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In your EL Civics exam, Task 2 will have you do a mock job interview. Before we complete our mock interview, we will go over some basic information about job interviews. For reference, here is the wording about the expectations for Task 2 "ROLE PLAY A JOB INTERVIEW - In a simulated job interview, student… Continue reading EL Civics 3. Job Interviews Do’s and Don’t
In English, time to the hour is written with the expression o'clock. Time to the minute (as in five thirty) does not include the expression o'clock; 1:20 = one fifteen and 4:00 = four o'clock. Use these terms as you talk with other people about these common store opening hours. Below are real-life examples of… Continue reading English Time Announcements
Balancing school responsibilities with work is a struggle that many Americans face. It is important to give everything its due time. Making a schedule, putting in the times of your classes, is a great way to find time to be able to study. In your schedule, include the times of your classes, as well as… Continue reading Understanding a Class Schedule
Show what you know by taking the Week 3 Quiz. Click here if you need a refresh of the material first. You will often come up with problems when you use technology. It is important to be able to express those problems and to find ways to solve them. Common problems include freezing, Internet connectivity… Continue reading Week 4. Tech Troubleshooting
This is the second part to the Beginning EL Civics Training Module. For part one, click here . First, let's get acquainted with examples of different job title. A job title is the name of the position that a job has. Occupations Vocabulary What do they do? Occupations Matching Exercise Now that you know the… Continue reading EL Civics 2. Want Ad Live Practice and Job Titles
Tips for parents to help their son(s)/daughter(s) with the college application process.
Follow this five-part series of activities for students interested in applying to college. This is part 2! Catch up on part 1 here. This is a comparing colleges activity with a mystery college twist. Use the following mystery colleges about the factors you should watch out for when applying to college. 1. State the name… Continue reading College Counseling Activity #2: Comparing Colleges/Mystery Colleges
First, let's start off with a fun review of Week 1! Next, take the Week 2 Quiz. This week, we will learn and talk all about Google Products. Start out with our Quizlet to get familiar with the terminology: Challenge: Check How Secure Your Password is!!
For this year's EL Civics assessment, students will complete two tasks related to employment and job training. The main objective is: Identify and access employment and training resources needed to obtain and keep a job. Here, we will focus on the first Task. Task 1: Interpret Job Openings Given resources such as “help wanted” ads… Continue reading EL Civics 1. Want Ad Abbreviations
Homework update: Use the English in Action Audio Course to complete the workbook exercises. It is important to be able to ask questions about yourself and other people with Be. Check out this handy chart for reference, courtesy of English in Action 2. (If you do not have the textbook for English in Action 2,… Continue reading English in Action: Welcome Unit/”Be” Part 2