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November 2009 | LINC Home Study NEWSLINC Levels 2-4 2


LINC Home Study

LINC Home Study is an English language program for newcomers to Canada who wish to improve their

listening, speaking, reading and writing skills. This program provides students with the opportunity to

learn English in the comfort of their homes and is open to landed immigrants and convention refugees 18

years or older.

Classes are taught by certified TESL instructors, who contact students every week to review homework,

practice speaking and answer questions. Students have a choice of using their computer to study English

or having a traditional textbook. All the study materials are based on the Canadian Language Benchmarks

standards.

Is there a fee for this program? No. The program is funded by Citizenship and Immigration Canada, and as

such, all study materials are provided free of charge to participants. LINC Home Study students are

encouraged to study independently for between 5 to 10 hours a week, and to finish homework on a regular

basis. To be successful students have to study hard, and commit their time to improving their English

skills. The teacher is there to guide students along on their path to significant language improvement.

The LINC Home Study program offers many other study options, including drop-in conversation classes,

additional phone conversation classes, a program for seniors (LINCing Seniors), one for youth (LINCing

Youth), instruction for deaf and blind clients and a business writing course.

We encourage all LINC Home Study students to take advantage of the options available to them, to

participate in the online LINC Home Study forum, to contribute to our monthly newsletters, and to their

journey in learning English.


Index

EDITOR’S NOTE

Welcome to the November issue

of the LINC Home Study

newsletter.

Our feature article is a reflection

on the sacrifices of Canadian

soldiers during the World War.

As usual, we have some great

submissions from students in

the program, as well as a couple

of fantastic Fall recipes to tickle

your taste buds.

We would like to say thank you

to all those who submitted

articles in October. Please

continue to send us your

articles, feedback and comments

every month.

Enjoy!

Staff Reflection

Student Reflections

Recipes

Activity Central

Advent by Cristina B………………………………………………....……......pg8

Remembrance Day by Arjuna T……………………...……………………...pg9

Halloween and Gai Jatra by Ambika P .……………….…………...………pg10

Moon Festival by Ying M………… ..……………………………….……......pg11

Peace by Htoo Lay K…………………………………………………………...pg12

The Story of Mother Teresa by Jung O………………………………….…pg13

Diwali by Kailashben P ………………………………….…………………....pg14

Early Experiences in Canada by Manuela Q. …….……………………..…pg15

Yomari Ruhi by Ninan S…...................……………………………...……..pg16

Tomato Fillet Soup by Ding H..…………………………………...………....pg17

Word Search…..………………………………………………………....……...pg18

Halloween Activity……………………….…………………………………..…pg19

Answer Key……………………………………………………………..…….....pg20

Student Corner…………………………………………………………..……...pg21

Feature Article

Remembrance Day by Elena M…………………………..……….……...…..pg6


Home Study

LINC

Program Updates

DDrroopp--iinn CCoonnvveerrssaattiioonn SSeessssiioonnss: Throughout the summer, drop-in conversation classes were offered to LINC Home

Study students in levels 2, 3, & 4 who live within the GTA. Classes were held on Saturdays between 10am and 12pm at 2

Robert Speck Parkway, Mississauga (near Square One). These classes will continue through October and November.

AAddddiittiioonnaall CCoonnvveerrssaattiioonn CCllaasssseess ((bbyy pphhoonnee)):: Students who would like extra conversation practice can join an

additional conversation class. In addition to a regular teacher, students can have a conversation teacher who will speak

with them for another 35 to 45 minutes each week to help with improving conversation skills. Additional conversation

classes are offered as 12 week sessions to all students in the LINC Home Study program.

LLIINNCCiinngg SSeenniioorrss:: In addition to the Robert Speck Parkway location, LINCing Seniors has started offering the weekly

English conversation sessions in Malton and Etobicoke for newcomer seniors 55 years of age and older. The session in

Malton is offered in partnership with the Newcomer Information Centre-Malton, while in Etobicoke it is offered in

partnership with Etobicoke Services for Seniors.

