How's it going so far?

Well, believe it or not we are starting our fourth week! It's going so fast.
My question to you is, how is it going?
More specifically, I would like you to answer the following questions:
1. Is it getting easier for you to speak English all the time? What exactly is getting easier?
2. How do you like writing in your journal? Why do you think this is a required activity for every Explore student? Is it working for you?
3. What have you found most useful, of what we have studied in class? What has been most fun?
I appreciate hearing what you have to say. And please be honest: I don't expect everyone to like everything we do. It's useful for me to know what you really think, so that I can know what to change.
Thanks,
Pablo
(By the way, do you remember how to leave a comment?
1. click on "Comments"
2. set your comment to "Anonymous"
3. write your comment
4. WRITE YOUR NAME AFTER!
5. Click on "publish comment.")

Thinking Bilingual - Class #1

On this spot I will have links to the sites you need to use to complete your worksheet.
Highlight the address, then cut and paste it into the box in your web browser.

#1. "Get" Quiz:

http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-vm-ex-get.html

#2. Scrambled Sentences

http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/headway/upperint/b_vocabulary/unit07/hwy_upp_unit07_4/

#3. Get matchup

http://www.international-house.com.ar/activities/Upint/webfiles/getmatch.htm

#4. Another Quiz!

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/quiznet/pdfs/20_vocab_expressions_with_get.pdf

And a few suggestions as to where to find a french text to translate:

Google News: http://news.google.ca/nwshp?hl=fr&tab=wn&q=
Radio Canada http://www.radio-canada.ca/index.shtml

Or any where else you might find something interesting!

What is hard for you?

For our second post, I want to talk about what is difficult for you when you speak English, and also what helps you learn English.
This will help us decide what to study in our class.
So, tell us: what is the hardest thing for you? Pronounciation? Understanding? Speaking quickly?
And what are the best things that help you learn Enlgish?
Here's one for me: I put my clock-radio on in the language I want to learn. When it's time to wake up, my alarm is the radio. But I don't get up right away: I lie in bed for a while and press "snooze," over and over again. So for about an hour, I'm half-asleep, but I'm learning a new language subconsciously. I swear, it works!
What works for you? Share...

Welcome to Vancouver

Welcome to our blog.
For our first post, I want us to think of 3 THINGS THAT ARE DIFFERENT, here in Vancouver.
What did you notice on your first day here? What was interesting? Bizarre? Exciting?

When I moved to Québec, 3 things that I noticed were :

1. The buildings are all made of brick. For me, this is very beautiful.
2. People wear scarves all the time! (A scarf is the thing you wrap around your neck to keep warm.)
3. In the grocery stores, the vegetables are wrapped in plastic. This made me mad!

NOW, YOU ARE GOING TO DO THE SAME THING I JUST DID, BUT TALKING ABOUT VANCOUVER.

When I first came to Vancouver, 3 things I noticed were :

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