kasperskygroup148 y22kasperskygroup148 20231228 (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) icons8-reading-100.png quarterly test Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) (the file will be available here for download later) vocab pre teach functional language grammar focus smartphone or tablet device listening Download onto your phone or tablet and listen carefully. ~/bups/bup_vet_books_cds_dvds$ ls */*/*selection* | grep passive ## Outlook (ext.duncan.potter@ef.com) → use firefox w/ latest login login: ext.duncan.potter@ef.com password: use microsoft authenticator on android enter code from chrome on laptop into android app confirm w/ pin 1333 ## teams 〆 off-line linux version lacks window sharing... https://www.microsoft.com/en-ww/microsoft-teams/log-in → use chrome login: duncanpotter@yandex.ru passwd: 99nacnud ### sound sharing → same workaround as skype pulseaudio recording → skype: input from → (was Built in audio) change to Monitor Built in audio ### break out rooms https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq2pbPtMZGk #### Outlook Calendar → join meeting #### Breakout rooms Teams main menu → top right → Breakout Rooms (preview) right pane → ... menu (rename / move people around...) OR top right ... menu → recreate rooms right pane → Start rooms → attendees get pulled automatically #### If attendee is late Breakout room preview → Assign participants (name of late attendee) → assign SS to room #### How to join a room Organiser → choose room → ... → join room #### How to leave a room top right, red 'Leave' → click middle top right 'Resume' to come back to main meeting room #### Make an announcement to / across all rooms Breakout rooms (preview) ... → make an announcement right pane → Close rooms ### Create and manage breakout rooms during class meetings https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/create-and-manage-breakout-rooms-during-class-meetings-18b340cd-1106-4fa5-a852-5676614f7e7d Organizing a meeting with breakout rooms is currently only available in the Teams for Education desktop app for Windows or Mac. (...) For educators Before you get started, make sure you have the desktop app (...) You can create meetings in any version of Teams, but you'll need Teams for Windows or Mac to create breakout rooms for your students. Students can join from any version of Teams. ### Anna Alekseeva They are not on EF pro (no online access), lately they have been working with different materials along with EF Efekta books. They surely covered material up to 8.2 living better and, now at 8.4 approximately. Alyona and Serafirma are the strong students in the group, and the group loves role play activities. A typical week looks like Monday vocab and grammar, Wednesday practice questions and role play activities - that is what they used to have. attendance sheet https://disk.yandex.ru/i/7nnvt4jB9VLMcA outline vpn highload vpn @ 100 roubles / month red shield vpn (peer2peer + designed to work under gvt pressure) https://www.atlassian.com/software/confluence pdf_file tmp_pdf/../../../bups/bup_vet_books_cds_dvds/business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_coursebook.pdf 20240521 roskom svoboda → check which paid vpn are worth using in Russia ]]> xml sbook_plugins/wordlist_generated_from_xml_clog_sbook_for_sbook_session.inc Kaspersky Lab Group #148 Yan Liberman yan.liberman@kaspersky.com 13yo daughter 18yo son b 1977 Yaroslav Karunny testing developer wants to become team lead in 2-3 yrs yaroslav.karunny@kaspersky.com Sergey Telelyukhin sergey.telelyukhin@kaspersky.com 47 yo 20230207 1.92m 18 + 16 yo kids 20240409 Ekaterina Kasyanova ekaterina.kasyanova@kaspersky.com Natasha Bogomolova-Polyak natalya.bogomolova-polyak@kaspersky.com Polina Tretyak 20231228 10:10-11:30 2 active Values of corporate culture By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 1 Corporate culture Unit 1.1 Workplace culture pg 9 ex 7 vocab https://disk.yandex.ru/i/pDuGe2hrQqYrKw (course book) https://disk.yandex.ru/i/yXEWe5SxLJbPjQ (work book ← optional homework) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20231214.xml Quarterly test (logs) active quarterly_test_logs test_log_SergeyTelelyukhin_20231213_1956_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20231214.xml test_log_YaroslavKarunnyi_20231225_2341_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup204_20231213.xml test_log_LibermanYan_20240101_2307_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20231214.xml Business Partner B2 Unit 1 Corporate culture active textbook ✓ senior staff ♠ pay structure = collocation pg 8 ex 5 vocab T / Cl How will organisational behaviour♣ in a state company differ from a private enterprise? 〆probably less teamwork in a state company (due to micro control by middle managers) ✓ probably more teamwork in a private enterprise (as a result of empowerment) ♣ organisational behaviour = how people in an organisation work together & how this affects the organisation as a whole pg 9 ex 6 vocab set for homework pg 9 ex 7 vocab T / Cl Does an open-plan office help improve the working atmosphere? ✓ encourages team working 〆may feel irritating to staff who need to concentrate pg 9 ex 8 A B speaking ]]> 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Corporate culture Evaluating corporate culture active wip deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign What values are important in a company's culture? 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]]> active textbook 〆working long hours 〆work-life balance pg 9 ex 9 A B role play ]]> organisational behaviour = how people in an organisation work together & how this affects the organisation as a whole too either ]]> hierarchy /ˈhaɪərɑ:kɪ/ 20231226 10:10-11:30 2 active BUSINESS PARTNERS B2 | Unit 1 | Corporate workplace Employee retention By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) (optional homework - Sergey) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Intermediate by Murphy, Cambridge University Press icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete the following exercises Unit 102 So and such key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file. english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit102_so_such_w_key.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 1 Corporate culture Unit 1.1 Workplace culture https://disk.yandex.ru/i/pDuGe2hrQqYrKw (course book) https://disk.yandex.ru/i/yXEWe5SxLJbPjQ (work book ← optional homework) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Business Partner B2 Unit 1 Corporate culture active textbook T / Cl Would you like to work in such a colourful environment as the one pictured in the photo? ✓ synonymous of a dynamic corporate culture 〆excessively bright & distracting If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever. Thomas Aquinas, Italian philosopher Should taking risks be part of your corporate culture? = don't keep your ship in port for ever → be ready to experience damage pg 7 quotation pg 8 ex 1 Lead in ]]> active textbook ../../../bups/bup_vet_books_cds_dvds/business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_coursebook.pdf ✓ decisions are achieved by consensus in a flat hierarchy ✓ decisions are pushed from top to bottom in a more vertical corporate culture → depends on what is more efficient in each situation ≠ equality Is it an important part of corporate culture for staff to be able to share ideas? ✓ unwritten rules that employees are expected to engage in & be committed to their company pg 8 ex 2 A B video business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_1l1_1_1_1.mp4 pg 8 ex 3 listening comprehension business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_1l1_1_1_1.mp4 pg 8 ex 4 speaking ]]> distract distracting We're making a better world the world better | the world a better place ]]> hierarchy /ˈhaɪərɑ:kɪ/ 20231221 10:10-11:30 2 active Micro insults & invalidations By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20231214.xml Quarterly test (logs) active quarterly_test_logs test_log_SergeyTelelyukhin_20231213_1956_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20231214.xml 4 Micro insults & invalidations (common racial micro aggressions 2/2) pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd Have you ever experienced micro insults? = variety of subtle snubs, conveying a hidden insult to the recipient. Perpetrators are usually unaware they are speaking from bias Have you ever suffered from micro invalidation? = communications that negate or nullify the thoughts, feelings or experiential reality of a person of colour → match the micro insults & invalidations with the categories → give examples ]]> 40 20 left 1;2;3;4;5;6 7;8;9;10;11;12;13;14 https://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/students/microaggressions/racial-microaggressions/common-racial-micro-agressions ]]> 5 A Embracing Multilingualism and Eradicating Linguistic Bias | Karen Leung | TEDxWWU 20231219 hw20231221 wip active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Are some minorities more likely to suffer from discrimination because of the way they speak English? Why? video Embracing Multilingualism and Eradicating Linguistic Bias | Karen Leung | TEDxWWU Karen Leung is currently (2018) in her second year in Woodring’s Early Childhood Education at Western Washington University. Through her involvement in this program, she has found that her passion lies in social justice and linguistics, and the overlap that exists between these two in bilingual education. Being in Woodring allows her to apply her passions to her teaching career, and gives her the opportunity to break down language barriers in education. Growing up as a native Cantonese speaker, Karen took ESL classes in school, all the while interpreting for her parents during teacher conferences at just seven years old. Through this experience, she realized that there is a need of increased awareness of the linguistic biases in our society and the need for more resources for immigrant families who are working in tandem with schools to provide the best possible education for their children. Karen also sees the potential of linguistic diversity in education, and believes that it is crucial for multicultural education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8QrGsxeEq8 → watch the video → answer the questions → recycle terminology describing political correctness, micro assaults, micro insults & micro invalidations ]]> embracing_multilingualism_and_eradicating_linguistic_bias_karen_leung_TEDxWWU_S8QrGsxeEq8.mp4 Why did the speaker start her speech in her native language and then switched to English? Why did Karen Leung begin her speech in Cantonese? What did she want to illustrate? ✓ Karen Leung started her speech in Cantonese but then she started speaking English perfectly in order to show that a lot of people do not expect such a perfect command of English from a non-native speaker. She says that stereotyping is a form of discrimination, she gives an example of her family who face such stereotyping of race, ethnicity, culture and language. That is an example of micro insults and micro assaults that convey a hidden insult to the people who have a different culture and speak other languages ✓ Karen began her speech in Cantonese and then switched to English to illustrate and draw attention to the audience's possible expectations and prejudices about her linguistic ability based on ethnicity. She probably wanted to challenge and confront these stereotypes by emphasizing that such assumptions based on language, race, and ethnicity can lead to discrimination and marginalization. ✓ Any kind of discrimination is one hundred percent not politically correct and this action is probably meant to emphasize the need for cultural sensitivity and the negative impact of preconceptions based on language and ethnicity. Why do you think Karen's parents gave their children names that are close to "American" ones, although they cannot pronounce them correctly in their native language (due to phonetic differences)? ✓ migrants in America may choose to give their children American names to avoid micro assaults (micro insults) that can occur due to cultural differences. By giving their children American names, migrants aim to mitigate potential discrimination and bias based on their names, which might be perceived as foreign or difficult to pronounce. This decision may be influenced by a desire to shield their children from subtle forms of prejudice, ensuring smoother integration into American society. ✓ While the choice to give American names can be seen as a protective measure, it also reflects the impact of societal norms and the need to navigate cultural assimilation within a diverse, yet sometimes challenging, environment Why is the language of non-native speakers of English labelled as “broken” even though they may be highly knowledgeable in both languages (native and English)? Why do you think some native Americans make migrants speak “American language”? Why is speaking “perfect English” still considered to be important? ✓ The speaker’s parents know English but they can't speak it fluently because of the differences in the grammatical structures and sentence structures in their native language and English. Despite the fact that they are knowledgeable in Cantonese and English, they still seem unintelligent to other people. That is the reason why some people may label their language as broken and tell them to speak more American. ✓ If we talk about political correctness in that case, we may see that people behave disrespectfully to them. That is an example of micro assaults and micro insults as people act with contempt to those whose native language is completely different and has a unique structure ✓ In the context of political correctness, labeling non-native English speakers’ language as “broken” reflects a linguistic microaggression that perpetuates linguistic prejudice, ultimately reinforcing the notion that non-native English speakers are inferior or less competent because of their linguistic differences. This not only ignores the linguistic diversity and richness that non-native speakers bring with them, but also undermines their knowledge, intelligence and abilities. ✓ Such labeling, despite considerable proficiency in both mother tongue and English, can be attributed to linguistic biases and the prevalence of linguistic hierarchy. In society and culture, judgments of non-native speakers' language proficiency are based on their degree of fluency in English. This has the effect of devaluing the linguistic abilities of non-native speakers and creating a hierarchy in which native speakers of English are at the top (...) ✓ Through this example, she probably wanted to show the “illusory superiority” of native English speakers and that native Englsh speakers suggest their supremacy over non-native speakers because they are fluent in English unlike non-native one. ✓ The practice of some Native Americans requiring migrants to speak an "American language" may stem from a complex interplay of historical, cultural, and sociopolitical factors. From a perspective of political correctness, this expectation might be seen as a form of micro assault, as it can convey an implicit message of dominance and imposition. Additionally, it may be perceived as a micro insult, implying that the migrants' native language is somehow inferior or unwelcome ✓ Here we talk about the level of Uncertainty avoidance in society. Talking to a person who speaks “perfect English” guarantees us some predictability of their behaviour and lets us stay inside our comfort zone whereas when our interlocutor’s English isn’t fluent or accurate enough it makes us feel uncomfortable as it ruins the predictability of the conversation, makes us concentrate harder on one's words and feel confused if we fail to understand something How does uncertainty avoidance prevent people from understanding each other? [6:43-8:10] ✓ It’s difficult for many to understand and tolerate people who don’t speak their language “well enough” and such amazing phenomena as multilingualism and being multilingual are perceived more as a lack than as an advantage that it truly is. By showing your openness to experience and agreeableness we can make the world better at least in the framework of our community Does anybody’s proficiency in a language define their intelligence? What does she mean by “double standard”? ✓ Proficiency in a language does not inherently define an individual's intelligence. The video highlights that micro assaults (micro insults) directed at non-native English speakers are rooted in discriminatory attitudes that mistakenly equate language proficiency with overall intelligence. Labeling migrants' English as "broken'' reflects a subtle verbal attack that undermines their competence and intelligence, reinforcing negative stereotypes. ✓ Similarly, the comparison between the treatment of native English speakers learning foreign languages and migrants learning English implies a double standard that invalidates the efforts and experiences of the latter ✓ By mentioning the “double standard”, she's saying that native English speakers learning a foreign language don’t receive the same social shame that an immigrant would when they learn English as a second or even third language. Instead, a native English speaker learning any foreign language receives praise. → This double standard creates a linguistic hierarchy in which native speakers of English are at the top What’s wrong with phrases “Your English is so good”, “you don’t have any accent”? Why are compliments like “your English is so good” and “you don’t have an accent” are micro-insults for K. Leung? [5:20-6:00] ✓ The phrases "Your English is so good" and "You don't have any accent" can be problematic due to their associations with micro insults. From a lens of political correctness, these statements can be considered like this as they imply surprise at an individual's proficiency in English, thereby reinforcing stereotypes related to language and cultural competence. Moreover, these phrases potentially ignore people's multilingual and multicultural experiences, missing the richness of diverse linguistic and cultural heritage ✓ Because complimenting on K. Leung’s fluency in English is closely connected to the stereotype that if English isn’t her first language, she is to have an accent or to be not as fluent as native speakers. The above-mentioned compliments are micro-insults because they sound like speaking “perfect English” raises K. Leung’s personal values and makes her more intelligent and educated. At the same time, her more than well-educated parents are scorned by many because of their English being not standard What steps would be politically correct when talking to a person and not understanding what they are saying? [8:17-8:36] ✓ To be politically correct, don't ask for a repetition straight away, try to lean in, listen closely, try to understand the person, don’t point out the” flaws” of one’s pronunciation and try not to correct them to avoid insult and invalidation. ✓ Always remember that this person can understand and speak your native language → remind yourself: are you as fluent as them in their native language? What does she mean by saying that the USA was meant to be a “melting pot”? ✓ The "melting pot" concept suggests that the United States was envisioned as a place where people from different backgrounds could come together, blend their traditions and cultures, and form a unified society, thus emphasizing the idea of integration and unity and the importance of eliminating all forms of discrimination, microaggressions, and stereotypes. ✓ The term also emphasizes the historical image of the United States as a nation built by immigrants and speaks to the ideal of a society that welcomes people of diverse backgrounds and encourages their integration while preserving elements of their heritage What forms of artistic expression are mentioned in the video, and why are they significant in the context of diversity and cultural expression? In what way does she suggest a connection between embracing diversity in art expressions and embracing diversity in languages and dialects? ✓ Karen mentions various forms of artistic expression including music, movement, dance, and visual arts such as sculptures and paintings. These forms of expression are significant in the context of diversity and cultural expression because they serve as powerful vehicles for representing and conveying diverse cultural experiences, traditions, and values. ✓ Each form carries its own unique cultural and historical significance, often rooted in the traditions and practices of specific communities. → By valuing and appreciating these diverse art forms, we can gain a deeper understanding of different cultures, fostering empathy and respect for cultural diversity ✓ She suggests a close connection between embracing the diversity of artistic expression and embracing the diversity of languages and dialects, emphasizing the universal nature of artistic expression. → It implies that just as we can appreciate and value different forms of artistic expression, we can extend the same way of thinking to the diversity present in languages and dialects. ✓ Art itself is a universal language that breaks down linguistic and cultural barriers, serving as a unifying force to understand different cultural and linguistic identities. → Therefore, by valuing the diversity of artistic expressions, we encourage ourselves to extend this same value to the diversity of languages and dialects, recognizing the richness and beauty of linguistic and cultural differences, thereby eliminating discrimination, stereotypes and various types of microaggressions How does Karen Leung envision the potential of linguistic diversity in education contributing to social justice? ✓ Karen Leung believes that embracing linguistic diversity in education contributes to social justice by challenging and dismantling systemic biases, fostering an environment where individuals from diverse linguistic backgrounds have equal opportunities and representation Why asking for repetition or making remarks about one’s accent would be considered as a micro insult and invalidation? ✓ One probably worked hard to acquire their skills in speaking a language that is foreign to them, we should value the efforts the person puts for us to understand them. ✓ Claiming their skills being “not good enough” invalidates all the work the person has done, we may also make them feel less valuable, less powerful, and important by making this kind of comment. → This leads to a rise of power distance, uncertainty avoidance and neuroticism levels in our society “What we say is far more important than how we say it.” Do you agree? ✓ The statement holds true, but when assessed through the lens of political correctness further nuances emerge. From a political correctness perspective, the content of our communication is indeed of paramount significance. However, the manner in which we phrase our words can also carry weight. → Micro assaults (micro insults, and micro invalidations) are often embedded in the subtleties of language, indicating that "how we say it '' can have a profound impact 20231219 10:10-11:30 2 active Political correctness - Micro discrimination By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 9 Native speakers' dialect 20231214 hw20231219 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png British 🇬🇧or Indian 🇮🇳accent? | iRabbit #4 Moontajska Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRvUCi2s1U → watch the video → imagine what viewers may write in the comments → read sample comments → answer the questions]]> 9 Native speakers' dialect 20231214 hw20231219 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Can a language be taught without being occasionally politically incorrect? ✓ if native speakers are considered politically neutral in their environment... = reminiscent of a dialect → make sure your register matches the cultural context video British 🇬🇧or Indian 🇮🇳accent? | iRabbit #4 Moontajska Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRvUCi2s1U → watch the video → imagine what viewers may write in the comments → read sample comments → answer the questions]]> british_accent_or_indian_iRabbit_nr4_OwRvUCi2s1U.mp4 What is the Englishman accused of? [01:42] The damn thing doesn't seem to work I'm speaking the Queen's English Don't need your damn course Don't you bloody hell... It's a bloody umbrella 〆wrong behaviour Indian accent nano-supremacy micro-racism The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool... Did you Shakespeare me? ]]> damn = swear word that people use to show that they are annoyed, disappointed, etc bloody = swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement Why do you think Maria has a Soviet Union like accent? [02:15] ✓ caricature of threatening, totalitarian regime "I beg your pardon?" Why does the Englishman ask if Maria is from another planet? [02:23] ]]> ✓ he is not sure he has understood her well & pretends to be very surprised by what she is suggesting ✓ she explains they don't tolerate any racist, sexist, homophobic, white supremacist, neocolonial insinuations on their platform → he thinks this is excessive because he probably doesn't consider himself using such language = fish can't see water Do you think British English will become a dialect one day? Why / why not? ✓ it may have already... ✓ more non native people speak English than natives → approximately 7.8 billion inhabitants ✓ 1.35 billion speak English ~ 360 million people speak English as a first language ! most common first language is Chinese, then Spanish (English = 3rd) ✓ English is by far the most commonly studied Should RP (received pronunciation, aka BBC English) still be the kind of language taught? The truth is this is now reality. I was teaching in a class in a British University (can't name it here, or I will get sued!). It was a post-graduate class, and almost all the students were international, including Chinese, Indians, many East Europeans, Italians, French, German etc. There were just a couple of English students in the class. Every class had a case or exercise, so there was lots of group discussion in the class. Most of the time, students spoke with their respective accents in the class, but everybody understood each other all the time. And then one day, one of the few English students (who were mostly silent) spoke and made his point. Suddenly there was a stunned silence in the class! And I quickly realized this was because not one of the students understood a word of what he spoke (except for the couple of other English students!). This student was from Liverpool. Then one of the international students politely requested him to repeat what he said. Again, none of the students understood him. Then he repeated himself a third time. And then out of sheer frustration, he just said 'oh well, forget it', and gave up! But by then I had picked up what he said, and interpreted what he said for the rest of the class. That scene was remarkable for me. This was a British University sitting in the heart of London, offering a British PG degree. And yet, all the international students could converse and understand each other perfectly in English, except when the actual native English student spoke! That to me suggested English had now truly become an international language, and was no more owned by England! (although England will always get full credit for having created the language). @stephenmani8495 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRvUCi2s1U ]]> RP (received pronunciation) = approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting to converse = to have a conversation with sb stunned silence = silence resulting from such surprise or shock that nobody can think clearly or speak 3 A British or Indian accent - iRabbit nr4 active wip move_html5_video british_accent_or_indian_iRabbit_nr4_OwRvUCi2s1U.mp4 3 Micro assaults (common racial micro aggressions 1/2) pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd Does micro racism exist, or is it just another controversial lack of political correctness? What may feel incorrect or offensive in the following exchange? [01:42] iRabbit English customer Are you com-FOR-TA-ble? What is this ve-GE-TA-ble? iRabbit Indian help desk Sir, did you just head wobble and do the Indian accent? (...) I sense micro racism & nano supremacy in your assertions. video British 🇬🇧or Indian 🇮🇳accent? | iRabbit #4 Moontajska Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRvUCi2s1U Why could this be considered a micro aggression? = remarks and behaviours which might be experienced occasionally and brushed off as ‘rude’ or ‘inconsiderate’ by white people, and are amplified by being a constant part of the affected person’s daily experience → match the micro assaults with the categories → give examples ]]> slur = unfair remark about sb/sth that may damage other people's opinion of them supremacy = position in which you have more power, authority or status than anyone else 30 12 left 1;2;3 4;5 6;7 https://www.ed.ac.uk/equality-diversity/students/microaggressions/racial-microaggressions/common-racial-micro-agressions ]]> damn = swear word that people use to show that they are annoyed, disappointed, etc bloody = swear word that many people find offensive that is used to emphasize a comment or an angry statement stunned silence = silence resulting from such surprise or shock that nobody can think clearly or speak RP (received pronunciation) = approved pronunciation of British English; originally based on the King's English as spoken at public schools and at Oxford and Cambridge Universities (and widely accepted elsewhere in Britain); until recently it was the pronunciation of English used in British broadcasting to converse = to have a conversation with sb slur = unfair remark about sb/sth that may damage other people's opinion of them supremacy = position in which you have more power, authority or status than anyone else Negro = (old-fashioned, often offensive) member of a race of people with dark skin who originally came from Africa swastika /ˈswɔstɪkə/ = ancient symbol in the form of a cross with its ends bent at an angle of 90 degrees, used in the 20th century as the symbol of the German Nazi party subjugation = forced submission to control by others; oppression micro insult = variety of subtle snubs, conveying a hidden insult to the recipient. Perpetrators are usually unaware they are speaking from bias micro invalidation = communications that negate or nullify the thoughts, feelings or experiential reality of a person of colour snub = action or a comment that is deliberately rude in order to show sb that you do not like or respect them 20231214 10:10-11:30 2 active Comedy as a cultural gauge By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 2/2 Kvas advertising plan 20231207 hw20231212 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Optional homework - to be completed for the quarterly test if you wish Kvass is a fermented cereal-based low-alcohol beverage with a slightly cloudy appearance, light-brown colour, and sweet-sour taste. Kvass originates from north-eastern Europe, where grain production was considered insufficient for beer to become a daily drink. You work as a (cross-cultural) marketing consultant for a soft drinks company that wants to export to new markets. → write an advertising plan to export Kvass → describe a single, short advert for 2-3 target countries (1 paragraph only) e.g. China, Kazakhstan, Serbia (or any country / region relevant to you) → explain how you will adapt the advertising campaign to the selected target markets (with examples) ~ 200 words ]]> Bottoms' Up Political correctness 3 Comedy as a cultural gauge active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png To what extent can comedy be representative of a culture?
