tower is when they went to there. The moment she pushed him from behind, he couldn’t defense himself due to occur that event without notice. Fortunately, he was able to save his life by a tree like a life guard.
Christy said “I just thought I was able to know about the CN Tower’s high after he had reached to the ground level. Was that a mistake?” She will put on trial after 3 days.

"K" in Toronto.

The first news is about what happened last November. Kay came to Canada. It was later than he had expected. The purpose of his visting was uncertain. It have been unknown how long does he would stay in Toronto. Smart people might think that Kay came to Canada to study English and he will stay in Toronto until October. He is studying in Pacific Gateway.

According to rumor, his attendance was 100% in January and February. He got the prize on the Exceptional Student Award and he got the certificate of perfect attendance at last session. Even though it is just rumor, it is really surprise news to us.
We expect that the rumor will be fact. And we wish that the grace of God will be together with him on his way.

Check the Blog, Read other students work...extra grammar

Remember the Cookie Blog Quiz? Yummy!

Unit 4

A. Correct the information given [12 marks] (5 minutes)

Example: Misaaki made (owed) her teacher an apology.

1. My neighbor is kind of shy, but he made me for a favor anyway.
   
2. Mr. Ferreira was happy to deny a gift from his Portuguese class at the end of the year.
   
3. Kato did me a nice compliment. – he said I was kind and generous.
   

B. Make these sentences into the past perfect. [30 marks] ( 5 minutes)

1. I could not get in because I ................................. my keys.(forget)
   
2. Ann was not at home. Where ................. she ................ ?(go)
   
3. The telephone was not working because we ................... the bill.(paid)
   
4. The woman ............. (tell) me that she .................. in China a few years before. (work)
   
5. Everything in the garden was brown because it ............. (rain).
   
6. The bathroon was full of water. What ............ ? (happen)
   
7. I knew I ............ that man somewhere before! (see)
   
8. We were surprised to see Mark, because we ................. (heard) from him till now.
   
9. After three days, Mark's dog Bruno came back home. Where ...................(be)?
   
10. There was nothing left in the fridge. I could see that Kang Rok ........... the shopping (do).
    

C. Word Match – Remember the words from this class in Unit 4

[42 marks ] (5 minutes)

1. Coincidence a. very surprised.
   
2. Disaster b. destroy by gunfire or debunked
   
3. Emergency c. watching without participating
   
4. lucky break d. exactly as stated or written
   
5. Misfortune e. forbidden
   
6. Mystery f. a great success
   
7. Predicament g. something unexplained or puzzling
   
8. Triumph h. difficult situation with an easy solution
   
   
9. off limits i. bear or resist
   
   
10. literally j. an unexpected event that brings good
    
    
11. Withstand k. an event that causes a lot of suffering or damage
    
    
12. look on l. a sudden event requiring quick attention
    
    
13. shoot down m. an unlucky event
    
14. Astounded n. unexpected that seemed to connected
15. 
    D. Grammar from Unit 4 that was available on the blog site for study:
    [ Section Total 40 marks] ( 5 minutes )
    The Past Perfect – Telling a Story [20 marks]
    She __________________ [ drive ] her car to school because she _________________ [ miss] the bus.
    

We ______________ [arrive] at the airport too late to say goodbye; their plane ________________ [ already take off ].

1. The foolish young couple __________________ [ know] each other only two weeks when they ___________________ [decide ] to get married.
   
2. Then, just two week after they __________ [ get ] married, they _________ [ want ] to get a divorce.
   

Simple Past and Past Continuous - Talking about what happened [20 marks]

1. We ______________________ [ walk ] across the street when a car ________________________[ appeared ] out of nowhere and almost ________ [ run into ] us.
   
2. We ________________ [ shout ] at the driver, but she ___________ [ not hear ] us.
   
3. She ___________________ [ talk ] on her cell phone while she _____________ [ drive ] .
   
4. She _____________ [ not pay attention ] to us poor pedestrians.
   
5. While we ________ [ recover ] for that near-death experience, we ______ [ see ] another car speeding toward us, so we quickly _______ [ jumped ] onto the sidewalk.
   

