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Prepare for quarterly test course outline - wish list pronunciation speaking more reading of articles as prep online attendance sheet https://disk.yandex.ru/i/osf_M0t_XFbYKQ https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA2510-1.html Vyacheslav Dubenin Chinese use both parts of their brains (because their language depends on images) Europeans use only one side of their brains 20240327 63 yo Nadezhda 20250123 У РЖД договор с компанией Skills First, они знают что Дункан к ним приходит о школы Skills First. Если ты уже упоминал Ready Skill, ничего страшного, можно сказать что это группа компаний. Ready Skill занимается массовыми проектами, Skills First бутиковая школа для ВИП клиентов ]]> xml sbook_plugins/wordlist_generated_from_xml_clog_sbook_for_sbook_session.inc АНО ДПО "Корпоративный университет РЖД" RRWC GR5 БеловаТ.А. belovata@list.ru Давыдов С.В. serhio@yandex.ru Marina Grigorieva grigorievamv@center.rzd.ru 25 yo son Шекшуева А.С. shekshuevaas@yandex.ru Михайлова Н.Б. nadinemikh@yandex.ru Lisa Demchenko demchenko.elizaveta2016@yandex.ru 20250205 18:10-19:30 2 tbc How innovators think 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 C1 Unit 1 Innovation pg 9 ex 7 vocab pg 10 ex 2 3 reading Understanding what makes inventors tick Business Partner C1 coursebook

Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/rooms/56o-1tx-ktb-8ep/join ]]> Business Partner C1 active textbook ✓ able to think outside the box How often do you have Eureka moments? Have you got any trick to make them happen? ✓ indulge yourself into other activities ✓ chill out → keep ideas being processed on the back burners pg 10 ex 1 speaking pg 10 ex 2 3 reading Understanding what makes inventors tick pg 11 ex 4 speaking ]]> active textbook ✓ more hierarchy → less room for creativity, or more difficult to make possible? pg 112 ex 1 listening business_partner/business_partner_c1/business_partner_c1_coursebook_audio_files/business_partner_c1_coursebook_audio_SE_1.mp3 Functional language: Expressing opinions pg 112 ex 2 listening business_partner/business_partner_c1/business_partner_c1_coursebook_audio_files/business_partner_c1_coursebook_audio_SE_1.mp3 set for homework pg 112 ex 3 vocab ]]> eureka /juəˈri:kə/ = I have found it! (announcing a discovery etc.) against the grain (to go ~) = contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something bipolar disorder = mental illness characterized by the alternation of manic and depressive states; depression is the more common symptom, and many patients experience only a brief period of overoptimism and mild euphoria during the manic phase disinhibition (aka behavioural disinhibition) = medically recognized as an orientation towards immediate gratification, leading to impulsive behaviour driven by current thoughts, feelings, and external stimuli, without regard for past learning or consideration for future consequences. It is one of five pathological personality trait domains in certain psychiatric disorders. In psychology, it is defined as a lack of restraint manifested in disregard of social conventions, impulsivity, and poor risk assessment schizophrenia /ˌskɪtsəuˈfri:njə/ = mental disease marked by a breakdown in the relation between thoughts, feelings, and actions, frequently accompanied by delusions and retreat from social life dopamine /'dɔpə,main/ = central nervous system neurotransmitter essential to control of motion; it also acts as a hormone. Degeneration of certain dopamine-producing brain cells results in parkinsonism; often called the "happy hormone," dopamine results in feelings of well-being. A primary driver of the brain's reward system, it spikes when we experience something pleasurable thalamus /'θæləməs/ = either of two masses of grey matter in the forebrain, serving as relay stations for sensory tracts on the back burner = when something is temporarily not being dealt with or considered, especially because it is not urgent or important 27 Club = informal list consisting mostly of popular musicians, often expanded by artists, actors, and other celebrities who died at age 27. Although the claim of a "statistical spike" for the death of musicians at that age has been refuted by scientific research, it remains a common cultural conception that the phenomenon exists, with many celebrities who die at 27 noted for their high-risk lifestyles extraneous /eksˈtreɪnjəs/ (~ to) = separate from the object to which it is attached amorphous /əˈmɔːfəs/ = without a clearly defined shape or form. off-the-cuff = without preparing ahead of time what you will, say; without preparation 20250129 18:10-19:30 2 active Business Partner C1 | An innovative approach The impact of 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 C1 Unit 1 Innovation pg 8 ex 5 A B C vocab Business Partner C1 coursebook

Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/rooms/56o-1tx-ktb-8ep/join ]]> Business Partner C1 wip textbook T / Cl Would you like to be an innovation director? What do you think this job involves? ✓ focus mainly on the development of new products and services ✓ oversee the identification, development and production of new products and services (...) pg 8 ex 2 video business_partner/business_partner_c1/business_partner_c1_video_files/business_partner_c1_video_u1_l1_1.1.1_ME_l.mp4 ]]> active textbook business_partner/business_partner_c1/business_partner_c1_video_files/business_partner_c1_video_u1_l1_1.1.1_ME_l.mp4 T / Cl How can you create the greatest bang for your buck? ✓ play with technology (incl. over-tinkering) ✓ find like-minded people ✓ tackle big challenges ✓ gain insight (learn about workarounds used by others) ✓ prototype pg 8 ex 4 speaking ]]> active textbook ✓ alternating current (AC) electricity by Nikola Tesla (born in 1856 in Austria-Hungary) ✓ pioneered the generation, transmission, and use of alternating current (AC) electricity, which can be transmitted over much greater distances than direct current ✓ everyone before him had thought only of direct current pg 8 ex 5 A vocab T / Cl Which is correct: to address a [problem | solution]? ✓ problem = to deal with, to tackle → collocation pg 8 ex 5 B C vocab Lexical material: Phrasal verbs to get round problems pg 9 ex 6 vocab T / Cl How do you go about testing a new product: have you got some automated routines or do you complete it manually? ✓ follow normative procedures pg 9 ex 7 vocab T / Cl What well thought out solutions could you dream up to convince the elderly to adopt them? ✓ AI robots to help them get dressed pg 9 ex 8 project ]]> to address = to think about a problem or a situation and decide how you are going to deal with it disadvantaged = deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities to hang out = to spend time in a certain location or with certain people incubator = organization which helps new businesses to develop by giving them office space, services and equipment and providing them with business and technical advice blockchain = system in which a record of transactions made in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency is maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network sight-impaired = used to describe someone who cannot see well cystic fibrosis = serious medical condition, especially affecting children, in which breathing and digesting food is very difficult Parkinson(’s) (disease) = serious illness in which your muscles become very weak and your arms and legs shake glass ceiling = ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions more bang for the buck = good value for money well thought out = planned and organised carefully insight = sudden, clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea unorthodox = different from what is usual or accepted by most people to get round = to deal successfully with a problem to go about (~ gerund) = to begin or carry on with an activity to catch on = to become popular to read up on sth = to acquire information about a particular subject by studying it intensively to tinker with = to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful to dream up = to imagine or invent something to come up with = to think of, invent, or create of = used to talk about possession from = used to refer to the original source of something of develop for developing technology Thanks to innovating thinking, our company has started... I can't remember what ~~was~~ it was ]]> 20250122 18:10-19:30 2 active Business Partner C1 | Secrets of blue-sky thinking 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 C1 Unit 1 Innovation Business Partner C1 coursebook smartphone or tablet device

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Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate pg 49 ex 2 3 Grammar - present & past habits new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_will_would_used_to_habits_in_the_present_and_past_pg48_audioscript.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> New Inside Out B2 Unit 5 Ritual active textbook 20200522-1227 Past habits (used to vs would) active grammar active textbook used to - would - will mindmap

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 ]]> 20210520-1357 active review grammar_used_to_would_will_past_and_present_habits_b2_03.csv active textbook pg 49 ex 1 speaking ]]> Business Partner C1 1 1 Secrets of blue-sky thinking active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Can you be commercially successful if you just follow suit (i.e. do the same as others do)? Why is creative thinking so much encouraged in the workplace? Have you got any secrets or recipes for being creative at work? ✓ never do the same thing twice ✓ always have divergent opinions in your team = don't follow suit ✓ practise brainstorming, timeout... ✓ try adding value to what AI can propose to follow suit = to do what someone else is doing; to play a card of the same colour and kind that another player has put down Are you being innovative in your job as much as you'd like to? What stops you? 〆standardised procedures, red tape 〆repetitive tasks 〆limited budget 〆resistance to change red tape = (disapproving) official rules that seem more complicated than necessary and prevent things from being done quickly What could define creativity in a professional context? ✓ divergent thinking = often referred to as lateral thinking, is the process of creating multiple, unique ideas or solutions to a problem that you are trying to solve. Through spontaneous, free-flowing thinking, divergent thinking requires coming up with many different answers or routes forward ✓ cognitive flexibility = ability to switch between thinking about two different concepts or to think about multiple concepts simultaneously → take your mind off a problem by focusing temporarily on sth else to allow your subconsciousness to come up with original solutions divergent = to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc What is blue sky thinking? ✓ ideas that are not limited by the current beliefs or norms of a group or society ✓ may be creative or whimsical and maybe even bizarre → such thinking might lead to the solution you need whimsical = unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying What qualities do creative people need in the workplace to succeed? ✓ inborn quality that is challenging to foster e.g. like charisma ✓ determination & arguably a strong ego 〆many ideas never come to fruition → need to become hardened to disappointment & failure ✓ not conscious or worrying about what others think about you (and how odd you may be) fruition = successful result of a plan, a process or an activity What's the difference between invention & innovation? ✓ invention (in a work context) = creation of a new product, service or process for the 1st time ✓ innovation (in a work context) = improvement, further development or addition to something that as already been invented in order to make more profitable, better-suited to a market... 2 active textbook T / Cl Would you like to be an innovation director? What do you think this job involves? ✓ focus mainly on the development of new products and services ✓ oversee the identification, development and production of new products and services (...) pg 8 ex 2 video business_partner/business_partner_c1/business_partner_c1_video_files/business_partner_c1_video_u1_l1_1.1.1_ME_l.mp4 ]]> to follow suit = to do what someone else is doing; to play a card of the same colour and kind that another player has put down red tape = (disapproving) official rules that seem more complicated than necessary and prevent things from being done quickly invention (in a work context) = creation of a new product, service or process for the 1st time innovation (in a work context) = improvement, further development or addition to something that as already been invented in order to make more profitable, better-suited to a market... blue sky thinking = ideas that are not limited by the current beliefs or norms of a group or society. Blue-sky thinking can be ideas that are creative or whimsical and maybe even bizarre. Such thinking might lead to just the solution you need divergent = to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc divergent | lateral thinking = process of creating multiple, unique ideas or solutions to a problem that you are trying to solve. Through spontaneous, free-flowing thinking, divergent thinking requires coming up with many different answers or routes forward cognitive flexibility = ability to switch between thinking about two different concepts or to think about multiple concepts simultaneously whimsical = unusual and not serious in a way that is either amusing or annoying; capricious fruition = successful result of a plan, a process or an activity disadvantaged = deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities to hang out = to spend time in a certain location or with certain people incubator = organization which helps new businesses to develop by giving them office space, services and equipment and providing them with business and technical advice blockchain = system in which a record of transactions made in Bitcoin or another cryptocurrency is maintained across several computers that are linked in a peer-to-peer network sight-impaired = used to describe someone who cannot see well cystic fibrosis = serious medical condition, especially affecting children, in which breathing and digesting food is very difficult Parkinson(’s) (disease) = serious illness in which your muscles become very weak and your arms and legs shake to tinker with = to make small changes to sth in order to repair or improve it, especially in a way that may not be helpful glass ceiling = ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions more bang for the buck = good value for money 20250115 18:10-19:30 2 active Quarterly test - 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. Business Partner C1 Unit 1 Innovation Business Partner C1 coursebook

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20241213.xml Quarterly test (logs) active wip quarterly_test_logs test_log_MikhaylovaNadezhda_20241210_1743_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20241213.xml test_log_SergeyDavydov_20241212_1325_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20241213.xml test_log_LisaDemchenko_20241212_2230_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20241213.xml test_log_MARINAGRIGORYEVA_20241213_1617_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20241213.xml test_log_Tatyana_20241218_1637_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20241213.xml 20200522-1227 Past habits (used to vs would) active grammar 20240426-1002 20230411-0932 20210519-0926 Past & present habits vs Getting familiar with (be / get used to) active grammar active textbook used to - would - will mindmap

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 ]]> 20241218 18:10-19:30 2 active How children learn language By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20241213 (level certificates to be delivered 15.12!) → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 B On the tip of my tongue Unit 1 & 2 Revise and check pg 24 ex B C vocab pg 25 ex A B reading pg 25 reading How children learn language English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook T / Cl Can a manager with a heart of gold be efficient at work? ✓ depends on their interpersonal skills e.g. team-building, shared motivation → must be able to strike a compromise with work-life balance when under pressure 〆might have to be merciless if deadlines are not met pg 25 ex D vocab T / Cl Have you ever been sacked because you were too high-powered? ✓ some companies don't want ambitious managers who think they are irreplaceable ]]> active textbook 〆no, they can't (according to some studies) ✓ only in terms of processing speed can their younger, swifter brains be advantage ✓ accent can be better only if given enough exposure at earlier age 〆make the same mistakes e.g. word-to-word translation, copying grammar construction from native tongue... 〆lack strategies e.g. how to use space repetition, how to drill grammar exercises → often take more time to learn from mistakes 〆cannot draw comparisons → need to develop analytical thinking skills 〆often haven't got enough human experience to elicit more subtle meanings from context → lack strategies = less efficient pg 25 ex A B reading pg 25 reading How children learn language Functional language: Understanding people pg 25 ex A B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_32.mp3 T / Cl Do you believe learning English at higher levels nowadays still makes sense? 〆less relevant thanks to the widespread use of AI → need only a minimum of understanding to double-check suggestions by e-translators → focus on transactional language (asking directions, shopping...) and cross cultural awareness (being polite) ]]> fussy = hard to please; very concerned with unimportant details and is difficult to satisfy high-powered = vigorously energetic or forceful to sack = (informal, especially BrE) to dismiss sb from a job womb = organ in women and female animals in which babies develop before they are born to munch = (on / at) sth to eat sth steadily and often noisily, especially sth crisp subtle = (often approving) not very noticeable or obvious; (of a person or their behaviour) behaving in a clever way, and using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth way ways It's getting ~~more~~ richer She wants to ~~learn~~ understand the ~~sense~~ meaning of songs ]]> 20241211 18:10-19:30 2 active History of English By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20241213 (level certificates to be delivered 15.12!) → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) (if time available) smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 B On the tip of my tongue Unit 1 & 2 Revise and check pg 24 ex A B grammar pg 24 ex A ~~B C~~ vocab English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook → pg 107 2 B ex A B C D changing meanings student A → pg 113 2 B ex A B C D changing meanings student B pg 23 ex 7 video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/EF4ADC_2B_The_history_of_English.mp4 T / Cl How many words do people speak everyday? The average woman speaks around 5000 words per day whereas the average male speaks around 2000. https://www.theguardian.com/notesandqueries/query/0,5753,-25335,00.html ]]> active textbook pg 24 ex B grammar pg 24 ex A vocab (to be continued) ]]> 20241204 18:10-19:30 2 active Word challenge 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 B On the tip of my tongue pg 22 ex 5 A vocab 2 phrasal verbs 3 synonyms & register 4 idioms (rescheduled from previous lesson) pg 23 ex 6 A reading extracts from an article (adapted from the Guardian) English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ probably collocations = when 2 or more words go together more often than by accident 〆more collocations than phrasal verbs 〆no consistent grammatical or lexical pattern to understand the logic of a given construction pg 22 ex 5 A vocab (continuation from previous lesson) 2 phrasal verbs 3 synonyms & register 4 idioms ]]> active textbook extracts from an article (adapted from the Guardian) pg 23 ex 6 B C vocab ]]> ill-fated = (written) not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure down to earth = (approving) sensible and practical, in a way that is helpful and friendly to keep your nose to the grindstone = to work hard and continuously gut feeling = instinctive reaction, intuition to pounce (on / upon sb/sth) = to move suddenly forwards in order to attack or catch sb/sth; to quickly notice sth that sb has said or done, especially in order to criticize it treadmill = work or a way of life that is boring or tiring because it involves always doing the same things; (especially in the past) large wheel turned by the weight of people or animals walking on steps around its inside edge, and used to operate machinery; exercise machine that has a moving surface that you can walk or run on while remaining in the same place stibnite = sulfide mineral has a brilliant metallic lustre, is lead or steel grey in colour, and fuses (melts) readily. Stibnite occurs in low-temperature hydrothermal veins (see hydrothermal ore deposits) and in replacement deposits. Significant deposits have been found in China, Japan, and the U.S. (Idaho, California, and Nevada). Stibnite is used in making matches, fireworks, and percussion caps and was used by the ancients as a cosmetic (called kohl) to increase the apparent size of the eye crockery = (especially BrE) plates, cups, dishes, etc 20241127 18:10-19:30 2 active Understanding accents Understanding accents | Word challenge 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 B On the tip of my tongue pg 145 ex A B C grammar pg 23 ex 6 A reading extracts from an article (adapted from the Guardian) English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ]]> 20241127-1849 20191024-1036 Reference words (it, this, that) active grammar active textbook ]]> active textbook ✓ from Scotland ✓ from the USA pg 21 ex 4 A listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_30.mp3 T / Cl How do you pronounce the following sounds from an RP accent (received pronunciation) /ə/ and /əm/ with a Scottish accent [00:04-00:34]? /er/ and /em/ T / Cl How do you pronounce the following sound from an RP accent (received pronunciation) /t/ with an American accent [03:42-04:02]? /d/ e.g. /sɪdi/ city T / Cl How do you pronounce the following sound from an RP accent (received pronunciation) /e/ with a South African accent [04:04-04:45]? /ɪ/ e.g. /wɪnt/, /frɪdli/ pg 21 ex 4 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_31.mp3 pg 21 ex 4 C speaking ]]> active textbook ✓ career path pg 22 ex 5 A vocab 1 collocations ]]> wip active textbook (continuation from previous lesson) 2 phrasal verbs 3 synonyms & register 4 idioms ]]> scorching = very hot; (especially BrE) used to emphasize how strong, powerful, etc. sth is refuge = shelter from pursuit or danger or trouble so as understandable as Lily ]]> reciprocal /rɪˈsɪprəkəl/ generic /dʒɪˈnerɪk/ itinerary /aɪˈtɪnərərɪ/ 20241120 18:10-19:30 2 active On the tip of my tongue 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 B On the tip of my tongue pg 20 ex 1 C reading English spelling is broken. Let's fix it! English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook conscientious /ˌkɔnʃɪˈenʃəs/ = (of a person or conduct) diligent and scrupulous How often do you feel a new expression is on the tip of your tongue? ✓ when a word or synonym doesn't quite match the meaning you want to express pg 20 ex 1 A listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_27.mp3 pg 20 ex 1 B speaking pg 20 ex 1 C reading English spelling is broken. Let's fix it! T / Cl Do you really believe low literacy can result in a greater number of adult offenders? 〆less likely in today's common practice of shorthand for instant messaging pg 20 ex 1 D reading Quote from Masha Bell pg 20 ex 1 E speaking ]]> active textbook pg 21 ex 2 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_28.mp3 pg 21 ex 2 C pronunciation ]]> active textbook english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_29.mp3

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set for homework pg 21 ex 3 B grammar → pg 145 grammar bank 2 B ]]> wip textbook ]]> conscientious /ˌkɔnʃɪˈenʃəs/ = (of a person or conduct) diligent and scrupulous on the tip of one's tongue = almost but not quite brought to mind or spoken; state in which one cannot quite recall a familiar word but can recall words of similar form and meaning comb /kəum/ bomb /bɔm/ tomb /tu:m/ choir /ˈkwaɪə/ chime /'tʃaim/ howl /haul/ jaw /dʒɔ:/ whirl /wə:l/ 20241113 18:10-19:30 2 active Describing early childhood memories 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 A Do you remember? pg 18 ex 6 A vocab → make abstract nouns English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_22.mp3 pg 18 ex 5 G speaking T / Cl Have you got any memories that proved to be false? ✓ stories due to childhood imagination ✓ being abducted by aliens ]]> active textbook pg 18 ex 6 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_23.mp3 pg 18 ex 6 C listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_24.mp3 pg 18 ex 6 D vocab pg 18 ex 6 E listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_25.mp3 pg 18 ex 6 F vocab pg 18 ex 6 G speaking ]]> active textbook english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_26.mp3 pg 19 ex 7 B speaking pg 19 ex 7 C speaking ]]> ashamed (of sth/sb / yourself) | ~ (that ...) | ~ (to be sth) = feeling shame or embarrassment about sb/sth or because of sth you have done vivid = (of memories, a description, etc.) producing very clear pictures in your mind; (of light, colours, etc.) very bright; (of sb's imagination) able to form pictures of ideas, situations, etc. easily in the mind to abduct = to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually by violence disappoint disappointment I was absolutely ~~disappoint with~~ disappointed by this situation ~~For~~ To my surprise I don't remember this ]]> 20241106 18:10-19:30 2 active Writing an article | Early childhood memories 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 A Do you remember? pg 118 ex B C reading The lost joys of childhood - Children of the past - My forgotten childhood English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook The lost joys of childhood - Children of the past - My forgotten childhood pg 118 ex C speaking pg 119 ex D E vocab Planning what to write pg 119 ex A B speaking pg 119 ex C writing → write an article ]]> active textbook ✓ some Xmas event (...) pg 18 ex 5 A listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_20.mp3 pg 18 ex 5 B speaking pg 18 ex 5 C D listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_21.mp3 ]]> hazardous /ˈhæzədəs/ = risky, dangerous youngster = young person, usually an older child, aged 10-16 tiddler = (informal) child; something very small, especially a fish reprimand /ˈrep.rɪ.mɑːnd/ = strong official criticism of a person or their behaviour idyllic /aɪˈdɪlɪk/ = peaceful and beautiful; perfect, without problems devastated = extremely upset and shocked bauble /ˈbɔː.bəl/ = piece of bright but cheap jewellery; ball-shaped Christmas decoration for hanging on a tree resentful (of / at / about sth) = feeling bitter or angry about sth that you think is unfair pram = small vehicle on four wheels for a baby to go out in, pushed by a person on foot cot (BrEn) | crib (AmEn) = small bed with high sides for a baby or young child 20241030 18:10-19:30 2 active Do you remember? | The past: habitual events and specific 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 A Do you remember? pg 17 ex 2 A grammar pg 17 ex 2 C grammar see pg 144 Grammar Bank 2 A English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_18.mp3 ]]> 20240426-1002 20230411-0932 20210519-0926 Past & present habits vs Getting familiar with (be / get used to) active grammar active textbook used to - would - will mindmap