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Monty Python were a British comedy troupe formed in 1969 consisting of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin. Their work included live shows, films, albums, books, and musicals; their influence on comedy has been compared to the Beatles' influence on music. Their sketch show has been called "an important moment in the evolution of television comedy". Monty Python's Flying Circus was loosely structured as a sketch show, but its innovative stream-of-consciousness approach and Gilliam's animation skills pushed the boundaries of what was acceptable in style and content. Monty Python received the BAFTA Award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in 1988. In 1998, they were awarded the AFI Star Award by the American Film Institute. Holy Grail and Life of Brian are frequently ranked on lists of the greatest comedy films. video Monty Python - International Hairdressers Expedition on Everest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F2SJS6B1wQ → watch the video → answer the questions]]> monty_python_hairdressers_expedition_on_everest_0F2SJS6B1wQ.mp4 What minorities are mocked? ✓ homosexual communities to mock = to laugh at sb/sth in an unkind way, especially by copying what they say or do What kind of people might feel ridiculed by such stereotypical description? ✓ (Italian) hairdressers ← Mario's salon ✓ active, and yet dandy, men ✓ Alpinists ✓ sports people ✓ outdoor enthusiasts to ridicule = to make sb/sth look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way dandy = man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance Could this video be considered offensive by today's standards? Why / why not? ✓ perhaps questioned by LGBTQ+ LGBTQ+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (or queer) Why is the term 'hairdresser' offensive? ✓ not politically correct... → use 'stylist' instead political correctness = (sometimes disapproving) the principle of avoiding language and behaviour that may offend particular groups of people 4 Politically correct language 2/2 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png active wip edit_ol_qa_writing prep_ol_qa_writing edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise. man → people He who cannot obey cannot command. He → A person A man's home is his castle. A person's home is their castle. Every man has his hobby horse. Everyone has their hobby horse. hobby horse = (sometimes disapproving) subject that sb feels strongly about and likes to talk about He is happy that thinks himself so. They are happy that think themselves so. 3 Political correctness - Blackface minstrelsy active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Is blackface minstrelsy truly offensive? Is political correctness an indicator of joy or restraint? video Benny Hill - Hot Gossamer (1979) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXHTYsAJ91w → watch the video [01:28-5:14] → imagine what viewers may write in the comments → read sample comments → answer the questions]]> As an African American who adored Benny Hill this doesn't offend me at all this was hilarious to me i still crack up at this sketch 😂😂😂 @byronbenguche I watched Benny Hill, growing up, and nobody even remotely thought that this kind of thing was racist! It was the furthest from our minds! @Mortthemoose ]]> benny_hill_hot_gossamer_1979_zXHTYsAJ91w.mp4 ✓ racism ✓ sexism ✓ shortism = unfair treatment of people who are short (i.e. not tall) sexism = unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex In his career Benny Hill poked fun at a lot of people, professions, and places, himself most of all. I think most of us enjoyed the comedy without giving the social implications people would come up with years later a thought. @donaldmaxie9742 (...) Because, back then, Britain was far less educated, and far more racist, than it became from the ’90s onwards. Racism was still institutionalised and systemic back then. People from all sorts of minority cultures had a fight on their hands just to get recognition. And the face of that racism was the media’s popular entertainment - movies, radio, print media, comics, shows. You would not believe how racist, sexist, ableist and queerphobic the media was, back in the day. And where the media led, the public followed. Benny Hill was not the monster. He was just following the curve. The monster was the TV station which didn’t think twice about blackfacing, or making jokes about gay people, or mothers-in-law or women drivers Alex Greene https://www.quora.com/How-come-Benny-Hill-got-a-pass-for-wearing-blackface-He-possibly-played-all-the-minority-characters-on-his-show]]> ✓ people who grew up with Benny Hill are like fish that don't see water → a caricature depends on its high context environment ✓ today, most viewers will just see people of colour dancing In the 60's, Afro Americans were often considered the best disco dancers & musicians → could be interpreted as paying tribute to their talent Fish can't see water... Do you think this performance could still be broadcast on national Tv nowadays? Why / why not? 〆probably not because politically incorrect blackface minstrelsy = indigenous American theatrical form that constituted a subgenre of the minstrel show. Intended as comic entertainment, blackface minstrelsy was performed by a group of white minstrels (travelling musicians) with black-painted faces, whose material caricatured the singing and dancing of slaves. The form reached the pinnacle of its popularity between 1850 and 1870, when it enjoyed sizeable audiences in both the United States and Britain. (src: https://www.britannica.com/art/blackface-minstrelsy) What cultural dimension(s) may have changed since this show was recorded? ✓ shift from restraint to joy / indulgence, or the opposite? ✓ shift from masculinity to femininity (...) 9 Native speakers' dialect 20231214 hw20231219 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Can a language be taught without being occasionally politically incorrect? ✓ if native speakers are considered politically neutral in their environment... = reminiscent of a dialect → make sure your register matches the cultural context video British 🇬🇧or Indian 🇮🇳accent? | iRabbit #4 Moontajska Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRvUCi2s1U → watch the video → imagine what viewers may write in the comments → read sample comments → answer the questions]]> british_accent_or_indian_iRabbit_nr4_OwRvUCi2s1U.mp4 What is the Englishman accused of? The damn thing doesn't seem to work I'm speaking the Queen's English Don't need your damn course Don't you bloody hell... It's a bloody umbrella 〆wrong behaviour Indian accent nano-supremacy micro-racism Did you Shakespeare me? (The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool) ]]> Why do you think Maria has a Soviet Union like accent? ✓ caricature of threatening, totalitarian regime Why does the Englishman ask if Maria is from another planet? [02:23] ✓ she explains they don't tolerate any racist, sexist, homophobic, white supremacist, neocolonial insinuations on their platform → he thinks this is excessive because he probably doesn't consider himself using such language = fish can't see water Do you think British English will become a dialect one day? Why / why not? ✓ it may have already... ✓ more non native people speak English than natives Should RP (received pronunciation, aka BBC English) still be the kind of language taught? The truth is this is now reality. I was teaching in a class in a British University (can't name it here, or I will get sued!). It was a post-graduate class, and almost all the students were international, including Chinese, Indians, many East Europeans, Italians, French, German etc. There were just a couple of English students in the class. Every class had a case or exercise, so there was lots of group discussion in the class. Most of the time, students spoke with their respective accents in the class, but everybody understood each other all the time. And then one day, one of the few English students (who were mostly silent) spoke and made his point. Suddenly there was a stunned silence in the class! And I quickly realized this was because not one of the students understood a word of what he spoke (except for the couple of other English students!). This student was from Liverpool. Then one of the international students politely requested him to repeat what he said. Again, none of the students understood him. Then he repeated himself a third time. And then out of sheer frustration, he just said 'oh well, forget it', and gave up! But by then I had picked up what he said, and interpreted what he said for the rest of the class. That scene was remarkable for me. This was a British University sitting in the heart of London, offering a British PG degree. And yet, all the international students could converse and understand each other perfectly in English, except when the actual native English student spoke! That to me suggested English had now truly become an international language, and was no more owned by England! (although England will always get full credit for having created the language). @stephenmani8495 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwRvUCi2s1U ]]> gauge /ɡeɪdʒ/ = instrument for measuring the amount or level of sth to mock = to laugh at sb/sth in an unkind way, especially by copying what they say or do to ridicule = to make sb/sth look silly by laughing at them or it in an unkind way to elicit = to draw forth, make evident (what is latent) LGBTQ+ = lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (or queer) - In use since the late 1980s, the initialism, as well as some of its common variants, functions as an umbrella term for marginalized sexualities and gender identities hobby horse = (sometimes disapproving) subject that sb feels strongly about and likes to talk about slapstick = type of humour that is based on simple actions, for example people hitting each other, falling down, etc double entendre = word or phrase that can be understood in two different ways, one of which usually refers to sex political correctness = (sometimes disapproving) the principle of avoiding language and behaviour that may offend particular groups of people politically correct = term used to describe language, policies, or measures that are intended to avoid offence or disadvantage to members of particular groups in society. Since the late 1980s, the term has been used to describe a preference for inclusive language and avoidance of language or behaviour that can be seen as excluding, marginalizing, or insulting to groups of people disadvantaged or discriminated against, particularly groups defined by ethnicity, sex, gender, or sexual orientation. In public discourse and the media, the term is generally used as a pejorative with an implication that these policies are excessive or unwarranted person of colour = primarily used to describe any person who is not considered "white". In its current meaning, the term originated in, and is primarily associated with, the United States; however, since the 2010s, it has been adopted elsewhere in the Anglosphere (often as person of colour), including relatively limited usage in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Ireland, South Africa, and Singapore (src: Wikipedia) blackface = practice of non-Black performers using burnt cork or theatrical make-up to portray a caricature of Black people on stage or in entertainment minstrel = entertainer, initially in medieval Europe. It originally described any type of entertainer such as a musician, juggler, acrobat, singer or fool; later, from the sixteenth century, it came to mean a specialist entertainer who sang songs and played musical instruments blackface minstrelsy = indigenous American theatrical form that constituted a subgenre of the minstrel show. Intended as comic entertainment, blackface minstrelsy was performed by a group of white minstrels (travelling musicians) with black-painted faces, whose material caricatured the singing and dancing of slaves. The form reached the pinnacle of its popularity between 1850 and 1870, when it enjoyed sizeable audiences in both the United States and Britain. Although blackface minstrelsy gradually disappeared from the professional theatres and became purely a vehicle for amateurs, its influence endured in later entertainment genres and media, including vaudeville theatre, radio and television programs, and the world-music and motion-picture industries of the 20th and 21st centuries (src: https://www.britannica.com/art/blackface-minstrelsy) gossamer = something super fine and delicate — like a spider web or the material of a wedding veil. The original gossamer, from which these meanings come from, is the fine, filmy substance spiders excrete to weave their webs. A dress can be gossamer-like, if its fabric is so sheer as to be see-through, or almost sexism = unfair treatment of people, especially women, because of their sex shortism = unfair treatment of people who are short (i.e. not tall) ableism | disablism (British English) | anapirophobia | anapirism | disability discrimination = discrimination and social prejudice against people with physical or mental disabilities. Ableism characterizes people as they are defined by their disabilities and it also classifies disabled people as people who are inferior to non-disabled people. On this basis, people are assigned or denied certain perceived abilities, skills, or character orientations queerphobic = LGBT erasure (also known as queer erasure) refers to the tendency to remove lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, asexual and queer groups or people (i.e. the LGBT community) intentionally or unintentionally from record, or to dismiss or downplay their significance 20231212 10:10-11:30 2 active Political correctness across cultures By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 2/2 Kvas advertising plan 20231207 hw20231212 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Optional homework - to be completed for the quarterly test if you wish Kvass is a fermented cereal-based low-alcohol beverage with a slightly cloudy appearance, light-brown colour, and sweet-sour taste. Kvass originates from north-eastern Europe, where grain production was considered insufficient for beer to become a daily drink. You work as a (cross-cultural) marketing consultant for a soft drinks company that wants to export to new markets. → write an advertising plan to export Kvass → describe a single, short advert for 2-3 target countries (1 paragraph only) e.g. China, Kazakhstan, Serbia (or any country / region relevant to you) → explain how you will adapt the advertising campaign to the selected target markets (with examples) ~ 200 words ]]> Bottoms' Up Political correctness 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Cultural heaven and hell active wip deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign
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]]> 2 Politically correct language 1/2 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd In the European heaven... ✓ policemen are English Why is this politically incorrect? → should be 'police officers are British' Some expressions introduced for political correctness have become part of standard English now. Which do you think is the more politically correct expression? → match the expressions with the categories → look at the key: which expressions do you think sound unnatural or far-fetched? ]]> 40 20 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9 10;11;12;13;14;15;16;17;18 unmarried mother blacklisted housewife Third World countries bald fireman Black American blackboard deaf single parent banned home-maker developing countries follically challenged firefighter African-American chalkboard hearing-impaired https://purlandtraining.com/2020/08/01/politically-correct-euphemisms/
able-bodied > non-disabled actress > actor Australian Aborigine > Native Australian bald > follically challenged barman > bar attendant bin man > cleanliness technician black bag > bin bag black person > Person of Colour black sheep > pariah blackboard > chalk board blacklisted > banned blind > sight impaired blind drunk > very drunk boring > differently interesting broken home > dysfunctional family brother / sister > sibling chairman > chair Christian name > first name Christmas > Winter Festival / Winterval cleaner > facility manager clumsy > uniquely coordinated confined to a wheelchair > wheelchair user dead > passed away / terminally unavailable deaf > hearing impaired deforestation > forest management diabetic > person with diabetes dinner lady > mealtime supervisor disease > disorder drug addict > person with a chemical dependency drug habit > substance use disorder English > British / UK citizen Eskimo > Inuit fat > overweight / big-boned fireman > firefighter forefathers > ancestors / forebears Frenchman > French person get the sack > be part of a restructuring guys > folks hairdresser > stylist headmaster / headmistress > director homeless > residentially flexible homosexual > same-sex housewife > homemaker / stay-at-home mum husband / wife > spouse / significant other idiot / class clown > behaviourally challenged illegal alien / illegal > undocumented worker Indians > Native Americans job losses > restructuring junkie > person with a drug dependency
juvenile delinquents > children at risk ladies and gentlemen > everybody lost > geographically disorientated male nurse > nurse man in the street > average person man up > be brave manhole > maintenance hole mankind > humankind man-made > synthetic manpower > workforce men / women > people Merry Christmas > Happy Holidays midget / dwarf > little person minority group > numerically challenged group Miss / Mrs > Ms nut > person with a mental health condition Oriental > Asian plastic surgery > cosmetic surgery policeman > police officer poor > marginalised postman / mailman > postal worker / mail carrier prison cell > custody suite problem > opportunity / challenge promiscuous > sexually liberated prostitute > sex worker salesman > salesperson secretary > administrative assistant sex change > sex reassignment surgery (SRS) short > vertically challenged single > flying solo skinny / thin > (very) slim slum > economically deprived area spokesman > spokesperson sportsmanship > fairness steward / stewardess > flight attendant suffers from / victim of… > has… [condition] tax man > tax officer the disabled > disabled people the elderly / old people > senior citizens Third World > Developing Nations to lie > to misspeak / be economical with the truth to man sth > to operate / crew / run sth ugly > unconventional-looking unemployed > involuntarily leisured used (goods) > pre-owned / pre-loved waiter / waitress > server / waiting staff warehouse worker > warehouse operative white European > Caucasian woman priest > priest workman > worker wrong > differently logical
]]> follicle = one of the very small holes in the skin which hair grows from euphemism = word or phrase that replaces part of a sentence which is considered offensive or taboo – i.e. that cannot be talked about in “polite” conversation, e.g. 'to spend a penny' means 'to go to the toilet' 20231207 10:10-11:30 2 active Short business proposal Political correctness across cultures By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.4 Negotiating strategies pg 45 ex 4 B vocab Unit 4.5 Short business proposal pg 46 ex 1 reading Automated dispensing system proposal business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf Automated dispensing system proposal Functional language: Writing a short business proposal pg 46 ex 2 A B vocab pg 46 ex 3 A B C role play → recycle expressions from pg 46 ex 2 A B vocab ]]> 1/2 Kvas advertising plan active role_play visual aid You work as a (cross-cultural) marketing consultant for a soft drinks company that wants to export to new markets. ]]> Marketing consultant → convince the board of directors to export Kvass → find arguments to support its cross-cultural appeal → explain how you will adapt the advertising campaign to (a selection of) target markets e.g. China, Kazakhstan, Serbia (or any country / region relevant to you) This proposal evaluates... I aim to assess... It would enable us to... Member of the board of directors → partly disagree with the marketing consultant → brain-storm possible obstacles to sales in target markets But it's expected that... 2/2 Kvas advertising plan 20231207 hw20231212 active wip pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa visual aid You work as a (cross-cultural) marketing consultant for a soft drinks company that wants to export to new markets. → write an advertising plan to export Kvass → describe a single, short advert for 2-3 target countries (1 paragraph only) e.g. China, Kazakhstan, Serbia (or any country / region relevant to you) → explain how you will adapt the advertising campaign to the selected target markets (with examples) ~ 200 words ]]> We believe generations Y and Z will enjoy spending time together drinking Kvass because... (...) Our advertising plan is cost effective because we will be shooting basically the same story in different countries. In order to understand why our plan is effective, I'll explain the minor and major differences between the different versions. Indeed... Therefore... → scenario version 1 Indeed... Therefore... → scenario version 2 (...) will be are successful on in this market, we can sell... It will be unreal unrealistic to replace all drinks ]]> 20231205 10:10-11:30 2 active Negotiating strategies By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.4 Negotiating strategies business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf ✓ anticipate needs & prepare accordingly ✓ be open & find out during the negotiation → depends on local culture pg 44 ex 1 lead in pg 44 ex 2 listening business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_cb_audio/business_partner_b2_cb_audio_17_404.mp3 business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_cb_audio/business_partner_b2_cb_audio_18_405.mp3 T / Cl What is more effective [focus on people's needs | focus on the company's needs]? ✓ focus on people's needs = long-term perspective ↔ principled negotiation pg 44 ex 3 A B listening Functional language: Positional vs principled negotiation pg 44 ex 3 C reading Functional language: Reaching agreement in a negotiation pg 45 ex 4 A vocab set for homework pg 45 ex 4 B vocab pg 45 ex 5 A B C role play ]]> to be snowed under = to be given so much of something that it cannot be taken care of; to be weighed down by so much of something that you cannot do anything about it positional negotiation = negotiation strategy that involves holding on to a fixed idea, or position, of what you want and arguing for it and it alone, regardless of any underlying interests. The classic example of positional bargaining is the haggling that takes place between proprietor and customer over the price of an item. The customer has a maximum amount she will pay and the proprietor will only sell something over a certain minimum amount. Each side starts with an extreme position, which in this case is a monetary value, and proceeds from there to negotiate and make concessions. Eventually a compromise may be reached (src: https://www.beyondintractability.org/essay/positional_bargaining) principled negotiation = interest-based approach to negotiation that focusses primarily on conflict management and conflict resolution. Principled negotiation uses an integrative approach to finding a mutually shared outcome; focuses on the interests that are underlying the goals and help create value for all the parties said shows me that ... ]]> 20231130 10:10-11:30 2 active Keeping a meeting on track By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.2 Talking technology pg 43 ex 7 A vocab business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_4l3_4_3_4.mp4 Functional language: Accepting-adapting vs intervening-controlling pg 41 ex 6 speaking Conclusions 〆Gary's time is valuable (perhaps is paid by the hour as an outsourced consultant...) → build the agenda around Gary's findings & participation ]]> active textbook 〆possible lack or irrelevance of agenda 〆challenging communicators e.g. dominators, contradictors... 〆participants don't listen to each other → moderating & facilitating meetings depends on people's willingness to listen to each other 〆brainstorming session pg 43 ex 7 A B vocab pg 43 ex 8 A B C D role play ]]> 2 Role play active role_play You are going to attend a meeting. Agenda: 1) product launch 2) advertising campaign 3) budget cuts Recycle new expressions and language. Reminding of the agenda That's outside the scope of the meeting I'd like to stick to the agenda Managing dominant speakers Sorry, can I add something here? Can I stop you for a sec? Managing interruptions We'll come to that in a moment (name), please, go on Postponing discussion We need to deal with... but let's finish (...) first Reducing speed Could you go over that again? Can we slow down a little? Pushing for a clear proposal But what do you actually suggest we do about (...)? So, is your idea that (...) ]]> You want to release a new product before Xmas. You want the meeting to follow the agenda. ✓ We have already published a press release / informed our customers! ✓ It's a good point, but... we have a limited budget. ✓ Can't we postpone this point to another meeting? You disagree with the idea of a launch by Xmas. You don't want to follow the agenda because you think the team should focus on addressing technical issues first. 〆Your deadlines are surrealistic! 〆We have some 40 critical bugs to solve! 〆It's too risky for our reputation... 〆Suppliers are not able to provide what we need ✓ How about working at weekends till Xmas? listened heard any conclusion by the consultant ]]> 20231128 10:10-11:30 2 active Handling difficult communicators By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.2 Talking technology pg 41 ex 8 grammar business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> wip textbook ✓ pretend to yawn = rather offensive way of hinting ✓ assign a limited time for each speaker How do you deal with difficult communication styles of your partners? ✓ draw attention by telling a joke e.g. ask non-responders not to speak all at once pg 42 ex 1 A B speaking ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_4l3_4_3_1.mp4 T / Cl Is it good practice to give colleagues a word of warning if their new business partner is difficult to work with? ✓ helps to get prepared better 〆can prejudice your view on someone before actually meeting them 〆might be against company ethics pg 42 ex 3 A speaking pg 42 ex 3 B video → option A business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_4l3_4_3_2.mp4 → option B business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_4l3_4_3_3.mp4 pg 42 ex 4 speaking ]]> 20231123 10:10-11:30 2 active Talking technology By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.2 Talking technology pg 40 ex 6 grammar business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf ✓ set alarm clock ✓ remind you of meetings ✓ check weather report pg 40 ex 5 listening business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_cb_audio/business_partner_b2_cb_audio_14_402.mp3 T / Cl If you had an unlimited budget, which would you choose: Alicia or Google assistant? ✓ depends on your eco-system Grammar: Conditionals pg 40 ex 6 listening business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_cb_audio/business_partner_b2_cb_audio_16_403.mp3 ]]> 20200417-2057 Zero, first conditional (real situations) active grammar 20190618-0937 Real conditionals active decks deck_of_phrases_conditionals_0-1.csv 20210208-1915 active review 20210320-0857 Second conditional active grammar 20210423-2014 Unreal conditionals active decks deck_of_phrases_conditionals_2-3.csv active textbook pg 41 ex 7 A B grammar set for homework pg 42 ex 8 grammar Functional language: Giving a trade show demonstration T / Cl Imagine something broke at home, could you repair it with a 3D printer? ✓ provided you knew how to design with 3-D modelling software What would you print if you had a 3-D printer? ✓ print spare parts for household devices, electrical good appliances... Would you purchase a 3-D printer at ~ 300 euros? ✓ provided plastic was cheap enough (1kg of plastic ~ 900 roubles)
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pg 41 ex 9 A B speaking pg 40 ex 9 C speaking pg 41 ex 9 D writing ]]> active textbook ✓ pretend to yawn = rather offensive way of hinting ✓ assign a limited time for each speaker How do you deal with difficult communication styles of your partners? ✓ draw attention by telling a joke e.g. ask non-responders not to speak all at once pg 42 ex 1 A B speaking ]]> providing (~ that) = if on condition (~ that) = if, provided that unless = if not as long as = (only) if to hog = to take much more than a fair share of something, especially by eating too much for with your friends ]]> 20231121 10:10-11:30 2 active Digital business & technology By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.1 Digital disruptors pg 38 ex 5 vocab pg 39 ex 6 vocab business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook T / Cl If you forget the password to your account, you are [irritating | irritated]? ✓ irritated = adj + ed → result 〆irritating = adj + ing → cause pg 39 ex 6 vocab set for homework pg 39 ex 7 vocab pg 39 ex 8 speaking Lexical material: Disruptive technology pg 39 ex 9 A B project ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf pg 40 ex 3 4 listening business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_cb_audio/business_partner_b2_cb_audio_13_401.mp3 T / Cl Do you think you'll still need to learn English in 10 years? 〆perhaps not → AI + instant translation will make learning English redundant ]]> conversion (in digital marketing) = number of sales generated in relation to the number of visits to a website funnel (marketing | sales ~) = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; especially in e-commerce (= the business of selling things on the internet), the process that a customer goes through from first hearing about a product, for example through an internet search or advertisement, to buying the product, with a smaller number of customers at each stage of the process digital immigrant = person born or brought up before the widespread use of digital technology digital native = person who has grown up in the information age. The term "digital native" was coined by Marc Prensky, an American writer, speaker and technologist who wrote several articles referencing this subject. This term specifically applied to the generation that grew up in the "digital age," predominantly regarding individuals born after the year 1980. Often grouped into Millennials, and Generation Z, these individuals can consume digital information and stimuli quickly and comfortably through electronic devices and platforms such as computers, mobile phones, and social media digital nomad = people who travel freely while working remotely using technology and the internet. Such people generally have minimal material possessions and work remotely in temporary housing, hotels, cafes, public libraries, co-working spaces, or recreational vehicles, using Wi-Fi, smartphones or mobile hotspots to access the Internet do you speak in one say in real/strong> time ]]> 20231116 10:10-11:30 2 active Digital disruptors By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Business Partner B2, Pearson Unit 4 Digital business Unit 4.1 Digital disruptors pg 38 ex 1 lead in business_partner_b2_pg37-46_unit4_digital_business.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Business Partners B2 Unit 4 Digital business active textbook T / Cl Why is it important to anticipate the impact of technical innovations? ✓ would lose opportunities to competitors if you didn't invest in R&D → developing AI has become a priority ✓ wouldn't buy a car with a combustion engine if it is going to be superseded by electric cars in the near future There's no such thing as a digital strategy, just a strategy in a digital world Do you agree with this quote by Scott Gibson? ✓ digital transformation is omnipresent pg 38 ex 1 lead in T / Cl What technologies have you found particularly disruptive? ✓ digital photography ✓ mobile telecoms ✓ distant learning & telework How could geolocation help improve sales of a coffee shop? ✓ track buyer habits & preferred walking routes = data mining pg 38 ex 2 A B video business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_4l1_4.1.1.mp4 T / Cl Do you have a fixed morning routine? What parts of it vary at different times? ✓ drinking coffee pg 38 ex 2 B video T / Cl Would you buy winter tyres for your car in summer? 〆probably not → need for a notification / reminder in a timely manner = semantic time pg 38 ex 3 video business_partner/business_partner_b2/business_partner_b2_video_files/business_partner_b2_video_unit_4l1_4.1.1.mp4 T / Cl How often do you check notifications? 〆deliberately less often → marketers should focus nowadays on non-intrusive, spam-like messages ✓ not to irritate customers pg 38 ex 4 speaking T / Cl How can you protect yourself as an end-user? ✓ don't grant all permissions to the app (only anonymous data) SECUSO Privacy Friendly Apps group developed by the research group SECUSO at Technische Universität Darmstadt https://search.f-droid.org/?q=secuso&lang=en ]]> disruptive = causing problems, noise, etc. so that sth cannot continue normally semantic time = targeting users in the right context also means engaging them at the right time and moment, some interactions make sense during a user’s morning routine, others will have higher relevance over lunch or during the evening. data mining = process of sorting through large data sets to identify patterns and relationships that can help solve business problems through data analysis. Data mining techniques and tools enable enterprises to predict future trends and make more-informed business decisions spends drains a lot your battery It's like Big Brother is watching for you ]]> 20231114 10:10-11:30 2 active Dilemma - A scent of risk Marketing volume vs value By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Case study: A scent of risk icons8-reading-100.png pg 56 Brief intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg56_case_study_bellissima_a_scent_of_risk.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Intelligent Business B1 active textbook ✓ on special occasions, such as birthdays, New Year... ✓ tend to buy rather what you know has been recommended to you How do you choose a fragrance? Do you only buy from a brand you know? ✓ price tag is probably a synonym of quality ✓ approach & choice depends on who it is for ✓ brand oriented when buying a gift ✓ ask for help at the point of sale pg 56 reading Brief T / Cl Would you choose a product for your wife from Bellissima? ✓ appeal of an Italian brand Which market has greater potential [trendy 18-25 | high-income 25-30]? ↔ volume vs value ✓ probably volume (because penetrating the market will take 5-8 years) pg 56 task 1 → choose a profile T / Cl Do you believe high prices is by far the better alternative to sell fragrances? 〆old-fashioned thinking for savvy buyers pg 56 task 2 → practise 4 Ps (pg 50) T / Cl Who could you choose for celebrity endorsement? ✓ profile A Monica Bellucci ✓ profile B Nathalie Portman What profile would you go for? ✓ profile A = safer ✓ profile B = risk taker ]]> 1 4 Ps for profile A Preparing your marketing mix with 4Ps pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa ]]> Product
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]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg56_case_study_bellissima_a_scent_of_risk.pdf pg 56 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_18.ogg T / Cl Feedback 2 strategies 1) don't take risks → focus on profile A 2) drink Champagne → launch a new brand 〆don't lose your customer base ✓ access a new market e.g. Chanel Coco pop star represented teenage customers ]]> to launch = to start, begin fragrance = perfume packaging = materials used to wrap or protect goods that are sold in shops/stores to appeal (to sb) = to attract or interest sb slightly = a little earner = person who earns money for a job that they do to stand out = to look different carefree = having no worries or responsibilities to branch out = to find a new market to reach new clients rebel = a person or thing that resists authority or control to expand = to become greater in size, number or importance; if a business expands or is expanded, new branches are opened, it makes more money, etc income = revenue proportion = part or share of a whole relatively /ˈrelətɪvlɪ/ = to a fairly large degree, especially in comparison to others advantage = thing that helps you to be better or more successful than other people endorsement = statement made in an advertisement, usually by sb famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product self-esteem = a good opinion of oneself lush = beautiful and making you feel pleasure; seeming expensive concurrent competitive market ]]> 20231109 10:10-11:30 2 active Considering alternatives, being factual or vague When cultures collide - Lewis model Marketing volume vs value By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 6 Marketing pg 54 ex 2 practice intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg49-55_unit6_marketing_seducing_the_masses_money_can_buy_you_love_comparatives.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg49-55_unit6_marketing_seducing_the_masses_money_can_buy_you_love_comparatives.pdf Lexical material: Quantifiers pg 55 ex 2 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_17.ogg pg 55 speaking → practise quantifiers e.g. This solution is much | far | way more expensive = large difference Functional language: Being factual or vague T / Cl A customer wants you to deliver by the end of the month. Which communication strategy is better? Which is more explicit? [We won't make the deadline | We could have a slight problem meeting the deadline] ✓ depends on corporate culture, business partners' profile... → We won't make the deadline = refusing in a very explicit way → We could have a slight problem meeting the deadline = polite way of saying 'no' pg 55 Culture at work ]]> wip textbook vague factual easily offended detailed by criticism & perhaps less diplomatic CH EN FR DE RU US ---------------------------- > 1 2 3 4 5 ]]> 1 Fish can't see water 20231025 hw20231101 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Management and the board are often, if not always, blind to their own culture – fish can’t see water – and may not realise derailing cultural dynamics, in time leading to under-performance or, in the worst case, financial disaster. The message of this book is simple: national culture, through its influence on corporate culture, has a powerful but often invisible impact on the success of global companies. Fish Can't See Water: How National Culture can Make or Break Your Corporate Strategy, by Richard D.Lewis & Kai Hammerich - 2013 Watch the video to find out more about the Lewis model. video The Lewis Model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_T98wFx73V0 Answer the questions.]]> visual aid
