Task 1:

I hope that everyone had fun yesterday on our field trip. Let’s reflect here a bit!

Write one paragraph as a reflection to our ROM field trip yesterday and try to include the following thoughts:

• Why did you join this trip?
• What did you like the most?
• What was the  one thing that was completely new to you?
• What was/were the thing(s) that you did not like?
• Would you like to go there again? Why?
• How this trip has added to your “Canadian experience,” knowledge, learning … etc.?

It was very useful trip yesterday,because I'm a newcomer here and I want to know every things  in Canada about culture,First I liked  the huge building of this museum and when I went inside there is a big skeleton of dinosaur;Oh It was very amazing then I went to galleries of Egypt there is a mummies this is the first time in my life I saw mummies??? I was very surprised at the same time I was happy,also I liked the African section there is a little  Mercedes car.

I liked most the section in the museum and especially the European.In general I think most off section is very interested and I wish yo visit this culture again because all the immigrants in Canada when they are fleeing like they missed home they can go to the museum and see their culture because this museum is collect all kind of culture in all the world.      

   

Task 1:

List the 10 sectors that the first digit of the NOC code refers to. In small groups, brainstorm three occupations for each sector.

0 Management occupations	6 Sales and service occupations
1 Business, finance and administration occupations	7 Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
2 Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	8 Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations
3 Health occupations	9 Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
4 Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
5 Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport

Task 2:

Think of an occupation you would like to enter in Canada (either as a survival job, or in the occupation you are trained for). Which of the above sectors is this occupation in?

"sales and service occupations" I want to work in airline as sales and reservation.

Task 3:

Find the NOC code for an occupation that interests you. Read the NOC description for this occupation.       

1. How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they?
2. What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?
3. Read the example titles in the NOC description. Do you think knowing these titles can be useful in your job search? How?
4. Read the main duties in the NOC description. List the duties you think are most relevant to this position

  

1.  How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they?

• • 6521 Travel counsellors
  • 6522 Pursers and flight attendants
  • 6523 Airline ticket and service agents
  • 6524 Ground and water transport ticket agents, cargo service representatives and related clerks
  • 6525 Hotel front desk clerks
  
  2. What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?

   6523 

6  Sales and service occupations.

5  high school diploma or job specific training.

2 Airline ticket and service agents.

3.Read the example titles in the NOC description. Do you think knowing these titles can be useful in your job search? How?

Airline ticket and service agents issue tickets, provide fare quotations, make reservations, conduct passenger check-in, trace missing baggage, arrange for cargo shipments and perform other related customer service duties to assist airline passengers. Airline ticket and service agents are employed by airline companies. Load planners, who plan the positioning of cargo on aircraft, are also included in this unit group.

This is my job descriptions,yes I can do this job because I have ten years experience in this field.

4.Read the main duties in the NOC description. List the duties you think are most relevant to this position

• Airline passenger and ticket agents help customers plan travel time and routes, prepare and issue tickets, assign seats, prepare boarding passes, check baggage, attend boarding gates, assist pre-boarding passengers and provide information on fares and flight schedules and routes.
• Airline reservation agents reserve seats for tour companies, travel agencies, wholesalers and the general public using computerized systems, provide information on airline passengers and process mileage points.
• Airline baggage agents trace lost, delayed or misdirected baggage for customers.

  
CLB 8

Do some on-line research of the topic of Workplace Meeting Protocol.Describe and summarize your findings in a four-paragraph essay.Remember to include an introduction,develop your main points,and finish with a conclusion.Create a one paragraph summary of your findings to be shared verbally with your classmates.


"Workplace Meeting "  big Topic,many  rules we must to follow it  in workplace.It is important for an individual to behave appropriately in public to earn respect and appreciation.

10 rules we should know:

1-Be on time:Make sure you come on time and prepare for the meeting.
2-Have a strong agenda:This is part of being prepared,but you should have a good,strong agenda so that you can stay.
3-Don't have your phone out:A lot of people put their phone on the table during the meeting, Don't do this ;Even if it dose not ring, sometimes it's light or vibration can disturb speaker.   
4-Clean up after your self:If you were drinking or eating during the meeting.You need to clean up after yourself.

An understanding of business etiquette cross-cultural communication and trade in addition in workplace.

Good afternoon everyone,

In order to get familiar with the Canadian workplace, there are a lot of things we need to consider. 

Here is a list of business idioms that are taken from this website. Please go over them and try to understand each one’s meaning and then follow the tasks below.

Task one: 

Pick five to six of the following idioms and use them in sentences of your own.

1- under the table: Last weekend I went with my husband to motor show to buy a car the employee told us if we pay under the table

you don't have to pay tax.

2- win win situation: yesterday we were in the Island of Toronto with our friends so when we arrived to pay to go by boat the employee said "go the system broken" so we were very happy it was a win win situation.

3-Touch base:I sent my resume since ten days to a big company and they didn't answer but the Hr said we will touch base as soon as possible.