LLIINNCCiinngg YYoouutthh:: This is a language training program designed specifically to meet the needs of newcomer youth

between the ages of 18 and 24. Sessions are held Tuesdays from 3:00pm to 4:30 pm and Wednesdays from 4:30 pm to

6:30 pm at a Malton and Mississauga location respectively. These sessions are offered in partnership with the Newcomer

Information Centres in Malton and Mississauga.

BBuussiinneessss WWrriittiinngg CCoouurrssee:: The LINC Home Study Business Writing course is available to LINC level 6 & 7 students.

In this online course students learn about professional business communication, including topics such as resume writing,

composing proper letters and email, and how to write reports.

LLIINNCC HHoommee SSttuuddyy NNaattiioonnaall DDeelliivveerryy:: The LINC Hone Study program started operating in Alberta (AB), Nova

Scotia (NS) and New Brunswick (NB) in 2008. As of October 2009 the total enrolment stood at 111.

In 2009, CIC approved the expansion of the program into Saskatchewan (SK), Prince Edward Island (PE) and

Newfoundland/Labrador (NL).

For more information on any of these programs, please email the LINC Home Study office at [email protected]

mailto:[email protected]


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Feature Article

REMEMBRANCE DAY by Elena M

War

By Syrah

Soldiers dying, people crying,

families torn apart,

No one happy, everyone snappy,

people with broken hearts,

The war is over! Hooray! Rejoicing!

Everyone smiling, happy at last,

But wait, what of the soldiers who

died, people who cried, the ones

who feared, who shed a tear,

The soldiers? They‟re buried with a

cross over their head,

The people? Still crying, their hearts

are dying, and sometimes they wish

they were dead,

So, on Remembrance Day,

remember the soldiers, the

families, the people, remember the

things they did for our life, our

future.

Remember them.

Taken from:

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/terryl/remem

brance_day_poems.htm

I was a privileged child. I am an immigrant and my family, when w e moved to

Canada, did not have a lot of money. My parents struggled, and worried about

survival but we were privileged.

When I was a teenager I visited France, and because I was 16 I thought Paris

was the most amazing place on earth. In high school I took a course called

“ Modern European History” , and we learned about the palaces and gardens

of France...riches and luxuries, costumes and fluttering, sparkling ladies at

dances. The trip also took us, the young men and women I travelled with, to

Vimy Ridge. Vimy Ridge is not a busy, beautiful city. It was not what I

dreamed of when I waited, and waited to finally get to France. It is a field.

During World War I, between April 9th and April 12

th 1917, Canadian soldiers

fought a very hard battle in France. Canadian soldiers, boys and men, fought

and died all over Europe at that time and Vimy Ridge, a windy, quiet field in

France, is one of those places. There is a war memorial there, built with huge,

grey stones, that stands at the very top of a ridge rising up out of the flat,

green and soft field below. I walked on the grass there, thinking of how the

field might have looked when men were dying there, and felt that the quiet

that surrounded us was nature marking that place as peculiar. You have to

think when you visit Vimy Ridge. It does not let you observe and walk away

forgetting.

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/terryl/remembrance_day_poems.htm

http://hrsbstaff.ednet.ns.ca/terryl/remembrance_day_poems.htm


I thought, and think, of the boys we travelled with, and how

strange it would be to see any of them holding a rifle or

hiding their head as bombs flew above. I also thought of

my family and my grandmother in particular. She tells us

stories about the War she lived through..... of when she

was hiding in bed with her sisters and was hit by debris

from a bomb. In my small, Sicilian town, you can still find

old houses that have burn marks from where bombs hit

them. And along the beautiful, ancient beaches you can still

find the structures soldiers built to fight other soldiers who

arrived by sea.

I don‟t know what war is, but I know these stories.

