Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Field Trip to North York Civic Centre--Thursday, July 9th

WELCOME TO TEACHER YULIA AND OUR LEVEL 5 SCHOOLMATES!

It would be an interesting time to visit NYCC this Thursday--what with the forecast break in the clouds, the ongoing labour disruption (a.k.a. garbage strike), and hardy entrepreneurs soldiering on. We will depart from the ticket counter of North York Centre Subway Station at 10 a.m.; so please make arrangements to get there on time.

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North York Civic Centre represents the community and cultural hub of North York. Although access to NYCC and Douglas Snow Aquatic Centre may be limited or completely cut off due to the strike, we might have the chance to interview striking workers there--a good listening/speaking exercise! Those interested in the Toronto District School Board or North York Central Library (any events there on July 9th?) may wish to take the opportunity to pay a visit to either place. York Cemetery, perhaps not the most conventional of LINC field trip destinations, is also right around the corner, offering a peaceful venue for historical or idyllic interests (or both: a good place to find a shady spot and sketch a WWII tank, for instance).

According to the City's labour dispute site, the farmers market will go on every Thursday, albeit without garbage support from the city. Can you find where the following pictures came from?

By lunch time, we may want to grab a bench in Mel Lastman Square (who was Mel Lastman?) and catch a bite. There's a Loblaw supermarket and Wendy's fast food nearby, as well as lots of restaurants lining both sides of Yonge Street. But who's interested in Nancy Senawong's Toronto a la Cart "menu board boasting satay, mango salad, chicken cashew, pad Thai and rice"?
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Make sure you save your TTC transfers and have your walking shoes, snacks, and sunscreen lotion for the field trip. And don't forget your cameras!

4 comments:

  1. librarian
    1.How can I be member in this library?
    2.what kind of document you need to register me?
    3.How can I borrow books from this library?
    4.how can I find the book that i need?
    5. Do you have any class or any program in this library?

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  2. A strick:
    How long will the strick continue?
    A libraian:
    can I borrow the chemistry book today?
    Funeral director
    How much coast does a Symmetry?
    A farmer:
    what is the name of this Friut please?
    A food vendor:Do you have Apple?

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  3. It will be a interesting trip! My questions are:
    1, Who take are of their children in summer holidays because many civic activities were closed due to the strike?
    2,How do they deal with those old books or magazines? donation or selling in public?
    3,Is there any space limitaion for the people? Can someone request bigger space?
    4,Which one can they get the biggest profit, sending products to supermarket or selling by themselves?
    5,Do they need to apply business certificate and sanitation certificate? And How many percent of their profit will be paid the tax?

    Looking forward to the answers.

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  4. I like to visit a food vendor. I want to know how can find these foods for they sale.
    How much are the dumplings?
    Do you have an ice cream?
    What time is it close?
    Do you have a tissue?
    How many specail foods do you have?
    Can you change my money?

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