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 was set for homework pg 17 ex 2 C grammar → pg 144 Grammar bank 2A ]]> active textbook ]]> active textbook ✓ food at school ✓ demanding teachers (...) pg 17 ex 3 A listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_19.mp3 pg 17 ex 3 B C speaking → tell stories about your childhood → recycle dramatic verbs → practise used to, would, past simple, past perfect T / Cl Do you think children have a happier childhood nowadays than you used to? 〆may have less freedom than you used to enjoy e.g. going to the playground alone 〆you wouldn't have a mobile phone with you for your parents to control where you used to go set for homework pg 17 ex 4 writing → pg 118 writing an article ]]> to leap = to jump high or a long way; to move or do sth suddenly and quickly; to increase suddenly and by a large amount to grab = to seize; to make a sudden snatch at to concoct /kənˈkɔkt/ = to make by mixing ingredients; to invent to bubble away = to boil to rush = to run quickly to slap = to hit with the hand to picture = to imagine fudge = soft toffee-like sweet made with milk, sugar, butter, etc; nonsense; piece of dishonesty or faking; way of dealing with a situation that does not really solve the problems but is intended to appear to do so to fudge on sth = to avoid giving clear and accurate information, or a clear answer have seen saw the Invisible Man I'm ~~very~~ absolutely terrified of by wasps ]]> 20241023 18:10-19:30 2 active Looking at language | The conversation Do you remember? 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 2 A Do you remember? pg 16 ex 1 B reading pg 16 The boy, part 1 pg 16 ex 1 C reading pg 16 The boy, part 2 English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ apparently = discourse marker pg 15 ex 2 A B video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/1._Eliza_Carthy_mixed_comp_check.mp4 ]]> active textbook 〆difficult to distinguish your personal life from a professional one → poor work-life balance 〆personal relationships could hamper impartial feedback 〆feelings may take over more optimal business choices ✓ reach consensus faster pg 15 ex 3 A B video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/1._Conversation_1__Family_business___Group_4.mp4 pg 15 ex 3 C speaking pg 15 ex 3 D video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/1._Conversation_1__Family_business___Extracts.mp4 Functional language: Interrupting to show interest T / Cl When is it polite to interrupt? ✓ to show agreement by continuing each other's thoughts = you are an attentive listener → shows you are involved in the discussion = cultural mark of little power distance among speakers ≠ large power distance cultures (e.g. China) What will people say if a staff member never participates actively in meetings? ✓ may seem as though he/she lacks self-confidence → may need training in leadership & team building ≠ poor linguistic skills or lack of confidence → need for cultural awareness pg 15 ex 3 E speaking → practise discourse markers T / Cl Can you achieve a good work life balance with members of your family? ✓ if you all share the same passion e.g. in a family of musicians How would you feel if your parents ran a chocolate factory? ✓ would be very popular among children at school 〆may have difficulty having a healthy diet ]]> active textbook 〆terrorising managers 〆noisy neighbours 〆elder children who would bully you → most people feel little resentment for negative things of the past ✓ remember mostly positive things Have you got any childhood memories of eating chocolate? ✓ most children have a sweet tooth ✓ some may also have a genuine palate pg 16 ex 1 A speaking pg 16 ex 1 B reading pg 16 The boy, part 1 pg 16 ex 1 C reading pg 16 The boy, part 2 ]]> basically = used to introduce an important point really = used to introduce sth interesting or unexpected apparently = according to what you have heard or read; according to the way sth appears in a way = used to show uncertainty as to = used to introduce a point to be addressed anyway = used when changing the subject of a conversation, ending the conversation, or returning to a subject exploitative = treating sb unfairly in order to gain an advantage or to make money buzzword = word or expression from a particular subject area that has become fashionable by being used a lot, especially on television and in the newspapers impartial = not supporting any of the sides involved in an argument rancour /'ræŋkə/ towards|against = feelings of hatred and a desire to hurt other people, especially because you think that sb has done sth unfair to you resentment = bitter indignation at having been treated unfairly; feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like to have a sweet tooth = to be excessively fond of dessert items, such as ice cream, pies, etc to nibble at = to take small bites of sth, especially food filling = adjective (of food) making your stomach feel full gusto = enthusiasm and energy in doing sth connoisseur /,kɔnə'sə:/ = person who has a great deal of knowledge about the fine arts; who is a keen appreciator of cuisines, fine wines, and other gourmet products palate /ˈpælɪt/ = top part of the inside of the mouth; ability to recognize and/or enjoy good food and drink stunt (publicity ~) = (sometimes disapproving) something that is done in order to attract people's attention you can (OR will) you ~~get~~ achieve (any) success Is it a ~~purpose~~ goal to be successful both as a parent and at work? Sometimes parents can't control themselves ~~too~~ either ]]> 20241016 18:10-19:30 2 active Talking about work and family 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 B A job for life? pg 117 writing → apply for the festival job advertised pg 14 ex 1 A reading Interview part 1 English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ probably extrovert ✓ passionate ✓ collectivist Interview part 1 pg 14 ex 1 A reading pg 14 ex 1 B C video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/1._Eliza_Carthy_mixed_part_1_pro_res.mp4 T / Cl Would you take foreign guests to a concert playing your local folk songs? ✓ cultural event pg 14 ex 1 D speaking Interview part 2 T / Cl Imagine your parents were members of Abba or the Beatles... What would your childhood have been like? ✓ bustling home ✓ guests, gigs, parties ✓ professional touring (...) pg 14 ex 1 A B video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/Eliza_Carthy_mixed_part_2_pro_res.mp4 T / Cl Are you happy with your work-life balance? Is it any better than that of a musician? 〆routine can be more difficult than touring → kills creativity, encourages a rather passive mind state ✓ touring & travelling keep you on the ball → induces being active pg 14 ex 1 C speaking Interview part 3 pg 14 ex 1 A B video english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/Eliza_Carthy_mixed_part_3_pro_res_new.mp4 pg 14 ex 1 C speaking ]]> active textbook english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_video_audio_sub/resource/1._Eliza_Carthy_mixed_comp_check.mp4 ]]> instrumental (in sth / in doing sth) = important in making sth happen 20241009 18:10-19:30 2 active Writing a job application 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 B A job for life? pg 13 ex 6 writing see pg 116 ex 1 A B reading Analysing a model text English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ apply for a job in the tourism industry ✓ work at the front desk pg 13 ex 6 writing see pg 116 writing pg 116 ex 1 A B reading Analysing a model text T / Cl How can you say & justify you would like to work in a given company? I would [w _ l _ o _ _] the [c _ _ _ _ _] to work in such a company I would welcome the chance to work in such a company ✓ fast-moving environment ✓ can-do attitude ✓ opportunities to liaise in English ! avoid anonymous comments which could describe any company ≠ flattering (...) pg 116 ex 1 C writing pg 116 ex 1 D speaking ]]> active textbook I am writing to apply for the position of... What is more appropriate in a formal covering letter? I have experience [talking to people | dealing with clients] ✓ dealing with clients pg 117 ex 1 E vocab Functional language: Planning what to write T / Cl If you were a student, how could you earn some money during the summer? Would you like to be responsible for crowd control at a music festival like Woodstock? ✓ work part-time in an environment with young people ✓ attend rock concerts for free pg 117 ex 1 A reading Global stage UK pg 117 ex 1 B speaking Functional language: Writing a covering e-mail pg 117 writing → apply for the festival job advertised ]]> can-do = willing to try new things and expecting that they will be successful to liaise = to work closely with sb and exchange information with them eligible (for sth) | (to do sth) = person who is eligible for sth or to do sth, is able to have or do it because they have the right qualifications, are the right age, etc demands expectations | duties for this position ]]> 20241002 18:10-19:30 2 active Discourse markers 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 B A job for life? pg 13 ex 5 C grammar see pg 143 grammar bank 1 A B C pg 13 ex 6 writing see pg 116 ex 1 A B reading Analysing a model text English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 20241002-1928 If vs in case active grammar active textbook ]]> severe = serious; extremely bad owing to = because of in case = in the event of sth happening, possibly negative; is NOT 'when' I'm in a good mood, though awful weather The weather is awful. I'm in a good mood, though (1) We enjoyed the play in spite ~~our seats were~~ of our seats being far away from the stage (2) We enjoyed the play in spite ~~our seats were~~ of the fact of our seats being far away from the stage (of the fact of = not idiomatic) (3) We enjoyed the play in spite ~~our seats were~~ of having our seats far away from the stage (4) We enjoyed the play in spite ~~our seats were~~ of the fact of having our seats far away from the stage (of the fact of = not idiomatic) (5) We enjoyed the play in spite ~~our seats were~~ of the fact that our seats were far away from the stage I will help you ~~in case~~ when you don't understand sth I'll buy a mansion in Malibu in the case (OR the situation when) I win at the lottery ← conditional (I am an oligarch) I'll buy a mansion in Malibu in case ~~I win at the lottery~~ my castle in Moscow is taken over by the government ]]> 20240925 18:10-19:30 2 active What I'm really thinking 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 B A job for life? pg 12 ex 4 B C reading What I'm really → pg 12 The female boxing coach → pg 12 The night receptionist → pg 13 The orchestral musician English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ find inspiration for new careers ✓ assess their ability to adapt to change ✓ compare their ambitions with yours (...) pg 12 ex 4 A reading pg 12 ex 4 B C reading What I'm really thinking → pg 12 The female boxing coach → pg 12 The night receptionist → pg 13 The orchestral musician pg 12 ex 4 D vocab pg 12 ex 4 E speaking ]]> 2 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Discourse markers B2 active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row in order to finish the project → expressing a purpose / result]]> 17 10 left 1;2;3;4;5;18 6 7;8;9;10;11;12;13;17 14 15;16;17;18;5;13 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 set for homework pg 13 ex 5 C grammar see pg 143 grammar bank 1 A B C pg 13 ex 5 D listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_16.mp3 pg 13 ex 5 E listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_17.mp3 T / Cl Would you tell your boss how bad his ideas are? 〆risk not being promoted 〆might lose your job ]]> to miss the point = to be unable to comprehend the essence of what was meant sanity = state of having a normal healthy mind to hold your own = to be able to resist someone who is attacking or opposing you bloke /bləuk/ = man, guy tomboy = young girl who enjoys activities and games that are traditionally considered to be for boys fair enough = used to admit that something is reasonable or acceptable patter = sound that is made by sth repeatedly hitting a surface quickly and lightly e.g. rain solitude /ˈsɔlɪtju:d/ = state of being alone, especially when you find this pleasant loneliness = sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned; unpleasant emotional response to perceived isolation. Loneliness is also described as social pain to perpetuate /pəˈpetʃueɪt/ = to make sth such as a bad situation, a belief, etc. continue for a long time compassionate = feeling or showing sympathy for people who are suffering genuine = real, authentic to think twice = to consider a course of action carefully before embarking on it intercom = system of communication by telephone or radio inside an office, plane, etc.; the device you press or switch on to start using this system to wander = to walk slowly around or to a place, often without any particular sense of purpose or direction; to stop being directed on sth and to move without much control to other ideas, subjects, etc thrill = strong feeling of excitement or pleasure; an experience that gives you this feeling to fraternise = to be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy; to meet someone socially, especially someone who belongs to an opposing army or team, or has a different social position to keep your nose to the grindstone = to work hard and continuously respite (from sth) = short break or escape from sth difficult or unpleasant disengaged = not involved and bored by sth to giggle = (at / about sb/sth) to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous A and E = Accident and Emergency - part of a hospital where people go when they are injured or sick and need treatment quickly non-disclosure agreement = NDA is a legal document that protects your business information and trade secrets from vendors, employees, and third parties. Non-disclosure agreements help employers by protecting valuable, sensitive business information bully = person who uses their strength or power to frighten or hurt weaker people boyish = (approving) looking or behaving like a boy, in a way that is attractive to alleviate /əˈli:vɪeɪt/ = to make sth less severe; to ease 20240918 18:10-19:30 2 active Pronunciation & speaking 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 B A job for life? pg 163 vocab bank Work pg 12 ex 4 B C reading What I'm really thinking → pg 12 The female boxing coach → pg 12 The night receptionist → pg 13 The orchestral musician English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook bups/english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_student_s_book.pdf bups/english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_student_s_book.pdf pg 163 ex 1 C listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_10.mp3 T / Cl How would you feel if you had a dead-end job: would you stay or leave? ✓ depends on serious alternative offers → internal work conditions also matter If your hobby was more fulling than your job, would you consider trying to make a career out of your hobby instead? 〆might be a dead-end job because it often lacks career ladder perspectives 〆monetising your hobby might make you hate it if you have to strike too many compromises Do you know anyone who has a tedious job but may find it fulfilling? ✓ a metro conductor might enjoy their work because of responsibilities given pg 163 ex 2 A vocab pg 163 ex 2 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_11.mp3 T / Cl Do people who have been put on a fast track really deserve it? 〆sometimes it is a sign of nepotism How long do you think you'll be able to move up the career ladder? ✓ often depends on age → having a family might slow down career development Have you been job-hunting out of curiosity? ✓ browsing offers to keep in line with industry standards → show whether you need to upskill to remain competitive pg 163 ex 2 C vocab T / Cl Once you retire, would you like some zero-hours | casual contracts as a freelance consultant? ✓ helps making a transition to full-time retirement ✓ more flexible than part-time contract 〆need being available at a moment's notice = on call work Which can be temporary [laid off | redundant]? ✓ laid off In practice, which are more useful [skills | qualifications]? ✓ skills = what you can do - abilities pg 163 ex 3 A vocab pg 163 ex 3 b listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_12.mp3 ]]> active textbook english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_15.mp3 pg 11 ex 3 B C speaking T / Cl Would you be ready to consider a very tedious job if it were well-paid? ✓ if you need the money... pg 11 ex 3 D speaking ]]> compassionate leave = time that you are allowed to be away from work because sb in your family is ill/sick or has died, or for other personal reasons zero-hours | casual contract = type of employment contract in United Kingdom labour law, between an employer and an employee whereby the employer is not obliged to provide any minimum number of working hours to the employee; such contracts are usually for 'piece work' or 'on call' work, for example for interpreters nepotism = (disapproving) giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs monotonous /məˈnɔtnəs/ tedious /ˈti:djəs/ fulfilling /ful'filiŋ/ 20240911 18:10-19:30 2 active A job for life? 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 A We are family pg 162 vocab bank Personality Unit 1 B A job for life? pg 10 ex 2 A B reading 25 jobs before she was 25 English File 4th edition Advanced (course book)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active wip textbook pg 162 ex 1 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_05.mp3 pg 162 ex 2 A vocab pg 162 ex 2 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_06.mp3 pg 162 ex 3 A vocab pg 162 ex 3 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_07.mp3 T / Cl Have you ever had a cold fish as manager? What were they like? How did you get on? ✓ arguably quite conscientious but perhaps a bit of a control freak too 〆lacked leadership 〆looked rather full of themselves (i.e. him or herself) 〆was never the soul of the party 〆was not a soft touch to get a day off pg 162 activation → recycle new expressions in breakout rooms ]]> active textbook ✓ probably not ✓ professional mobility is expected in today's society → more exciting to be challenged by new people & environments Is the quote by Roosevelt still relevant today? ✓ pioneer example of lifelong learning → quite relevant, perhaps even more in the days of AI ✓ professions don't really depend on accumulating data any more → show critical thinking & learn as you go pg 10 ex 1 A vocab T / Cl What aspects of your job do you find rewarding? ✓ working with people and not just making money ✓ work-life balance ✓ playing a role in society (corporate social responsibility) = giving a reward, especially by making you feel satisfied that you have done something important or useful, or done something well pg 10 ex 1 B vocab set for homework pg 163 vocab bank Work T / Cl What features are most important to you in a job? ✓ working remotely | on-site ✓ interacting with people → social life makes work more attractive pg 10 ex 1 C speaking Lexical material: Bucket list T / Cl Why is important to have a bucket list? What's in yours? ✓ keeps you motivated ✓ makes you curious & proactive pg 10 ex 2 A B reading 25 jobs before she was 25 Lexical material: Job shadowing pg 11 ex 2 C D listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_13.mp3 T / Cl Have you got any experience in job shadowing? What are the advantages of such practice? ✓ gain first-hand experience ✓ provides insight → helps making career choices and/or changes Lexical material: Portfolio career pg 11 ex 2 E listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_14.mp3 T / Cl Would you like to have a portfolio career? ✓ more challenging & exciting → depends on networking skills → improve people skills pg 11 ex 2 F speaking ]]> conscientious /ˌkɔnʃɪˈenʃəs/ = taking care to do things carefully and correctly steady = (of a person) sensible; who can be relied on sympathetic = kind to sb who is hurt or sad; showing that you understand and care about their problems; not friendly or nice as in many other languages deep down = in reality, in spite of appearance; opposite of on the surface trusting = tending to believe that other people are good, sincere, honest, etc insecure = not confident about yourself or your relationships with other people heart of gold = incredibly kind ot everyone down to earth = very sensible and practical cold fish = unfriendly and never showing emotions real pain in the neck = annoying soft touch = easy to persuade quick temper = who gets angry very easily full of oneself = interested only in yourself wouldn't hurt a fly = very gentle person to never lift a finger = to rest, be inactive, expect others to do everything life and soul of the party = great at telling jokes and making people laugh to come across as = to be perceived in a certain way; make a certain impression sought after = wanted by many people, because it is of very good quality or difficult to get or to find to struggle = to try hard; to fight snowflake = person who is too sensitive to criticism and easily upset bucket list = list of things people want to do in their lifetime job shadowing = type of on-the-job training that allows an interested employee to follow and closely observe another employee performing the role. This type of learning is usually used to onboard new employees into an organization or into a new role cold-calling = practice of telephoning sb that you do not know, in order to sell them sth to shear = to cut the wool off a sheep portfolio career = portfolio career includes different job titles and roles across various sectors. You might be a graphic designer who also offers a web design service and creates brochures. Additionally, you might offer an unrelated service, such as calligraphy. Embraces having several job titles, often simultaneously, to generate multiple income sources. You might have a main full-time paid job but freelance on the side. You might mix a part-time job with a side hustle or run your own start-up / passion project in your spare time 20240904 18:10-19:30 2 active Describing your personality 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 A We are family pg 142 grammar bank 1 A ex A B C pg 8 ex 6 E reading pg 9 reading What's your personality pg 9 ex G speaking → pg 106 communication english_file_4th_edition_advanced_student_s_book_unit01.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> English File 4th edition C1 active textbook ✓ being affectionate ✓ being patient (...) Should a good parent and/or partner be ambitious? ✓ probably yes, but not bossy pg 8 ex 4 A B vocab Functional language: Softening the way you describe someone's personality T / Cl How can you make the following less strong? He's a trouble-maker He's a bit of a trouble-maker ✓ a bit of a ✓ quite a → noun e.g. He's a bit of a pain in the neck ✓ rather ✓ a little → adjective e.g. She's a little bossy set for homework pg 8 ex 4 C vocab pg 162 vocab bank Personality ]]> wip active textbook pg 162 ex 1 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_05.mp3 pg 162 ex 2 A vocab pg 162 ex 2 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_06.mp3 pg 162 ex 3 A vocab pg 162 ex 3 B listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_07.mp3 T / Cl Have you ever had a cold fish as manager? What were they like? How did you get on? ✓ arguably quite conscientious but perhaps a bit of a control freak too 〆lacked leadership 〆looked rather full of themselves (i.e. him or herself) 〆was never the soul of the party 〆was not a soft touch to get a day off pg 162 activation → recycle new expressions in breakout rooms ]]> active textbook pg 8 ex 5 D listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_05.mp3 pg 8 ex 5 E F pronunciation ]]> active textbook pg 8 ex 6 B writing Lexical material: Phrasal verbs pg 8 ex 6 C D vocab pg 8 ex 6 E reading pg 9 reading What's your personality pg 9 ex F reading pg 9 ex G speaking → pg 106 communication ]]> to have it out with someone = to attempt to resolve a dispute or misunderstanding by confronting someone and engaging in a frank discussion or argument; to talk openly about sth to be having someone on = (intransitive) to play a joke on someone to have had it = to have had enough of sb/sth to have it in for sb = to not like sb and be unpleasant to them to have got it in oneself (~ to do sth) = to feel capable of doing sth to have a (real) laugh = to enjoy oneself affectionate = showing caring feelings and love for sb outgoing = liking to meet other people, enjoying their company and being friendly towards them sensitive = (to sth) aware of and able to understand other people and their feelings; easily offended or upset bossy = (disapproving) always telling people what to do moody = having moods that change quickly and often; bad-tempered or upset, often for no particular reason stubborn = (often disapproving) determined not to change your opinion or attitude stingy /ˈstɪndʒɪ/ = (informal) not given or giving willingly; not generous, especially with money head-on = in which people express strong views and deal with sth in a direct way gut feeling = instinctive reaction, intuition white lie = harmless or small lie, especially one that you tell to avoid hurting sb to your personality ]]> 20240828 18:10-19:30 2 active Half agreeing & politely disagreeing 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 File 4th edition Advanced Unit 1 A We are family pg 9 reading What's your personality → pg 106 communication english_file_4th_edition_advanced_student_s_book_unit01.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> English File 4th edition C1 active textbook ✓ many revolutions prove so pg 7 ex 1 D E vocab pg 7 ex 2 A speaking T / Cl Is a successful career incompatible with a good work life balance and a happy family? 〆workaholics aren't able to spend time with their families 〆people who work hard & play hard have little time for & interest in trivial play with children pg 7 ex 2 B speaking Functional language: Half-agreeing and politely disagreeing T / Cl Your family are the people who care about you, not necessarily your relatives. Do you agree? Why / why not? ✓ I agree up to a point... pg 7 ex 2 C listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_03.mp3 pg 7 ex 2 D listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_04.mp3 pg 7 ex 2 E speaking → practise expressions ]]> 20211003-2135 Have something done active wip 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 ]]> active textbook ✓ I don't have pg 7 ex 3 A B grammar set for homework pg 142 grammar bank 1 A ex A B C pg 7 ex 3 C speaking ]]> conclusively disproved = completely and finally proved wrong ill-fated = not lucky and ending sadly, especially in death or failure damning = critical of sb/sth; suggesting that sb is guilty in the dead of night = the middle of the night trait = particular quality in your personality 20240821 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study - role play | We are family Case study - role play We are family By the end of this session you will have studied How can you improve talent retention in public administration, private companies... to preserve the economy's production & services capacities? Prepare 2 role plays to conclude the case study role play #1 → imagine a situation where both parties are eager to achieve a win-win outcome e.g. both parties agree the government should grant subsidies in the private sector to attract labour to regions with little remunerated wages role play #2 → imagine a situation where one party is more demanding, the negotiation is more challenging, parties disagree on what to do next e.g. one party believes the government cannot afford to compensate the private sector financially for the lack of human resources target language → use vocab from the article published by Bloomerberg studied in class previously → use data from graphs published by Bloomerberg studied in class previously smartphone or tablet device

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Role play active role_play How can you improve talent retention in public administration, private companies... to preserve the economy's production & services capacities? → recycle new expressions and language. You are eager to achieve a win-win outcome. ✓ the government should grant subsidies in the private sector ✓ take the example of & expand the scheme to attract doctors' in little populated areas You are looking forward to reach a win-win outcome as soon as possible. ✓ the government should attract labour to regions with little remunerated wages 〆we shouldn't pursue an unbalanced economic policy only in favour of the defence sector 2 Role play active role_play How can you improve talent retention in public administration, private companies... to preserve the economy's production & services capacities? → recycle new expressions and language. The negotiation is challenging, you are accommodating & trying to agree on what to do next. ✓ the government should grant subsidies in the private sector to attract labour to regions with little remunerated wages 〆can't only support the defence sector ✓ put in place a snake in the tunnel mechanism to control inflation? You are demanding, you disagree with your partner on what to do next. 〆the government cannot afford to compensate the private sector financially for the lack of human resources 〆people must tighten their belt & contribute to the national effort at any cost 〆the budget has to put up with forthcoming burdens 〆Russia lacks other sources of investment! active textbook English File 4th edition C1 active textbook ✓ people with whom you should feel safe ✓ relationships which can influence you or which you may have some influence on → emotional ties are more important than blood pg 6 ex 1 A speaking pg 6 ex 1 B C listening english_file/english_file_4th_edition_2019/english_file_4th_edition_advanced/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01/english_file_4th_edition_advanced_audio_cd01_02.mp3 T / Cl What do you understand by this quotation from Anna Karenina by L.Tolstoy? Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. ✓ there are many reasons for having an unhappy family → no unhappy life is easier or worse than another = all tragic stories are painful ]]> touching = causing feelings of pity or sympathy; making you feel emotional assassination = wilful killing, by a sudden, secret, or planned attack, of a person—especially if prominent or important stroke = sudden serious illness when a blood vessel (= tube) in the brain bursts or is blocked, which can cause death or the loss of the ability to move or to speak clearly would never ~~grown~~ grow up ]]> 20240814 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study - reading (Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment) Can access to the property ladder improve talent retention in state-owned companies? By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment 20240807 hw20240814_n1 pix/icons8-reading-100_white.png https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/russia-s-war-fuels-a-wage-spiral-that-threatens-army-recruitment Read the excerpt. → answer the questions]]> 4 Data analysis 20240807 hw20240814_n2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png 3 Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment active wip 20240807 hw20240814_n1 edit_short_reading_floating prep_short_reading_floating pix/icons8-reading-100_white.png How long will civilian wages outpace military pay for fighting in Ukraine? Can the Kremlin avoid another call-up ahead of March elections? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/russia-s-war-fuels-a-wage-spiral-that-threatens-army-recruitment Read the excerpt. → answer the questions]]> Is the acute deficit of workers only due to the war in Ukraine? ✓ according to the article - yes, but not only... 〆demographic trough in the active population 〆economic growth in certain sectors (defence industry) & large scale infrastructure projects 〆over-supply of white collar workers 〆low levels of productivity → replenish human resources regardless of the conflict in Ukraine trough = antonym of peak; period of time when the level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing Who will win the race of increased salaries? At what cost? ✓ poor people rather than the middle class will benefit from this situation 〆overheating of the economy 〆high inflation How different is today's labour shortage from the past? ✓ steadily increasing ✓ now most acute in the defence & administration sectors ✓ migration workers unwilling and/or unable to satisfy new needs Why could the Russian government take the risk of resting on targeted mobilization? ✓ remuneration now less attractive than in the early days of the war = rise military wages at the cost of inflation? → weigh mobilisation against stability How may scarcity of workers impact Russian economy’s potential growth? 〆no competition or exchange of skills among local & international workers 〆highly-skilled professionals seek better opportunities abroad (brain drain) → little innovation & growth in new technologies 〆compound impact of sanctions limiting transfer of technology Where are Russian authorities seeking alternative workforce from? ✓ Kenya ✓ North Korea ✓ Cuba ✓ convicts sentenced to forced labour Why is the new Russian labour market reality threatening? 〆war fuels a wage spiral → threatens army recruitment 〆doesn't appeal to highly-skilled migrant labour force → endangers manufacturing & activities relying on low-skilled labour Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment Bloomberg News 20240124 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/russia-s-war-fuels-a-wage-spiral-that-threatens-army-recruitment

acute = very serious or severe posh = elegant and expensive ignite = to start to burn replenish (with sth) = (formal) to make sth full again by replacing what has been used lucrative = producing a large amount of money; making a large profit regain = to get back sth you no longer have, especially an ability or a quality vie = (formal) to compete strongly with sb in order to obtain or achieve sth plunge = to move or make sb/sth move suddenly forwards and/or downwards; to decrease suddenly and quickly out-sized = larger than normal for its kind scarcity = if there is a scarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it; shortage drag on = to last unnecessarily long lean = to rest on or against sth for support opinion poll = inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people exodus = situation in which many people leave a place at the same time exacerbated = sth made worse, especially a disease or problem strain = pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage, or sth very difficult to deal with

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/russia-s-oil-tax-revenue-jumped-by-more-than-50-last-month

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/russia-s-oil-tax-revenue-jumped-by-more-than-50-last-month → prepare 3-5 questions & answers (follow the sample questions given in Pre-reading (data analysis) 2 above) ]]> What sectors are experiencing a significant shortage of workers in Russia due to the ongoing war in Ukraine? ✓ The sectors experiencing a significant shortage of workers include metal refineries, public administration, defense, and various civilian roles such as couriers and security guards. What was the unemployment rate in Russia as of December, and how does it relate to the current labor market? As of December, Russia's unemployment rate was at a historical low of 2.9%. This low unemployment rate, coupled with a significant demand for workers (recorded at 2.3 million), has intensified the labor shortage, making it challenging for employers to find qualified personnel. What kind of blue-collars workers had the most significant wage growth in 2023? ✓ truck drivers What do employment figures suggest? What are the consequences? ✓ little or no employment = historical low → demand for products & services greater than supply 5 Follow-up active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What could prevent traditionally loyal, life-long employees of state-owned companies from resigning for a better paid job? Can access to the property ladder improve talent retention in state-owned companies? What could be the impact of such massive desertion on the Russian economy? ✓ shortage of low-skilled manpower ✓ disruption in primary & secondary sectors ✓ inflation How can you improve employee retention in state companies? ✓ increase salaries to align with new expectations ✓ focus on social measures e.g. convince board members to provide employees with access to the property ladder → help obtaining mortgages ✓ guarantee long-life employment How can we attract migrant labour from India & other emerging economies to substitute for Russian low-skilled volunteering in military operations for a better remuneration? ✓ facilitate administrative procedures of work permit delivery ✓ take into consideration the fluctuating exchange rate of the rouble to remain competitive ✓ offer perks (e.g. medical package, free accommodation, cheap cantine...) acute = very serious or severe posh = elegant and expensive to ignite = to start to burn to replenish (with sth) = (formal) to make sth full again by replacing what has been used lucrative = producing a large amount of money; making a large profit to regain = to get back sth you no longer have, especially an ability or a quality to vie /vaɪ/ (with sb) (for sth) = (formal) to compete strongly with sb in order to obtain or achieve sth to plunge = to move or make sb/sth move suddenly forwards and/or downwards; to decrease suddenly and quickly out-sized = larger than normal for its kind scarcity = if there is a scarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it; shortage to drag on = to last unnecessarily long to lean on against / on sth = to rest on or against sth for support opinion poll = inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people exodus = situation in which many people leave a place at the same time to exacerbate /eksˈæsə:beɪt/ = to make sth worse, especially a disease or problem strain = pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage, or sth very difficult to deal with trough = antonym of peak; period of time when the level of sth is low, especially a time when a business or the economy is not growing 20240807 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study - stages development By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Case study - stages development 20240717 hw20240724 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png → complete qs 6 begun in breakout rooms (Anna & Tatyana!) → refine language with AI stage 2 @ Marina & Sergey → role play the case study by Anna & Tatyana Why do blue collars leave their jobs at Russian railways? https://disk.yandex.ru/i/EDcqK1xAZDq9jg @ Anna & Tatyana → role play the case study by Marina & Sergey Atlantes Carriers' Universal Container Revolutionizes Car Transportation from China to Russia https://disk.yandex.ru/i/cSbIJxu29P7AfA ]]> 1 Case study - stages development 20240717 hw20240724 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png Are you able to collaborate with partners remotely in a foreign language? Can you communicate effectively your ideas & put them down succinctly? Are you fluent enough to conduct a professional meeting? → complete qs 6 begun in breakout rooms (Anna & Tatyana!) → refine language with AI stage 2 @ Marina & Sergey → role play the case study by Anna & Tatyana Why do blue collars leave their jobs at Russian railways? https://disk.yandex.ru/i/EDcqK1xAZDq9jg @ Anna & Tatyana → role play the case study by Marina & Sergey Atlantes Carriers' Universal Container Revolutionizes Car Transportation from China to Russia https://disk.yandex.ru/i/cSbIJxu29P7AfA ]]> 2-3 lead-in questions → introduce the topic by breaking it down into smaller aspects → progressively build a complete picture pre-reading / listening (authentic materials) 5-8 follow-up questions for candidates → any additional follow-up questions i.e. not included in the reading / listening stage but relevant to the narrative role play(s) → create different versions e.g. negotiation with a positive outcome e.g. negotiation with a challenging partner optional extra reading / listening → any additional authentic / fictional materials for case development decision-making meeting feedback → compare case outcome with original solution / fictional consultant / suggested answer 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What are the causes of resignation at Russian Railways? Why do 'blue collars' leave their jobs at Russian Railways? How to attract labour forces to our company? 2 Pre-reading (data analysis) active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png visual

https://sr2022.rzd.ru/en/social-aspect/employee-development/staff-structure-turnover → answer the questions.]]> What do the shares of staff's education at Russian Railways suggest? ✓ approximately 2/3rds of staff are little educated → mostly menial tasks menial = not skilled or important, and often boring or badly paid What age groups are most likely to leave Russian Railways? How can this jeopardise core activities? ✓ under 35 years → running & maintenance of trains depends mostly on age groups likely to be attracted by better paid jobs Why can the percentage of blue collars explain how Russian Railways core activities are affected? ✓ blue collars account for almost 64% of personnel → their resignation even in small numbers will directly impact the company's operations 3 Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment active wip 20240807 hw20240814_n1 prep_short_reading_floating edit_short_reading_floating pix/icons8-reading-100_white.png How long will civilian wages outpace military pay for fighting in Ukraine? Can the Kremlin avoid another call-up ahead of March elections? https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/russia-s-war-fuels-a-wage-spiral-that-threatens-army-recruitment Read the excerpt. → answer the questions]]> Is the acute deficit of workers only due to the war in Ukraine? Who will win the race of increased salaries? At what cost? How different is today's labour shortage from the past? Why could the Russian government take the risk of resting on targeted mobilization? How may scarcity of workers impact Russian economy’s potential growth? Where are Russian authorities seeking alternative workforce from? ✓ Kenya ✓ North Korea ✓ Cuba ✓ convicts sentenced to forced labour Why is the Russian new labour market reality threatening? 〆war fuels a wage spiral → threatens army recruitment → endangers manufacturing & activities relying on low-skilled labour Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment Russia’s war fuels a wage spiral that threatens army recruitment Bloomberg News 20240124 https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-24/russia-s-war-fuels-a-wage-spiral-that-threatens-army-recruitment

4 Data analysis 20240807 hw20240814_n2 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png visual

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/russia-s-oil-tax-revenue-jumped-by-more-than-50-last-month

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-08-05/russia-s-oil-tax-revenue-jumped-by-more-than-50-last-month → prepare 3-5 questions & answers (follow the sample questions given in Pre-reading (data analysis) 2 above) ]]> acute = very serious or severe posh = elegant and expensive to ignite = to start to burn to replenish (with sth) = (formal) to make sth full again by replacing what has been used lucrative = producing a large amount of money; making a large profit to regain = to get back sth you no longer have, especially an ability or a quality to vie /vaɪ/ (with sb) (for sth) = (formal) to compete strongly with sb in order to obtain or achieve sth to plunge = to move or make sb/sth move suddenly forwards and/or downwards; to decrease suddenly and quickly out-sized = larger than normal for its kind scarcity = if there is a scarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it; shortage to drag on = to last unnecessarily long to lean on against / on sth = to rest on or against sth for support opinion poll = inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people exodus = situation in which many people leave a place at the same time to exacerbate /eksˈæsə:beɪt/ = to make sth worse, especially a disease or problem strain = pressure on sb/sth because they have too much to do or manage, or sth very difficult to deal with 20240731 18:10-19:30 2 active Restructuring in state agencies By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Case study - stages development 20240717 hw20240724 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png → complete qs 6 begun in breakout rooms (Anna & Tatyana!) → refine language with AI stage 2 @ Marina & Sergey → role play the case study by Anna & Tatyana Why do blue collars leave their jobs at Russian railways? https://disk.yandex.ru/i/EDcqK1xAZDq9jg @ Anna & Tatyana → role play the case study by Marina & Sergey Atlantes Carriers' Universal Container Revolutionizes Car Transportation from China to Russia https://disk.yandex.ru/i/cSbIJxu29P7AfA ]]> active textbook 20240724 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study - draft By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Case study - draft 20240717 hw20240724 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png 1 Case study - draft 20240717 hw20240724 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png Are you fluent enough to conduct a professional meeting? • vocab • grammar • functional language = linguistic competencies • language awareness • cultural differences = cross-cultural communication • collaboration (team playing) • critical thinking • leadership development = business skills (...) ]]> • what is the background? • who are the parties/stakeholders? • where does the action take place? • optional unexpected narrative development (narrative twist) (...) ]]> ✓ preliminary meeting / information meeting / decision-making meeting ✓ seminar / webinar ✓ presentation ✓ sales pitch / elevator pitch ✓ negotiation ✓ performance appraisal ✓ coaching / mentoring • financial vs ethical concerns • profitable vs socially responsible decisions • financially viable vs environmentally sustainable solutions (...) ]]> ✓ head a conflictual meeting ✓ deliver a presentation / pitch ✓ negotiate a discount / volumes / deadlines ✓ provide feedback before lay-off • press release • on-line article • podcast • bar charts, pie charts, line graphs... • e-mail / phone call audio transcript • presentation materials • video news report (...) ]]> • sales rep / manager of an SME • multinational project leader • legal consultant • venture capitalist • business angel • local government authorities • NGO (...) ]]> • 2-3 lead-in questions • pre-reading / listening (authentic materials) • 5-8 prep questions for candidates • role play(s) • optional extra reading / listening (authentic / fictional materials) for case development • decision-making • feedback (compare case outcome with original solution / fictional consultant / suggested answer) (...) ]]> 1 Case study - stages development 20240717 hw20240724 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png Are you able to collaborate with partners remotely in a foreign language? Can you communicate effectively your ideas & put them down succinctly? Are you fluent enough to conduct a professional meeting? → complete qs 6 begun in breakout rooms (Anna & Tatyana!) → refine language with AI stage 2 @ Marina & Sergey → role play the case study by Anna & Tatyana Why do blue collars leave their jobs at Russian railways? https://disk.yandex.ru/i/EDcqK1xAZDq9jg @ Anna & Tatyana → role play the case study by Marina & Sergey Atlantes Carriers' Universal Container Revolutionizes Car Transportation from China to Russia https://disk.yandex.ru/i/cSbIJxu29P7AfA ]]> 2-3 lead-in questions → introduce the topic by breaking it down into smaller aspects → progressively build a complete picture pre-reading / listening (authentic materials) 5-8 follow-up questions for candidates → any additional follow-up questions i.e. not included in the reading / listening stage but relevant to the narrative role play(s) → create different versions e.g. negotiation with a positive outcome e.g. negotiation with a challenging partner optional extra reading / listening → any additional authentic / fictional materials for case development decision-making meeting feedback → compare case outcome with original solution / fictional consultant / suggested answer for of such professionals ]]> wagon /'wægən/ 20240717 18:10-19:30 2 active WRI | Review of stylistic & grammatical mistakes in writing (3/3) | Partnership building meetings How to refine a pitch with AI | Role play #1 (sales pitch) By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240621 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240710 hw20240717 3 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240710 hw20240717 active wip xml_multi_dd_row 17 10 left such as 'as good or better than'. Avoid words like 'in the case, in many cases, certainly...' Don't confuse 'compare to' (focus on similarities)
with 'compare with' (focus on differences) If 'consider' = believe to be
→ consider without 'as'
If 'consider' = think of, look at
→ consider as Don't end a list introduced by such as, for example... by 'etc', especially with persons. ]]> 1 2 3 4 5;6 7 Skip redundant words. 〆The question as to whether this is relevant doesn't matter. ✓ Relevance doesn't matter Avoid uneducated phrases such as 'as good or better than'. 〆My sales pitch is as good or better than his. ✓ My sales pitch is as good as his, or better. ✓ My sales pitch is as good, if not better. Avoid words like 'in the case, in many cases, certainly...' 〆It has rarely been the case that any bug in the software has been found. ✓ Few bugs in the software have been found. Don't confuse 'compare with' (focus on differences) with 'compare to' (focus on similarities) 〆You can't compare the climate in Russia to the climate in Italy, but we may compare it to the one in Canada. ✓ You can't compare the climate in Russia with the climate in Italy, but we may compare it to the one in Canada. If 'consider' = believe to be → consider without 'as' If 'consider' = think of, look at → consider as 〆I consider the new manager as completely incompetent! ✓ I consider the new manager completely incompetent! 〆In this SWOT analysis we should consider our competitor a threat and an opportunity. ✓ In this SWOT analysis we should consider our competitor as a threat and as an opportunity. Don't end a list introduced by such as, for example... by 'etc', especially with persons. 〆They recruited developers, testers, technical writers, etc ✓ They recruited developers, testers, technical writers, to name but a few ]]> 1 Role play (with a risk-averse partner) active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. → practise the sales pitch structure → practise Cialdini's principles of persuasion Sales pitch rhetorical question / hook / quote self-introduction name of your company target customer & needs brief description main benefits differences from competition USP(s) (unique selling point) your request / call for action anticipated questions promise 5 principles of influence by Robert Cialdini reciprocity authority consistency likeability social proof (unity) ]]> You want to increase your portfolio by attracting new partners. → convince your partner to sign an exclusivity agreement with you You are a careful, conservative businessperson. You don't like taking risks. You are now only considering penetrating new markets. → ask diagnostic questions What is the expected return on investment (ROI)? Why would I want to enter your market? Why wouldn't competition be better equipped than you are? What can you do to ensure you have a greater reach than competitors? If I work only with you, will you always provide all support I may need? Will I depend exclusively on your channel of distribution during a limited period of time? When will the exclusivity agreement end? Is their a risk of anyone stealing my product? What due diligence can you provide? Have you got a road map? 2 Role play (with a demanding partner) active wip role_play Recycle new expressions and language. → practise the sales pitch structure → practise Cialdini's principles of persuasion Sales pitch rhetorical question / hook / quote self-introduction name of your company target customer & needs brief description main benefits differences from competition USP(s) (unique selling point) your request / call for action anticipated questions promise 5 principles of influence by Robert Cialdini reciprocity authority consistency likeability social proof (unity) ]]> You want to increase your portfolio by attracting new partners. → convince your partner to sign an exclusivity agreement with you You are a self-confident & successful entrepreneur. You already have an alternative offer from the competition. You are very demanding: push the limits. OK, so what's the bottom line? What don't you pitch some business angels instead of me? All right, so - come on, spill the beans! Have you go the assets to corner the market? Is there still a need for such a product? What are your USPs? Why would I pay a commission for your services when I can probably do all this myself? Have you got some contingency plans in the event a client claims a refund? Have you got any SMART objectives? 1 Case study - draft 20240717 hw20240724 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png Are you fluent enough to conduct a professional meeting? • vocab • grammar • functional language = linguistic competencies • language awareness • cultural differences = cross-cultural communication • collaboration (team playing) • critical thinking • leadership development = business skills (...) ]]> • what is the background? • who are the parties/stakeholders? • where does the action take place? • optional unexpected narrative development (narrative twist) (...) ]]> ✓ preliminary meeting / information meeting / decision-making meeting ✓ seminar / webinar ✓ presentation ✓ sales pitch / elevator pitch ✓ negotiation ✓ performance appraisal ✓ coaching / mentoring • financial vs ethical concerns • profitable vs socially responsible decisions • financially viable vs environmentally sustainable solutions (...) ]]> ✓ head a conflictual meeting ✓ deliver a presentation / pitch ✓ negotiate a discount / volumes / deadlines ✓ provide feedback before lay-off • press release • on-line article • podcast • bar charts, pie charts, line graphs... • e-mail / phone call audio transcript • presentation materials • video news report (...) ]]> • sales rep / manager of an SME • multinational project leader • legal consultant • venture capitalist • business angel • local government authorities • NGO (...) ]]> • 2-3 lead-in questions • pre-reading / listening (authentic materials) • 5-8 prep questions for candidates • role play(s) • optional extra reading / listening (authentic / fictional materials) for case development • decision-making • feedback (compare case outcome with original solution / fictional consultant / suggested answer) (...) ]]> ROI = return on investment, ratio between net income and investment. A high ROI means the investment's gains compare favourably to its cost. As a performance measure, ROI is used to evaluate the efficiency of an investment or to compare the efficiencies of several different investments to equip = to provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose reach = limit to which sb/sth has the power or influence to do sth to corner the market (in sth) = to get control of the trade in a particular type of goods diligence = quality of working carefully and with a lot of effort; прилежание, усердие, старание, тщательность, старательность due diligence = action that is considered reasonable for people to be expected to take in order to keep themselves or others and their property safe; detailed examination of a company and its financial records, done before becoming involved in a business arrangement with it; фр. дилижанс liable = legally responsible for paying the cost of sth road map = detailed plan or explanation to guide you in setting standards or determining a course of action bottom line = result, conclusion to spill the beans = to tell people secret information tangible | intangible assets = person or thing that is valuable or useful to sb/sth; thing of value, especially property, that a person or company owns, which can be used or sold to pay debts; актив contingency plan = plan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan; often used for risk management when an exceptional risk that, though unlikely, would have catastrophic consequences SMART = specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound (about objectives) to delude sb / yourself (into doing sth) = to make sb believe sth that is not true to nag = to keep complaining to sb about their behaviour or keep asking them to do sth; to worry or irritate you continuously rigorous = done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail scorn (for sb/sth) = strong feeling that sb/sth is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speak; contempt ringleader = (disapproving) a person who leads others in crime or in causing trouble commonly well known that... All your specialists are in abroad ]]> 20240710 18:10-19:30 2 active WRI | Negative & limiting adverbials (with inversion) | Review of stylistic & grammatical mistakes in writing (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. Grammar and vocabulary for CAE and Proficiency by Longman pg 118 pg 119 ex 1 2 3 4 grammar_and_vocabulary_for_CAE_and_proficiency_Longman_Side_Wellman_pg118-119_inversion_after_negative_adverbs_w_key.pdf @ Tatiana

Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240621 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 2 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240703 hw20240710 active wip textbook pg 119 ex 1 2 3 4 grammar_and_vocabulary_for_CAE_and_proficiency_Longman_Side_Wellman_pg118-119_inversion_after_negative_adverbs_w_key.pdf Feedback ]]> 2 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240703 hw20240710 active wip xml_multi_dd_row 17 14 left 1 2;3 4 5 6;7 Use the same tense in descriptions to avoid confusion. 〆Since a mistake has been made, the manager was trying to understand who had made it. ✓ Since a mistake (was | had been) made, the manager was trying to understand who (had ) made it. Backshift one tense in reported speech unless you want to emphasise the situation is still true. 〆The team lead asked staff members if they have read the report. (Have you read the report?) ✓ The team lead asked staff members if they had read the report. (present perfect → past perfect) 〆Despite apparent sell-out, the salesperson confirmed goods were still available at the warehouse. ✓ Despite apparent sell-out, the salesperson confirmed goods are still available at the warehouse. Prefer a phrase or clause at the beginning to avoid separating the subject from the verb. 〆The CEO, in his annual report to shareholders, provides a detailed breakdown of dividends. ✓ In his annual report to shareholders, the CEO provides a detailed breakdown of dividends. Use a relative pronoun and its clause after the noun it defines 〆There is a design flaw in the product, which is rather costly. (costly → product OR design flaw?) ✓ In the product there is a design flaw which|that is rather costly. (which | that = relative pronoun in a defining clause, no comma) Keep correlative conjunctions grammatically balanced 〆It was both a time-consuming webinar and quite irrelevant to us. ✓ The webinar was both time-consuming and quite irrelevant to us. 〆The KPIs are not only to sell more but also that we have to improve quality. ✓ The KPIs are not only to sell more but also to improve quality. ]]> 3 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240710 hw20240717 active wip xml_multi_dd_row 17 10 left such as 'as good or better than'. Avoid words like 'in the case, in many cases, certainly...' Don't confuse 'compare to' (focus on similarities)
with 'compare with' (focus on differences) If 'consider' = believe to be
→ consider without 'as'
If 'consider' = think of, look at
→ consider as Don't end a list introduced by such as, for example... by 'etc', especially with persons. ]]> 1 2 3 4 5;6 7 Skip redundant words. 〆The question as to whether this is relevant doesn't matter. ✓ Relevance doesn't matter Avoid uneducated phrases such as 'as good or better than'. 〆My sales pitch is as good or better than his. ✓ My sales pitch is as good as his, or better. ✓ My sales pitch is as good, if not better. Avoid words like 'in the case, in many cases, certainly...' 〆It has rarely been the case that any bug in the software has been found. ✓ Few bugs in the software have been found. Don't confuse 'compare with' (focus on differences) with 'compare to' (focus on similarities) 〆You can't compare the climate in Russia to the climate in Italy, but we may compare it to the one in Canada. ✓ You can't compare the climate in Russia with the climate in Italy, but we may compare it to the one in Canada. If 'consider' = believe to be → consider without 'as' If 'consider' = think of, look at → consider as 〆I consider the new manager as completely incompetent! ✓ I consider the new manager completely incompetent! 〆In this SWOT analysis we should consider our competitor a threat and an opportunity. ✓ In this SWOT analysis we should consider our competitor as a threat and as an opportunity. Don't end a list introduced by such as, for example... by 'etc', especially with persons. 〆They recruited developers, testers, technical writers, etc ✓ They recruited developers, testers, technical writers, to name but a few --> ]]> to delude sb / yourself (into doing sth) = to make sb believe sth that is not true to nag = to keep complaining to sb about their behaviour or keep asking them to do sth; to worry or irritate you continuously rigorous = done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail scorn (for sb/sth) = strong feeling that sb/sth is stupid or not good enough, usually shown by the way you speak; contempt ringleader = (disapproving) a person who leads others in crime or in causing trouble 20240703 18:10-19:30 2 active WRI | Review of stylistic & grammatical mistakes in writing (1/2) | Negative & limiting adverbials (with inversion) By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240621 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240626 hw20240703 1 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240626 hw20240703 active wip xml_multi_dd_row 22 10 left 1 2 3 4;5 6 7;8 9 10 the managers, team members and ~~the~~ consultants were satisfied ← zero article 〆All the managers, the team members and the consultants working on this project were satisfied ← definite article because of the defining clause 'working on this project' In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last. 〆Developers, testers, and technical writers ✓ Developers, testers and technical writers 〆The developers, the testers, and technical writers ✓ The developers, the testers and the technical writers Don't repeat the negative form in the main clause. Under no circumstances ~~shouldn't~~ should you ask for help A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject. 〆Skilled & well-supported, the project was certainly feasible by the trainee. ✓ Because the trainee was skilled & well-supported, the project was certainly feasible. ✓ The trainee being skilled & well-supported, the project was certainly feasible. 〆Being almost bankrupt, the venture capitalist took over the company at little cost. ✓ Because the company was almost bankrupt, the venture capitalist took it over at little cost. ✓ The company being almost bankrupt, the venture capitalist took it over at little cost. Don't use full stops instead of commas. The presentation was delivered by a salesperson~~. Obviously~~ obviously lacking expertise in this field. Use modifiers before the word they modify. Not All the members were ~~not~~ present. He ~~only~~ found only the two biggest mistakes. Inversion in the restrictive clause Not only did he ~~sent~~ send a message, he also rang Inversion in the main clause Not until he compared prices did he ~~accepted~~ accept the offer ]]> 20191106-1800 Cleft sentences active grammar 20240607-0854 Reduced cleft sentences active grammar 20240607-0956 20190912-1423 Inversion after negative adverbials active grammar no circumstances [can we sign | we can sign] the contract ✓ can we sign ♣ Under no circumstances = limiting adverbial phrase → inversion Now, the contract is ready. You say: Under such circumstances [can we sign | we can sign] the contract ✓ we can sign ♣ Under such circumstances = prepositional phrase → no inversion needed I seldom read a book when I haven't read its review ♠ seldom = adverb - I read = present simple (no auxiliary) Seldom do I read a book when I haven't read its review ♠ seldom = limiting adverbial in front position (for emphasis) ♣ do I read (added auxiliary 'do') = inversion verb / subject (in the main clause) The company will not give any refund ♣ Under no circumstances will the company give a refund = emphasis on the restrictive or negative aspect = negative adverbial phrase + inversion ✓ formal speech ✓ formal writing warning

Watch out After 'not until', 'only when' and 'only after' the inversion is in the main clause Which is more logical? 1) I read a book only after I have read its review 2) I read its review only after I have read the book ✓ 1) Which is the main clause? 1) I read a book (only after) 2) I have read its review ✓ 1) (only after) 2) I have read its review = restrictive condition Where is the inversion in the following sentence: clause 1) or clause 2)? 1) I read a book (only after) 2) I have read its review 〆Only after ~~have I read~~(2) its review | ~~I read~~ a book ✓ Only after I have read its review | do I read (1) a book = limiting adverbial w/o inversion | main clause with inversion ]]> active textbook limiting adverbials mindmap

]]> 20191010-1219 Inversion after limiting adverbials active review wip active textbook pg 119 ex 1 2 3 4 grammar_and_vocabulary_for_CAE_and_proficiency_Longman_Side_Wellman_pg118-119_inversion_after_negative_adverbs_w_key.pdf Feedback ]]> 2 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240703 hw20240710 active wip xml_multi_dd_row 17 14 left 1 2;3 4 5 6;7 Use the same tense in descriptions to avoid confusion. 〆Since a mistake has been made, the manager was trying to understand who had made it. ✓ Since a mistake (was | had been) made, the manager was trying to understand who (had ) made it. Backshift one tense in reported speech unless you want to emphasise the situation is still true. 〆The team lead asked staff members if they have read the report. (Have you read the report?) ✓ The team lead asked staff members if they had read the report. (present perfect → past perfect) 〆Despite apparent sell-out, the salesperson confirmed goods were still available at the warehouse. ✓ Despite apparent sell-out, the salesperson confirmed goods are still available at the warehouse. Prefer a phrase or clause at the beginning to avoid separating the subject from the verb. 〆The CEO, in his annual report to shareholders, provides a detailed breakdown of dividends. ✓ In his annual report to shareholders, the CEO provides a detailed breakdown of dividends. Use a relative pronoun and its clause after the noun it defines 〆There is a design flaw in the product, which is rather costly. (costly → product OR design flaw?) ✓ In the product there is a design flaw which|that is rather costly. (which | that = relative pronoun in a defining clause, no comma) Keep correlative conjunctions grammatically balanced 〆It was both a time-consuming webinar and quite irrelevant to us. ✓ The webinar was both time-consuming and quite irrelevant to us. 〆The KPIs are not only to sell more but also that we have to improve quality. ✓ The KPIs are not only to sell more but also to improve quality. --> ]]> 20240626 18:10-19:30 2 active WRI | Versioning a self-introduction with AI WRI | Review of stylistic & grammatical mistakes in writing (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240621 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 recommended for Anna, Tatiana & Sergey]]> 20240619 hw20240626_n1 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png 1 recommended for Marina & Nadezhda]]> 20240619 hw20240626_n2 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png 1 Versioning different self-introductions (optional homework) 20240619 hw20240626_n2 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png At what occasions do you need a self-introduction? How different are they from each other? https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp ChatGPT → check mistakes → rephrase & improve language https://chatgpt.com/ Chatsonic → use suggested prompts to refine AI generated answers e.g. make more engaging https://writesonic.com/chat DeepL Write → copy-paste refined text from AI into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]>

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]]> → what mistakes can you find in this first version (HMD)? → how can you improve the generated text? ]]> → what expressions are worth keeping/recycling in this first answer by AI (ARV)? ]]> → what mistakes can you find in this first answer by AI (ARV)? ]]> → what mistakes can you find in this 2nd answer by AI (ARV2)? → has rephrasing the prompt help avoid the mistakes from ARV? ]]> → what expressions are worth keeping/recycling in this 2nd answer by AI (ARV2)? ]]> → are there any narrative mistakes in this 2nd answer by AI (ARV2)? → what better arguments could be included? ]]> Human revised version → what have you added that makes your version less anonymous? → could AI or anyone else have generated your version? → is it both unique & memorable (i.e. without cliches)? ]]> 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. You were a keynote speaker at an international conference. The event is now almost over, you are now enjoying some cocktails at the buffet. Some people were attending other lectures and therefore don't know who you are. Socialise with them. You think you are an outstanding expert! → introduce yourself → answer questions → disagree using a touch of humour I am honoured to have been giving a lecture here at... I am an expert in the field of... I have extensive knowledge and experience in... In an era characterized by complex trade agreements, geopolitical shifts, and technological advancements, the role of... I contribute to the successful development of... Thank you for the opportunity to... You were short-listed for being a keynote speaker but couldn't make it in time for the opening ceremony. You are a little upset. You wish you had been able to attend your partner's lecture because you have similar interests, though contradictory views... You think you are a better specialist! → introduce yourself → ask tricky questions → disagree in a polite but assertive way As a seasoned professional in this field, I have witnessed first hand... My work is defined by... I stand at the intersection of... In this era of rapid globalization, my role of... Thank you for your time & attention, I have really enjoyed talking to you about... 1 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Stylistic & grammatical mistakes 20240626 hw20240703 active wip xml_multi_dd_row 22 10 left 1 2 3 4;5 6 7;8 9 10 the managers, team members and ~~the~~ consultants were satisfied ← zero article 〆All the managers, the team members and the consultants working on this project were satisfied ← definite article because of the defining clause 'working on this project' In a series of three or more terms with a single conjunction, use a comma after each term except the last. 〆Developers, testers, and technical writers ✓ Developers, testers and technical writers 〆The developers, the testers, and technical writers ✓ The developers, the testers and the technical writers Don't repeat the negative form in the main clause. Under no circumstances ~~shouldn't~~ should you ask for help A participial phrase at the beginning of a sentence must refer to the grammatical subject. 〆Skilled & well-supported, the project was certainly feasible by the trainee. ✓ Because the trainee was skilled & well-supported, the project was certainly feasible. 〆Being almost bankrupt, the venture capitalist took over the company at little cost. ✓ Because the company was almost bankrupt, the venture capitalist took it over at little cost. Don't use full stops instead of commas. The presentation was delivered by a salesperson~~. Obviously~~ obviously lacking expertise in this field. Use modifiers before the word they modify. Not All the members were ~~not~~ present. He ~~only~~ found only the two biggest mistakes. Inversion in the restrictive clause Not only did he ~~sent~~ send a message, he also rang Inversion in the main clause Not until he compared prices did he ~~accepted~~ accept the offer --> ]]> to exert = to use power or influence to affect sb/sth 20240619 18:10-19:30 2 active WRI | Drafting a self-introduction with AI By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240621 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Drafting different self-introductions 20240605 hw20240619_n1 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240619.xml Quarterly test (logs) active wip quarterly_test_logs test_log_MikhaylovaNadezhda_20240611_1518_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240619.xml test_log_MARINAGRIGORYEVA_20240614_1516_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240619.xml test_log_AnnaShekshueva_20240619_0115_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240619.xml test_log_SergeyDavydov_20240619_1716_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240619.xml test_log_Tatyana_20240716_2142_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240619.xml 1 Drafting different self-introductions 20240619 hw20240626_n1 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Is there any ideal self-introduction for all situations? How can you draft different versions with the help of AI? https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp ChatGPT → check mistakes → rephrase & improve language https://chatgpt.com/ Chatsonic → use suggested prompts to refine AI generated answers e.g. make more engaging https://writesonic.com/chat DeepL Write → copy-paste refined text from AI into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]>

Human made draft (HMD) I am an expert in the field of international logistics. I have extensive knowledge and experience in managing complex supply chains, optimizing logistics processes and solving problems associated with international cargo transportation. My expertise includes developing delivery strategies, risk management and compliance with international standards and requirements. I contribute to the successful development of my clients' businesses by striving to provide an effective and reliable solution to their logistics problems.

AI refined version (ARV) Ladies and gentlemen, esteemed colleagues, and honored guests, Welcome to a journey through the world of international logistics, where precision meets passion, and global connectivity is our canvas. As an international logistics specialist, I stand at the intersection of innovation and execution, orchestrating seamless supply chain solutions that transcend borders and redefine possibilities. Picture a world where time zones are opportunities, and oceans are mere pathways to new horizons. In this world, I navigate the complexities of customs, regulations, and diverse cultures with the finesse of a maestro, harmonizing the symphony of trade and commerce. Every shipment becomes a story, and every destination a stage for our logistical theatrics. From the bustling ports of Shanghai to the ancient markets of Marrakech, I weave a tapestry of efficiency, reliability, and unwavering commitment to excellence. In this era of rapid globalization, the role of an international logistics specialist transcends mere coordination; it is an art form, an ode to the seamless movement of goods and ideas across continents. Join me in embracing the art of global logistics mastery, where every challenge is an opportunity, and every delivery is a triumph of human ingenuity. Thank you for embarking on this exhilarating voyage with me.

AI refined version #2 (ARV2) I am honored to present to you the pivotal role of an international logistics specialist in today's global economy. As a seasoned professional in this field, I have witnessed firsthand the intricate web of operations that underpin the movement of goods across international borders. Our work is defined by meticulous planning, rigorous compliance, and unwavering commitment to efficiency. In an era characterized by complex trade agreements, geopolitical shifts, and technological advancements, the role of an international logistics specialist has evolved into that of a strategic navigator, adept at mitigating risks and optimizing supply chain networks. Our ability to synchronize the flow of goods with precision and timeliness is instrumental in sustaining the competitiveness of businesses worldwide. I invite you to delve into the nuanced world of international logistics, where attention to detail is paramount, and adaptability is non-negotiable. It is through our collective expertise and dedication that we facilitate the seamless movement of goods, enabling global trade to thrive. Thank you for the opportunity to shed light on the indispensable role of international logistics specialists in driving global commerce forward.

]]> Rephrase the following text and correct mistakes. Use neither formal nor informal language. Avoid emphatic register. Avoid phrasal verbs. → what mistakes can you find in this first version (HMD)? → how can you improve the generated text? ]]> Find more advanced expressions to paraphrase the following (i.e. the previous) self-introduction. Use a more engaging style with literary metaphors. → what expressions are worth keeping/recycling in this first answer by AI (ARV)? ]]> seamless supply chain solutions that transcend borders and redefine possibilities = business collocations ✓ Every shipment becomes a story, and every destination a stage = simple, yet memorable, metaphor ✓ Picture a world where time zones are opportunities = original idea perhaps worth developing with the tone of a subject-matter expert ✓|〆every delivery is a triumph of human ingenuity = perhaps too emphatic?... → consider recycling perhaps at the end of a toast ]]> Find more advanced expressions to paraphrase the following (i.e. the previous) self-introduction. Use a more engaging style with literary metaphors. → what mistakes can you find in this first answer by AI (ARV)? ]]> where precision meets passion, and global connectivity is our canvas 〆I stand at the intersection of innovation and execution, orchestrating seamless supply chain solutions 〆oceans are mere pathways to new horizons 〆I navigate the complexities of customs, regulations, and diverse cultures with the finesse of a maestro, harmonizing the symphony of trade and commerce 〆a stage for our logistical theatrics 〆I weave a tapestry of efficiency, reliability, and unwavering commitment to excellence 〆 it is an art form, an ode to the seamless movement of goods and ideas across continents 〆Join me in embracing the art of global logistics mastery = too emphatic ]]> theatrics = dramatic performances; (often disapproving) ways of behaving and speaking that are like a performance on a stage and are intended to attract attention Make the following (i.e. the previous) less emphatic and more business-oriented. → what mistakes can you find in this 2nd answer by AI (ARV2)? → has rephrasing the prompt help avoid the mistakes from ARV? ]]> Make the following (i.e. the previous) less emphatic and more business-oriented. → what expressions are worth keeping/recycling in this 2nd answer by AI (ARV2)? ]]> pivotal role of an international logistics specialist in today's global economy ✓ In an era characterized by complex trade agreements, geopolitical shifts, and technological advancements, the role of an international logistics specialist has evolved into that of a strategic navigator, adept at mitigating risks and optimizing supply chain networks ✓ ability to synchronize the flow of goods with precision and timeliness is instrumental in sustaining the competitiveness of businesses worldwide ✓ adaptability is non-negotiable ]]> pivotal = of great importance because other things depend on it Make the following (i.e. the previous) less emphatic and more business-oriented. → are there any narrative mistakes in this 2nd answer by AI (ARV2)? → what better arguments could be included in this self-introduction? ]]> Thank you for the opportunity to shed light on the indispensable role of international logistics specialists in driving global commerce forward. = perhaps rather cliche → think of something more original for a stronger ending ]]> Which version(s) seems more adequate? ARV #2 ✓ only v.few metaphors ✓ not excessive or emphatic language 〆no metrics → consider using this version of a self-introduction for the closing ceremony of a seminar 1 Versioning different self-introductions (optional homework) 20240619 hw20240626_n2 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png At what occasions do you need a self-introduction? How different are they from each other? https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp ChatGPT → check mistakes → rephrase & improve language https://chatgpt.com/ Chatsonic → use suggested prompts to refine AI generated answers e.g. make more engaging https://writesonic.com/chat DeepL Write → copy-paste refined text from AI into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]>

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AI refined version (ARV)

Human revised version (HRV)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 2 Writing a self-introduction with AI 20240529 hw20240505 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png deadline: 20240221 --> ]]> Sbook - WRI 1 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Describing challenges & achievements Expressions to emphasise achievements in a self-introduction active wip xml_multi_dd_row Can you describe your challenges & achievements? 28 6 left 1 2 3 4 5 6 2 Preparing a self-introduction 20240529 hw20240505 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa How do you write a catchy self-introduction? deadline: 20240221 --> ]]> Say hello to John Doe, the near-mythical creature in the realm of software development who not only masters the dark arts of distributed backend systems and microservice architecture but does so with an effortless flair that would make lesser mortals swoon. With his profound expertise in crafting scalable server APIs and a deep dive into the caverns of MongoDB, Cassandra, and Memcached, John’s not just playing in the big leagues—he’s making the rules. Dare to peek into the JVM ecosystem, and you’ll find John there, juggling Java and Scala with one hand tied behind his back, while also speaking Go and Hack as fluently as the tech gods themselves. And oh, let’s not forget his smooth moves with Unix-like operating systems and SQL—talk about a tech maestro! Now, while John has dazzled in the high towers of Afazon, Unter, Infinity, and Zantex, leading teams with the finesse of a chess grandmaster, he chooses to keep his boots on the ground. Yes, despite the siren call of management, our hero opts to stay in the action—front and centre—where the tech battles are fiercest. So, if you’re thinking John’s just another tech lead, think again. He’s the wizard in the shadows, the brain behind the operation, the guy who’s as invaluable in the tech trenches as he is leading the charge from the front. Ready to be out-teched? John’s your man, turning tech challenges into child’s play with a wink and a smile. ]]> ✓ whet the appetite & make a memorable impression ✓ show you are probably accessible despite senior position or substantial experience 〆W.Churchill wasn't accessible in spite of his humour ✓ humour is a positive emotion → good start for storytelling to whet the appetite = to increase desire for or interest in sth ✓ break the rules = 3rd person self-introduction ✓ learn by making mistakes → brainstorm different versions & choose a little from each → identify relevant metaphors e.g. companies like high towers 〆depends on the corporate culture (probably a start-up) 〆suggests perhaps a too young-minded spirit rather than a senior person able to take responsibilities ≠ doesn't represent the author → looks more like the portrait of a gamer metrics = measures of quantitative assessment commonly used for assessing, comparing, and tracking performance or production to alienate = to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group Which metaphors & use of language are arguably inappropriate? 〆near-mythical creature in the realm of software development 〆deep dive into the caverns 〆talk about a tech maestro! 〆leading teams with the finesse of a chess grandmaster = excessive metaphors realm /relm/ = area of activity, interest, or knowledge What logical mistakes are present? 〆leading teams with the finesse of a chess grandmaster ≠ chess grandmasters don't lead teams finesse = great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way; to deal with sth in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest with one hand tied behind his back ✓ in the LinkedIn About section → add media content with a pdf & urls ✓ focus on how you can add value ]]> 1 Writing for style - template wip active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]>

Final version #1 HRV Human made version

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Final version #3 HRV Human revised version

]]> What expressions feel 'stale' and over-used (in LinkedIn profiles)? 〆to be thrilled = often noise rather than facts → excited, happy... What expressions are too emphatic? 〆Like a seasoned sailor navigating through rough waters 〆Excited to dive in and make a splash 〆Like a cultural chameleon 〆I've built and managed teams like a conductor leading a symphony. 〆weathered organizational storms like a seasoned sailor What narrative mistakes are present? 〆a seasoned sailor navigating through rough waters does NOT bring a wealth of experience in coaching, mentoring, and corporate anthropology to my new consulting role 〆With a track record as impressive as a marathon runner crossing the finish line ≠ track record → determination 〆And let's not forget ≠ not adding an argument in favour of sth → And on a personal note 〆make a splash = to become suddenly very successful or very well known ≠ becoming well known with their next consulting project → jump on the bandwagon What paragraphs and/or ideas could be improved with more metrics? My adaptability and commitment to learning have been key in navigating through organizational changes, restructuring, and partnerships. As an internal consultant, I have tackled crisis management, set up mentoring programs across South, Central, and East Europe, and steered cross-functional teams towards success. → suggested answer As an internal consultant, I have tackled crisis management in FMCG, set up mentoring programs for Miele across South, Central, and East Europe, and steered cross-functional teams in Johnson & Johnson towards success. Which version(s) seems more adequate? → Final version #2 ✓ metrics ✓ only v.few metaphors ✓ not excessive or emphatic language 1 Drafting different self-introductions 20240605 hw20240619_n1 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Is there any ideal self-introduction for all situations? How can you draft different versions with the help of AI? https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp ChatGPT → check mistakes → rephrase & improve language https://chatgpt.com/ Chatsonic → use suggested prompts to refine AI generated answers e.g. make more engaging https://writesonic.com/chat DeepL Write → copy-paste refined text from AI into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]>

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]]> Rephrase the following text and correct mistakes. Use neither formal nor informal language. Avoid emphatic register. Avoid phrasal verbs. → what mistakes can you find in this first answer by AI (HMD)? → how can you improve the generated text? ]]> Try your own prompt(s) (ARV) → can you rephrase the prompt to avoid the above mistakes? → does it improve generated contents? ]]> What expressions feel 'stale' and over-used (for instance in LinkedIn profiles)? What expressions are too emphatic? What narrative mistakes are present? Can you revise & improve paragraphs and/or ideas? (HRV) e.g. add metrics Which version(s) seems more adequate? (...) ✓ metrics ✓ only v.few metaphors ✓ not excessive or emphatic language to whet the appetite = to increase desire for or interest in sth realm /relm/ = area of activity, interest, or knowledge flair = natural ability to do sth well; quality showing the ability to do things in an interesting and imaginative way to swoon = to faint; to feel very excited, emotional, etc. about sb that you think is sexually attractive, so that you almost lose consciousness siren /ˈsaɪərən/ = device that makes a long loud sound as a signal or warning; (in ancient Greek stories) any of a group of sea creatures that were part woman, part bird, whose beautiful singing made sailors sail towards them into rocks or dangerous waters; woman who is very attractive or beautiful but also dangerous siren (~ voices / song / call) = temptation to do sth that seems very attractive but that will have bad results to craft = to make by hand and with much skill deep dive = in-depth examination or analysis of a topic cavern = cave, especially a large one to play in the big leagues = to work, compete, or participate in an area, echelon, or sphere of exceptional success, ability, power, achievement, etc dare = brave enough to do sth to peek into = to look at sth quickly and secretly because you should not be looking at it to juggle = to try to deal with two or more important jobs or activities at the same time so that you can fit all of them into your life; to organize information, figures, the money you spend, etc. in the most useful or effective way to dazzle = to blind temporarily or confuse the sight of by an excess of light; to impress or overpower (a person) with knowledge, ability, or any brilliant display or prospect finesse = great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way; to deal with sth in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest fierce = (especially of people or animals) angry and aggressive in a way that is frightening; (especially of actions or emotions) showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent trench = long deep hole dug in the ground in which soldiers can be protected from enemy attacks to lead the charge = to be one of the first to do something and leading others to do it too to wink = to close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to sb, or to show sth is a joke; sword of Damocles /'dæmə,kli:z/ = (literary) bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any time and that makes you feel worried or frightened 20240529 18:10-19:30 2 active Refining long-form content with ChatGPT (3/3) By the end of this session you will have studied https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 5 (optional homework) Following-up a project with marketing best practice for content generation 20240522 hw20240529 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article again → choose a project relevant to your needs → answer the questions → refine your answers with AI and DeepL Chatsonic (free of charge but limited quantity of requests / month) https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> 5 (optional homework) Following-up a project with marketing best practice for content generation 20240522 hw20240529 wip active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Are you ready to map your marketing goals with your buyer's journey? https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article again → choose a project relevant to your needs → answer the questions → refine your answers with AI and DeepL Chatsonic (free of charge but limited quantity of requests / month) https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> 6 Writing practice - mapping contents to buyers' journey Writing with AI active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png How good are your copy-writing skills? https://docs.google.com/document/d/1HjFmxVoVxfJw0yaVI6wWal1F3uiscYcM6ZTkJJFY3p8/edit?usp=sharing --> ]]> Writing long-form contents guidelines ~ 3/5min brainstorming ~ 5min drafting a plan ~ 3min writing the introduction ~ 3min writing the conclusion ~ 5-8min finding examples to support the narrative ~ 8-10min finding visuals to support the narrative ~ 8-10min composition per part x 3-5 parts Guidelines for use of AI in writing ✓ give AI background information (e.g. copy-paste instructions from above) → prompt AI with a few questions → narrow down your questions → refine AI's suggested answer(s) (you may use suggestions) ✓ copy-paste or download into your googledoc → edit by hand (making use of your critical thinking skills) → add your own examples, anecdotes, localisation → copy-paste your google revised version into AI ✓ try having your text corrected and/or improved by AI (use built-in options: e.g. simplify, make more formal...) → prompt for improving style e.g. check language and make it more intelligible for level B2/C1 readers → refine AI's suggested answer(s) (you may use suggestions) → copy-paste or download into your googledoc for finalising ]]> Increased tax deductions for supporting families with many children Introduction Offer increased tax deductions specifically tailored to families with many children. This can include higher deductions for mortgage interest, property taxes, and other homeownership-related expenses. (...) Conclusion Exclusive accommodation & services for your delegation during the St Petersburg Economic Forum Introduction In our presentation we wand disclose our approuch in jrganisation of exclusive vip service for top managers during Saint Peterburg economic summit Сontent goals: services for delegation (accommodation, transfer to and from the airport-railways station) acquisition: attract new visitors – social networking activation: turn visitors into subscribers (micro-conversion) – recommendation from clients education: engage subscribers and keep them coming back - speacial events clients revenue: persuade visitors to make a purchase our clients (macro-conversion) expansion: encourage customers to upgrade referral: delight customers and turn them into evangelists Conclusion Buyer's journey was successful. Our clients made this deision to work with our company. Our clients are our permanent clients. They can make a worth recommendation to business circles. Cause, it's a specific area of business. Narrow and private. 2 Writing a self-introduction 20240529 hw20240505 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa How do you write a catchy self-introduction? deadline: 20240221 --> ]]> Say hello to John Doe, the near-mythical creature in the realm of software development who not only masters the dark arts of distributed backend systems and microservice architecture but does so with an effortless flair that would make lesser mortals swoon. With his profound expertise in crafting scalable server APIs and a deep dive into the caverns of MongoDB, Cassandra, and Memcached, John’s not just playing in the big leagues—he’s making the rules. Dare to peek into the JVM ecosystem, and you’ll find John there, juggling Java and Scala with one hand tied behind his back, while also speaking Go and Hack as fluently as the tech gods themselves. And oh, let’s not forget his smooth moves with Unix-like operating systems and SQL—talk about a tech maestro! Now, while John has dazzled in the high towers of Afazon, Unter, Infinity, and Zantex, leading teams with the finesse of a chess grandmaster, he chooses to keep his boots on the ground. Yes, despite the siren call of management, our hero opts to stay in the action—front and centre—where the tech battles are fiercest. So, if you’re thinking John’s just another tech lead, think again. He’s the wizard in the shadows, the brain behind the operation, the guy who’s as invaluable in the tech trenches as he is leading the charge from the front. Ready to be out-teched? John’s your man, turning tech challenges into child’s play with a wink and a smile. ]]> ✓ whet the appetite & make a memorable impression ✓ show you are probably accessible despite senior position or substantial experience 〆W.Churchill wasn't accessible in spite of his humour ✓ humour is a positive emotion → good start for storytelling to whet the appetite = to increase desire for or interest in sth ✓ break the rules = 3rd person self-introduction ✓ learn by making mistakes → brainstorm different versions & choose a little from each → identify relevant metaphors e.g. companies like high towers 〆depends on the corporate culture (probably a start-up) 〆suggests perhaps a too young-minded spirit rather than a senior person able to take responsibilities ≠ doesn't represent the author → looks more like the portrait of a gamer metrics = measures of quantitative assessment commonly used for assessing, comparing, and tracking performance or production to alienate = to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group Which metaphors & use of language are arguably inappropriate? 〆near-mythical creature in the realm of software development 〆deep dive into the caverns 〆talk about a tech maestro! 〆leading teams with the finesse of a chess grandmaster = excessive metaphors realm /relm/ = area of activity, interest, or knowledge What logical mistakes are present? 〆leading teams with the finesse of a chess grandmaster ≠ chess grandmasters don't lead teams finesse = great skill in dealing with people or situations, especially in a delicate way; to deal with sth in a way that is clever but slightly dishonest with one hand tied behind his back ✓ in the LinkedIn About section → add media content with a pdf & urls ✓ focus on how you can add value ]]> to swoon = to faint; to feel very excited, emotional, etc. about sb that you think is sexually attractive, so that you almost lose consciousness 20240522 18:10-19:30 2 active Refining long-form content with ChatGPT (2/3) By the end of this session you will have studied https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 4 Brainstorming a buyer's journey 20240515 hw20240522 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article again → choose a project relevant to your needs → answer the questions → refine your answers with AI and DeepL Chatsonic (free of charge but limited quantity of requests / month) https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> 4 Brainstorming a buyer's journey 20240515 hw20240522 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Can you apply awareness, consideration & decision-making to brainstorm a new project? https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article again → choose a project relevant to your needs → answer the questions → refine your answers with AI and DeepL Chatsonic (free of charge but limited quantity of requests / month) https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> Unveiling the secrets of the Caucasus: embark on a breathtaking seven-day cruise train adventure Experience the tranquillity and beauty of the Caucasus: discover the enigmatic "pearl" on an unforgettable railway journey • seven-day railway journey on a comfortable cruise train, specially designed by the Russian Railways holding company. In the summer season of 2021, this tourism project was so liked by its participants that it received the “Made in Russia” award, established with the support of Rostourism. • The train schedule is designed in such a way that tourists devote the day to excursions and spend the night on the train, using it instead of a hotel as a “hotel on wheels.” On the way the train will make stops in Maykop, Vladikavkaz, Grozny, Makhachkala, Derbent and Nalchik, where travelers can get acquainted with the sights of these places ]]> to unveil = to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time • advertise in social media (Telegram, VKontakte) • place hoardings in the underground • offer a 1-day trip for train lovers influencers to promote particular destinations ]]> hoarding (BrEn) | billboard (AmEn) = large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements • make special offers for a limited period of time competing with packaged tours • provide digital, touch-screen kiosks comparing different routes • reach & visit town centres at low cost • position travelling by train at a competitive cost (in comparison with car + hotel) • offer wedding & honeymoon trips • insist on restaurant cuisine available ]]> • offer promotional vouchers • give examples of success stories e.g. school children spent 10 days trekking... • publish a guide book 'Travelling by train' • make purchasing arrangements flexible e.g. instalments over 12 months ]]> instalment = one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until sth has been paid for 5 (optional homework) Following-up a project with marketing best practice for content generation 20240522 hw20240529 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Are you ready to map your marketing goals with your buyer's journey? https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article again → choose a project relevant to your needs → answer the questions → refine your answers with AI and DeepL ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> • • • • • ]]> to unveil = to show or introduce a new plan, product, etc. to the public for the first time hoarding (BrEn) | billboard (AmEn) = large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements instalment = one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until sth has been paid for 20240515 18:10-19:30 2 active Refining long-form content with ChatGPT (1/3) Story building (long-form content) with ChatGPT By the end of this session you will have studied https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/free-vpn-chrome-extension/jaoafpkngncfpfggjefnekilbkcpjdgp

