Tuesday's Assignment

Charity begins at home, and so does geography! Our first area of focus is our own city, the big T.O.!

Good morning! Here's your "breakfast"--Breakfast TV! Enjoy it for a few seconds!

Where's Wally?

Here are your tasks:

1. Check out the grammar in the first paragraph of this Wiki article.

1. Identify all the passive verbs there.
1. Discuss with your partner why the verbs are in the passive.
2. Compare them with the actives.
2. Now identify all the prepositions there.
1. Discuss what each preposition is used for.
2. What verbs are associated with each preposition?
3. What nouns come after each one?
2. Check out the meaning and pronunciation of the paragraph.
1. Write down and discuss your list of the 10 hardest words to read/understand with a partner.
2. Write down and discuss your list of the 10 hardest words to pronounce.
3. Take turns reading it to each other.
4. Write a True/False quiz of 5 statements on your blog.
5. Have your partners put their answers in the comments.

Geography of Toronto

The geography of the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada, covers an area of 630 km2 (243 sq mi) and is bounded by Lake Ontario to the south, Etobicoke Creek and Highway 427 to the west, Steeles Avenue to the north, and the Rouge River to the east. In addition to Etobicoke Creek and the Rouge River, the city is trisected by two minor rivers and their tributaries, the Humber River in the west end and the Don River east of downtown. Both flow southward to Lake Ontario at Humber Bay and Toronto Harbour respectively, which are part of the longer Waterfront. The concentration and protection of Toronto's ravines allows for large tracts of densely forested valleys with recreational trails within the city. Approximately 26–28% of Toronto is covered with over 10 million trees,[1] a fairly high percentage within a large city in North America and there are ambitious proposals to double the coverage.

Passive verbs / Active

bounded / bound

trisected / trisect

forested / forest

covered / cover

Prepositions

is bounded by Lake Ontario

is trisected by two minor rivers

flow southward to Lake Ontario

allows for large tracts

forested valleys with recreational trails 

is covered with over 10 million trees

10 hardest words

bound   trisect   tributarie  respectively  Waterfront  concentration  ravine  densely   recreational   approximately

True/False quiz

1. The city of Toronto, BC, Canada, covers an area of 630 km2 .

2. Toronto is bounded Etobicoke Creek and Highway 427 to the east.

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