Remembrance Day should be about telling each other

stories, of warning, bravery, hope, perseverance and more

hope. Stories about people and the things we do, and

should not do to ourselves and each other, stories about

things that we must try to understand about goodness and

life. My family left Italy after the war, left the poverty, fear

and despair of our damaged little town. We came to

Canada, the country whose soldiers we fought, surrounded

by our beloved sea and our mountains, and we found

peace here. I, thanks to my parents, shared the privileged

life of girls and boys who visit battle fields as tourists, not

fighters. I left Vimy Ridge on a comfortable bus with the

heat turned on because it was cold out and we had walked

for a long, solemn hour. The seats were comfortable and

the driver, a happy (and probably drunk) Belgian man,

drove us back to Paris.

The memorial that stands on Vimy Ridge is a place of

commemoration for soldiers killed in France who did not

have the privilege of a grave. What could that mean to a 16

year old girl in comfortable shoes, impatient to see

Versailles? The girl my parents raised knew about the

French kings from books, and the words “ fear” and

“ sacrifice” , she understood thanks to her much loved

dictionary. Well. I still remember every moment there,

clearly and faithfully, according to an understanding that

changes as I grow older. The pictures I took of the grey

statues and green, green grass are part of the story I can

tell of what my family found in Canada, and what I found in

France. May your own children have a similar story to tell.

A Poppy

Elena is a Coordinator with the LINC

Home Study program.


Staff Reflections

by Cristina B. ADVENT

Cristina is an Administrative

Assistant for the LINC Home Study

program.

For the Greek Orthodox‟s who celebrate Christmas on December 25th,

the month of

November is the beginning of Advent. First memories about Advent are dated in the 4th

and 5th century when Blessed Augustine and Leo the Great Bishop of Rome named it

“ The fasting of the 10th month” (Roman calendar began in March). The number of

fasting days was between 7 and 40. Later, in 1166 Local council of Constantinople

chaired by Patriarch Luke Chrysoverghes decided the uniformity and severity of the

fasting. Since then Advent starts on November 15th.

Advent lasts for 40 days, and is the period of expectant waiting and preparation for the

celebration of the Nativity of Jesus.

During these 40 days you are not allowed to eat meats, eggs and milk but you can have

vegetables and some days you are allowed to have fish. This is the time when people

cleanse their bodies and souls through fasting and prayers. In rural areas people don‟t

listen to the radio or watch TV in respect for Advent. Advent evokes a special

excitement and awareness of the up-coming celebration of Jesus‟ birth.

Special songs are played by kids to celebrate the birth of Jesus. These songs are called

“ Colinde” (carols). Kids start to play these songs after the 6th of December when St.

Nicholas is celebrated. On the 24th of December each family sets up the Christmas tree.

Parents help children to decorate the tree.

The Christmas tree represents the symbol of life. The first Christmas tree was set up in

Riga, Leetonia in 1510. Then the Christmas tree reached Paris in 1521 and Great Britain

in 1841.

The first written memory about a Christmas tree was discovered in Germany in 1531.

On the night of the 24th of December everyone is happy, especially kids, because they

are waiting to receive gifts from Santa Claus.

The end of Advent brings joy and happiness in every house and this is the time when

every family gets together and celebrates Christmas.


Remembrance Day, which is observed on the 11th

day of the 11th month of the 11

th hour (November

11), is a public holiday in Canada except for a few

provinces including Ontario. It is a day to

commemorate the sacrifices of those who fought

in the war. On a more positive note, it is a time

to appreciate the freedom that we enjoy. During

the month of November, we show our

appreciation by wearing a poppy, a red emblem,

to symbolize the bloodshed on the battlefields.

These poppies are widely available for a

suggested donation during November.

Remembrance Day offers a time for us to

commemorate not just those who have fought

for this country but for us to mourn those we

have lost back at home. Having immigrated

myself from a war-torn area, I truly appreciate the

value of freedom and safety that we enjoy in

Canada.