]]> Fish can't see water in the same way as you can't see your own culture. It is your natural environment that's why we don’t know we are in water, and as a consequence we don’t understand our surroundings. ]]> the_lewis_model_fish_cant_see_water.mp4 the looser model differs from older models in that most cross-cultural misfortune oh the monochromic people who did one thing at a time the pollak like people who tried to do many things at a time and that was about it I felt that one category had been forgotten and that's the Asians who are neither monotonic are polychronic the Lewis model shows three different types of human being we call them linear active multi active and reactive linear active people are Germans and Americans they do one thing at a time they're quite definite they go forward they plan well ahead the job oriented you know multi active people they're people oriented emotional try to do many things at once get excited where he see me it's aliens are a good example and then of course the reactive people are the Asians Chinese Japanese Koreans Vietnamese what do they do they try to make you speak first to establish what your aims and intentions are and that enables them to modify the reply so they don't sound you know too worried about it they accept certain things and and that way and they can create a slightly harmonious response and a harmonious attitude from the beginning when we're doing business with different countries we should ascertain to which cultural category the country belongs you have to study the the category and then respond to that category by adapting to it so your own behavior will have to correspond in a suitable manner to the people you're doing business with What nationalities are typically linear active? What are their characteristics? Germans, Americans(...) Linear-Actives are task-oriented, highly-organized planners, who complete action chains by doing one thing at a time, preferably in accordance with a linear agenda. loquacious = talkative What nationalities are typically multi active? What are their characteristics? Italians Multi-Actives are emotional, loquacious and impulsive people who attach great importance to family, feelings, relationships, people in general. They like to do many things at the same time and are poor followers of agendas. What nationalities are typically reactive? What are their characteristics? Chinese, Japanese, Koreans(...) Reactives are good listeners, who rarely initiate action or discussion, preferring first to listen to and establish the other’s position, then react to it and form their own opinion. 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Traits of the 3 Lewis typologies (linear-active, multi-active, reactive) active xml_multi_dd_row 25 20 left visual aid visual aid ]]> 1 2 3 3 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Adapting your communication style according to the Lewis model active xml_multi_dd_row visual aid
]]> 30 20 left 1;2;3 4;5;6 7;8;9 be concise, precise, and factual avoid interruptions and distractions follow a clear agenda and timeline be friendly, enthusiastic, and empathetic allow for some flexibility and improvisation use stories and examples to illustrate your points be polite, respectful, and humble listen attentively and patiently use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages monochronic = culture which schedules one event at a time in an orderly fashion polychronic = culture where employees can work on several tasks simultaneously. Individuals thrive on carrying out more than one task at the same time as long as they can be executed together with a natural rhythm Lewis model = born in an era of rampant globalisation of business, is particularly appropriate for assessing an individual’s likely performance in a commercial role. The design of the questionnaire is based on business situations. The nomenclature of the typologies is succinct: Linear-active, Multi-active, Reactive. While the three types are distinctive, each possesses behavioural elements from the other two categories. It is a question of which one is dominant. Many individuals deviate from the national type in a work situation e.g. engineers and accountants tend to be Linear, sales people Multi-active, lawyers and doctors Reactive linear-active culture = culture where you may want to be concise, precise, and factual, avoid interruptions and distractions, and follow a clear agenda and timeline multi-active culture = culture where you may want to be friendly, enthusiastic, and empathetic, allow for some flexibility and improvisation, and use stories and examples to illustrate your points reactive culture = culture where you may want to be polite, respectful, and humble, listen attentively and patiently, and use indirect and subtle cues to convey your messages loquacious = talkative officialdom = people who are in positions of authority in large organizations when they seem to be more interested in following rules than in being helpful more faster than the others ]]> 20231107 10:10-11:30 2 active Saying 'I do' to the marketers By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 6 Marketing pg 52 ex 1 vocab pg 52 ex 2 vocab Saying 'I do' to the marketers intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg49-55_unit6_marketing_seducing_the_masses_money_can_buy_you_love_comparatives.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook pg 52 ex 2 vocab Saying 'I do' to the marketers T / Cl Do you feel vulnerable to sales pitches? 〆people are more streetwise & cynical about sales pitches now than in the past pg 52 speaking ]]> 20220215-1114 Comparative and superlative forms active grammar 2 Comparative and superlative active pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png deck_shuffled_lines_halign
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]]> 20211014-1707 active review 20211014-1708 active review active textbook set for homework pg 54 ex 2 practice ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg49-55_unit6_marketing_seducing_the_masses_money_can_buy_you_love_comparatives.pdf The importance of brands intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_16.ogg pg 54 ex 2 speaking ]]> to stand out = to look different endorsement = sanction, support, or approval self-esteem = a good opinion of oneself to branch out = to find a new market to reach new clients rebel = a person or thing that resists authority or control wedding journey honeymoon ]]> 20231102 10:10-11:30 2 active Seducing the masses By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 6 Marketing pg 50 ex 2 3 reading pg 51 Money can buy you love intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg49-55_unit6_marketing_seducing_the_masses_money_can_buy_you_love_comparatives.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ (rich) holidaymakers ✓ vip services How could a travel agency make you buy their holiday cruise on a yacht? How could they seduce the masses? ✓ quote an affordable price e.g. only USD500 for the weekend ✓ add a catchy phrase e.g. Plan a honeymoon you'll never forget! Spend New Year's Eve differently in the sun! 〆don't make it sound cheap, though → should feel exclusive Where would you place such an advert? in the underground? Why / why not? ✓ sell a dream, lifestyle 〆underground station won't match exclusive touch = wrong marketing mix Marketing [responds to | creates] demand? ✓ creates pg 49 keynotes Seducing the masses What should a good marketing mix include? . price / customer solution . promotion / cost . product / convenience . placement / communication ✓ mix coherency ✓ mix dynamics Which has poor mix coherency on a flea market? [Swiss watch | an antique piece of furniture] 〆Swiss watch = exclusive Which has poor mix dynamics in a shopping centre? [fax machine | IPhone] 〆fax machine = old-fashioned Lexical material: Brands pg 50 ex 1 2 speaking pg 50 ex 3 speaking pg 50 ex 1 2 3 reading pg 51 Money can buy you love pg 50 speaking ]]> rival = person, company, or thing that competes with another in sport, business, etc aspiration = strong desire to have or do sth 4 Ps = price, promotion, product, placement 4 Cs = customer solution, cost, convenience, communication coherency = logical and orderly and consistent relation of parts flea market = outdoor market that sells second-hand (= old or used) goods at low prices grim = looking or sounding very serious; unpleasant and depressing blame = responsibility for a bad result to come up with = to invent, find a solution to a problem to seduce = to persuade sb to do sth that they would not usually agree to do by making it seem very attractive to aspire = to have the ambition, strong desire to stand for = to express indirectly by an image, form, or model; to be a symbol to bully = to be bossy towards, discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner, to intimidate to deter (from) = to discourage or prevent barrier /ˈbærɪə/ 20231031 10:10-11:30 2 active Mentoring (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied What does it mean to be a mentor? Simon Sinek What does the following dialogue mean? (...) and I said "You know, I'm glad you're my mentor" and he looked at me and he said, "I'm glad you're mine." And it caught me completely off guard. True mentorship, like true friendship, is not a one way street. Watch the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFUXtURI-Dk zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 2 Mentoring active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How do you choose a mentor? How do you manage expectations? ✓ select someone from your culture ✓ must have experience & achievements in the area you need to develop 〆role model or long lasting relationship are not necessarily sensible criteria → consider having different mentors all your life role model = person that you admire and try to copy What essential criteria are needed when starting? ✓ requests voiced by mentee must be supported by mentor e.g. how to become a good manager? ✓ self-assessment e.g. how much do you think you have scored on a scale of 10? → if 8, then no need to continue mentee = person who is given help and advice by a more experienced and often older person Are all mentees knowledgeable enough to distinguish mentoring from coaching? 〆probably not → make a clear distinction from the beginning mentoring = mutual self-development based on sharing of personal experiences ✓ find solutions within yourself ✓ make use of your own resources → if concrete advice is needed, then turn to coaching knowledgeable = well-informed, knowing a lot How long should mentoring last? ✓ agree on time frame from the beginning e.g. 5-8 sessions → extend or end when relevant to both parties = mutual interest → a mentor can't solve all issues → assess when a mentee is self-sufficient How do you decide when to end mentoring? ✓ draw a written agreement (not as formal as a contract) to be referred to as a memo → make sure you all agree on when & why to end = draw a line between mentoring & coaching Can you use KPIs to validate your mentorship? 〆achieving KPIs are not necessarily enough 〆mentoring may depend on confidential goals e.g. how do you become self-confident? How should a mentor behave if the request is from an employee who needs more coaching than mentoring? ✓ check if experience is indeed relevant → mentoring = sharing experience & asking the right questions (focus on areas where the mentor has personal experience) → coaching = art of asking the right questions How can you praise a mentee without a condescending attitude? ✓ show you are equal → you have made the same mistakes ✓ don't give solutions → ask questions to find a solution (in appearance together) condescending = behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people; patronising Why is patting on the shoulder perhaps not a good symbol of mentorship? 〆possible sign of sexual harassment 〆violation of individual's space to pat = to touch sb/sth gently several times with your hand flat, especially as a sign of affection 3 What does it mean to be a mentor? active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What does it mean to be a mentor? Simon Sinek Watch the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFUXtURI-Dk ]]> what_does_it_mean_to_be_a_mentor_simon_sinek_FUXtURI-Dk.mp4 So we get a lot of questions about being a mentor. What does it mean to be a mentor, will you be my mentor, will I be your mentor? Things like that. Here's what I've learned about mentorship. Mentorship is not something you ask somebody to do like, "Will you be my friend?" It doesn't work like that. When you find somebody you get along with you share values, you share beliefs. You spend time with them, you get to know them. You develop trust, you're vulnerable with them, you open up to them. And you discover that you become friends, it's what happens. You start off as simply acquaintances. In my experience, mentorship is exactly the same. There were people who were much more experienced than me who had wisdom that I didn't have and when I would call them, they would take my calls. And when I would ask them questions, they would always take the time to give me answers. And over the course of time, they became my mentors. Like they became my friends. And I remember one time I was with one of my mentors, Ron Bruder, an amazing guy, and I was leaving his house and I put my arm around him and I said, "You know, I'm glad you're my mentor," and he looked at me and he said, "I'm glad you're mine." And it caught me completely off guard. True mentorship, like true friendship, is not a one way street. It's not about one person only giving advice to the other. Both people are showing up to give and both people are showing up to learn. But you can't ask someone to be your mentor, especially someone who's a total stranger, knock on their door and say, "Will you be my mentor?" if they don't know you and you've never met them. It's like friendship. You cultivate a relationship and if that person is always there for you and wants to see you thrive and succeed and believes in you, then perhaps they will become your mentor, like making a friend. Why was Simon caught completely off guard? ✓ mentoring is not only an exchange from mentor to mentee ✓ wasn't expecting such empathy ✓ hadn't been asking for friendship ≠ not a one-way street off-guard = not prepared; not watching for possible danger; not alert Why is it important to share the same values? ✓ build trust ✓ develop a personal relationship → understand each other's needs & expectations better How do you find a mentor? ✓ find somebody you get along with → relationship should have begun before actually engaging into mentoring 〆don't knock at the door of someone you don't know ✓ share values ✓ share beliefs ✓ spend time together → build a rather informal relationship ✓ get to know them ✓ develop trust ✓ be vulnerable to them ✓ open up to them Are you ready to be vulnerable? ✓ need to show what you are afraid of to be able to get help → applies to both mentor & mentee vulnerable = weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally holy war = flame-war on Usenet/BBSes/Forums/IRC/etc. between two or more people that neither party can win. Resembles a war between countries over whose deity is better knowledgeable = well-informed, knowing a lot to pat = to touch sb/sth gently several times with your hand flat, especially as a sign of affection off-guard = not prepared; not watching for possible danger; not alert vulnerable = weak and easily hurt physically or emotionally by voice aloud I have this habit For me an essential criteria criterion is that... I'm surprised for till today ]]> 20231026 10:10-11:30 2 active Mentoring (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied What is Mentoring? Trinity College, Dublin Watch the video. Career mentoring is a relationship between a student or graduate ('mentee') and a more experienced graduate ('mentor'), who is there to support the mentee with developing their career. The purpose of the relationship is the passing on of knowledge, experience and offering advice. Mentors can help with preparing for the world of work, discuss career options and offer practical assistance with getting jobs and a place on a postgraduate course. Answer the questions. Have you ever been a mentor? Would you like to be one? Why / why not? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcogEuf-7Yg zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> wip textbook What are the 4 C's of mentorship? Leveraging mentoring to nurture the 4Cs—conversation, connection, community, and culture—can create an increased sense of belonging in employees, thus building social capital. https://www.centerformentoring.com/grow-good-social-capital-through-the-4-cs-of-mentoring Nine best practices for mentors Be insightful and thoughtful. Ask strategic and thought-provoking questions to help mentees identify goals or obstacles. Be intentional. ... Be constructively objective. ... Be open and transparent. ... Facilitate and guide. ... Be empathetic and patient. ... Be attentive and available. ... Inspire confidence. Q&A How can you praise a mentee without appearing too condescending? Notes:
]]> 1 What is mentoring? active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What is Mentoring? Trinity College, Dublin Watch the video. Career mentoring is a relationship between a student or graduate ('mentee') and a more experienced graduate ('mentor'), who is there to support the mentee with developing their career. The purpose of the relationship is the passing on of knowledge, experience and offering advice. Mentors can help with preparing for the world of work, discuss career options and offer practical assistance with getting jobs and a place on a postgraduate course. Answer the questions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcogEuf-7Yg ]]> what_is_mentoring_trinity_college_dublin.mp4 Have you ever been a mentor? Would you like to be one? Why / why not? ✓ grooming interns to groom = to prepare or train sb for an important job or position Have you had any training to be a mentor? What do you think you should be taught, or shown? ✓ how to be intentional ✓ how to be constructively objective ✓ how to facilitate and guide intentional = highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; knowledgeable; deliberate What communication skills will you need? ✓ be empathetic and patient ✓ be open and transparent ✓ be attentive and available ✓ inspire confidence empathetic = showing an understanding of and trying to enter into another's feelings big bad world? How can you help mentees navigate obstacles?]]> ✓ draw attention to common mistakes mentee = person who is given help and advice by a more experienced and often older person in the same boat?]]> ✓ share the same doubts and lack of confidence mentors had (perhaps a long time ago) ✓ understand how to make decisions rather than why Why are mentors' professional successes important? ✓ prove that a possibly esoteric background & course of studies followed by a mentee may become a source of living → show how some academic knowledge can be put in practice ✓ may suggest new career opportunities esoteric = very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge corporate | technical | industry fellow (in either Science or Engineering) = most senior rank or title one can achieve in a scientific or engineering career, though fellows often also hold business titles such as Vice President or Chief Technology Officer to groom = to prepare or train sb for an important job or position intentional = highly educated; having extensive information or understanding; knowledgeable; deliberate empathetic = showing an understanding of and trying to enter into another's feelings mentorship = patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor mentor = someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and professional growth of a mentee. Most traditional mentorships involve having senior employees mentor more junior employees, but mentors do not necessarily have to be more senior than the people they mentor. What matters is that mentors have experience that others can learn from mentee = person who is given help and advice by a more experienced and often older person to ignite = to (cause to) start burning or explode esoteric = very unusual and understood or liked by only a small number of people, especially those with special knowledge role model = person that you admire and try to copy 20231024 10:10-11:30 2 active Making deals By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Making deals pg 67 ex 2 vocab the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_p66-67_making_deals_conditionals.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> The Business 2.0 B1 wip textbook active textbook ✓ Are you willing to leave tomorrow? What is another way of replying 'Only if you pay double!'? ✓ [Only if | Providing | Provided] you pay double! pg 67 ex 2 vocab pg 67 ex 3 discussion ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_p66-67_making_deals_conditionals.pdf Negotiating responsibilities ✓ provided you could go on holiday to some warm destination pg 67 ex 4 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_intermediate_2_0/the_business_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd02/the_business_intermediate_2_0_u5_2.21.mp3 pg 67 ex 5 negotiating ]]> 2 Role play active role_play A new product needs urgent development. The manager asks a senior specialist to concentrate on a solution ASAP. Recycle new expressions and language. Senior specialist You believe you can complete the project provided that... ✓ later deadlines ✓ more efficient (but expensive) hardware ✓ more human resources Manager You disagree. You are only willing to negotiate... ✓ compensation for working after hours ✓ additional bonus ✓ bigger budget ✓ continuous training ✓ fewer responsibilities willing = ready or pleased to help and not needing to be persuaded; done or given in an enthusiastic way It's not a There's no big chance (that) you become a millionaire unless... ]]> 20231019 20231017 10:10-11:30 2 active Negotiating product and packaging Making deals By the end of this session you will have studied 20231017 cancelled lesson ← substitute teacher to be confirmed smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Case study - Big Jack's Pizza pg 47 ex 6 brainstorming the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg46-47_case-study_product_and_packaging_big_jack_s_pizza.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Making deals the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_p66-67_making_deals_conditionals.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> The Business 2.0 B1 active textbook 〆has little to do with taste If we sold a new range of fusion cuisine pizza, we would... ✓ increase sales pg 47 ex 6 brainstorming What options are available?
✓ new names ✓ relaunch ✓ specials ✓ BOGOF ✓ two-pizza box ✓ gourmet club ✓ feature national cuisines each month ✓ compose & order by Internet ✓ change logo & colours ✓ more exciting box → practise 1st conditional
If we have new names, loyal customers won't know what to order any more and might be upset! → practise 2nd conditional
If we had a gourmet club, we would attract a richer clientele who think they are VIP T / Cl Recommendations ✓ focus on Italian brand image of tasty, perhaps light or diet, Mediterranean take-away food ✓ sell pre-cut pizza in square or rectangular shape as traditionally done in Italy ✓ add a slogan with Italian stereotypes e.g. Big Jack's Pizza à la Dolce Vita ]]> The Business 2.0 B1 active textbook locates 's located in Hong-Kong But on the other hand it will be very good for us If a customer asked me about for my personal number... ]]> 20231012 10:10-11:30 2 active Big Jack's Pizza Negotiating product and packaging By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Case study - Big Jack's Pizza Negotiating product and packaging pg 46 ex 2 reading Big pizzas, big value the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg46-47_case-study_product_and_packaging_big_jack_s_pizza.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> The Business 2.0 B1 active textbook ✓ yes, although eating is becoming less fashionable / popular 〆growing interest in healthy food → most people will like pizza (unlike sushi...) Which is your favourite brand? Why? ✓ location & quick delivery are often more important than taste (...) pg 46 ex 1 discussion T / Cl What do you think of the slogan 'Big Pizzas, big value'? Is it really a good idea to sell over-sized pizza? 〆might not suggest good quality ✓ may be a good choice when ordering for social events In what countries do people want to have their money's worth? ✓ the USA? = more of consumer society Is it in Chinese culture to eat much? How different would it be to sell in Hong-Kong? 〆 probably not = they have a more healthy, balanced diet than in the USA, or perhaps Europe pg 46 ex 2 scan reading ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg46-47_case-study_product_and_packaging_big_jack_s_pizza.pdf 〆probably lacks exposure in the media to take advantage of brand name What is more important: changing logo or improving taste? ✓ focus more on quality than quantity? 〆little demand for exciting (perhaps exotic) pizza e.g. with pineapple, seafood ≠ expectations of most consumers & social needs pg 47 ex 3 listening for gist the_business_mac_millan/the_business_intermediate_2_0/the_business_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_intermediate_2_0_u3_1.42.mp3 T / Cl Is re-branding the only way to re-launch Big Jack? ✓ order your own pizza on-line (...) pg 47 ex 4 5 listening for inference the_business_mac_millan/the_business_intermediate_2_0/the_business_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_intermediate_2_0_u3_1.42.mp3 ]]> active textbook T / Cl What options are available?
✓ new names ✓ relaunch ✓ specials ✓ BOGOF ✓ two-pizza box ✓ gourmet club ✓ feature national cuisines each month ✓ compose & order by Internet ✓ change logo & colours ✓ more exciting box → practise 1st conditional
If we have new names, loyal customers won't know what to order any more and might be upset! → practise 2nd conditional
If we had a gourmet club, we would attract a richer clientele who think they are VIP ]]> to stand out = to look different tough = hard, difficult to quibble (about / over) = to argue over petty things USP = unique selling point franchisee = person or company that has been given a franchise franchising = practice of the right to use a firm's successful business model and brand for a prescribed period of time BOGOF = buy one get one free fusion cuisine = cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions. Cuisines of this type are not categorized according to any one particular cuisine style and have played a part in innovations of many contemporary restaurant cuisines since the 1970s; Foods based on one culture, but prepared using ingredients and flavours inherent to another culture dine in = being eaten in a restaurant, opposite of take-away consumer society = society in which the buying and selling of goods and services is the most important social and economic activity you to spend more ]]> 20231010 10:10-11:30 2 active Breaking the cultural iceberg By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 - Eat Restaurant critic pg 59 ex 1 2 grammar new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> wip textbook ]]> active textbook → recycle expressions from pg 58 ex 3 vocab pg 58 anecdote ]]> 20201223-1605 Present perfect vs present perfect continuous active grammar active textbook set for homework pg 59 ex 5 grammar pg 59 ex 6 grammar see pg 137 ex 1 2 extra 6 part 1 cooler pg 58 speaking - anecdote ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Bill Gates talks toilets (sanitation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82pmo53FQIY&t=1s Answer the questions.]]> visual aid
]]> bill_gates_talks_toilets_82pmo53FQIY.mp4 Why could this communication strategy fail with some audiences? ✓ unexpected, arguably uncomfortable sight → in some cultures, may show little respect to Bill Gates 〆possibly vulgar, obscene or morbid associations 〆poor taste → in some cultures, could prove to be offending for the viewer morbid = having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death Why might this visual be effective? ✓ catches attention ✓ memorable → creative & inspirational? memorable = special, good or unusual and therefore worth remembering or easy to remember Is provoking people with celebrities in unusual settings and/or positions an effective way to communicate in your culture? Has the communicative goal been achieved? (your own answers) What would you recommend if you wanted to communicate on a subject like sanitation? ✓ show intercultural awareness ✓ avoid taboos → adapt message & the way it is conveyed to different audiences to convey = to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to sb; to communicate sanitation = equipment and systems that keep places clean, especially by removing human waste 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png The cultural iceberg 20231014 hw20231021 active xml_multi_dd_column deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign → discuss together → match the descriptions with the categories → search the internet if relevant ]]> 40 -0.4 16 bottom visual aid ]]> 1;2;3;4;5 6;7;8;9;10;11;12;13;14 food language music dress code holiday customs values learning styles social status religious beliefs notions of beauty body language etiquette rules gender roles visual aid]]> morbid = having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death memorable = special, good or unusual and therefore worth remembering or easy to remember to convey = to make ideas, feelings, etc. known to sb; to communicate sanitation = equipment and systems that keep places clean, especially by removing human waste to differ = to be different to empower = to give sb the power or authority to do sth 20231005 10:10-11:30 2 active Restaurant critic By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate pg 57 ex 3 vocab new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 - Eat Restaurant critic new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf Describing your favourite restaurant ✓ restaurant critic pg 58 listening & vocab inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_012.ogg Lexical material: Stodgy, gourmet, three-course meals pg 58 ex 3 vocab pg 58 ex 4 speaking - anecdote → recycle expressions from pg 58 ex 3 vocab pg 58 anecdote ]]> to disguise sb (as sb/sth) = to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you posh = elegant and expensive; (sometimes disapproving) typical of or used by people who belong to a high social class square meal = substantial and nourishing meal stodgy = heavy and making you feel very full tablecloth = cloth that you use for covering a table, especially when you have a meal distinctive = of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing bland = lacking taste or flavour or tang subtle = evasive or mysterious; hard to grasp flirtatious = behaving in a way that shows a sexual attraction to sb that is not serious attentive = helpful; making sure that people have what they need intrusive = too noticeable, direct, etc. in a way that is disturbing or annoying à la carte = if food in a restaurant is a la carte, or if you eat a la carte, you choose from a list of dishes that have separate prices, rather than having a complete meal at a fixed price set menu = menu where multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged at a fixed total price to rescind /rɪˈsɪnd/ = (formal) to officially state that a law, contract, decision, etc. is no longer valid to revoke = (formal) to officially cancel sth so that it is no longer valid to terminate = (formal) to end; to make sth end forgot forgotten ]]> 20231003 10:10-11:30 2 active Ice breakers (when dining out) By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Friday 20230922 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate pg 57 ex 1 reading & vocab How to do restaurant sign language new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> New Inside Out B2 Unit 6 Eat active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf ✓ you were asked if you wanted red wine with fish → replied it was perhaps a joke pg 56 ex 1 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_010.ogg T / Cl How would you react to the waiter in the recording? ✓ might lose patience ✓ struggle to stay polite → ask for some recommendations to end the conversation Would it be impolite to refuse to answer? 〆may seem inadequate 〆might come across as being more stubborn than the waiter → probably doesn't matter Functional language: Being polite & remaining calm T / Cl What language can you use to avoid being rude? → use questions ✓ What would you recommend? → avoid indifference 〆I don't care ✓ I'd love to Have you ever refused to pay for a meal? ✓ because of a mistake in the bill pg 56 ex 2 speaking ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf e.g. asking for the bill ✓ pretend to sign on your palm (...) ✓ WRIST = world restaurant international sign technique ⇒ great topic for entertaining guests when eating out | for breaking the ice pg 57 ex 1 reading & vocab How to do restaurant sign language pg 57 ex 2 reading & listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_011.ogg T / Cl When could you use WRIST? ✓ use WRIST as a topic for ice-breakers when meeting for the 1st time → ask your guest if they know those gestures & mimic set for homework pg 57 ex 3 vocab ]]> to break the ice = to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other WRIST = world restaurant international sign technique (of course, this is a joke) bustling = full of people moving about in a busy way to dash = to go somewhere very quickly pepper mill = mill for grinding pepper to grind sth (down / up) ~ sth (to / into sth) = to break or crush sth into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine loosely = not tightly profuse = a lot convincing = that makes sb believe that sth is true; убедительный to bulge = to stick out from sth in a round shape archaic /ɔr'keiik/ = old and no longer used pleasurely pleasantly surprised If you want to take draw the waiter's attention You can do it this way You want thatthe waiter to clean your table It could cause show the waiter coming you want him to come to your table You do not have nothing anything ]]> 20230928 10:10-11:30 2 active Completing personal challenges By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Friday 20230922 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate pg 40 ex 1 reading - Moonwalk new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg40-41_personal_challenges_future_continuous_future_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> New Inside Out B2 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What is a bra? ✓ piece of women's underwear worn to cover and support the breasts Do men wear a bra? When would they? ✓ no, not usually ✓ at an LGBTQ rally ✓ for a breast cancer charity If even Paul McCartney's 1st wife died of breast cancer, how can you raise public awareness more? ✓ organise public events to draw attention of both the media and the public opinion ✓ encourage regular medical check-ups ✓ promote recognition at early stages ✓ prevent cancer evolution How would you raise money for a breast cancer charity? What would you be prepared to do? ✓ march in the streets ✓ stand in front of the parliament active textbook ✓ power walking pg 40 ex 1 reading pg 40 Moonwalk T / Cl Would you join a (26.2mile / 42km) power-walking marathon? ✓ only after some training ✓ to give up smoking (...) pg 40 ex 2 vocab pg 40 speaking ]]> 20210120-1440 Future continuous vs future perfect active grammar active textbook ✓ in progress (emphasising how much activity is involved) line 57 - I will have contributed a sum of money Is the action described in progress or completed? ✓ completed (by a certain time in the future) pg 41 ex 1 grammar ]]> 20200415-1657 Position of adverbs in future, affirmative and negative tenses active grammar active textbook pg 41 ex 3 grammar future perfect ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg40-41_personal_challenges_future_continuous_future_perfect.pdf inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_37.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_38.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_39.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_40.ogg pg 41 speaking - cooler How much exercise do you do? What stops you doing exercise? ✓ going for a walk ✓ riding a bike ✓ running ]]> nutrition = process by which living things receive the food necessary for them to grow and be healthy carbohydrates = foods such as bread, potatoes and rice that provide the body with energy and heat sporty = practising sports regularly stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ = physical or mental strength that enables you to do sth difficult for long periods of time to burn off (calories) = to burn completely; be consumed to go for a brisk walk = quick stroll to feel out of shape = not to feel fit to work out = to do sports or other physical activities in order to stay healthy or become stronger to do exercise = to do sports or other physical activities in order to stay healthy or become stronger; to make an animal do this to work out at the gym = to exercise gear = equipment sole = bottom surface of the foot or shoe urge = strong desire treadmill /ˈtredmɪl/ = exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place love handles = informal term for deposits of excess fat at the side of one's waistline washboard abs / stomach = paired muscle running vertically on each side of the anterior wall of the human abdomen hospice = hospital for people who are dying so as easy as it could see seems (could seem) He was riding to the work ]]> 20230926 10:10-11:30 2 active Dilemma: Striking a balance (Camisea) By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Friday 20230922 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 5 Development Dilemma: Striking a balance (Camisea) pg 48 reading Brief intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230919.xml Quarterly test (logs) active quarterly_test_logs test_log_SergeyTelelyukhin_20230922_0802_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230919.xml test_log_YaroslavKarunnyi_20230925_2355_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230919.xml test_log_LibermanYan_20230928_2232_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230919.xml test_log_NatashaBogomolovaP_20231004_1738_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230919.xml active textbook Brief pg 48 task 1 2 pg 144 group A - consortium representatives pg 142 group B - Peruvian government representatives pg 138 group C - Amazon Watch pg 48 task 3 4 ]]> 3 SWOT analysis Preparing & delivering a SWOT analysis pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa Strengths
