Good morning everyone,

We are still working on our Power Statement. Click on this link to help you create your profile.

Task 1:
Create a power statement; make sure not to exceed 10 sentences.
I was a construction engineer and had 5 years experience in the field
Collaborated with other 5 design disciplines (mechanical, electrical, process) during project design.

 Designed equipment concrete pads and foundation based on manufacturers’ specification.

 Assisted in designing the Station Building ,The building main structure was steel with elevated concrete slabs designed for concrete mix truck traffic loads.  This project is very famous in HK

Analyzed existing building roof capacity and verified its ability to handle additional loads specially snow accumulation loads and prepared reinforcing recommendation.

 Prepared site grading plan for various projects. 

 Inspected various sites under construction and prepared recommendations to solve problems while meeting codes and project specifications.

 Performed structural design analysis like wind and seismic.

 Reviewed shop drawings and provided recommendations during construction.

I got my bachelor degree in China and had almost 5 years experience in this field 

 Increased  Sun Hung  Kai Company's revenue almost 5%  

Task 2:
Ask 2 of your classmates to edit it for you.

Task 3:
Use this statement on your LinkedIn profile. Link to your instructor and 10  of your peers.

One of the ways to recover a culture shock is networking and most importantly professional networking. Linkedin is a business-oriented social networking service that extends your network circle.  

Task 1:

Write in point form ten accomplishments you have accomplished in your profession life. Make sure to start with action verbs.

Collaborated with other design disciplines (mechanical, electrical, process) during project design.

 Designed equipment concrete pads and foundation based on manufacturers’ specification.

 Designed the receiving station building ,The building main structure was steel with elevated concrete slabs designed for concrete mix truck traffic loads. The building foundation was a combination of spread footings and retaining walls.

Analyzed existing building roof capacity and verified its ability to handle additional loads specially snow accumulation loads and prepared reinforcing recommendation.

 Prepared site grading plan for various projects. 

 Inspected various sites under construction and prepared recommendations to solve problems while meeting codes and project specifications.

 Performed structural design analysis like wind and seismic.

 Reviewed shop drawings and provided recommendations during construction.

 

Task 2:

Create your ‘Power Statement’ now, don’t be afraid to go back as far as you need and write an inventory of your ‘15 minutes of fame’.

Task 3:

Click on this link and create your own profile. Make sure to use your ‘’Power Statement” to impress employers!

Task 4:

After creating a profile, try to connect with at least ten from your classmates today. 

Tuesday's Assignment

Tuesday's Assignment

Job Futures

Job Futures (www.jobfutures.ca) is a Canadian government website that provides information about 300 occupational groups. For each occupation, you can learn about average earnings, job duties, unemployment and education requirements. The strength of this website is that it provides up-to-date information about the work prospects or employment outlook for each occupation. This information can help you decide what kind of work to look for.

Under the work prospects section you can find information about the factors that affect how easy or hard it is to find work in different occupations. These factors include economic conditions and demand in different areas of Canada for workers in that occupation.

The example below shows the 2009 work prospects for Dental Assistants. You can search the website for information by sector, by education level or by the NOC code.

The following phrases come from the Job Futures website. Using your own words, explain what they mean.

1. licensing is mandatory     That means the job need the license ,if not ,not have eligible to apply.

2. rate of wage growth is below average    That means the wage rate growth less than the average level

3. employment outlook is fair    Means the promotion oppotunity is fair to everyone

4. earnings are close to national average  That means the salary of this job is less than the national average

5. work prospects will continue to be good    The salary rate growth of this job will be very good

6. retirement rate will likely be average   The rate of retirement will be normal

7. the number of job seekers will likely match the number of job openings   Means the company always devolop the new position 
and all the jobs are opening

On the Job Futures website, read the information about an occupation that interests you. Prepare a short presentation and present it to the class. The following questions can guide you.

1. What are the main duties in this occupation?The  Structural Engineer will be responsible for all aspects of structural design for the firms existing clients. The ideal candidate must be able to deliver high quality well-coordinated documents, must possess strong communication, time-management, and organizational skills. A minimum of eight years of experience is required and the candidate must be registered as a Professional Engineer with the PEO. Successful candidates must have strong technical skills and an excellent knowledge of the Ontario Building Code.

2. What are the educational requirements?Education:

A minimum of 2 to 7 years of industry experience is required, with an emphasis on new construction, restoration and rehabilitation principles. Consulting engineering and project management experience in a consulting environment is a must.

