Friday's Assignment

Friday's Assignment

Task 1:

 Watch a video about parent-teacher interviews. Listen to a parent-teacher interview at:

www.settlementdownloads.org/downloads/video/parentteacher/PT_EN.html

While you are listening, identify the expressions that are used to:

Begin the interview:	Welcome to parent-teacher interviews.
Make transitions from one topic to another:	Comparing, Definately, understandable,
End the interview:	Thanks for ...,  any further question please feel free to ask..

 Answer the questions below about the interview.

1. Is Richard progressing well in school?

   --Yes, certainly.

2. What specific comments about Richard’s performance does the teacher make?

   --Richard is a very strong student. 

3. What four questions did the parents ask?

   --a. about homework;

   --b. about making new friends in school

   --c. about after school program

   --d. meaning about report card

4. What information do the parents give the teacher about their son?

   --they told the teacher that Richard read a lot at home.

5. What suggestions does the teacher give to help Richard do better in school?

   --Help Richard improve at home

6. How does the meeting end?

   --Thank you for both of you can come here. Any further question please feel free to ask me.

Take 2:

Accordingly, children in Ontario receive a report card three times during the school year. The report card has grades and written comments about the child’s performance in each subject. The comments usually include next steps – actions the child is encouraged to take to improve his/her mark in a particular subject.

The list below contains terms from an Ontario report card. Write the correct letter on each line to match the terms with their meanings. Use a dictionary if needed.

1. exceeds (the provincial standards) .....d...	a) a text with a graph or some other visual display
2. remediation ............j)	b) longer
3. literary text ..............	c) standard ways of doing something
4. graphic text ...............a)	d) goes beyond what is expected
5. cite ................. i)	e) at a constant level (of success)
6. extended ................b)	f) very good performance
7. considerable effectiveness ...............f) ..	g) a figure with four or more sides and angles
8. conventions ...............c)	h) a story
9. consistently ...................e)	i) to mention, refer to
10. emerging .................k)	j) an action taken to correct or improve a skill
11. polygon ......................g)	k) beginning, starting to happen