Please write a story about something that happened when you were a child, teenager, or an adult. Make it a happy story in 30 words or less. Demonstrate knowledge of using the past tenses in English. [bonus marks + 20 marks]

Answers:

Section A:

1. did a favor
   
2. accept a gift
   
3. gave me a compliment
   

Section B:

1. had forgotten
   
2. had she gone
   
3. hadn't paid
   
4. told me …. had worked
   
5. hadn't rained
   
6. happened or had happened
   
7. had seen
   
8. hadn't heard
   
9. had he been
   
10. hadn't done
    

Section C:

1N 2K 3L 4J 5M 6G 7H 8F 9E 10D 11I 12C 13B 14A

Section D:

1. drove
   
2. had missed
   
3. arrived
   
4. had already taken off
   
5. had known
   
6. decided
   
7. had gotten married
   
8. wanted a divorce
   

Section E:

1. were walking
   
2. appeared
   
3. ran into us
   
4. shouted
   
5. did not hear us
   
6. was talking
   
7. was driving
   
8. was not paying attention
   
9. were recovering
   
10. saw
    
11. jumped
    

Bonus = 20 marks for any attempt at telling a story.

KFC making NEW chicken!!

Some country has big hunger problem . I 'll offer to KFC .

Dear Torotonian

Dear Torontonian

I am a Japanese student at PGIC. There are a lot of foreign student in my school.
We want to speak English more however we do not have enough occasion.
We can talk to some students of U of T at CCC, however it is too short time.
So I was wondering if you'd mind us giving the occasion to speak English for free?
We want to share happy time to teach our languages and cooking and so on.

Blind Children

Dear Mr. Jackson

Our from UNICEF are sending for you this letter for begging your help. Nowdays, we are working for helping blind poor children and their parents in Salvador, Brazil. They don't know and don't have how learning their own language because their family and their teachers don't know how comunicate and teach their.

It is the purpose that we are sending this letter for you. We were wondering if you'd mind giving $10,000 for help those children. We need qualify the teachers and teach the parents comunicate with their sons and daughter. We need translate books for "braile" (Blind languague), so we need of the special machines to do that.

We were wondering if you'd mind giving gifts and foods for the children too. They are so poor and some parentes don't have job, and in our schools we need give meal for their because without those things is impossible the children learning something easily or the parents believe that this is a serious work. So, we need your help for continuing this job.

Thanks for your atention

Wedson S.

Dear President of Korea

Dear President of Korea

Sorry to bother you. As you know, There was heavy snowfall in Pyungtaek area in Korea I'm working in Airforce basecamp of Pyungtaek area. I'm a Sergent. Actually, I have nothing to do with my Commander. Due to this disaster in Pyuntaek area we need to volunteer and donating money. Most houses and facilities were eliminated by heavy snowfall in pyuntaek area. We helped Pyungtaek citizen while It was heavy snowfalling. We spent a lot of time reparing houses and facilities. but we are short of hands and goods. I was wondering If you'd mind donating money and sending volunteers to our citizen. and I was wondering if you'd mind considering Whether you repond to our request or not please try to help us.

sincery

Humaine Society for Animals

We would like to give you chances and happiness

At first,we have some experienced volunteer all of the world.We try to help any kind of animals.

Next,you don't have to pay first time,because you don't know who we are!of cource It must be scared,right?We know that. Also first treatment is free.This mean is not we don't have any responsibility,of cource we do!

Then,if you let us gave jobs,From 2nd time is you have to pay,but before to go to next step,Before you pay,of cource we do counseling.

Finally,we always taking care your animals.We never ignore your requests.This mean we can keep in touch forever.We really hope your happiness and your partners life as family.

In addition,We were wondering if you'd mind send us e-mail or making phone call.

Phone number : 416-xxx-xxx.

E-mail : xxxxxxxx@hotmail.com

Address : xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,Toronto,ON,CANADA.

Please remeber,We always your side.

African Children - Is There Anything We Can Do to Help?

Dear Patron:

Our company has started a campaign to raise funds for African children. Actually you don't have to pay money. You just visit our website and click the picture of "collection box" then our company pays one cent for one click instead of you. Everyone can join our chality but you can click the "collection box"only once a day.
Republic of Sudan has the big Nile river and the land is 7 times as large as Japan. Although Sudan has water and mineral resouces and fertile, it has been pretty hard civil war and conflict. Now that Sudan is the worst country for the children. Only 1/4 childern can alive their age 5.
There's no clinic and pharmacy in the local area of the Sudan. If we get 300 clicks can give a Malaria shoot, a child can take Malaria medication. If we get 500 clicks, we can provide an rapid test kits for Malaria without electricity.
Please join us!

An Open Letter to Prime Minister of Canada

March 14, 2007

To Whom It May Concern:

Dear Prime Minister of Canada

Above all, I’m glad to write this letter to you. Our charitable institution, which work for rendering aid to the poor in charity, are planning to give relief for Afghanistan’s children who have been suffering. Up until then, we had relieved the poor, who is undernourished children, homeless people and the sick by the support of people who want to help someone.