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Understanding registers thanks to AI support 20240508 hw20240515 https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> 3 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Understanding registers thanks to AI support Use of various registers in writing and copy-writing 20240508 hw20240515 active wip xml_multi_dd_row Are you able to distinguish one register from another? How can this skill help you refine prompts for AI text generation? https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> 17 6 left Redundancy announcement
I trust this correspondence finds you well. It is with a solemn sense of duty that I write to inform you of a significant organizational decision. Regrettably, due to the current economic situation, it has become necessary to implement workforce changes within our esteemed company.
Effective from next week, it is with deep regret that I announce your redundancy. This decision was reached after careful consideration of various factors impacting the organization's operational requirements and strategic objectives. Invitation for dinner
Hope you're doing well! I wanted to reach out and see if you're up for grabbing dinner together after the conference wraps up tomorrow. I figure it'll be a nice way to unwind and chat about everything we've learned throughout the day.
I heard about this great Italian place just a few blocks from the conference venue that I've been dying to try out. What do you think? If Italian isn't your thing, we can definitely explore other options too!
Let me know if you're interested, and if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions. Looking forward to catching up outside of the conference setting! Invitation to a workshop in sales
It is with great enthusiasm that I extend to you an invitation to participate in a unique and highly esteemed sales training programme.
Given the exceptional nature of this training opportunity, participation is limited to a select group of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, performance, and potential within our sales team. Your inclusion in this esteemed cohort is a testament to your exemplary contributions and commitment to excellence within our organization.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I eagerly anticipate your positive response and enthusiastic participation in this transformative training opportunity. Apologies for missing a meeting
I am writing to extend my apologies for my absence at the recent weekly meeting. It appears that I failed to attend as scheduled, and for this oversight, I offer my sincerest regrets.
Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience or disruption my absence may have caused to the proceedings of the meeting. I recognize the value of collective collaboration and communication within our team and acknowledge the importance of my active participation in these forums.
Moving forward, I will take necessary measures to ensure that such oversights do not recur, and I will prioritize my commitments to team engagements with the utmost diligence.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Yours sincerely Post in social media about promotion
With unparalleled elation and boundless gratitude, I stand before you today to share the most exhilarating news of my professional journey thus far! 🚀🌠
It is with profound joy that I announce my promotion to chief supervisor within the esteemed ranks of our company! 🎉💼✨
This elevation represents far more than a mere change in title; it embodies the culmination of relentless dedication, unwavering commitment, and unyielding passion in service of our shared mission and vision. 🌟💪 ]]> 1;2 3 4;5 6 7;8;9;10 the following excerpt Show more empathy
in the following excerpt Make less informal, more neutral, and use fewer phrasal verbs
in the following excerpt Make more engaging
the following excerpt Use language for upper intermediate readers
in the following excerpt Make more informal but remain polite
in the following excerpt Make less emphatic
the following excerpt Emphasise achievements
in the following excerpt Emphasise examples
in the following excerpt Use bullet points for a slide
with the following excerpt ]]> Redundancy announcement? Write a very formal letter saying your staff member has been made redundant Invitation for dinner Write an informal e-mail to invite a colleague for dinner after a day at the conference Invitation to a workshop in sales Write a very formal letter to invite staff members to attend a unique & very expensive training in sales Apologies for missing a meeting Write a cold, reserved, unfriendly letter of apology for forgetting to attend a weekly meeting with colleagues Post in social media about promotion Write an emphatic, unduly grand post to announce you have been promoted --> ]]> 5A Vocab building active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png How can you communicate effectively without sounding too simple and quickly boring, or the opposite - only addressing the elite? ✓ breakdown sophisticated concepts into short sentences ✓ use acronyms & well-referenced concepts for greater reach ✓ repeat & paraphrase key concepts ✓ sign-post the narrative (explain how you think, where you come from, where you are now, where you're going to) ✓ think with rhetorical questions for headings ✓ paragraph thoughts ✓ use metaphors to trigger target audience imagination (...) → find expressions which don't match register & context → suggest alternative wording and/or constructions ]]> Redundancy announcement I trust this correspondence finds you well. It is with a solemn sense of duty that I write to inform you of a significant organizational decision. Regrettably, due to the current economic situation, it has become necessary to implement workforce changes within our esteemed company. Effective from next week, it is with deep regret that I announce your redundancy. This decision was reached after careful consideration of various factors impacting the organization's operational requirements and strategic objectives. ]]> Redundancy announcement - original I ~~trust this correspondence finds you well~~ hope this message finds you in good health | spirits. It is with ~~a solemn sense of duty~~ that I write to inform you of a significant organizational decision. Regrettably, due to the current economic situation, it has become necessary to implement workforce changes within our ~~esteemed~~ company. Effective from next week, it is ~~with deep regret~~ that I announce your redundancy. This decision was reached ~~after careful consideration~~ of various factors impacting the organization's operational requirements and strategic objectives. Redundancy announcement - refined I hope this message finds you in good health. I am writing with a heavy heart to share an important update regarding our organization. Unfortunately, due to the ongoing economic challenges, we must make some difficult decisions to adapt to the current circumstances. Starting next week, I regret to inform you that your position within our company will be made redundant. This decision was made after thoughtful deliberation, taking into account the organization's operational needs and long-term goals. ]]> Invitation for dinner Hope you're doing well! I wanted to reach out and see if you're up for grabbing dinner together after the conference wraps up tomorrow. I figure it'll be a nice way to unwind and chat about everything we've learned throughout the day. I heard about this great Italian place just a few blocks from the conference venue that I've been dying to try out. What do you think? If Italian isn't your thing, we can definitely explore other options too! Let me know if you're interested, and if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions. Looking forward to catching up outside of the conference setting!]]> Invitation for dinner - original Hope you're doing well! I wanted to ~~reach out~~ and see if ~~you're up for grabbing dinner~~ together after the conference ~~wraps up~~ tomorrow. I ~~figure~~ it'll be a nice way to ~~unwind and chat~~ about everything we've learned throughout the day. I heard about this great Italian place just a few blocks from the conference venue that I've ~~been dying to try out~~. What do you think? If Italian isn't ~~your thing~~, we can definitely explore other options too! Let me know if you're interested, and if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions. Looking forward to ~~catching up~~ outside of the conference setting! Invitation for dinner - refined I'd like to invite you to join me for dinner following the conclusion of tomorrow's conference. It would be a wonderful opportunity for us to relax and discuss the insights gained during the day's proceedings. I have recently learned about an excellent Italian restaurant located conveniently close to the conference venue, and I am eager to try it out. However, if Italian cuisine does not suit your preferences, I am more than willing to explore alternative dining options. Please let me know if you would be interested in joining me, and if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions that I should be aware of. I hope we can catch up outside of the conference setting. ]]> Invitation to a workshop in sales It is with great enthusiasm that I extend to you an invitation to participate in a unique and highly esteemed sales training programme. Given the exceptional nature of this training opportunity, participation is limited to a select group of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, performance, and potential within our sales team. Your inclusion in this esteemed cohort is a testament to your exemplary contributions and commitment to excellence within our organization. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I eagerly anticipate your positive response and enthusiastic participation in this transformative training opportunity. ]]> Invitation to a workshop in sales - original It is with ~~great enthusiasm~~ that I extend to you an invitation to participate in a unique and ~~highly esteemed~~ sales training programme. Given the exceptional nature of this training opportunity, participation is limited to a select group of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, performance, and potential within our sales team. Your inclusion in this ~~esteemed cohort~~ is a testament to your ~~exemplary contributions~~ and commitment to excellence within our organization. Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I eagerly anticipate your positive response and enthusiastic participation in this ~~transformative~~ training opportunity. Invitation to a workshop in sales - refined I am thrilled to invite you to take part in an exclusive and prestigious sales training programme. This opportunity is reserved for a select group of individuals who have shown outstanding dedication, performance, and potential within our sales team. Your inclusion in this special group is a testament to your exceptional contributions and commitment to excellence within our organization. Your participation in this transformative training opportunity is highly anticipated. Thank you for considering this invitation, and I look forward to your positive response. ]]> 5B Vocab building 20240513 hw20240517 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png How can you communicate effectively without sounding too simple and quickly boring, or the opposite - only addressing the elite? Apologies for missing a meeting I am writing to extend my apologies for my absence at the recent weekly meeting. It appears that I failed to attend as scheduled, and for this oversight, I offer my sincerest regrets. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience or disruption my absence may have caused to the proceedings of the meeting. I recognize the value of collective collaboration and communication within our team and acknowledge the importance of my active participation in these forums. Moving forward, I will take necessary measures to ensure that such oversights do not recur, and I will prioritize my commitments to team engagements with the utmost diligence. Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding in this matter. Yours sincerely ]]> Apologies for missing a meeting - original I am writing to extend my apologies for my absence at the recent weekly meeting. It appears that I failed to attend as scheduled, and for this oversight, I offer my sincerest regrets. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience or disruption my absence may have caused to the proceedings of the meeting. I recognize the value of collective collaboration and communication within our team and acknowledge the importance of my active participation in these forums. Moving forward, I will take necessary measures to ensure that such oversights do not recur, and I will prioritize my commitments to team engagements with the utmost diligence. Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding in this matter. Yours sincerely Apologies for missing a meeting - refined I'm sorry I missed the recent meeting. It seems I forgot about it, and I feel really bad about it. I'm sorry if my absence caused any problems during the meeting. I know how important it is for all of us to work together and communicate. I'll make sure I don't miss any more meetings in the future, and I'll do my best to be more organized. Sorry again for missing the meeting, and thanks for understanding. Best regards, ]]> Post in social media about promotion With unparalleled elation and boundless gratitude, I stand before you today to share the most exhilarating news of my professional journey thus far! 🚀🌠 It is with profound joy that I announce my promotion to chief supervisor within the esteemed ranks of our company! 🎉💼✨ This elevation represents far more than a mere change in title; it embodies the culmination of relentless dedication, unwavering commitment, and unyielding passion in service of our shared mission and vision. 🌟💪 ]]> Post in social media about promotion - original With unparalleled elation and boundless gratitude, I stand before you today to share the most exhilarating news of my professional journey thus far! It is with profound joy that I announce my promotion to chief supervisor within the esteemed ranks of our company! This elevation represents far more than a mere change in title; it embodies the culmination of relentless dedication, unwavering commitment, and unyielding passion in service of our shared mission and vision. Post in social media about promotion - refined I am pleased to inform you of my recent promotion to chief supervisor within our company. This advancement signifies more than just a title change; it reflects my ongoing dedication and commitment to our company's mission and vision. ]]> 4 Brainstorming a buyer's journey 20240515 hw20240522 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Can you apply awareness, consideration & decision-making to brainstorm a new project? https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article again → choose a project relevant to your needs → answer the questions → refine your answers with AI and DeepL Chatsonic (free of charge but limited quantity of requests / month) https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> Unveiling the secrets of the Caucasus: embark on a breathtaking seven-day cruise train adventure Experience the tranquillity and beauty of the Caucasus: discover the enigmatic "pearl" on an unforgettable railway journey • seven-day railway journey on a comfortable cruise train, specially designed by the Russian Railways holding company. In the summer season of 2021, this tourism project was so liked by its participants that it received the “Made in Russia” award, established with the support of Rostourism. • The train schedule is designed in such a way that tourists devote the day to excursions and spend the night on the train, using it instead of a hotel as a “hotel on wheels.” On the way the train will make stops in Maykop, Vladikavkaz, Grozny, Makhachkala, Derbent and Nalchik, where travelers can get acquainted with the sights of these places ]]> • advertise in social media (Telegram, VKontakte) • place hoardings in the underground • offer a 1-day trip for train lovers influencers to promote particular destinations ]]> hoarding (BrEn) | billboard (AmEn) = large board on the outside of a building or at the side of the road, used for putting advertisements • make special offers for a limited period of time competing with packaged tours • provide digital, touch-screen kiosks comparing different routes • reach & visit town centres at low cost • position travelling by train at a competitive cost (in comparison with car + hotel) • offer wedding & honeymoon trips • insist on restaurant cuisine available ]]> • offer promotional vouchers • give examples of success stories e.g. school children spent 10 days trekking... • publish a guide book 'Travelling by train' • make purchasing arrangements flexible e.g. instalments over 12 months ]]> instalment = one of a number of payments that are made regularly over a period of time until sth has been paid for to unwind = to stop worrying or thinking about problems and start to relax to be dying for sth / to do sth = (informal) to want sth or want to do sth very much your thing = sth you enjoy or are good at to catch up with = to communicate with someone by talking in person or on the phone or by exchanging messages, and learn or discuss what has been happening in their life esteemed = highly respected 20240508 18:10-19:30 2 active Long-Form Content Writing Best Practices for B2B Content Marketing Refining long-form content with ChatGPT (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Long-Form Content Writing Best Practices for B2B Content Marketing 20240424 hw20240508 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png https://www.foleon.com/blog/long-form-content-writing-best-practices → read the article → answer the questions]]> 1 Long-Form Content Writing Best Practices for B2B Content Marketing 20240424 hw20240508 active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Why would long-form contents be more effective than shorter ones? https://www.foleon.com/blog/long-form-content-writing-best-practices → read the article → answer the questions]]> How long is supposed to be a 'long-form' content? What are its advantages? ~ 1000 - 7500 words ✓ gives time and space to deep-dive into specific topics ✓ shows potential customers you are the right brand to choose ✓ features great SEO value SEO (search engine optimisation) = process used to optimize a website's technical configuration, content relevance and link popularity so its pages can become easily findable, more relevant and popular towards user search queries, and as a consequence, search engines rank them better What should story-telling in a long-form encompass to be effective? ✓ create a lasting connection ✓ cover a variety of ideas or concepts behind a specific topic ✓ demonstrate brand expertise → don't come across in an overly salesy manner to encompass = to include a large number or range of things Why is long-form content relevant to B2B marketing? ✓ builds trust and authority ✓ educates readers ✓ provides a single, credible, comprehensive and trustworthy source → less likely to seek information from the competition Why has long-form content got greater SEO value? ✓ gives opportunities for more backlinks → higher SERPS → more high-value traffic e.g. Backlinko’s 2020 SEO research articles over 3,000 words get an average of 77.2% more backlinks than shorter ones ✓ use variations of focus phrase in different, natural contexts → optimize content for both short and long-term keyword variants ✓ increases potential for repurposing content ✓ increases reach ✓ attracts both newbies and people with some knowledge of a subject → include an index at the beginning so readers can jump straight to the parts that interest them the most backlink = reference comparable to a citation. The quantity, quality, and relevance of backlinks for a web page are among the factors that search engines like Google evaluate in order to estimate how important the page is. PageRank calculates the score for each web page based on how all the web pages are connected among themselves, and is one of the variables that Google Search uses to determine how high a web page should go in search results. This weighting of backlinks is analogous to citation analysis of books, scholarly papers, and academic journals SERP (search engine results page) = webpage displayed by a search engine in response to a query by a user. The main component of a SERP is the listing of results that are returned by the search engine in response to a keyword query What stages of the sales funnel does long-term content address? ✓ awareness stage → show you understand their problem → help how to solve it e.g. how-to guides, blogs, eBooks ✓ consideration stage → demonstrate ability to solve the challenge ✓ decision-making → showing how to use & optimize solution in practice e.g. tutorial with multiple choice questions → boost trust e.g. include testimonials & use cases from happy customers funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation What are the best practices when writing long-form contents? ✓ choose a relevant topic → must resonate with target audience → must match on-line format restrictions → conduct keyword research = see what your ideal customer is searching for → consult BuzzSumo → check how to get Google Snippets ✓ monitor competition → ensure topic is original → provide a unique perspective → cultivate brand voice ✓ paragraph thoughts → structure a plan e.g. frame sections around questions ✓ include research from reliable, verified sources e.g. stats, studies, quotes from industry figures, references to other (non-competitor) articles ✓ find a catchy title ✓ end on a high note e.g. CTA snippet = small piece of information or news CTA (Call to action) = marketing term for any text designed to prompt an immediate response or encourage an immediate sale 2 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Marketing content goals Brainstorming with marketing best practice for content generation active wip xml_multi_dd_row How can you map the contents of your copy-writing to your buyers' journey? https://www.foleon.com/blog/how-to-map-your-content-to-the-buyers-journey → read the article → match the expressions with the definitions → describe a real-life or fictional story with each expression ]]> 14 6 left 1 2 3 4 5 6 3 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Understanding registers thanks to AI support Use of various registers in writing and copy-writing 20240508 hw20240515 active wip xml_multi_dd_row Are you able to distinguish one register from another? How can this skill help you refine prompts for AI text generation? https://writesonic.com/chat ChatGPT (free but VPN needed) https://chatgpt.com/ → copy-paste AI refined text into DeepL Write for granular changes e.g. double-click on individual words to find synonyms DeepL Write https://www.deepl.com/en/write ]]> 17 6 left Redundancy announcement
I trust this correspondence finds you well. It is with a solemn sense of duty that I write to inform you of a significant organizational decision. Regrettably, due to the current economic situation, it has become necessary to implement workforce changes within our esteemed company.
Effective from next week, it is with deep regret that I announce your redundancy. This decision was reached after careful consideration of various factors impacting the organization's operational requirements and strategic objectives. Invitation for dinner
Hope you're doing well! I wanted to reach out and see if you're up for grabbing dinner together after the conference wraps up tomorrow. I figure it'll be a nice way to unwind and chat about everything we've learned throughout the day.
I heard about this great Italian place just a few blocks from the conference venue that I've been dying to try out. What do you think? If Italian isn't your thing, we can definitely explore other options too!
Let me know if you're interested, and if you have any dietary preferences or restrictions. Looking forward to catching up outside of the conference setting! Invitation to a workshop in sales
It is with great enthusiasm that I extend to you an invitation to participate in a unique and highly esteemed sales training programme.
Given the exceptional nature of this training opportunity, participation is limited to a select group of individuals who have demonstrated exceptional dedication, performance, and potential within our sales team. Your inclusion in this esteemed cohort is a testament to your exemplary contributions and commitment to excellence within our organization.
Thank you for your attention to this matter, and I eagerly anticipate your positive response and enthusiastic participation in this transformative training opportunity. Apologies for missing a meeting
I am writing to extend my apologies for my absence at the recent weekly meeting. It appears that I failed to attend as scheduled, and for this oversight, I offer my sincerest regrets.
Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience or disruption my absence may have caused to the proceedings of the meeting. I recognize the value of collective collaboration and communication within our team and acknowledge the importance of my active participation in these forums.
Moving forward, I will take necessary measures to ensure that such oversights do not recur, and I will prioritize my commitments to team engagements with the utmost diligence.
Once again, I apologize for any inconvenience caused and appreciate your understanding in this matter.
Yours sincerely Post in social media about promotion
With unparalleled elation and boundless gratitude, I stand before you today to share the most exhilarating news of my professional journey thus far! 🚀🌠
It is with profound joy that I announce my promotion to chief supervisor within the esteemed ranks of our company! 🎉💼✨
This elevation represents far more than a mere change in title; it embodies the culmination of relentless dedication, unwavering commitment, and unyielding passion in service of our shared mission and vision. 🌟💪 ]]> 1;2 3 4;5 6 7;8;9;10 the following excerpt Show more empathy
in the following excerpt Make less informal, more neutral, and use fewer phrasal verbs
in the following excerpt Make more engaging
the following excerpt Use language for upper intermediate readers
in the following excerpt Make more informal but remain polite
in the following excerpt Make less emphatic
the following excerpt Emphasise achievements
in the following excerpt Emphasise examples
in the following excerpt Use bullet points for a slide
with the following excerpt ]]> Redundancy announcement? Write a very formal letter saying your staff member has been made redundant Invitation for dinner Write an informal e-mail to invite a colleague for dinner after a day at the conference Invitation to a workshop in sales Write a very formal letter to invite staff members to attend a unique & very expensive training in sales Apologies for missing a meeting Write a cold, reserved, unfriendly letter of apology for forgetting to attend a weekly meeting with colleagues Post in social media about promotion Write an emphatic, unduly grand post to announce you have been promoted --> ]]> the bee's knees = (informal) an excellent person or thing worth its salt = someone or something deserves respect and is worth its cost or has value SEO (search engine optimisation) = process used to optimize a website's technical configuration, content relevance and link popularity so its pages can become easily findable, more relevant and popular towards user search queries, and as a consequence, search engines rank them better backlink = reference comparable to a citation. The quantity, quality, and relevance of backlinks for a web page are among the factors that search engines like Google evaluate in order to estimate how important the page is. PageRank calculates the score for each web page based on how all the web pages are connected among themselves, and is one of the variables that Google Search uses to determine how high a web page should go in search results. This weighting of backlinks is analogous to citation analysis of books, scholarly papers, and academic journals SERP (search engine results page) = webpage displayed by a search engine in response to a query by a user. The main component of a SERP is the listing of results that are returned by the search engine in response to a keyword query funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation snippet = small piece of information or news CTA (Call to action) = marketing term for any text designed to prompt an immediate response or encourage an immediate sale referral /rə'fə:əl/ 20240424 18:10-19:30 2 active How to Keep AI Under Control - Max Tegmark By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 How to Keep AI Under Control - Max Tegmark 20240417 hw20240424 pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png How to Keep AI Under Control | Max Tegmark | TED The current explosion of exciting commercial and open-source AI is likely to be followed, within a few years, by creepily superintelligent AI – which top researchers and experts fear could disempower or wipe out humanity. Scientist Max Tegmark describes an optimistic vision for how we can keep AI under control and ensure it's working for us, not the other way around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNx_PxNHrY → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 1 How to Keep AI Under Control - Max Tegmark 20240417 hw20240424 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Are you not worried AI may become too intelligent? Could we become slaves of machines? How to Keep AI Under Control | Max Tegmark | TED The current explosion of exciting commercial and open-source AI is likely to be followed, within a few years, by creepily superintelligent AI – which top researchers and experts fear could disempower or wipe out humanity. Scientist Max Tegmark describes an optimistic vision for how we can keep AI under control and ensure it's working for us, not the other way around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNx_PxNHrY → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_to_keep_ai_under_control_max_tegmark_ted_xUNx_PxNHrY.mp4 Why was Max Tegmark wrong 5 years ago when he warned about the dangers of AI? [01:20] ✓ governments have let AI companies develop without any meaningful regulation ✓ progress has been faster than expected ✓ human intelligence will be far behind artificial intelligence perhaps in only a few years When will AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) be available? Why isn't AGI a long-term risk? What examples are given to show progress? [01:54-02:58] ✓ forecasts are plummeting from 20 years to 2-3 years [02:05] ✓ dancing robots [02:28] ✓ mid-journey prompt [02:39] ✓ deep-fake [02:58] to plummet = to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position What did Alan Turing predict? [03:59] Why are Alan Turing, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei (...) and even Ursula von der Leyen concerned? [05:20] The bad case is... lights out for all of us Sam Altman, co-founder of OPenAI ✓ chance that something goes... catastrophically wrong on the scale of human civilisation... might be... between 10 and 25% Dario Amodei ✓ Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear wars Ursula von der Leyen ]]> species /ˈspi:ʃi:z/ What is the problem? [06:42] ✓ lack of a convincing plan for AI safety [06:11] ✓ excessive focus on evals & risky AI behaviour = train AI not to say bad things instead of not doing bad things → prove the presence of risk but not the absence of risk [06:42] How do Steve Omohundro and Max Tegmark plan to make AI safe? [06:50-11:04] ✓ AI can't violate laws of physics [07:23] e.g. guard rails → humans write a specification [08:03] ✓ don't need to understand how AI algos function [08:52] = easier to verify a proof than discover it → focus on proof checking code = impossible to run unsafe code e.g. additions at primary school [10:10] ✓ use formal verification tool known as Dafny → prove that this program correctly adds up any numbers, not just the numbers that were in your training data = provably safe AI [11:04] Why shouldn't AI development be paused? [11:32] visual

Модель Kandinsky 2.2 нарисовала: portrait of a 35 year old enthusiastic, assertive & convincing female sales representative giving a presentation to a wide audience with a video projector в стиле professional_studio https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 → match the stages with the pieces of software → agree / disagree with recommendations ]]> 22 8 left https://chat.openai.com/
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✓ make intonation more tangible with a spectrogram ]]> 1 Long-Form Content Writing Best Practices for B2B Content Marketing 20240424 hw20240508 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Why would long-form contents be more effective than shorter ones? https://www.foleon.com/blog/long-form-content-writing-best-practices → read the article → answer the questions]]> How long is supposed to be a 'long-form' content? What are its advantages? ~ 1000 - 7500 words ✓ gives time and space to deep-dive into specific topics ✓ shows potential customers you are the right brand to choose ✓ features great SEO value SEO (search engine optimisation) = process used to optimize a website's technical configuration, content relevance and link popularity so its pages can become easily findable, more relevant and popular towards user search queries, and as a consequence, search engines rank them better What should story-telling in a long-form encompass to be effective? ✓ create a lasting connection ✓ cover a variety of ideas or concepts behind a specific topic ✓ demonstrate brand expertise → don't come across in an overly salesy manner Why is long-form content relevant to B2B marketing? ✓ builds trust and authority ✓ educates readers ✓ provides a single, credible, comprehensive and trustworthy source → less likely to seek information from the competition Why has long-form content got greater SEO value? ✓ gives opportunities for more backlinks → higher SERPS → more high-value traffic e.g. Backlinko’s 2020 SEO research articles over 3,000 words get an average of 77.2% more backlinks than shorter ones ✓ use variations of focus phrase in different, natural contexts → optimize content for both short and long-term keyword variants ✓ increases potential for repurposing content ✓ increases reach ✓ attracts both newbies and people with some knowledge of a subject → include an index at the beginning so readers can jump straight to the parts that interest them the most backlink = reference comparable to a citation. The quantity, quality, and relevance of backlinks for a web page are among the factors that search engines like Google evaluate in order to estimate how important the page is. PageRank calculates the score for each web page based on how all the web pages are connected among themselves, and is one of the variables that Google Search uses to determine how high a web page should go in search results. This weighting of backlinks is analogous to citation analysis of books, scholarly papers, and academic journals SERP (search engine results page) = webpage displayed by a search engine in response to a query by a user. The main component of a SERP is the listing of results that are returned by the search engine in response to a keyword query What stages of the sales funnel does long-term content address? ✓ awareness stage → show you understand their problem → help how to solve it e.g. how-to guides, blogs, eBooks ✓ consideration stage → demonstrate ability to solve the challenge ✓ decision-making → showing how to use & optimize solution in practice e.g. tutorial with multiple choice questions → boost trust e.g. include testimonials & use cases from happy customers funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation What are the best practices when writing long-form contents? ✓ choose a relevant topic → must resonate with target audience → must match on-line format restrictions → conduct keyword research = see what your ideal customer is searching for → consult BuzzSumo → check how to get Google Snippets ✓ monitor competition → ensure topic is original → provide a unique perspective → cultivate brand voice ✓ paragraph thoughts → structure a plan e.g. frame sections around questions ✓ include research from reliable, verified sources e.g. stats, studies, quotes from industry figures, references to other (non-competitor) articles ✓ find a catchy title ✓ end on a high note e.g. CTA snippet = small piece of information or news CTA (Call to action) = marketing term for any text designed to prompt an immediate response or encourage an immediate sale to plummet = to fall suddenly and quickly from a high level or position hubris = fact of sb being too proud; Hubris /ˈhjuːbrɪs/ - from Ancient Greek 'pride, insolence, outrage', describes a personality quality of extreme or excessive pride or dangerous overconfidence and complacency, often in combination with (or synonymous with) arrogance wysiwyg = what you see is what you get wysiwym = what you see is what you mean portability = ability to be ported (exported → imported) from one system to another pandoc = free-software document converter, widely used as a writing tool (especially by scholars) and as a basis for publishing workflows. It was created by John MacFarlane, a philosophy professor at the University of California, Berkeley. It can take a document in one of the supported formats and convert only its markup to another format human-readable = medium or format where any encoding of data or information can be naturally read by humans, e.g. in Unicode text, rather than as binary data single-sourcing = use of a single document to produce other forms of documents, such as manuals and online help. It allows one document to be used in different kinds of formats, thereby increasing the usability of the documentation species /ˈspi:ʃi:z/ 20240417 18:10-19:30 2 active Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI 20240410 hw20240417 pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI - Henrik Kniberg Basically a full day AI course crammed into 18 mins of drawing & talking. Target audience: Everyone. Covers questions like What is generative AI, how does it work, how do I use it, what are some of the risks & limitations. Also covers things like autonomous agents, the role of us humans, prompt engineering tips, AI-powered product development, origin of ChatGPT, different types of models, and some tips about mindset around this whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK3DFHRFfw → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 1 Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI 20240410 hw20240417 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png How can you actually work with AI on a daily basis? Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI - Henrik Kniberg Basically a full day AI course crammed into 18 mins of drawing & talking. Target audience: Everyone. Covers questions like What is generative AI, how does it work, how do I use it, what are some of the risks & limitations. Also covers things like autonomous agents, the role of us humans, prompt engineering tips, AI-powered product development, origin of ChatGPT, different types of models, and some tips about mindset around this whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK3DFHRFfw

