Diwali

Diwali is an Indian festival also known as the Festival of Lights. People in India and Nepal celebrate it at the end of the Hindu calendar year which usually falls in October or November.

Diwali is a national holiday in India and Nepal and celebration can last for five days. The fourth day of Diwali marks the start of the New Year and is considered the most important day of the festival.

Diwali is a time for lighting lamps and dias; and for praying for good health, peace and wisdom. It is a happy time when children may light fireworks; adults buy new clothes and give gifts and sweets to family and friends.

During Diwali devotees pray to Mother Lakshmi, the Hindu Goddess of wealth, for prosperity, good health and happiness in the coming year.

Here are two tasks you may want to try.

First task:

What festivals do you celebrate? Write some sentences about your favourite festival.

Second task:

You can work with a partner for this task. Ask your partner the questions below and write down their answers.

1. What is your favourite festival?
2. When do you celebrate it?
3. How do you celebrate it? What special things do you do?

Halloween Fun!

Some Words and Phrases you are likely to see or hear associated with Halloween.

In the "Match" columns, try matching Words and Phrases that have similar meanings.

 

(Some) Canadian Thanksgiving Facts

Having recently celebrated or heard of Thanksgiving, you may be wondering what it all means. Well, here are some answers:

When: Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

Status: It is a statutory holiday.

Meaning: It’s a day to be thankful for the good things in our lives.

How celebrated: With family and a large, delicious meal.

Main part of the meal: Turkey

Other parts of the meal: Cranberries and Pumpkin Pie

Slang name: Turkey Day

To complete the fun, look up the meaning of the following words:

• Celebrate
• Statutory
• Thankful
• Delicious
• Slang

RETURN TO CLASS!

Yeehaw!

It's time to return to your classes at Brampton English Services Team!

When you ask?
Wednesday September 4th at 5:00 p.m.

Where?
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
across from the Brampton Hospital
at the corner of Peter Robertson and Bramalea

you'll see our sign outside the door

Come in and turn left
you'll see the classroom on the left hand side

What should you bring?
Desire
pen and paper

Be prepared to tell us what you did this summer!
See you tomorrow!

SUMMER IN CANADA!!!

Hello everyone,

Our school is now closed for summer shutdown.

We hope to see everyone back on Wednesday September 4th at 5 p.m.

Have a wonderful summer and if you need any help, just email us.

There will be grammar lessons on the blog over the summer holidays so don't forget to check in regularly.

HI EVERYONE!!

On Sunday June 9th, Brampton English Services Team will be at the Sikh Parade here in Brampton!
Come by and see Navi and Kuljot!
Ask some questions, get information about our English Classes.
Donate some coins to our school - it helps pay for photocopying and chalk for the classes.

Parade starts at 1:30 p.m. but we'll be there earlier to answer any questions and enroll you in classes!

Bring a friend!

Easter and The First Day of Spring

Hello students!

It is the long weekend of Easter.
For Christians in the world, this is their most important holiday.
Here are some important words that you will see in your city:

1.  resurrection
2.  crucifixion
3.  Jesus Christ

for the non-Christian population, there is the Easter Bunny....
Where does the tradition of giving eggs come from and what does it mean?

All good questions.... come to class and ask questions to find out the answers.
We are closed on Easter Monday but classes start again on Wednesday April 3rd at 5:00 p.m.

We are located at:
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
address:

10060 Bramalea Road
(across from the hospital)
Go to the parking lot on west side just at the intersection of Peter Robertson and Bramalea Road
You will see our sign outside the building in the parking lot
Come into the building and go to the classroom on the left side

A big thank you to the Church for donating this space for the volunteer teachers to continue to give English lessons to the newcomers in Peel Region.

For more information call:  416-201-1653
or send an email - click a link on the bottom or:
bestschool@hotmail.ca


BRING A FRIEND!

March break!

Hello everyone!

It's March Break!
Just a little note to let you all know that during March break there will not be any classes.
Enjoy the time with your family and we'll see everyone at class on:
Monday March 18th!  5:00 pm.
Bring a friend!

S.A.D.

It is winter in Canada!
What kinds of winter sports do you play?
Skiing, skating, hockey?

It is a good idea to get out and do some sports.
Did you know that 'get out' is a phrasal verb?

skiing, skating, playing.... these are all gerunds - this is a noun that looks like a verb

Try this sentence:

I like to go shopping.  Which word is the gerund?

Many people don't go out much in the winter and because of the lack of sunshine they get:
S.A.D.
This is an acronym for what?
type in S.A.D. into the Google search bar and see what comes up......

(to come up is also a phrasal verb)

Don't forget..... come to class, ask a teacher and learn some more.
For information call:  416-201-1653
Classes are Monday and Wednesday evenings!
Bring a friend!

READING IS FUN!

READING practice:

For anyone who would like to get extra reading practice and learn about the world, here are three news websites that give you a variety of different stories:

1.  www.cbc.ca/news/
(this is the CBC!!)

What does CBC mean?
C=
B=
C=

2. www.cp24.com
(this is local news in the GTA)

What does GTA mean?

G=
T=
A=

3.  www.bbc.com/news/
(this is world news - click on your continent.... i.e.  Europe, Asia, North America and get news for your country and area)

What does BBC mean?

B=
B=
C=

All of these combinations of letters; CBC, GTA, BBC are called acronyms.  The first letter (initial) is the first letter of the word....
similar to the acronyms used on the internet.... LOL means:
L= laugh
O= out
L= loud

If you have any questions or comments, please email them to us at:
bestschool@hotmail.ca

Have fun reading!

RETURN TO CLASSES!

Hi Everyone!

Today's the day to return to classes... we've had a long holiday break; Christmas and New Year's combined and there was work being done in our building.

Classes start again at 5 p.m. this evening.

If you have any questions, please email the teachers or call at:  416-201-1653

Be ready to start speaking English!

Bring a friend!