SYNONYMS AND ANTONYMS
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Interest : It is a really fun course probably because you have less reading to do :)
the synonym and antonym exercise had special things in , this exercise wasn't timing and you could go back later on questions that you were not sure of. the computer was always asking if you were satisfied of your answers or not .
Difficulty level : This exercise was for students preparation for exams and schools entries , the exercises were increasing during the process and you had the correction at the end and all the definitions needed .
What I learned : compared to the other skill improvements exercises that I did , I can't pretend that i learn a lot but new words , I used a lot my dictionary to look up for unknown words
A really pedagogic exercise
score : 81 %
mardi 16 décembre 2008
Vocabulary spelling course
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Topic one : using your senses to make sens out spelling
Topic two : More tricky vowel
Topic three : Confusing Consonant
Interested
This one is probably one that I really didn't liked , maybe it was a too easy for me but i don't thing so because it was a lever 4 course . Because it was a spelling courses the only way we could do it , was by exercises over exercises so it was really long
difficulty level
Pretty easy , I did my highest score ! exercises on confusing consonant was really easy and most of the question used words that I could already spell
What I learned
I saw some memory tricks to remember not to make obvious mistakes such as ie/ei words
and some example of spelling used in specific countries (point really interesting)
My score ! 89 %
Topic one : using your senses to make sens out spelling
Topic two : More tricky vowel
Topic three : Confusing Consonant
Interested
This one is probably one that I really didn't liked , maybe it was a too easy for me but i don't thing so because it was a lever 4 course . Because it was a spelling courses the only way we could do it , was by exercises over exercises so it was really long
difficulty level
Pretty easy , I did my highest score ! exercises on confusing consonant was really easy and most of the question used words that I could already spell
What I learned
I saw some memory tricks to remember not to make obvious mistakes such as ie/ei words
and some example of spelling used in specific countries (point really interesting)
My score ! 89 %
lundi 15 décembre 2008
I wanted to thank you for your kindness and comprehension , for what happened at the oral , I honestly prepared myself for the oral , but my dad had bring me some sad new , the lack of sleep and stress sometimes make me do some anxiety , i do see someone for this but anyway thank you ! Ill do my 4 blog entries not for extra points but just to thank you Happy Holidays !
Online tools
ADJECTIVE , ADVERBS AND CONFUSING WORDS
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I thought this exercise would be funnier at first but I found it quite long for an exercise that I already worked on . Adverbs are seen at a inferior level but in spite of the fact that this exercise was a revision , some majors ideas were good to reviewed.
The mistake that I was always doing is the double idea such as my most friendliest friend is .. or other similar examples , this can looks stupid , but i did this mistake on my first blog entry .
The level was perfect for me! not too hard but not too easy and fun to follow , you sould suggest this tool to all your students !
my score : 79%
Online tools
ADJECTIVE , ADVERBS AND CONFUSING WORDS
***
I thought this exercise would be funnier at first but I found it quite long for an exercise that I already worked on . Adverbs are seen at a inferior level but in spite of the fact that this exercise was a revision , some majors ideas were good to reviewed.
The mistake that I was always doing is the double idea such as my most friendliest friend is .. or other similar examples , this can looks stupid , but i did this mistake on my first blog entry .
The level was perfect for me! not too hard but not too easy and fun to follow , you sould suggest this tool to all your students !
my score : 79%
Final Reading Test
Final Reading Test
Section 1
1. Why is important for farmers to separate GM crops from non-GM crops?
Because he his uncertain over what the market will bear , and he wants to sell as much as they can . People are aware of the difference .
2. What uncertainties are facing farmers surrounding GM foods?
they are affaid that impose non-gm food , would result a non capacity to produce enought foe the consummers . They are also not sure about the internatonal market
3. Why are the biotech companies worried?
they are worried about they long-term buisness prospect because they are not sure they will find consummer to buy theire products
Section 2
4. List 5 benefits of GM foods.
it can repel all sort of blights and insects,withstand the herbicides that zap the weed , some will are in the pipline , some will make chemical drugs for the medecine , we can add nutritonal value to it , speed up growing time , can taste better and stay longer
5. List 5 disadvantages of GM foods
it Can have unknow healt and environnemental dangers , potential allergic reactions to genetic changes , genes in plants can pass into their wild garden and spreed unkillable superweeds , They could also harm some beneficial insect while stimulating pesticide resistance .
