Tuesday's assignment - January 19, 2016

Good morning, everyone,

How to Work Well in Canada is our theme this week. Trying to observe and understand culture is like trying to observe and understand an iceberg. Anyone who is either looking for a job or starting out a new job will require some time to figure out the expectations, culture, and customs of any or prospective workplace.

Task 1:

Look up the meanings of the vocabulary words below.

Aggressive (Negative): ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.

Equality (Positive): the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.

Rituals (noun): the prescribed order of performing a ceremony, especially one characteristic of a particular religion or church.  

Annoyed (Negative): slightly angry; irritated.

Minimize (Verb): reduce (something, especially something unwanted or unpleasant) to the smallest possible amount or degree.

Task (Noun / Verb): assign a piece of work to.  

Collaborative (Positive):  produced or conducted by two or more parties working together.

Oblivious (Negative): not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one.

Valuable (Positive): worth a great deal of money.

Customs (Positive): an action or way of behaving that is usual and traditional

Promptness (Positive): done, performed, delivered,

Values (Positive): the regard that something is held to deserve; the importance, worth, or usefulness of something.

Embarrassment (Negative): a feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.

Task 2:

Use at least five of these vocabulary words to write an email to a friend describing to him/her the Canadian culture.

Hello Hala, I hope this e-mail find you well.

I’m writing to talk about the Canadian culture.

After four months here in Canada i’m feeling happy because Canada is a country where you can feel equality between the people. The values of this people are pretty good and they never makes me fell annoyed or embarrassed.

The good task is here in Canada you can collaborate with the country.

Best Regards.

Fabio