Intermediate (Level 1): Computer Assisted Language Learning

Assignment 6

Objectives:

• Practice problem areas in grammar
• Build vocabulary
• Keyboarding practice
• Practice navigating a web site
• Apply reading and skimming skills to complete a task
• Editing

Grammar

Go to the following website:

www.better-english.com/grammar.htm

Do the following exercises:

• Passive 1
• Passive 2
• Passive 3

Jobs

One of the themes in the Core class is about jobs and finding a job. One place where a person can find job "listings" (ads for jobs that are available) is in the newspaper's "Classified" section.

1. Click on the following link to see an example of a real ad from the London Free Press. Read the instructions in the upper frame. Fill in the blanks in the lower frame.
   
   London Free Press job ad



2. Take a Closer Look: Write answers to the following in MS Word.
• Click on "London Free Press Classified Ads" at the top of your screen. Look through some of the other job ads that are posted.
• Find three that interest you. Why do these job listings interest you?
• How would you try to convince your potential employers that you are well suited for these jobs?
• Find three that you would strongly dislike. Why do these not interest you?

Send your message to:

• Derek at martinderek2@hotmail.com (King's)
• Liz at ejohnson1217@yahoo.ca(Brescia)

Remember . . .

• Please send your assignment as an ATTACHMENT in Microsoft Word
• Please provide the following information in the "SUBJECT LINE" of your email:
  1. Class abbreviation
  2. Level number
  3. Assignment number
  4. Your name
  For example
  • HI 2 -1b (from Yao Ming)
  • Adv L3 #1 (from Celine Dion)