As you know, due to the warfare that the U.S.A provoked to make a round-up with a terror group who is led by Osama bin raden, most of Afghanistan’s children have been going through hardships as the starvation, the terror of death and uncertain future nowadays. For this reason, we earnestly need your help to accomplish our purpose.

First of all, we’d like to give assistance to plenty of doctor who specialized in pediatrics. the one thing of pressing question to solve urgently is the lack of the doctor working with us. In the present, it’s the state that we stopped to support the volunteer medical service. Next, we are wondering if you’d mind assisting in relief goods, which is like foods, clothes, drugs and so on. Could you think of the children who are crying out for help? You will be able to support them if you just have a mind to help them.

I hope you’d receive our big favor and support us to highest degree even if it’s not possible. If you have any question, please feel free to contact us. I look forward to your response that you’d like to join our mission.

Sincerely,
Christy
Directors of The Charitable Institution for Afghanistan’s Children

Asking the Nike company to help cloth poor children

Dear. Nike Company

My name is Rachel and I am working at a charitable organization. The charity organization I'm working is located in each country, in Canada there are branch offices at Toronto, Vancover, and Ottawa. We always do our best to help poor people.

As you know, many peoples in the world are suffered with the poverty, the hunger, and the cold. For the reason, we are going to hold a charity bazzar in Toronto. Actually, we don't have a lot of money, because we are a social servise organization. By reason of that, I send a mail to ask helping.

The items of our charity bazzar are clothes. If your company offer an opportunity of helping, we will hold bazzar successfully. If you offer clothes, a remained profit after clothes sell will be used to pool people.

I know that it is hard to help poor people, but if you help us, many pool people will be happy. Thank you for reading. Now, I must stop here for today.

Helping Siamese Twins

Dear Mayor of Toronto

I'm a volunteer worker working for Love&Peace, an organization for Siamese twins. Have you ever heard about siamese twins? Usually, 'The twins' means each person who has different bodies and personalities even thought they have the same appearance. In case of siamese twins, they also have different personalities, but they are physically connected by incomplete splitting of the single fertilized egg. Can you imagine how they are suffering. I enclosed some pictures. I hope it will help you to understand more exactly about Siamese twins. Approximately, Six-hundreds Siamese twins are suffering in the world today.

We are planning to hold a concert for them. All the benefits from this concert will be used to help them. It will be very advantageous to Siamese twins all over the world. To prepare this concert, we need help. That is why I am writing this letter to you. We have three requests to you. First of all, We are wondering whether or not you can lend us a square located in front of City hall. There would be a great spot for our concert. Secondly, Can you introduce sponsors who can donate money for our concert. Last, we would like to invite you. If you participate in our concert, our concert will be much more successful.

We would like to be successful in our concert. We are convinced of your kindness. We will wait for your answer. Please oblige me with an answer. Thanks.

14. Mar. 2007

Hyun-Wook

Animal Rescue Charity

Dear Friends,

It's nice to be able to write you. My name is Cindy. I am a veterinarian, working for the animal rescue program. Do you love animals? How would you feel if your pet died? Maybe you would be very sad if your pet passed away.

Now, there are problems with poaching, disease and shortage of food, so many kinds of animals are dying. Also as industry developed, they lost their nest. They need our help urgently. Many volunteers have taken an active part around the world. We have protected animals who are facing extermination and we also take care of injured animals.

After some training, you can act as an animal rescue party volunteer. We need your help, so I was wondering if you'd mind joining us. You only need to love animals. They are our friends and they live life like us. Thank you for reading it.

Charities for orphans

Dear Toy Company Marketing Director,

I am a staff of marketing department. I want to suggest something. It is that we help orphans. There are so many orphans in the world and they need the supports. That is funds, food, a hand and more.

Our company is the toy company. We sell the toys to children. I think that charities are very important because it is an opportunity in order to advertise our company.
therefore, I was wondering you would mind considering helping our orphans.

The detailed contents are that we support funds for orphans and go to a orphanage to take care of orphans. Also, We give the our company's products to them. Could you me a favor? If we help the orphanage, we get effects of an advertisement for our company. please consider my request for help. Thank you.

Ray

Helping Earthquake Victims

Dear Corporate Sponsor,

I'm involved in volunteer work. There are a lot of victim for the earthquake. Their houses were demolished by the earthquake. There are also nothing lifeline,like water and place to live and necessaries. We have a big trouble now. Also,there are a lot of the injured.But,there is nothing to help with emergency rescue operations at the disaster area. We locked a hospital to treat them for injury. Matters are getting worse and worse.

Therefore,we have a big favor for you. I was wondering if you'd mind sending us lifeline,like water and food? Would you mind help us build temporary housing and supply us household goods? One more thing,We want a big money for rescue operation. I wonder if we could borrow big money. We hope the matters are getting better and better.