→ watch the video → answer the questions]]> generative_ai_in_a_nutshell_how_to_survive_and_thrive_in_the_age_of_ai_2IK3DFHRFfw.mp4 ever since computers were invented they've really just been glorified calculators machines that execute the exact instructions given to them by the programmers but something incredible is happening now computers have started gaining the ability to learn and think and communicate just like we do they can do creative intellectual work that previously only humans could do we call this technology generative Ai and you may have encountered it already through products like GPT basically intelligence is now available as a service kind of like a giant brain floating in the sky that anyone can talk to it's not perfect but it is surprisingly capable and it is improving at an exponential rate this is a big deal it's going to affect just about every person and Company on the planet positively or negatively this video is here to help you understand what generative AI is all about in Practical terms beyond the hype the better you understand this technology as a person team or company the better equipped you will be to survive and thrive in the age of AI so here's a Einstein in your basement silly but useful mental model for this you have Einstein in your basement in fact everyone does and by Einstein I really mean the combination of every smart person who ever lived you can talk to Einstein whenever you want he has instant access to the sum of all human knowledge and will answer anything you want within seconds never running out of patience he can also take on any role you want a comedian poet doctor coach and will be an expert within that field he has some human-like limitations though he can make mistakes he can jump to conclusions he can misunderstand you but the biggest limitation is actually your imagination and your ability to communicate effectively with them this skill is known as prompt engineering and in the age of AI this is as essential as reading and writing most people vastly underestimate what this Einstein in your basement can do it's like going to the real Einstein and asking him to proof read a high school report or hiring a worldclass five-star chef and having him chop onion the more you interact with Einstein the more you will discover surprising and Powerful ways for him to help you or your company okay enough What is AI fluffy metaphors let's clarify some terms AI as you probably know stands for artificial intelligence AI is not new FS like machine learning and computer vision have been around for decades whenever you see a YouTube recommendation or a web search result or whenever you get a credit card transaction approved that's traditional AI in action generative AI is AI that generates new original content rather than just finding or classifying existing content that's the G in GPT for example large language models or llms are a type of generative AI that can communicate using normal human language chat GPT is a product by the company open AI it started as an llm essentially an advanced chatbot using a new architecture called the Transformer architecture which by the way is the T in GPT it is so fluent at human language that anyone can use it you don't need to be an AI expert or programmer and that's kind of what triggered the whole Revolution so how does it actually work How does it work well a large language model is an artificial neural network basically a bunch of numbers or or parameters connected to each other similar to how our brain is a bunch of neurons or brain cells connected to each other neural networks only deal with numbers you send in numbers and depending on how the parameters are set all the numbers come out but any kind of content such as text or images can be represented as numbers so let's say I write dogs are when I send that to a large language model that gets converted to numbers processed by the neural network and then the resulting numbers are converted back into text in this case the word animals dogs are animals so yeah this is basically a guest to next word machine the interesting part is if we take that output and combine it with the input and send it through the model again then it will continue adding new words that's what's going on behind the scenes when you type something in chat GPT in this case for example it generated a whole story and I can continue this indefinitely by adding more prompts a large language model may have billions or even trillions of of parameters that's why they're called large so how are all these numbers set Training well not through manual programming that would be impossible but through training just like babies learning to speak a baby isn't told how to speak she doesn't get an instruction manual instead she listens to people speaking around her and when she's heard enough she starts seeing the pattern she speaks a few words at first to the Delight of her parents and then later on full sentences similarly during a training period the language model is fed a mindboggling amount of text to learn from Mostly from internet sources it then plays guess the next word with all of this over and over again and the parameters are automatically tweaked until it starts getting really good at predicting the next word this is called back propagation which is a fancy term for oh I guessed wrong I better change something however to become truly useful a model also needs to undergo human training this is called reinforcement learning with human feedback and it involves thousands of hours of humans painstakingly testing and evaluating output from the model and giving feedback kind of like training a a dog with a clicker to reinforce good behavior that's why a model like GPT won't tell you how to rob a bank it knows very well how to rob a bank but through human training it has learned that it shouldn't help people commit crimes when training is done the model is mostly Frozen other than some fine tuning that can happen later that's what the P stands for in GPT pre-trained although in the future we will probably have models that can learn continuously rather than just uh during training and fine-tuning now although chat GPT kind Models of got the ball rolling GPT isn't the only model out there in fact new models are sprouting like mushrooms they vary a lot in terms of speed capability and cost some can be downloaded and run locally others are only online some are free or open source others are commercial products some are super easy to use While others require complicated technical setup some are specialized for certain use cases others are more General and can be used for almost anything and some are baked into products in the form of co-pilots or or chat windows it's it's the Wild West just keep in mind that you generally get what you pay for so with a free model you may just be getting a smart high school student in your basement rather than Einstein the difference between for example GPT 3.5 and GPT 4 is massive Different Models note that there are different types of generative AI models that generate different types of content textto text models like gpc4 take text as input and generate text as output the text can be natural language but it can also be structured information like code Json HTML I use this a lot myself to generate code when programming uh it saves an incredible amount of time and I also learn a lot from the code it generates text to image models will generate images describe what you want and an image gets generated for you you can even pick a style image to image models can do things like transforming or combining images and we have image to text models which describe the contents of a given image and speech to text models create voice transcriptions which is useful for things like uh meeting notes text Audio models they generate music or sounds from a prompt for example here is some sound generated from The Prompt people talking in a busy okay guys enough stop now thank you and there are even text to video models that generate videos from a prompt sooner or later we'll have infinite movie series that autog generate the next episode tailored to your tastes as you're watching kind of scary if you think about it one Trend now is multimodal AI products meaning they combine different models into one product so you can work with text images audio Etc without switching tools the chat GPT mobile app is a good example of this just for fun I took a photo of this room and I asked where I could hide stuff I kind of like that it mentioned the stove but warned that that it could get hot there when I have things to figure out such as the contents of this video I like to take walks using chat GPT as as a sounding board I start by saying always respond with the word okay unless I ask you for something that way it'll just listen and not interrupt after I finish dumping my thoughts I ask for feedback we have some discussion and then I ask it to summarize and text afterwards I really recommend trying this it's it's a really useful way to use tools like this turns out Einstein isn't stuck in the basement after all you can take him out for a walk initially language models were just word predictors statistical machines with limited practical use but as they became larger and were trained on more data they started gaining emergent capabilities expected capabilities that surprised even the developers of the technology they could roleplay write poetry write high quality code discuss company strategy provide legal and medical advice coach teach basically creative and intellectual things that only humans could do previously it turns out that when a model has seen enough text and images it starts to see patterns and understand higher level Concepts just like a baby learning to understand the world let's take a simple example I'll give gpc4 this little drawing that involves a string a pair of scissors an egg a pot and a fire what will happen if I use the scissors the model has most likely not been trained on this exact scenario yet it gave a pretty good answer which demonstrates a basic understanding of the nature of scissors eggs gravity and heat when GPT 4 was released I started using it as a coding assistant and I was blown away when prompted effectively it was a better programmer than anyone I've worked with same with article writing product design Workshop planning and just about anything I used it for for the main bottleneck was my prompt engineering skills so I decided to make a career shift and focus entirely on learning and teaching how to make this technology useful hence this video now let's take a step back and look at the implications for 300,000 years or so we homosapiens have been the most intelligent species on Earth depending of course on how you define intelligence but the thing is our intellectual capabilities aren't really improving that much our brains are about the same size same weight as they've been for thousands of years computers on the other hand have been around for only 80 years or so and now with generative AI they are suddenly capable of speaking human languages fluently and carrying out an increasing number of intellectual creative tasks that previously only humans could do so we are right here at the Crossing Point where AI is better at some things and humans are better at some things but ai's capabilities are improving at an exponential rate while ours aren't we don't know how long that exponential Improvement will continue or if it will level off at some point but we're definitely entering a new world order now this isn't the first Revolution we've experienced we tamed fire we learned how to do agriculture we invented the printing press steam power Telegraph these were all revolutionary changes but they took decades or centuries to become widespread in the AI Revolution new technology spreads worldwide almost instantly dealing with this rate of change is a huge challenge for both individuals and The AI Mindset companies I've noticed that people and companies tend to fall into different kind of mindset categories when it comes to AI on one side we have denial the belief that AI cannot do my job or we don't have time to look into this technology this is a dangerous place to be a common saying is AI might not take your job but people using AI will and this is true for both individuals and companies on the other side of the scale we have panic and despair the belief that AI is going to take my job no matter what AI is going to make my company go bankrupt neither of these mindsets are helpful so I propose a middle ground a balanced positive mindset AI is going to make me my team my company insanely productive personally with this mindset I feel like I've gained superpowers I can go from idea to result in so much shorter time I can focus more on what I want to achieve and less on the grunt workk of building things and I'm learning a lot faster too it's like having an awesome Mentor with me at all times this mindset not only feels good but it also equips you for the future makes you less likely to lose your job or your company and more likely to thrive in the age of AI despite all the Is human role needed uncertainty so one important question is is human role X needed in the age of AI for example are doctors needed developers lawyers CEOs uh whatever so this question becomes more and more relevant as the AI capabilities improve well some jobs will disappear for sure but for most roles I think we humans are still needed someone with domain knowledge still needs to decide what to ask the AI how to formulate The Prompt what context needs to be provided and how to evaluate the result AI models aren't perfect they can be absolutely brilliant sometimes but sometimes also terribly stupid they can sometimes hallucinate and provide bogus information in a very convincing way so when should you trust the AI response when should you double check or do the work yourself what about legal compliance data security what information can we send to an AI model and where is that data stored a human expert is needed to make these judgment calls and compensate for the weaknesses of the AI model so I recommend thinking of AI as your colleague a genius but also an oddball with some personal quirks that you need to learn to work with you need to recognize when your Genius colleague is drunk as a doctor my AI colleague can help diagnose rare diseases that I didn't even know existed as a lawyer my AI colleague could do legal research and review contracts allowing me to spend more time with my client or as a teacher my AI colleague could grade tests help generate course content provide individual support to students Etc and if you're not sure how it can help you just ask it I work as X how can you help me overall I find that the combination of human plus AI That's where the magic lies it's important to Models vs products distinguish between the models and the products that build on top of them as a user you don't normally interact with the model directly instead you interact with a product website or a mobile app which in turn talks to the model behind the scenes products provide a user interface and add capabilities and data that aren't part of the model itself for example the chat gbt product keeps track of your message history while the GPT 4 model itself doesn't have any message history history as a developer you can use these models to build your own AI powered products and features for example let's say you have an e-learning site you could add a chat bot to answer questions about the courses or as a recruitment company you might build AI powered tools to help evaluate candidates in both these cases your users interact with your product and then your product interacts with the model this is done via apis or application programming interfaces which allow your code to talk to the model so here's a simple example of using open AI API to talk to GP not a lot of code needed and here's another example of the automatic candidate evaluation thing I talked about it takes a job description and a bunch of CVS in a folder and evaluates each candidate automatically and incidentally the code itself is mostly AI written as a product developer you can use AI models kind of like an external brain to insert intelligence into your product very powerful in order Prompt engineering to use generative AI effectively you need to get good at prompt engineering or prompt design as I prefer to call it this skill is needed both as a user and as a product developer because in both cases you need to be able to craft effective prompts that produce useful results from an AI model here's an example let's say I want help planning a workshop this prompt is unlikely to give useful results because no matter how smart the AI is if it doesn't know the context of my workshop it can only give fague high level recommendations the second prompt is better now I provided some context this is normally done iteratively write a prompt look at the result add a follow-up prompt to provide more information or edit the original prompt and rinse and repeat until you get a good result in this third approach I ask it to interview me so instead of me providing a bunch of context up front I'm basically saying what do you need to know in order order to help me and then it will propose a workshop agenda after I often combine these two I provide a bit of context and then I tell it to ask me if it needs any more information these are just some examples of prompt engineering techniques so overall the better you get at prompt engineering the faster and better results you will get from AI there are plenty of courses books videos articles to help you learn this but the most important thing is is to practice and Learn by doing a nice side effect is that you will become better at communicating in general since prompt engineering is really all about Clarity and effective communication I think the next Frontier Autonomous agents for generative AI is autonomous agents with tools these are AI powerered software entities that run on their own rather than just sitting around waiting for you to prompt them all the time so you go down to Einstein in your basement and do what a good leader would do for a team you give him a high level Mission and the tools needed to accomplish it and then open the door and let him out to run his own show without micromanagement the tools could be things like access to the internet access to money ability to send and receive messages order pizza or whatever for this prompt engineering becomes even more important because your autonomous tool wielding agent can do a lot of good or a lot of harm depending on how well you craft that mission statement all right let's wrap it up here are the key things I hope you will remember from this video generative AI is a super useful tool that can help both you your team and your company in a big way the better you understand it the more likely it is to be an opportunity rather than a threat generative AI is more powerful than you think the biggest limitation is not the technology but your imagination like what can I do and your prompt engineering skills how do I do it prompt engineeringdesign is a crucial skill like all new skills just accept that you will kind of suck at it at first but you'll improve over time with deliberate practice so my best tip is experiment make this part of your day-to-day life and the Learning Happens automatically hope this video was helpful thanks for watching visual

〆be aware nobody may be held responsible → unlike paying a hefty sum for a consultant... 〆lack of experience in 'recruiting' the optimal large language model character = no CV or references available! ]]> What do GPT & LLMs acronyms stand for? [02:31] ✓ GPT = generative, pre-trained, transformer ✓ LLM = large language model (i.e. a neural network) [03:06] ✓ bot + transformer architecture → uses normal human language What 2 stages are necessary to build large language models? Could you one day take part in any of these stages as a domain expert working in collaboration with a data scientist? [04:08] ✓ training → listen (like a baby) = unsupervised, generative pre-training [04:32] → recognise patterns ✓ improvement → back-propagation [04:42] = identifies mistake & make changes → RLHF reinforcement learning with human feedback [04:47] = human training ✓ model is then frozen [05:16] = pre-trained How is ChatGPT designed not to commit crimes? Do you believe such measures are sufficient? [05:11] ✓ taught by humans = RLHF reinforcement learning with human feedback [04:47] How can you brainstorm & organise your thoughts with an AI model? Have you already tried to follow a similar back-and-forth approach? [07:50] ✓ dump thoughts by having a walk ✓ ask for AI feedback ✓ have a discussion ✓ ask to summarise ✓ export into text What is the main bottleneck in deploying AI? What could be the bottleneck at your workplace? Could vertical hierarchy discourage providing too much context in fear of confidentiality breach? [09:32] ✓ prompt engineering skills = providing enough & relevant context ✓ senior management may be reluctant to disclose information to improve large language models e.g. some companies have already shown concerns about sharing market surveys & product features → may be used by competition Why is the role of humans still relevant? What can you do in your job to make sure you are still relevant? [12:10] ✓ decide what to ask the AI ✓ decide how to formulate the prompt ✓ what context needs to be provided ✓ how to evaluate the result = beware of hallucinations → only domain knowledge experts can = compensate for weaknesses of AI models Which 2 ways to prompt AI are given? Have you ever used any of these approaches in prompting? [15:24] → task + context = iterate [15:33] prompt → response → follow-up prompt → response OR update prompt → response | update prompt → response → task + AI own questions = ask AI what more information it needs ✓ typical coaching questions What is the next frontier with AI? What so-called 'high-level missions' could you assign? [16:18] ✓ autonomous agents = no need to prompt continuously → assign a high level mission → give tools needed ≠ micromanagement → need to craft prompt engineering to implement high-level missions e.g. buying / selling shares when share prices reach given peaks & troughs What does the success of deploying AI depend on? What will your next step be? [17:13] ✓ imagination ✓ prompt engineering skills ≠ technology 1 How to Keep AI Under Control - Max Tegmark 20240417 hw20240424 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Are you not worried AI may become too intelligent? Could we become slaves of machines? How to Keep AI Under Control | Max Tegmark | TED The current explosion of exciting commercial and open-source AI is likely to be followed, within a few years, by creepily superintelligent AI – which top researchers and experts fear could disempower or wipe out humanity. Scientist Max Tegmark describes an optimistic vision for how we can keep AI under control and ensure it's working for us, not the other way around. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNx_PxNHrY → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_to_keep_ai_under_control_max_tegmark_ted_xUNx_PxNHrY.mp4 Why was Max Tegmark wrong 5 years ago when he warned about the dangers of AI? [01:20] ✓ governments have let AI companies develop without any meaningful regulation ✓ progress has been human faster than expected ✓ human intelligence will be far behind artificial intelligence perhaps in only a few years When will AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) be available? Why isn't AGI a long-term risk? What examples are given to show progress? [01:54-02:58] ✓ forecasts are plummeting from 20 years to 2-3 years [02:05] ✓ dancing robots [02:28] ✓ mid-journey prompt [02:39] ✓ deep-fake [02:58] What did Alan Turing predict? [03:59] Why are Alan Turing, Sam Altman, Dario Amodei (...) and even Ursula von der Leyen concerned? [05:20] The bad case is... lights out for all of us Sam Altman, co-founder of OPenAI ✓ chance that something goes... catastrophically wrong on the scale of human civilisation... might be... between 10 and 25% Dario Amodei ✓ Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority alongside other societal-scale risks such as pandemics and nuclear wars Ursula von der Leyen ]]> What is the problem? [06:42] ✓ lack of a convincing plan for AI safety [06:11] ✓ excessive focus on evals & risky AI behaviour = train AI not to say bad things instead of not doing bad things → prove the presence of risk but not the absence of risk [06:42] How do Steve Omohundro and Max Tegmark plan to make AI safe? [06:50-11:04] ✓ AI can't violate laws of physics [07:23] e.g. guard rails → humans write a specification [08:03] ✓ don't need to understand how AI algos function [08:52] = easier to verify a proof than discover it → focus on proof checking code = impossible to run unsafe code e.g. additions at primary school [10:10] ✓ use formal verification tool known as Dafny → prove that this program correctly adds up any numbers, not just the numbers that were in your training data = provably safe AI [11:04] Why shouldn't AI development be paused? [11:32] visual

→ don't pause AI → pause the reckless race to super intelligence ✓ stop obsessively training ever-larger models that we don't understand ✓ Hubris kills = illusory superiority → most people think they are better than they really are in most aspects of life → don't fly to the sun ]]> to thrive = to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc GPT = generative, pre-trained, transformer LLM = large language model back-propagation = identifying mistake and making changes; In machine learning, backpropagation is a gradient estimation method used to train neural network models RLHF = reinforcement learning with human feedback to parse = to examine computer data and change it into a form that can be easily read or understood; to examine or think about something carefully in order to understand it 20240410 18:10-19:30 2 active What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? 20240403 hw20240410 pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? Generative AI is poised to transform the workplace, but we still need human brains for new ideas, says marketing expert Jessica Apotheker. She explores how marketers can find their niche in the world of AI based on their preference for data or creativity, offering a pragmatic and hopeful look at the future of business https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_apotheker_what_will_happen_to_marketing_in_the_age_of_ai?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 1 What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? 20240403 hw20240410 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png How do you seize the productivity opportunity brought about by artificial intelligence? What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? Generative AI is poised to transform the workplace, but we still need human brains for new ideas, says marketing expert Jessica Apotheker. She explores how marketers can find their niche in the world of AI based on their preference for data or creativity, offering a pragmatic and hopeful look at the future of business https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_apotheker_what_will_happen_to_marketing_in_the_age_of_ai?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions]]> Sample questions Can access to big data help tap into the emotional needs of consumers? Can brainstorming with a computer help come up with a perfect product or innovation to meet consumer needs? Can AI help generate a sales pitch to convince a prospect buyer at the point of sale? ]]> what_will_happen_to_marketing_in_the_age_of_ai_121579.mp4 Why and by how much could productivity increase in marketing thanks to AI [02:51]? ✓ marketing has traditionally been a right brain type of function → generative AI will bring about the next productivity revolution [01:19] e.g. the Boston Consulting Group conducted with Harvard a study ✓ ChatGPT (in 2023) already improves the right-brain performance of marketers by 40 percent [02:51] What will happen to marketers once AI can help them generate more? What risk may AI lead to in marketing? [03:58] ✓ more personalised contents & ideas 〆content overload [04:22] = feeling chased by contents What is the danger of relying on generative AI in marketing? [04:47] ✓ generative AI has been trained on existing content and data → reduces divergence of outcomes ≠ equalization of marketing is not a productive increase divergence = difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions How can you solve the negative outcomes of generative AI? [05:02] ✓ need to develop a left AI brain → reskill & reorganize with left brain type human resources → build, use and diffuse predictive AI tools in the heart of decision-making = build solutions to predict outcomes ✓ identify and protect top right-brained talent left brain type = logical, analytical, orderly. The theory suggests that people who are left-brain dominant do well in careers that involve linear thinking, math, and verbal information. This includes careers such as accountant, scientist, or computer programmer right brain type = creative, emotional, intuitive. More likely imaginative and innovative thinkers, often drawn to fields where they can express themselves freely and help others What typical questions & answers generated by AI to distribute to marketers could be provided by teams of marketing data scientists & marketing data engineers? [05:38] ✓ what audience creative couples are really hitting it off ✓ what product is working with which consumer ✓ why or how is the marketing funnel evolving to hit it off = to be naturally friendly or well suited funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation If you are successful with a given target generation, what are the risks when envisaging marketing for a new consumer segment? [07:18] ✓ brand could get trapped in current territory ... e.g. if a brand is strong with millennials 〆lack of data and content existing on millennials that will help you to be successful with Gen Z 〆conducting a market survey is more a left brain type of activity (= confirmation of a sales hypothesis) ✓ interpreting trends & decision making = more right brain type → need a combination of both types → don't rely only on AI for your market survey What 2 steps should marketers follow when making use of AI? [07:52] 1 identify who could provide most relevant data = recognise content partners ✓ think outside the box, beyond your eco-system → contact financial institutions, insurances (= already common practice to buy data from other service providers) e.g. a construction company decides to market to architects for the first time → find data on architects 〆construction companies (= direct competitors) 2 set up a federated model ✓ train algorithms = don't believe in the first answers → always rephrase What is the impact on creativity if all right brain tasks rely on generative AI? [08:51] 〆drop by 40% of collective divergent ideas 〆true innovation is being stifled to stifle /'staifəl/ = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed How can you protect the identity of your brand and differentiation on the market? [09:25] ✓ identify true innovators e.g. those who usually disagree with you ✓ strategically reskill to use AI efficiently e.g.how to develop new prototypes fast & multiply their impact → protect & teach how to use AI = keep juices flowing → protect brand identity & differentiation in the market to keep juices flowing = to become inspired to greater creativity, productivity, or energy, or to cause such a feeling in someone What should marketers do to survive? [10:06] ✓ identify whether talents are left brain or right brain type ✓ specialise their skills → choose their brain 3 Writing with AI active wip edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png Can AI improve text for copy-writing? visual

(optional) How to set up ChatGPT (from Russia) → read the instructions (5min) → install a VPN → complete the different stages from the instructions (10min) https://nibbl.ru/featured/chatgpt-kak-zaregistrirovatsya-iz-rossii.html → prompt AI https://chat.openai.com/ → answer the questions ]]> Copywriters help to create billboards, brochures, catalogues, jingle lyrics, magazine and newspaper advertisements, sales letters and other direct mail, scripts for television or radio commercials, taglines, white papers, website and social media posts, and other marketing communications. All this aligned with the target audience's expectations while keeping the content and copy fresh, relevant, and effective src: Wikipedia ]]> How long will you need to write a short presentation? Have you got enough vocabulary to communicate succinctly & convincingly your ideas? What minimum level of English is usually required? → completing a short presentation ~ 3/5min brainstorming ~ 5min drafting a plan ~ 3min writing the introduction ~ 3min writing the conclusion ~ 5-8min finding examples to support the narrative ~ 8-10min finding visuals to support the narrative ~ 5min per part x 3-5 parts total ~ 30-40min (60min+ if lacking visuals or vocab) → vocab needs 〆internet research for key expressions (5-20min...) → language levels ✓ A2/B1 - writing an e-mail ✓ B1+ - writing a report ✓ B2 - writing a proposal ✓ C1 - writing an essay copy-writing → B2+ copywriting = act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. Copywriting is aimed at selling products or services https://writesonic.com/chat https://twee.com/ (registration required, mostly AI for teachers) https://retext.ai/ https://airuco.ru/ ]]> Explain the mistakes in the following excerpt -- orig -- 'In my opinion, people need to learn to accept other people. People of a different race, nationality, religion, and so on. In general, humanity has made progress in this after the Second World War, recognizing the genocide of other nations. But even in the last 80 years after the end of the global conflict, this problem still exists.' -- suggested answer -- The excerpt contains several mistakes: Lack of Emphasis: The language lacks emphasis and conviction, making the statement less impactful. Repetition: The repetition of "people" and "other people" in the same sentence can be improved for better readability. Lack of Specificity: The phrase "and so on" lacks specificity and can be replaced with a more comprehensive list. Awkward Phrasing: The sentence "In general, humanity has made progress in this after the Second World War" is awkward and lacks clarity. Lack of Specificity: The phrase "recognizing the genocide of other nations" lacks specificity and can be improved for better clarity. Lack of Clarity: The phrase "this problem still exists" lacks clarity and can be more specific about the issue being referred to. Here's a revised and improved version: "In my perspective, it's crucial for individuals to embrace those of diverse races, nationalities, religions, and more. While humanity has made progress in acknowledging the genocides that occurred after the Second World War, the challenge of acceptance persists even 80 years after the global conflict. It's essential to strive for a world where every individual is valued for who they are, fostering a truly inclusive and compassionate global community." ]]> knowledgeable = well-informed; intelligent https://writesonic.com/chat https://twee.com/ (registration required, mostly AI for teachers) ]]> ✓ Correct mistakes and improve the language in the following excerpt -- orig -- 'In my opinion, people need to learn to accept other people. People of a different race, nationality, religion, and so on. In general, humanity has made progress in this after the Second World War, recognizing the genocide of other nations. But even in the last 80 years after the end of the global conflict, this problem still exists.' -- suggested answer -- In my opinion, it is essential for people to learn to accept others, regardless of their race, nationality, religion, and so forth. Overall, humanity has made progress in this regard since the Second World War, acknowledging the genocides that have occurred. However, even in the 80 years following the end of the global conflict, this issue continues to persist. ]]> to alienate = to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group https://writesonic.com/chat https://twee.com/ (registration required, mostly AI for teachers) ]]> Improve the language in the following excerpt to make it more engaging: -- orig -- In my opinion, it is essential for people to learn to accept others, regardless of their race, nationality, religion, and so forth. Overall, humanity has made progress in this regard since the Second World War, acknowledging the genocides that have occurred. However, even in the 80 years following the end of the global conflict, this issue continues to persist. -- suggested answer -- I strongly believe that embracing diversity, irrespective of race, nationality, religion, and more, is crucial. While humanity has made strides in this area since the Second World War, acknowledging the atrocities of past genocides, the challenge of acceptance still lingers even 80 years after the war's end. It's time for us to cultivate a world where every individual is embraced for who they are, fostering a truly inclusive and compassionate global community. What next? Refine the language further. In my view, it's imperative for people to embrace others, regardless of their race, nationality, or religion. Despite acknowledging the genocides following the Second World War, the challenge of acceptance persists even 80 years after the conflict. It's time to strive for a world where every individual is valued for who they are, fostering a truly inclusive and compassionate global community. ]]> to refine = to improve sth by making small changes to it 4 Imaging by AI active wip edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png When can graphics generation by AI be pertinent to presentations & webinars? https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky30 https://www.craiyon.com/ https://midjourney.co/ → compare results → examine how prompts differ → answer the questions ]]>

Модель Kandinsky 3.0 нарисовала: map of Russia with railway and haulage transport routes for more cost-effective logistics в стиле professional_studio yyhttps://rudalle.ru/kandinsky30

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Модель Kandinsky 2.2 нарисовала: data pie chart showing 3 shares: 60% cars 30% trains 10% planes https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 ]]> https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky30 https://www.craiyon.com/ https://midjourney.co/ ]]> https://www.midjourney.com/showcase ]]> visual

Модель Kandinsky 2.2 нарисовала: portrait of a millennial who craves for the latest Iphone https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 → try generating portraits of your target consumers with different engines https://this-person-does-not-exist.com/ https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 ]]> ✓ endorsement by a so-called expert in a particular industry e.g. doctor in a surgical coat ✓ target audience e.g. happy family enjoying a picnic endorsement = statement made in an advertisement, usually by sb famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product 3 Role play wip active role_play AI will replace as many as two million manufacturing workers by 2025 src: MIT and Boston University report https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/03/30/which-jobs-will-ai-replace-these-4-industries-will-be-heavily-impacted/?sh=4b7d49235957 By 2030, at least 14% of employees globally could need to change their careers due to digitization, robotics, and AI advancements src: McKinsey Global Institute https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/d44b651ee25cd6f8717a9b049d2f2e0de8a965f5 ]]> You agree with the statement ✓ AI can build presentations analyse & enter data write content (...) ✓ Many AI tools are already available Chat GPT Gamma Numerous AI (...) ✓ By 2030, the average simulation shows that some 70% of companies will have embraced the AI revolution and adopted at least one type of AI technology You disagree with the statement. You are a nay sayer. 〆AI will be taking some jobs ✓ will be creating new ones ✓ We just need to... ramp up our technical skills complete online courses understand the industry gain work experience develop our soft skills ✓ some jobs just can't be taken by AI ✓ an enhancer rather than a full replacement of jobs 3 Mr Kettle prep_ol_qa wip active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Will AI ever take over our lives? SBERBANK | Mr Kettle Would you like to call your fridge to check if you have any sausages left? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzvbSMJQuY → watch the video → answer the questions]]> mr_kettle_sberbank-5pzvbsmjquy.mkv Would you like to have a smart home? Could you trust AI to manage your home in your absence? Would you like to have an AI friend at home? 1 Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI 20240410 hw20240417 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png How can you actually work with AI on a daily basis? Generative AI in a Nutshell - how to survive and thrive in the age of AI - Henrik Kniberg Basically a full day AI course crammed into 18 mins of drawing & talking. Target audience: Everyone. Covers questions like What is generative AI, how does it work, how do I use it, what are some of the risks & limitations. Also covers things like autonomous agents, the role of us humans, prompt engineering tips, AI-powered product development, origin of ChatGPT, different types of models, and some tips about mindset around this whole thing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IK3DFHRFfw