4-word of mouth:When i had a little studio to did make-up,i had to gave some thing for free to rely on word of mouth.

Task two:

Compose a short story about any event/meeting that has happened to you at your previous workplace. Use at least five to six from these idioms n your story.

 When I graduated from the university,I asked my parents to open my own studio for Make-up but and we spent one year up in the air.

after that my father decided to give me money to did my private project.
I gave some free make-up rely on word of mouth to attracts more customer.

 I employed some one to help me but she was a thieves and I said time's up then I fired her,then I did all my work alone without any one so I was very tired.
Finally I decided to close the studio.
I did  my best to wrote my resume and my cover letter to work in company but I can see the writing on the wall.
Maybe after one month the company called me to did my interview,they accepted me 
and I started to work and I think they have a lot of white collar in this company.

Take three:

Request two from your peers to check and edit your work before you publish it on your blog.

Good morning everyone,

We are still trying to assess our skills and part of that is to identify your soft and hard skills.

Task 1:

Sort the following skills into two categories as soft or hard skills. Write SS for soft skills and HS for hard skills:

1. Patience  ss
2. Proficiency in a foreign language     hs
3. Leadership Skills                            ss
4. Persuasion                                     ss
5. A degree or certificate                     hs
6. Typing speed                                 hs
7. Time Management                          ss
8. Machine operation                          hs
9. Teamwork                                      ss
10. Computer programming                  hs
11. Communication                              ss
12. Flexibility                                       ss
13. Motivation                                      ss

Task 2:

Now click on this link and decide which of these skills are soft and which are hard skills. 

Task 3: 

Think of two or more of your hard skills and soft skills, then write them down, and provide one example for each skill as how you have demonstrated this skill on the job.

Hard skills:I have degree in Institute of Tourism also I studied three years Literature French in Damascus university,and I have three Diploma in System Amadeus for do all the booking around all the world,also I think I have to study more languages such as Spanish language,in this occupation the degree of tourism and the Diploma in the computer is very important. 

Soft skills:I'm very organized person,usually I do schedule to do my priority first like I issued the group first then I moved to issued a personal ticket,also I'm good in teamwork I listen very carefully and I note all the details.  

Fashion designer:they can't work without certificate or degree in fashion even in computer so they need study to use this education in their work.

  

Good morning everyone,

We are still trying to assess our skills and part of that is to identify your soft and hard skills.

Task 1:

Sort the following skills into two categories as soft or hard skills. Write SS for soft skills and HS for hard skills:

1. Patience  ss
2. Proficiency in a foreign language     hs
3. Leadership Skills                            ss
4. Persuasion                                     ss
5. A degree or certificate                     hs
6. Typing speed                                 hs
7. Time Management                          ss
8. Machine operation                          hs
9. Teamwork                                      ss
10. Computer programming                  hs
11. Communication                              ss
12. Flexibility                                       ss
13. Motivation                                      ss

Task 2:

Now click on this link and decide which of these skills are soft and which are hard skills. 

Task 3: 

Think of two or more of your hard skills and soft skills, then write them down, and provide one example for each skill as how you have demonstrated this skill on the job.

Hard skills:certificate,system in computer

Soft skills:helping and sharing(teamwork)

Fashion designer:they can't work without certificate or degree in fashion even in computer so they need study to use this education in their work.

  

Good afternoon everyone,

Our theme for this week is ''Know Yourself.'' Based on that, we need to know our strengths and weaknesses in order to better evaluate ourselves and set our goals.

Task 1:

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Write down next to each skill which one best describes you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text   intermediate

• Document Use  good 

• Numeracy  expert

• Writing  good

• Oral Communication  intermediate

• Work with Others  expert

• Thinking Skills  intermediate

• Computer Use   expert 

• Continuous Learning  intermediate

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

I'm very fast to use the system of airline,i can issued more than 30 tickets for one hour. and i have a very strong personality to aide all the customer.

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with …

I don't have any weaknesses.

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

I have to learn more English.

warning Mr.Jack

My lovely Husband's sister Jack,

I love you all and I miss all the kids,
I'm waiting all of you to come to Canada,but i have to tell you some about the cultures of Canada
you can't ask some one how old are you????and what's is your religion ????this is very unacceptable question,because i know you 're always ask this question.
and you have all the time say sorry and thank you,the Canadian people are very nice but this is very good situation,
you know when i came here i always said to people(you should and i should) once a day i take a taxi to
supermarket then i told him you should go there and i think the driver look at me like i told him some
things wrong ,then my husband explained to me,you didn't say that again because you can't translate the words from Arabic to English when you are talking and you are like to order him like you are your boss you have to said (i have and you have) i felt so bad because i was wrong.
and you have to remember you can't eat every things you will see it because i know you love eating all the times and all foods are very delicious.

kisses,
and i will be waiting to you

Good afternoon everybody,

Tomorrow, we will have an information session on Self-Care in Stressful Times and here is some vocabulary for tomorrow’s presentation. Look at the list and find the meaning of any unfamiliar word. Then, use each one in sentence of your own.