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Consortium representatives & Peruvian governments • creation of new jobs • further economic development • tax income
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Amazon Watch • social change with communities being replaced by outside workers • long term disruption of the region by other new industries (loggin & agriculture) •
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Consortium representatives & Peruvian governments • improved standard of living for the local people • transfer of technology & know-how • cheaper electricity supply
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Amazon Watch • local tribes might catch diseases brought in by outsiders • local fishing industry may be endangered by possible pollution •
]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf pg 48 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_15.ogg T / Cl Feedback What mistakes have been made? 〆insufficient guidelines on construction procedures 〆poor quality control of work on the ground 〆lack of communication with local people 〆no evaluation of the impact on the local communities & environment What lessons are to be learnt? Amazon Rainforest = sensitive area ✓ not possible to proceed with such projects without respecting international guidelines ✓ ought to observe accepted international standards for construction & development in sensitive areas Who can be blamed for such mismanagement? What should be done about it? ✓ no single organisation can be held accountable → should take into account precise guidelines laid down by the World Bank ]]> wip textbook Writing pg 48 writing Write a report → outline key issues → recap stakeholders' views → make recommendations Paste your assignment in a Googledoc. (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) ]]> consortium = group of people, countries, companies, etc. who are working together on a particular project GDP = gross domestic product foreign direct investment (FDI) = refers to purchase of an asset in another country, such that it gives direct control to the purchaser over the asset (e.g. purchase of land and building). In other words, it is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business, in real estate or in productive assets such as factories in one country by an entity based in another country.[1] It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment or foreign indirect investment by a notion of direct control will be started starts we will see many threats It will not influence on the Amazon Forest Why do you think there will be something different in Camisea will be something other? When this phase will be done completed ]]> 20230921 10:10-11:30 2 active Showing cause & effect - dealing with unclear situations By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Friday 20230922 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 5 Development pg 45 ex 1 practice pg 46 ex 2 grammar The future of the world's natural energy resources intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook pg 47 ex 2 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_14.ogg pg 47 speaking → practise modals of likelihood from pg 45 Functional language: Dealing with unclear situations pg 47 Culture at work T / Cl How do you deal with unclear situations? Have you got fixed rules or do you tolerate unclear answers? ✓ avoid unclear situations when much is at stake ✓ tolerate vague solutions when more time available (...) How do you identify your interlocutor's expectations? ✓ ask targeted questions to agree on well-defined objectives 〆avoid vague, though possibly promising, topics when brainstorming What grammatical forms of questions do you build to understand requests better? ✓ closed 〆open questions needed only for brainstorming [Can | Could] you prepare a presentation for Monday 8am? → polite request or question? ✓ can = question ✓ could = polite request → also depends on intonation! [Do you want to | Would you like to] intervene now? → question or invitation? ✓ Do you want to = question Would you like to = invitation (polite question) → also depends on intonation! What precautions can you take to avoid unclear situations? → use fixed expressions to explain your point of view ✓ Let's call a spade a spade ✓ Let's apply the KISS principle (keep it short & simple) ✓ Let's be a bit cunning / smarter ✓ Let's try to achieve a win-win outcome ✓ Let's just agree to disagree ]]> to hold out = wait uncompromisingly for something desirable to call a spade a spade = call a person or thing a name that is true but not polite; speak bluntly; use the plainest language KISS principle = keep it short & simple cunning = marked by skill in deception, showing inventiveness and skill will would | could | might create chaos I'm sure of about it ]]> 20230919 10:10-11:30 2 active Development and the environment By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Friday 20230922 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 5 Development pg 44 ex 1 2 vocab 1 intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf next lesson - tbc smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 24 Need(n't), don't have to, mustn't pg 49 ex 1 2 3 4 icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete exercises key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit23_24_must_have_got_to_modals_of_deduction_neednt_w_key.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20230914-1102 Pronunciation of verb & noun active grammar active textbook ✓ unemployment ✓lack of education pg 44 ex 1 2 vocab 1 pg 44 ex 3 vocab Lexical material: Development & the environment pg 44 ex 1 vocab 2 ]]> 20230919-1138 Modal verbs of likelihood active grammar 1 Modal verbs active decks deck_of_phrases_modal_verbs_b202.csv 20230130-1907 active review active textbook Grammar: Modal verbs of likelihood pg 45 language check pg 45 ex 1 practice pg 46 ex 2 grammar The future of the world's natural energy resources pg 46 ex 1 2 speaking → practise modals of likelihood from pg 45 ]]> to fuel = to increase sth; to make sth stronger; to make a bad situation worse to loan = to lend sth to sb, especially money 20230914 10:10-11:30 2 active Prosperity or preservation By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 5 Development pg 42 ex 1 2 reading pg 43 Gas for Peru vs green imperialism intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ contribute to reducing carbon footprint perhaps only on a small scale ✓ have a rather questionable impact on climate change → are your efforts worthwhile? Does prosperity take place at the cost of preservation? ✓ industrial revolution ✓ boom of consumer society 〆plans taking into account sustainability are relatively recent pg 41 keynotes Prosperity or preservation? Lexical material: Economic development pg 42 preview → discuss ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_13.ogg pg 42 ex 1 reading for gist pg 43 Gas for Peru vs green imperialism pg 42 ex 2 3 reading for detail pg 42 speaking ]]> MEDC = more economically developed country LEDC = less economically developed country p.a = per annum, per year GDP = gross domestic product disastrous = catastrophic to halve = divide into two halves or parts to argue = to exchange views or opinions, especially heatedly or contentiously sustainable = which can be maintained without endangering future generations to deplete = to reduce in numbers or quantity, to empty to endanger = to threaten facilities = equipment, or the resources for doing something to oppose = to set oneself against, resist, argue against species /'spi:ʃi:z/ = (n - pl the same) class of things having some common characteristics logging /ˈlɔɡɪŋ/ = work of cutting down trees for timber upstream = supply of items for production downstream = supply of finished products to consumers to campaign = an organized course of action for a particular purpose, esp. to arouse public interest can be lived (to) live more comfortable comfortably It can harm to the environment Young people is rising are raised | are brought up in this new environment ]]> 20230912 10:10-11:30 2 active Dilemma: Harley Davidson - Innovating & rejuvenating your brand image By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 3 Strategy pg 26 ex 1 2 vocab Breaking into a new market intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg23-26_the_big_picture_nike.pdf video The Rise And Fall Of Harley-Davidson Harley-Davidson is the most well-known American motorcycle brand in the world, but that status may be preventing the company’s future growth. Its core customers helped the company reach new heights, but Harley is facing challenges reaching new customers. And without new riders, the company might slowly erode. → watch the following video (8'45min) Business Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwud-2RKwA0 smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Case study: Harley's Angels pg 30 reading Brief intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg30_case_study_harley_s_angels.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Intelligent Business B1 active textbook ✓ a Harley Davidson (...) Isn't the image of Harley biker a bit old-fashioned? 〆not particularly eco-friendly 〆not related to ethics 〆identifies rather with WASP (white, Anglo-Saxon Protestant) (...) ]]> 1 The rise and fall of Harley Davidson active move_html5_video the_rise_and_fall_of_harley_davidson_zwud-2RKwA0_f248.mp4 1 The Rise And Fall Of Harley-Davidson active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png The Rise And Fall Of Harley-Davidson (8'45min) Harley-Davidson is the most well-known American motorcycle brand in the world, but that status may be preventing the company’s future growth. Its core customers helped the company reach new heights, but Harley is facing challenges reaching new customers. And without new riders, the company might slowly erode. Business Insider https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwud-2RKwA0 Answer the questions.]]> Why did sales of Harley Davidson plummet? ✓ economic crisis to plummet = to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position When did the Harley Davidson make a reputation for its reliability? ✓ 60 000 bikes for the US military during World War 2 = a machine of war What did veterans want once they got back from WW2? ✓ live on their own terms ✓ mobility ✓ freedom ✓ attitude = counter culture attitude = confident, sometimes aggressive behaviour that shows you do not care about other people's opinions and that you want to do things in an individual way What made the Harley Davidson really popular? ✓ Hollywood e.g. The Wild One e.g. Easy Rider What role did the baby-boomers play? ✓ promoted cool image ✓ strong community → sold a lifestyle baby-boomer = member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s-1964 How did Harley Davidson try to recover from the 86% drop due to the Great Recession (in 2007)? ✓ reach emerging markets ✓ sell to a younger population ✓ attract women → design beginner models → introduce smaller, more fuel-efficient bikes (...) 〆measures failed → refocused on selling loud bikes to plunge = to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position What is happening to Harley Davidson's core customer base? = ageing ✓ 27 years old in 1985 〆50 years old in 2018 What other criticism is Harley Davidson facing? 〆expensive bikes at an average of USD 20 000 〆not practical = pricey toys What strategical choice should Harley Davidson make? ✓ captivate millennials OR ✓ rely on ageing, but loyal, customer base to captivate = to keep sb's close attention by being extremely interesting, attractive, etc What steps is Harley Davidson now taking? ✓ buy-back programme to help upgrade your bike → reach out to new riders ✓ produce electric bikes → attract an ecology-oriented generation ✓ rely on valuable brand equity active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg30_case_study_harley_s_angels.pdf Brief - reading T / Cl How would you deal with the ageing target group? ✓ launch a new product line to appeal to a younger generation ✓ offer cheaper, more accessible models to compete with Asian competition (...) pg 143 Unit 3 - Harley Davidson proposals for strategic leadership council meeting reading T / Cl Which approach(es) do you recommend? Why? Why not? → product development approach 〆slow & heavy, cruising bikes are not popular any more ✓ R&D have probably some new, hybrid bikes (i.e. eco-friendly) 〆time consuming & expensive → acquisition approach ✓ faster to deploy ✓ penetration into new markets → marketing approach ✓ a must to enter any new market 〆clothing & accessories account only for 20% of income 〆made-in-America label is synonymous of 'expensive' → distribution approach ✓ contract out new outlets 〆risk of counterfeit production in India & China (...) pg 30 decision pg 30 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_8.ogg T / Cl Feedback * Harley Davidson need to innovate & rejuvenate their brand image 〆don't rely on a single customer group 〆don't turn off existing customers ✓ introduce new models ✓ diversify (e.g. manufacture lawn-mowers?) → new generation can buy into the Harley experience → draw in new customers 〆no certification in Taiwan 〆need to find a Chinese partner who could be trusted → make alliances = marketing & distribution approaches ]]> to erode = to gradually destroy sth or make it weaker over a period of time; to be destroyed or made weaker in this way to plummet = to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position to plunge = to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position brand equity = value of a particular brand for the company that makes it: attitude = confident, sometimes aggressive behaviour that shows you do not care about other people's opinions and that you want to do things in an individual way baby-boomer = member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s-1964 to captivate = to keep sb's close attention by being extremely interesting, attractive, etc acquisition = company, piece of land, etc. bought by sb, especially another company; the act of doing so to turn off = to cause to feel intense dislike or distaste; to put off to draw in = to attract, appeal to rejuvenate = to make sb/sth look or feel younger or more lively drive riding a bike It remembers reminds me of films with J.Travolta In common general I understand ]]> 20230907 10:10-11:30 2 active The big picture - choosing a strategy By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 3 Strategy pg 24 ex 1 reading pg 25 Nike's Goddess intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg23-26_the_big_picture_nike.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ analyse market ✓ assess competition ✓ identify opportunities for growth ✓ recognise threats → set strategic objectives pg 23 keynotes The big picture ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg23-26_the_big_picture_nike.pdf SWOT analysis ✓ rank competitors at the top → check why & how to sell in t ✓ keep financial viability high on the agenda → can investment pg 24 preview How can you map out the best strategy for a given business? → use a SWOT analysis ✓ strengths ✓ weaknesses ✓ opportunities ✓ threats pg 24 ex 1 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_6.ogg pg 24 ex 2 listening (reading) pg 24 ex 1 reading pg 25 Nike's Goddess
]]> 1 Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats active deck_shuffled_lines_halign active textbook pg 24 ex 2 reading pg 26 ex 3 reading for detail set for homework pg 26 ex 1 2 vocab Breaking into a new market T / Cl What product or solution are you working on at present? → describe it using a SWOT analysis ]]> 3 SWOT analysis 20230907 hw20230403 Preparing & delivering a SWOT analysis pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa Strengths
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Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 2 Leadership pg 22 reading Brief - Mission impossible? intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 2 Business Etiquette Rules You Should Know in Japan active move_html5_video Business_Etiquette_Rules_You_Should_Know_in_Japan_lm8O-wnwEVg.mp4 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm8O-wnwEVg Answer the questions.]]> Would you like to live in Japan? Why / why not? ✓ rich Asian culture 〆difficulty in understanding mentality 〆language barrier (more difficult to learn) 〆overcrowded cities 〆expensive lifestyle How different would you expect business culture to be from other regions? ✓ strong vertical hierarchy ✓ respect for seniority Could Japanese culture be an obstacle to effective communication, or on the contrary an advantage? ✓ importance of achieving consensus at meetings 〆slow decision making 〆risk of losing face 〆resistance to outsiders What is the most surprising fact you have learnt from this video? ✓ seating protocols ✓ taking business cards with both hands & examining them carefully active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf ✓ Japanese quality & reliability ✓ cheaper spare parts Would you buy a Renault car? Why / why not? ✓ well designed ✓ cheap, accessible ✓ perhaps a better choice than a cheap Daewoo 〆poor reputation in terms of reliability pg 22 reading Brief - Mission impossible? T / Cl How could Nissan regain some global market share? ✓ target new markets ✓ change the brand image of Nissan How could you convince Carlos Ghosn to take on this mission? Lebanese, Brazilian and French businessman and former automotive executive. Ghosn was the CEO of Michelin North America, chairman and CEO of Renault, chairman of AvtoVAZ, chairman and CEO of Nissan, and chairman of Mitsubishi Motors Is a tough, result-oriented manager like Carlos Ghosn a good match for the local Japanese team? ✓ able to come up with radical solutions needed in this particular crisis situation ✓ freedom to break conventions (as a foreigner) 〆uncompromising & direct style of management 〆clash of cultures pg 22 task 1 pg 22 task 2 3 pg 22 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_5.ogg T / Cl What strategy did Carlos Ghosn adopt? ✓ didn't play the game by the rule book ✓ implemented a cost-cutting plan ✓ restructured the company ✓ made staff redundant ✓ changed suppliers → the man who saved Nissan (...) pg 22 writing Writing an e-mail ]]> to soar = to rise quickly tough /tʌf/ = demanding that particular rules be obeyed and showing a lack of sympathy for any problems or suffering that this may cause brash = confident in an aggressive way; (of things and places) too bright or too noisy in a way that is not attractive to take on = to accept as a challenge; to take on titles, offices, duties, responsibilities money financial problems Are Do you accept my vision? You can't fail on it to sell in all over the world ]]> 20230831 10:10-11:30 2 active Getting things done - Making requests By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 2 Leadership pg 19 ex 2 vocab collocations pg 20 practice We don't need managers - we need ourselves intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20211113-1007 Articles (fixed expressions) active grammar active textbook ✓ a goal that is both achievable and challenging 〆fear doesn't motivate pg 20 grammar - definite, indefinite & zero articles T / Cl What are the pros & cons of an open-leave policy? ✓ flexible work hours 〆worse communication among staff members (...) pg 20 practice We don't need managers - we need ourselves ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf ✓ focus on the result rather than how it should be achieved ✓ phrase instructions as polite queries → depends on the local culture... pg 21 ex 2 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_4.ogg pg 21 ex 2 vocab pg 21 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> to take a chance = to take a risk in the hope of a favourable outcome feverish /'fi:və:,iʃ/ = showing strong feelings of excitement or worry, often with a lot of activity or quick movements open leave policy = when employees take as many days off as they want as long as they get their work done. This kind of thing can work well for salaried employees in a performance-driven environment. Open paid time off is not just about changing a company's written vacation policy; it's a cultural change an opportunity a risk to be fired We have managed ourselves since for 15 years ago ]]> 20230829 10:10-11:30 2 active Secrets of successful leadership By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 2 Leadership pg 18 vocab 2 practice pg 18 vocab 3 practice The art of delegation intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf FYI (from Yan) База рафтинга и активного отдыха "Кивиниеми" https://kiviniemi.ru Vuoksa River https://yandex.ru/maps/-/CDQ5AJPg zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ depends on the economic situation Is there much staff turnover in your company? ✓ depends on managers pg 18 vocab 2 practice T / Cl Do you agree that keeping staff happy is as important as reaching objectives? ✓ yes, especially on the long term → more loyal & competent 〆no if only little training was needed & tasks are just urgent → take the risk of burning out employees Why is delegation considered an art? ✓ staff members may easily find another job in times of economic upswing if they're not happy with management → managers need to be aware that their style should motivate staff & not only focus on reaching objectives pg 19 ex 2 vocab collocations set for homework pg 19 ex 2 vocab collocations ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_3.ogg T / Cl What was the best manager you have ever had like? ✓ inspirational ✓ motivating ✓ accessible (...) pg 19 speaking ]]> to appoint = to choose sb for a job or position of responsibility upswing = situation in which sth improves or increases over a period of time precedent = official action or decision that has happened in the past and that is seen as an example or a rule to be followed in a similar situation later; leadershiping (style of) leadership ]]> 20230824 10:10-11:30 2 active VPS alternatives By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 2 Leadership pg 18 vocab 2 practice pg 18 vocab 3 practice The art of delegation intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> wip textbook wip textbook active textbook VPS architecture todo VPN with data obfuscation → Red Shield VPN, Amnezia VPN, Xeovo VPN, Paper VPN ]]> 20230822 10:10-11:30 2 active Leadership Fear and management By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 2 Leadership pg 16 ex 1 2 reading pg 17 When to terrorise talent intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg15-22_139-145_unit2_leadership_dilemma_renault.pdf (optional homework) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 10.1 Moving experiences pg 117 ex 12 A B writing speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg116-118_moving_experiences_relative_clauses_writing_a_review.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Intelligent Business B1 Unit 2 Leadership 1 Carrot or stick? active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Which is the most efficient way of managing people: the carrot or the stick? Why? What does it depend on? ✓ threatening can be faster only in the short term ✓ motivation works better in the long term → depends on staff, corporate culture... Have you ever felt threatened at work? Why? 〆under pressure by customers 〆pushed to meet tight deadlines 〆felt close to burn out Has any of your bosses ever lost their temper with you? Why? 〆when you failed to understand some concept 〆impulsive actions resulting from emotions may happen but are not synonymous of a management style How would you manage a talented member of your team like David Beckham? ✓ motivate with a common goal ✓ give directions rather than constraints active textbook ✓ wound resulting from an argument (...) pg 16 keynotes Lexical material: Management styles pg 17 preview T / Cl What is the most effective motivation factor for you? ✓ personal & professional satisfaction ✓ money ✓ professional recognition pg 16 ex 1 2 reading pg 17 When to terrorise talent pg 17 ex 3 speaking pg 17 ex 1 vocab set for homework pg 18 vocab 2 practice pg 18 vocab 3 practice The art of delegation ]]> wip textbook ✓ depends on the economic situation Is there much staff turnover in your company? ✓ depends on managers pg 18 vocab 2 practice T / Cl Do you agree that keeping staff happy is as important as reaching objectives? ✓ yes, especially on the long term → more loyal & competent 〆no if only little training was needed & tasks are just urgent → take the risk of burning out employees ]]> active textbook ✓ are neither micro managers nor dictators ✓ good communicators pg 18 speaking ]]> refuge /'refyu:dʒ/ = shelter or protection from danger, trouble, etc to emerge = to come out of a dark, enclosed or hidden place injury to part of the body, especially one in which a hole is made in the skin using a weapon defeat = opposite of victory to strangle = to kill sb by squeezing or pressing on their throat and neck dismissal = act of firing sb constructive = having a useful and helpful effect rather than being negative or with no purpose harassment = comments about sex, physical contact, etc. usually happening at work, that a person finds annoying and offensive comeback = sb or sth that becomes popular and fashionable or successful again upswing = situation in which sth improves or increases over a period of time scarce /'skers/ = when there is not enough of sth and it is only available in small quantities disastrous /,di'zæstrəs/ = very bad, harmful or unsuccessful to survey = to look carefully at the whole of sth, especially in order to get a general impression of it fragile /'frædʒəl/ = weak and uncertain; easily destroyed or spoilt; easily broken or damaged; delicate and often beautiful to sack = to fire, dismiss to exercise sth over sb = to use your power, rights or personal qualities in order to achieve sth happy fortunate because I can't remember ]]> 20230817 10:10-11:30 2 active Slumdog Millionaire By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 10.1 Moving experiences pg 117 ex 5 B grammar pg 117 ex 6 grammar speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg116-118_moving_experiences_relative_clauses_writing_a_review.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook pg 117 ex 6 grammar pg 117 ex 8 A practice pg 117 ex 8 B C practice → describe a film → practise relative clauses → use both defining & non-defining clauses pg 117 ex 9 A B speaking Functional language: Writing a review pg 118 ex 10 A speaking pg 118 ex 10 B reading Functional language: Writing descriptively T / Cl Have you watched 'Slumdog Millionaire'? Why has it been so popular? = 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai ✓ praised for its plot, soundtrack, cinematography, editing, direction, and performances (especially Patel's) ✓ nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009, won eight —the most for any 2008 film → Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay ✓ won seven BAFTA Awards → Best Film, five Critics' Choice Awards and four Golden Globes pg 117 ex 11 A B vocab set for homework - to be confirmed pg 117 ex 12 A B writing ]]> mature = behaving in a sensible way, like an adult to loathe = to hate outing = occasion when a competitor takes part in a competition gripping = exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention insanity = actions that are very stupid and possibly dangerous slum = area of a city that is very poor and where the houses are dirty and in bad condition illiterate = not knowing how to read or write to torture = to hurt sb physically or mentally in order to punish them or make them tell you sth hard-hitting = not afraid to talk about or criticize sb/sth in an honest and very direct way draining = exhausting, making you feel very tired and empty glitter = bright light consisting of many little flashes; attractive, exciting qualities that sb/sth, especially a rich and famous person or place, seems to have to praise = to express your approval or admiration for sb/sth sensitively = showing ability to understand art, music and literature and expressing yourself through them refugee /ˌrefju:ˈdʒi:/ 20230815 20230810 10:10-11:30 2 active Moving experiences By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 10.1 Moving experiences pg 116 ex 3 reading The Edith Bowman Show speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg116-118_moving_experiences_relative_clauses_writing_a_review.pdf Optional homework Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 25 ex 9 A B writing a letter of complaint speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg23-5-130-1_surveillance_the_passive_writing_letter_of_complaint.pdf schedule 20230810 cancelled lesson ← substitute teacher to be confirmed zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 Unit 10.1 Moving experiences active textbook → with friends ✓ thrillers ✓ action films → with your family ✓ comedies ✓ blockbusters ✓ soap operas (...) pg 116 ex 1 A speaking ]]> 20231219-1714 Gradable adjectives active grammar a very an absolutely brilliant, global ∑ adverbs (modifiers) with non gradable adjectives ⇒ absolutely - really ]]> 1 Gradable & ungradable adjectives with modifiers pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd very angry? ✓ I am absolutely furious! → decide if an adjective is gradable or ungradable & put it under the correct heading → find another adjective which has the same meaning & put it under the correct heading → give examples of situations when you felt these emotions → emphasise your descriptions with appropriate modifiers ]]> common modifiers very | really | extremely + gradable adjective absolutely | really + non gradable adjective ]]> 40 10 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11 12;13;14;15;16;17;18;19;20;21;22 active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg116-118_moving_experiences_relative_clauses_writing_a_review.pdf T / Cl Which film(s) do you find electrifying? ✓ Interstellar (2014 epic science fiction film co-written, directed, and produced by Christopher Nolan) ✓ Avatar (...) What is the creepiest film you have ever seen? ✓ Seven (feat. Kevin Spacey) What is the most poignant film you have ever watched? ✓ Dancing in the dark (feat. Bjork, dir. Lars von Trier) pg 116 ex 2 A B speaking pg 116 ex 3 reading The Edith Bowman Show pg 116 ex 4 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_32.ogg pg 116 ex 4 C speaking ]]> 20190808-0916 Defining vs non-defining clauses active grammar active textbook (postponed to next lesson) pg 117 ex 6 grammar pg 117 ex 7 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_33.ogg set for homework pg 117 ex 8 A B practice ]]> gripping = exciting or interesting in a way that keeps your attention electrifying = very exciting predictable = (often disapproving) behaving or happening in a way that you would expect and therefore boring dull = not interesting or exciting fast-paced = of communication that proceeds rapidly touching = causing feelings of pity or sympathy; making you feel emotional moving = causing you to have deep feelings of sadness or sympathy poignant /'pɔinyənt/ = having a strong effect on your feelings, especially in a way that makes you feel sad chilling = frightening, usually because it is connected with sth violent or cruel creepy = causing an unpleasant feeling of fear or slight horror horrific = extremely bad and shocking or frightening to befriend /bɪˈfrend/ = to become a friend of sb, especially sb who has just arrived in a place or who needs your help to giggle at / about sb/sth = to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous restraint = quality of behaving calmly and with control Matthew McConaughey /mæθyu məˈkɑːnəheɪ/ 20230808 10:10-11:30 2 active Writing a letter of complaint By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 131 ex 1 2 Unit 2.2 The passive pg 24 ex 6 A B speaking Police to install town-wide surveillance → read the article speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg23-5-130-1_surveillance_the_passive_writing_letter_of_complaint.pdf schedule 20230810 cancelled lesson ← reschedule a lesson? zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook T / Cl Feedback ]]> active textbook Functional language: Writing a letter of complaint pg 25 ex 7 A speaking pg 25 ex 7 B reading pg 25 ex 7 C speaking Lexical material: Formal written language pg 25 ex 8 A B to be confirmed pg 25 ex 9 A B writing ]]> invasion = act or a process that affects sb/sth in a way that is not welcome prompt = done without delay; immediate to resolve = to find a satisfactory solution to a problem or difficulty with regard to = in connection with; from the standpoint of; concerning; regarding; about enclosed = sent with a letter, etc to pursue = to continue to discuss, find out about or be involved in sth burglar alarm = electronic device, often fixed to a wall, that rings a loud bell if sb tries to enter a building by force to go off = to be activated in good faith = intention to be honest and helpful; принцип добросовестности have never write written a letter of complaint For what do they need cameras for if they cannot identify people Maybe someone really wants to grab rob his their house With your letter you can can't do nothing anything They make money inside in this situation There is some dangerous crimer criminal Is it unlegal illegal? ]]> queue /'kyu:/ 20230801 10:10-11:30 2 active Being watched By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 23 ex 1 B reading speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg23-5-130-1_surveillance_the_passive_writing_letter_of_complaint.pdf schedule Holiday break: 20230720 cancelled lesson (substitute teacher - to be confirmed) 20230725 cancelled lesson (substitute teacher - to be confirmed) 20230803 cancelled lesson (substitute teacher - to be confirmed) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 2.2 We're being watched active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg23-5-130-1_surveillance_the_passive_writing_letter_of_complaint.pdf ✓ face recognition on public transport is becoming widespread 〆any means of tracking individuals can be regarded as an invasion of one's privacy Do you dislike being monitored by cameras in the street, in the underground? ✓ increases feeling of safety ✓ reduces mugging & petty theft 〆authoritarian governments can use surveillance against people 〆lack of trust perhaps isn't the best way to develop a society → would be arguably better to improve education & reduce poverty pg 23 ex 1 A B C vocab T / Cl Are you a law-abiding citizen? ✓ when declaring your income to the tax authorities 〆not always when driving pg 23 ex 1 D speaking pg 23 ex 2 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_16.ogg ]]> active textbook pg 24 ex 4 listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_17.ogg pg 24 ex 5 A grammar pg 130 language bank set for homework pg 131 ex 1 2 Unit 2.2 The passive ]]> CCTV = closed circuit television street level cameras = surveillance cameras placed in the street law-abiding = obeying and respecting the law deterrent /dɪˈterənt/ = thing that makes sb less likely to do sth to be accountable for = to be responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked to blur = to make out of focus mugging = crime of attacking sb violently, or threatening to do so, in order to steal their money, especially in a public place petty = small and unimportant to snitch on sb to sb = (informal, disapproving) to tell a parent, teacher, etc. about sth wrong that another child has done sneak = доносительница spare part = kept in case you need to replace the one you usually use; extra to acknowledge = to accept that sth is true to lack = not to have to blame ~ sb/sth (for sth) | ~ sth on sb/sth = to think or say that sb/sth is responsible for sth bad to be expected = to be demanded that sb will do sth because it is their duty or responsibility Tyrolean traverse = method of crossing through free space between two high points on a rope without a hanging cart or cart equivalent. This is used in a range of mountaineering activities: rock climbing, technical tree climbing, caving, water crossings, mountain rescue, and treetop adventure course, aka treetop course, aka high ropes course looking after watching you every all the time It doesn't matter how you're rich you are, everybody can be taken to prison There are a lot of line lane | line crossing cameras ]]> 20230718 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study: Strengths & weaknesses of a business school By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate pg 20 ex 2 reading Mangalia Business School (MBS) the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg20-21_case_study_mangalia_business_school.pdf schedule Holiday break: 20230720 cancelled lesson (substitute teacher - to be confirmed) 20230725 cancelled lesson (substitute teacher - to be confirmed) 20230803 cancelled lesson (substitute teacher - to be confirmed) zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg20-21_case_study_mangalia_business_school.pdf ✓ history ✓ faculty ✓ venue ✓ recruitment agreements with potential companies (...) pg 20 ex 1 discussion pg 20 ex 2 reading Mangalia Business School (MBS) T / Cl How can this school attract more students & high profile business leaders? ✓ invest in branding ✓ find sponsorship from a business angel ✓ get a patron pg 21 ex 3 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_023.ogg T / Cl Does this school stand a serious chance of competing with ivy league business schools? 〆probably not pg 21 ex 4 discussion brief for international consultants holding a meeting & drawing up proposals task: to design a new project from scratch Shouldn't you be suspicious of Bumbescu's career path? ]]> 2 Drawing up a proposal Drawing up a proposal pix/icons8-training-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa 1 Sponsorship
