Using the Intenet to learn about Abbreviations & Resumes

Fatima’s Computer/Internet Class
By Leslie Weaver for the Advanced Class
Fall Term 06 #10 – Dec 1, 2006

I. Learning and Reviewing Abbreviations

1. Abbreviations – from Better English
Address: www.better-english.com/vocabulary/abbreviations.htm
Please Note: Some of these abbreviations are British English!

2. Abbreviations Crossword Puzzle – from iteslj.org
Address: http://iteslj.org/cw/1/ck-abbrev.html

3. UsingEnglish.com: Quiz – Abbreviations
Address: www.usingenglish.com/quizzes/414.html

4. Fun Trivia – Abbreviations We Should Know
Address: www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz155021c9798.html

5. Fun Trivia – Abbreviations and Initials
Address: www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz585096b5720.html

6. Fun Trivia – Easy Abbreviations
Address: www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz130491819c0.html

7. Fun Trivia – Abbreviations
Address: www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz491875a4570.html

8. Reference Manual Quiz – Abbreviations
http://dl.coastline.edu/classes/internet/english105/minireference.cfm
Then, under “Mini Reference - Quizzes,” click on “Reference Manual Quiz – Abbreviations.”
Write down your ideas, and scroll down to the very bottom to find a list of the answers.

II. Learning and Reviewing Resumes

9. The Resume and what goes in it – Listening and a quiz (need headphones)
Address: www.inglesmundial.com/A4/listening.htm
Continue (click “Next”) and complete 4 parts: Listening, Dialog, Reading & Expressions.

10. TV411 - Preparing to Get a Job - Writing Resumes
www.tv411.org/lessons/cfm/writing.cfm?str=writing&num=12&act=1

11. Vocabulary used in Applications and Resumes
Address: http://eslprograms.vcc.ca/ESLWEB/vocab-jo1.htm
After you finish an exercise, click on “Next Exercise.” If that isn’t possible, click on “Go to ESL Online Center,” and then click on “Vocabulary Level 2/3.” Do “Job Adjectives 1 & 2” and “Job Applications 1, 2, 3 & 4.” There are 2 quizzes in each of those parts.

12. The Beehive – Jobs – Write a Resume & Cover Letters (this has one long address!)
www.thebeehive.org/Templates/Jobs/Level3Image.aspx?PageId=1.529.550.552&HideChildLinks=0&Local=1&Lang=1
In the Resume section, be sure to click on, and look up, or read about the nearest “One Stop Career Center” and the “Sample Resume,” as well as “Great Tips for Writing a Resume” (under “Take Action” on the left side).
In the Cover Letter section, don’t miss the link to the “Sample Cover Letter” or the link to “Resumagic” for a “Guide to Writing a Cover Letter” and more.

Let’s learn about
Thanksgiving
By Leslie Weaver –– Fall Term 06

I. Quizzes about Thanksgiving

1. Funology.com -- Brain Drains -- Thanksgiving Quiz #24
Address: www.funology.com/braindrains/bd024.htm

2. English Language Study Quiz - The First Thanksgiving in America
Address: www.manythings.org/voa/011119tia2.htm

3. English Language Study Quiz - Thanksgiving in the USA
Address: www.manythings.org/voa/011119tia.htm

4. Crossword Puzzle - Thanksgiving (Aviva Furman) I-TESL-J
Address: http://iteslj.org/cw/1/af-thanks.html

5. Rainbow Magic Thanksgiving Activities & Quizzes
Address: www.rainbow-magic.com/holidays/thanksgiving/index.html
Click on “Activities” (on the top left), then click on ‘Quizzes” (on the bottom right)

II. Reading/Listening about Thanksgiving

6. The First Thanksgiving: by Scholastic
Address: http://teacher.scholastic.com/thanksgiving/
Click to listen and watch the 3 different parts (Mayflower, Daily Life, the Feast) and click to listen to the dates on the Timeline. Also check out “More to Explore.”

7. Plimoth Plantation – Living Breathing History
Address: www.plimoth.org
Click on “Visit” and take the “Virtual Tour,” then click on "Online Activities" and try some of the activities. Look around at the rest of the site.

8. The History Channel – Video Gallery
www.history.com/media.do?id=history_holidays_thanksgiving_broadband&action=clip

9. ESL Cafe's Hint of the Day - Thanksgiving
Address: www.eslcafe.com/webhints/hints.cgi?20041125.txt


III. Games about Thanksgiving

10. Thanksgiving Crossword Puzzle
www.abcteach.com/wordpuzzles/onlinepuzzles/Thanksgiving.html

11. Thanksgiving Interactive Word Puzzle (Hangman)
www.bethanyroberts.com/ThanksgivingOnlineWordPuzzle.htm

12. THANKSGIVING Tic Tac Toe
www.bethanyroberts.com/ThanksgivingTicTacToe.htm

13. Thanksgiving Word Search
www.primarygames.com/holidays/thanksgiving/word_search/search.htm

What did we learn today?

In our computer/Internet class today We learned ...

( Summarize what you learned today, what didn't you know before and you know now, what was very interesting for you, what was funny, what was boring and not worthy to learn, what helpled you focus more on your language learning, and finally what was the most and the least useful information you got today).