Parents Day Picnic to Raise Money for Orphans and the Aged

Dear Mr. President,

My name is Kay who is belong to your company.
I wrote this letter for nothing else but to request you something. Recently, financial affairs of our company was rose dramatically and going up continuously. In my opinion, we'd better share our joy with the poor. There are two ways that I already thought.

First, helping the orphan. What do you think about inviting them to the our company's amusement park? If our company's employee prepare some food and enjoy in the park with them, they could be happy. In a word, It means that being their parents for a day.
Second thing is visiting the seniors who lives alone. I suggest that talking with them, cleaning their house and taking them shower. Also, It means that being their grandson and their friend for a day. I think that this is really good plan for our society.

As you know, we need ample funds to carry out a plan. And we can't do anything without your permission. Could you do me a favor? I really want you to permit about this plan.
I expect your affirmative answer.

Respectfully,

Kay Kang

Office Room Clerk

Tell a story, a news event, a story someone told you or something funny…

Present and Past Tenses

Verb Forms

Present Present continuous	Mark is ready to go home. Mark is waiting for the bus.
Present simple	Bruno barks everyday when Mark comes home.
Present perfect	Yuko has gone to Montreal for the weekend.
Present Perfect Continuous	Hyun has been studying aeronautics for a year.
Past Simple	Hide missed class last week because he was sick.
Past Continuous	The class was laughing while they were watching the TV comedy "Friends".
Past Perfect	The students had decided to start working on pronunciation when they realized they might not be understood.
Past Perfect Continuous	After they had been working on pronunciation for a week, they noticed that people understood them much better.

Lula and Bush – An American Samba

Potato bombs

In Sao Paulo, some 10,000 people spilled out along one of the city's broadest avenues, in the heart of the financial district, [people]banging drums, waving red flags and carrying banners reading "Bush Go Home".

Although largely peaceful, clashes flared between some of the protesters and police.

Fighting region's suspicions

Demonstrators threw rocks, fireworks and homemade "potato bombs" - [that were]made from gunpowder wrapped in foil - at some of the 4,000 police [who were]patrolling the streets during Mr Bush's visit.

Riot police responded by firing tear gas and lashing out with their batons.

At least 20 people, 16 of whom are reportedly policemen, were injured in the clashes.

Prac-Test

Unit 3

A. Write requests using the information given [16 marks]

1. You want your friend to lend you her laptop for the weekend.
   

Could I _____________________________________________________ ?

1. Your classmate has a cell phone. You want to use it to make a quick call?
   

Can I ___________________________________________________________ ?

1. You want to borrow a stranger's newspaper when he's finished reading it?
   

I was wondering if you'd mind ________________________________________ ?

1. You are good friends with your teacher. You would like a copy of today's handouts?
   

I was wondering if I could have ___________________________________________ ?

B. Correct the mistakes! [12 marks]

Example: Misaaki made (owed) her teacher an apology.

1. My neighbor is kind of shy, but he made me for a favor anyway.
   

1. Mr. Ferreira was happy to deny a gift from his Portuguese class at the end of the year.
   

1. Kato did me a nice compliment. – he said I was kind and generous.
   

C. Indirect Requests [20 marks]

1. Mary, Lisa is having a party
   

1. Mary, call Kelley at 5 pm.
   

1. Mary, don't forget your blue grammar book.
   

1. Mark, is Mustu going to Cherry Beach?
   

1. Eriko, David is having a party.
   

Now change these indirect requests to direct requests [12 marks]

1. Could you tell Anne to return the books?
   

1. Could you ask Jeff when the party starts?
   

1. Could you ask Megan if she likes cats?
   

D. Vocabulary – Collocation – Match the descriptive meanings! [32 marks]

1. an accusation

2. an apology

3. a favor

4. an offer

5. a reason

6. Receive

7. Accept

8. Refuse

E. READ THE MAGAZINE ARTICLE ABOUT MAKING REQUESTS. (20 marks)

There are many different ways of making requests. For example, if someone wants to borrow a dollar, he or she can say: "Could you lend me a dollar?", " Do you have a dollar?", "You don't have a dollar, do you?".

How does a person know which request to use? Language researchers have suggested that speakers must make several important decisions. First, they must consider the other person's feelings because requests can sometimes cause embarrassment to both the speaker and the listener. If the speaker thinks the listener will accept the request, he or she will probably use the less formal request. If the speaker thinks the listener may decline the request, he or she will probably use a fairly formal request. It he or she refuses, then both the speaker and the listener might be embarrassed.