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]]> . not to compete with established teaching institutions like Oxbridge . how to capt a market in a developing economy . to focus on developing projects for the local community in the agricultural & tourist sectors . to create an alumni network to build reputation
. how to meet expectations of western tourism . how to solve cultural differences between investors & local community course syllabus . to assimilate know how (and perhaps technology transfer) . how to work hand in hand with the local chamber of commerce . how to setup tourism & agricultural incubators . to base its syllabuses on real-world Central European case studies (e.g. wine industry)
. to assimilate know how (and perhaps technology transfer) . how to work hand in hand with the local chamber of commerce . how to setup tourism & agricultural incubators . to base its syllabuses on real-world Central European case studies (e.g. wine industry)
. to target graduates rather than under-graduates . to recruit students world-wide from rather developing than developed areas . to address the needs of future civil servants of government administration in emerging economies
]]> faculty = body of teachers and administrators at a school venue = location of an event captive market = markets where the potential consumers face a severely limited amount of competitive suppliers. Their only choices are to purchase what is available or to make no purchase at all. Captive markets result in higher prices and less diversity for consumers. The term therefore applies to any market where there is a monopoly or oligopoly incentive = a motive or incitement, esp. to action extramural = taught or conducted off the premises of a university, college, or school; arranged by a university, college, etc. for people who only study part-time (e.g. extramural education / studies / departments) any possibilities It can't compete in any choices case So we can can't do nothing anything the Russian school was ready to study teach him Russian I speak say this because if you understand... If they rose raised | increased fees ]]> 20230713 10:10-11:30 2 active Making plans for the future Describing real & hypothetical events By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate pg 14 ex 1 2 time markers the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg14-15_tenses_review_reunion_party_role_play_balloon_debate.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> The Business 2.0 B2 Upper Intermediate active textbook feedback ]]> active textbook ]]> 20210320-1043 Present continuous or conditional tense for a real event active grammar active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg14-15_tenses_review_reunion_party_role_play_balloon_debate.pdf the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_014.ogg pg 15 ex 6 7 role play pg 15 ex 8 role play Who should be made redundant? → marketing manager 〆 opening a campus is unlikely in times of budget restrictions 〆 very ambitious top ten target doesn't comply with cost cutting policy → personnel manager: 〆wrong objectives 〆longer holidays shouldn't be an objective → head of administration: ✓ can't be replaced → director of studies: 〆questionable revolutionary methods of learning 〆guaranteeing success is risky 〆doesn't look serious Conclusion: ∑ marketing manager position is probably the less relevant, though promotion of the business school is needed to bring about greater turnover ]]> downsizing = reduction of expenditures in order to become financially stable streamlining = to make a system, an organization, etc. work better, especially in a way that saves money to come along = to come into being or existence, or appear on the scene e.g. Then the computer came along and changed our lives; to arrive or become available to come a long way = to show much improvement; to make great progress have has to be made redundant ]]> 20230711 10:10-11:30 2 active Comparing & discussing outcomes By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate Information technology - comparing solutions pg 26 ex 3 grammar pg 27 ex 5 expanding notes the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg22-27_information_technology_the_IT_fallacy_comparative_superlative.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook pg 26 ex 4 discussion & presentation 
    means     cost    time   comfort  carbon   total
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car         |   2   |   5   |   5   |   2   |   14
bus         |   5   |   3   |   3   |   3   |   14
train       |   3   |   2   |   2   |   5   |   12
speedboat   |   1   |   1   |   4   |   1   |    7
pg 27 ex 5 6 expanding notes pg 27 ex 7 comparative forms ]]> 1 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. → practise comparative & superlative forms easier than the traditional one]]> Recycle new expressions and language. You need to solve a difficult problem as soon as possible. You want to outsource a turn-key solution, or perhaps use a subscription model (Software as a Service - SaaS) ✓ + fast (it is faster than... ← comparative) ✓ troubleshoot issues + efficient ✓ marginally + expensive ✓ twice as ... as ... You need to solve a difficult problem that will impact your workflow for the next 5 years. You want to fork an open-source solution to keep control & cut costs. ✓ + cheap (it is cheaper than... ← comparative) ✓ expect + periodic updates and patches ✓ significantly + manageable ✓ the most valuable ... ✓ x times ... more than ... ✓ a lot ... than ... turnkey = (especially of computer systems) complete and ready to use immediately SaaS = Software as a Service to troubleshoot = to solve problems to fork = to divide into two parts that lead in different directions so as fast like as by car The older I get, the more money I have to spend for on health We can't guarantee reliable reliability of our system ]]> 20230706 10:10-11:30 2 active Comparing solutions & getting help By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate Information technology - comparing solutions pg 25 ex 10 speaking → prioritise tasks the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg22-27_information_technology_the_IT_fallacy_comparative_superlative.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook → prioritise tasks ]]> 2 Prioritising tasks Prioritising tasks active pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png deck_shuffled_lines_halign
urgent - not important
urgent - important
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]]> urgent - important 1.5hr - internet connection for marketing 4hrs - web meeting for CEO 1hr - abstraction of presentation (deadline tomorrow) urgent - not important 1-2hrs - offer for 15 new laptops 30min - sound card driver (for president's nephew) not urgent - important 2-3 hrs - appointment application 30min - backup software not urgent - not important 1hr - wifi for CEO's assistant 1hr - voice recognition 2-3hrs - database vendors ]]> active textbook ✓ marginally more → small difference = comparative WhatsApp is a lot faster ♣ than texting SMS ♣ a lot faster [small | large] difference ✓ a lot faster → large difference = comparative pg 26 ex 1 2 language focus ]]> marginally = in a minimal degree infinitely = continuing forever without end most cheap cheapest is... I can buy a car by at 12 000 roubles ]]> 20230704 10:10-11:30 2 active Giving information, describing better & worse solutions By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate Information technology - comparing solutions pg 24 ex 5 reading & vocab the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg22-27_information_technology_the_IT_fallacy_comparative_superlative.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook quantities mindmap Lexical material: Computing terms pg 24 ex 4 vocab pg 24 ex 5 reading & vocab set for homework pg 24 ex 6 reading & vocab ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg22-27_information_technology_the_IT_fallacy_comparative_superlative.pdf the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_029.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_030.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_031.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_032.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_033.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_034.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_035.ogg set for homework pg 25 ex 9 paraphrasing pg 25 ex 10 speaking ]]> to keep someone in the loop on sth = to keep sb informed about updates to keep sb posted = in the loop to fill sb in on sth = to give sb details on sth virus viruses are is not dangerous ]]> 20230629 10:10-11:30 2 active The IT fallacy By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate Information technology - comparing solutions pg 22 ex 3 4 reading for detail pg 23 The IT fallacy the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg22-27_information_technology_the_IT_fallacy_comparative_superlative.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook T / Cl Do you think that technology might in fact make life harder? How has it changed our workspace? ✓ more integrated work environment ✓ faster horizontal workflow pg 22 ex 1 discussion T / Cl Thanks to IT [we can cram more work into people | work has become faster] ✓ we can cram more work into people = pressure cooker environment pg 22 ex 2 summarising pg 23 The IT fallacy pg 22 ex 5 6 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_025.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_026.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_027.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_028.ogg pg 22 ex 7 discussion ]]> active textbook quantities mindmap T / Cl A skype call is often marginally more effective than a phone call Is it more or less effective? ✓ only a little more marginally = expresses a small difference pg 24 ex 2 language focus T / Cl Choose an adjective to describe a computer ✓ slow Choose a comparative expression from ex 2 ✓ somewhat more Compare in ex 3 a. two computers you have used → This new computer is somewhat slower than the previous one! pg 24 ex 3 vocab ]]> to expect = to regard something as probable or likely fallacy = mistaken belief, esp. based on unsound argument to run an errand = any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring some form of travel, usually locally. Is often on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one's own purposes to cram = crowd or pack to capacity overhaul = act of improving by renewing and restoring to pour = to flow quickly in a continuous stream; to provide a large amount of money for sth slick = done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas breather = short pause for rest or to relax dash = sth done quickly to mess up = to make a mess of, destroy or ruin hot-desking = practice in an office of giving desks to workers when they are required, rather than giving each worker their own desk marginally = in a minimal degree infinitely = continuing forever without end to be better off = to be in a better condition patch = short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program plug-in = software component that adds a specific feature to an existing computer program. When a program supports plug-ins, it enables customization. The common examples are the plug-ins used in web browsers to add new features such as search-engines 20230627 10:10-11:30 2 active Comparative and superlative By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Intermediate by Murphy, Cambridge University Press icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete the following exercises Unit 10 Present perfect continuous & simple key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file. english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit10_present_perfect_continuous_and_simple_w_key.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20220215-1114 Comparative and superlative forms active grammar 2 Comparative and superlative active pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png deck_shuffled_lines_halign
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]]> 20211014-1707 active review 20211014-1708 active review 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Answer the questions. Practise comparative & superlative forms. What is the biggest risk in your job? in your company? 〆not finding a balance between motivation and skills 〆lose motivation big → bigger → the biggest What is your best work experience? ✓ conducting training with top management good → better → best What is your worst work experience? 〆conducting a training on-line with poor internet connection 〆training without appropriate support materials bad → worse → worst What is the most interesting training you have ever attended? ✓ coaching course interesting → more interesting → the most interesting Which market player has perhaps the strongest reputation? Why? ✓ more experience in R&D ✓ greater market share strong → stronger → the strongest 1 Housing active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How big should your ideal home be? Does it need to be bigger than 50 square meters? ✓ enough to cater for a family & guests ✓ guarantee some privacy even with an extended family What is the most original solution for housing you have ever seen? ✓ camping van In what kind of building would you like to live the most? A flat or a house? ✓ individual house off-the-grid Have you ever tried sleeping in a capsule hotel in an airport? ✓ might feel claustrophobic What is the most original solution for housing you have ever seen? ✓ containers ✓ trailers ✓ re-purposed concrete tubes 2A Concrete pipes transformed into tiny homes active move_html5_video concrete_pipes_transformed_into_tiny_homes_could_be_the_future_of_micro_housing-bo-wzud0qne.mp4 2 Concrete pipes transformed into tiny homes active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Concrete pipes transformed into tiny homes In this day in age, it's kind of hard to find affordable housing that's actually decent. Because of that, tiny houses have been popping up all over the world. People have managed to make homes out of shipping containers and even wood pods in the shape of eggs! Tiny houses aren't just good for your pocket, they're super cute, as well. Recently in Hong Kong, a new type of tiny house has been revealed, and you won't believe how truly tiny this one is! Architect, James Law, came up with an absolutely genius idea. He knew that there was a huge housing problem in Hong Kong, so he began brainstorming solutions for the overcrowding. What he has come up with will blow your mind! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO-WzUd0QNE ]]> greatest advantage of this solution is probably its cost. ]]> Would you like to live in an OPod Tube House? 〆doesn't solve the problem of over-crowding ✓ only in a couple ✓ once you retire What are the benefits? ✓ cheap cost (USD 15000) ✓ easy installation & connection to the grid ✓ almost any location will (including under a bridge) ✓ fast to clean up & keep tidy What are the drawbacks? 〆limited space for storing e.g. no room for storing bikes 〆noisy neighbourhood(s) 〆insufficient insulation from climatic changes 3A Minimal UK compact home uses glass, plywood, steel, concrete active move_html5_video minimal_uk_compact_home_uses_glass_plywood_steel_concrete_eoh_bydat54.mp4 3 The slip house active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Minimal UK townhome blends glass, plywood, steel, concrete On an abandoned lot in South London, architect Carl Turner and his minimalist wife Mary Martin created a new type of terrace house that, in contrast to its Victorian neighbours, resembles stacked glass cubes. Occupying most of a small plot in Brixton, Slip House is one of the UK's most sustainable homes, but it's not all windmills and solar panels. Instead, the house's three "slipped" (cantilevered) cuboids create an ultra-modern exterior and a calm, zen-like, open-spaced interior. The cement and steel structure of the home is covered by a semi-opaque glass that opens the home to the street by allowing passersby to see the moving shadows inside. It's a new type of upside-down house: the bottom floor houses Turner's architecture office, the middle floor is the living quarters and the top floor with the best views is reserved for living. Martin and Turner are minimalists so to create a kind of sanctuary, they have hidden nearly all of their things behind hand-crafted birch plywood furniture. Achieving a Level 5 for sustainable homes- the highest rating in the UK-, Slip House relies on "'energy piles' which use a solar assisted ground source heat pump integrated into the pile foundations", a wildflower green roof, rainwater harvesting, permeable driveway, photovoltaics, mechanical ventilation with heat recovery and underfloor heating. Arguably what makes Slip House sustainable isn't in its materials, but in its flexibility to change with the needs of its tenants. It can morph from single-family home to apartment plus office to a home plus in-law unit. Currently, Martin and Turner are "living over the shop", but it's a setup that they hope could be a model for affordable housing. faircompanies.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOh-byDAT54 ]]> greatest advantage of this solution is probably its cost. ]]> Would you like to live in such a transparent house? ✓ if you don't mind working from home... = sharing your home with professional work space What are the benefits? ✓ one of the smartest designs ✓ open structure with partitions → future proof ✓ used as an office during the week, as a house at weekends → flexible ✓ among the cheapest 3-storey houses on the market What are the drawbacks? 〆lack of privacy tough = (of a person) physically strong and likely to be violent; жёсткий to come up with = to invent, to offer, to produce on demand latest last question If you ride a motorbike you have the biggest a bigger risk than if you drive a car They said told me that my work is a shit (rubbish | lousy | hopeless) They're not so as efficient like as other homes ]]> 20230622 10:10-11:30 2 active The secret of success (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) Rescheduled from previous lesson smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 7.1 The secret of success pg 82 ex 6 A B grammar speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg80-81-82_unit7_secret_of_success_present_perfect_vs_present_perfect_continuous.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20200404-0823 Present perfect vs past simple active grammar now ----|----|----|---- 1 (2) 3 ≠ 2 points in time → past simple 2) He has worked in this company for many years Does he still work in this company? ✓ yes = 2 points in time 
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= many times so far / up to now → present perfect Time markers used with the perfect aspect: so far - yet - already - up to now - since - lately - over the last fortnight (...) Time markers used with the past simple: ago - this time last week - last month - last night - earlier today (...) ]]> 20201223-1605 Present perfect vs present perfect continuous active grammar active textbook pg 140 language bank set for homework pg 141 ex 1 2 present perfect simple or continuous pg 82 ex 7 A practice ]]> 20201126-1117 Pronunciation: Weak vs strong form of auxiliary verbs active grammar active textbook speak_out/speak_out_intermediate/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd02/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd02_10.ogg pg 82 ex 8 A B ]]> 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. You are late on your work schedule. Describe the ongoing problem. Explain what you have done so far to solve it. Ask a colleague for help. We've been having a problem with... I've tried to solve it by (verb + gerund) You have little experience in this field. Ask diagnostic questions. How long has this been going on? Have you managed to (verb + infinitive)? wip textbook pg 82 ex 9 C D ]]> wip textbook print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Intermediate by Murphy, Cambridge University Press icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete the following exercises Unit 10 Present perfect continuous & simple key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file. english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit10_present_perfect_continuous_and_simple_w_key.pdf ]]> 20230620 10:10-11:30 2 active Quarterly test - feedback (writing) By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 7.1 The secret of success pg 82 ex 6 A B grammar speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg80-81-82_unit7_secret_of_success_present_perfect_vs_present_perfect_continuous.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230615.xml Quarterly test (logs) active quarterly_test_logs test_log_YaroslavKarunnyi_20230614_2229_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230615.xml test_log_SergeyTelelyukhin_20230618_2029_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230615.xml test_log_LibermanYan_20230628_2352_quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230615.xml 20230615 10:10-11:30 2 active The secret of success By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 7.1 The secret of success speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg80-81-82_unit7_secret_of_success_present_perfect_vs_present_perfect_continuous.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ professional recognition ✓ social status ✓ good salary ✓ family (...) pg 80 ex 1 A B pt 3 speaking T / Cl What is the secret to success? ✓ networking or being part of a community ✓ creating and/or recognising opportunities ✓ determination ✓ luck (...) Lexical material: Success pg 80 ex 2 A B vocab T / Cl Is there anything you have kept trying but never got better at? ✓ singing (...) Are you a high achiever? ✓ feel satisfied with your career In what situations do you need great determination? ✓ running a marathon pg 80 ex 2 C vocab pg 154 vocabulary bank set for homework pg 154 ex 1 A B success pg 81 ex 3 A reading ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg80-81-82_unit7_secret_of_success_present_perfect_vs_present_perfect_continuous.pdf T / Cl How much time do you need to spend to become successful? magic number: 10 000hrs comparison with work experience 7hrs/day * 5 days/week * 50 weeks/year ~ 6 years comparison with time spent on a hobby 2hrs/day * 5 days/week * 50 weeks/year ~ 20 years pg 81 ex 4 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_intermediate/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd02/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd02_10.ogg pg 81 ex 5 speaking Grammar: Present perfect simple vs continuous ]]> failure = antonym of success (high) achiever = person with a record of successes networking = trying to meet and talk to other people who may be useful to you in your work determined = when you have made a firm decision to do sth and you will not let anyone prevent you shortlist = small number of candidates for a job, etc., who have been chosen from all the people who applied (to draw a -) runner up = person or team that finishes second in a race or competition; a person or team that has not finished first but that wins a prize to reveal = to make sth known to sb obvious = easy to see or understand tuition = act of teaching sth, especially to one person or to people in small groups day off = day on which you do not have to work speaks tells us that... Without his experience in MS DOS he didn't start wouldn't have started his company Microsoft ]]> 20230613 10:10-11:30 2 active Dilemma - Consultant with a conscience By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w by Thursday 20230615 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate Unit 15 Consulting pg 134 reading Brief - Consultant with a conscience intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf ✓ depends on how much you can get paid! → probably not worth taking the risk of going to jail What are the limits to a confidentiality clause | non-disclosure agreement? ✓ employer needs to secure their information 〆employee can't always be held accountable ✓ strike a compromise → be free from legal repercussions = if there is an official request, you must provide all information What could happen to a whistle blower? ✓ demoting, firing or laying off an employee ✓ giving an employee a worse position, pay or hours ✓ refusing to approve overtime or a promotion ✓ excluding an employee from meetings or training ✓ denying benefits ✓ failing to hire or rehire ✓ interfering with the employee’s ability to get a job somewhere else in the future ✓ making working conditions so difficult or miserable that an employee quits ✓ threatening, harassing or intimidating an employee ✓ threatening to call — or actually calling — police or immigration authorities on the employee src: https://chesleybrown.com/how-to-respond-to-a-whistleblowers-report/ pg 134 reading Brief - Consultant with a conscience pg 134 task 1 breakout room session #1 → consider options 1 2 → practise conditionals If Sue Kelly reported to a financial regulator... ✓ she'd probably lose her job immediately = 2nd conditional If more consultants were whistler blowers... ✓ perhaps fewer companies would have been involved in massive frauds = mixed conditional type 1 pg 134 task 2 3 breakout room session #2 → hold a meeting → compare findings → practise reported speech Common reporting verbs argue believe claim conclude feel maintain note remark report state warn He suggested... ✓ testifying in court against former colleagues She admitted... ✓ feeling reluctant to testify to massive fraud pg 134 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_23.ogg T / Cl Decision T / Cl What is an efficient deterrent? ✓ going to jail What did the whistle blower do before going to the regulator? ✓ sold her shares What act is mentioned? What is its goal? Sarbanes-Oxley Act (a.k.a SOX) = legislation in the US that banned audit companies from carrying out certain consulting and legal services, as well as restricting tax consulting ]]> wip textbook pg 134 writing minutes ]]> confidentiality clause | non-disclosure agreement = legally binding contract where an individual or enterprise guarantees to deal with particular data as a commercial secret and guarantees to not disclose such information to others without correct authorization to demote = to move sb to a lower position or rank, often as a punishment CFO = chief financial officer financial regulator = organisation which can work in different departments to ensure financial service companies are compliant with the law and financial regulations. Regulators also provide information to consumers to protect them from improper practices to testify = to speak seriously about something, especially in a law court, or to give or provide proof; to show something or prove that something is true whistle-blower = person who informs people in authority or the public that the company they work for is doing sth wrong or illegal alert (to sth) = aware of sth, especially a problem or danger; able to think quickly; quick to notice things deterrent /dɪˈterənt/ = thing that makes sb less likely to do sth Sarbanes-Oxley Act (a.k.a SOX) = legislation in the US that banned audit companies from carrying out certain consulting and legal services, as well as restricting tax consulting since on Friday A lot of people would refuse of being to be involved We're always in at risk of going to jail Maybe I (can) find another other people But from another way on the other hand According to her contract... He said a lot of ]]> 20230608 10:10-11:30 2 active Reporting findings By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use Intermediate, Murphy Unit 47 48 reported speech key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_unit47-48_reported_speech_w_key.pdf quarterly test Start preparing for quarterly test (scheduled 20230615) (no new homework) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate Unit 15 Consulting intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ]]> 1 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png Verb patterns checklist active move_contents ∑ 4 verb patterns 1) verb + infinitive 2) verb + gerund 3) verb + infinitive OR gerund → no real difference in meaning + ing = about the past, focus on an ongoing process + to + infinitive = about the future, focus on a goal 4) verb + infinitive OR gerund → difference in meaning Common verbs with ing (incl. 3 -4) to admit [or to admit that] to avoid to begin (3) to belong to carry on to consider to continue (3) to deny [or to deny that] to enjoy to fancy to finish to forget (3) to give up to go on (4) to imagine to involve to keep to keep on to mean (4) to mind to postpone to put off to recommend (3) to risk to start (3) to stop (4) to suggest [or to suggest that] to think of to understand to weigh ]]> active textbook reported speech mindmap reported_speech_mindmap.pdf ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf ✓ when you don't know how to fight competition ✓ if you want to think big but don't know how to put a stake in the ground... (...) pg 132 ex 1 2 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_20.ogg T / Cl Do you agree with the consultant's ideas? ✓ justify higher price with better quality pg 132 speaking → discuss pieces of advices given set for homework pg 132 writing ~ 300 words formal e-mail summarising recommendations provided by consultant ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf pg 133 Career skills Functional language: Reporting to colleagues T / Cl Can you depend on consultants for impartial feedback? ✓ better work with than against pg 133 ex 1 2 listening 2 intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_21.ogg T / Cl She recommended [to agree | agreeing] with the consultant's opinion ✓ to agree → focus on future goals ✓ agreeing → focus on on-going situation Functional language: Reporting pg 133 Career skills T / Cl Management decision → report & interpret a controversial decision made by management → recycle expressions a-g ]]> wip textbook pg 133 speaking pg 133 ex 3 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_22.ogg ]]> wip textbook ✓ they usually resist change (...) Is it acceptable to deviate from the agenda during a meeting? ✓ if yes = synchronic culture → share information & opinions 〆 if no = monochronic culture → summarise & reach a conclusion to show meeting has reached its goals pg 133 culture at work ]]> to deviate (from sth) = to be different from sth; to do sth differently from what is usual or expected to don't not to sell at a lower price I didn't catched catch too either ]]> 20230606 10:10-11:30 2 active Reporting changes By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use Intermediate, Murphy Unit 47 48 reported speech key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_unit47-48_reported_speech_w_key.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20230529-1941 Reported speech (A2-B1) active grammar 1 Reported speech active deck_shuffled deck_of_phrases_reported_speech_b1_02.csv 2 Simon says active edit_ol_qa_writing edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png You have a new manager called Simon. Use indirect speech to paraphrase Simon's requests.]]> We need training in IT. → Simon said they needed training in IT. The HR officer replies: We will provide such training. → The HR officer replied they would provide such training.]]> We need to reorganise all our learning solutions! Simon said that...]]> we needed to reorganise all our learning solutions. You should have real management skills. Simon said that...]]> you had to have real management and leadership skills. We will have to be more advanced in leadership. Simon said that...]]> we would have to be more advanced in leadership. We should be more mature in our pedagogical design. Simon said that... ]]> we had to be more mature in our pedagogical design. In the past, we didn't worry if we were delivering the same information in various learning solutions. Simon said that...]]> in the past, we didn't worry | weren't worried if we were | had been delivering the same information in various learning solutions. I'll check if learning solutions satisfy the mapping of target competences. Simon said that...]]> he would check if learning solutions satisfy | satisfied the mapping of target competences. 20230529-1942 Reported speech B1-B2 (cont.) active grammar 20230529-1943 Reported speech B2+ active grammar active textbook reported speech mindmap reported_speech_mindmap.pdf ]]> 1 Funny Creative Accountants TV Commercial active move_html5_video creative_accountants--jxay14ddry.mp4 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Creative Accountants Funny Creative Accountants TV Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxaY14ddrY ]]> When you develop your business, you want to [lower | raise] the bar? ✓ raise the bar raise the bar = improve your standards Do you want to push the peanut? 〆 no, you don't want ridiculous ideas push the peanut = waste time on silly things Who can help you push the envelope? ✓ (expensive) consultants push the envelope = extend the limits of what is possible How do you put a stake in the ground? ✓ launch an advertising campaign ✓ hire the services of consultants put a stake in the ground = take the first step Who can help you hit the ground running? ✓ more staff? hit the ground running = start immediately When would your manager claim you had to lower the bar? ✓ you were running out of budget in R&D ✓ if you had pushed the envelope too much Has any of your clients ever suggested you were pushing the peanut? ✓ when they didn't understand your product strategy How can you reassure your client you would hit the ground running? ✓ you may promise they would see the result immediately 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. You had a meeting with your boss. Discuss with your colleague how you are going to improve your company's turnover despite the crisis. ✓ Our boss said we had to push the envelope. → we (...) a team of creative marketeers → we need (...) ✓ He recommended thinking big → we (...) advertising campaign on Tv ✓ At least, we should put a stake in the ground... → we (...) exhibitions ✓ He claimed we could raise the bar → outsource consultants 〆He warned we shouldn't... → localise production in cheaper labour cost countries → disappoint loyal customers You had a meeting with your boss about how you're going to improve your company's turnover despite the crisis. Discuss with your colleague but disagree with him/her: you think what your boss said is different. ✓ I thought our boss meant we had to hit the ground running! → hire more staff 〆He didn't suggest we had to lower the bar. → take out a loan ✓ I'm sure he meant that... → invest in new equipment 〆Come on! We don't want to push the peanut! → provide relevant training to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it to maintain = to keep stating that sth is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it to warn (sb) (of sth) | ~ (sb) (about / against sb/sth) = to tell sb about sth, especially sth dangerous or unpleasant that is likely to happen, so that they can avoid it to push the envelope (or the edge of the envelope) = to approach or extend the limits of what is possible to hit the ground running = to start something and proceed at a fast pace with great enthusiasm to think big = to be ambitious to lower (or raise or lift) the bar = to lower (or raise) the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something to put a stake in the ground = to take the first step; to make a big move to get something started to push the peanut = to have a race in which peanuts are pushed around the room with lead pencils or walking sticks. Someone's pushing peanut from one place to another with their nose (for instance) is treated as a ridiculous act in news stories from the early 1900s too many cooks spoil the broth = (saying) if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well were had to lower the bar ]]> 20230601 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Business travel services (feedback) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd edition Intermediate Unit 2 - Travel Case study - Business travel services market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg20-21_case_study_business_travel_services.pdf pg 21 writing an e-mail ✓ apologise for the inconvenience ✓ offer some goodwill gesture https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oBV7b8HNUsPKZ7cqciy9h3H7_aPZNAJXuJNJ8NE8Tyo/edit https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kPjiLDZ9p4esb0Kw_JtIWL_wQeVdHFqzB5AuHC3apvQ/edit zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook DVD case study commentary Feedback How should BTS deal with client problems? ✓ understand clients' experience (what happened, worries, frustration...) ✓ assess what can be done → don't commit to anything you can't guarantee What steps can BTS take to avoid such problems? ✓ have preferred supplier arrangements ✓ guarantee levels of service, costs... ✓ set up a customer service What should BTS do now? ✓ treat important clients as 'special' ✓ provide goodwill gestures (e.g. better cars, rooms at lower price) ✓ solve all problems experienced → guarantee better service from now on ]]> for less at a lower cost ]]> 20230530 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Business travel services By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd edition Intermediate Unit 2 - Travel Case study - Business travel services icons8-reading-100.png pg 20 background pg 21 Four claims market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg20-21_case_study_business_travel_services.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook Dealing with e-mails of complaint ✓ outsource flight bookings, car rentals, accommodations → save time How often do you receive e-mails of complaint? How do you deal with them? 