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Welcome to our November newsletter. We had a couple of warm or rainy days but we also started to have our first chilly days for which winter coats, scarves, and gloves were a must. Winter is coming for sure. We had our first snowflakes.
If you would like to stay in touch with GEOS Montreal, please join our Facebook group! Feel free to also upload pictures and share your experience with your friends and even former students. You can also take a look at our videos (please visit http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=GEOS+MOntreal&search_type=&a... ) and have a look at the testimonials on our website (http://www.geosmontreal.com/testimonials).
If you also would like to take a look at a video about Montreal, please visit: http://vimeo.com/12111078
Please find below one of our French teachers from Quebec.
"Diplômée du HEC Montréal et détenant une certification TESOL, Je suis née au Canada (Québec).
Je travaillais en tant que responsable des comptes à payer et comptes à recevoir d’une entreprise de hautes technologies avant de me lancer dans l’enseignement. Mis à part mon travail, j’adore apprendre de nouvelles langues, comme l’espagnol et le mandarin. De plus, je fais du théâtre depuis peu et j’aime bien aller au centre d’entraînement sportif de temps en temps pour suivre des cours de kick-boxing et d’aérobie. Également, j’aime bien danser la salsa, merengue et bachata. Mon émission préféré est : Dragon’s den et j’adore savoir, apprendre le parcours d’entrepreneurs qui ont réussi leur vie. Mes livres préférés sont : « Elizabeth, the struggle for the throne » by David Starkey et « Think and grow rich » by Napoleon Hill."
Judith François-Langevin
Professeur de Français
For those who know him, you will be pretty happy to hear that Mark Berube came back to Montreal from his music tour in Europe and will stay for a while here as him and his wife are expecting a baby.
"Apres 4 mois à GEOS, je peux réfléchir à tout ce que j’ai appris dans ma classe de français et surtout dans l’école. Je ne parle pas seulement de la grammaire, des vocabulaires et des expressions, mais aussi des habitudes des différentes cultures. Je n’oublierai jamais les amis que je me suis fait et l’environnement heureux de tous les jours.
Je voudrais remercier chaque personne qui m’a appris beaucoup de matières et qui m’a fait grandir comme une personne parlant française, mais surtout comme personne du monde."
Luiz Henrique Apollo da Silva
Brésil
Programme de Français, temps plein, 16 semaines
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We are very proud of our Nationality mix for this month. Currently we have 46 Nationalities represented in the school among our 235 students.
Canada: 18.30%
Brazil and Mexico: 8.94% each
Saudi Arabia: 8.51%
Japan: 5.11%
Korea: 4.68%
Vietnam, Colombia and Spain: 3.40% each
Germany and Libya: 2.13% each
Venezuela, Russia, Morocco, Turkey and Jordan: 1,70% each
Argentina,Taiwan, Kazakhstan, China, Egypt, France and Iran: 1.28% each
Australia, Dutch, India, Moldova, Austria, Peru, Chile, Italy, and Ecuador: 0.85 each%
Others: 6.02%
We do not have any French beginner classes in December. Our French beginner dates for 2011 are on the following dates: January 4, February 22, March 22, May 17, June 14, July 12, August 9, September 6 and November 1. Our French evening starting dates for beginners will be the same as the ones in the daytime for 2011. Improving your French and/or English can be your resolution for the new year. Sign up for January 4th.
We will not have any Japanese beginner evening classes in December. The next class will be on January 10th, 2011.
We presently have three different elective classes in English: The TOEFL, the IELTS preparation classes and our academic writing class. In French, we have a “communication francaise” class.
We have a new writing tutorial course opening on December 7th, 2010. This 1 hour course adresses students with an intermediate level of English. If you are interested in any of our elective classes, feel free to contact us at info@geosmontreal.com.
 We also offer seasonal study tours/holiday group courses that students can join individually for one or two weeks.
Furthermore you can send your own group. Please fill out the study tour analysis form that you can find on our website and we will then design a program and prepare a quote for you based on the activities and accommodations requested.
You can download our 2010 School Brochure here.If you have any questions regarding the programs or the starting dates, just send us an email by CLICKING HERE
What a month November was for the students here in Montreal! The Montreal "always changing" Autumn weather didn’t stop the students from enjoying what Montreal has to offer and the Quebecois culture. The students reconforted themselves from the cold and windy weather by going to Juliette et Chocolat, a fabulous small coffee shop where they enjoyed every kind of hot chocolate, chocolate fondues and crepes.
The Hockey season started and a trip to Montreal is not complete without experiencing a game live or in a a bar or restaurant. Therefore, the students went to La Cage aux Sports, a sports restaurant, to get the vibe of the Montreal Canadiens fever. Luckily, they won the game!
The French learning experience doesn’t stop as soon as you step out of the classroom. Montreal offers a lot of opportunities for students to keep practicing their French. One of these opportunities is Cinemania, a French movie festival with subtitles in English. Nearly 12 students went to Cinema Imperial to enjoy the new release of director Fabienne Berthaud called "Les Pieds nus sur les limaces" .
As many cities around Canada, Montreal has its own Chinatown. Even if it is smaller than Vancouver’s, there are many discoveries to be made there. The students enjoyed a tour of the Chinatown including the tasting of Dragon’s beard candy and bubble tea.
During the last weeks of November, students enjoyed many different activities such as playing pool, having a poutine (a Quebecois fast food meal) at La Banquise which is the best place to have poutine in Montreal, and watching an Imax Movie called "The Ultimate Wave".
An unforgettable moment for most of the students surely was the Santa Claus Parade. This yearly event kicks off of the Holiday season in the city. Even if it was quite cold outside on November 20th, the students enjoyed the celebrations!
http://www.geosmontreal.com/activities.
What is happening in November in Montreal?
Montrealers really like to celebrate the Holidays and they don’t only celebrate it on Christmas day! December is the month for celebrations. Every Saturday from December 4th to January 8th is the very impressive Telus on Ice fireworks on the Quays of Old Port of Montreal.
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