P.Eng is required
BIM/Revit is required
Strong AutoCAD skills is required

3. What are the work prospects (hourly wages, unemployment rates)? not available

4. What are some interesting facts about this occupation?

seems it full of challenge,and have some power of the project ,means you can make decision of the job.That's amazing for the staff not always following the order

National Occupational Classification

 
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) is a system of organizing information about occupations in Canada. Every occupation in Canada has a NOC job description, which provides listings of the main duties, employment requirements and job titles. These descriptions are identified by a four-digit code called the NOC code.

Knowing the NOC code for the job you are interested in can make online research easier and quicker. This is because many job search services organize their job listings and occupation information by the NOC code. Here’s how the NOC code works:

• The first number identifies the sector. There are 10 sectors in total (0–9). For example, 0 refers to management occupations, while 6 refers to sales and service occupations.

• The second number refers to the level of education or training the job requires (1–6). Generally:

Ø  1 requires a university education

Ø  2 or 3 requires a community college or apprenticeship training

Ø  4 or 5 requires a high school diploma and/or job-specific training

Ø  6 usually requires a short demonstration or on-the-job training

• The third and fourth numbers refer to specific occupations within the sector.

In the example on the right, the 2 refers to the sector Natural and Applied Sciences; the 1 means it generally requires a university degree; together, the code 2146 is the code specific to aerospace engineers. Because the NOC groups occupations that are similar to each other, it is easy to find information about occupations that are related to your occupation of choice. This can be useful if you cannot find a job in your occupation and want to broaden your job search.

Locate the NOC website (www5.hrsdc.gc.ca/NOC). On the home page, click on Occupational Structure (on the left-hand side of the page).

Task 1:

List the 10 sectors that the first digit of the NOC code refers to. In small groups, brainstorm three occupations for each sector.

0.  Management occupations                                                     

1.  Business, finance and administration occupations                                                         

2.   Natural and applied sciences and related occupations                                                    

3.   Health occupations                                          

4.  Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services          5.Occupations in art, culture, recreation and sport 

 6.Sales and service occupations             

 7.  Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations

 8.  Natural resources, agriculture and related production occupations 

  9.Occupations in manufacturing and utilities 

Task 2:

Think of an occupation you would like to enter in Canada (either as a survival job, or in the

occupation you are trained for). Which of the above sectors is this occupation in?

My major job is 2131,construction engineer ,and I want to enter this field in Canada,and I am interesting in the relative job about this field , likes assistant,technology of engineer.

Task 3:

Imagine that you want to apply for a position as a sales clerk in a department store. Find the NOC information related to this position. Answer the questions below.

A. Go to the NOC home page. Look for the site search bar. Enter the number that represents

the appropriate sector and click on GO. The first and second number of the NOC code represent

the Major Group.

       a) How many Major Groups are listed in this sector? What are they?There are 6 groups in this section.They are 

Retail sales supervisors and specialized sales occupations

Service supervisors and specialized service occupations

Sales representatives and salespersons - wholesale and retail trade

Service representatives and other customer and personal services occupations

Sales support occupations

Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c.

  b) What Major Group is the Sales Clerk occupation listed under?Major Group 64

c) What types of occupations are within this Major Group (represented by the three-digit code)?

642 Retail salespersons

2. What is the four-digit NOC code for a Sales Clerk?

• 6421 Retail salespersons

3. Click on the NOC code for the Sales Clerk and read the NOC description. What kind of information can you get from the NOC description?The information about 

Example Titles,Main duties,Employment requirements,Additional information,Classified elsewhere

4. Read the example titles in the NOC description. Do you think knowing these titles can be useful in your job search? How? Of course,because I get all the requirement from the employee

5. Read the main duties in the NOC description. List the duties you think are most relevant to this position.

Retail salespersons perform some or all of the following duties:

• Greet customers and discuss type, quality and quantity of merchandise or services sought for purchase, rental or lease

• Advise customers on use and care of merchandise, and provide advice concerning specialized products or services

• Estimate or quote prices, credit terms, trade-in allowances, warranties and delivery dates

• Prepare merchandise for purchase, rental or lease

• Prepare sales, rental or leasing contracts and accept cash, cheque, credit card or automatic debit payment

• Assist in display of merchandise

• Maintain sales records for inventory control

• Operate computerized inventory record keeping and re-ordering systems

• May conduct sales transactions through Internet-based electronic commerce.