In addition, speakers must decide how well they know the person they are requesting something from and choose a suitable question. If the speaker knows the listener well, one several types of requests can be used.

Answer these questions:

1. You know the person, so you say:

a. Could you lend me a dollar?

b. I need a dollar.

c. I wish I had a dollar.

2. You do not know the person, so you say:

a. I wonder if I could lend me a dollar?

b. Do you have a dollar?

c. I was wondering if you could lend me a dollar?

3. You know the person, but just from class and you do not go out together in Toronto.

a. Give me a dollar for coffee, would you?

b. Can I borrow a buck?

c. I would like to ask you if I could borrow a dollar until tomorrow.

THE QUIZ KEY
A

1. Could you lend me your laptop for the weekend?
   
2. Can I make a quick call on your phone?
   
3. I was wondering if you'd mind me reading that paper when your done?
   
4. I was wondering if I can get a copy of today's handouts?
   

B

1. My neighbor is kind of shy, but she did me a favor anyway.
   
2. Mr. Ferreira was happy to accept a gift from his ….
   
3. Kato gave me a nice complement.
   

C

Could you tell Mary that Lisa is having a party?

1. Could you ask Mary to call Kelly at 5pm?
   
2. Could you tell Mary not to forget her blue grammar book?
   
3. Could you ask Mark if Mustu is going to Cherry Beach?
   
4. Could you tell Eriko that David is having a party?
   

D

Anne, remember to return the books.

1. Jeff, when does the party start?
   
2. Does Megan like cats?
   

E

E

1. F
   
2. B
   
3. C
   
4. D
   
5. A
   
6. G
   
7. H
   

F

1. A

2. C

3. A

American English Requests

The most popular choice of American English speakers when they want to borrow their professor's pen

May I borrow your pen? (US)

The most popular choice (US)

Can I borrow your pen?

The Least Popular
Would you lend me your pen?
Can you lend me your pen?



The most popular choice of American English speakers when they want to borrow their classmate's notes.

The most popular choice - Can I borrow your note?

The least popular:

May I borrow your note?
Can you lend me your note?
Would you lend me your note?


As you can see from the above, whether they ask a professor for a pen or classmates for their notes, Americans prefer to use 'Speaker-oriented' requests. The difference between the latter and the former is the formality of request.

Why are speaker-oriented requests preferred?

They often look like a request for permission. This means that the hearer, not the speaker, will have control over the speaker. Thus, this type of request avoids or minimize the possibility of imposing on the hearer, and hence it is considered as being more polite (at least to Americans). (CARLA, 2003)

My dream job

Working as a translator is very attractive to me, because when I was a child, I liked reading foreign books. However, I thought that some foreign books were translated by someone in the literal sense of original. It always made me feel strange. If I were a translator, I could translate better!!
On the other hand, working as a Japanese teacher is also attractive to me, because when I stayed in France, I was a Japanese teacher. So, being a Japanese teacher is easier than being a translator. However I think that working as a translator is more interesting than working as a Japanese teacher because I've never worked as a translator. Working as a tour conductor in Canada is also fun, so I can't decide my dream job yet! I have a lot of dream job now.

Indirect Requests

Direct vs. indirect


Indirect strategies

I would like to ask you to close the window:

Showing that a speaker is requesting or expressing willingness
I would appreciate it if you could close the window.:

Showing speaker’s desire
Can you / could you close the window?
Will you / would you close the window?
Would you mind closing the window?

Asking about a hearer’s ability

Direct strategies are usually marked explicitly as requests and more speaker oriented, where as indirect strategies usually refer to other conditions, such as ability or willingness of the hearer, and hence more hearer oriented.

Other examples of Direct Strategies

Hedged performatives
I would like to ask you to clean the kitchen.
I would like you to give your lecture a week earlier.

Obligation statements
You will have to clean up the kitchen.
Ma’am, you will have to move your car.

Want statements
I really wish you'd clean up the kitchen.
I really wish you’d stop bothering me.

Other examples of indirect strategies

Asking for willingness

Could you clean up the kitchen, please?
Would you mind moving your car, please?

Modification of requests

Could you do me a favor?

Ask the potential availability of the hearer or ask for the hearer’s permission to make the request.

I wonder if you wouldn't mind dropping me home?

Softening the request by using negation (mitigators)

Couldn't you tidy up a bit before I start?
The speaker minimizes the required action or object.

Can I use your pen for a moment, please?
The speaker uses politeness device.

Could you perhaps lend me your notes for a few days?

The speaker minimizes the impact of the request by signaling that the speaker is aware of the possibility of the hearer's refusal to the request

As it is very clear from the above, even when one uses modals to soften request, it is often necessary to use other mitigators to further minimize the face-threatening act.