Section 3
6. Briefly describe the denounced and discredited studies that have been presented
to show that GM foods are unsafe for human consumption.
They point out the unexpected effect of OGM crops on benefite insects for the ecosystem . they were all discredited .
7. What are biotech companies doing to combat studies like these?
they made a number of industry alliance and are makin propaganda with research , scientific research , and they try to have environemental and biotech leader , to insist on the fact that they are acting in a good way. The comunication with the public it really important .
8. What is the future of GM companies like Monsanto, DuPont and Novartis? Section 4
It depends on the way they are able to influence the public , some say they will be froced to a down turn .
9. Describe three problems that may prevent further development of GM foods.
European Union has rejected some types of genetically modified food and say that no new biotect food will be approved during the next three years also many contry want to have a lebel to identify
Section 5
10. What do consumer groups and those who speak for biotech companies want the Canadian government to do?
The consumer groups want a regulatory system to be more open so the public dosen't belive such products are being foisted on them by autorities who seems to be more open with industries than shoppers .
Biotech companies are also agree with it
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Section 1
1. Why is important for farmers to separate GM crops from non-GM crops?
Because he his uncertain over what the market will bear , and he wants to sell as much as they can . People are aware of the difference .
2. What uncertainties are facing farmers surrounding GM foods?
they are affaid that impose non-gm food , would result a non capacity to produce enought foe the consummers . They are also not sure about the internatonal market
3. Why are the biotech companies worried?
they are worried about they long-term buisness prospect because they are not sure they will find consummer to buy theire products
Section 2
4. List 5 benefits of GM foods.
it can repel all sort of blights and insects,withstand the herbicides that zap the weed , some will are in the pipline , some will make chemical drugs for the medecine , we can add nutritonal value to it , speed up growing time , can taste better and stay longer
5. List 5 disadvantages of GM foods
it Can have unknow healt and environnemental dangers , potential allergic reactions to genetic changes , genes in plants can pass into their wild garden and spreed unkillable superweeds , They could also harm some beneficial insect while stimulating pesticide resistance .
Section 3
6. Briefly describe the denounced and discredited studies that have been presented
to show that GM foods are unsafe for human consumption.
They point out the unexpected effect of OGM crops on benefite insects for the ecosystem . they were all discredited .
7. What are biotech companies doing to combat studies like these?
they made a number of industry alliance and are makin propaganda with research , scientific research , and they try to have environemental and biotech leader , to insist on the fact that they are acting in a good way. The comunication with the public it really important .
8. What is the future of GM companies like Monsanto, DuPont and Novartis? Section 4
It depends on the way they are able to influence the public , some say they will be froced to a down turn .
9. Describe three problems that may prevent further development of GM foods.
European Union has rejected some types of genetically modified food and say that no new biotect food will be approved during the next three years also many contry want to have a lebel to identify
Section 5
10. What do consumer groups and those who speak for biotech companies want the Canadian government to do?
The consumer groups want a regulatory system to be more open so the public dosen't belive such products are being foisted on them by autorities who seems to be more open with industries than shoppers .
Biotech companies are also agree with it
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mardi 9 décembre 2008
Writing test
Located in the border of Chile and Argentina, Pascua-.Lama is an open pit mining full of gold in silver. A big riche mountain of 4,500 meters of altitude is obviously a priceless project for gold mining extractors who are at the moment, developing an extraction plan. The problem is that the international opinion and the population of Chile are proceeding to pressures by making petitions and manifestations, all dedicated to the Chilean government. These demonstrations from the population are illustrating many problems and according to me, the Chile and the Argentina shouldn’t approve this project .The environmental consequences are the first reasons why they have to refuse it because first ,the project is a high-cost idea with a no respect of the population’s values and their way of living. Plus, the Pascua-Lama extraction would have environmental consequences.
