Thursday's Assignment June 2, 2016

Here are your tasks

1. Read this news article for the facts.
2. Discuss any difficulties of enforcement with a partner.
3. Write a letter to the editor with your recommendations.

 My suggestion is unpaid internships are illegal.  The intern must be paid at least the Ontario minimum wage ($10.25 per hour for most employees).
Ask thoughtful questions during the interview process such as:
• How do interns benefit from the experience of this internship?

• What are the expected work hours for interns?

• Can you describe the day-to-day tasks expected of an intern?

• What type of training or guidance is provided?

• Do internships lead to employment at your company?

When you entry, you have to have a contract with the company. If you feel you’ve been taken advantage of as an intern or have additional questions regarding your rights. You can request for legal aid。

Wednesday's Assignment June 1, 2016
Here are your tasks

    ESA----Employment Standards Act
 ESA is for most workers in Ontario. It does not apply to workers in federally-regulated industries, such as banks and transportation.

1.What are your greatest concerns about workers' rights in Canada?

   My greatest concerns are about that Employers have to treat workers fairly and offer better working conditions.

2. Is it whether your immigration status as a newcomer is a factor? 
    Immigration status does not matter. I do not need to be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or holder       of a work permit to be covered by the ESA.

3. Are you worried about age or racial discrimination?
   Yes. I am worried. This is a sensitive issue. 
      a. The boss did not hire me.
      b. The boss hired me later, if these problems occur. I will be able to pick up the legal weapons to defend myself.

4.  Is it about holiday pay or overtime work?
     overtime begins once an employee has worked more than 44 hours in a work week. This means that they must receive overtime pay for time worked in ...
      holiday pay If the employee agrees to work during the public holiday, the employee can receive regular pay for the holiday worked plus a substitute holiday with “public  holidays pay”.

5.  Or whether you could join a union?
    Every situation is different. For now, I do not need to because I have no job.
 If one day, I get a job. I could join a union. I'll be protected by a union. If  I am experiencing problems in the workplace. I may ask them for help.
 Usually, union dues are taken off from my pay cheque.

Tuesday's Assignment May 31, 2016
Here are your tasks

1. Video Exercise: Tipping Etiquette
2. Discussion Strips: Tipping
3. Read Tipping FAQ
1. Write 10 T/F statements after reading.
2. Try it out on 2 classmates before editing and posting.

      FAQ----Frequently Asked Questions

1. Gratuities is customary in this money--mad metropolis.
2. The waiters get good tips over and above their wages.
3. Employers are entitled to a portion of their employees's tips and other gratuities.
4. An employer can prohibit tipping in his /her workplace.
5. Establish a clear policy for the handling of tips that It is necessary.
6. An employer can make deductions from or make an employee return his /her tips and other gratuities.
7. Can employers keep their tips and participate in tip pools?
8. It's common to leave a tip in many Western countrie
9. Is it important to leave tips?
10. Tipping is an important part of the salary。

Monday's Assignment May 30, 2016
Here are your tasks

   1. Welcome to Canada! Do you have to do something that hurts your health if      your boss says so?
   NO, I don't have. but I think that you have the right to refuse unsafe work.

 2. Do you have breaks during your work?
   We usually have lunch break every day.
   
 3. What about overtime pay?
   For most job. The daily limit is 8 hours. If it is longer than 8 hours. You    most receive overtime pay. The weekly limit for most jobs is 48 hours. If it    is longer than 48 hours. You must receive overtime pay.
   Overtime rate is at least 1.5*the regular rate. 

 4. What could happen if you complain?
   I complain about my boss. My union can help me.
   I complain about a problem at work. making a claim

 5. What if you said you'd complain to the government? 
   No, I didn't.
   
 6. How different would it be in a different country?
   I have not considered this issue.
   

Friday's Assignment May 27, 2016
Here are your tasks:

1. Listening and Vocabulary: Parenting
2. Role play: Describing Family Relations
3. Follow up on yesterday's presentation:
1. Listen to this lecture that mentions Ritalin and self-control (-42:44 to -28:04). Follow along with the text if necessary.
2. Discuss with a partner in what ways it agrees with yesterday's presentation. Then in what ways it disagrees.
3. Write 5 sentences using modals (with or without negatives) expressing your thoughts and beliefs about conflict resolution in the family.

Modals (can, might, should, etc.)

Here is a list of modals:

can         /    can't could      /    couldn't may       /    may not shall       /    shall not will         /    won't should    /    shouldn't

ought to   /   ought not to might      /    might not used to    /    didn't use to would      /    wouldn't have to   /    don't have to must      /    must not

 

 

 *  Everyone needs to feel understood, nurtured, and supported

1)  Whould you help me with my homework?
2)  Should I give you a hand with the dishes?
3)  May I can I have  another piece of cake. Mom?
4)  you can't have forgotten my birthday.
5)  I'll be back in a minute then we might go to school together.

Thursday's Assignment May 26, 2016
Discuss this claim with a partner: "Willfulness is the root of all evil."

1. Together, write down 3 arguments (sentences) that support the claim and 3 arguments that refute it.
2. Choose a position, either supporting the claim or not.
3. Write a paragraph with a topic sentence clearly stating your position.
4. Add 4 sentences that deal with the arguments you have written.
5. Add a concluding sentence to the paragraph, have a new partner check the work, and then publish.

1）Have a strong willed child:  He/she is prone to power struggles with his parents.
                                                   He/she can be a challenge when he is young.
                                                   He /she ofter become leader.
If you have a strong-willed child in your family, I’m sure you already know it. You don’t need anyone to point him or her out to you. Typically smart, confident and loyal, strong-willed children show a remarkable capacity for creative thinking and problem-solving.

 2)  But some parents call them " difficult" or "stubborn"
Of course, those children require guidance. They require extra patience. They require strong leaders (parents) who can teach them gently. but they still have much to learn.

4.Writing-2, 24+1 by may 20
Writing

2.CLB5W Take notes from a pre-recorded telephone message (such as a company message about job openings, a message about a store’s location and hours of operation, or a message detailing a bus or train schedule). Include details for personal use.

1. Create a complete table of the store's information, and check it for correct spelling, formatting, etc.
2. Write in one complete sentence a note to yourself on when you might visit the store this week.
3. Ask yourself: Did you include important points with accurate details; convey a clear message; and record details (such as names, addresses, numbers, dates, times and directions) legibly, with correct spelling and other standard conventions of capitalization and punctuation?

            1）    5095 Yonge St A14, North York, ON M2N 6Z4

                     bestbuy.ca        (416) 642-7980        

             

Tuesday 10AM–9PM Holiday hours Hours might differ Wednesday 10AM–9PM Holiday hours Hours might differ Thursday 10AM–9PM Holiday hours Hours might differ Friday 10AM–9PM Holiday hours Hours might differ Saturday 10AM–9PM Holiday hours Hours might differ Sunday 11AM–6PM Holiday hours Hours might differ Monday 10AM–9PM

	2）  I want to buy a set of headphones with a steroeo,..............

                     but I didn't see any suitable product. .......

                     small store with no parking Opens at 10:00 AM

hours

might affect these hours

                3)    Yes