This Remembrance Day, wear your poppy

proudly for all those Canadian soldiers who lost

their lives for us!

In Flanders Fields

by John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow

Between the crosses, row on row

That mark our place; and in the sky

The larks, still bravely singing, fly

Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago

We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,

Loved and were loved, and now we lie

In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:

To you from failing hands we throw

The torch; be yours to hold it high.

If ye break faith with us who die

We shall not sleep, though poppies grow

In Flanders fields.

REMEMBRANCE DAY

By Arjuna T.

Arjuna is the Coordinator for the LINCing Youth

program.


HALLOWEEN AND GAI JATRA

Student Reflections

by Ambika P..

These two are the traditional festival of two different

countries. There are some similar features in custom and

tradition.

Halloween is a holiday celebrated on night of October 31,

usually by children dressing in costumes and going door to

door collecting candy. It is also known as the day of the

dead. It is celebrated most in the much of the western world,

though most commonly in the United States, Ireland,

Scotland, Canada and sometimes in Australia.

Halloween is mainly spooky or scary things particularly

involving death, black magic, or mythical monster,

commonly Halloween characters includes ghost, witches,

bats black cats and demons. Homes are often decorated

with these symbols around Halloween.

Black and orange are the traditional colours of Halloween.

There are also element of the autumn season, such as

pumpkins and scarecrows, reflected in symbols of

Halloween.

Whereas, Nepali festival 'Gai Jatra' is little more similar

traditionally celebrated festival with Halloween.

'Gai Jatra' celebrates in a deeply cultural way. 'Gai' means

cow and 'Jatra' means festival in the Nepali language. It

is celebrated by one special cast.

The cow represents a means of transportation for dead

souls to cross the holy river in order to reach heaven. It is

believed that the dead souls grab on the tail of cow to help

them to cross the holy river.

It is believed that the culture of celebrating 'Gai Jatra'

started when king Pratap Malla lost his son and his wife

entered a period of great sorrow. It was decided that one

person from each house where a death occurred should

come before the queen to show that many others were

also feeling the same kind of pain.

This event lessened the pain of the people and showed the

queen that she was not only the person who had lost

family. People tried the queen to make the laugh by telling

jokes and other exaggerating events.

A cow is made from bamboo, second hand clothes and

locally available raw materials. The photo and name of the

lost family member is hung from the effigy of the cow.

Children of the family dress in costumes to represent the

different gods and goddess in order to bless the dead

souls.

Besides the religious importance, Gai Jatra day is also a

day where people laugh and joke.

Peel Region – Ambika P. is a Level 4 student. Her

teacher is Marilyn K.

See more about Gai Jatra at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IcRg0dV7Ag

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IcRg0dV7Ag


MOON FESTIVAL by Ying M.

Comics

Moon Festival is a traditional festival in China. It is on the 15th of

August on the lunar calendar. It is an important festival in my

hometown. People will have a vacation on that day. The festival

means unity of family. On that day, the family members will

gather together to have a dinner and then eat moon cake, play

with lanterns, and look at the moon.

There are some beautiful stories about the festival. One of them

is about a beautiful lady named Changer. Long, long ago, there

were 10 suns in the sky. It was too hot to live. A hero named

Houyi shot down 9 of them. After that, people could live

comfortably. One day, Houyi got a kind of medicine which could

let people live forever and he told his wife Changer to keep it

carefully. A thief knew the news and wanted to steal the

medicine. To protect the medicine, Changer ate all of the

medicine and rose into the moon. The moon will be the brightest

on 15th of August. People say, on that day, you can see Changer

and her rabbit-Yutu in the moon. To remember this kind woman,

the important activity on the Moon Festival is seeing the moon.

People also eat moon cake on the festival. Moon cake looks like

the moon. It symbolizes the unity of the family. So another

important activity is eating moon cake.