Leave your comments in 5-10 sentences here on the Comment section. Click and write down in the new page opened to you.

Fatima’s Computer/Internet Class
By Leslie Weaver for the Advanced Class – Fall Term 06 #9 – Nov 10, 2006

I. Listening & Reading Comprehension
A. The following are all for listening comprehension. Read the info, listen (click on “Play – Windows Media”), and answer the questions. Then do the quiz in part 3.

1. ESL Lab – A Free Cell Phone (listening - need headphones for these)
Address: www.esl-lab.com/cellphone/cellphonerd1.htm

2. ESL Lab – Telemarketing
Address: www.esl-lab.com/market/marketrd1.htm

3. ESL Lab – Trivia Game show
Address: www.esl-lab.com/game1/gamerd1.htm

4. ESL Lab – School Report
Address: www.esl-lab.com/grades/gradesrd1.htm

B. The following are for reading comprehension. Click on “Start Reading,” read the information, and then answer the questions. Click on the arrow for the next question.

5. Melting Pot or Salad Bowl?
Address: www.geocities.com/yamataro670/pot-bowl.htm

6. A Nation of Nicknames
Address: www.geocities.com/yamataro670/nicknames.htm

7. Sending Cards for all Occasions
Address: www.geocities.com/yamataro670/greetingcards.htm

8. Blue Monday and “Thank God it’s Friday”
Address: www.geocities.com/yamataro670/TGIF.htm

C. and one funny story: Working at the Bank
Address: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~lfried/stories/ihtm1bank.html
(Part 2 just has more comprehension questions – not more of the story.)

II. Review of Verb Tenses

9. Going to San Jose – A test of Simple Present and Present Continuous
Address: http://fog.ccsf.edu/~lfried/tests/sanjosegrammartest.html

10. Playing Golf – 20 Questions by Charles Kelly
Address: www.manythings.org/fq/1/9989.html

11. What’s the Correct Verb Form? (3 Quizzes)
#1 Address: http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz62fck.htm
#2: http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz63fck.htm
#3: http://a4esl.org/q/f/z/zz64fck.htm

12. What’s the Correct Verb Form?
Address: http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-vf01.html

Election Information

1. New York Times- 2006 Election Guide
http://www.nytimes.com/ref/washington/2006ELECTIONGUIDE.html
Click on a state and ( under the map) you will see the different candidates who are running.

2.Democracy Project - Inside the Voting Booth
http://pbskids.org/democracy/vote/index.html
Read all three parts. And click on some of the dates to find out what happened then.

3.Election Quiz ( and general US information)
http://lve.scola.ac-paris.fr/anglais/uselections/quiz.htm

4.Scholastic - Elections 2006
http://teacher.scholastic.com/scholasticnews/indepth/election2006
Scroll down and click on the map, and on the topics under " learn more".

Try to finish all the links within your timing. After you finish your assignment, write your comment ( any idea or opinion ) on the comment section.

Practice Passive voice

Using the Internet to Review Passive and Active Voice
By Leslie Weaver for the Advanced Class - Fall 06 #7 – Nov 3, 2006

1. English Hilfen: Passive Use and Forms (Information ONLY)
Address: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/passive.htm
2. English Hilfen: Active & Passive Forms (Information ONLY)
Address: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/active_passive.htm
3. English Hilfen: Active or Passive - Matching Exercises (2 quizzes)
Address: http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/active_or_passive1.htm
4. Eflnet Passive Verb Form
Address: http://www.eflnet.com/grammar/passive2.php
5. Better English: The Passive – Multiple Choice (2 quizzes)
Address: http://www.better-english.com/grammar/passives.htm
6. ESL Blue(s) Quiz: A good time to be away - Past Tense Passives
Address: http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/ppassivf.htm
8. ESL Blue(s) Quiz: The Hurricane. Past Tense Passive forms
Address: http://ww2.college-em.qc.ca/prof/epritchard/hurrpass.htm
9. SMIC: The passive: Gap Fill Exercise - all verb tenses
Address: http://www.smic.be/smic5022/passive1.htm
10. The Passive Voice in Questions Exercise at Auto-English
Address: http://www.autoenglish.org/gr.pas2.i.htm
11. A4ESL Quiz - Active or Passive (Vera Mello)
Address: http://a4esl.org/q/h/vm/active-passive.html
12. ESLgo.com grammar quiz: past & present active & passive
Address: http://www.eslgo.com/quizzes/grammar/present_past_ap.html
If that site doesn't work, go to: www.provincia.palermo.it/~istpa052/englishonline
Then click on "Grammar Revision" and you will see 3 Passive exercises that you can click on.
13. Parapal Online Exercises - Passive or Active
Address: http://www.parapal-online.co.uk/exercises/passives.html

Practicing Causatives Passives
1.Uvic Elc 410 Grammar: Causatives (Info and 2 quizzes)http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/410/grammar/caus.htm
2.Have done - quiz with 20 multiple choice questions
http://www.better-english.com/grammar/havedone.htm
3.Have done - Matching sentences
http://www.better-english.com/havedone.htm