First of all, the Pascua-Lama required a removed of huge glaciers. It looks to me like a really expensive and unreal project, showing a big disrespect to the population For example, in 2000, an appeal was filed with the Chilean Constitutional Court to rule the treaty unconstitutional. Many people living on agriculture are also demanding help from the tribunal because they claimed the lost of many hectares form their propriety. The extraction company never asked their permissions and that clearly shows disrespect. Second, the company, say that the used of chemical products is something they cannot avoid for a good extraction of gold but they forget and essential point. The pollution caused by the product would have irreversible consequences such as the contamination of the water, the ground and the air. The appearance of cancers and other sickness won’t be long to show up.
The Toronto Company in charged of the Pascua-Lama project would create an environmental disaster with is dream realisation. The area located in the border of Chile and Argentina is an arid and dry place. The removed of the glacier would destroy all the chances to find drinkable water in the valley killing at the same time the entire agricultural sector. The company also close it eyes on all a fragile ecosystem, drinkable water is maybe exportable, but animals plans and lives in general are in danger for a contains estimated deposited of 17 millions ounces of gold and 635 million ounces of silver. The native groups would also be forced to extinction.
Barrick Gold says that the project is environmentally friendly considering the water treatment. They also pretended that the project will create 5,500 jobs during the mine's construction period but all I see is a tones of problem for the population and for the environment in the near future. We cannot forget that this environmental zone was initially protected and owned by “l’UNESCO” but they retired the protection in 1994, just before Barrick takes possession of it. . If you do believe in humanity and in good values, you will probably be agreed that it is the biggest mistake Argentine ever did.
First of all, the Pascua-Lama required a removed of huge glaciers. It looks to me like a really expensive and unreal project, showing a big disrespect to the population For example, in 2000, an appeal was filed with the Chilean Constitutional Court to rule the treaty unconstitutional. Many people living on agriculture are also demanding help from the tribunal because they claimed the lost of many hectares form their propriety. The extraction company never asked their permissions and that clearly shows disrespect. Second, the company, say that the used of chemical products is something they cannot avoid for a good extraction of gold but they forget and essential point. The pollution caused by the product would have irreversible consequences such as the contamination of the water, the ground and the air. The appearance of cancers and other sickness won’t be long to show up.
The Toronto Company in charged of the Pascua-Lama project would create an environmental disaster with is dream realisation. The area located in the border of Chile and Argentina is an arid and dry place. The removed of the glacier would destroy all the chances to find drinkable water in the valley killing at the same time the entire agricultural sector. The company also close it eyes on all a fragile ecosystem, drinkable water is maybe exportable, but animals plans and lives in general are in danger for a contains estimated deposited of 17 millions ounces of gold and 635 million ounces of silver. The native groups would also be forced to extinction.
Barrick Gold says that the project is environmentally friendly considering the water treatment. They also pretended that the project will create 5,500 jobs during the mine's construction period but all I see is a tones of problem for the population and for the environment in the near future. We cannot forget that this environmental zone was initially protected and owned by “l’UNESCO” but they retired the protection in 1994, just before Barrick takes possession of it. . If you do believe in humanity and in good values, you will probably be agreed that it is the biggest mistake Argentine ever did.
Listening test
1.What is Percy Schmeiser’s problem?
Is dealing with mozanto company , whose accusating him to use Mozanto stuff without paying it but in reallity he never used it , in 50 years of algriculture Percy always use natural ways but now he has contaminating plants
2.What is Roundup used for?
To improve the quality and quantity of feld by spreadind chimical it on their culture
3.How did the chemical company invent Roundup?
crossing dna with ressitant chemical product (ogm)
4.What has Monsanto accused Schmeiser of doing? /4
to rub their innovation and to used it for his production
5.Why are the farmers pissed off?
Because they are in difficulties with the Mosanto and Mosanto charged them money but
the farmer nerver used Mosanto products , they claim that it's their territory.
6.How did Monsanto initially learn about Schmeiser? /4
An inspector found DNA in Schemeiser production , they made a collecte on his production and made their own investagations .
