Voting!

DID YOU VOTE?


The democratic process in Canada is very old and cherished.  Once you are a Canadian citizen, it is your privilege to vote and be part of the system.  
In Canada, it is an important civic duty.


To help you with the process, here are some words you might look up:


democracy
incumbent
ballot
platform




Here is a website that will tell you about voting in Canada:


http://canadacitizen.blogspot.com/2010/03/voting-procedure.html


Are there any words that you need to know?  Email us with your questions!

Registration Continues!

We are continuing our registration and enrollment - Monday October 25th!


When?  9 - 12:00 a.m.


Where?  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints


Information:  416-201-1653


BRING A FRIEND OR RELATIVE
Everyone needs English!
See you Monday!

READY FOR THE NEW SCHOOL!

B.E.S.T. will start enrolling students on WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 13TH
from 9:00 - 12:00 a.m.


Where?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) has very generously donated a room for us.


It is at:
10062 Bramalea Road (and Peter Robertson)


Everyone knows the church because of the gold figure on the top.
The classroom is located in the building to the north of the church, through the parking lot.
There will be a sign at the east entrance.


If you are driving, please park on the east side of the parking lot - closest to the hospital.


BRING A FRIEND AND RELATIVE - ANYONE WHO NEEDS TO LEARN ENGLISH!


FREE!


**We are unable to provide childminding services at this time.


This is the link for the map:

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=10062+Bramalea+Road,+Brampton,+Ontario,+Canada&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=23.820404,47.988281&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=10062+Bramalea+Rd,+Brampton,+Peel+Regional+Municipality,+Ontario,+Canada&z=15

Canada's Provinces and Territories

GET READY!
B.E.S.T. will be posting information that is needed for citizenship tests.  Of course, you need to know lots of stuff about Canada and especially geography.
Here are some questions for you to think about:
1.  Do you think Canada is a big country compared with other countries in the world?
2.  Is Canada bigger than your country of origin?
3.  About how many kilometres wide do you think Canada is, from east to west?
4.  What continent is Canada in?
5.  What continent is your country of origin in?
6.  How many provinces and territories does Canada have?  Can you name them?
7.  What is the capital of Canada?
8.  What is the capital city of the province where you are?
9.  Describe the weather in Canada.
10. Describe the weather in your country of origin.


If you would like a teacher to answer your questions, write the answers in the comment box below.  We will correct your grammar, punctuation and your answers, too!


Good luck!

CANADA!

Oh Canada!
Part of the curriculum for B.E.S.T. will include information about Canada; history, geography, law, health services, education - anything you can think of!


Why do you need this information?  Think of all the possible answers.....


What is the name of the song you sing for your country?
Our n-t--n-l -nth-m is called O Canada!
We stand when we sing these songs.
Here are the lyrics:

O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.

With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!

From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.

 And because we are a bilingual country, here are the French lyrics:



O Canada!
Terre de nos aïeux,
Ton front est ceint de fleurons glorieux.
Car ton bras sait porter l'épée,
Il sait porter la croix.
Ton histoire est une épopée,
Des plus brillants exploits.
Et ta valeur, de foi trempée,
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.
Protégera nos foyers et nos droits.

If you don't know what any of the words in English mean, you can look them up online at:  www.thefreedictionary.com

Slang

So what is slang?  Who uses slang?
Here is a dictionary definition:
an informal nonstandard vocabulary composed typically of coinages, arbitrarily changed words, and extravagant, forced, or facetious figures of speech
(Merriam Webster dictionary)


Now you're saying.... what does THAT mean?
Well really it means street language.  Something you hear everyday that maybe doesn't sound like 'good' English but is used all the time.


Here are some examples of slang that use colour words:


My fever got so high that I BLACKED OUT.
I'm feeling BLUE today.
You really have a GREEN thumb.
Whenever she drinks, she holds her glass her with her PINKY sticking up.
Laura TURNED BEET RED when she ripped her dress in public.
You look WHITE AS A GHOST!  What happened?
He didn't want to speak in public.  He's so YELLOW.


What do you think they mean?

BBQ and fundraising with Linda Jeffrey MPP

B.E.S.T. attended Linda Jeffrey's BBQ at Loafer's Lake Park in Brampton.
We set up a table, sold memberships, did henna, got to meet the community and spread the word!
Here are a few photos from the day.
Mrs. Jeffrey has kindly asked us to attend her New Year's Levee at the Rose Theatre.  

Don't miss out!