Word	Sentence
Stress	I've been stress since one year because I'm far from my country.
Distress	I had a big distress when i lost all my money in my new project.
Mental Health	I always thanks god to have a good mental health.
Depression	When the war is started in my country,i had depression and i went to my Doctor then he gave me a strong medical.
Mood	I usually have a wonderful mood when i will go to see my friends.
Self-care	I do my best all the time to eat more vegetables to safe my self-care.
Equity and Equality	Equity is giving every one what they need to be successful but the equality is treating every one the same.
Diversity	Canada have a big diversity of people on the world.
Culture	Some countries in the middle east have closed culture about working women.
Migration	The migration decision is very difficult when the people decide to travel from their country to another different country.
Discrimination	Last 100 years America have discrimination about the black people.
Mutli-tasking	Every day i have a list of multi-tasking.
Pressure	I have a big pressure this year because i have to do many courses to improve my English and many caurses also in french language.
Myth	The children always like the myth history.
Fact	I always think the bee sting is very dangerous but in fact she give us immunity for the body.
Breathe	When i do yoga usually i try to concentrate on my breathe all the time.
Concept	I have a concept to short the break in school to learn more.
Managing Stress	Some times the life gives us many difficult things,but i do all my best to managing my stress by do some sports like yoga.
Stress out	I usually before i sleep i drink a cup of yogurt because i think after long day stress out need more relax.
Stressor	when i came to Canada i felt like i had a lot off stressor on my life.
Physical reaction	I can't eat strawberry because it made physical reaction on my body.
Emotional reaction	When my grand mother died i have an emotional reaction.
Behavioral reaction	When the parents yelling to their children to do some things the children have a behavior reaction and they are also speech in loud voice like their parents.
Hormone	The happiness Hormone is rises when people do sports.
Coping skills	I always advice my friends who are newcomers to do their best to coping skills by learning more English.
Socially acceptable	When people respect all the culture of other people they are respect them self and i think they are socially acceptable.
Socially unacceptable	when some one infringe the rules and steal i think he is socially unacceptable.
Social	I have a big social relation in my country.
Stereotype	When the teacher said don't absent and the students are stereotype the teacher must to do some punishment.
Prejudice	Some countries prejudice at the airport people who have a Syrian passport.
Humour	I have a lot of  humor when i be with my friends.
Situation	I was in a big problem situation when i do an accident in my father's car.
Avoid	When i found some one is spiting i try my best to avoid him.
Alter	I do my best to advice  my brother to alter some bad action.
Adapt	I had change all my routine adapt when i married.
Accept	we have to accept all the people.
Support system	The support system should
Attitude	Last weekend i went to restaurant and i had a big bad attitude because i lost my wallet.
Hobby	fashion design is my best hobby.
Pledge	Our neighborhood give me a pledge she never let her daughter to stool my son's toys.
Promise	I promise my son to buy new toys.
Handouts	All the people give more handouts to poor families.
Purpose	I have a big purpose when i came to Canada to study in the university.
Embrace	I always give my son a big embrace every morning.
Warm	I have a big Warm family in Syria.
Feeling grounded	I feeling grounded when i start work in Canada.
Relaxed	I always do home clean when my husband is relaxed.
Adapted	I am adapted with all the bad circumstances.
Circle	All the Library in Canada do every day a circle conversation for all newcomers to improve their English.
Feelings	Some people have a big bad feelings for me.
Meditation	When i have depration i listen to meditation music for yoga.
Yoga	I do Yoga since 4 years.
Mindfulness	When i have to go to do assessment i try to clear my mindfulness to do my best.
Low mood	The weather in Canada gives people low mood.
Sadness	My family have sadness when i traveled.
Frustration	When you are a newcomer in Canada people tell you frustration stories about life in Canada.
Hopelessness	You must be all the time optimistic,don't let the hopelessness control in your life.
Helplessness	I always pry to god help people who have a helplessness in their life.
Anxiety	Some times i have an anxiety from the future.
Anxious	I have some anxious when in travel by airplane.
Sleepless	My son is sleepless all the time.
Anger	Some times i'm anger from my son,because he want all the time watch TV on night.
Spiritual	When you go to church to pry there is some spiritual there.
Environmental	Some TV news have programs for saving environmental.
Occupational	I take many caurses of occupational working.
Employment	In Canada there are a lot of Employment services.
Housing	The government of Canada care for senior people and do Housing for them.
Financial	I do every month the scheduled financial for our income.
Social	My husband has very big social relation in Canada.
Economical	I 'm very economical person .
Racism/Race	Some country have a big racism for other people.
Religion	I never ask some one what is your religion.
Gender	In my country people don't accept some to change gender.
Ethnicity	Canada have all different ethnicity in the world.
Geographical	I was very bad student in classes of  geographical.