I attended a party held by my neighbour. My neighbour is a

Canadian, because they adopted a Chinese girl, so the festival is

also important to their family. Sally, the girl's mother, told me

they will do their best to teach their daughter the customs

of China. We made some lanterns and held them walking along

the street. Sally asked some questions about the Moon Festival.

And then, we ate moon cake.

Because of the distance, I couldn't go back to spend the holiday

with my parents. Thanks to my kind neighbour, I had a happy day

in Canada, such as in my hometown.

New Brunswick – Ying M. is a Level 4 student. Her teacher

is Samuel M.


Student Reflections

PEACE by Htoo Lay K.

Nowadays, the world is full of wickedness such as,

hatred, dishonesty, violence, crime, and little mutual

respect. Millions of innocent people are being affected

by that kind of immorality. People are urgently

demanding peace because they believe that only peace

can save people from the cruelty in this world.

Many people have different opinions about peace, and

they also have given different definitions of this word. In

my personal opinion, peace must be pure, powerful and

free. The internal power comes from the freedom in

one's heart. The heart must be free from injustice, envy,

revenge and tension. Instead, peace must represent

justice, mutual interests and respect.

In the current situation in the world, people are

concerned about peace because they have been dealt

with so much wickedness in their daily life. Generally,

most people are being dominated by the wrong ideas

and thoughts. Ideas and thoughts come hand-in-hand.

Ideas and thoughts are vital for people to live peacefully

within a family. The ideas will enter into a person's

mind and their roots will probably find a home there, if

the person accepts those ideas. Meanwhile, those ideas

will be converted into thoughts. Then, that person will

share his thoughts through conversation and discussion

with other people in his or her family. After that those

thoughts will turn to ideas and will outgrow the family,

and spread to the community, then society.

The ideas and thoughts can expand even more easily in

this global information technology world. So, to be able

to live with peace, we need the right ideas and thoughts

that can promote peace of mind. Because such ideas

have an influence over ourselves, the family, and

community, if the primary ideas and thoughts are

wrong, society is going to be damaged.

However, we, as human beings, can build up peace in

our mind, family, community and society. To be able to

set up peace, each of us should take the responsibility to

control our ego and desire. We should promote justice

and fairness as much as possible in each of our families.

Furthermore, within our family, we should have mutual

respect between husband and wife, parents and children.

Parents are important leaders to the family. They should

set a good example for their offspring. Parents should

also maintain their peace of mind to be able to make the

right decisions that can benefit their family.

A commonly used phrase in my family is, “ Without

investment, nobody will gain profit.” Therefore, those

who are demanding peace need to invest their resources

into things that will create peace in their life.

Thunder Bay – Htoo Lay K.. is a Level 4 student. His

teacher is Junko T.


THE STORY OF MOTHER TERESA by Jung O.

Mother Teresa was born on August 26, 1910, in Skopje.

Albania. Her father passed away when she was eight years

old and her mother raised her as a Roman Catholic. She

became fascinated by the lives of missionaries at the age of

twelve and left her homeland at the age of eighteen to join

the Sisters of Loreto as a nun.

She founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, India in

1950. Due to the increasing numbers of abandoned children

who turned up at the Missionaries of Charity, she opened

the Nirmala Shishu Bhaven, the Children‟s home of the

Immaculate Heart, as a haven for orphans and homeless

youth in 1955. By the 1960s she had founded orphanages,

and leper houses all over India. During the 1970s these

houses and foundations expanded to dozens of countries in

Asia, Europe, and the United States.

By 2007 there were approximately 450 brothers, and 5,000

nuns worldwide serving in the Missionaries of Charity which

run 600 missions, schools and shelters in 120 countries. She

won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979, India‟s highest civilian

honor, the Bharat Ratna, in 1962, and the first Pope John

XXIII Peace Prize in 1971 for her humanitarian work. She

died on September 5, 1997 of a heart attack at the age of 87.