First visit in Canada

I came from Japan, Chiba prefecture. I live with a host family in Toronto. They are very kind.My host mother is very open-minded, sociable. She cooks very well. I'm going to stay in Toronto for 3 months and I will move to Montreal because it is a bilingual city. I'm very interested in studying English and French. I can speak French because I've been to France for one year, so I want to go to Montreal. However, sometimes I mix English and French.I want to study English more and get a high score of TOEIC.When I arrived at Toronto, it didn't snowed however it snowed a lot next day. I was very excited. Now snow almost melt on the road so I can walk much easilier. I heard that Tokyo is warm now. The diference of the temperature is about 15 to 20 degree, it is suprising.

Voice and Soul

My family had a great man who was my grandfather. He made me love what today I love, and that is music. Every vacation, when I was in his house, he sang for me and played his old guitar. He always tried teach me playing guitar but I didn't learn it. It's so hard. He'd like that I could be a great laywer or doctor but how I said he made me love music with his great voice. When my grandfather sang, I felt something different inside me because I could feel his soul when his sang. It was amazing and I never forget it. I'll never foreget who made me love music.

Since I was child, my dream job is be a great singer. Actually I think that I don't have a good voice but my parents and friends really like it. So, what I can do! Anyway, I think when you sing you can express your happiness or sadness. You can show your soul, your feeling and you can make other people feel the same thing that you are feeling at the moment. It's great.

My life is music. Everytime for me is time to sing: in the bedroom or bathroom, on the street or at home, don't matter place or time to sing. I feel better by myself when I sing. If I'm sad I need only sing. If I've problem I need only sing. If I've happy I need sing. I prefer stay at home in a sunning weekend singing that going to the beach. Many friends call me crazy, but I know that I am. I am crazy for music because one day someone made me love it.

Dream job - by hyun

I met a CP who studies business politics on a CCC, last Friday. The reason why he chose this major is because he wants to become a lawyer.

However, he is preparing to be a pilot now. He said, "Being a lawyer does not only bring more money but also has a more stable job than a pilot." He hopes to get a job that he really likes. Eventually, he persuaded his parents to agree on his plan. He looks happy at this moment with the new challenge.

The moment I heard my CP's mention, One word came to me. It's 'DREAM JOB' What is my dream job? I studied aeronautic engineering in university. But I'm still not sure whether it is my way or not. Actually, I really love airplanes. So when I was in my university I joined a gliding club that uses gliders which have no engine and only depend on wind. When I took off four-years ago with glider, I was fascinated. I decide to further study airplanes.

But my notion was getting changed as time go by. The treatment about aeronautic engineer is not good, compare to an employee in a big company. There is not only get less money, but it is also demanded more study than another job. Actually, A lot of my seniors conflicts between dream and money. And, in reality, almost seniors and friends choose the money over the dream. I also probably choose the money. Because i don't want my family to suffer from poor circumstance because of my choice.

Two more years are left thinking about my future before i graduate my university. Whatever i choose, English is essential. So i'll do my best to improve my English while i staying here.

dream job

~DREAM JOB~
I would like to be a chairman and make own company .I don't decide detail of company but,I hope it's going to become international company .That is one reason I study English in Toronto now .I would love concern with English ever .Of course I won't know English be anything useful or help in my future.My parents are elementary school teacher and my father is principal of the school . I really respect them and their job ! becouse it is so difficult to be a teacher in Japan now .They studied really hard to be a teacher . Teacher is most popular job in public worker .teacher is good stable job ,many vacation than other job and good salary.But I think public work is boring ...it doesnt have freshness and changeless. I think "No progress No life"

My Dream

Since man are able to judge between right and wrong, someone who is related to them is getting to be concerned in their future. Some people just ask to their children what you would like to do when you become a man. The others is compulsive that their son can get the person holding high positions, which they want to. I wonder what kind of your parents are. In my guess, most people might answer the latter is.

My parents didn’t force me to become something like lawyer. Whenever I have gone through a great change, I had different choices and dreams to make. come true. In the past, when I considered by dreams and made plans I made some mistakes. Some of my dreams when I was younger was to be the President, Miss Korea, an Actor, a Pianist, a Dancer, a Musician and even flight attendant or Bill Gates’s wife. Up until a few years ago, I wanted to be a scientist. Ihave changed my mind.

Before I was aware of the scientist, especially a field of biology, I’d have no interest whatever for me except for that. However, the more I found out it, the less I could be convinced if it’s the right way or not. As I wanted to pass the limit that study as a scientist, I had to make my blueprint again. That’s why I choose my future as a doctor.