〆not when needed → such feedback relevant when testing a new service or product ✓ try to identify the root cause ✓ prioritise accordingly How do you deal with unhappy clients? ✓ assess whether the complaint is justified → answer as soon as possible ✓ offer a refund ✓ give a discount What actions should BTS take to keep its dissatisfied clients from NeoTech? ✓ focus on senior executive expectations ✓ charm NeoTech with VIP offers → show results rather than just pay lip service → avoid being replaced by another service provider pg 20 background BTS Business Travel Services pg 21 four claims reading pg 20 stage 1 pg 20 stage 2 stage 3 role play meeting ]]> 1 Dealing with complaints active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png to delight = to give sb a lot of pleasure and enjoyment To what extent can BTS be held responsible for these problems? ✓ establish whether BTS could influence the quality of service provided by their partner (...) ]]> Hotel problems ✓ run regular audits for BTS corporate needs ✓ impose penalties in the event of repeated complaints → change hotels if relevant Lost luggage 〆staff at customer service are unlikely to be motivated in times of a merger → BTS should be in touch with its partners on a regular basis, be aware of potential problems arising... → should have anticipated disruptions due to the merger 〆client should have involved BTS without delay → make sure clients know how to contact BTS via a hotline Car rental problem ✓ most car rental companies systematically offer an upgrade at the same price 〆reconsider partnering with staff with a 'take-it-or-leave-it' attitude 〆BTS should be held responsible for not having guaranteed the given car → show goodwill (to save business relationship with NeoTech) 〆BTS can't afford to quibble over USD 240 (keeping their contract with NeoTech is well worth it) → offer to reimburse the difference to quibble about / over sth = to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail Diverted flight → renegotiate terms of the contract with the airline when in situations 'beyond control' → ensure airline provides a room per local legislation ✓ BTS needn't pay for hotel expenses but... → make a goodwill gesture? goodwill gesture = small token to show appreciation, say sorry or show gratitude towards a customer or employee active textbook ]]> active textbook to retain = to keep household name = name that has become very well known account manager = someone in a company who takes care of particular clients to downgrade sb/sth (from sth) (to sth) = to move sb/sth down to a lower rank or level to reassess = to think again about sth to decide if you need to change your opinion of it goodwill = good relationship between a business and its customers that is calculated as part of its value when it is sold goodwill gesture = small token to show appreciation, say sorry or show gratitude towards a customer or employee to delight = to give sb a lot of pleasure and enjoyment to quibble about / over sth = to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail more simpler They should provide a service to them as best well as possible If this room will be (OR is) available in the next (OR following) day It hasn't happened with to me too either A trip organiser can't influence on the aircompanyline They just the luggage at all altogether And would it be have happened if you had decided not to pay? Maybe BTS can afford offer him another hotel You can get such business trip for within several a few hours ]]> 20230525 10:10-11:30 2 active Banking 2020 - Technology Disruption in Banking By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd Intermediate Case study - Fast fitness Writing - Compare shortlisted candidates ✓ choose & justify why a candidate is suitable for the post at Fast Fitness → practise 'used to, would' to describe past experience (habits) → practise 'will' to make predictions about how these candidates may perform at Fast Fitness https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AkDQHvrIjqaD4vrPoPirrrFGbLcMubMLK_G2PVpiEoI/edit# market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg80-81_case_study_recruitment_dilemma_at_fast_fitness.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> IELTS scoring in detail active textbook tmp_pdf/ielts_writing-band-descriptors-task-2.pdf https://www.ielts.org/for-organisations/ielts-scoring-in-detail SPEAKING: Band Descriptors Fluency and coherence Lexical resource Grammatical range and accuracy Pronunciation https://www.ielts.org/-/media/pdfs/speaking-band-descriptors.ashx WRITING TASK 1: Band Descriptors TR task response CC cohesion & coherence LR lexical response GRA grammar range & accuracy https://www.ielts.org/-/media/pdfs/writing-band-descriptors-task-1.ashx WRITING TASK 2: Band Descriptors TR task response CC cohesion & coherence LR lexical response GRA grammar range & accuracy https://www.ielts.org/-/media/pdfs/writing-band-descriptors-task-2.ashx ]]> 2 Banking 2020 - Technology Disruption in Banking active move_html5_video banking_2020_technology_disruption_in_banking-i35xfegau-i.mp4 1 Changing banking habits active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Banking 2020 - Technology Disruption in Banking How would you like to transact with your bank in 2020? On vacation - relaxing on a beach, from your home or on the go? Most of us would prefer all three where time, place and medium don't matter. Today, Banks are adapting to changing consumer behavior and are focusing on building new channels for interacting and transacting with them. The millennials in particular prefer banking anywhere, anytime and is therefore demanding innovative methods for available banking services. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i35xfEGAu-I]]> How often did you go the bank before you had a mobile phone? How did you interact with the bank? ✓ used to go at least once a month ✓ used to withdraw cash from the ATM practise 'used to' to describe your past banking experience Are you used to paying with your mobile phone instead of a credit card? ✓ to be used to checking your balance on the phone more often than a computer ✓ to be used to payment with a mobile phone instead of a debit card practise 'to be used to + gerund' to describe payment habits you are already familiar with How are you getting used to validating transactions with facial recognition or fingerprint scans? ✓ to be growing more confident in using biometric data to identify yourself practise 'to be getting used to + gerund' to describe how you are still learning new technologies What disadvantages & workarounds have you already got used to? Which ones will you still need to get accustomed to? ✓ to be used to going physically from one bank to the other to avoid high transfer commissions compare comparison with what we have today ]]> 20230523 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Fast fitness (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd Intermediate Case study - Fast fitness Writing - Compare shortlisted candidates ✓ choose & justify why a candidate is suitable for the post at Fast Fitness → practise 'used to, would' to describe past experience (habits) → practise 'will' to make predictions about how these candidates may perform at Fast Fitness (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg80-81_case_study_recruitment_dilemma_at_fast_fitness.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20210519-0926 Be / Get used to active grammar active textbook used to - would - will mindmap smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print & illustrate the following mindmap in your own way (use colours, symbols, etc) http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf ]]> active textbook → practise 'used to, would' to describe past experience (habits) → practise 'will' to make predictions about how these candidates may perform at Fast Fitness ]]> active textbook DVD case study commentary Feedback What profile does the company actually need? 〆being a sporty person is not a priority, just an asset ✓ emphasise more experience in management in the job description → need to better list skills, knowledge, attitude... How can you test the real capabilities of candidates? ✓ enquire how would encourage clients to renew their subscriptions ✓ ask behavioural questions (...) What common mistake is made when recruiting? 〆recruiting the same person as you are yourself → diversity of people What requirements are essential for Fast Fitness? ✓ motivate & lead individual club managers ✓ give direction 〆don't take away independence → need to have ideas that can be adopted by club managers Who would be the best candidate(s)? 1) Silvia ✓ features credibility (experience with football team) ✓ has tangible ideas ✓ is committed to her own development (evening class in business studies) 2) Martha 〆needs more experience ]]> using used to work working Yes No, I don't live in Moscow any more She has an experience to create sport programmes Maybe it's not in her field of competences (OR it's not among her competences) She can speak with another other people ]]> scheme /'ski:m/ 20230518 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Fast fitness (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd Intermediate Case study - Fast fitness pg 80 background reading pg 80 task 1 reading pg 81 cards market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg80-81_case_study_recruitment_dilemma_at_fast_fitness.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B1 active textbook ✓ to be healthy rather than to look healthy (...) How do you attract people to fitness clubs? ✓ organise groups who can socialise together after a work-out rather than just individuals ✓ find personal coaches who can motivate (...) Is going to the gym to be healthy or to look healthy? ✓ depends on local culture, urban life style, work life balance (...) pg 80 background reading T / Cl Are facilities competitive? ✓ yes, they seem to be rather well equipped What can explain the problems that the chain is facing? Why aren't members renewing their cards? ✓ yearly subscriptions are expensive ✓ people are less likely to commit themselves → change from yearly to monthly subscriptions pg 80 Fast fitness job description T / Cl What kind of manager do they need to improve performance? Do you agree with the job description? 〆being a sporty person is not a prerequisite ✓ charisma (...) ]]> 20210519-0926 Be / Get used to active grammar used to - would mindmap http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_mindmap.pdf ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg80-81_case_study_recruitment_dilemma_at_fast_fitness.pdf reading pg 81 cards → rank candidates in terms of suitability → practise 'used to', 'would' and 'will' to describe habits pg 80 task 2 listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_010.ogg Sean 〆 sounds over-confident 〆 doesn't like conflicts market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_011.ogg Paulo 〆lacks education & experience ✓ may endorse the brand ✓ has a plan to make improvements market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_012.ogg Martha 〆talks about problems with her boss 〆focuses too much on her achievements with people suffering from Parkinson's disease 〆lacks confidence ✓ has many ideas market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_013.ogg Silvia ✓ wants to be challenged & earn more ✓ gives facts rather than just opinions ✓ is demanding, convincing ]]> leisure = time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying martial = connected with fighting or war to put / to lay one's cards on the table = to let someone know your position and interest openly; deal honestly; act without trickery or secrets treadmill = exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place chain = group of shops/stores or hotels owned by the same company to bug = to annoy or irritate sb flair ~ for sth = a natural ability to do sth well to liaise (with sb) (especially BrE) = to work closely with sb and exchange information with them outstanding = extremely good; excellent to flock = to go or gather together somewhere in large numbers leisure = time that is spent doing what you enjoy when you are not working or studying to appeal = to attract, to interest sun deck = part of a ship where passengers can sit to enjoy the sun, or a similar area beside a restaurant or swimming pool to liaise (with sb) (especially BrE) = to work closely with sb and exchange information with them outstanding = extremely good; excellent runner-up = person or team that finishes second in a race or competition; a person or team that has not finished first but that wins a prize consignment = quantity of goods that are sent or delivered somewhere the most of people go to the gym to look healthy I see look at them and I think I will be dead die It can be dangerous if you do exercise unproperly inappropriately So, how what do you think, is Martha the right person for this person? Despite Although she told (gave) us a good description of the manager ]]> 20230516 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Selig and Lind (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate Unit 7 Management styles Case study - Selig and Lind pg 73 description of managers 1-4 → read & prepare pg 73 task 2, 3 market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_pg72-73_selig_and_lind_choosing_a_manager.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook 〆should have already proven by now that he is prepared to learn & improve himself → current situation is not a warning but a likely dismissal → leadership course is probably too late → others candidates will need to be more proactive What management styles should be used? ✓ see pg 67 ex D pg 72 replacing the project manager pg 73 read descriptions pg 73 task 1 2 T / Cl Rank candidates in terms of suitability → Isn't Ruth too decisive? (indeed, sales management consists in pushing people) → Will the team want to work 6-7 days a week with Kazuo when they're already exhausted? → Is Eduardo decisive enough? → Has Martina got sufficient interpersonal skills? pg 73 task 3 4 〆Martina has limited experience in managing people (only IT, not multicultural) ✓ Eduardo may set a better example for a customer service to retail outlets though is not goal oriented ]]> active textbook video DVD case study commentary Feedback T / Cl Why did he alienate from his staff? 〆result-oriented 〆unclear goal-setting 〆demotivating by not involving staff in decision-making 〆poor, little constructive feedback → improve communication skills What are the most striking weaknesses of the candidates? 〆Ruth doesn't appear to want to accommodate her management style to an international team 〆Kazuo might turn people off by considering company is more important than individuals 〆Eduardo may be too hesitant and not prepared to take tough decisions because he wants to be liked too much 〆Martina believes people are motivated by money Who would the consultant recommend? ✓ Ruth might face some resistance at the beginning but eventually will meet deadlines = favourite candidate ✓ Eduardo would build a good rapport with team members but might not get things done = front-runner to be confirmed pg 73 writing a recommendation use expressions from pg 67 ex D use expressions from pg 68 ex E see pg 131 writing a report (including an executive summary) ]]> active textbook to the letter = in every detail ashamed ~ (of sth/sb / yourself) | ~ (that ...) | ~ (to be sth) = feeling shame or embarrassment about sb/sth or because of sth you have done to alienate /ˈeɪljəneɪt/ = to make sb less friendly or sympathetic towards you; to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group front-runner = competitor thought likely to win rapport /ræ'pɔ:r/ (with sb) | ~ (between A and B) = a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well tenacious = that does not stop holding sth or give up sth easily; determined to overlook = to fail to notice to carry out = to execute, to perform for in / at delegating Maybe if he works with on his mistakes, he can... Do you say Are you saying he is a person who... I'll tell them my management style and it's for up to them to follow it She can set more real realistic goals In common general I agree According to her feedback nobody is not so particularly good ]]> 20230511 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Selig and Lind By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate Unit 7 Management styles Case study - Selig and Lind pg 72 background pg 73 description of managers 1-4 → read & prepare pg 73 task 2, 3 market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_pg72-73_selig_and_lind_choosing_a_manager.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Would you like to relocate to Copenhagen, Denmark? ✓ better work life balance in Scandinavian countries ✓ lifestyle closer to nature (...) What differences in corporate culture & management style would you expect? ✓ stronger labour law to protect employees ✓ less stressful work conditions labour law = body of law that applies to matters such as employment, wages, conditions of work, labour unions, and labour-management relations What mistakes could a result-oriented manager make when running an international team with a Scandinavian corporate culture? 〆being too authoritarian 〆making decisions without consensus 〆providing little support with for less experienced team members 〆socialising not enough = not taking into consideration cultural differences among team members → needs cross-cultural skills to call a spade a spade = to call a person or thing a name that is true but not polite; speak bluntly; use the plainest language Do you think strong leaders groom weak managers? 〆strong leader may create too comfy a work environment → managers need to be thrown in at the deep end to learn & become autonomous to be thrown in at the deep end = to be given a difficult job without preparation to groom sb (for / as sth) = to prepare or train sb for an important job or position active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_pg72-73_selig_and_lind_choosing_a_manager.pdf Lexical material: Choosing the right manager & management style pg 72 background reading T / Cl What management mistakes do you think Paul Johnstone made? (...) Was he too authoritarian? (...) pg 72 management style of Paul team member #1 market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_022.ogg T / Cl What is a better management style: saying what to do or how to do things? ✓ what to do = focus on goals → provide support only if needed = situational management Hersey & Blanchard - Situational leadership
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team member #3 market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_024.ogg ]]> disheartening = not to motivate or encourage distant = not friendly; not wanting a close relationship with sb morale /mə:'æl/ = amount of confidence and enthusiasm, etc. that a person or a group has at a particular time labour law = body of law that applies to matters such as employment, wages, conditions of work, labour unions, and labour-management relations to be thrown in at the deep end = to be given a difficult job without preparation to groom sb (for / as sth) = to prepare or train sb for an important job or position to call a spade a spade = to call a person or thing a name that is true but not polite; speak bluntly; use the plainest language to his employees He concerns had | showed concern for people ]]> 20230504 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study - Principles or profit By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd Intermediate Unit 10 Ethics Case study - Principles or profit pg 103 discussion topics for the management meeting reading market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg102-103_case_study_principles_or_profit_ethics.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook DVD case study commentary Feedback ✓ establish clear leadership ✓ focus on core values ✓ explain why you may sometimes not be able to be consistent with your core purpose ✓ address common needs → what the company can bring to society ✓ make clear & consistent choices → be either ethical or profit-oriented → don't pay lip service (to avoid reputational damage) ✓ build confidence in the quality of products set for homework pg 103 writing - short report ✓ review proposals ✓ justify your choice ]]> 1 Animal testing alternatives active move_html5_video animal_testing_alternatives_unilever-9qSL9_nfQu0.mp4 1 Non animal safety science Making ethical choices: non animal safety science active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Animal testing alternatives We’ve been using and developing alternatives to animal testing for more than 30 years. In a new film created for Unilever by BBC StoryWorks, go inside our global Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre and hear from the scientists committed to the cause. This film is part of a series exploring how the cosmetics and personal care sector affects people, the planet and products. Watch other films in the #EssentialsForDailyLife series here: https://essentialsfordailylife.cosmet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qSL9_nfQu0 ]]> Would you buy cosmetics from a company rather than another one if you had the guarantee it was ethically produced? ✓ depending on price, probably yes ✓ if they have the reputation of being a pioneer of non animal approaches e.g. Unilever Do you believe it is possible to launch new medicines without testing on animals and/or humans? How? ✓ computational chemistry ✓ testing on instrumented mannequins ✓ focus on consumer safety = non animal safety science Would you like to work in this company? Why / why not? ✓ transparency ✓ ethical mission statement ✓ sustainable goals at stake = at risk, in question or at issue competition competitive world Before we start to test testing on animals It can affect on our reputation The way how this is doing done | conducted ought to be more regulated ]]> 20230502 10:10-11:30 2 active Keeping secrets (2/2) Case study - Principles or profit By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced pg 57 ex 5 A grammar speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd Intermediate Unit 10 Ethics Case study - Principles or profit pg 102 background reading market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg102-103_case_study_principles_or_profit_ethics.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ it's a good idea 'd is the contracted form of [would | had] ✓ had You needn't have done that [you did it but it was not necessary | you did it but it wasn't a good idea] ✓ it was not necessary pg 57 ex 5 A grammar pg 57 ex 5 B grammar ]]> active textbook set for homework pg 57 ex 7 practice Family secrets Functional language: Elision T / Cl read out the following /'tel 'him wɔt əd 'hæpənd/ - Tell him what had happened find examples of elision - had /həd/ | weak form /əd/ pg 57 ex 6 listening speak_out/speak_out_advanced/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd01/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd01_29.ogg pg 57 ex 7 practice pg 57 ex 8 speaking ]]> active textbook ✓ could help recover your reputation after some allegations of being too profit oriented ✓ may afford this kind of publicity if well established (...) pg 102 background reading T / Cl Can you take the risk of testing a new drug in Africa? 〆reliable clinical results call for expensive infrastructure perhaps not available locally ✓ kill two birds with one stone 〆might attract attention of human rights activists 〆target patients won't be future buyers, only NGOs and governments ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg102-103_case_study_principles_or_profit_ethics.pdf market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_031.ogg T / Cl What would you do if you were a shareholder: only make profit or also try to support more ethical decisions? ✓ find more partners to reach a morally satisfactory outcome ]]> active textbook 〆could be fined if found to have withheld evidence of side effects ✓ make a press release to be clear about its mission statement ✓ avoid animal testing at any cost → don't pay lip service if you can't afford to hold your promises ≠ always put principles before profits pg 103 discussion topics for the management meeting T / Cl What are the main areas of concern? What is at stake: testing on people, animals, or finding long-term financial support? 〆potential partners & stakeholders won't want to run the risk of being sued for testing ✓ diligently observe local regulation for introducing new drugs in the market → finding long-term financial support = priority Can licensing be an alternative form of financing production & sales? ✓ ask a 3rd party pharmaceutical group to manufacture & sell if you can't afford to do so yourself = reminiscent of outsourcing & franchising → focus on R&D 〆very long ROI means they need to sell as much as possible while the product is still licensed... pg 103 task 1 2 → use agenda to address issues ]]> 3 Items on the management meeting agenda active edit_ol_qa_writing edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png River blindness ✓ promising results → impact of image on reputation PX200 drug for treating heart disease ✓ final stages of development 〆severe breathing difficulties → ethical decision New dieting product 〆may involve animal testing ✓ opportunity to continue or abandon animal testing altogether → ethical decision off one's chest = told to someone and so not bothering you any more; not making you feel worried or upset, because you have talked about it furtive /'fə:tiv/ = (disapproving) behaving in a way that shows that you want to keep sth secret and do not want to be noticed to dare = to have the courage to do sth compelled = forced to to turn a blind eye to = to refuse to acknowledge; not to take into consideration; to pretend not to see sth; to ignore to come to your senses = to think clearly; behave as usual or as you should; act sensibly; to become conscious again; wake up to fix up ~ a meeting) = to make arrangements for to withdraw ~ sth (from sth) = to stop giving or offering sth to sb to live up to = to satisfy; meet the requirements or expectations of to suffer = ~ (from sth) | ~ (for sth) to be badly affected by a disease, pain, sadness, a lack of sth, etc; to experience sth unpleasant, such as injury, defeat or loss to cure ~ sb (of sth) = to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness to withhold = to refuse to give sth to sb reluctant ~ (to do sth) = hesitating before doing sth because you do not want to do it or because you are not sure that it is the right thing to do severe = extremely bad or serious to kill two birds with one stone = to succeed in doing two things by only one action will be am in the box shelter | cage I would had better not forget to repeat English words ]]> 20230427 10:10-11:30 2 active Keeping secrets (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced pg 56 ex 2 A reading The lost art of keeping secrets speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd Intermediate Unit 10 Ethics Case study - Principles or profit pg 102 background reading market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg102-103_case_study_principles_or_profit_ethics.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out C1 active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf ✓ to make a surprise ✓ to protect people ✓ to avoid problems pg 56 ex 1 speaking pg 56 ex 2 A reading The lost art of keeping secrets pg 56 ex 2 B C listening speak_out/speak_out_advanced/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd01/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd01_28.ogg ]]> active textbook ✓ when your colleague is going to be promoted / made redundant? pg 56 ex 3 A B vocab pg 56 ex 4 speaking ]]> confessional = (of speech or writing) in which a person reveals private thoughts or admits to past incidents, especially ones about which they feel ashamed or embarrassed to divulge /di'vəldʒ/ = to make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret to give away = to reveal a secret to blurt out = to divulge a secret; to say sth suddenly and without thinking carefully enough innermost = being deepest within the self to spill the beans = to tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it to let the cat out of the bag = to divulge to give the game away = to disclose a secret deliberately to stay / keep schtum = to remain silent, or say nothing (probably derives from the German word stumm meaning silent) to make up = to come to terms, to reconcile at the drop of a hat = without waiting; immediately; promptly; whenever you have a chance to anyone I try to don't not tell anyone I forgot to write it down it ]]> 20230425 10:10-11:30 2 active Writing a letter of advice - Prioritising tasks By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate pg 73 ex 12 A reading I have a problem speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg71-72-73_the_people_watchers_2nd_conditional_writing_a_letter_of_advice.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced pg 56 ex 2 A reading The lost art of keeping secrets speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ♣ in all = in any cases ✓ There is a strong possibility pg 73 ex 11 A vocab ]]> 20230130-1907 active review 20230130-1914 active review active textbook pg 73 ex 12 A reading I have a problem pg 73 ex 12 B writing a letter of advice pg 73 ex 12 C ]]> 2 20230202 hw20230206 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. You are disappointed by your team. You are running a continuous assessment meeting to find out why they are late on schedule. → explain what priorities were not addressed, what should have been done and what needn't You needn't have considered what is neither important nor urgent! You should have set more time aside in your calendar to cover what was important. Only then could you have better understood what is urgent but not important. Finally, you would have understood what is urgent and important, and should have started with those... You are late on schedule. You are arguing about the mistakes made in your time management strategy with your manager. → explain how you would have prioritised your tasks (80/20 rule, aka Pareto Principle) You needn't have told us to consider what is not urgent nor important in the first place... We couldn't have delegated what is urgent but unimportant because we lack staff! We should have avoided competing priorities by focusing on a single goal at a time. We needn't have tried to address multiple tasks at the same time because it decreased our performance. We ought to have identified the 20% objectives that can produce 80% results and make them the priority! Pareto principle = rule which states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. In other words, a small percentage of causes have an outsized effect performance appraisal = meeting in which an employee discusses his or her progress, aims, and needs at work with his or her manager or employer bruise = blue, brown or purple mark that appears on the skin after sb has fallen, been hit, etc; кровоподтёк; синяк (will) have problem problems ... but I don't believe in it so Children can't receive acquire social skills because they are playing games all the time From another On the other hand if you see a person one time alive once live (OR face to face) You should do something in common together They waste their money & time for on watching games At the work it he was quite a normal guy You didn't told tell us that we need needed to close end tasks on time ]]> 20230420 10:10-11:30 2 active Writing a letter of advice By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate pg 72 ex 4 A reading Pick of the month pg 72 ex 4 B pg 72 ex 6 practice speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg71-72-73_the_people_watchers_2nd_conditional_writing_a_letter_of_advice.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ Game of Thrones - American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO ✓ Black mirror - each series has a different plot (...) What film(s) would you recommend watching this month (on Netflix)? ✓ The Witcher - Geralt, a mutated monster hunter, struggles to find his place in a world in which people often prove more wicked than beasts (...) → What is your pick for an evening with friends? Can you recommend anything which is easy on the eye? ✓ Wednesday - sitcom (...) pg 72 ex 4 A reading Pick of the month ]]> 20210320-0857 Second conditional active grammar active textbook see pg 138 2nd conditional set for homework pg 139 ex 1 2 conditional ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg71-72-73_the_people_watchers_2nd_conditional_writing_a_letter_of_advice.pdf pg 72 ex 7 A practice pg 72 ex 8 A B speaking ]]> 1 Modal verbs active decks deck_of_phrases_modal_verbs_b202.csv active textbook ✓ ask friends, colleagues ✓ read forums ✓ pay a lawyer pg 73 ex 9 speaking pg 73 ex 10 A B reading pg 73 ex 10 C pg 73 ex 10 D ]]> pick = very good choice easy on the eye = easy or pleasant to look at to swindle ~ sb (out of sth) | ~ sth (out of sb) = to cheat sb in order to get sth, especially money, from them to borrow ~ (sth) (from sb/sth) = to take money from a person or bank and agree to pay it back to them at a later time to lend ~ sth (to sb) | ~ (sb) sth = (of a bank or financial institution) to give money to sb on condition that they pay it back over a period of time and pay interest on it guarantor = (formal or law) a person who agrees to be responsible for sb or for making sure that sth happens or is done collateral = (finance) property or sth valuable that you promise to give to sb if you cannot pay back money that you borrow sports betting /ˈbetɪŋ/ = activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome could should behave ...a place where it could be stayed parked for a long time Who would you work for if you didn't work for our company? In case when we don't know what to do ]]> 20230418 10:10-11:30 2 active People watching Picking, choosing, selecting Giving good and bad news By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate pg 71 ex 1 B reading The people watchers pg 71 ex 2 A B reading for detail speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg71-72-73_the_people_watchers_2nd_conditional_writing_a_letter_of_advice.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 4 Writing an essay in teams 20230413 hw20230418 pix/icons8-training-100_white.png discourse markers → share the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) Work in pairs or groups of 3 people. ]]> Speak Out B1 active textbook Egg tapping, or also known as egg fight, egg knocking, egg pacqueing (hybrid word < Pâques = French for Easter + English suffix -ing, pronounced "pocking"), egg boxing, egg picking, egg chucking, egg wars, [1] or egg jarping is a traditional Easter game. In English folk traditions, the game has variously been known as "shackling", "jarping" or "dumping".[2] The rule of the game is simple. One holds a hard-boiled egg and taps the egg of another participant with one's own egg intending to break the other's, without breaking one's own. As with any other game, it has been a subject of cheating; eggs with cement, alabaster and even marble cores have been reported. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_tapping Blessing of the Easter baskets Basket containing the foods traditionally forbidden to consume during Lent (meat, eggs, and dairy products), that is blessed by a priest for breaking the Lenten fast. This continues to be normative in Eastern Christianity and Easter baskets are typically blessed before the midnight service on Holy Saturday, with their contents being consumed at the feast after the service.[2] In parts Western Christianity, emphasis is placed on making a Lenten sacrifice (giving up pleasures such as chocolate and cookies) rather than the traditional abstinence from meat, dairy products, and wine (though a few congregations have revived this practice);[A][5] as such, in countries of the Western world such as the United States, Easter baskets are filled with Easter eggs and sweets after having abstained from them during Lent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_basket ]]> active textbook ✓ how to behave or not behave in a given situation ✓ how to sell or convince people → understanding people's psychology Why do people wear sunglasses in the underground? ✓ to look fashionable ✓ to feel more confident ✓ to hide pg 71 ex 1 A speaking pg 71 ex 1 B reading The people watchers pg 71 ex 2 A B reading T / Cl Have you ever used the 'foot-in-the-door technique? When? Was it successful? = begin with a small favour and then build up instead of asking for sth big 〆feels like cheating, misleading people → better explain from the start? Do you always trust professionals (plumbers, electricians, taxi drivers...)? 〆probably not any more ✓ people are less gullible nowadays → always get a second opinion Whom do you ask for advice? ✓ people who have been recommended to you ✓ professionals with positive reviews in relevant web-site ✓ double-check endorsements (...) Lexical material: Verb-noun collocations pg 71 ex 3 A vocab pg 71 ex 3 B speaking ]]> 20210320-0857 Second conditional active grammar 20210208-1914 active review people watching | crowd watching = act of observing people and their interactions, usually without their knowledge. It involves picking up on idiosyncrasies to try to guess at another person's story. This includes speech in action, relationship interactions, body language, expressions, clothing and activities. Eavesdropping may accompany the activity, though is not required. It is a casual activity, used for relaxation or inspiration for characters or characters' mannerisms in their own creative works. It should also not be confused with street photography; while the street photographer necessarily does people-watching, they do so for the purpose of taking photographs of the people for art and documentary purposes involved = taking part in sth; being part of sth or connected with sth to hold a sale = to sell sth cheaply foot in the door technique = to start small and increase the size of your requests funny fun You can know learn about some habits How What do you think? People should understand for what they are doing this for ]]> 20230413 10:10-11:30 2 active Advantages & disadvantages essay By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Writing - Advantages & disadvantages essay pg 58 ex 8 B vocab speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg58_advantages_and_disadvantages_essay_discourse_markers.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. discourse_markers_mindmap.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook
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]]> 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Discourse markers A2 - B1 hw20221107 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign in order to finish the project → expressing a purpose / result]]> expressing a cause expressing a purpose / result expressing a contradiction adding an argument emphasising considering all aspects ]]> expressing a cause because as According to (+ noun phrase) As a result of (+ noun phrase) expressing a contradiction although (+ clause) however expressing a purpose / result so therefore as a result (+ clause) in order to (+ infinitive) adding an argument What's more (+ clause) In addition emphasising What is important is that (cleft sentence) The interesting thing is that considering all aspects Taking into account (+ noun phrase) ]]> 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Discourse markers B2 hw20221107_02 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign in order to finish the project → expressing a purpose / result]]> expressing a cause expressing a purpose / result expressing a contradiction adding an argument considering all aspects ]]> expressing a cause since as Following In accordance with (Given the current situation) expressing a purpose / result Consequently expressing a contradiction though in spite of while yet still nevertheless Having said that adding an argument Moreover considering all aspects To put it in a nutshell Bearing in mind (Having said that) Given the current situation ]]> active textbook pg 58 ex 8 B vocab pg 58 ex 9 writing - advantages & disadvantages T / Cl speaking → discuss advantages & disadvantages of a new technology, machine or device → use guidelines → practise discourse markers ]]> 1 Clever kitchens active move_html5_video cleverkitchen_compact_design_for_city_living.mp4 3 Clever kitchens active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Clever Kitchen - interior designing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SSNI8w1orxk ]]> What role does the kitchen play in your family? At work? ✓ not only dine together ✓ to chill out & have a coffee break with colleagues ✓ to catch up with the news, gossips = informal location for socialising to catch up with = to make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point gossip = informal talk or stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true What should your ideal kitchen look like? ✓ cook food for you remotely ✓ inform you of groceries to buy IOE = internet of things What are the advantages of this design? ✓ compact ✓ modern ✓ convenient ✓ well-equipped What are the disadvantages of this concept? 〆expensive 〆not equipped for preparing big Xmas dinners or birthdays 〆probably more for DINKS 〆tiny fridge DINKS = double income, no kids Would you buy such a design? What would you change or add to its design? 〆would prefer an island design in the middle of the room 4 Writing an essay in teams 20230413 hw20230418 Preparing & writing an essay in teams pix/icons8-training-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa discourse markers → share the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) Work in pairs or groups of 3 people. ]]> → prepare 2 parts each (decide in advance who will do what) → share your parts in a googledocs / yandexdocs (with editing permissions) → list 3-5 bullet points for each part (individual work) → practise discourse markers in groups (in breakout rooms to check your essay's cohesiveness) → make sure your points are grammatically balanced (peer review) → drill signposting & transitions from one part to the other ]]> part 1 - Introduction
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]]> owing to = because of following (+ noun phrase) = as a result of to bring about = to result in to give rise to = to result in to put it in a nutshell = to sum up with a view to (+ gerund) = in order to however = used to introduce a statement that contrasts with sth that has just been said; but yet = in spite of what has just been said in spite of (+ noun phrase) = although despite (+ noun phrase) = although nevertheless = in spite of sth that you have just mentioned nonetheless = in spite of this fact having said that = despite what has just been said whereas = used to compare or contrast two facts; in contrast or comparison with the fact that; although; in spite of the fact that while = although; in spite of the fact that bearing in mind = remembering and considering something when making a decision or before taking action to catch up with = to make up work that was missed due to absence at a later point gossip = informal talk or stories about other people's private lives, that may be unkind or not true DINKS = double income, no kids don't cook haven't been cooking for about 2 years It's mainly for eat eating I need ot roll spin this kitchen (unit) I don't like it too either You feel yourself like a barman All our entertainment was at in the kitchen I will present to you explain advantages ]]> 20230411 10:10-11:30 2 active Drafting an essay By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Writing - Advantages & disadvantages essay pg 58 ex 8 A vocab (discourse markers) speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg58_advantages_and_disadvantages_essay_discourse_markers.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. discourse_markers_mindmap.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out B1 active textbook 〆probably not → feel socially isolated Have you ever tried going on holiday without your laptop or a tablet? What happened? 〆couldn't transfer all photos 〆couldn't check opening times of museums 〆couldn't book flights, hotels... pg 58 ex 7 A discussion pg 58 ex 7 B reading pg 58 ex 7 C D vocab ]]> 1 Drafting an essay hw20230329 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png active deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign ]]> INTRODUCTION closed question: Do we need technology? open question: Why? How can technology improve our life? And what's the problem with our technologies? technology in our life <-> How do we make use of use of engineering & sciences on a daily basis? (Do we really need technologies?) How can they improve our life? We'll focus on the advantages & drawbacks, as well as threats related to AI. TRANSITION: To begin with, we'll look into the pros of technology. PART 1: Arguments for / in favour of / Pros Thesis We can't live w/o technology because... . world is changing everyday . to solve problems . life easier examples . daily finances . health care . labour environ-t TRANSITION: We have seen why technology is useful in our life. On the other hand, there are many arguments against. PART 2: Arguments against / Cons Anti-thesis Indeed, Technology both solves AND generates problems examples . weapons . global warming . pollution . surveillance PART 3: threats related to AI example: EU ban on chat GPT To sum up | I'd like to conclude by saying that... CONCLUSION Technology is the greatest thing in life! But do we really need AI? ]]> to outweigh = to be greater or more important than sth to sort out = to arrange or order by classes or categories 20230406 10:10-11:30 2 active Managing a discussion By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 4.3 That's a good idea pg 51 ex 4 A vocab pg 51 ex 5 A vocab speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg50-51_that_s_a_good_idea_the_apprentice_reaching_agreement.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Discourse markers A2 - B1 hw20221107 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign in order to finish the project → expressing a purpose / result]]> expressing a cause expressing a purpose / result expressing a contradiction adding an argument emphasising considering all aspects ]]> expressing a cause because as According to (+ noun phrase) As a result of (+ noun phrase) expressing a contradiction although (+ clause) however expressing a purpose / result so therefore as a result (+ clause) in order to (+ infinitive) adding an argument What's more (+ clause) In addition emphasising What is important is that (cleft sentence) The interesting thing is that considering all aspects Taking into account (+ noun phrase) ]]> 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Discourse markers B2 hw20221107_02 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign in order to finish the project → expressing a purpose / result]]> expressing a cause expressing a purpose / result expressing a contradiction adding an argument considering all aspects ]]> expressing a cause since as Following In accordance with (Given the current situation) expressing a purpose / result Consequently expressing a contradiction though in spite of while yet still nevertheless Having said that adding an argument Moreover considering all aspects To put it in a nutshell Bearing in mind (Having said that) Given the current situation ]]> 3 Fixed expressions active Put the words in the correct order. shuffled_boxes active textbook pg 51 ex 4 B listening speak_out/speak_out_intermediate/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01_32.ogg ]]> active textbook ✓ First of all pg 51 ex 5 A vocab pg 51 ex 5 B listening speak_out/speak_out_intermediate/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01_33.ogg pg 51 ex 6 vocab T / Cl Do you think tourism is well developed in the Russian Federation? (...) How would you promote tourism? (...) pg 51 ex 7 A speaking role play → use expressions from pg 51 ex 3 5 The way I see things, Russia has plenty of opportunities for sports tourism I suggest we focus on themed tourism too because... I'm not sure that eco-tourism is a good idea in Russia because logistics are expensive (...) ]]> owing to = because of following (+ noun phrase) = as a result of to bring about = to result in to give rise to = to result in to put it in a nutshell = to sum up with a view to (+ gerund) = in order to however = used to introduce a statement that contrasts with sth that has just been said; but yet = in spite of what has just been said in spite of (+ noun phrase) = although despite (+ noun phrase) = although nevertheless = in spite of sth that you have just mentioned nonetheless = in spite of this fact having said that = despite what has just been said whereas = used to compare or contrast two facts; in contrast or comparison with the fact that; although; in spite of the fact that while = although; in spite of the fact that bearing in mind = remembering and considering something when making a decision or before taking action to recap (on sth) | ~ sth = to repeat or give a summary of what has already been said, decided, etc themed /'θi:md/ = (of an event or a place of entertainment) designed to reflect a particular subject or period of history Nevertheless we made a good profit last year, nevertheless we couldn't afford ourselves ... I have came come (arrived) though my car has broken broke down In spite of we made making a good profit last year, we can afford to buy... We can sell our products by on the Internet The company is no needs doesn't need an office And... what I forget have I forgotten anything? ]]> 20230404 10:10-11:30 2 active Reaching an agreement Managing a discussion By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 4.2 Dream job pg 48 ex 6 A practice speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg46-47-48_dream_job_used_to_strong_adjectives.pdf (optional homework) icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Writing pg 49 ex 11 writing a cover letter You want to apply to the (possibly fictional) company of your dreams. → explain why you are the best candidate → describe your past experiences → practise 'used to / would' Paste your assignment in a Googledoc. (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) Rescheduled from previous lesson smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 4.3 That's a good idea pg 50 ex 1 A reading The apprentice speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg50-51_that_s_a_good_idea_the_apprentice_reaching_agreement.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ an apprentice pg 50 ex 1 A reading The apprentice T / Cl Have you ever had to compete with your own team to get promoted? (...) Lexical material: Business pg 50 ex 1 B vocab pg 50 ex 1 C speaking ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg50-51_that_s_a_good_idea_the_apprentice_reaching_agreement.pdf ✓ differentiate your services ✓ focus on specific needs & clients → invest in target marketing pg 50 ex 2 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_intermediate/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01_31.ogg pg 51 ex 3 table see pg 134 language bank - reaching an agreement ]]> distraction = thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about contestant = person who takes part in a contest or competition apprentice = young person who works for an employer for a fixed period of time in order to learn the particular skills needed in their job intern = advanced student of medicine, whose training is nearly finished and who is working in a hospital to get further practical experience; student or new graduate who is getting practical experience in a job, for example during the summer holiday in on the a programme like this Not all can afford yourself to live on a small island ]]> 20230330 10:10-11:30 2 active Applying for your dream job Childhood dreams By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print & illustrate the following mindmap in your own way (use colours, symbols, etc) http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 4.2 Dream job pg 47 ex 3 vocab pg 48 ex 5 A B reading speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg46-47-48_dream_job_used_to_strong_adjectives.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 4.3 That's a good idea pg 50 ex 1 A reading The apprentice speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg50-51_that_s_a_good_idea_the_apprentice_reaching_agreement.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook Describing past habits (used to / would) set for homework pg 48 ex 6 A practice pg 48 ex 6 B C practice pg 48 ex 7 speaking → practise 'used to / would' from pg 48 ex 5 B rules 1, 2, 3 ]]> active textbook = person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment building Would you like to work on this island? 〆would get bored after 10 days ✓ if when you were younger you would go under-water diving on a regular basis ✓ provided you used to swim a lot in the past pg 49 ex 8 reading (advertisement) Paradise Island caretaker T / Cl How would you check if the caretaker works properly? ✓ give deadlines for completing the web-site, stories, etc ✓ review descriptions in the weblog (...) Functional language: Writing a cover letter pg 49 ex 9 A B reading Lexical material: Applying for a job pg 49 ex 9 C vocab pg 49 ex 10 organising ideas set for homework pg 49 ex 11 writing a cover letter ]]> heavy heart = feeling of being weighed down with sorrow; unhappiness ravishing = extremely beautiful, gorgeous; обаятельный caretaker = person whose job is to take care of a building such as a school or a block of flats or an apartment building came went to university We have a table at on the first (first= AmEn | ground = BrEn) floor I don't join haven't joined the chess club yet We have very many teams I'm interesting interested in it too In compare comparison with this job... Most of them is are working We are not the kind of person people who are really ready to go to apply for this job I used to go to the fitness ]]> dreamt /'dremt/ since /'sins/ 20230328 10:10-11:30 2 active Describing your dream job By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 13 ex 9 A grammar speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Intermediate Unit 4.2 Dream job speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg46-47-48_dream_job_used_to_strong_adjectives.pdf quarterly test Quarterly test results Sergey Future forms B2 02 Modal verbs Past and present habits B2 03 Mixed conditionals type 1 and type 2 (unreal situations) B2 03 Risk management B2 02 Presentations B1 02 Presentations B1 03 Writing Total 68% Yaroslav K Future forms B2 02 Modal verbs Past and present habits B2 03 Mixed conditionals type 1 and type 2 (unreal situations) B2 03 Risk management B2 02 Presentations B1 02 Presentations B1 03 Writing Total 73% Yan Future forms B2 02 Modal verbs Past and present habits B2 03 Mixed conditionals type 1 and type 2 (unreal situations) B2 03 Risk management B2 02 Presentations B1 02 Presentations B1 03 Writing Total 73% zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230314.xml Quarterly test active quarterly_test_feedback quarterly_test active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_intermediate_students_book_pg46-47-48_dream_job_used_to_strong_adjectives.pdf pg 47 ex 2 A B C listening speak_out/speak_out_intermediate/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01_28.ogg Lexical material: Strong adjectives (non-gradable) T / Cl Traffic jams in Moscow are [very | absolutely] awful awful = non gradable (strong) adjective ✓ absolutely → used only for emphasis set for homework pg 47 ex 3 vocab set for homework pg 47 ex 4 A vocab pg 47 ex 4 B C listening speak_out_intermediate_audio_cd01_29.ogg ]]> 20200424-1620 Past and present habits (used to vs will) active grammar active textbook used to - would - will mindmap smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print & illustrate the following mindmap in your own way (use colours, symbols, etc) http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf ]]> modelling = work of a fashion model winemaker = someone who makes wine restaurant critic = person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of restaurants to put on weight = to increase one's body weight willing = ready or pleased to help and not needing to be persuaded; done or given in an enthusiastic way crew = people working on a ship, plane, etc countdown = action of counting seconds backwards to zero, for example before a spacecraft is launched to blast off = to begin ascending from the ground under rocket power snorkel = breathing-tube for an underwater swimmer recipient = a person who receives sth at your earliest convenience = as soon as you have the opportunity ASAP = as soon as possible proven ability = tested and shown to be true; beyond doubt hands-on experience = practical experience is usually children like What about your the job of your dream dreams I can't find anything as good money like paying as well as in Kaspersky She spent her whole (OR all her) day for (on) eating ]]> 20230323 10:10-11:30 2 active I've never seen star wars By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 12 ex 5 C reading & vocab I've never seen star wars speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ travelling around the world ✓ swimming with dolphins Do you need to jump off a plane to have new experiences? ✓ turning over every stone doesn't have to be extreme Would you like to change a baby's nappies on a TV programme? 〆probably not... = trivial task ≠ extreme sports → not always interested in the normality of experiences... pg 12 ex 5 A reading I've never seen star wars Lexical material: Mundane, trivial & ordinary activities pg 12 ex 5 B C reading pg 12 ex 5 D speaking Grammar: Present perfect & past simple ]]> 20200212-1948 Questions with present perfect and answers with past simple active grammar 20200404-0823 Present perfect vs past simple active grammar now ----|----|----|---- 1 (2) 3 ≠ 2 points in time → past simple 2) He has worked in this company for many years Does he still work in this company? ✓ yes = 2 points in time 
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= many times so far / up to now → present perfect Time markers used with the perfect aspect: so far - yet - already - up to now - since - lately - over the last fortnight (...) Time markers used with the past simple: ago - this time last week - last month - last night - earlier today (...) ]]> 20210630-1227 Points in time vs completed actions active decks deck_of_phrases_past_simple_past_perfect_present_perfect_future_perfect_points_in_the_past_vs_completed_actions.csv active textbook pg 13 ex 7 A B C grammar set for homework pg 13 ex 9 A grammar ]]> 1 Role play role_play active Recycle new expressions and language. Explain how recent changes on the market have affected your business. You are pessimistic & conservative. 〆I have never seen this before. 〆It started in... when we were... 〆I had heard of this in other countries, markets... You think change is a good thing. You are optimistic & open to new solutions. ✓ I have seen it before... ✓ It's not the crisis or the technology! ✓ People have always been naturally resistant to change. ✓ We weren't happier in the past, were we?! mundane = (often disapproving) not interesting or exciting trivial = not important or serious; not worth considering to totter around = to walk or move with weak unsteady steps, especially because you are drunk or ill/sick to loathe = to hate, despise bonnet = the metal part over the front of a motor vehicle, usually covering the engine to tap into = to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists recurring = coming back bricklayer = person who builds walls or buildings using bricks, especially as a job pessimistic pessimistically Our engineers can fix very several problems What can we can do with about it? We can lost lose our money It will be more safety safer Because of our competitor can pay more a greater | better salary ]]> acquire /ə'kwaiə:/ 20230321 10:10-11:30 2 active It's a first By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 12 ex 5 C reading & vocab I've never seen star wars speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf quarterly test Quarterly test results Sergey Future forms B2 02 Modal verbs Past and present habits B2 03 Mixed conditionals type 1 and type 2 (unreal situations) B2 03 Risk management B2 02 Presentations B1 02 Presentations B1 03 Writing Total 68% Yaroslav K Future forms B2 02 Modal verbs Past and present habits B2 03 Mixed conditionals type 1 and type 2 (unreal situations) B2 03 Risk management B2 02 Presentations B1 02 Presentations B1 03 Writing Total 73% zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 Unit 1.2 It's a first active textbook ✓ at a karaoke 〆terrible 〆embarrassed 〆ashamed pg 11 ex 1 speaking pg 11 ex 2 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_7.ogg pg 11 ex 2 C listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_8.ogg intonation Grammar: Adjectives in ed vs ing ]]> 20191113-1654 Adjectives with ed vs ing active grammar 20231219-1714 Gradable adjectives active grammar a very an absolutely brilliant, global ∑ adverbs (modifiers) with non gradable adjectives ⇒ absolutely - really ]]> 1 Gradable & ungradable adjectives with modifiers pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd very angry? ✓ I am absolutely furious! → decide if an adjective is gradable or ungradable & put it under the correct heading → find another adjective which has the same meaning & put it under the correct heading → give examples of situations when you felt these emotions → emphasise your descriptions with appropriate modifiers ]]> common modifiers very | really | extremely + gradable adjective absolutely | really + non gradable adjective ]]> 40 10 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11 12;13;14;15;16;17;18;19;20;21;22 active textbook ]]> 1 Gradable & ungradable adjectives with modifiers Describing feelings with gradable & ungradable adjectives and modifiers active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png When did you last feel really embarrassed? Why? 〆someone ignored you when you were asking a question 〆you forgot your wife's birthday What are you absolutely thrilled about? ✓ skiing Are there any actresses you find absolutely gorgeous? ✓ Marilyn Monroe awkward /'ɔkwə:d/ = making you feel embarrassed; not convenient relieved = feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this reins (to pull on ~) = long, narrow, leather band that is fastened around a horse's neck and is held by the rider in order to control the horse flat-pack furniture = piece of furniture that is sold in pieces in a flat box and that you have to build / construct yourself to rate ~ sb/sth (as) sth | ~ as sth = to have or think that sb/sth has a particular level of quality, value, etc to leave no stone unturned = to try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible thrilled (about / at / with sth) = very excited and pleased appreciative to you thankful for your help I always feel myself embarrassed Did you construct build | put up a piece of furniture from zero scratch? He sang above in front of 20 people ]]> karaoke /,keri:'əuki:/ 20230316 10:10-11:30 2 active From passive housing to living off-the-grid (in an earthship) By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w (annotate the pdf or attach a docx file with your answers) → send back by e-mail by Friday 20230317 → time allowed: 60min quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230314.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png If money wasn't a problem, why would you live far from big towns? ✓ to achieve a better work life balance ✓ to avoid pollution work life balance What are the pros & cons of living in a flat, a town house, and a country house in Russia (a.k.a dacha)? ✓ warm & comfy flats ✓ shorter commute to work ✓ easy shopping & access to groceries 〆noisy neighbours 〆traffic jams → location is key commute = journey that a person makes when they commute to work How can you save on the electricity bills & heating costs of an individual house in a cold climate like Russia? ✓ use a stove to burn pellets ✓ be connected to the natural gas network stove = piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating rooms pellet = small hard ball of any substance, often of soft material that has become hard active textbook 1 Passive housing active move_html5_video passive_house_explained_in_90_seconds_casrjyhzb1m.mp4 2 Passive housing active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Passive House Explained in 90 Seconds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CasrjYhZB1M
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]]> Would you like to take part in the government programme to promote the development of regions 'Own a hectar of land'? Would you like to live off-the-grid? ✓ likely better work life balance ✓ more people are now used to working remotely ✓ isolation isn't an obstacle thanks to widespread 3/4G coverage & access to the internet ✓ small communities of IT, fintech & freelance consultants are mushrooming in the suburbs of greater towns ✓ access to schools for children remains the main hurdle off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid hurdle = problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth If you could go back in time, would you still choose living in a flat, or would you buy a house in the suburbs? commute = journey that a person makes when they commute to work stove = piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating rooms pellet = small hard ball of any substance, often of soft material that has become hard prerequisite = something that must exist or happen before sth else can happen or be done stale = (of air, smoke, etc.) no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant hurdle = problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth biomass energy = type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases. geothermal energy = energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth tidal energy = form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity. wind turbine = device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy primary sector = any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, hunting, fishing, and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in developing countries than it does in developed countries secondary sector = economic sector in the three-sector theory which describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses the industries which produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials) and creates finished goods suitable for use by other businesses, for export, or for sale to domestic consumers (via distribution through the tertiary sector). Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy and require factories and machinery tertiary sector = the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods amenities = things that make you comfortable and at ease premises = building and land near to it that a business owns or uses real estate = property in the form of land or buildings retrofitting = addition of new technology or features to older systems earthship = brand of passive solar earth shelter that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, pioneered by architect Michael Reynolds. The name is based on the idea of a ship or a space ship. Both of those structures need to provide everything for their inhabitants to survive: shelter, power, waste management, water, and food. Are intended to be "off-the-grid-ready" homes, with minimal reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels. They are constructed to use available natural resources, especially energy from the sun and rain water. They are designed with thermal mass construction and natural cross-ventilation to regulate indoor temperature. The designs are intentionally uncomplicated and mainly single-story, so that people with little building knowledge can construct them off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid. Off-the-grid homes aim to achieve autonomy; they do not rely on one or more of municipal water supply, sewer, gas, electrical power grid, or similar utility services. The term "off the grid" traditionally refers to the electrical grid only grey water = water which has been used at least once already. Typically it is filtered waste-water from sinks and showers. black water = water that has been used in a toilet. Earthships utilize anaerobic digestion in their septic tanks, which naturally separate solid waste. The black water is used in concrete cells containing plants, separate from the grey water plants in the greenhouse; it may also be used in exterior planters. Studies on the safety of growing food plants in a black water system show low levels of E. coli bacteria. It is not recommended to plant edibles in black water can could solve this problem What is are the pluses of city life? I like to work with my colleagues not remotely on site It can be very easy gasificated easily gasified It's a forbidden prohibitive price It can take cost a lot of money It remembers reminds me of a time in the dacha when... ]]> 20230314 10:10-11:30 2 active DreamRunners By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced Getting away from it all - participle clauses pg 84 ex 8 practice speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg83-4_141-2_getting_away_from_it_all_relaxing_participle_clauses_practice.pdf quarterly test Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w (annotate the pdf or attach a docx file with your answers) → send back by e-mail by Friday 20230317 → time allowed: 60min quarterly_test_kasperskygroup148_20230314.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 1 Lead in Describing holidays active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Adventure]]> When do you have itchy feet? ✓ you want to travel after a long time in self isolation during covid ✓ you need a change of scenery after teleworking many months itchy feet = very strong or irresistible impulse to travel How did you spend your best holidays? ✓ with friends ✓ at the bathhouse ✓ doing some tourism & taking photos ✓ skiing ✓ swimming ✓ backpacking backpacking = outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey,[1] and may involve camping outdoors. Hill walking is an equivalent in Britain (but this can also refer to a day walk) What problems can happen on holidays? 〆the car breaks down 〆you don't understand people 〆you lose your passport 〆someone steals your belongings 〆you run out of money 〆you hurt yourself 〆the coach/ship leaves without you to steal = to take sth from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it Why do we need holidays? 〆you feel tired after hard work 〆you are exhausted after working after hours ✓ to relax ✓ to spend quality time with your family ✓ to switch off from daily routine to switch off = to change your mind & forget about sth 2 DreamRunners active move_html5_video Thomson_Cruises_presents_DreamRunners_1_1rint5mXM.mp4 2 DreamRunners active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Thomson Cruises presents 'DreamRunners' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7kZH3yXs6Q https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/travel/cruises/dream-runners-thomson-cruises-advert-3181497 ]]> Why are they running? ✓ they're late ✓ they need to catch their cruise which is leaving cruise = journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday What is this viral advertising about? What kind of people usually like cruises? ✓ spending holidays in a new, exciting way ✓ holiday cruises can be very active and not only for (rich) pensioners Would you travel with this holiday maker? ✓ if you could afford it, perhaps... ✓ if you are not seasick 3 Speaking active edit_2columns_2qa pix/icons8-training-100_white.png Look at this photo: would you like to go on holiday there? Try to sell a holiday destination → describe it, but don't give names → your partner has to guess Life and Culture in Yakutia, One of Russia's Coldest Regions https://mymodernmet.com/yakutia-sakha-alex-vasilyev/ ]]> example: trekking in the Yakutia region ✓ it is not very crowded ✓ there are mysterious legends about Shamans 〆there are many mosquitoes 〆the air is rather hot & difficult to breathe itchy feet = very strong or irresistible impulse to travel to switch off = to change your mind & forget about sth backpacking = outdoor recreation of carrying gear on one's back, while hiking for more than a day. It is often an extended journey,[1] and may involve camping outdoors. In North America tenting is common, where simple shelters and mountain huts, widely found in Europe, are rare. In New Zealand, hiking is called tramping and tents are used alongside a nationwide network of huts.[2] Hill walking is an equivalent in Britain (but this can also refer to a day walk), though backpackers make use of a variety of accommodation, in addition to camping to steal = to take sth from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it cruise = journey by sea, visiting different places, especially as a holiday ETD = estimated time of departure ETA = estimated tome of arrival to advertise ~ sth (as sth) = to tell the public about a product or a service in order to encourage people to buy or to use it to oversleep = to sleep longer than you wanted in at ice-skating In this year I did it again Somebody can stole steal your things like your passport Something can be changed change (OR happen) while you're staying somewhere It's become more harder It can be a bit boring way of spending of time I would try, why no not? Also you can go surfing there ]]> cruise /'kru:z/ liner /'lainə:/ two months /mʌnθs/ and NOT monthes /mʌnθʌs/ triangle /'trai,æŋgəl/ 20230309 10:10-11:30 2 active Downshifting DreamRunners By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced Getting away from it all - participle clauses pg 141 ex 1 2 Unit 7.2 past participles speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg83-4_141-2_getting_away_from_it_all_relaxing_participle_clauses_practice.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> 20190418-1837 active review grammar_participle_clauses_selection_b2_03.csv active textbook pg 84 ex 7 A B pg 84 ex 8 practice set for homework pg 84 language bank see pg 140 past participles Unit 7.2 pg 84 ex 9 B pt 3 speaking ]]> to jade = to lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; to be exhausted to hone = to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time buster (stress ~) = person or thing that stops or gets rid of sth (e.g. stress) interesting interested in a survival course Everyone had a good impression on about it ]]> 20230307 10:10-11:30 2 active Getting away By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced Getting away from it all - participle clauses pg 83 ex 2 A B vocab speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg83-4_141-2_getting_away_from_it_all_relaxing_participle_clauses_practice.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook Thomson advert 2011 'Time for a holiday' 90' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_C6uN-VPI0 T / Cl What new arguments for going on holiday have you found in this video? (...) Speak Out Advanced Unit 7.2 Getting away from it all Lexical material: Relaxing, leisure, burning the candle at both ends T / Cl What do you do to unwind after a 12-hour stint? ✓ let your hair down pg 83 ex 1 speaking pg 83 ex 2 A B vocab Grammar: Stressing syllables in phrasal verbs & fixed expressions T / Cl Which syllable do you stress in 'I like to hang out'? to hang out ✓ out = second syllable Which syllable do you stress in 'I don't like to let my hair down at work'? to let your hair down ✓ hair = third word (adjective or noun) pg 83 ex 3 listening speak_out/speak_out_advanced/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd02/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd02_7.ogg T / Cl What is the most original way of getting away from your daily routine which you've heard of? (...) pg 83 ex 4 lead in pg 83 ex 5 ex A B C listening speak_out/speak_out_advanced/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd02/speak_out_advanced_audio_cd02_8.ogg T / Cl Practising a sport regularly♣ I can keep fit ♣ Practising a sport regularly [now | because I practise] = because I practise a sport regularly ]]> 20200122-1907 Participle clauses active grammar 20190418-1837 active review grammar_participle_clauses_selection_b2_03.csv to switch off = to stop thinking about anything to unwind = to relax (usually after work) to take your mind off sth = to stop thinking about sth (usually unpleasant); try to think of sth else to hang out = to spend your time idly or lounging about to let your hair down = to relax &amp; enjoy yourself without worrying what other people will think breather /ˈbri:ðə/ = a brief pause for rest; a short spell of exercise stint = unbroken period of time during which you do something to fishing What are do you usually do to unwind? I can't understand how it's working works ]]> 20230302 10:10-11:30 2 active Phrasal verbs (review) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf. particles_in_phrasal_verbs_mindmap.pdf New Inside Out Upper Intermediate pg 45 ex 1 2 5 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-3_45_smoking_separable_phrasal_verbs_w_objects.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook (...) Functional language: Particles in phrasal verbs