7.Did the company respect its policy on dealing with the farmer? Yes or no. Give a reason. /4 No beacause they say that they respect famers propriety and that they don't get in without asking them but that is totally false because they asked to secret visitor to go on their farms
8.What tactics did the company use with another farmer? /4
They sing up contract to make sure famers pay them every years
9.How did another farmer, Zilinski, get Monsanto’s DNA in his crops? /4
Because nature spreed mozanto stuff by the wind
10 How did the company treat Zilinski? /4
28 000 $ of charge for using Mosanto dna on their seeds
11.What is Schmeiser’s next step? /4
Schmeiser want to see Mosanto repport and change rules to protect the farmers from Mosanto
Is dealing with mozanto company , whose accusating him to use Mozanto stuff without paying it but in reallity he never used it , in 50 years of algriculture Percy always use natural ways but now he has contaminating plants
2.What is Roundup used for?
To improve the quality and quantity of feld by spreadind chimical it on their culture
3.How did the chemical company invent Roundup?
crossing dna with ressitant chemical product (ogm)
4.What has Monsanto accused Schmeiser of doing? /4
to rub their innovation and to used it for his production
5.Why are the farmers pissed off?
Because they are in difficulties with the Mosanto and Mosanto charged them money but
the farmer nerver used Mosanto products , they claim that it's their territory.
6.How did Monsanto initially learn about Schmeiser? /4
An inspector found DNA in Schemeiser production , they made a collecte on his production and made their own investagations .
7.Did the company respect its policy on dealing with the farmer? Yes or no. Give a reason. /4 No beacause they say that they respect famers propriety and that they don't get in without asking them but that is totally false because they asked to secret visitor to go on their farms
8.What tactics did the company use with another farmer? /4
They sing up contract to make sure famers pay them every years
9.How did another farmer, Zilinski, get Monsanto’s DNA in his crops? /4
Because nature spreed mozanto stuff by the wind
10 How did the company treat Zilinski? /4
28 000 $ of charge for using Mosanto dna on their seeds
11.What is Schmeiser’s next step? /4
Schmeiser want to see Mosanto repport and change rules to protect the farmers from Mosanto
lundi 17 novembre 2008
Phrasal verbs
figure out = understand (seperate the it from the verb)s
set up= Openeds
come back=Returned is
called in=asked/invited s
find out=Discouver
lookinto=studied /searcheds
let out=diffused is
Tore Down=destroys
Put up=builds
Paid off=succed is
Picked up=improved is
try out= s do it
sit down is =be seated
pic out = choosed (s)
pick up =take / find
caught on (is) become popular
work out
layout (desing , decorate (s )
cutt off =stop (s)
call off = cancell
take aways (removed)
take out (apporter)
think up (invented)
show up (to appear)
set up= Openeds
come back=Returned is
called in=asked/invited s
find out=Discouver
lookinto=studied /searcheds
let out=diffused is
Tore Down=destroys
Put up=builds
Paid off=succed is
Picked up=improved is
try out= s do it
sit down is =be seated
pic out = choosed (s)
pick up =take / find
caught on (is) become popular
work out
layout (desing , decorate (s )
cutt off =stop (s)
call off = cancell
take aways (removed)
take out (apporter)
think up (invented)
show up (to appear)
lundi 27 octobre 2008
mid-term essay writting test
Introduction :
We associated for long time spirituality with religion but it existed since the creation of the humanity. Anthropologists have made some studies and declared that prehistoric man already had spiritual processions. Spirituality is really large at sense meaning but although we all have a different definition of spirituality, we can say that it is closely related to religious belief, faith and transcendent reality. Public schools have banished religion from their institutions and the scientific minds diminish the importance of the spirituality in our society . Considering the fact that numerous people are pretending to be help by spirituality in hard moments , we wanted to take a look at the perception young people had on spirituality and compared it with and older group of persons.
We do believe that spirituality is more present in older people minds because religious education is part of their background. In this present work , I will try in the following paragraphs to present you my method and then the results to conclude with an open discussion about spirituality.
