English to Go! Joining a Community ANG-3101-2 Final Project 6 Date: Signature of the evaluator: Score: /100 IDENTIFICATION Name: Address: Email: Telephone: Sent on (date):
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Final Project 6 It is recommended that you to obtain a mark of 60% or more in this Final Project before doing the final exam for this course. Instructions Fill out the section titled identification. Write all your answers in the booklet. Do not forget to proofread all your answers. Submit this evaluation situation to your teacher if you are following the course at an adult education centre or send it to your tutor if you are following a distance course. We recommend that you keep a photocopy of your work, just to be safe. When you receive your corrected copy, read your teacher s or tutor s comments carefully. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask for feedback. 3
ANG-3101-2 Joining a Community Final Project 6: Taylor s New Life This final project for Chapter 6 will be evaluated by your teacher or tutor. Make sure you do the work completely and seriously. There are three parts to this final project: a preparation, a written part, and an oral part. The tables used to evaluate the written and oral parts are given to you below. You can use a dictionary, your Reference Booklet, and any notes you have. Ready? Here s the situation: Bianca wants to take on a new adventure: open her very own hairdressing salon! She solicits Taylor s help to find out what needs to be done before she embarks on this new adventure. Taylor does a quick Internet search and sends her the following information. Part 1: Preparing Go to <cours1.sofad.qc.ca/ressources> and access your course resource web page, or use your Centre s procedure. A. Taylor first turns to a local agency for information: the Local Development Centre for Starting Businesses. She does a quick online search and comes across this radio interview of the director of the local Development Centre. As you listen to Suzie Q interview William Colangelo, take note of the important information for Bianca. What kinds of things are important for her to know? Notes for Bianca: 4
Final Project 6 B. The next site Taylor comes across is a government website about starting a small business. She goes directly to the FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) section of the site to see what kind of information she can find. As you read, write down the information that is pertinent for Bianca s venture. http : / / www. governmentwebsite / faq What are the first steps in starting a business? First you need to decide what type of business you want to have. You need to legally establish if your business will have a single owner, a partnership (two people) or a corporation (a business made up of more than two people). This will have an impact on your tax obligations and your liability in the future. Do I need to have special business numbers for tax purposes? Depending on your revenues, you may need to open an account with the Canada Revenue Agency and Revenu Québec. You will be assig ned a business number that will be used for source deductions. Do I need to contact the CSST? (Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail) If you have employees you will need to contact the CSST. They are the ones that ensure that the rights and obligations of workers and employers are respected in matters of prevention. You may also need to contact other agencies depending on the type of work that you do. Do I need to have GST and QST numbers? If your business has an income of $30, 000, you will need to register for the GST and QST with a Revenu Québec agent and you will need to collect GST and QST from your customers. Do I need a special status to hire employees? When you hire employees for the first time, you will need to register for an identification number so that source deductions can be taken from your employees pay cheque. Notes for Bianca: 5
ANG-3101-2 Joining a Community C. Finally, Taylor found an article about starting a small business. Read the article and write down the pertinent information for Bianca. Write only the information that applies to the type of business Bianca wants to start. Dreaming of Being Your Own Boss? Are you thinking of quitting your job and starting your own business? Being your own boss sounds like a dream but it is a venture that needs to be well thought out and planned. Follow these tips before embarking on this new adventure. 1. Find something that you love. Starting your own business will require lots of time and energy, probably more than the full time job you are looking forward to quitting! Make sure that what you do is really important to you! 2. Make sure you can survive! Making money with your new venture may take time. Will you have enough money to survive in the meantime? You may want to start your business while you are still working or start saving up months or even a year in advance in order to make sure you can still pay your bills as you are starting up! Be Your Own Boss! 3. Get help! Ask for help, don t do it alone. You may want to solicit the help of friends or family members or get help from various government agencies. Many of them offer programs to help guide you in your new venture. 4. Write a business plan. Make sure your idea is good. Now write it all down. Getting your ideas organized will not only help you organize yourself better, it may even help you get financing. 5. Get legal and tax issues right. Don t end up owing people or the government money because you did not know you had to get permits or tax numbers. Consult government agencies or even a lawyer to make sure there are no surprises later on! Notes for Bianca: 6
Final Project 6 D. Now consolidate all your notes so that you can inform Bianca on her project. (Refer to the Cornell notetaking section in Chapter 4.) Section 2: This is where you write your notes. Section 1: Write your questions here. Section 3: This is where you summarize your notes. 7
ANG-3101-2 Joining a Community Part 2: Making Connections... Your work is worth 40% of your final mark: Question 1 checks your understanding and Question 2 checks your capacity to reinvest your understanding and generalize beyond the texts. Your teacher or tutor will use this table: Evaluation Table for C2: Reinvests Understanding of Texts Excellent Very Good Good Criteria 10 8 6 Selects and utilizes appropriate and relevant information Organizes pertinent information in a clear, coherent and logical way Interprets and provides factual information related to people, places and things Interprets information conveyed in informative texts Establishes links between facts and justifies reasons for possibilities or capabilities Provides sufficient and suitable reasons to support choices Offers realistic advice Provides convincing reasons related to recommendations Chooses and adopts proper language registers Adapts communication to context Total: / 40 Weak 4 Very Weak 2 Question 1 Answer the following questions using complete sentences. A. What is the first thing you have to do when starting a business? 8
Final Project 6 B. Where can you find help? C. What kind of legal and official steps do you need to take? Question 2 What would be your best advice for starting a business? A. Write the four or five most important points of advice you think Taylor should give Bianca for starting her own salon. 9
ANG-3101-2 Joining a Community B. Explain why you think these points are important. Use note form. Now, let s go on to the conversation part. Part 3: Talking About... You will role-play this conversation about starting a small business with your teacher or tutor. Your work is worth 60% of your final mark. This is the table used to evaluate the conversation. Evaluation Table for C1: Interacts Orally in English Criteria Participates in oral interaction using English at all times Uses reasonably fluent discourse with few hesitations and pauses Produces articulate and coherent discourse appropriate to context Uses correct pronunciation and enunciation Respects appropriate oral text structures vocabulary, grammar and syntax Adapts communication to context by using appropriate language registers and text development structures Uses topic-appropriate vocabulary and expressions Identifies and communicates factual information Excellent 10 Very Good 8 Good 6 Weak 4 Very Weak 2 Asks and answers relevant questions Discusses factual information related to people, places and things Total: / 60 10
Final Project 6 You may use your notes as a reference in the oral interaction task. Prepare it carefully and take the time to practise it with a partner. To help you get ready, here are some things to keep in mind. Focus on the most important information. What are the facts? Use your notes to decide which important information you will be using to explain your choice. Organize your ideas in a clear and logical way. 11
ANG-3101-2 Joining a Community Make a list of the vocabulary you will need to discuss this topic. Look up any words you don t know. Practise pronouncing aloud new words, or ones you find difficult. Be prepared to discuss the topic and to exchange information with your partner. Remember to always use English! That s it! You ve done most of the work for this chapter. You re ready to wrap it up. STUDENT S QUESTIONS: TEACHER S COMMENTS: 5001-01 July 2017