She served the poorest of the poor, the sick, the orphaned,

and the dying for over forty years because she wanted to

live in the Christian way, which is to love God. She said that

there are six essential steps for people to live happily and in

peace. These are silence, prayer, faith, love, service, and

peace. She also believed that once we are familiar with one,

then we can naturally reach for another and we finally can

have a joyful, peaceful life. She said these steps constitute a

simple path for people to follow. She advises us to pray

God in silence every day, to love others until it hurts, and to

serve them with love. These are very practical steps that

will show us how to live happily and be at peace. That is

why she is so great. She brought peace not only to the

poorest of the poor, but to thousands of people who may

not be poor or sick but are looking for the best way to live

in peace.

From now on, I will pray every day with my family to be

in peace and I will try to love others (even people who I

don‟t like) as much as I can. I am not sure whether I can

love others until it hurts, the way Jesus did, but I will t ry.

London region – Jung O. is a Level 3 student. Her

teacher is Margaret M.


Student Reflections

DIWALI FESTIVAL

The Diwali is the festival of lights. It is the most important festival of the

Hindus. Diwali means the end of the old year and the beginning of the

New Year like January 1 (New Year‟s Day). Diwali is celebrated with great

joy and for five days people are in a holiday mood. All the people wish

each other good things for the future. A few days before Diwali people

begin to clean and whitewash their houses and shops. Ladies make great

preparations of sweets. They make beautiful coloured designs of

“ Rangavali „‟ in front of their doors. Houses are decorated with beautifully

coloured lights, or candles at night. People send greetings of good wishes

to relatives and friends. Children are very happy in Diwali. They get

sweets, new clothes and fire-crackers. They get great delight in crackers &

other fireworks. People get up very early on New Year‟s Day and put on

their best clothes. They visit their friends and relatives and wish them a

happy New Year.

This festival is five days long festival. Each day there is special

preparation. On Day 1, Vagbares in the morning, ladies make sweets and

decorate the small temple that they have in their houses. At night all the

family members pray to a god and eat a special dinner. They even make

rangoli (a design) and diya (a candle) in front of their house. On Day 2,

Dhantaras, in the morning, people wake up early and after bathing they

pray to the god (Saibaba) for money. At night all the family members

wash their money and gold and pray to the god that their money be safe.

On Day 3, Kadichvdas, in the morning, people bathe and pray to the god

for strength. On Day 4, Diwali, at night, people have fireworks and put

diva (a candle) on the stairs inside and outside of their houses and enjoy

the evening. They even decorate their houses with colourful lights. On

Day 5 , Bastu wrs , it is New Year‟s Day. In the morning, people wake up

early and bathe. Then, they go to each other‟s houses and wish them a

happy new year. That is the first day of the Hindu‟s New Year.

The last day of this festival is New Year‟s and after that Bhai -Bij(brother-

sister) Festival begins. Each brother goes to the sister's house and gives a

gift and takes dinner and they also wish good wishes to each other. All

five days we make design (rangoli) in front of the house.

Toronto region - Kailashben Niti P. is a Level 2 student. Her teacher

is Natasha A.

by Kailashben Niti P.

See more about Diwali at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU1r2CkMENQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU1r2CkMENQ


MY EARLY EXPERIENCES IN CANADA by Manuela Q.

When my family and I came to Canada it was a big change in our lives. We went to the offices for newcomers and we

met people who were very kind and helped us to get settled in. We visited a number of places and so far we were happy

with what we saw.

After a couple of months I wasn‟t as happy, so I decided to go into an ESL Program. At the same time I decided to apply

for a job. I got very pessimistic because my English was very poor, but dreams do come true. I got a job. I was very

happy.

I wanted to continue learning English, so I registered in the Linc Home Study program. This program has been very

helpful to me. I especially would like to thank my teacher, who has been very helpful and patient with me.

The reason I want to live in Canada is because it gives my family and I many new opportunities.