Method and Results:
We survey about 20 persons with a series of questions having multiple choices ,50 percents of them had 40 years old and more and the other group was obviously the younger ones (having 15 10 40 years old). We asked as a first question if spirituality was a part of their life, 60 % of younger people answers was not at all and 40 % of them replied a little bit. The main different with the older group is that 60 % of them answed a little bit, 20 %, not at all and 20 more percents said a lot. . With our survey ,we can easily see that younger people are more open-minded to new spiritual groups and techniques as meditation. One of the most important idea claims by the survey is that 80 percents of young people don’t want to give back a place to spirituality in institutions, compared to only 40 % in the older person’s survey. Overall it is clearly representative of what we thought at the beginning of our survey. We wouldn’t have give precise answers like the survey but we have been forced to realized how the perception of the spirituality from a generation to an other is really different.
Discussion:
Considering the fact that religion is based on spirituality we can say that it is a big part of our heritage. Plus, spirituality is completely indispensable to our society. It gives a sense to the absurdity of life and it is also an emotional support for the persons going through a hard life period. However, I think modernity is killing slowly but surely the rest of spiritual aspects in our society. Some will say that spirituality is evoluating in a way that it becomes less rigid and doctrinal, I’m agree with it but our generation is having a new regard on the world and the ecological problems that we are facing are much more in young people’s preoccupations .
We associated for long time spirituality with religion but it existed since the creation of the humanity. Anthropologists have made some studies and declared that prehistoric man already had spiritual processions. Spirituality is really large at sense meaning but although we all have a different definition of spirituality, we can say that it is closely related to religious belief, faith and transcendent reality. Public schools have banished religion from their institutions and the scientific minds diminish the importance of the spirituality in our society . Considering the fact that numerous people are pretending to be help by spirituality in hard moments , we wanted to take a look at the perception young people had on spirituality and compared it with and older group of persons.
We do believe that spirituality is more present in older people minds because religious education is part of their background. In this present work , I will try in the following paragraphs to present you my method and then the results to conclude with an open discussion about spirituality.
Method and Results:
We survey about 20 persons with a series of questions having multiple choices ,50 percents of them had 40 years old and more and the other group was obviously the younger ones (having 15 10 40 years old). We asked as a first question if spirituality was a part of their life, 60 % of younger people answers was not at all and 40 % of them replied a little bit. The main different with the older group is that 60 % of them answed a little bit, 20 %, not at all and 20 more percents said a lot. . With our survey ,we can easily see that younger people are more open-minded to new spiritual groups and techniques as meditation. One of the most important idea claims by the survey is that 80 percents of young people don’t want to give back a place to spirituality in institutions, compared to only 40 % in the older person’s survey. Overall it is clearly representative of what we thought at the beginning of our survey. We wouldn’t have give precise answers like the survey but we have been forced to realized how the perception of the spirituality from a generation to an other is really different.
Discussion:
Considering the fact that religion is based on spirituality we can say that it is a big part of our heritage. Plus, spirituality is completely indispensable to our society. It gives a sense to the absurdity of life and it is also an emotional support for the persons going through a hard life period. However, I think modernity is killing slowly but surely the rest of spiritual aspects in our society. Some will say that spirituality is evoluating in a way that it becomes less rigid and doctrinal, I’m agree with it but our generation is having a new regard on the world and the ecological problems that we are facing are much more in young people’s preoccupations .
lundi 29 septembre 2008
Consumer Behavior
1What factors are included as cultural influences on consumer behavior?
2what is culture
3what are some of the main characteristics of Canadian culture as identified by Maclean's 1999 and 2000 polls ?
4what is it important to identify cultural shifts?
5 what is subculture
6what are three Canadian subcultures mentioned in this text?
7 How has Scotiabank targeted Native -or aboriginal-Canadians ?
8 why are ethnic consumers important to marketers?
2what is culture
3what are some of the main characteristics of Canadian culture as identified by Maclean's 1999 and 2000 polls ?
4what is it important to identify cultural shifts?
5 what is subculture
6what are three Canadian subcultures mentioned in this text?