6. How and where do you think you could use the statements about job duties?

At the job of sales need to follow all of the duties of statements

7. How could you use the other information included in the NOC description (e.g., employment

requirements and additional information)?
When I apply the job,I need to know all the requirement from the employee,So I need to know the additional information as I choice the job posite
8. The information under Classified elsewhere lists related occupations. Choose one and click on its NOC code to view its NOC description. Compare the main duties with those of the Sales Clerk. How are they similar or different?
I think some of them are similar ,just like the title of the requirement.and most of the detail are different
B- Find the NOC code for an occupation that interests you. Read the NOC description for this

occupation. Prepare a short presentation for the class about this occupation. Include related job

titles, main duties and employment requirements.

Tenses Practice

In order to practice the correct form of using tenses, you need to learn the irregular form of the verbs by heart. Click here to find the most common 50 irregular verbs. Make sure to memorize them for your own benefit.

Then, click on this link; use your Toronto Public Library card to login. You can explore all the different options on the page. 

Task 1:

Answer one exercise on each tense, record your score and then share it on your blog. (You can restart the same exercise as many times as you wish)

Task 2:

Edit the following passage, underline all the wrong use of the verbs, and then write the correct form of it.

Jaime been applying has been applying for full–time jobs for several months. The last week he  is receiving received a call from the Human Resources director at a computer software company ,the HR director asked Jaime  if he could he would   like fly to Chicago for a job interview, the company is offering  to will pay for Jaimes’ plane ticket to Chicago so that he will not had to has to  pay for it himself. Jamie  have agreed agreed to come for the interview. 

Since then Jaime has busy been collected collecting information about the company, he also went

shopping shopped for a new suite. Jaime and his wife has been rehearsing have rehearsed answers to possible interview questions; so that Jaime will be good and ready his best. Jaime is being has been nervous about the interview; but he  has been looking forward to working  looks forward to working at a new place.

Jaime has prepared a lot of questions before his interview has started last week. His wife has been helping him a lot until he feels felt completely comfortable with all the questions.

Task 3: 

As we are used to do, please ask one or two from your peers to check your work.

Work Habits

The Ontario Skills Passport (OSP) lists work habits in noun form, e.g. reliability or punctuality. However, when speaking about yourself, you can express these skills or work habits as adjectives.
For example: I am a reliable worker. I am punctual.

You can also describe how you demonstrate the qualities you have by giving examples.
I am punctual. I use my time effectively and produce work on time.

Task 1:      

For each of the nouns, write an adjective that can describe a person.Then put it in sentence of your own.

NOUN	ADJECTIVE	SENTENCE
reliability	reliable	He is a reliable person,so I told him my secret
organization	organized	He is a organized man and usually fellow the rules
confidence	confident	I am confident of this test
perseverance	perseverant	I will achieve my perseverant goal finally
versatility	versatile	I think I am not a versatile person
flexibility	flexible	The  schedule  of this course seems very flexible
independence	independent	I am a independent person
resourcefulness	resourceful	She is very resourceful and she solve this problem
knowledge	knowlegeable	The prefessor is knowlegeable
punctuality	punctual	Everyone in this class are punctual

Task 2:
Write a sentence for each of the OSP work habits you think you have. Use examples from your work and day-to-day experience.

Working Habits	Examples from your experience
Working Safely:	I wore a helmet when I went to the construction site
Teamwork:	I worked with other engineers just like electrical,  heating
Reliability:	I checked every spots on my draft and made sure  safety
Organization:	I had well-organized for my job
Working Independently:	I finished my job by myself
Initiative:	I took the initiative about learn the Canada knowledge about construction
Self-advocacy:	I always self-encourage
Customer Service:	Told the detail of my idea to the customers
Entrepreneurship:	From now,I have no idea about entrepreneurship

Editing Exercise:

Task 1:

Find how many mistakes are in the following two passages, underline them and then write the correct form of the verb.

1.     This is my classroom, and these is  are my classmates. My best friend’s name is Andrew. He is writes writing  on the blackboard. My other friend Amy is being funny. She is talking and tells telling jokes to Bradely. They are not listening to the teacher. The kid in the front row is throwing a paper airplane. The teacher is looks looking at the map, so she don’t doesn't see the airplane. He is always misbehave misbehaves. I am standing near the window and looking outside. It’s a beautiful day. I am wishing wish I could go outside right now.