From a general point of view, it’s not difficult to find many similarities between the scientist and the doctor. Like they constantly find out new factors, which is like drugs, diseases, and so on, both of them contribute to human being as means of serving their convenience. Furthermore, most of scientists must have as responsible as doctors regarding human. Those days, it’s getting to demand that scientists also should study to be based on respecting human’s life. Then, the scientist becomes to study hard about the human.

A doctor, however, is totally different from a scientist. For instance, it is easier than the scientist that the doctor gets a high level in the society. Also, if the scientist needs human samples to extend their research area, they have to connect with the doctor as a co-worker. It’s a big problem. Sometimes, the doctor doesn’t understand what the scientist would like to study. So, they can’t communicate each other easily. Probably, some of the scientist who has a experience like this might consider to quit their study for limiting the use of humans as a material in experiments. Particularly, it’s too hard for the scientist to study independantly without the considering who is going to pay them the money they need to earn. That’s one of the reason that the many scientists give up in the middle of their work.

Actually, I couldn’t judge whether my dream can be realized. However, I convince I wouldn’t regret about my own decision. If I’d like to change through another one, I’ll do that without hesitation. I’ll overcome it even though I have a hard time of it. By the way, I would be able to be a doctor? Even I wonder about that.

Dream Job

Have you ever thought about working in a travel agency? Working in a travel agency could be fantastic and rewarding. However, working in a travel agency also could be pretty difficult and tough.

You have to study hard to remember almost all main cities. You also have to study law and stipulation of tourism, special products of many places, got to read time tables for train, air planeand bus. I studied tourism at universitiy last year but it was way too difficult. In Japan, there are national exam for tourism.

Why is working in a travel agency good? I'd love traveling all over the world and you might be able to travel with customer as a tour guide!!!!Exploring, searching and meeeting new people will definitely broaden your holizons.

Dream job

When I study in my class They who are my classmates call me "Nothing". Just a kidding! My name is Kyuchan. I'm gonna introduce my dream job. When I was in elemetary school I wanted to be a baseball player. A sort of "Nolan Ryan" who is legend pitcher in Texas Rangers. My dream had nothing to do with chanho park who is well known korean pitcher in Major league.At that time I spent a lot of time playing baseball with my classmates. Actually, There was a baseball league in my school. The league was made by me and my friends in the school. I was in charge of Pitcher. I was suppose to be a baseball player when I entered middle school. But I gave up because I was not good at playing pitcher.
Anyway, nowdays I wanna be a musicion who play guitar and can write music. I used to play guitar when I was in university. First time I used to play classical guitar for 2year. I like listening to classic music. Especially I was crazy about Bach. and then I joined school band that play rock&roll music. At that time I was in charge of first guitar. but sometimes I was in charge of vocal. I am good at playing guitar. I have done kind of like concert for more 7times while I was studying in university. I'm patient. In my opinion Most important thing that learn some instrumental. for example guitar or piano or violin like that is patient. Although they have a good ability , they who learn more faster than other people, give up easily. But If I'm crazy about sth I can keep doing sth. I wanna be a sort of "gary moore" who is famous guitarist in world. and I'm interested in writing a music. I have been dreaming about playing my music on the stage for last 4years It's my dream.

Dream Job.- by Cindy

What kind of job do you want? If you have a job, are you satified with your job? When I was an elementary student, I had many dreams, like a fashion designer, model, nurse. At that time, if I had a dream to be a fashion designer I though that I would become a fashion designer. But I knew that being a fashion designer would be difficult for me. I gave up on becoming a fashion designer.

When I was in my third year of high school, I had to chose my major. Instead of being a fashion designer, I selected my present field of study. People said that chemical engineering is a good job. I studied my specialty for 3 years. During my school life, I was confused with my choice because I did not like my course subject and I lost interest in it.

On the other hand, cooking cookies, muffins and other foods is very interesting. I really want to be a cook. But, I don't know if I have what it takes to be a cook. Being a cook is as hard as working as a chemical engineer. Now, my confusition is continuing.

Many people worked for just salary. Which choice is right? actuality? dream? I think looking for a job you want is very important. As soon as possible, I will try to select my dream job.

Dream job

Have you ever thought your dream or your future? I always think about my dream job and my future. Now, I am thinking about these things. I think thinking is very important for us. Many things help us to decide on a job. For that reason, we always have to think about our dream.

When I was young, I want to be musician. I used to play a piano and a flute and just liked playing, although I did't play musical instruments very well. As I grew up, I knew that studying music is more difficult than studying another subject.