〆be aware nobody may be held responsible → unlike paying a hefty sum for a consultant... 〆lack of experience in 'recruiting' the optimal large language model character = no CV or references available! ]]> What do GPT & LLMs acronyms stand for? [02:31] ✓ GPT = generative, pre-trained, transformer ✓ LLM = large language model (i.e. a neural network) [03:06] ✓ bot + transformer architecture → uses normal human language What 2 stages are necessary to build large language models? Could you one day take part in any of these stages as a domain expert working in collaboration with a data scientist? [04:08] ✓ training → listen (like a baby) = unsupervised, generative pre-training [04:32] → recognise patterns ✓ improvement → back-propagation [04:42] = identifies mistake & make changes → RLHF reinforcement learning with human feedback [04:47] = human training ✓ model is then frozen [05:16] = pre-trained How is ChatGPT designed not to commit crimes? Do you believe such measures are sufficient? [05:11] ✓ taught by humans = RLHF reinforcement learning with human feedback [04:47] How can you brainstorm & organise your thoughts with an AI model? Have you already tried to follow a similar back-and-forth approach? [07:50] ✓ dump thoughts by having a walk ✓ ask for AI feedback ✓ have a discussion ✓ ask to summarise ✓ export into text What is the main bottleneck in deploying AI? What could be the bottleneck at your workplace? Could vertical hierarchy discourage providing too much context in fear of confidentiality breach? [09:32] ✓ prompt engineering skills = providing enough & relevant context ✓ senior management may be reluctant to disclose information to improve large language models e.g. some companies have already shown concerns about sharing market surveys & product features → may be used by competition Why is the role of humans still relevant? What can you do in your job to make sure you are still relevant? [12:10] ✓ decide what to ask the AI ✓ decide how to formulate the prompt ✓ what context needs to be provided ✓ how to evaluate the result = beware of hallucinations → only domain knowledge experts can = compensate for weaknesses of AI models Which 2 ways to prompt AI are given? Have you ever used any of these approaches in prompting? [15:24] → task + context = iterate [15:33] prompt → response → follow-up prompt → response OR update prompt → response | update prompt → response → task + AI own questions = ask AI what more information it needs ✓ typical coaching questions What is the next frontier with AI? What so-called 'high-level missions' could you assign? [16:18] ✓ autonomous agents = no need to prompt continuously → assign a high level mission → give tools needed ≠ micromanagement → need to craft prompt engineering to implement high-level missions e.g. buying / selling shares when share prices reach given peaks & troughs What does the success of deploying AI depend on? What will your next step be? [17:13] ✓ imagination ✓ prompt engineering skills ≠ technology to seize = to take control of a place or situation, often suddenly and violently; to be quick to make use of a chance, an opportunity, etc divergence = difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions left brain type = logical, analytical, orderly. The theory suggests that people who are left-brain dominant do well in careers that involve linear thinking, math, and verbal information. This includes careers such as accountant, scientist, or computer programmer right brain type = creative, emotional, intuitive. More likely imaginative and innovative thinkers, often drawn to fields where they can express themselves freely and help others funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation to stifle /'staifəl/ = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed to keep juices flowing = to become inspired to greater creativity, productivity, or energy, or to cause such a feeling in someone 20240403 18:10-19:30 2 active How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses Machine Learning, AI, and the future of presentations & webinars By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses 20240327 hw20240403 pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Have you ever experienced high-tech bureaucracy? What could this look like? How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses Sylvain Duranton - TED@BCG Mumbai September 2019 Here's a paradox: as companies try to streamline their businesses by using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, they may inadvertently make themselves less efficient. Business technologist Sylvain Duranton advocates for a "Human plus AI" approach -- using AI systems alongside humans, not instead of them -- and shares the specific formula companies can adopt to successfully employ AI while keeping humans in the loop https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvain_duranton_how_humans_and_ai_can_work_together_to_create_better_businesses?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 1 How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses 20240327 hw20240403 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Have you ever experienced high-tech bureaucracy? What could this look like? How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses Sylvain Duranton - TED@BCG Mumbai September 2019 Here's a paradox: as companies try to streamline their businesses by using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, they may inadvertently make themselves less efficient. Business technologist Sylvain Duranton advocates for a "Human plus AI" approach -- using AI systems alongside humans, not instead of them -- and shares the specific formula companies can adopt to successfully employ AI while keeping humans in the loop https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvain_duranton_how_humans_and_ai_can_work_together_to_create_better_businesses?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_humans_and_AI_can_work_together_to_create_better_businesses_53024.mp4 what is algocracy? [01:03] ✓ situation when AI takes more and more critical decisions according to rules outside of any human control ✓ bureaucracy favours rules and procedures over human judgement ✓ AI decides solely based on rules (mostly inferred from past data) What is the human-zero mindset? Why is it so tempting? [01:46] ✓ situation when many corporate executives behave like bureaucrats from the past → take costly, old-fashioned humans out of the loop → rely only upon AI to take decisions ✓ "Human plus AI" route is long, costly & difficult → business teams, tech teams, data-science teams have to iterate for months to craft exactly how humans and AI can best work together to craft = to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands What examples of silly AI behaviour are given? [02:41] visual

attempt #1 - Write a short sales pitch to encourage people to travel by train Discover the Joy of Train Travel Are you ready to embark on a journey that offers comfort, convenience, and breathtaking views? Look no further than train travel! Here's why you should consider hopping on board for your next adventure: 1. Relaxation and Comfort Sit back, unwind, and enjoy the spacious seating, ample legroom, and the freedom to move around at your leisure. Avoid the stress of driving or navigating traffic, and let the rhythmic motion of the train lull you into a state of tranquility. 2. Scenic Views Immerse yourself in the picturesque landscapes that only train travel can provide. From rolling hills to majestic coastlines, the ever-changing scenery will leave you in awe. 3. Eco-Friendly Option Reduce your carbon footprint by choosing train travel over other modes of transportation. Contribute to a sustainable future while exploring new destinations. 4. Convenient and Time-Efficient Say goodbye to long security lines and airport waits. With city-center to city-center connections, train travel offers a seamless and efficient alternative. 5. Stress-Free Travel Enjoy the freedom to move around, access onboard amenities, and stay connected with onboard Wi-Fi, making the journey as enjoyable as the destination. Don't miss out on the magic of train travel. Book your ticket today and let the adventure begin!

attempt #2 - Write a short sales pitch to encourage people to travel by train (use the 5 principles of persuasion by Robert Cialdini) Sales Pitch: Experience the Delight of Train Travel Are you looking for a delightful and convenient way to travel? Look no further than train travel! Here's how you can be persuaded to choose train travel using the 5 principles of persuasion by Robert Cialdini: 1. Reciprocity: When you choose train travel, you're not just buying a ticket; you're investing in an experience. The train journey offers you scenic views, comfortable seating, and onboard amenities, making it a unique and memorable way to travel. 2. Social Proof: Join the millions of satisfied travelers who prefer train travel for its comfort, convenience, and eco-friendliness. Many travelers rave about the stress-free experience, spacious cabins, and the ability to relax, work, or socialize while on board. 3. Authority: Train travel is endorsed by transportation experts, environmentalists, and urban planners as a sustainable and efficient mode of transportation. It's a reliable way to reach your destination while reducing your carbon footprint. 4. Consistency: By choosing train travel, you're aligning with your values of sustainability and comfort. Train travel allows you to consistently make environmentally conscious choices without sacrificing convenience or comfort. 5. Liking: Train travel offers a likable and enjoyable experience for all passengers. Whether you're a solo traveler, a family, or a group of friends, the train provides a communal atmosphere, comfortable seating, and the freedom to move around during the journey. So why wait? Choose train travel for your next journey and experience the pleasure of a stress-free, comfortable, and eco-friendly way to reach your destination.

src: AI generated answer by Chatsonic https://writesonic.com/chat ]]> to kick-start = to do sth to help a process or project start more quickly Write a short sales pitch to encourage people to travel by train What mistakes can you find in this first answer by AI? How can you improve the generated text? ]]> Can you rephrase the prompt to avoid the above mistakes? Does it improve generated contents? in Russia Discover the Beauty of Russia by Train Are you ready for an unforgettable adventure through the vast and captivating landscapes of Russia? Traveling by train offers you an immersive and scenic journey like no other. Here's why you should choose train travel in Russia: Scenic Splendor: From the picturesque countryside to the majestic snow-capped mountains, train travel in Russia provides breathtaking views that you simply can't experience from any other mode of transport. Immerse yourself in the beauty of Russia's diverse landscapes as you travel comfortably from city to city. Cultural Immersion: Russia's extensive rail network allows you to connect with the heart and soul of the country. Experience the rich cultural tapestry as you interact with fellow travelers, sample local cuisine, and witness the charm of small towns and villages along the way. Convenience and Comfort: Enjoy the convenience of city-center train stations and the comfort of modern train carriages equipped with amenities to make your journey relaxing and enjoyable. Whether it's a short hop between cities or an epic trans-Siberian adventure, train travel in Russia offers a stress-free and comfortable way to explore this vast nation. Historical Significance: Many of Russia's iconic train routes have historical significance, adding a layer of intrigue to your travel experience. Follow in the footsteps of the legendary Trans-Siberian Railway or journey through the storied landscapes that have inspired countless literary works. Environmental Sustainability: By choosing train travel, you're making an environmentally conscious choice. Trains are a sustainable mode of transport, allowing you to explore Russia while minimizing your carbon footprint. Embark on an enriching and unforgettable journey through Russia by train. Whether you're a solo traveler, a family, or a group of friends, train travel offers an authentic and captivating way to experience all that Russia has to offer. ✓ improved localisation e.g. legendary Trans-Siberian Railway 〆limited dataset? e.g. still no towns mentioned & arguably general geographical landscape descriptions ]]> Write a short sales pitch to encourage people to travel by train (use the 5 principles of persuasion by Robert Cialdini) What logical discrepancies can you find in the 2nd attempt by AI? How can you improve generated text? ]]> discrepancy = difference between two or more things that should be the same Can using the suggestions by AI - instead of rephrasing the prompt - improve generated contents? How many times did you need to rephrase your prompt and/or make use of suggestions? Are you satisfied with the improved text, or do you believe you could have achieved the same result by yourself? Explain reciprocity better Reciprocity in Persuasion Reciprocity, as described by Robert Cialdini, is the principle that people feel compelled to give back when they receive something. In the context of train travel, reciprocity can be explained as follows: When you choose train travel, you're not just purchasing a mode of transportation. You're entering into an experience where the train service provides you with comfort, convenience, and a pleasant journey. In return, the principle of reciprocity suggests that you may feel inclined to appreciate and reciprocate by choosing train travel again or recommending it to others. This principle emphasizes the idea that by offering a positive experience, the train service provider can elicit a feeling of obligation in passengers to reciprocate by continuing to support and use their services. 〆still partly irrelevant What next? Provide specific examples. Certainly! Here are specific examples of reciprocity in the context of train travel: Complimentary Amenities: Train services often provide complimentary amenities such as snacks, beverages, or reading materials during the journey. By receiving these extras at no additional cost, passengers may feel inclined to reciprocate by choosing the same train service for future travel. Exceptional Customer Service: Train staff going above and beyond to provide exceptional customer service, such as helping passengers with luggage or providing assistance to elderly or disabled travelers, can create a sense of goodwill. This positive experience can lead passengers to reciprocate by speaking positively about the train service and choosing it for their future travel needs. Onboard Entertainment: Some train services offer onboard entertainment, such as Wi-Fi, movies, or music. By providing these entertainment options, the train service creates a positive experience for passengers, who may feel compelled to reciprocate by choosing the same train service for their next journey. In each of these examples, the train service provides a positive experience or extra value to passengers, which can trigger the principle of reciprocity, leading passengers to feel a sense of obligation to reciprocate by choosing the train service again or recommending it to others. 〆far-stretched arguments → still partly irrelevant ✓ some arguably useful ideas → perhaps your own input (optionally followed by AI improvement on the language) will yield better results... ]]> far-stretched = difficult to believe and unlikely to be true to yield = to produce 1 What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? 20240403 hw20240410 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png How do you seize the productivity opportunity brought about by artificial intelligence? What will happen to marketing in the age of AI? Generative AI is poised to transform the workplace, but we still need human brains for new ideas, says marketing expert Jessica Apotheker. She explores how marketers can find their niche in the world of AI based on their preference for data or creativity, offering a pragmatic and hopeful look at the future of business https://www.ted.com/talks/jessica_apotheker_what_will_happen_to_marketing_in_the_age_of_ai?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions]]> Sample questions Can access to big data help tap into the emotional needs of consumers? Can brainstorming with a computer help come up with a perfect product or innovation to meet consumer needs? Can AI help generate a sales pitch to convince a prospect buyer at the point of sale? ]]> what_will_happen_to_marketing_in_the_age_of_ai_121579.mp4 Why and by how much could productivity increase in marketing thanks to AI [02:51]? ✓ marketing has traditionally been a right brain type of function → generative AI will bring about the next productivity revolution [01:19] e.g. the Boston Consulting Group conducted with Harvard a study ✓ ChatGPT (in 2023) already improves the right-brain performance of marketers by 40 percent [02:51] What will happen to marketers once AI can help them generate more? What risk may AI lead to in marketing? [03:58] ✓ more personalised contents & ideas 〆content overload [04:22] = feeling chased by contents What is the danger of relying on generative AI in marketing? [04:47] ✓ generative AI has been trained on existing content and data → reduces divergence of outcomes ≠ equalization of marketing is not a productive increase divergence = difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions How can you solve the negative outcomes of generative AI? [05:02] ✓ need to develop a left AI brain → reskill & reorganize with left brain type human resources → build, use and diffuse predictive AI tools in the heart of decision-making = build solutions to predict outcomes ✓ identify and protect top right-brained talent left brain type = logical, analytical, orderly. The theory suggests that people who are left-brain dominant do well in careers that involve linear thinking, math, and verbal information. This includes careers such as accountant, scientist, or computer programmer right brain type = creative, emotional, intuitive. More likely imaginative and innovative thinkers, often drawn to fields where they can express themselves freely and help others What typical questions & answers generated by AI to distribute to marketers could be provided by teams of marketing data scientists & marketing data engineers? [05:38] ✓ what audience creative couples are really hitting it off ✓ what product is working with which consumer ✓ why or how is the marketing funnel evolving to hit it off = to be naturally friendly or well suited funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation If you are successful with a given target generation, what are the risks when envisaging marketing for a new consumer segment? [07:18] ✓ brand could get trapped in current territory ... e.g. if a brand is strong with millennials 〆lack of data and content existing on millennials that will help you to be successful with Gen Z 〆conducting a market survey is more a left brain type of activity (= confirmation of a sales hypothesis) ✓ interpreting trends & decision making = more right brain type → need a combination of both types → don't rely only on AI for your market survey What 2 steps should marketers follow when making use of AI? [07:52] 1 identify who could provide most relevant data = recognise content partners ✓ think outside the box, beyond your eco-system → contact financial institutions, insurances (= already common practice to buy data from other service providers) e.g. a construction company decides to market to architects for the first time → find data on architects 〆construction companies (= direct competitors) 2 set up a federated model ✓ train algorithms = don't believe in the first answers → always rephrase What is the impact on creativity if all right brain tasks rely on generative AI? [08:51] 〆drop by 40% of collective divergent ideas 〆true innovation is being stifled to stifle /'staifəl/ = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed How can you protect the identity of your brand and differentiation on the market? [09:25] ✓ identify true innovators e.g. those who usually disagree with you ✓ strategically reskill to use AI efficiently e.g.how to develop new prototypes fast & multiply their impact → protect & teach how to use AI = keep juices flowing → protect brand identity & differentiation in the market to keep juices flowing = to become inspired to greater creativity, productivity, or energy, or to cause such a feeling in someone What should marketers do to survive? [10:06] ✓ identify whether talents are left brain or right brain type ✓ specialise their skills → choose their brain divergence = difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions left brain type = logical, analytical, orderly. The theory suggests that people who are left-brain dominant do well in careers that involve linear thinking, math, and verbal information. This includes careers such as accountant, scientist, or computer programmer right brain type = creative, emotional, intuitive. More likely imaginative and innovative thinkers, often drawn to fields where they can express themselves freely and help others funnel = device that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids or powders into a small opening; in marketing: e.g. discovery, interest, appraisal, confirmation to stifle /'staifəl/ = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed to keep juices flowing = to become inspired to greater creativity, productivity, or energy, or to cause such a feeling in someone algocracy = situation in which algorithm-based systems structure and constrain the opportunities for human participation in, and comprehension of, public decision- making human-zero mindset = situation when costly, old-fashioned humans are taken out of the loop and management rely only upon AI to take decisions to craft = to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands data scientist = professional who creates programming code and combines it with statistical knowledge to create insights from data domain expert | subject-matter expert (SME) = person who has accumulated great knowledge in a particular field or topic and this level of knowledge is demonstrated by the person's degree, licensure, and/or through years of professional experience with the subject to weave = to put facts, events, details, etc. together to make a story or a closely connected whole derrick = tall structure over an oil well for holding a drill (which makes the hole in the ground for getting the oil out) wait expect sth from my company ]]> 20240327 18:10-19:30 2 active Impact of AI on professional skill set Artificial Intelligence will replace 40% of jobs By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240320 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What jobs will be replaced by AI? 20240320 hw20240327 Artificial intelligence (AI) could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs (...) The report also predicts two-thirds of jobs in the U.S. and Europe “are exposed to some degree of AI automation,” and around a quarter of all jobs could be performed by AI entirely src: investment bank Goldman Sachs https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html Educated white-collar workers earning up to $80,000 a year are the most likely to be affected by workforce automation src: University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html → put the jobs under the correct heading → suggest why some jobs may be automated → give examples how professionals might change their work ]]> quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240320.xml Quarterly test (logs) active wip quarterly_test_logs test_log_MikhaylovaNadezhda_20240317_2031_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240320.xml test_log_MARINAGRIGORYEVA_20240318_1256_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240320.xml test_log_SergeyDavydov_20240320_1608_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240320.xml test_log_AnnaShekshueva_20240324_2349_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240320.xml test_log_tbelovata_20240327_1652_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20240320.xml 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What jobs will be replaced by AI? active wip xml_multi_dd_row How will AI affect jobs? How many jobs will be replaced by AI in the near future? Artificial intelligence (AI) could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs (...) The report also predicts two-thirds of jobs in the U.S. and Europe “are exposed to some degree of AI automation,” and around a quarter of all jobs could be performed by AI entirely src: investment bank Goldman Sachs https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html Educated white-collar workers earning up to $80,000 a year are the most likely to be affected by workforce automation src: University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html → put the jobs under the correct heading → suggest why some jobs may be automated → give examples how professionals might change their work ]]> 47 14 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8 9;10;11;12;13;14;15;16 Jobs likely to be automated Customer service representative Receptionists Accountants/Bookkeepers Salespeople Research and analysis Warehouse work Insurance underwriting Retail Jobs not likely to be replaced by AI teachers lawyers & judges directors, managers and CEOs HR managers psychologists & psychiatrists surgeons computer system analysts artists & writers src: How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030 https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs ]]> 1 Brainstorming with AI for a sales pitch or presentation active wip edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Are contents generated by AI really any worse than human-made samples? Can you improve your persuasive speech using AI? visual

Модель Kandinsky 2.2 нарисовала: surrealism, hi definition, futuristic, brain connected by cables to the internet в стиле 3d_render https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 → answer the questions ]]> https://writesonic.com/chat (login required, e.g. via a google account) https://chat.openai.com/ (vpn, mobile phone number abroad required - or see workaround below) https://rudalle.ru/kandinsky22 (workaround) How to set up ChatGPT (from Russia) → read the instructions (5min) → install a VPN → complete the different stages from the instructions (10min) https://nibbl.ru/featured/chatgpt-kak-zaregistrirovatsya-iz-rossii.html ]]> Have you ever tried using AI to improve your sales pitches, presentations or webinars? How could AI add value? ✓ brainstorm ideas ✓ synthesise big data for a survey ✓ generate contents ✓ provide feedback on human-generated contents ✓ play the role of a sparring partner sparring partner = person that you regularly have friendly arguments or discussions with https://beta.character.ai/]]> Sample answer 1 - Sales simulator Would you like to travel by train rather than by car? For shorter travels yes And for longer travels? Car But isn't it more tiring to drive long distances? Yes but for longer journeys driving can be better as you have more storage, a more comfortable seat, cheaper and quicker. While a train has no stress of driving but you still need to walk from the train station the car could also hold more and be more comfortable. If the journey is not too long then train is better I really disagree. And what about the ecological impact? While the train is slightly environmentally better the fuel efficiency of modern cars makes it almost negligible. There is also a higher chance that the train may be delayed or cancelled. As well as the fact that you have to travel to and from the station as well as book the tickets whereas the car is just a start up and travel meaning it will probably be quicker. Sample answer 2 - Sales expert Would you like to travel by train rather than by car? Yes, I would prefer to travel by train rather than by car. Trains are a more ecological form of transportation, and I prefer not to contribute to global warming. Additionally, trains offer increased amenities and comfort that make traveling more pleasant. ]]> https://writesonic.com/chat (login required, e.g. via a google account) https://chat.openai.com/ (vpn, mobile phone number abroad required - or see workaround below) ]]> ✓ Write a short presentation about the advantages and disadvantages of travelling by train Advantages and Disadvantages of Travelling by Train Traveling by train offers a unique experience with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. Let's explore both sides of the coin: Advantages 1. Comfort and Relaxation Trains provide spacious seating, generous legroom, and the freedom to move around during the journey, offering a more relaxed and comfortable travel experience compared to other modes of transportation. 2. Scenic Views Train travel offers breathtaking views of diverse landscapes, allowing passengers to immerse themselves in the beauty of the journey, from rolling countryside to coastal vistas. 3. Environmentally Friendly Trains are a greener mode of transportation, emitting fewer greenhouse gases per passenger mile compared to cars and airplanes, making them a more sustainable travel option. 4. Convenient Connections Train stations are often conveniently located in city centers, providing easy access to urban areas without the hassle of lengthy airport transfers, reducing overall travel time and stress. 5. Onboard Amenities Many trains offer amenities such as Wi-Fi, dining cars, and comfortable lounges, providing passengers with the convenience of staying connected and enjoying a variety of services during the journey. Disadvantages 1. Limited Routes Train networks may have limited coverage compared to road or air transportation, which can restrict travel options, especially in remote or less accessible areas. 2. Time-Consuming Train travel may take longer than flying, especially for long distances, which can be a drawback for those seeking the quickest mode of transportation. 3. Schedule Dependence Trains operate on fixed schedules, and delays can occur due to various reasons, potentially impacting travel plans and requiring passengers to adhere to specific departure times. 4. Limited Flexibility Unlike driving, train travel offers limited flexibility to make impromptu stops or detours, as journeys are predetermined by the train schedule and route. 5. Cost While train travel can be cost-effective for certain routes, tickets for high-speed or long-distance trains may be relatively expensive compared to other modes of transportation, impacting travel budgets. In conclusion, while train travel offers numerous benefits such as comfort, scenic views, and environmental sustainability, it also presents limitations in terms of route coverage, travel time, and flexibility. Understanding these pros and cons can help travelers make informed decisions based on their specific needs and preferences. src: AI generated answer by Chatsonic https://writesonic.com/chat ]]> 1 How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses 20240327 hw20240403 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Have you ever experienced high-tech bureaucracy? What could this look like? How humans and AI can work together to create better businesses Sylvain Duranton - TED@BCG Mumbai September 2019 Here's a paradox: as companies try to streamline their businesses by using artificial intelligence to make critical decisions, they may inadvertently make themselves less efficient. Business technologist Sylvain Duranton advocates for a "Human plus AI" approach -- using AI systems alongside humans, not instead of them -- and shares the specific formula companies can adopt to successfully employ AI while keeping humans in the loop https://www.ted.com/talks/sylvain_duranton_how_humans_and_ai_can_work_together_to_create_better_businesses?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_humans_and_AI_can_work_together_to_create_better_businesses_53024.mp4 what is algocracy? [01:03] ✓ situation when AI takes more and more critical decisions according to rules outside of any human control ✓ bureaucracy favours rules and procedures over human judgement ✓ AI decides solely based on rules (mostly inferred from past data) What is the human-zero mindset? Why is it so tempting? [01:46] ✓ situation when many corporate executives behave like bureaucrats from the past → take costly, old-fashioned humans out of the loop → rely only upon AI to take decisions ✓ "Human plus AI" route is long, costly & difficult → business teams, tech teams, data-science teams have to iterate for months to craft exactly how humans and AI can best work together to craft = to make sth using special skills, especially with your hands What examples of silly AI behaviour are given? [02:41] visual

"Had the same situation with my mother's burial urn." [03:11] "For months after her death, I got messages from Amazon, saying, 'If you liked that ...' " → necessity ≠ empathy 〆rejection of a student application for university → AI had "learned" on past data characteristics of students that will pass and fail e.g. if in the past all students from a given postal code have failed → AI will likely make this a rule → will reject every student with this postal code ≠ no opportunity to prove the rule wrong ]]> What is the algocratic nightmare? [04:10] ✓ AI constantly learning → no one can check all the rules 〆nobody is accountable ✓ fair because the same set of objective rules has been applied to everyone 〆cannot reconsider answer because algorithms don't change their mind What is the formula of 'Human plus AI'? [04:53] 10% algorithms + 20% technology + 70% people & processes ✓ 10% algorithms = code algos → both data scientists AND domain experts → domain experts should check each variable of the model [07:16] e.g. double-check false negatives of the risk of a heart attack after taking drugs ✓ 20% technology = build tech around the algorithms → collect data → build UI → integrate into legacy systems ✓ 70% people & processes = weave together AI with people and processes → maximize real outcome to weave = to put facts, events, details, etc. together to make a story or a closely connected whole What did a competition to forecast sales of a fashion retailer organized with human buyers and AI demonstrate? [08:05] → recreate a new model = model where human intervention improves AI answers and not the opposite! ]]> How was the fashion retailer sales forecast model improved? [09:40] ✓ humans don't try to guess when AI is wrong → AI takes real input from human buyers = change of user interface ✓ AI queries about missing data e.g. "Hey, humans! I don't know the trends for next year. → Could you share with me your top creative bets?" e.g. I cannot find any good comparables in the past for them. → "Hey, humans! Could you help me quantify those few big items? ✓ "Human plus AI" win → reduce forecast errors by 50% ]]> How to deal with the use of AI in the grey zone? [11:22] ✓ defining ethical rules and standards ✓ help business & tech teams ✓ set limits between personalization & manipulation ✓ distinguish customization of offers from discrimination ✓ differentiate targeting & intrusion What should organisations do to win? [13:27] ✓ invest in human knowledge, not just AI and data → recruit, train, reward human experts 〆data said to be the new oil ✓ human knowledge will make the difference = only derrick available to pump the oil hidden in the data derrick = tall structure over an oil well for holding a drill (which makes the hole in the ground for getting the oil out) white-collar = working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; connected with work in offices underwriting = accepting responsibility for an insurance policy so that you will pay money in case loss or damage happens to gain = to obtain or win sth, especially sth that you need or want to embrace = (formal) to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm to ramp up = to bolster or strengthen; used in economics and business to describe an increase in a firm's production ahead of anticipated increases in product demand. Alternatively, ramp-up describes the period from completed initial product development to maximum capacity utilization, characterized by product and process experimentation and improvements nay sayer = person who always says 'No' to take over = to seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession sparring partner = person that you regularly have friendly arguments or discussions with to kick-start = to do sth to help a process or project start more quickly discrepancy = difference between two or more things that should be the same far-stretched = difficult to believe and unlikely to be true to yield = to produce copywriting = act or occupation of writing text for the purpose of advertising or other forms of marketing. Copywriting is aimed at selling products or services knowledgeable = well-informed; intelligent to alienate = to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group to refine = to improve sth by making small changes to it endorsement = statement made in an advertisement, usually by sb famous or important, saying that they use and like a particular product divergent = considering many different possibilities, especially unusual ones, in a way that helps you to think of new ideas or solutions; tending to reach a variety of possible solutions when analysing a problem prompt engineering = process of structuring text that can be interpreted and understood by a generative AI model. A prompt is natural language text describing the task that an AI should perform 20240320 18:10-19:30 2 active Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20240320 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland 20240313 hw20240320 pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland | TEDxSouthBank Currently around 63% of students are disengaged at school, meaning that they withdrawal either physically or mentally before they have mastered the skills that are required to flourish in later life. In this talk Scott Bolland explores the science of learning, the mismatch between how we teach and how the brain natural learns, and the important role that artificial intelligence could take in addressing the limitations in our current education system. Dr Scott Bolland is the founder of New Dawn Technologies, a high-tech software company aiming to revolutionise education through the use of artificial intelligence. He has spent the last 20 years actively researching and teaching in the field of cognitive science – the scientific study of how the mind works – which spans disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, artificial intelligence and computer science. He holds a PhD in this field, as well as a university medal for outstanding academic scholarship. (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYIvfS-knA → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> 1 Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland 20240313 hw20240320 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Why do we need AI in education? How could AI help you design webinars & presentations in a more engaging manner? Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland | TEDxSouthBank Currently around 63% of students are disengaged at school, meaning that they withdrawal either physically or mentally before they have mastered the skills that are required to flourish in later life. In this talk Scott Bolland explores the science of learning, the mismatch between how we teach and how the brain natural learns, and the important role that artificial intelligence could take in addressing the limitations in our current education system. Dr Scott Bolland is the founder of New Dawn Technologies, a high-tech software company aiming to revolutionise education through the use of artificial intelligence. He has spent the last 20 years actively researching and teaching in the field of cognitive science – the scientific study of how the mind works – which spans disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, artificial intelligence and computer science. He holds a PhD in this field, as well as a university medal for outstanding academic scholarship. (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYIvfS-knA → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> Why is Facebook so “attractive” according to Dr Scott Bolland? How can you apply the same principles when posting on LinkedIn? [02:58-03:21] ✓ provides a constant stream of new information ✓ strives to remain on the periphery of one's knowledge → keeps the platform engaging and addictive = avoids being monotonous or overly familiar ✓ attract followers on LinkedIn by challenging their skills ✓ post creative thoughts that tease their professional ego → touch followers' narcissistic soft point to tease = to laugh at sb and make jokes about them either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them narcissistic /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/ = having too much interest in and admiration for yourself Dr Scott Bolland provided a diagram of the learning centres of the brain that release endorphins depending on the degree of familiarity with the material. [02:28] How can we apply this to designing presentations, webinars & sales pitches? ✓ hard-wired to learn = brain rewards learning with pleasure through endorphins and dopamine → introduce new concepts, solutions, products that challenge audience / prospective buyers without overwhelming them → discovery & learning process should be successive = new information should be layered on existing knowledge → sales pitches should create demand for a product on the periphery of your needs = identify unmet needs of clients hard-wired = automatically thinking or behaving in a particular way How does the described experiment with the robot reflect humans' learning process? [05:15] ✓ demonstrates the importance of inner motivation and self-exploration ✓ robot & humans engage in random behaviour = trial and error → aimless exploration brings minimal results = boredom ✓ robot encounters useful interactions e.g. make an object swing, trigger music by pressing a button ✓ shift to purposeful action → experience positive emotions → begin to value some behaviours (i.e. those that result in a new positive outcome) → discard other behaviours (i.e. that are already learnt and boring) → happiness = learning catalyst ✓ promote engagement ✓ encourage skill acquisition ✓ stimulate inner drive to explore & understand the world ✓ ensure presentations / webinars feature some purposeful interactions e.g. show of hands, multiple choice questions, debating in breakout rooms → define the purpose of the presentation at the beginning to explain the expected end state ✓ engage attendees in a webinar by conducting case studies → generate satisfaction in achieving results → make use of friendly competition among participants as a learning catalyst purposeful /ˈpə:pəsful/ = having or indicating purpose, intentional What’s wrong with the educational system and arguable with webinars & sales pitches in general? [05:48] 〆mismatch between how we teach and how the brain naturally learns 〆some people are going to be ahead and bored 〆others are left behind → learning feels aversive = few members of the audience are getting the information on the periphery of their knowledge → what is required for optimal learning and pleasure 63% students disengaged ✓ design graded presentations / webinars → activities should be of varied difficulties, perhaps at the discretion of the moderator / keynote speaker e.g. feature 2-3 sets of questions (for managers, staff members, clients) aversive = making someone feel a strong dislike for something, or making them not want to do it How does spaced repetition enhance learning performance? What significant advantage does it offer over traditional study methods? [09:26] ✓ review information just before it is about to be forgotten → refresh knowledge at optimal intervals ✓ forgetting curve becomes less steep → improved recall and performance ✓ active recall = testing oneself on the information being studied (e.g. flashcards) ≠ passive methods (e.g. re-reading or highlighting) → better understanding and practical use of information ✓ distinguish cramming from spaced repetition to cram for sth = to learn a lot of things in a short time, in preparation for an exam What three levels can AI support? [08:42] ✓ level 1 - rote learning → memorize information passively → use space repetition individualised thanks to AI ✓ level 2 - generative AI [11:35] → focus on active learning through problem-solving and creativity ✓ consider each person's unique learning style ✓ stimulate critical thinking abilities e.g. ask personal questions = use AI to create contents suited to the person's skill level, enhancing engagement and skill development ✓ level 3 - integrative AI [13:15] → integrate generative AI with tools like virtual reality, gesture recognition, and other advanced technologies ✓ create immersive & interactive learning scenarios tailored to individual members of the audience e.g. video conferencing software can recognise attendees' body language (thumbs up) generative /ˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/ = able to produce or create something; ~ AI: use or study of artificial intelligences that are able to produce text, images, etc integrative /ˈɪn.tə.ɡrə.tɪv/ = combining two or more things in order to make them more effective immersive /ɪˈmɜː.sɪv/ = seeming to surround the audience, player, etc. so that they feel completely involved in something What does ‘the kindling of a flame” rather than ‘the filling of a vessel’ suggest about the role of educators / keynote speakers in engaging their audience? [14:54] ✓ use kindling (small dry pieces of wood) to start a fire ↔ true education involves "igniting" the intrinsic curiosity and joy within each person ✓ like "sparks" that help minds and feelings grow → instil thirst for knowledge, critical thinking skills, and a passion for lifelong learning 〆discard passive process of "filling a vessel" ↔ don't just give knowledge ✓ webinars must encourage viewers to participate (i.e. become active participants) and want to learn more → use of AI to design compelling presentations will soon become the norm ✓ new information should be layered on existing knowledge → focus on the periphery of knowledge → keep learners engaged ✓ reward purposeful action → refresh knowledge at optimal intervals → make forgetting curve less steep kindling = small dry pieces of wood to instil sth (in / into sb) = to gradually make sb feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What jobs will be replaced by AI? 20240320 hw20240327 active wip xml_multi_dd_row How will AI affect jobs? How many jobs will be replaced by AI in the near future? Artificial intelligence (AI) could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs (...) The report also predicts two-thirds of jobs in the U.S. and Europe “are exposed to some degree of AI automation,” and around a quarter of all jobs could be performed by AI entirely src: investment bank Goldman Sachs https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html Educated white-collar workers earning up to $80,000 a year are the most likely to be affected by workforce automation src: University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html → put the jobs under the correct heading → suggest why some jobs may be automated → give examples how professionals might change their work ]]> 47 14 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8 9;10;11;12;13;14;15;16 Jobs likely to be automated Customer service representative Receptionists Accountants/Bookkeepers Salespeople Research and analysis Warehouse work Insurance underwriting Retail Jobs not likely to be replaced by AI teachers lawyers & judges directors, managers and CEOs HR managers psychologists & psychiatrists surgeons computer system analysts artists & writers src: How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030 https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs --> ]]> to tease = to laugh at sb and make jokes about them either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them narcissistic /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/ = having too much interest in and admiration for yourself hard-wired = automatically thinking or behaving in a particular way purposeful /ˈpə:pəsful/ = having or indicating purpose, intentional aversive = making someone feel a strong dislike for something, or making them not want to do it generative /ˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/ = able to produce or create something; ~ AI: use or study of artificial intelligences that are able to produce text, images, etc integrative /ˈɪn.tə.ɡrə.tɪv/ = combining two or more things in order to make them more effective immersive /ɪˈmɜː.sɪv/ = seeming to surround the audience, player, etc. so that they feel completely involved in something kindling = small dry pieces of wood to instil sth (in / into sb) = to gradually make sb feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time 20240313 18:10-19:30 2 active Social advertising By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 Social advertising 20240306 hw20240313 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png You are more beautiful than you think In one of its most famous films, Real Beauty Sketches explores the gap between how others perceive us and how we perceive ourselves. Each woman is the subject of two portraits drawn by FBI-trained forensic artist Gil Zamora: one based on her own description, and the other using a stranger’s observations. The results are surprising... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk source: Dove Real Beauty Sketches → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> 1 Reverse culture shock 20240228 hw20240306 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Imagine you had to return to Russia after living several years abroad: what problems would you experience? What new habits would you find difficult to give up? visual aid

