Robotic Surgery!

Hi Everyone!

Here's a video on the Da Vinci surgical system in action. The video shows great examples of how the manipulation of the controls are "translated" into the movement of the precision robot instruments -- even filtering out hand-shaking!!

Please note that there are some graphic images of real surgery inside the human body!

Writing about Graphs and Charts

Hi LINC 7 Students!

Here's a video on line graphs that includes how to create a line graph.

Here's a more advanced video (IELTS test preparation) on how to describe a pie chart. It features the creation of the sentences on the screen, so it's easy to follow!

Please note that in North America, we don't use "30 $".  We use "$30".

Pie Charts

Hi Everyone,

Here's a useful video (created for IELTS test preparation) showing you how to describe a series of three pie charts with information about the use of different audio formats in 1990, 2000 and 2010.

The speaker actually writes sentences on the whiteboard, the way I've done in class. This particular video and the text he writes is much longer and uses more advanced language than you generally need for LINC 7. However, it involves the same process of turning visual information (the 3 charts) into English (whether spoken or text).

For those of you who really like this stuff, here's a wonderful video comparing the use of bar graphs and pie charts -- using the same data. Plus, it's fun! Check it out!! (There's also some math at the end if you're into that!)

Bar Graphs

Hello LINC 7 Students,

Tomorrow we'll have a look at bar graphs. Here's a very easy to understand video that shows you how to create and read a simple bar graph.

Here's a much more challenging and detailed video on both bar graphs and pie charts.

First Aid

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Tomorrow, we get the First Aid training in Room 5025 (9 am - 12 noon).

Please get to our classroom EARLY and we'll go up to the First Aid room together!

Here's a great video about the "new rules" for CPR. The latest advice from the medical community says COMPRESSIONS are most important in saving a life -- and should be the first step! We'll see what our presenters tell us!

Describing Graphs

Hello Everyone!

Here's a good video (7:30) that shows you how to describe a line graph. The teacher uses many of the key verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs from the handout that I gave you in class.

He emphasizes how verbs work with adverbs -- while adjectives work with nouns. There are excellent examples of how you can express the same idea in various ways.

For example, "Sales fell gradually" (verb /adverb) can also be expressed as "There was a gradual fall in sales" (adjective /noun). The meaning is the same!

Checking Symptoms

Hi LINC 7 Students,

Here's the link to the HealthLink BC symptom checker. It's interesting (and fun!) to take a common medical problem you have, put it in the symptom checker, and see what their advice is.

Here's the link to a video from the Australian government, quickly explaining how to use their symptom checker.