2.     Sarah has a party. All of her friends are inviting  invited. Sarah  wearing wears a new green skirt. Her friends all are looking  look nice too. They are listen listening to music and dancing, and talking. Some people are sitting on the couch and watch watching TV. It’s a fun funny party! Rachel is dances dancing with Peter. They are have a lot in common. They both likes like jazz music and horror movies. On the backyard people are sitting beside the swimming swim pool. Suddenly Malika fall falls into the pool. Everyone are laugh laughing…even Malika! Now her clothes is wet. Everybody are having have a great time. Nobody wants to go home!

Task 2:

     Ask two of your classmates to edit your work before you publish it. Write down their names on top of your work as “Edited by…… and ……”

Edited by Lan and Yun

Wednesday's Assisgnment

Wednesday's Assisgnment

Good morning everyone,

Today's task is a reading task about weather. First, read the following article carefully. Second, underline unfamiliar vocabulary, write them down, and guess the meanings from context or use a dictionary to find the meanings. Lastly, answer the tasks below.

A Weather Illness Myth

When it comes to taking the blame for causing colds or the flu, experts say weather simply gets a bad rap.

Cold weather does not in fact cause a person to get sick. That’s because cold and flu viruses are spread by direct or indirect contact with respiratory secretions. Direct contact could happen through handshaking, for example, and indirect contact by being coughed or sneezed on.

Colds and the flu are especially common in the winter not because of the cold weather, say experts with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Maryland, U.S., but because people spend more time indoors where viruses have a greater opportunity to spread from one person to another.

Children are especially vulnerable to getting colds because they haven’t built up resistance against many cold or flu strains, which is why they can typically suffer from six to eight colds per year. Adults over 60, meanwhile, suffer from the fewest colds – about one a year – because they have a well-established immunity to many cold strains.

While the cold weather cannot cause you to get a cold or the flu, the dry air that accompanies winter may have an impact. Dry conditions may increase the chance of infection because viruses can thrive when humidity levels are low, according to NIAID. Furthermore, since nasal passages are drier, they may be more susceptible to infection.

Since germs are transmitted through direct contact, hand washing is key to preventing both colds and the flu. Regularly cleaning household surfaces with disinfectants can also make a difference, experts say.

From: Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, collection of re-printable articles

Task 1: Vocabulary Building

Find the words below in the text. Then write the correct number on each line to match each word to its meaning.

1. respiratory (par. 2)f	a. the fight against something
2. secretions (par. 2)d	b. passed from one person to another
3. vulnerable (par. 4)e	c. protection against a disease
4. resistance (par. 4)a	d. liquids released by humans
5. immunity (par. 4)c	e. easily hurt or attacked
6. transmitted (par. 6)b	f. related to breathing
7. impact (par. 5)i	g. grow or increase
8. thrive (par. 5)g	h. passages inside the nose
9. susceptible (par. 5)j	i. affect or influence
10. nasal passages (par. 5)h	j. at risk

Task 2: Idioms

The idioms below are related to being sick. Decide (and check off) whether they refer to someone who is somewhat ill or very ill, and check off the appropriate box.

Idiom                                                              Somewhat ill                         Very ill

1. To be not quite oneself              To be not quite oneself

2. To be sick as a dog                                                                                   To be sick as a dog

3. To be under the weather               To be under the weather

4. To have a bug                           To have a bug

5. Not feeling 100 per cent             Not feeling 100 per cent

Task 3: Practice

Complete the sentences below with the correct idiom. Use the idiom in the right form. More than one idiom can be used for some sentences.

1. Margaret didn't come to work today. I think she may..........sick as a dag............................. .

2. I ......am under the weather...................... I’d rather stay home tonight.

3. Nora must ............................... She was sneezing all day yesterday and today she is not at work.

4. Our trip to Mexico was a disaster. Mike lost his wallet and I ............................... for three days.

5. I ................am not feeling 100 percent....................... I think I’ll go straight to bed as soon as I get home.

Task 4: Proofreading

Proofreading and editing are one essential skill to have effective writing. Ask two or three classmates to proofread your work and you do the same thing for them before publishing your work.

Make some sentence of new vocabulary
He appears to be thriving
The secretion of  hormones are very important to humen
Old man are particularly vulnerable members of our society
Most of person have a natural resistance to this kinds of disease
All of us have innate immunity to against disease
He has some respiratory problem
Mosquitoes transmitted disease to human
He is a very susceptible person
He did the  irrigation nasal passages at hospital