source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505 ]]> to put someone off = to make someone dislike something or someone, or to discourage someone from doing something off-putting = not pleasant, in a way that prevents you from liking sb/sth What kind of behavioural patterns & cultural habits could you have taken back with you to Russia that might surprise your relatives & acquaintances? punctuality, politeness, smiling...? visual aid

source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505 ]]> 3 Social advertising 20240306 hw20240313 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Does your (professional / personal) success depend on the way you look? In what culture(s)? Why / why not? You are more beautiful than you think In one of its most famous films, Real Beauty Sketches explores the gap between how others perceive us and how we perceive ourselves. Each woman is the subject of two portraits drawn by FBI-trained forensic artist Gil Zamora: one based on her own description, and the other using a stranger’s observations. The results are surprising... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpaOjMXyJGk source: Dove Real Beauty Sketches → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> dove_real_beauty_sketches_xpaojmxyjgk.mp4 I'm a forensic artist, worked for the San José Police Department from 1995 to 2011. I showed up to a place I've never been and there was a guy with a drafting board. We couldn't see them, they couldn't see us. Tell me about your hair I didn't know what he was doing, but then I could tell after several questions that he was drawing me. Tell me about your chin. It kind that protrudes a little bit. Especially when I smile. Your jaw? My mom told me I had a big jaw. What would be your most prominent feature. Kinda have fat, rounded face. The older I've gotten the most freckles I've gotten. I would say I have a pretty big forehead. Once I get a sketch, I say "thank you very much" and then they leave.I don't see them. All I have been told before the sketch was to get friendly with this other woman: Chloe. Today I'm gonna ask you some questions about the person you met earlier and I'm gonna ask you some general questions about their face. She was thin, so you can see her cheek bones. And her chin was a nice, thin chin. She had nice eyes. They lit up when she spoke. Cute nose. She had blue eyes. Very nice blue eyes. Ok... So here we are...This is the sketch you helped me create. And that's a sketch that somebody described of you. Yeah, that's... She looks closed off and fatter. Sadder too. The second one looks more open. Friendly and happy. I should be more grateful of my natural beauty. It impacts the choices in friends that we make, the jobs we apply for, how we treat our children It impacts everything. It couldn't be more critical to your happiness. Do you think you're more beautiful then you say? Yeah... yeah... We spend a lot of time as woman analyzing and trying to fix the things that aren't quite right and should spend more time appreciating the things we do like. YOU ARE MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN YOU THINK. Why is it difficult not to look good / handsome / pretty / ravishing? Is this more representative of a masculinity or femininity cultural dimension? ✓ individualist culture calls for competition in all aspects, including appearance → probably more representative of a masculinity cultural dimension 〆cultures with high femininity indexes expect equal rights & treatment → you don't have to be 'beautiful' to succeed ravishing = extremely beautiful, gorgeous Why should women be more grateful of their natural beauty? Is it more obvious in individualist or collectivist cultures? ✓ impacts the choices in friends they make ✓ influences the jobs they apply for ✓ changes how they treat their children = accept yourself as you are → perhaps more obvious to women in collectivist cultures... Why should you be (or not be) critical of your natural beauty? Is this an indicator of a more indulgence or restraint-minded kind of culture? 〆shouldn't be so critical of your beauty ✓ impacts your happiness → more relevant to an indulgence-minded culture Do you agree with the conclusion? What kind of audience does it target? ✓ you are more beautiful than you think → improve self-confidence = more relevant message to an individualist culture paying attention to indulgence Why is social advertising effective? How representative is it of the cultural dimensions of the target society? ✓ social advertising relies on social information or networks in generating, targeting, and delivering marketing communications. e.g. use a particular Internet service to collect social information, establish and maintain relationships with consumers, and for delivering communications ✓ one of the main reasons users rely on social media is because it's a source of entertainment → provides users with a feeling of inclusiveness ✓ in making the customers feel the inclusiveness, social advertising targeting a specific group of users is presented as if these advertisements are customized for the users in their perspective → makes them feel the attention they do not often feel in the real world = echo cultural expectations of the target culture e.g. indulgence or restraint (src: Wikipedia) 1 Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland 20240313 hw20240320 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Why do we need AI in education? How could AI help you design webinars & presentations in a more engaging manner? Neuroscience, AI and the Future of Education | Scott Bolland | TEDxSouthBank Currently around 63% of students are disengaged at school, meaning that they withdrawal either physically or mentally before they have mastered the skills that are required to flourish in later life. In this talk Scott Bolland explores the science of learning, the mismatch between how we teach and how the brain natural learns, and the important role that artificial intelligence could take in addressing the limitations in our current education system. Dr Scott Bolland is the founder of New Dawn Technologies, a high-tech software company aiming to revolutionise education through the use of artificial intelligence. He has spent the last 20 years actively researching and teaching in the field of cognitive science – the scientific study of how the mind works – which spans disciplines such as psychology, philosophy, neuroscience, artificial intelligence and computer science. He holds a PhD in this field, as well as a university medal for outstanding academic scholarship. (2016) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_cYIvfS-knA → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> Why is Facebook so “attractive” according to Dr Scott Bolland? How can you apply the same principles when posting on LinkedIn? ✓ provides a constant stream of new information ✓ strives to remain on the periphery of one's knowledge → keeps the platform engaging and addictive = avoids being monotonous or overly familiar ✓ attract followers on LinkedIn by challenging their skills ✓ post creative thoughts that tease their professional ego → touch followers' narcissistic soft point to tease = to laugh at sb and make jokes about them either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them narcissistic /ˌnɑː.sɪˈsɪs.tɪk/ = having too much interest in and admiration for yourself Dr Scott Bolland provided a diagram of the learning centres of the brain that release endorphins depending on the degree of familiarity with the material. How can we apply this to designing presentations, webinars & sales pitches? ✓ hard-wired to learn = brain rewards learning with pleasure through endorphins and dopamine → introduce new concepts, solutions, products that challenge audience / prospective buyers without overwhelming them → discovery & learning process should be successive = new information should be layered on existing knowledge → sales pitches should create demand for a product in the periphery of your needs = identify unmet needs of clients hard-wired = automatically thinking or behaving in a particular way How does the described experiment with the robot reflect humans' learning process? ✓ demonstrates the importance of inner motivation and self-exploration ✓ robot & humans engage in random behaviour = trial and error → aimless exploration brings minimal results = boredom ✓ robot encounters useful interactions e.g. make an object swing, trigger music by pressing a button ✓ shift to purposeful action → experience positive emotions → begin to value some behaviours (i.e. those that result in a new positive outcome) → discard other behaviours (i.e. that are already learnt and boring) → happiness = learning catalyst ✓ promote engagement ✓ encourage skill acquisition ✓ stimulate inner drive to explore & understand the world ✓ ensure presentations / webinars feature some purposeful interactions e.g. show of hands, multiple choice questions, debating in breakout rooms → define the purpose of the presentation at the beginning to explain the expected end state ✓ engage attendees in a webinar by conducting case studies → generate satisfaction in achieving results → make use of friendly competition among participants as a learning catalyst purposeful /ˈpə:pəsful/ = having or indicating purpose, intentional What’s wrong with the educational system and arguable with webinars & sales pitches in general? 〆mismatch between how we teach and how the brain naturally learns 〆some people are going to be ahead and bored 〆others are left behind → learning feels aversive = few members of the audience are getting the information on the periphery of their knowledge → what is required for optimal learning and pleasure 63% students disengaged ✓ design graded presentations / webinars → activities should be of varied difficulties, perhaps at the discretion of the moderator / keynote speaker e.g. feature 2-3 sets of questions (for managers, staff members, clients) aversive = making someone feel a strong dislike for something, or making them not want to do it What three levels can AI support? ✓ level 1 - rote learning → memorize information passively ✓ level 2 - generative AI → focus on active learning through problem-solving and creativity ✓ consider each person's unique learning style ✓ stimulate critical thinking abilities e.g. ask personal questions = use AI to create contents suited to the person's skill level, enhancing engagement and skill development ✓ level 3 - integrative AI → integrate generative AI with tools like virtual reality, gesture recognition, and other advanced technologies ✓ create immersive & interactive learning scenarios tailored to individual members of the audience e.g. video conferencing software can recognise attendees' body language (thumbs up) generative /ˈdʒen.ər.ə.tɪv/ = able to produce or create something; ~ AI: use or study of artificial intelligences that are able to produce text, images, etc integrative /ˈɪn.tə.ɡrə.tɪv/ = combining two or more things in order to make them more effective immersive /ɪˈmɜː.sɪv/ = seeming to surround the audience, player, etc. so that they feel completely involved in something What does ‘the kindling of a flame” rather than ‘the filling of a vessel’ suggest about the role of educators / keynote speakers in engaging their audience? ✓ use kindling (small dry pieces of wood) to start a fire ↔ true education involves "igniting" the intrinsic curiosity and joy within each person ✓ like "sparks" that help minds and feelings grow → instil thirst for knowledge, critical thinking skills, and a passion for lifelong learning 〆discard passive process of "filling a vessel" ↔ don't just give knowledge ✓ webinars must encourage viewers to participate (i.e. become active participants) and want to learn more → use of AI to design compelling presentations will soon become the norm ✓ new information should be layered on existing knowledge → focus on the periphery of knowledge → keep learners engaged ✓ reward purposeful action → refresh knowledge at optimal intervals → make forgetting curve less steep kindling = small dry pieces of wood to instil sth (in / into sb) = to gradually make sb feel, think or behave in a particular way over a period of time to put someone off = to make someone dislike something or someone, or to discourage someone from doing something social advertising = relies on social information or networks in generating, targeting, and delivering marketing communications, e.g. use a particular Internet service to collect social information, establish and maintain relationships with consumers, and for delivering communications. Provides users with a feeling of inclusiveness forensic = connected with the scientific tests used by the police when trying to solve a crime ravishing = extremely beautiful, gorgeous 20240306 18:10-19:30 2 active Discriminative screening - Reverse culture shock Reverse culture shock By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Reverse culture shock 20240228 hw20240306 pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png This is Russia Animation Video for Russian lighting company Tochka Opory, showing what Russia really is for foreign businessmen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOPuvTMndIs → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 2 Discriminative screening for a post active wip edit_ol_qa_show_hide_row edit_ol_qa_show_hide edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Is it possible to recruit a candidate for a job without prejudice, micro insults or risk of running into positive discrimination out of good intentions (i.e. political correctness)? to uncover information for each candidate → go through each candidate (horizontally) → compare the candidates & select who you think might not get into the next round → justify your choice (practise cultural dimensions, political correctness, affirmative action) → click on the next show_hide

to discover more information for each candidate but don't uncover more than 2 pieces of information in one round → go through each candidate (horizontally) → compare the candidates & select who you think cannot go onto the next round → justify your choice (practise cultural dimensions, political correctness, affirmative action) → continue until you reach the last piece of information & decide who is your favourite candidate → click on the last show_hide

to find out exactly who you have chosen → click on other candidates to find out who you had dismissed Are you satisfied with the candidate you have chosen? or have you been misled by good intentions? → explain how you tried to avoid preferential treatment & reverse discrimination, and succeeded (or failed...)]]> 20 visual aid

candidate A Nationality - status
→ naturalized U.S. citizen (born in Austria)
divorced, 4 children Education
→ reportedly academically average at school but stood out for his "cheerful, good-humoured, and exuberant" character. He struggled with reading and was later diagnosed as being dyslexic → attended business school and worked at a gym, where he worked and trained 2 years before returning to London to win his next Mr. Universe title in body building Roots
→ his father was the local chief of police, and after the Anschluss in 1938, joined the Nazi Party → suffered what "would now be called child abuse" at the hands of his father: "My hair was pulled. I was hit with belts. So was the kid next door. Many of the children I've seen were broken by their parents, which was the German-Austrian mentality. They didn't want to create an individual. It was all about conforming. I was one who did not conform, and whose will could not be broken. Therefore, I became a rebel Professional experience
→ played in (mainly) action films, led a (rather short) political career Misc
→ posed for the gay magazine After Dark → collaborated on a campaign by WildAid - "Less Meat, Less Heat", which encourages people to eat less meat as a means of combating climate change

Arnold Schwarzenegger ]]> visual aid

candidate B Nationality - status
→ American
married, 2 children Education
→ some of her teachers in high school tried to dissuade her from applying to a prestigious university, she was also warned against setting her sights too high → graduate of Princeton University and Harvard Law School Roots
→ her paternal great-great grandfather, Jim Robinson, was born into slavery in 1850 on Friendfield Plantation, near Georgetown, South Carolina → all four of her grandparents had multiracial ancestors, reflecting the complex history of the U.S. Her extended family has said that people did not talk about the era of slavery when they were growing up Professional experience
→ worked in non-profits and as the associate dean of Student Services at the University of Chicago. Later she served as, vice president for Community and External Affairs of the University of Chicago Medical Center Misc
→ served as a role model for women and worked as an advocate for poverty awareness, education, nutrition, physical activity, and healthy eating → supported American designers and was considered a fashion icon

Michelle Obama ]]> visual aid

candidate C Nationality - status
→Norwegian
single Education
→ political science programme, University of Oslo → wrote a 1500-pg manifesto Roots
→ son of a civil economist who worked as a diplomat for the Norwegian Embassy in London and later in Paris, and a nurse
→ his mother had wanted to abort him but by the time she went to a hospital, she had passed the three-month threshold for an abortion. She thought that her son was a "fundamentally nasty and evil child and determined to destroy her." She stopped breastfeeding her son early on because he was "sucking the life out of her" → as a child, he had little emotional engagement and did not show joy or cry when he was hurt; he also made no attempts to play with other children and was extremely clean and became anxious when his toys were not in order Professional experience
→ worked in the customer service department of a company, with "people from all countries" and being "kind to everyone". A former co-worker described him as an "exceptional colleague", while a close friend of him said he usually had a big ego Misc
→ has travelled extensively and visited up to 24 countries by his early twenties → founded a farming company to cultivate vegetables, melons, roots in 2009

far right terrorist Anders Behring Breivik
dressed in a home-made police uniform and showing false identification, he took a ferry to the island of Utøya in Tyrifjorden, Viken, and opened fire at the participants of a summer camp, killing 69 and injuring 32 (Norway attacks in 2011 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_Norway_attacks) ]]> visual aid

candidate D Nationality - status
→ French
divorced, 3 children Education
→ graduated with a Master of Laws and a Master of Advanced Studies in criminal law . → was raised Roman Catholic Roots
→ daughter of a former paratrooper who had attracted controversy by saying that the mass murder of Jews in gas chambers during the Holocaust was "a detail of the history of World War II". Her mother left the family when she was 16. This was "the most awful, cruel, crushing of pains of the heart: my mother did not love me." → was in a relationship 10 years with an ethnic French Pied-Noir with Algerian Jewish heritage Professional experience
→ registered at the Paris bar association, she worked as a lawyer for six years
→ acquired her first political mandate at the age of 20 when she was elected a Regional Councillor for Nord-Pas-de-Calais Misc
→ in 2015, a Lyon court acquitted her of "inciting hatred", ruling that her statement "did not target all of the Muslim community" and was protected "as a part of freedom of expression" → in 2014, the American magazine Foreign Policy mentioned her, along with four other French people, in its list of the 100 global thinkers of the year

Marine Le Pen (president of French, far-right Front National)
(government spokesman François Baroin characterized her remarks as racist and xenophobic)]]> 1 Reverse culture shock - to be cont. 20240228 hw20240306 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Imagine you had to return to Russia after living several years abroad: what problems would you experience? What new habits would you find difficult to give up? visual aid

→ match the descriptions with the categories → which situation(s) in the descriptions may call for better equity, or vice-versa? → which situation(s) in the descriptions might be considered as politically incorrect, or be perceived as a micro insult? ]]> 45 8 left visual aid

]]> 1;3;4 2;5;6;7;8 2 Discriminative screening for a post wip active edit_ol_qa_show_hide_row pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Is it possible to recruit a candidate for a job without prejudice, micro insults or risk of running into positive discrimination out of good intentions (i.e. political correctness)? to uncover information for each candidate → go through each candidate (horizontally) → compare the candidates & select who you think might not get into the next round → justify your choice (practise cultural dimensions, political correctness, affirmative action) → click on the next show_hide

Arnold Schwarzenegger ]]> visual aid

Michelle Obama ]]> visual aid

Marine Le Pen (president of French, far-right Front National)
(government spokesman François Baroin characterized her remarks as racist and xenophobic)]]> 1 Reverse culture shock 20240228 hw20240306 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Imagine you had to return to Russia after living several years abroad: what problems would you experience? What new habits would you find difficult to give up? visual aid