When I was high student, I knew I am interested in chemistry, so I decided my major of University to be Chemical Engineering. Sometimes it was very difficult material for me to study. , but it is very exciting. I satisfied with my specialty. The way I see it, my field of study has a great future and can offer many work place opportunities.

I want to enter a Hyun-dai company. I know that entering a Hyun-dai company is very hard, so I always effort to enter. If I do my best, maybe my dream will come true.

Dream job

My dream job is a hotelier. First time, I thought that i would like to be a hotelier when i finished the military service. After to finish the military service, I was working a part-time job at the hotel for earning pocket money. I felt an attraction of a hotelier and I thought to become a hotelier.

Another reason why I would like to be a hotelier is that it is a favorable job with no sexual discrimination and that job is ensured to a certain extent when the winterof life
my personality is optimistic, active and friendly.
I think to need these personalities for a hotelier

Then, what is the hotelier?
The hotelier is a top professional service person who represents the entire hotel.
They have elegant international manner, well built body and professional mind.
Also, they provide their customers with world top service.
the hotelier is difficult but they receive an annual salary less than other jobs.
because of this reason, hoteliers need the service mind.
also, they should have a kindness, active personality and ability of foreign languages.

so, I came to Canada for improving my English ability.
if i try my best, i think i can achieve it whatever my dream will be.
therefore, I will try my best in order not to fail my dream.

Dream Job ,,,

My dream job is being a composer. When I was 12 years old, I started to play the guitar. Since then, I just wanted to be popular. I thought I knew this was foolish desire anyway. When I was a high school student, I met some people who loved Rock and Hard Rock. We played and treated not only music but also our stages each other at that time. I felt playing in front of lots people made me(us) nourvous to thrill, also happier than anything.

Moreover, once I decided to study the theory of music more, I just came back to Tokyo.There were a lot of musicians who playing shows(professional) on the media. Fortunately, I had an oppertunity to contact with some of them and they gave me an advise that I shoud try to hear any kind of music even I don't want. I tried to study jazz and classic ,all of the world music.
But I had to work for living, sometime I couldn't pay apartment bills,finally I lose my purpose,also passion.
Most my friends quit musician,because they couldn't eat with only that job.
then working with 5 or 6 jobs.I thought "Do I want to be die like this without any passion?''
at last I decided to enroll berklee college of music(most famous music college) to learn more deeply,to make connection more.Even I can not be composer,musician,whatever,this experience and passion will be my treasure.
That's why I'm studing English in Toronto before to go to Boston.

Boardgame for Gerunds as Subjects and Objects

 

START   à	DID YOU GO TO BED EARLY INSTEAD OF…?. à	HAVE YOU THANKED HER…   LOAN A TEXT BOOK	ARE USED TO…   LIVE +	KYOTO DIDN'T FEEL WELL AFTER THE PARTY. SHE COMPLAINED OF à	I DO NOT BLAME YOU     TO WANT SOMETHING ↓
END   JI YANG GOT A WONDERFUL JOB. SHE WAS IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME	Using the Gerund as Objects of Prepositions       EXAMPLE:   SPEAKER A: YOUR FRIEND WAS LATE. DID SHE APOLOGIZE?       SPEAKER B: YES, SHE APOLOGIZED FOR BEING LATE. NO, SHE DIDN'T APOLOGIZED FOR BEING LATE.       IN PAIRS TAKE TURNS ANSWERING IN THE QUESTIONS IN THE POSITIVE AND THE NEGATIVE.				DO YOU HAVE A GOOD REASON FOR…   TO BE SOMETHING
↑ YOU WERE LATE FOR CLASS. DO YOU HAVE A GOOD EXCUSE… BE LATE					ARE YOU THINKING….   GO TO NIAGARA FALLS
POOR HEALTH KEEPS MY GRANDMOTHER….   TRAVEL BY PLANE.					ARE YOU INTERESTED…   FIND OUT ABOUT
SARAH IS AN HONEST PERSON. SHE IS NOT CAPABLE… ….TELL LIES					ARE YOU USED TO   DRIVE IN TORONTO
PLEASE FORGIVE ME   WRITE A POSTCARD FROM CUBA.	HANK HAS TWO JOBS . IN ADDITION…   STUDY ENGLISH AT PACIFIC GATEWAY ß	OSSAM BIN LANDIN WAS GUILTY…   KILL THOUSANDS ON 911.	I LOOK FORWARD …   GO TO MONTREAL AND QUEBEC CITY	DO YOU KNOW WHO IN THE OFFICE IS RESPONSIBLE…   COLLECT HOMESTAY PAYMENTS ß	CAN ANTHING STOP YOU…     DO WELL IN ENGLISH.