Blowing all your money on...? idioms about money

Happy Monday Afternoon! 
Spring is coming!!!!!! It feels warm outside and it smells like spring today :)
This is a photo of the trail at Kelso here in Milton. I took this photo a few years ago. It is so so pretty in the spring. I encourage you to go with your family.

Today, I would like you to go to this link:
https://www.esl-lab.com/expense/expenserd1.htm

Please follow these steps:
1.  Scroll down to III: Vocabulary Activities. 
There are 4 activities written in pink. click on each one, and do the activity, then the next until you have completed all four.

Write down the new vocabulary and expressions in your notebook.

2. Scroll Back up to:   II: Listening Exercise
Listen to the dialogue twice, notice the vocabulary and expressions that you just studied, then answer the Listening Quiz. 

In a blog post, I would like you to write one paragraph reflecting on the expressions you learned and what English words you use instead of those expressions (for example, Blow your money means spend all of your money).

Or write a few lines using the new expressions.

 

You owe me a coffee !

Good Afternoon Class! It's FRIYAY!

We did a quick warm-up review of  LEND and BORROW and OWE.  Great verbs to know how to use well with money and banking.  This guy (see pic) always seems to borrow money but does not pay it back! Do you know anyone like that? :)

Look at this conversation: Notice how borrow is similar to take, and lend is similar to give:

I need to borrow $5 for coffee - do you mind?
Sure, I can lend you $5, or better yet, I can pay for you this time and then you can owe me (will pay for me) for next time. 

Can you borrow me five bucks? (wrong)
Can you lend me five bucks? (correct)
Can I borrow five bucks? (correct) 

Can I lend your phone? (wrong)
Can you lend me your phone? (correct)
Can I borrow your phone? (correct)

In class today we checked off the things we want from our banking on a list then searched for the best banking plan and compared 2 plans.  I know this is not the most exciting thing, but when you feel comfortable with banking, you are more in control of your money, your life and your future savings! 

Have a good weekend everyone! 

Banking Complaints are Common!

Have you ever complained to your friends or family about your bank? It feels like banks charge you fees for every little transaction. Sometimes it feels like they are ripping you off. I guess this is how they make their millions and billions of dollars. 

Another English word for complain is Whinge, or whine. When you whine, you are complaining but not doing anything to solve your problem and you expect others to fix it for you. (children do this a lot :)

But when you complain to your bank, hopefully they will solve your problem without a bad attitude - or an extra charge!

TASK: 
1. Read the following article on the 10 most Common Banking complaints. You can read just the key information - so skim for the general idea only. Do notice the use of the expression "To be/get ripped off" in the article. This is a common expression used to talk about a situation when a store or a business or bank charged too much  money and you feel like they were stealing money from you, or that you got ripped off. 

https://www.mybanktracker.com/news/customer-banking-complaints

2. Respond to the article by writing about your opinion. Do you agree with the top 10? Or do you share only some of these complaints? Perhaps you had a situation that was similar or different with a bank. Write about this. One paragraph is enough, but do give sufficient details. If you can use the expressions and vocabulary we've been using this week that would be even better!

Does English have sounds that you don't have in your language??

Yesterday, we reviewed the Banking system in Canada and basic banking terms. Remember to get the worksheets for this if you were missing.

Today we also completed our Venn Diagrams comparing our first language with English for both the vowel sounds and the consonant sounds. When complete, you will see which sounds you share with English, and which sounds you only have in your language, and which sounds only English has.

These sounds, the sounds only English has, are the sounds you need to be aware of and work on. This is your focus.

Also, even if we do share the same sounds, reading the word does not tell you how to pronounce it. If you have some problem words that you use a lot, I would recommend memorizing what the colour is for the stressed syllable for that word.

Please write  a short, reflective post on your blog about what sounds in English are NOT in your first language. Then write about some words that you have difficulty pronouncing because of it.  What do you find very difficult to pronounce??

I MESSED UP!

Good Afternoon Students:

Today we're focusing on 4 expressions you can use when mistakes are made, people are not happy, you are sorry and you want to resolve the problem.

To be Sorry for something
To mess up
To hold a grudge against someone
To make up for something

Task 1:

Click on the IDIOMS link to the right of this post. Scroll down to "IDIOM SET: EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS" click on " 1: SORRY IDIOMS. Review the mini lesson and do the quiz at the bottom.

Task 2:

Write about a time that you messed up, you were sorry about it, someone held a grudge against you for it (which means a deep resentment for a large mistake) and you tried to make it up.  (use these expressions in your story). Write 3 paragraphs:
 1. Intro (give context for the story - where are you,  how old etc.
 2. Three to four points - Give details about what happened - first this , then that and  finally this happened. 
3. Conclusion - the final result, what you learned, idea for future

PM CLASS: Introduce yourself

Good Afternoon class,

After experimenting with our Blogs and fixing a few of the problems, I hope you are all feeling more comfortable. It is now time to write a full post on YOUR BLOG. Don't forget to write a post title (see very top of the page where you write your post and type in your title) then write your post in the big box underneath.
I would like you to imagine you are sitting across from a new friend drinking cappuccino and introducing yourself. 

 Introduce yourself and include information about where you came from prior to Canada, why you came to Canada and how your experience has been so far. At the end, talk about your vision for your future in Canada - yes, talk about your kids, but also talk about yourself and how you imagine yourself in 5 years and what you will be doing. Dream big! Canada is too big for small dreams :)

Don't forget to include a photo or a few photos if you wish. You can add them later if you wish remember you can always edit your posts.

Welcome to my English learning Blog:  English in Milton with Marcie.
I will be posting things in here such as announcements, assignments for in and out of class.

I hope you have managed to add this blog to your blog list on your blog. If you have, then you can click on my blog link and immediately be able to read my newest posts.

Now you have some homework: getting used to your blog.
The easiest way to do this is to go on your blog at home, (sign into google/gmail first) and then play around. Make some changes. Write a new post and try adding a photo or 3. Add a new gadget. Add some new blogs to your list and click on them, read what your classmates have written and add a comment. Read your blog posts and look for comments underneath them - respond to these comments!

**Don't forget to always click on the orange button - it might say PUBLISH   or   SAVE   or   UPDATE - but you must click on it to save all the changes that you have made - always! If you don't you will lose all the work you did.**

Have fun learning how to navigate this new blogging world! You will make mistakes but those mistakes will teach you how to do it right the next time. Soon you will be as quick on blogger as you are now on Facebook and Whatsapp :)  It just takes practice.