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pg 45 ex 1 2 3 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs pg 45 ex 4 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs pg 45 ex 5 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs ]]> to go on at sb = to provide negative feedback; постоянно критиковать to take sb up on sth = to accept an offer that someone has made I My kids don't wear me out my kids When did last time you last come down with flu? ]]> 20230228 10:10-11:30 2 active Giving up bad habits By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate icons8-reading-100.png pg 42 ex 2 reading I know it's bad... new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-3_45_smoking_separable_phrasal_verbs_w_objects.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ increasingly expensive ✓ electronic alternatives are now readily available ✓ collective understanding of impact on health pg 42 ex 1 2 3 reading I know it's bad... Lexical material: Phrasal verbs with objects ]]> 20200515-1541 Phrasal verbs with separable and not separable objects (transitive vs intransitive) active grammar 20210227-0943 active textbook particles in phrasal verbs mindmap smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf. particles_in_phrasal_verbs_mindmap.pdf ]]> active textbook literal / idiomatic (figurative) pg 43 ex 3 vocab - phrasal verbs T / Cl Would you feel up to giving up drinking altogether? (...) How would you shake off a bad day? (...) At what age are people usually worn out by parties? (...) pg 43 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> wip textbook (...) Functional language: Particles in phrasal verbs pg 45 ex 1 2 3 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs pg 45 ex 4 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs set for optional homework pg 45 ex 5 Vocab extra - phrasal verbs ]]> to drive away = to force to go away that's saying something = used to suggest there is evidence to be investigated muddy = not clear, confusing to flick through = to move or make sth move with sudden quick movements temptation = desire to do or have sth that you know is bad or wrong to get over sth = to recover from (not separable) to let sb down = to make sb disappointed to give up = to quit to feel up to sth = to feel strong enough to do sth to come down with sth = to become ill to put sb off = to make sb dislike sth to take after sb = to be like an older relative to take sb up on sth = to accept sth that is offered or available to wear sb out = to make sb feel very tired to take up = to begin; to resume; to accept to give in = to stop fighting or arguing and do as the other person wants; give someone his own way; stop opposing someone to let sb down = to make sb disappointed to drive sb away = make sb stop wanting to be with you to get over = to recover from to feel up to sth / doing sth = to have enough strength or will to keep up with sth = to be up to date to put sth off = to delay, make happen later to come up with = to invent to cut down on = to reduce [the consumption] of sth way hand I know it's not healthy When he feels he wants to smoke he can call to this guy ]]> 20230221 10:10-11:30 2 active Making comparisons in the affirmative and negative (me too, me neither) Dealing with embarrassing mistakes, Making comparisons (and so have you, and neither have you) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1 Impression Putting your foot in it - neither, nor pg 6 ex 2 3 vocab new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> New Inside Out Upper Intermediate B2 Unit 1 Impressions 1 Lead in Making a good, first impression active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How do you make a good, first impression? How do you dress and behave? ✓ dress well ✓ have charming manners → wanting to be charismatic charismatic = having charisma; inspiring enthusiasm Imagine you have to meet a new business partner at a seminar: how would you describe yourself on the phone? ✓ send a selfie When did you last see a forced smile? ✓ when you were trying to apologise for an embarrassing mistake forced = not sincere, not the result of genuine emotions active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf pg 6 ex 1 2 3 vocab Functional language: Putting your foot in it pg 6 ex 1 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_5.ogg ]]> 20210226-0940 Too vs either active grammar 20210226-1001 (and) so + inversion meaning 'too' active grammar active textbook inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_5.ogg ]]> 20210226-0923 Inversion after neither/nor active grammar active textbook ]]> active textbook pg 7 ex 3 grammar extra see pg 133 ex 2 writing a response to show agreement / disagreement ]]> active textbook pg 7 ex 2 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_6.ogg set for homework pg 7 ex 3 grammar extra see pg 133 ex 2 3 Functional language: Describing a person who made a big impression on you pg 7 anecdote ]]> charismatic = having charisma; inspiring enthusiasm forced = not sincere, not the result of genuine emotions firm = snow may be firm underfoot limp = uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg staring = looking at sb/sth for a long time sleek = smooth and glossy tousled = extremely disorderly husky = deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion shrill = piercing and high-pitched in sound to put your foot in it = to make an embarrassing mistake, a blunder; to lack diplomacy clean properly You have to be dressed according to the waitings expectations of your audience I speak about my tall give my height Maybe guys can say something other else I would describe the clothes I weared wore For me more remembered what is more memorable is the kind of voice I was waiting for her It was a little bit embarrassed embarrassing for me I returned lately late I'm interested in these lessons, and so do are my colleagues ]]> 20230216 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study The Lion's share (3/3) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. In Company Upper Intermediate Case study: Cash or conscience pg 27 ex 8 speaking → prepare your arguments for & against in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf in_company/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_29.ogg







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Ulundi Township Confectionery Company

Business appeal Threat of followers (copying idea) Potential market share Circumstantial advantage Profitability Scalability Capital outlay available vs seed capital needed Proof of concept or realistic venture Team expertise (background) Social responsibility oriented Compelling exit strategy Trustworthiness ]]> 〆looks more like a local business in need of a micro loan... 〆business model is fairly easy to copy ✓ strong local community 〆very difficult market to penetrate ✓ cheap labour force will always be available ✓ probably fairly good profit margins 〆rather limited headcount but probably easily scalable 〆'will work harder' doesn't suggest an appropriate business vision ✓ very strong, social responsibility oriented project active textbook tmp_pdf/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf in_company/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_30.ogg







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Libu Tours

Business appeal Threat of followers (copying idea) Potential market share Circumstantial advantage Profitability Scalability Capital outlay available vs seed capital needed Proof of concept or realistic venture Team expertise (background) Social responsibility oriented Compelling exit strategy Trustworthiness ]]> ✓ quite appealing offer 〆no unusual threat from competition 〆strong competition ✓ huge market ✓ good network that is probably loyal to them ✓ may be scalable ✓ existing business & tangible assets 〆only 35% stake in return ✓ focusing on culture ← arguably socially oriented ✓ no exit strategy but probably easy to sell out to competitors (merger or acquisition) active textbook virtuous = behaving in a very good and moral way virtuous circle = recurring cycle of events, the result of each one being to increase the beneficial effect of the next afield = far away from home; to or in places that are not near tycoon = person who is successful in business or industry and has become rich and powerful baron /'bærən/ = person who owns or controls a large part of a particular industry; nobleman of the lowest rank to mastermind = to plan and direct a complicated project or activity (often one that involves a crime) status-conscious society = concerned with appearance & status promotion through word-of-mouth = communication by oral rather than written means exit strategy = solution to pay back your debt in case of business failure (slice) of the Lion's share They should fight in concurrency a competitive world According to their declaration it is... I'm ready to invest to in this project It should be the a problem for others The tourist tourism market is exist exists | is (readily) available I will look strongly on at the name (reputation) of the company If they will spend some additional money for on equipment I do not like both either of them ]]> 20230214 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study The Lion's share (2/3) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. In Company Upper Intermediate Case study: Cash or conscience pg 27 ex 6 reading → pick a profile in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook → pick a profile ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf in_company/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_27.ogg







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SojaGen

Business appeal Threat of followers (copying idea) Potential market share Circumstantial advantage Profitability Scalability Capital outlay available vs seed capital needed Proof of concept or realistic venture Team expertise (background) Social responsibility oriented Compelling exit strategy Trustworthiness ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf in_company/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_28.ogg







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Elita

Business appeal Threat of followers (copying idea) Potential market share Circumstantial advantage Profitability Scalability Capital outlay available vs seed capital needed Proof of concept or realistic venture Team expertise (background) Social responsibility oriented Compelling exit strategy Trustworthiness ]]> virtuous = behaving in a very good and moral way virtuous circle = recurring cycle of events, the result of each one being to increase the beneficial effect of the next afield = far away from home; to or in places that are not near baron /'bærən/ = person who owns or controls a large part of a particular industry; nobleman of the lowest rank to mastermind = to plan and direct a complicated project or activity (often one that involves a crime) status-conscious society = concerned with appearance & status promotion through word-of-mouth = communication by oral rather than written means exit strategy = solution to pay back your debt in case of business failure many much about Argentina I don't believe to in the necessity of social networks for top executives ]]> 20230209 10:10-11:30 2 active Case study The Lion's share (1/3) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. In Company Upper Intermediate Case study: Cash or conscience pg 26 ex 3 reading The lion's share in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> In Company B2 1 Lead in Contributing to society (corporate social responsibility) active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Imagine you are a very rich business person... Do you care how your money is invested or are you just interested in obtaining a good return? ✓ dividends are not always a priority → make this world a better place Would you mind if your money was invested in the tobacco industry? 〆might damage your reputation ✓ provided it's legal Thank you for smoking Satirical comedy follows the machinations of Big Tobacco's chief spokesman, Nick Naylor, who spins on behalf of cigarettes while trying to remain a role model for his 12-year old son https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0427944/ ]]> Can sharks have good conscience? ✓ money has no smell ✓ some profits can be donated to charity ✓ many household name polluters invest in renewable energies shark = (informal, disapproving) person who is dishonest in business, especially sb who gives bad advice and gets people to pay too much for sth house name = name that has become very well known; very popular brand Would you invest only in ethically sound companies because of your conscience? ✓ discrimination can be misleading ✓ ethical investment is hype & hypocritical hype = (informal, disapproving) advertisements and discussion on television, radio, etc. telling the public about a product and about how good or important it is Can moral aspirations depend on generations? Named generations in the Western world (Wikipedia) ]]> Millennials = aka Generation Y, described as the first global generation and the first generation that grew up in the Internet age.[13] The generation is generally marked by elevated usage of and familiarity with the Internet, mobile devices, and social media,[14] which is why they are sometimes termed digital natives active textbook tmp_pdf/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22-155-156_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf pg 26 ex 3 reading The lion's share T / Cl If you have an idea, whom do you pitch for financing your start-up? ✓ business angels Who are generation 'Y' people? (...) pg 26 ex 4 listening in_company/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_26.ogg
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T / Cl Why are audience ratings dropping? ✓ shift from a (young) money-grabbing professional audience to a younger age group, the Millennium generation Y ✓ the Millennium generation Y has other aspirations, are tired of the egos, greed and sarcasm of business angels ✓ they want more socially responsible businesses Should the programme be about lions or pussy cats? 〆 should not be a 'save-the-world' show (...) What will happen if viewing figures drop further? 〆 advertising revenues will decrease 〆 will have to reschedule the show to off-peak time Should you tame the lions? ↔ make the show more socially responsible? ✓ need to address greater share of generation Y in the audience breakdown (...) pg 26 ex 5 speaking discussion set for homework pg 27 ex 6 reading → pick a profile ]]> shark = (informal, disapproving) person who is dishonest in business, especially sb who gives bad advice and gets people to pay too much for sth house name = name that has become very well known; very popular brand hype = (informal, disapproving) advertisements and discussion on television, radio, etc. telling the public about a product and about how good or important it is Millennials = aka Generation Y, described as the first global generation and the first generation that grew up in the Internet age.[13] The generation is generally marked by elevated usage of and familiarity with the Internet, mobile devices, and social media,[14] which is why they are sometimes termed digital natives to overlook = to fail to notice; ignore overwhelming /ˌəuvəˈwelmɪŋ/ = irresistible by force of numbers, influence, amount, etc conscience = moral sense of right and wrong esp. as felt by a person and affecting behaviour to fight tooth & nail = to fight with all weapons or ways of fighting as hard as possible; fiercely to tear to pieces = to destroy to tame = to make become less wild, domestic tamer = person who trains wild animals, e.g. a lion-tamer to slip in the ratings = to become less popular to lose momentum = to be slowing down money-grabbing generation = young adults who share rapacious proceedings esp. in politics and commerce, take greedily or unfairly, snatch empty-handed = without getting what you wanted; without taking sth to sb CSR = corporate social responsibility capital outlay = the amount of money that you have to spend in order to start a new business, activity [registered capital] USP = unique selling point elevator pitch = 10-second to 1-minute pitch pitch = talk or arguments used by a person trying to sell things or persuade people to do sth rhetorical = asked only to make a statement or to produce an effect rather than to get an answer of their ability to buy other things (OR They want to buy more although they could also buy something else) ]]> 20230207 10:10-11:30 2 active Off the hook By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1.4 Off the hook pg 16 ex 2 B reading BBC Off the hook speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg16-17_off_the_hook_a_first_encounter.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 Unit 1.4 Off the hook active textbook → start afresh (free of your reputation, and perhaps of some annoying friends) e.g. Madonna as a cowgirl, disco diva, punk bubble gum pop star, erotic mistress... https://www.mtv.com/news/c59qae/madonna-legacy-madame-x-reinvention OR → build on your reputation & experience (...) pg 16 ex 1 preview pg 16 ex 2 A B reading BBC Off the hook T / Cl Would you like your mum to call you 'My little honey bear' in public? 〆probably not pg 16 ex 4 A B DVD view pg 16 ex 4 C discussion Lexical material: Being embarrassed at a first encounter T / Cl Have you ever felt embarrassed at work? ✓ on your first day when you are not really yourself ✓ feeling panicky when you have nothing to do pg 16 ex 5 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_13.ogg pg 16 ex 6 A speaking pg 16 7 A B C write back set for homework - to be confirmed pg 16 ex 7 B summary ]]> to be off the hook = freed from danger or blame or obligation; out of trouble foiled = unsuccessful to foil = to stop sth from happening, especially sth illegal; to prevent sb from doing sth out of depth = unreached, deficient, short, minus, out of depth, perfunctory, neglected, wanting, lacking, insufficient will be is a new situation, I prefer... I don't became become a plumber I try to prevent meeting with avoid this kind of toxic people I try to save a keep distance with people I've just met He was the younger youngest ]]> 20230202 10:10-11:30 2 active Making enquiries (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1.3 I'd like to enquire pg 15 ex 4 A C vocab pg 15 ex 5 role play speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg14-15_unit1-3_making_enquiries.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 active textbook Praat: doing phonetics by computer http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/
Praat speech analysis software

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Praat speech analysis software

sample on the left features a narrow range of frequencies sample on the right features a wider range of frequencies, i.e. more intonation (in blue) Quick start either Praat object > new > record (crtl + r) or Praat object > open > read from file | long sound file select in left column object imported file | long sound file > view & edit view menu > show analysis > longest analysis 30sec editor & viewer window > pitch > show pitch editor & viewer window > intensity > show intensity ctrl + i zoom in ctrl + o zoom out tab play (visible timeline) page up go back on timeline page down go forward on timeline Priorities: - focus on pitch rather than intensity (volume) ]]> active textbook active textbook ✓ wait = to endure; to be indulgent to pg 15 ex 4 A B vocab If I'm not keeping you pg 15 ex 4 C vocab pg 15 ex 5 role play pg 15 ex 6 speaking ]]> to bear = to endure; to be indulgent to on about the advertisement Could you tell me how much does the full gym membership cost costs? Can you answer for (to) that (question)? I have the next following problem This date I put seized | entered | input by mistake It will be cost you 50 euros more I want to shift it to one postpone it by a week to future I'd really appreciate if you can could tell me more about... It can be buy bought in Russia ]]> booked /'bukt/ 20230131 10:10-11:30 2 active Making enquiries By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1.3 I'd like to enquire pg 14 ex 1 A vocab speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg14-15_unit1-3_making_enquiries.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 active textbook ✓ it sounds more exclusive = advert pg 14 ex 1 A speaking pg 14 ex 1 B C vocab Functional language: Polite enquiries pg 14 ex 2 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_11.ogg pg 14 ex 2 C listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_12.ogg ]]> wip textbook Praat: doing phonetics by computer http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/
Praat speech analysis software

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sample on the left features a narrow range of frequencies sample on the right features a wider range of frequencies, i.e. more intonation (in blue) Quick start either Praat object > new > record (crtl + r) or Praat object > open > read from file | long sound file select in left column object imported file | long sound file > view & edit view menu > show analysis > longest analysis 30sec editor & viewer window > pitch > show pitch editor & viewer window > intensity > show intensity ctrl + i zoom in ctrl + o zoom out tab play (visible timeline) page up go back on timeline page down go forward on timeline Priorities: - focus on pitch rather than intensity (volume) ]]> active textbook --> pg 14 ex 3 A B Making enquiries more polite ]]> 1 Making polite enquiries Making polite enquiries active shuffled_words pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png ask   I   may   (...) May   I   ask   a few questions? ]]> I'd like to enquire about (...) I was wondering if (...) Can you tell why (...) Would there be any chance of doing (...) Sorry to be difficult (...) Bear with me (...) Do you mind me asking (...) I'd be really grateful if (...) Would you mind putting that (...) awkward = making you feel embarrassed; not convenient; difficult to deal with to enquire = (rather formal) to ask sb for some information matinee = afternoon show deposit (non-refundable) = sum of money that is given as the first part of a larger payment first come, first serve = if you arrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on in the order they come; the person who comes first will have his turn first to sign up = to put your name on a course limited run = only for a short time limited enrolment = when there is a maximum number of people (e.g. on a course) to gain = to obtain or win sth, especially sth that you need or want to bear = to endure; to be indulgent to written her holding a place for her for in a selected group I'd like to require you to me enquire about your policy for returned tickets Would there be any chance to change of changing seats? Do you mind if I'm me asking you how much... ]]> deposit /də'pɔzət/ 20230126 10:10-11:30 2 active Estimating probabilities of competing with market leaders By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate pg 41 ex 5 6 grammar the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg40-41_quality_passive_structures_passive_modals_have_something_done.pdf Optional homework smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use Intermediate 3rd ed - Murphy Unit 46 Have something done icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png pg 92-93 ex 46.1 46.2 46.3 key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit46_have_something_done_w_key.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Case study Calisto pg 98 ex 2 reading Dylan rocks instrument maker the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg98-99_case_study_calisto.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> The Business Upper Intermediate 2.0 active textbook Feedback pg 41 ex 7 8 role play pg 115 internal auditor ✓ practise being polite ✓ use passive & modals forms pg 117 night shift supervisor ✓ suggest what should be done ✓ use modals forms ]]> The Business 2.0 B1 active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg98-99_case_study_calisto.pdf ✓ good value for money is always attractive Can share value of a company or sales increase thanks to the charisma of the CEO? ✓ Steve Jobs ✓ Elon Musk ✓ Bill Gates (?) (...) pg 98 ex 1 discussion T / Cl How can small companies (e.g. Calisto, Reysonido) compete with a dominant market leader (e.g. Dylan)? ✓ identify market niches ✓ be different ✓ take risks (...) pg 98 ex 2 reading T / Cl How will smaller companies survive? ✓ make an alliance ✓ merge pg 99 ex 3 listening for gist the_business_mac_millan/the_business_intermediate_2_0/the_business_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd02/the_business_intermediate_2_0_u7_2.49.mp3 pg 99 ex 4 listening for details the_business_mac_millan/the_business_intermediate_2_0/the_business_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd02/the_business_intermediate_2_0_u7_2.49.mp3
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T / Cl Will you ruthlessly cut jobs? (...) pg 99 ex 5 discussion T / Cl How will you deal with redundancies if you choose option 4? ✓ hope future growth will enable recruiting some staff back Why will access to technology of Reysonido be an advantage? ✓ by acquiring Reysonido they're going to save jobs ✓ Calisto will beat IMM (...) ]]> EBIT = earnings before interest & tax ruthless = having no pity or compassion; (disapproving) (of people or their behaviour) hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people slick = done in a very impressive way that seems to need very little effort; (sometimes disapproving) done or made in a way that is clever and efficient but often does not seem to be sincere or lacks important ideas meteoric = becoming very successful very quickly to trumpet = to talk about sth publicly in a proud or enthusiastic way as clear like as it must be Which colour have is this water? Have been bottle lines been checked during night shifts? Any All problems must be noted (recorded) in the shift log We must avoid of using it We have to be according stick to a our budget Very expensive things stay are displayed | presented before (in front of) your eyes (OR at eye level) In common general small companies can adapt better ]]> 20230124 10:10-11:30 2 active Expressing criticism in a diplomatic way (have sth done + passive form) Expressing regrets, speculating about past events By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use Intermediate 3rd ed - Murphy Unit 4 I am doing - I do - verbs of senses icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png pg 9 ex 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit4_i_am_doing_i_do_verbs_of_senses_w_key.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate pg 40 ex 2 grammar (passive) the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg40-41_quality_passive_structures_passive_modals_have_something_done.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> The Business Upper Intermediate 2.0 20200518-1147 Building questions (questions word order) active grammar 20211003-2135 Have something done active grammar subject + auxiliary/modal verb + object + past participle Is the agent (hairdresser) important? 〆 no → arrangement for a different person to do sth for us ✓ I have my hair cut every month by ♣my neighbour who is a butcher subject + auxiliary/modal verb + object + past participle + preposition + agent ♣ my neighbour who is a butcher = agent A hotel manager asks the customer: Will you [have served your breakfast | have your breakfast served] in your room? ✓ will you have your breakfast served = arrangement for a different person to do sth for us ... or will you have it downstairs? [arrangement | request] ≠ arrangement ✓ request, order ]]> 1 Have something done active deck_shuffled deck_shuffled_monochrome deck_of_phrases_have_something_done_b2_03.csv active textbook ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg40-41_quality_passive_structures_passive_modals_have_something_done.pdf the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_050.ogg T / Cl How can you avoid blaming people directly? ✓ use the passive form set for homework pg 41 ex 5 passive set for homework pg 41 ex 6 grammar ]]> to mend = to repair forklift = small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them skip = large open container for putting old bricks, rubbish/garbage, etc. in. The skip is then loaded on a lorry/truck and taken away stacking = placing in a vertical arrangement so that each item in a pile is resting on top of another item in the pile rack = piece of equipment, usually made of metal or wooden bars, that is used for holding things or for hanging things on pallet = heavy wooden or metal base that can be used for moving or storing goods to spot = to see or notice a person or thing, especially suddenly or when it is not easy to do so lean (manufacturing technique) = containing little excess fringe = outside boundary or surface of something fringe benefit = incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment product recall = quest by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair) has the camera have the camera been fixed by Friday I vote for have having skip emptied Maybe we have any a | some plan B We have only 40 euros remained left They don't spend money for on unnecessary things ]]> 20230119 10:10-11:30 2 active Avoiding blaming people directly By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson New Inside Out Advanced Verbs of senses & states pg 60 ex 4 grammar pg 60 ex 6 grammar see pg 139 ex 1 Unit 6 verbs of senses new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg60-139_verbs_of_the_senses.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate (have sth done) the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg40-41_quality_passive_structures_passive_modals_have_something_done.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook 1) A stative = ability to see 1) B dynamic = to meet sb socially 2) A stative = ability to hear 2) B dynamic = people have been telling the speaker things about the other person 3) A dynamic = consciousness of one's state of health 3) B stative = ability to feel 4) A dynamic = action of tasting 4) B stative = ability to taste set for homework pg 60 ex 6 see pg 139 ex 1 Unit 6 verbs of senses ]]> wip textbook Writing Think of your life before and during the quarantine. ✓ Describe your past habits → use 'used to ' for stative and dynamic habits e.g. I used to get up at 6am → use 'would' for dynamic actions e.g. I would drink 3 cups of coffee before going to work ✓ Describe your present habits → use present simple for thoughts and feelings e.g. Now I feel better because I get up at 7:30am → use 'will + infinitive' for present habits e.g. I will still drink 3 cups of coffee before starting telework Paste your assignment in the Googledoc below: ]]> 20200325-1612 Stative verbs in continuous form active grammar 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. Think of your life before and during the Covid quarantine. ✓ describe your past habits → use 'used to ' for stative and dynamic habits → use 'would' for dynamic actions ✓ I used to get up at 6am ✓ I would drink 3 cups of coffee before going to work Think of your life before and during the Covid quarantine. ✓ describe your present habits → use present simple for thoughts and feelings → use 'will + infinitive' for present habits ✓ Now I feel better because I get up at 7:30am ✓ I will still drink 3 cups of coffee before starting telework 20190919-1744 The passive active grammar 20210915-1555 The passive to be less direct active grammar 3 The passive active deck_shuffled deck_of_phrases_the_passive_b1_02.csv 4 The passive active deck_shuffled deck_of_phrases_the_passive_b1_03.csv active textbook set for homework pg 40 ex 2 grammar ]]> to comprise = to consist of sb/sth to entail = to involve sth that cannot be avoided; вызывать, подразумевать to envy = to wish you had the same qualities, possessions, opportunities, etc. as sb else to resemble = to look like or be similar to another person or thing is very resemble like resembles mine One of the cartons was losted lost by you (OR You have lost one of the cartons) Delivery was late because the product has had to be packed better We are not guilty of it that I have another blame to complaint for you It will be is being checked at the moment ]]> 20230117 10:10-11:30 2 active Describing senses (stative meaning) and actions (dynamic meaning) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 Rituals - present & past habits pg 49 ex 6 grammar see pg 137 unit 5 grammar ex 1 new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg46-49-137_rituals_will_would_used_to_habits_in_the_present_and_past_pg48_audioscript.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson New Inside Out Advanced Verbs of senses & states new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg60-139_verbs_of_the_senses.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> New Inside Out C1 Unit 6 Mind active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg60-139_verbs_of_the_senses.pdf pg 60 ex 2 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_advanced/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_010.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_advanced/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_011.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_advanced/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_012.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_advanced/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_013.ogg inside_out/new_inside_out_advanced/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_014.ogg ]]> 20200411-0917 State verbs (stative vs dynamic meanings) active grammar active textbook pg 60 ex 2 grammar a) can't see b) couldn't see c) can't hear d) listening, hear e) could see, taste, feel f) could feel, couldn't hear g) smells h) tastes pg 60 ex 3 grammar set for homework pg 60 ex 4 grammar ]]> to cope (with sth) = to deal successfully with sth difficult; to manage to trigger = to initiate, start, stimulate to take for granted = to accept without verification or proof bland = mild, not irritating, tasteless, not stimulating, insipid to sign up = join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate; to promise to do something by signing your name after the work have finished work | my workday It wasn't pleasure pleasant When you're sure for of quality of food The most important senses are seeing sight, hearing... ...any experience of completing losting losing my senses Mouses Mice or rats get 80% of information through smell ]]> anaesthesia /ˌænɪsˈθi:zjə/ 20230112 10:10-11:30 2 active Rituals (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 Rituals - present & past habits pg 48 ex 1 2 vocab new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg46-49-137_rituals_will_would_used_to_habits_in_the_present_and_past_pg48_audioscript.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> active textbook pg 48 ex 1 2 vocab ]]> 20200522-1227 Past habits (used to vs would) active grammar active textbook 20210520-1357 active review grammar_used_to_would_will_past_and_present_habits_b2_03.csv wip textbook ✓ I used to go the gym everyday ✓ I would go in the morning ✓ nowadays I'll go only at weekends (...) ]]> active textbook pg 49 ex 3 writing speaking → describe morning routines on a week day and when on holiday pg 49 ex 4 5 grammar - present & past habits pg 49 ex 1 speaking ]]> to have a go at sth = to give sth a try to have a go on sth = to have a ride on sth to give sth a go = to try sth for the first time to make a go of sth = to succeed in doing sth; to turn into a success on the go = very busy or active open job vacancy I'm gonna have a go at visiting a basketball trainer attending basketball training with a coach Do Have you have had a go on a big motorbike? Have you had a go to at climbing in the mountains? On which day of the week do are you usually on the go? After that I will have a breakfast I'll take my daughter by my car to the metro station (OR I'll drive my daughter to the tube station) I go to the work Which cafe you will you go to usually? I stayed left my car in at the office During English classes I'd used to be bored ]]> 20230110 10:10-11:30 2 active Rituals (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 Rituals - present & past habits pg 46 ex 2 reading pg 47 Mind games pg 46 ex 2 vocab new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg46-49-137_rituals_will_would_used_to_habits_in_the_present_and_past_pg48_audioscript.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details Meeting ID: 778 8235 9654 Passcode: U2c0NY https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77882359654?pwd=Z1wzzFd3uOFuD1uWdM6TwkSMhYtbZT.1 ]]> New Inside Out B2 Unit 5 Ritual 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Have you got any particular habits or rituals? ✓ wearing your favourite shirt before a job interview Do rituals derive from a lack of confidence? ✓ superstition ✓ self-confidence can be an upper hand to derive = to come from Have you ever felt cursed at work? 〆failed all KPIs 〆all your projects were cancelled 〆deadlines are impossible to meet cursed = suffering from a bad magic spell active textbook pg 47 Mind games Lexical material: Rituals pg 46 ex 1 2 vocab ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg46-49-137_rituals_will_would_used_to_habits_in_the_present_and_past_pg48_audioscript.pdf inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_01.ogg ]]> obsessive compulsive = who feels compelled to do certain things; anxiety disorder characterized by recurrent and persistent thoughts and feelings and repetitive, ritualized behaviours to stride = to walk w/ confidence to derive = to come from to thrash = to beat v easily relentless = not stopping or getting less strong; refusing to give up or be less strict or severe upper hand (to have the ~) = the advantage loopy = crazy curse = bad magic spell jinx = force that brings bad luck rife = common, widespread urge = strong desire to slam = to close violently cosy = enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space to indulge (oneself) into = take pleasure freely to be fond of = to like very much, to be keen on repulsive = causing a feeling of strong dislike; very unpleasant attached ~ (to sb/sth) = full of affection for sb/sth to set out = to leave, depart don't see haven't seen each other for a long time I don't believe to in rituals She always wore a sweater of his her father ]]>