7 How has Scotiabank targeted Native -or aboriginal-Canadians ?
8 why are ethnic consumers important to marketers?
lundi 8 septembre 2008
formatiive work 1 sept 26
cours 1 Caroline Jutras Boisclair
OUTLINE COURSES
*** 3 stars
-BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION
-interest : I found the concept really interresting , In stead of a pen and a paper sheet , the test on the computer was really interactive , maybe a little bit long but the test was really informative about getting the essential informations .
-difficulty level: Well we need to follow all the steps because there are a lot of new information but it's quite easy to do , i guess it depends of the personal level .
-what I learned : I learned the important to mark up the importants information , to make a fast reading , to find the main ideas of a text and to distingued facts of opinions .
-my score 77%
OUTLINE COURSES # 2
**** 4 stars
-VOCABULARY
-interest: This one was my favorite because i really wanted to improve my vocabulary
- difficulty level: Quite hard because the choices word were really unfamiliar to me
-what I learned : I learned to be carefull with the main context , this way we can find out what the word really mean without
look up in the dictionnay ... of course it's not alway working!
-my score 68 %
OUTLINE COURSES
*** 3 stars
-BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION
-interest : I found the concept really interresting , In stead of a pen and a paper sheet , the test on the computer was really interactive , maybe a little bit long but the test was really informative about getting the essential informations .
-difficulty level: Well we need to follow all the steps because there are a lot of new information but it's quite easy to do , i guess it depends of the personal level .
-what I learned : I learned the important to mark up the importants information , to make a fast reading , to find the main ideas of a text and to distingued facts of opinions .
-my score 77%
OUTLINE COURSES # 2
**** 4 stars
-VOCABULARY
-interest: This one was my favorite because i really wanted to improve my vocabulary
- difficulty level: Quite hard because the choices word were really unfamiliar to me
-what I learned : I learned to be carefull with the main context , this way we can find out what the word really mean without
look up in the dictionnay ... of course it's not alway working!
-my score 68 %
lundi 25 août 2008
my new hot frien gab
At our age , life is a door to so many choices and possibilities
my new friend Gab is a young men full of ambitions and projects , discribe him in only two paragraphs would be really difficult because he has several things to say . Gab has an enorm artistic side and he also has the desire and the talent to teach it, that's why Gabriel 's goal would be to mix his two passions and be able to teach literrature as well as play of his clarinet .
Yes , as you can see Gabriel is studiying in two disciplines probably because of his goal life but also because studies are really important according to him , I would say that Gab's biggest accomplishment are all his studies learning . At a really young age , gab was already in some international studies as well as a music program wich learned him a lot .
Despite of the fact that litterature and music take a lot of his time , Gabriel is a big fan of skiing and sports and general , he also loves read and write some essays for fun.
His abilities in all these domain provided from his skills in arts and sports , he also has a big sens of humor . We need to notice is big talent to tic tac to ! :)
Everybody knows him in the cegep because he is involved in so many groups and projects
of course the member of the muscial improvisation ligue are all gab's friends !
Well that's it about Gabriel Paquin Buki
my new friend Gab is a young men full of ambitions and projects , discribe him in only two paragraphs would be really difficult because he has several things to say . Gab has an enorm artistic side and he also has the desire and the talent to teach it, that's why Gabriel 's goal would be to mix his two passions and be able to teach literrature as well as play of his clarinet .
Yes , as you can see Gabriel is studiying in two disciplines probably because of his goal life but also because studies are really important according to him , I would say that Gab's biggest accomplishment are all his studies learning . At a really young age , gab was already in some international studies as well as a music program wich learned him a lot .
Despite of the fact that litterature and music take a lot of his time , Gabriel is a big fan of skiing and sports and general , he also loves read and write some essays for fun.
His abilities in all these domain provided from his skills in arts and sports , he also has a big sens of humor . We need to notice is big talent to tic tac to ! :)
Everybody knows him in the cegep because he is involved in so many groups and projects
of course the member of the muscial improvisation ligue are all gab's friends !
Well that's it about Gabriel Paquin Buki
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