Peel region – Manuela Q. is a Level 4 student. Her teacher is Michelle C.


Recipes

YOMARI Ingredients

Rice Flour

Chaku (Molasses)

Fried brown sesame seeds

Warm water

Directions

First, melt some chaku and mixed fried brown sesame

seeds paste.

Then, mix the rice flour with warm water. Second, take

a piece of flour and make a triangular ice cream cone

shape.

Next, pour the chaku mix into the cone shape bread

and close the cone.

Then steam Yomari for about 15 minutes. Finally, it is

ready to eat.

Peterborough Region – Ninan S. is a level 3

student. Her teacher is Carla M.

In Nepal we have a Thanksgiving type of feast. It is

known as Yomari Punhi and is celebrated on the full

moon of December. It is mostly Newari people who

celebrate this festival. In the morning people pray to

the god and in the afternoon they prepare a food,

which is known as Yomari.

Yomari is a triangular shaped bread made of rice flour,

with inner contents of gravy, and chaku mixed with

brown sesame seeds. Every household makes Yomari

in the Newar community. Yomari is distributed among

other people as well on this day.

by Ninan S.

PUNHI


TOMATO

by Ding H.

Directions

First, place two tomatoes into boiled water for

seconds, take them out, remove their skin, cut them

into pieces. Marinate fillets with cooking wine, starch,

a small amount of pepper and salt to be ready to use.

Heat a pan, put 2 tbsp. of oil, add some chopped

ginger and garlic, stir-fry them till they are fragrant;

Second, add tomato pieces, stir-fry them again;

Then, add tomato sauce and continue stir-fry them;

After that, add appropriate amount of water, boil them;

Next, add sliced tofu, boil them again;

Finally, add marinated fillets, boil them till fillets' color

is changed, after season with salt, ENJOY it.

York region – Ding H. is a Level 3 student. Her

teacher is Paramjit B.

FILLETSOUP

Ingredients

2 tomatoes

Cooking wine

Starch

2 tbsp. oil

Chopped ginger

1 garlic cloves


Games and Puzzles

Central Activity

Word Search

Autumn

Find and circle all of the Autumn words that are hidden in the grid.

The remaining letters spell a secret message - an Albert Camus

quotation.

ACORN

APPLE

BIRD

MIGRATION

BLOWING

LEAVES

BLUSTERY DAY

CANNING

CHESTNUTS

CHILLY

COLD

CROPS

EQUINOX

FALL

FARMING

FEAST

FROST

HALLOWEEN

HARVEST

HAYSTACK

HICKORY NUTS

LONGER

NIGHTS

NOVEMBER

OCTOBER

ORANGE

LEAVES

PIE

PUMPKIN

RAKE

RED LEAVES

SCARECROW

SCHOOL

SEASON

SEPTEMBER

SHORTER DAYS

SQUASH

SWEET

POTATOES

THANKSGIVING

TURKEY

WINDY

YELLOW LEAVES

Find and circle all of the Autumn words that are hidden in the grid.

The remaining letters, read in sequence, spell a secret message – an Albert Camus quotation.


Halloween Activity

Barbeque

Car show

Comedy act

Concert

Fair

Festival

Game

Musical

Park

Party

Play

Tournament

Are you looking for a challenging way to pass

time? Find the words in the box hidden in

the alphabet grid. Circle each word as you

find them, and cross it off the list.

Then, as part of your homework, use as many

words as you can in sentences of your own.


