A Beautiful Day Downtown, Indoors and Out!

The books were like magnets. Beginning at 10 a.m., the whole bunch of us MicroSkills Language Centre participants swarmed the entrance of the Reference Library, all raring to go. It all went crazy at the foreign languages section, and everybody clustered around books in their first language: Albanian, Arabic, Chinese, Spanish, etc.!

Happy campers!

Where's Donald?

Our first group photo--sorry, the order's messed, thanks to Google's Blogger!

But look who came from our class: Artur, Liji, Vivi, Vivian, Nellie and son, Zumurod, and George Jia. Did I miss anyone?

How fun, a firehouse with a firetruck!

Lovely corner at No. 100 Sidestreet where the Hollywood stars are supposed to sip coffee on their days off

Ah, a five-minute break in the middle of Yorkville (that's two syllables)!

I'd rather be up on the rock, where the air's cooler and the view panoramic.

It's great watching folk sneak over to the hotdog stand!

Ah, yes, the best food in the world! Yummy! Appropriately, this street meat is featured in today's Toronto Star!

Donald takes us to the hallowed halls of, um, brain sweat!

Thanks to Blogger's out-of-order (blame the tools!) sequencing, here's a flashback to the music score section of the Library.

Welcome, Tanya! It's not always possible for the Coordinator to join our field trips; so today was special!

Fun on the fifth floor

Leaving the French section for the music scores

A great view of Don Valley

It says 1852, in roman numerals, was when that old building was built.

Thanks, Mister Bishop Unpronounceable Name! Thanks for the fun, Fundator!

Checking out Chinatown on the way home ...

Meh, next time!

Register for Innovation Camp, June 2nd, our first Field Trip for June!

What do Idris Mootee, CEO of Idea Couture; Susan Ho, Founder and President of Tea Aura; and Catherine Douglas, Manager of Intellectual Property Assets for Rogers Communications, have in common? Would you like to hear from Toronto's top innovators and entrepreneurs? Then come find out at Enterprise Toronto's Innovation Camp, Wednesday, June 2nd, from 9 a.m. through 4 p.m. (LINC participants can stay from 9:30 - 2:30.)

According to the website, the Innovation Camp features:

Practical, every-day innovations differentiate winning companies!

Organized by Enterprise Toronto, Innovation Camp 2010 offers entrepreneurs and small business owners an opportunity to immerse themselves in practical new ideas.
Recognized innovators and business owners will share their stories in panel discussions, breakout seminars, facilitated networking and an informative trade show. This is your opportunity to discover new ways to increase sales, attract investment or serve new customers at lower cost to your business.

But you need to register online, both for a free account at Enterprise Toronto and for your place at the free event.

Hey Newbies, this is for you!

Check out this presentation (click on the square below):

Cool, eh? for a n00bie like me! :D

See You on Monday, January 4th, at our new blog

A new blog for the New Year, yay! Let's just hop over there: http://linc4-5.blogspot.com/!

See you there: Click here!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Here are the pictures from today's Christmas celebration and potluck:

Some had to leave early, but here are Janice, Fiona, Winnie, Amy, Jade, Christina, Aidin, Tina, and Lisa.

Aww, lovebirds Aidin and Ehsan

Crazy Grant-led singing

 

Crazy teachers wish everybody a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.

Yum, what a potluck!

May we all remember to give thanks to the Giver or the amazing Gift of Christmas!

Editing Checklist

 

EDITING CHECKLIST—Check for the following:

PREP (Preposition)
Last week of April, he finally arrived Montreal. She likes to listen rock music. So she never searches Beethoven on the Internet.

CS (Comma Splice)
Tom went to the store, although she was tired, Sue went with him, they took a bus there.

FRAG (Fragment)
When they opened the door. It was raining.
Even though we were hungry.

RUN-ON SENTENCE
When they opened the door it was raining even though we were hungry we decided not to go to McDonalds.

TENSE
Yesterday we went to the mall and I feel very tired after two hours.
Tom was fall down last week. He breaking his leg.

PERIODS/COMMAS/CAPS/SPACES
Tom went to the no frills . Although she was tired ,Sue went with him.They took a bus there. When they arrived,the mall was    closing .

PROPER NOUNS
After attending Micro Skill link, Pushpa moved to niagra fall and worked at basic food and McDonald.

SPELLING
Sutdents msut leanr hwo two spelr correctley, especialy sins the hav spelcheck no they're compter.

Today's Field Trip: Just the Pictures

Okay, folks, we had a great field trip today. So, here are the pictures. Can you remember the who, where, what, and when of these pictures?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some helpful vocabulary:

food court, fur trade, escalator, five-star hotel, snow flurries, converted hotel, student hostel, meal plan, cafeteria, Laura, panoramic view, carrels, scramble crossing, skate rentals/sharpening, tourist bureau, get in line, amphitheatre, programs, ushers, violinist, cellist, choreographer

Let's see some great blogs!