This is Russia Animation Video for Russian lighting company Tochka Opory, showing what Russia really is for foreign businessmen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOPuvTMndIs → watch the video → answer the questions]]> this_is_russia.mp4 russian_cyberpunk_farm_РУССКАЯ_КИБЕРДЕРЕВНЯ-8hz4dnvfwyq.mp4 What stereotypes are mentioned? Would you have difficulty putting up with these cultural disparities? What steps could you take to mitigate these possible nuisances? What kind of behavioural patterns & cultural habits could you have taken back with you to Russia that might surprise your relatives & acquaintances? punctuality, politeness, smiling...? equality = each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities equity = recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome appropriation = act of taking sth which belongs to sb else, especially without permission ilk = (informal, sometimes disapproving) type; kind queasy = slightly nervous or worried about sth; feeling sick; wanting to vomit headdress = covering worn on the head on special occasions, e.g. Native-American chief headdress of an Indian costume majority major part of this route (OR track | railway) is... For people like ~~she~~ her, it's very serious ]]> 20240221 18:10-19:30 2 active This is what LGBT life is like around the world Culture appropriation vs appreciation Equity vs equality Reverse culture shock By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 This is what LGBT life is like around the world 20240214 hw20240221 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png This is what LGBT life is like around the world As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a world tour in search of "Supergays," LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world. In 15 countries across Africa, Asia and South America -- from India, recently home to the world's first openly gay prince, to Argentina, the first country in Latin America to grant marriage equality -- they found the inspiring stories and the courageous, resilient and proud Supergays they had been looking for. https://www.ted.com/talks/jenni_chang_and_lisa_dazols_this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> 1 This is what LGBT life is like around the world 20240214 hw20240221 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa_graded pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Would you choose a representative from a minority to enrich diversity of ideas in your work group? How would you deal with uncertainty avoidance from team members if some people showed unusual indulgence vs restraint in their emotional relationships? This is what LGBT life is like around the world As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a world tour in search of "Supergays," LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world. In 15 countries across Africa, Asia and South America -- from India, recently home to the world's first openly gay prince, to Argentina, the first country in Latin America to grant marriage equality -- they found the inspiring stories and the courageous, resilient and proud Supergays they had been looking for. https://www.ted.com/talks/jenni_chang_and_lisa_dazols_this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world_2370.mp4 let's talk about the impact of linguistic bias on education we as educators like to talk about how linguistic difference or language difference is a strength in the classroom but i asked the question do we really treat it that way in the classroom setting when someone uses a different language or a different linguistic difference do we really treat it as a strength or do we treat it like an error so i like to talk about african-american vernacular english or ave as i like to call it for the acronym aave so help me make that stick ah they i like to call it when we look at ave though do we really use that or we talk about that as a strength or do we talk about that as a deficit arguably ave is the most researched dialect in america and yet it still is the least respected this is my daughter sophia i love this picture of her she looks like she's running for office she's in third grade here in this picture and she had some experiences with this in her classroom as many teachers do many educators do they'll put these sentences on the board and say fix these sentences these sentences are wrong can you make them correct so she had these sentences on her paper and one of them said mrs johnson be organizing the fall festival well sophia being my daughter and knowing all about ave quickly crossed that out and wrote ave in the margin raised her hand for the teacher and said um excuse me there's nothing wrong with this sentence this sentence is written in ave and my mama said this is important to black people and black culture and this is how we talk and i think you might be racist that's what she said now at the exact same time interestingly enough i was working as a speech language pathologist in an urban education setting and i was starting to have some of these same experiences where educators were referring students to me black students who spoke ave and they kept asking me can you please evaluate this child he doesn't speak right he needs to talk better you need to fix this he's now not writing right you need to fix him and so i said no this is a dialectal difference and as a speech language pathologist i don't work on dialectal differences only disorder this is not a disorder the educators kept insisting of course that it was and i started to do some research on this because it became really fascinating to me and i learned that black students in america are two and a half times more likely to receive special education services mostly for learning disabilities or speech language services or behavioral disorder two and a half more times more likely than white students to receive special education services i was concerned by this so instead of calling these children disordered i started educating the staff and i started educating families and students if they were old enough about dialectal difference as it compares to mainstream american english because mainstream american english is what the school system deems as correct or normal even if someone outside of that dialect speaks a different dialect so i started educating the staff started educating students and families about ave and i taught them that ave has cultural significance in black communities linguists have already shown that language structure in ave is very very similar to what you find in west africa why is that you might ask right because when africans were captured and then trafficked here to america and enslaved they didn't know english they didn't speak the language so they took what they knew about language superimposed it onto southern american english and ave was born so that has now persisted over the years over the centuries into what we now call ave it has its own phonological system it has its own semantic system syntax grammar and it's all consistent with languages spoken in west africa so i watch a lot of tv okay i love to critique tv and movies it's one of my favorite pastimes so i started noticing some of these nuances in some of the television shows that are presented today on on television and one of them being not all ave speakers are black and not all black people speak ave i think the the tv show blackish does a really good job of exemplifying that and so does shameless it really does a good job in helping me explain to other the students in particular where some of these nuances come from you talk like who you're around characters in shameless in particular it's a white family living on the south side of chicago in a predominantly black neighborhood so a lot of them speak ave there's this one episode within in shameless where one of the characters is talking to his black friends and he's speaking in ave and there's this brilliant translation at the bottom of the screen in mainstream american english to exemplify for those who can't follow the conversation here's what they're saying in your language i thought that was brilliant so i've kind of picked up on that and i've started doing that when i talk to other people namely other educators or other families and students about ave so let's do a little bit of that here right now so here's an example i'm going to give you three rules related to ave because there's a bunch of them y'all but i'm going to give you three today i'm going to pick on the to be verb because many people pick on the to be verb so i'm going to go ahead and exemplify for you how ave has linguistic rules and it has a system and it has meaning so in ave if you in drop the to be verb in a sentence it means something is happening right now so in the sentence he calling me on my cell phone that means my phone is ringing right now and he's calling me on my cell phone right now so that's an example two sentences in the that mean the exact same thing on your board in two different dialects two different sentences i mean the same thing in two different dialects here's another one when you insert the to be verb in a sentence in ave it means something is happening all the time so if i said he'd be calling me on my cell phone that means he calls me on my cell phone all the time okay obvi speakers just know that we know what that means okay so that's two different sentences on your board one written in navi one written in mainstream american english but they mean the exact same thing here's the last one ben if i put ben in a sentence i know that means for a long long time so he been calling me on my cell phone means that he's been calling me on my cell phone for a long time so i know that as an obvious speaker these words have meaning these words have value so he calling me on my cell phone he'd be calling me on my cell phone he'd been calling me on my cell phone all mean different things okay they do not mean the same thing and you can directly translate that into mainstream american english it's no different than any other dialect guys all dialects have rules think about the bostonians who drop their r's regularly just an example example for you it's completely normal in boston right i can't move to boston and say they're all speaking wrong no that's how they speak you talk like who you're around so if they say pack the cat we know in chicago we wouldn't say it quite that way we'd say park the car but those two sentences mean the exact same thing it's two different dialects that mean the exact same thing where you live dictates how you're going to talk you talk like who you're around that's all dialects are so if i have a community and i was working in a community where the families there spoke exclusively ave it should be no surprise that the kids are going to speak ave at school how do we honor that though i say to honor it in similar ways i just showed you where i'm showing those direct translations for the sake of the students these are my parents and they they taught me how to code switch they both have master's degrees in education and they showed me we spoke ave at home and then when we got out to the to public we would speak in mainstream american english that's just the way it was done not everyone has my experience though you listen to me and you think well you're doing it yeah but not everyone has my experience i challenge you to consider that there are students that i served that were had only access to ave they didn't have access to mainstream american english the way that i did therefore my relationship with co-switching is a little different now that's me and my husband we in our family use more of a code meshing model i speak ave i speak mainstream american english my husband's from texas so he brings in some southern american english and we speak all of them at home we speak all of them i speak them at work i'm doing some of it right now so i like to blend all of my dialects together because i have value and honor for all of these different dialects so i encourage others to do the same in education find out what language what dialect your students are speaking and find value in that as well you remember my daughter sophia who experienced ave as being deemed as wrong in her classroom and she had strong words about that what you don't know though is that that teacher called me she called me from work she called me at work while i was at work and she was so at work to tell me what had just happened and she said the whole class got an education on ave and it's cultural significance from my daughter the teacher said she took pause and thought i've never thought of it that way i've never thought of ave as anything else other than wrong now mind you this teacher happens to be black like me so she was very excited to consider this isn't wrong it's just a dialectal difference and she went to her library there at the school grabbed some books that were written in ave and she read them for the students to exemplify its own significance as well and she said to me from here on out i will do better i will do my best to make sure that i am differentiating between what is a deficit and what is simply a difference because they are not the same thing and that is really all i ask because that is a really great place to start thank you How does the parents’ reaction “We're bringing you back to Taiwan” reflect potential clashes of cultural values and perceptions? How does the high index of uncertainty avoidance in Taiwan determine people’s viewpoints on the LGBT community? ✓ belief that the West has corrupted their daughter with various ideas, including a non-heteronormative sexual orientation → daughter’s sexual orientation is the result of exposure to Western ideals that contradict their traditional ideas = high level of “uncertainty avoidance” ✓ collectivism versus individualism → Taiwan known for its collectivist culture = strong emphasis on group harmony and conformity → Jenni's sexual orientation was a threat to the family's reputation and social standing within their community ✓ stereotypes of male-female roles in society → orientation is not something to be acquired in the social environment one lives in 〆representatives of LGBT communities perceived as the ones trying to undermine mainstream values What are the factors that contribute to the perception of LGBT being an exclusively Western concept, and how does this view hold up when examined through a global and cultural lens? ✓ 75 countries still criminalise sexuality nowadays → people can be incarcerated because of their attempts to fight for their rights ✓ in countries with a patriarchal structure and a traditional world view → high uncertainty avoidance → large power distance = not ready to accept the existence of gay people in their country → fear to be disowned or scorned by others ✓ perception of LGBT being an exclusively Western concept → historical and cultural biases → limited exposure to non-Western perspectives → influence of Western media Why did they travel around the world? Could the results of their journey have any impact on others' acceptance of LGBT people? If so, in what ways? ✓ to find LGBT people who were making extraordinary contributions to their societies = Supergays ✓ demonstrated exceptional courage, resilience, and pride ✓ to discover stories of hope and inspiration → highlight stories of happy, thriving LGBT people → share with the world → contribute to a more nuanced and diverse representation of the global LGBT community ✓ generate empathy, understanding → change attitudes toward greater acceptance Why could the hurdles faced by Bhumika Shrestha be considered a form of micro-aggressive behaviour? 〆was treated as a second-class citizen because of her gender presentation → didn’t align with the local ideas of male-female order ✓ considered a form of micro-aggression In what ways does the question “Do you have a husband?” contradict the notions of political correctness? Can this incident in the beauty salon be called a micro assault (micro invalidation or micro insult)? [05:35-06:38] ✓ hair-dresser cutting Jenni Chang's hair asked a personal question about her marital status → assumed she would have a husband = micro-insult → potential perpetrators from societies with a high index of uncertainty avoidance and restraint cultural dimensions = unaware they’re speaking from bias when asking this type of question 〆hairdresser responded with incredulity → proceeded to ask intrusive questions about the narrator's personal life and family plans = micro-invalidation → does not recognise or accept her experience as valid ✓ disbelief and tricky questions = micro-insult → conveys message of judgement on the narrator's choices and lifestyle → dismissed Jenni as a "crazy Westerner" ]]> Why would improving the societal position of women positively reflect on the rights of LGBTQ+ people? (e.g. India) ✓ India deeply patriarchal society = greater value on masculinity → men viewed as protectors and providers for their women → women expected to revere their men and fully depend on them ✓ notion of a woman not depending on men in her life (or a man receiving support and protection from another man) → challenges pre existing structures of traditional society What conclusions did Jenny and Lisa come to after their journey? Can Lisa’s concept of “momentum” have an impact on improving the situation of LGBT people and the equality movement? How? ✓ found stories of hope and courage in every corner of the world ✓ living an out life is not a Western idea. ✓ “Momentum” reflects a growing wave of positive change = more individuals openly embrace their identities → advocates for change → creates sense of solidarity and empowerment within the LGBT community → inspires more people to take action and demand equality and respect ✓ progress made in one country can inspire and motivate others to follow → strengthen global movement for equality → discrimination can't go unnoticed → brings issues to the forefront of public discourse ✓ prompts conversations ✓ raises awareness about the importance of LGBT rights → lead to creating an inclusive environment and adopting pro-equality policies 1 Cultural Appropriation vs. Appreciation | CBC Radio 20240221 hw20240228 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Is it all right to wear African clothes just because it is fashionable? Is it a social statement, a sign of recognition & appreciation, or appropriation? It's almost Halloween, have you picked a costume yet? It seems like every year certain costumes get everyone talking, so with that in mind, here's how we can all do a little more appreciating and a little less appropriating https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vfAp_G735r0 → watch the video → answer the questions]]> cultural_appropriation_vs_appreciation_cbc_radio_vfAp_G735r0.mp4 Conte booze you and how you doing it's me Rosanna dear child hosts of unreserved and your favorite cousin well it's that time of year leaves are falling the weather is cooling and pumpkins are everywhere from front yards to coffee cups now I love a good pumpkin spice latte as much as the next person or not but come October I always feel a little uneasy and more than a little queasy as to what is waiting for me out there no I'm not talking about Halloween per se I'm talking about those horrifying costumes you've seen them princess polka hearty the brave cherokee warrior with the plastic tomahawk and all its ilk yes you too can be indigenous for the low low price of just $29.99 a pressure not included now as indigenous peoples we come from beautiful cultural backgrounds many non-indigenous people admire I mean I get it the beauty in our culture and traditions fascinates you there's just one problem we are not costumes let me explain the difference between cultural appropriation and cultural appreciation what exactly is cultural appropriation well I'm glad you asked that question cultural appropriation is when someone takes elements from a culture not their own and remakes and reduces it into a meaningless pop cultural item I'm thinking hipster headdresses tribal face paint and yes those so called Halloween harmless fun costumes it's not harmless fun that headdress for example traditionally a headdress is gifted to leaders who have earned the right to wear one receiving a headdress involves ceremonies and protocols and is considered to be a sacred item and it takes many years for these leaders to earn one and that polka haughty and sexy buck outfit well they play off dangerous stereotypes of indigenous people as mythical and historical creatures that once but no more Rome this great land like seminar that before like cultural appropriation can be harmful because it is an extension of centuries of racism genocide and oppression cultural appropriation treats marginalized cultures as free for the taken so not cool on the other hand cultural appreciation truly honors our nation's arts and cultures when you appreciate you take the time to learn and interact to gain understanding of a culture or cultures different from your own it is a cultural exchange based and mutual respect the key is consent and participation if it is about us then it must include us a few ways you can truly appreciate indigenous peoples and culture know our history I don't mean just yours or mine I mean our collective history so we truly understand where we come from and where we come together remember appreciation good appropriation bad and this year let's all have a happy Halloween hey YouTube thanks for watching click the button below to subscribe for more of your favorite CBC content What examples of cultural appropriation are given? ✓ headdress worn at a party → reduces it into a meaningless pop cultural item ≠ affirmative action to encourage acceptance of cultural differences What examples of cultural appreciation are given? ✓ consent and participation → look at collective history ✓ understand when & why both cultures have come together → must include the other culture → suggest eagerness to include minorities without showing positive discrimination or a condescending attitude What examples of cultural appropriation have you seen yourself? ✓ nose piercing to show belonging to a given social group ✓ over-sized ear rings in ear lobes perhaps worn to provoke & sugest rebellion What examples of cultural appreciation have you seen yourself? ✓ Valentine Day ✓ Halloween 20240214 18:10-19:30 2 active Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 The Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education | Camille Byrd O’Quin | TEDxLewisUniversity 20240207 hw20240214 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png The Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education | Camille Byrd O’Quin | TEDxLewisUniversity It is time we talked about linguistic bias and the impact it has on student education. In order to combat our prejudices when it comes to how students speak and write, we must first recognize what our prejudices are. This talk explores educational equity for students who speak African American Vernacular English. Camille Byrd O’Quin is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She is a doctoral candidate in special education at Illinois State University with an expected graduation date of 2021. Her scholarship includes professional development presentations at regional, national, and international academic institutions and conferences for the study of culturally responsive pedagogy. Mrs. O’Quin’s research involves valuation of African American Vernacular English; examination of disproportionality in special education; expansion of culturally responsive teaching practices in urban education; and differential diagnosis of cultural linguistic diverse learners. Mrs. O’Quin holds a license with the Illinois State Board of Education and certification through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTFJ5NlM1g → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 1 The Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education | Camille Byrd O’Quin | TEDxLewisUniversity 20240207 hw20240214 active wip edit_ol_qa_graded edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Is linguistic difference in the classroom a strength? Do we treat it this way? Why / why not? The Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education | Camille Byrd O’Quin | TEDxLewisUniversity It is time we talked about linguistic bias and the impact it has on student education. In order to combat our prejudices when it comes to how students speak and write, we must first recognize what our prejudices are. This talk explores educational equity for students who speak African American Vernacular English. Camille Byrd O’Quin is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She is a doctoral candidate in special education at Illinois State University with an expected graduation date of 2021. Her scholarship includes professional development presentations at regional, national, and international academic institutions and conferences for the study of culturally responsive pedagogy. Mrs. O’Quin’s research involves valuation of African American Vernacular English; examination of disproportionality in special education; expansion of culturally responsive teaching practices in urban education; and differential diagnosis of cultural linguistic diverse learners. Mrs. O’Quin holds a license with the Illinois State Board of Education and certification through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTFJ5NlM1g → watch the video → answer the questions]]> impact_of_linguistic_bias_in_education_camille_byrd_o_quin_TEDxLewisUniversity_QrTFJ5NlM1g.mp4 pix/equality_vs_equity.jpg let's talk about the impact of linguistic bias on education we as educators like to talk about how linguistic difference or language difference is a strength in the classroom but i asked the question do we really treat it that way in the classroom setting when someone uses a different language or a different linguistic difference do we really treat it as a strength or do we treat it like an error so i like to talk about african-american vernacular english or ave as i like to call it for the acronym aave so help me make that stick ah they i like to call it when we look at ave though do we really use that or we talk about that as a strength or do we talk about that as a deficit arguably ave is the most researched dialect in america and yet it still is the least respected this is my daughter sophia i love this picture of her she looks like she's running for office she's in third grade here in this picture and she had some experiences with this in her classroom as many teachers do many educators do they'll put these sentences on the board and say fix these sentences these sentences are wrong can you make them correct so she had these sentences on her paper and one of them said mrs johnson be organizing the fall festival well sophia being my daughter and knowing all about ave quickly crossed that out and wrote ave in the margin raised her hand for the teacher and said um excuse me there's nothing wrong with this sentence this sentence is written in ave and my mama said this is important to black people and black culture and this is how we talk and i think you might be racist that's what she said now at the exact same time interestingly enough i was working as a speech language pathologist in an urban education setting and i was starting to have some of these same experiences where educators were referring students to me black students who spoke ave and they kept asking me can you please evaluate this child he doesn't speak right he needs to talk better you need to fix this he's now not writing right you need to fix him and so i said no this is a dialectal difference and as a speech language pathologist i don't work on dialectal differences only disorder this is not a disorder the educators kept insisting of course that it was and i started to do some research on this because it became really fascinating to me and i learned that black students in america are two and a half times more likely to receive special education services mostly for learning disabilities or speech language services or behavioral disorder two and a half more times more likely than white students to receive special education services i was concerned by this so instead of calling these children disordered i started educating the staff and i started educating families and students if they were old enough about dialectal difference as it compares to mainstream american english because mainstream american english is what the school system deems as correct or normal even if someone outside of that dialect speaks a different dialect so i started educating the staff started educating students and families about ave and i taught them that ave has cultural significance in black communities linguists have already shown that language structure in ave is very very similar to what you find in west africa why is that you might ask right because when africans were captured and then trafficked here to america and enslaved they didn't know english they didn't speak the language so they took what they knew about language superimposed it onto southern american english and ave was born so that has now persisted over the years over the centuries into what we now call ave it has its own phonological system it has its own semantic system syntax grammar and it's all consistent with languages spoken in west africa so i watch a lot of tv okay i love to critique tv and movies it's one of my favorite pastimes so i started noticing some of these nuances in some of the television shows that are presented today on on television and one of them being not all ave speakers are black and not all black people speak ave i think the the tv show blackish does a really good job of exemplifying that and so does shameless it really does a good job in helping me explain to other the students in particular where some of these nuances come from you talk like who you're around characters in shameless in particular it's a white family living on the south side of chicago in a predominantly black neighborhood so a lot of them speak ave there's this one episode within in shameless where one of the characters is talking to his black friends and he's speaking in ave and there's this brilliant translation at the bottom of the screen in mainstream american english to exemplify for those who can't follow the conversation here's what they're saying in your language i thought that was brilliant so i've kind of picked up on that and i've started doing that when i talk to other people namely other educators or other families and students about ave so let's do a little bit of that here right now so here's an example i'm going to give you three rules related to ave because there's a bunch of them y'all but i'm going to give you three today i'm going to pick on the to be verb because many people pick on the to be verb so i'm going to go ahead and exemplify for you how ave has linguistic rules and it has a system and it has meaning so in ave if you in drop the to be verb in a sentence it means something is happening right now so in the sentence he calling me on my cell phone that means my phone is ringing right now and he's calling me on my cell phone right now so that's an example two sentences in the that mean the exact same thing on your board in two different dialects two different sentences i mean the same thing in two different dialects here's another one when you insert the to be verb in a sentence in ave it means something is happening all the time so if i said he'd be calling me on my cell phone that means he calls me on my cell phone all the time okay obvi speakers just know that we know what that means okay so that's two different sentences on your board one written in navi one written in mainstream american english but they mean the exact same thing here's the last one ben if i put ben in a sentence i know that means for a long long time so he been calling me on my cell phone means that he's been calling me on my cell phone for a long time so i know that as an obvious speaker these words have meaning these words have value so he calling me on my cell phone he'd be calling me on my cell phone he'd been calling me on my cell phone all mean different things okay they do not mean the same thing and you can directly translate that into mainstream american english it's no different than any other dialect guys all dialects have rules think about the bostonians who drop their r's regularly just an example example for you it's completely normal in boston right i can't move to boston and say they're all speaking wrong no that's how they speak you talk like who you're around so if they say pack the cat we know in chicago we wouldn't say it quite that way we'd say park the car but those two sentences mean the exact same thing it's two different dialects that mean the exact same thing where you live dictates how you're going to talk you talk like who you're around that's all dialects are so if i have a community and i was working in a community where the families there spoke exclusively ave it should be no surprise that the kids are going to speak ave at school how do we honor that though i say to honor it in similar ways i just showed you where i'm showing those direct translations for the sake of the students these are my parents and they they taught me how to code switch they both have master's degrees in education and they showed me we spoke ave at home and then when we got out to the to public we would speak in mainstream american english that's just the way it was done not everyone has my experience though you listen to me and you think well you're doing it yeah but not everyone has my experience i challenge you to consider that there are students that i served that were had only access to ave they didn't have access to mainstream american english the way that i did therefore my relationship with co-switching is a little different now that's me and my husband we in our family use more of a code meshing model i speak ave i speak mainstream american english my husband's from texas so he brings in some southern american english and we speak all of them at home we speak all of them i speak them at work i'm doing some of it right now so i like to blend all of my dialects together because i have value and honor for all of these different dialects so i encourage others to do the same in education find out what language what dialect your students are speaking and find value in that as well you remember my daughter sophia who experienced ave as being deemed as wrong in her classroom and she had strong words about that what you don't know though is that that teacher called me she called me from work she called me at work while i was at work and she was so at work to tell me what had just happened and she said the whole class got an education on ave and it's cultural significance from my daughter the teacher said she took pause and thought i've never thought of it that way i've never thought of ave as anything else other than wrong now mind you this teacher happens to be black like me so she was very excited to consider this isn't wrong it's just a dialectal difference and she went to her library there at the school grabbed some books that were written in ave and she read them for the students to exemplify its own significance as well and she said to me from here on out i will do better i will do my best to make sure that i am differentiating between what is a deficit and what is simply a difference because they are not the same thing and that is really all i ask because that is a really great place to start thank you How can linguistic bias in education be seen as a form of micro assault? ✓ can be seen as a form of micro assault = subtle but harmful act 〆targets individuals based on their language or dialect 〆depreciates certain language varieties → undermines cultural identities and experiences of students → perpetuates a sense of inferiority How does the incident involving Sophia in her classroom shed light on cultural and linguistic discrimination? “Mrs. Johnson be organizing the fall festival” ✓ Sophia's remark reflects the issue of political correctness and micro assaults in the classroom. ✓ teacher's correction is perceived as an attack on her cultural identity and language ✓ proves presence of cultural and linguistic discrimination → certain dialects or cultural forms of speech are undervalued, stigmatised or dismissed as grammatically incorrect ✓ can be considered racist → points to potential persistence of systemic bias → need for greater awareness and inclusiveness in educational environments ✓ by accusing the teacher of potential racism, Sophia highlighted her belief that the correction was a micro assault = invalidated her cultural background and language ✓ could be considered a micro invalidation → teacher did it unintentionally How can TV shows like Shameless or Blackish eradicate stereotypes and discrimination against AAVE speakers? ✓ challenge stereotypes and discrimination against AAVE speakers → show the nuances of their language and culture ✓ “not all AAVE speakers are black and not all black people speak AAVE” → help educate viewers on the influence of environment and social context on language use → emphasise importance of understanding cultural and geographic influences on linguistic diversity → promote awareness, empathy, and appreciation for linguistic diversity → break down stereotypes and discrimination against AAVE speakers How does the Boston dialect example discredit the AAVE dialect from a political correctness perspective? ✓ AAVE has linguistic rules, systems, and meaning ✓ linguistic differences are often dismissed or devalued by MAE (mainstream American English) speakers → comparison to the Boston dialect dropping the "r" regularly = analogy ✓ dropping the "r" accepted and understood as part of the Boston dialect = suggests a micro insult → certain dialects or language variations are deemed inferior or incorrect by mainstream standards In what way does Camille Byrd O'Quin's emphasis on valuing and respecting every accent align with the principles of political correctness and the avoidance of micro assaults in educational settings? ✓ recognizing and respecting students' language and accents = direct response to micro assaults (micro invalidation and micro insults) ✓ mentions her family's use of different dialects → African American Vernacular English (AAVE) → mainstream American English (MAE) → Southern American English (husband from Texas). ✓ principles of political correctness → emphasize importance of respecting and valuing diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds How can we debunk the notion that it is linguistically inferior or wrong? 〆AAVE is simply "broken" or incorrect English = example of a micro insult = common misconception about African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) ≠ not a deficient or incorrect form of English 〆assumes AAVE is a deviation from mainstream English → reflects lack of education → assumes language proficiency correlates with intelligence or educational success ✓ AAVE speakers can be highly intelligent and educated individuals → are able to code-switch between AAVE and Standard English depending on the context 〆AAVE primarily associated with African-American communities → AAVE can be spoken by individuals of various racial and ethnic backgrounds → language varieties not bound by racial or ethnic boundaries ✓ share linguistic research → support legitimacy of AAVE as a distinct variety with its own grammatical rules to debunk = to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that sth is not as good as people think it is What is linguistic bias in education? = unfair treatment or judgement of students based on their language or dialect. → shows prejudice or stereotypes about certain language varieties → negatively impacts students who speak or write in those forms What did Sophia do when she saw the sentence “Mrs. Johnson be organizing the fall festival” on her paper in class? Why? ✓ understood that it was written in AAVE → knew that AAVE is important for the African-American community → crossed out the sentence, wrote “AAVE” → raised her hand to explain to the teacher that the sentence was not wrong = written in AAVE ✓ teacher suggested that sentences were written in a wrong way → can generally be understood as “AAVE is wrong" → teacher invited them to correct these sentences using “correct English” 〆confirmed that “AAVE is wrong” → made the girl think that the teacher was a racist = strengthening the stereotypes and discrimination against this variant of English What do TV programmes like Shameless or Blackish show? ✓ not all AAVE speakers are black and not all black people speak AAVE ✓ influence of the social environment on language use ✓ different ways of expressing oneself through language in the African American community → broaden viewers' understanding of the world What accent (dialect) did the speaker compare AAVE to? Why? ✓ explains prejudice against the AAVE accent ✓ shows the importance of respecting different accents and language variety ✓ AAVE has its own rules, systems, and meanings Using which accent (dialect) does Camille Byrd O’Quin speak with her family? At work? Why is this important to her? ✓ Camille Byrd O'Quin speaks three different accents of English → African American Vernacular English (AAVE) → mainstream American English (MAE) → Southern American English (husband from Texas) ✓ uses different accents with her family and at work → values and respects each on = every dialect is valuable and meaningful 1 This is what LGBT life is like around the world 20240214 hw20240221 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa_graded edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Would you choose a representative from a minority to enrich diversity of ideas in your work group? How would you deal with uncertainty avoidance from team members if some people showed unusual indulgence vs restraint in their emotional relationships? This is what LGBT life is like around the world As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a world tour in search of "Supergays," LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world. In 15 countries across Africa, Asia and South America -- from India, recently home to the world's first openly gay prince, to Argentina, the first country in Latin America to grant marriage equality -- they found the inspiring stories and the courageous, resilient and proud Supergays they had been looking for. https://www.ted.com/talks/jenni_chang_and_lisa_dazols_this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world?language=en → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world_2370.mp4 let's talk about the impact of linguistic bias on education we as educators like to talk about how linguistic difference or language difference is a strength in the classroom but i asked the question do we really treat it that way in the classroom setting when someone uses a different language or a different linguistic difference do we really treat it as a strength or do we treat it like an error so i like to talk about african-american vernacular english or ave as i like to call it for the acronym aave so help me make that stick ah they i like to call it when we look at ave though do we really use that or we talk about that as a strength or do we talk about that as a deficit arguably ave is the most researched dialect in america and yet it still is the least respected this is my daughter sophia i love this picture of her she looks like she's running for office she's in third grade here in this picture and she had some experiences with this in her classroom as many teachers do many educators do they'll put these sentences on the board and say fix these sentences these sentences are wrong can you make them correct so she had these sentences on her paper and one of them said mrs johnson be organizing the fall festival well sophia being my daughter and knowing all about ave quickly crossed that out and wrote ave in the margin raised her hand for the teacher and said um excuse me there's nothing wrong with this sentence this sentence is written in ave and my mama said this is important to black people and black culture and this is how we talk and i think you might be racist that's what she said now at the exact same time interestingly enough i was working as a speech language pathologist in an urban education setting and i was starting to have some of these same experiences where educators were referring students to me black students who spoke ave and they kept asking me can you please evaluate this child he doesn't speak right he needs to talk better you need to fix this he's now not writing right you need to fix him and so i said no this is a dialectal difference and as a speech language pathologist i don't work on dialectal differences only disorder this is not a disorder the educators kept insisting of course that it was and i started to do some research on this because it became really fascinating to me and i learned that black students in america are two and a half times more likely to receive special education services mostly for learning disabilities or speech language services or behavioral disorder two and a half more times more likely than white students to receive special education services i was concerned by this so instead of calling these children disordered i started educating the staff and i started educating families and students if they were old enough about dialectal difference as it compares to mainstream american english because mainstream american english is what the school system deems as correct or normal even if someone outside of that dialect speaks a different dialect so i started educating the staff started educating students and families about ave and i taught them that ave has cultural significance in black communities linguists have already shown that language structure in ave is very very similar to what you find in west africa why is that you might ask right because when africans were captured and then trafficked here to america and enslaved they didn't know english they didn't speak the language so they took what they knew about language superimposed it onto southern american english and ave was born so that has now persisted over the years over the centuries into what we now call ave it has its own phonological system it has its own semantic system syntax grammar and it's all consistent with languages spoken in west africa so i watch a lot of tv okay i love to critique tv and movies it's one of my favorite pastimes so i started noticing some of these nuances in some of the television shows that are presented today on on television and one of them being not all ave speakers are black and not all black people speak ave i think the the tv show blackish does a really good job of exemplifying that and so does shameless it really does a good job in helping me explain to other the students in particular where some of these nuances come from you talk like who you're around characters in shameless in particular it's a white family living on the south side of chicago in a predominantly black neighborhood so a lot of them speak ave there's this one episode within in shameless where one of the characters is talking to his black friends and he's speaking in ave and there's this brilliant translation at the bottom of the screen in mainstream american english to exemplify for those who can't follow the conversation here's what they're saying in your language i thought that was brilliant so i've kind of picked up on that and i've started doing that when i talk to other people namely other educators or other families and students about ave so let's do a little bit of that here right now so here's an example i'm going to give you three rules related to ave because there's a bunch of them y'all but i'm going to give you three today i'm going to pick on the to be verb because many people pick on the to be verb so i'm going to go ahead and exemplify for you how ave has linguistic rules and it has a system and it has meaning so in ave if you in drop the to be verb in a sentence it means something is happening right now so in the sentence he calling me on my cell phone that means my phone is ringing right now and he's calling me on my cell phone right now so that's an example two sentences in the that mean the exact same thing on your board in two different dialects two different sentences i mean the same thing in two different dialects here's another one when you insert the to be verb in a sentence in ave it means something is happening all the time so if i said he'd be calling me on my cell phone that means he calls me on my cell phone all the time okay obvi speakers just know that we know what that means okay so that's two different sentences on your board one written in navi one written in mainstream american english but they mean the exact same thing here's the last one ben if i put ben in a sentence i know that means for a long long time so he been calling me on my cell phone means that he's been calling me on my cell phone for a long time so i know that as an obvious speaker these words have meaning these words have value so he calling me on my cell phone he'd be calling me on my cell phone he'd been calling me on my cell phone all mean different things okay they do not mean the same thing and you can directly translate that into mainstream american english it's no different than any other dialect guys all dialects have rules think about the bostonians who drop their r's regularly just an example example for you it's completely normal in boston right i can't move to boston and say they're all speaking wrong no that's how they speak you talk like who you're around so if they say pack the cat we know in chicago we wouldn't say it quite that way we'd say park the car but those two sentences mean the exact same thing it's two different dialects that mean the exact same thing where you live dictates how you're going to talk you talk like who you're around that's all dialects are so if i have a community and i was working in a community where the families there spoke exclusively ave it should be no surprise that the kids are going to speak ave at school how do we honor that though i say to honor it in similar ways i just showed you where i'm showing those direct translations for the sake of the students these are my parents and they they taught me how to code switch they both have master's degrees in education and they showed me we spoke ave at home and then when we got out to the to public we would speak in mainstream american english that's just the way it was done not everyone has my experience though you listen to me and you think well you're doing it yeah but not everyone has my experience i challenge you to consider that there are students that i served that were had only access to ave they didn't have access to mainstream american english the way that i did therefore my relationship with co-switching is a little different now that's me and my husband we in our family use more of a code meshing model i speak ave i speak mainstream american english my husband's from texas so he brings in some southern american english and we speak all of them at home we speak all of them i speak them at work i'm doing some of it right now so i like to blend all of my dialects together because i have value and honor for all of these different dialects so i encourage others to do the same in education find out what language what dialect your students are speaking and find value in that as well you remember my daughter sophia who experienced ave as being deemed as wrong in her classroom and she had strong words about that what you don't know though is that that teacher called me she called me from work she called me at work while i was at work and she was so at work to tell me what had just happened and she said the whole class got an education on ave and it's cultural significance from my daughter the teacher said she took pause and thought i've never thought of it that way i've never thought of ave as anything else other than wrong now mind you this teacher happens to be black like me so she was very excited to consider this isn't wrong it's just a dialectal difference and she went to her library there at the school grabbed some books that were written in ave and she read them for the students to exemplify its own significance as well and she said to me from here on out i will do better i will do my best to make sure that i am differentiating between what is a deficit and what is simply a difference because they are not the same thing and that is really all i ask because that is a really great place to start thank you How does the parents’ reaction “We're bringing you back to Taiwan” reflect potential clashes of cultural values and perceptions? How does the high index of uncertainty avoidance in Taiwan determine people’s viewpoints on the LGBT community? ✓ belief that the West has corrupted their daughter with various ideas, including a non-heteronormative sexual orientation → daughter’s sexual orientation is the result of exposure to Western ideals that contradict their traditional ideas = high level of “uncertainty avoidance” ✓ collectivism versus individualism → Taiwan known for its collectivist culture = strong emphasis on group harmony and conformity → Jenni's sexual orientation was a threat to the family's reputation and social standing within their community ✓ stereotypes of male-female roles in society → orientation is not something to be acquired in the social environment one lives in 〆representatives of LGBT communities perceived as the ones trying to undermine mainstream values What are the factors that contribute to the perception of LGBT being an exclusively Western concept, and how does this view hold up when examined through a global and cultural lens? ✓ 75 countries still criminalise sexuality nowadays → people can be incarcerated because of their attempts to fight for their rights ✓ in countries with a patriarchal structure and a traditional world view → high uncertainty avoidance → large power distance = not ready to accept the existence of gay people in their country → fear to be disowned or scorned by others ✓ perception of LGBT being an exclusively Western concept → historical and cultural biases → limited exposure to non-Western perspectives → influence of Western media Why did they travel around the world? Could the results of their journey have any impact on others' acceptance of LGBT people? If so, in what ways? ✓ to find LGBT people who were making extraordinary contributions to their societies = Supergays ✓ demonstrated exceptional courage, resilience, and pride ✓ to discover stories of hope and inspiration → highlight stories of happy, thriving LGBT people → share with the world → contribute to a more nuanced and diverse representation of the global LGBT community ✓ generate empathy, understanding → change attitudes toward greater acceptance Why could the hurdles faced by Bhumika Shrestha be considered a form of micro-aggressive behaviour? 〆was treated as a second-class citizen because of her gender presentation → didn’t align with the local ideas of male-female order ✓ considered a form of micro-aggression In what ways does the question “Do you have a husband?” contradict the notions of political correctness? Can this incident in the beauty salon be called a micro assault (micro invalidation or micro insult)? [05:35-06:38] ✓ hair-dresser cutting Jenni Chang's hair asked a personal question about her marital status → assumed she would have a husband = micro-insult → potential perpetrators from societies with a high index of uncertainty avoidance and restraint cultural dimensions = unaware they’re speaking from bias when asking this type of question 〆hairdresser responded with incredulity → proceeded to ask intrusive questions about the narrator's personal life and family plans = micro-invalidation → does not recognise or accept her experience as valid ✓ disbelief and tricky questions = micro-insult → conveys message of judgement on the narrator's choices and lifestyle → dismissed Jenni as a "crazy Westerner" ]]> Why would improving the societal position of women positively reflect on the rights of LGBTQ+ people? (e.g. India) ✓ India deeply patriarchal society = greater value on masculinity → men viewed as protectors and providers for their women → women expected to revere their men and fully depend on them ✓ notion of a woman not depending on men in her life (or a man receiving support and protection from another man) → challenges pre existing structures of traditional society What conclusions did Jenny and Lisa come to after their journey? Can Lisa’s concept of “momentum” have an impact on improving the situation of LGBT people and the equality movement? How? ✓ found stories of hope and courage in every corner of the world ✓ living an out life is not a Western idea. ✓ “Momentum” reflects a growing wave of positive change = more individuals openly embrace their identities → advocates for change → creates sense of solidarity and empowerment within the LGBT community → inspires more people to take action and demand equality and respect ✓ progress made in one country can inspire and motivate others to follow → strengthen global movement for equality → discrimination can't go unnoticed → brings issues to the forefront of public discourse ✓ prompts conversations ✓ raises awareness about the importance of LGBT rights → lead to creating an inclusive environment and adopting pro-equality policies to debunk = to show that an idea, a belief, etc. is false; to show that sth is not as good as people think it is 20240207 18:10-19:30 2 active Both Not Half: How language shapes identity By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 5 B Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh 20240131 hw20240207 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh Is he British? Is he a Punjabi? No, he is both. Listen to the powerful story of a man torn between two identities and how he overcame it all. Jassa Ahluwalia is an actor, writer and filmmaker. He came to prominence as loveable badboy Rocky in the hit BBC Three series ‘Some Girls’, followed by starring roles in ‘Ripper Street’ and the internationally acclaimed series ‘Peaky Blinders’. Jassa found further recognition in 2019 after his homemade comedy skits went viral on social media. His videos, in which he plays an old Punjabi uncle, were accompanied by his hashtag #BothNotHalf, the distillation of his ideas on mixed heritage experience. This led to Jassa being elected to the Equity Minority Ethnic Members Committee to help lead the fight for better representation in the performing arts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0bAQ8J6C0 → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 5 B Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh 20240131 hw20240207 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_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? Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh Is he British? Is he a Punjabi? No, he is both. Listen to the powerful story of a man torn between two identities and how he overcame it all. Jassa Ahluwalia is an actor, writer and filmmaker. He came to prominence as loveable badboy Rocky in the hit BBC Three series ‘Some Girls’, followed by starring roles in ‘Ripper Street’ and the internationally acclaimed series ‘Peaky Blinders’. Jassa found further recognition in 2019 after his homemade comedy skits went viral on social media. His videos, in which he plays an old Punjabi uncle, were accompanied by his hashtag #BothNotHalf, the distillation of his ideas on mixed heritage experience. This led to Jassa being elected to the Equity Minority Ethnic Members Committee to help lead the fight for better representation in the performing arts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0bAQ8J6C0 → watch the video → answer the questions]]> both_not_half_how_language_shapes_identity_jassa_ahluwalia_TEDxChandigarh_SP0bAQ8J6C0.mp4 How did Jassa react to the vendor's offer to buy bottled water? Why? What cultural types are demonstrated in this example? [0:30-1:35] ✓ need to conform to the British cultural etiquette ✓ show political correctness ✓ avoid potential micro-aggressions or insults → be assertive to decline the offer without causing offence → switch to Punjabi despite cultural interaction & expectations 〆show limitations and challenges of adhering to political correctness in a diverse and multicultural environment ✓ Indian culture → multi-active: emotional, people-oriented, collectivist ✓ English culture → linear-active: reserved, factual but polite, more introverted and individualist What incident made Jassa understand he had a strong Punjabi accent as a child? How did his mother behave? Why? [04:03-04:17] ✓ exclaimed with a strong Punjabi accent "Mummy, I want a banana" in the supermarket ✓ mother's response involved panicking → fear of social norms (high uncertainty avoidance) and potential reactions to her child's speech (micro aggression) = British child cannot speak with an Indian accent → perpetuation of stereotypes → denial of dual cultural identity perpetuation = act of prolonging something What book made a big impression on Jassa Ahluwalia as a teenager? Why and how? [04:32-05:18] ✓ The Man Cub, by R.Kipling ✓ caught between two worlds → realizes the impact of identifying as "half Indian, half British" ✓ opens up to accusations of not being = form of micro invalidation 〆identifying as "half" → subjected to micro assaults and micro insults → doesn't fully belong to either culture What incident during a maths class led to the teacher's reprimand, and why did it bother Jassa? [05:20-06:42] ✓ singing inspired by his grandparents' mispronunciations (caricature of accents) = laugh at himself 〆teacher reprimanded Jassa for mocking the Indian accent = micro assault 〆dismisses cultural expression 〆undermines sense of belonging = micro invalidation 〆denies Jassa's experience and heritage = political correctness → avoid language and behaviour that may be considered disrespectful or offensive to certain groups to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective to reprimand = to tell sb officially that you do not approve of them or their actions How did the realization that national identities are a construct impact Jassa's sense of being? ✓ national identities are not an essential truth = a construct that you don't need → liberate from the boundaries of predefined labels, challenging societal expectations of identity → become attuned to micro assaults related to national identity = antidote to potential micro-attacks or invalidations arising from societal pressures → promote inclusiveness by discouraging micro-aggressions construct = idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true; contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind attuned = familiar with sb/sth so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way Why does he find the term “mixed race” problematic? What alternative term does he prefer? = “linguistic hangover” of scientific racism → fear of race mixing ✓ “mixed heritage” = more inclusive and nuanced ✓ embraces and recognises complexity of one's cultural background ✓ emphasises richness of diverse cultural influences that contribute to a person’s identity hangover = feeling, custom, habit, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable What does the idea BothNotHalf mean? ✓ embodies non-binary approach to life → rejects easy distinctions and historical prejudices → people, regardless of their background, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, social class, are whole entities → different aspects cannot be separated ✓ challenges power structures and labels that promote separation and control ✓ encourages to move beyond oversimplified categories = a call to reshape our minds and embrace the richness of diversity Why do power structures love labels? ✓ power structures use labels because they promote division and control ✓ labels simplify complex identities into convenient categories → produces a sense of "us" and "them" that encourages further stereotyping 〆allows control through divide-and-rule tactics 〆in cultures with a high level of power distance power structures use labels → to silence opposing viewpoints → to preserve the existing system What could help us change our view on the idea of national identity? [16:14-16:52] In what ways does he suggest individuals can take back control and power from divisive language and labels? ✓ regain control and power over divisive language and labels ✓ recognize the language of division ✓ rewrite into a language of inclusion → force the world to spot all the differences and diversities = be open to experience ✓ being conscientious, agreeable = support eagerness to avoid uncertainty ✓ restructuring of thinking habits “none of us is half anything; all of us are both something” = emphasises richness and uniqueness of different components, experiences and identities divisive = causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other agreeable = pleasant and easy to like 1 Affirmative action active wip edit_short_reading_floating prep_short_reading_floating Is it fair to give a job to some people because of their race or gender? What goals has affirmative action traditionally sought to achieve? ✓ support groups traditionally under-represented, mistreated or suffering from lack of public support ✓ bridge inequalities in employment and pay ✓ increase access to education ✓ promote diversity ✓ redress wrongs, harms, or hindrances What examples of affirmative action measures are given? ✓ hard quota ✓ encouragement for increased participation ✓ reserved percentage of government jobs, political positions, and school vacancies for members of a certain group ✓ minority-group members given preference or special consideration in selection processes What alternative expressions for affirmative action are mentioned? ✓ positive discrimination ✓ preferential treatment ✓ colour blind ✓ reverse discrimination What is reverse discrimination? Would you support positive discrimination policies at work? ✓ when affirmative action benefits the most privileged within minority groups at the expense of the least fortunate within majority groups Affirmative action Affirmative action Wikipedia

1 Freedom Writers - