Saturday, August 7, 2010
Volunteering at SF General Hospital!!
Here's a story about the woman who has been cutting hair for 48 years. She's an immigrant from Switzerland! You can even see a video with an interview with her.
Volunteering information
You need to get started NOW. You will need to volunteer 20 hours during the next 18 weeks. That isn't a lot to do. It will help your English, help other people, help your soul and help your career goal!
Many hospitals and clinics will require 50-100 hours of volunteering. That is more than the requirement for the class. If you are serious about working in health care in the US, I recommend that.
If you are new to all of this, you might want to start with a 20 hour commitment at a senior center or Glide Church, Laguna Honda, or the Food Bank . The Food Bank doesn't have the same kind of requirements that hospitals or clinics do.
If you know of a doctor or dental office that you want to volunteer in- that's great! Just get me the name and phone number of the person who will be supervising you.
Another wonderful opportunity is at the CCSF health clinic. I have a contact there, so talk to me first.
Please start your process now. It may take you awhile to go to an orientation or get a health screening and have an interview (in some cases). You will be writing a journal on your experiences each month starting in September.
BEST OF LUCK!
Many hospitals and clinics will require 50-100 hours of volunteering. That is more than the requirement for the class. If you are serious about working in health care in the US, I recommend that.
If you are new to all of this, you might want to start with a 20 hour commitment at a senior center or Glide Church, Laguna Honda, or the Food Bank . The Food Bank doesn't have the same kind of requirements that hospitals or clinics do.
If you know of a doctor or dental office that you want to volunteer in- that's great! Just get me the name and phone number of the person who will be supervising you.
Another wonderful opportunity is at the CCSF health clinic. I have a contact there, so talk to me first.
Please start your process now. It may take you awhile to go to an orientation or get a health screening and have an interview (in some cases). You will be writing a journal on your experiences each month starting in September.
BEST OF LUCK!
Myths and Realities
Find out more about Nancy Snyderman and her book on medical myths.
Read about her here. Watch her here. You can also watch her here. Here she is giving a talk. And here she is with a long list of questions and answers. You can see her on msnbc.
Read about general medical myths. Click here.
Medical myths for these past holidays.
Read about her here. Watch her here. You can also watch her here. Here she is giving a talk. And here she is with a long list of questions and answers. You can see her on msnbc.
Read about general medical myths. Click here.
Medical myths for these past holidays.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Keep studying English during the summer
Here are ways you can do it online. Unfortunately you can't just click on the link. You'll need to copy and paste the address (http://........etc.)
Studying English on the Internet
level 0 +
writing, spelling, reading
http://www.starfall.com/
Learn the alphabet and read short words.
level 1+
Vocabulary, Listening, Pronunciation and Spelling
http://www.REEPworld.org
Study vocabulary about family, work, and health.
Vocabulary, grammar and listening
http://www.brainpopesl.com
Listen to a cartoon and learn English. There are tests too.
spelling practice
http://www.spellingcity.com
Make your own spelling lists. Listen to the words and write them. Practice your spelling
reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar
www.usalearns.org
Watch videos and see lessons. Learn new words.
vocabulary, grammar and games
http://www.manythings.org/
Play games, study grammar, and learn new words.
vocabulary, grammar and games
http://www.manythings.org/
Play games, study grammar, and learn new words.
Level 1+
pronuciation
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#
Practice your pronunciation. Watch videos to help you.
pronunciation
http://www.howjsay.com/
Type words and listen to the pronunciation. You will hear British pronunciation.
pronunciation
http://www.ugoeigo.com/index.php?s=English
http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html
Watch videos of people to help you with pronunciation.
Level 2+
reading
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/stories.html
Read stories and take tests. Some stories are easy, and some are hard.
Level 3+
Listening:
www.elllo.org
Listen to conversations and interviews. You can read the words and take tests.
listening and vocabulary
www.eslpod.com
Listen to conversations. The people speak very slowly.
Listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
Practice listening and learn vocabulary.
Level 3+
gramar and vocabulary
http://a4esl.org/
Take short tests.
Level 4+
listening and vocabulary
http://rkappra.blogspot.com
Listen to songs and news. Links to other websites too.
listening, reading, vocabulary, spelling
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Listen to new stories and read the words. There are some videos, too.
Level 5+
Grammar and idioms
http://www.usingenglish.com/
Study and take quizzes.
vocabulary
http://www.eslcafe.com/students/
Study slang, idioms, and phrasal verbs.
grammar, listening, reading and writing
http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
Learn English with lots of exercises and games.
Level 6+
Listening, Reading, Grammar
http://missionlanguagelab.blogspot.com
Listen to shows, read the texts, read short stories, take grammar quizzes.
Level 6+
Listening, reading, writing, speaking
http://www.uefap.com/
Play word games, listen, and read.
Level 7+
Listening
http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/
Listen to programs about different topics. Read the words too.
vocabulary, listening and grammar
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm
Listen to conversations, play games. There is also a section on business English.
vocabulary
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/index.htm
Learn academic English vocabulary.
Vocabulary practice
http://eslstudyguide.blogspot.com/
Study vocabulary and see typical mistakes.
Studying English on the Internet
level 0 +
writing, spelling, reading
http://www.starfall.com/
Learn the alphabet and read short words.
level 1+
Vocabulary, Listening, Pronunciation and Spelling
http://www.REEPworld.org
Study vocabulary about family, work, and health.
Vocabulary, grammar and listening
http://www.brainpopesl.com
Listen to a cartoon and learn English. There are tests too.
spelling practice
http://www.spellingcity.com
Make your own spelling lists. Listen to the words and write them. Practice your spelling
reading, writing, listening, speaking, and grammar
www.usalearns.org
Watch videos and see lessons. Learn new words.
vocabulary, grammar and games
http://www.manythings.org/
Play games, study grammar, and learn new words.
vocabulary, grammar and games
http://www.manythings.org/
Play games, study grammar, and learn new words.
Level 1+
pronuciation
http://www.uiowa.edu/~acadtech/phonetics/#
Practice your pronunciation. Watch videos to help you.
pronunciation
http://www.howjsay.com/
Type words and listen to the pronunciation. You will hear British pronunciation.
pronunciation
http://www.ugoeigo.com/index.php?s=English
http://evaeaston.com/pr/home.html
Watch videos of people to help you with pronunciation.
Level 2+
reading
http://fog.ccsf.cc.ca.us/~lfried/stories/stories.html
Read stories and take tests. Some stories are easy, and some are hard.
Level 3+
Listening:
www.elllo.org
Listen to conversations and interviews. You can read the words and take tests.
listening and vocabulary
www.eslpod.com
Listen to conversations. The people speak very slowly.
Listening
http://www.esl-lab.com/index.htm
Practice listening and learn vocabulary.
Level 3+
gramar and vocabulary
http://a4esl.org/
Take short tests.
Level 4+
listening and vocabulary
http://rkappra.blogspot.com
Listen to songs and news. Links to other websites too.
listening, reading, vocabulary, spelling
http://www.cdlponline.org/
Listen to new stories and read the words. There are some videos, too.
Level 5+
Grammar and idioms
http://www.usingenglish.com/
Study and take quizzes.
vocabulary
http://www.eslcafe.com/students/
Study slang, idioms, and phrasal verbs.
grammar, listening, reading and writing
http://www.englishpage.com/index.html
Learn English with lots of exercises and games.
Level 6+
Listening, Reading, Grammar
http://missionlanguagelab.blogspot.com
Listen to shows, read the texts, read short stories, take grammar quizzes.
Level 6+
Listening, reading, writing, speaking
http://www.uefap.com/
Play word games, listen, and read.
Level 7+
Listening
http://www1.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/
Listen to programs about different topics. Read the words too.
vocabulary, listening and grammar
http://www.britishcouncil.org/learnenglish.htm
Listen to conversations, play games. There is also a section on business English.
vocabulary
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/~alzsh3/acvocab/index.htm
Learn academic English vocabulary.
Vocabulary practice
http://eslstudyguide.blogspot.com/
Study vocabulary and see typical mistakes.
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