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language teaching Reviewing language tests  \nVOLUME 42, NUMBER 3, AUGUST, 2016 ISSN \\# 0227-2938  \nTeachers of English as a Second Language Association of Ontario [www.teslontario.net/publication/contact-magazine](www.teslontario.net/publication/contact-magazine)  \nIN THIS ISSUE  \nContents  \nIn this issue ........................... 2  \nEditor’s Note ........................... 3  \nContact Magazine ....................... 4  \nArticles  \nExploring Rhyme and Reason in Vocabulary and Phraseology ........................... 5  \nFeatured Articles: Tests  \nA Review of the Reading Section of the CELPIP-General Test ................ 10  \nTelephone oral interview tasks in university admissions language testing ............... 17  \nSteps to English Proficiency ............... 26  \nArticles  \nLanguage on the orient express: A guide to Mandarin for English teachers ...... 34  \nSupporting Blended Learning in an EFL Teaching Environment ................... 40  \nTeaching critical thinking skills in a disciplinary context .................. 46  \nLINC Field Trips in the Post-Funding World: Five Changes .......................... 52  \nViva La Lingua Franca  \nViva La Lingua Franca:  \nOn The Art of the Apology................. 56  \nCalendar  \n\n| September 30–October 1 | BCTEAL: Teaching in Techno\u003Cbr>colours: Imagine, Innovate, Inspire |\n| --- | --- |\n| October 5 | International World Teachers' Day |\n| November 9–11 | Bringing IT together Conference |\n| November 12 | People for Education Annual  Conference |\n| November 19 | Ontario Modern Language Teachers Association\u003Cbr>Fall Conference |\n| November 20–26 | ESL Week |\n| November 24–25 | TESL Ontario’ 44th Annual  Conference: “Recognizing Abilities and Possibilities” |\n| November 16–18 | York Region District School Board Conference |\n| November 18–20 | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages; ACTFL Annual  Convention and World Language  Expo |\n\n-2- TESL Ontario | CONTACT 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If there are languages you’d like to learn more about, please, write to suggest an article.  \nWe also include articles about blended learning, critical thinking, and planning field trips, along with our Viva la lingua franca column by Eufemia Fantetti.  \nAs always, we welcome and depend on your contributions. I do hope to hear from you. Brett Reynolds  \n[editor@teslontario.org](editor@teslontario.org)  \n-3- TESL Ontario | CONTACT Magazine | August 2016 GtooBTacopk  \nCONTACT Magazine VOLUME 42, NUMBER 3, AUGUST, 2016  \nCONTACT  \nContact is published three times a year (May, August, and November) byTESL Ontario. May is our conference issue. 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