Autumn

This is the solution to the puzzle

ACORN APPLE BIRD MIGRATION BLOWING LEAVES BLUSTERY DAY CANNING CHESTNUTS CHILLY COLD CROPS

EQUINOX FALL FARMING FEAST FROST HALLOWEEN HARVEST HAYSTACK HICKORY NUTS LONGER NIGHTS

NOVEMBER OCTOBER ORANGE LEAVES PIE PUMPKIN RAKE RED LEAVES SCARECROW SCHOOL SEASON

SEPTEMBER SHORTER DAYS SQUASH SWEET POTATOES THANKSGIVING TURKEY WINDY YELLOW LEAVES

The hidden sentence is: AUTUMN IS A SECOND SPRING WHEN EVERY

LEAF IS A FLOWER

Answers

Central Activity

Word Search Solution

The hidden message is: AUTUMN IS A SECOND SPRING WHEN EVERY LEAF IS A FLOWER

Halloween Activity Solution

1. Second one

2. Third one

3. First one


If you would like to participate

in the Student Corner,

please contact us at:

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Corner Student

Elisa St-P.

My name is Elena St-P. I am from Russia. I have lived in Canada for 3 years. I lived in

the North of Quebec before. Maybe it sounds strange, but I found that winter in the

North is easier than here in the South. I came to Canada because I married a

Canadian man. When I lived in Russia, I worked many different jobs. I graduated from

Petroleum University and worked as an engineer for a couple years. I worked also as

a seamstress in a shop and as a tailor for my small business. Later, I changed towns,

and my profession. I became a teacher in school. I taught math and computer

science. In Canada, I worked as a seamstress again, and later I as a waitress.

I live in Burlington with my daughter and husband. My two sisters with their families

live in Burlington too. I like to read, and now when I have to read in English or French,

I appreciate this possibility very much. My first days in Canada were very hard for

me. I could not read a book, or understand TV programs.

I have two great passions. They are creating costume jewelry using beads, wire,

polymer clay and other material. The second one is sewing. I cannot say exactly what

I will do in 5-10 years, because it depends on many factors, but I would like to have a

small shop where I can realize my idea in fabric, beads, etc.

Perhaps, for my dream to come true, I will need to study in college (as minimum). If

not, I cannot feel free if I don‟t speak, write and read English as free as my language.

Elena St-P. is a Level 4 student, Halton region. Her teacher is Carla M.

Susana W. My name is Maria Susana W. I was born in Peru in the city of Piura. It is a small city

in the north of the country. I am the third of eight children.

When I finished school I moved to Lima, Peru's capital, to study Graphic Design. A

few years later all my family moved to Lima too. When I finished my career I worked

for a short time before I got married.

Ever since I got married I have been a housewife. I have two children. They are now

21 and 22 years old. My hobbies include dancing, painting, music and cooking,

especially desserts. My favorite food is Peruvian Food, it tastes great. I also enjoy

Mexican, Chinese, Italian and French food.

My husband and I decided to come to Canada looking for a better future and

education for our children. Canada is a great country. The life here is peaceful and

safe. Despite not having developed my design career, I think that I have done a great

job as a mother and wife.

My goal is to improve my English because in the future I hope to have grandchildren

and be able to communicate with them in English.

Susana is a Level 4 student, Toronto region. Her teacher is Deborah K.



Glossary Game

Spooky (pg.10)

Mythical (pg.10)

Exaggerate (pg.10)

Black magic (pg.10)

Represent (pg.10)

Lantern (pg.11)

Unity (pg.11)

Symbolize (pg.11)

Custom (pg.11)

Triangular (pg.16)

Household (pg.16)

Distribute (pg.16)

shaped like a triangle

all the people who live together in one house

if something symbolizes a quality, feeling etc, it represents it

to officially speak or take action for another person or group of people

strange or frightening

something that is done by people in a particular society because it is traditional

to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way

existing only in an ancient story

to make something seem better, larger, worse etc than it really is

magic that is believed to use the power of the Devil for evil purposes

when a group of people or countries agree or are joined together

a lamp that you can carry, consisting of a metal container with glass sides that

surrounds a flame or light

Use any four words from the list to create sentences of your own.

Here is some vocabulary from this month‟s newsletter. Do you know what the words

mean? Match the definitions below with the correct word on the right.


mailbag

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sections you would like to see?

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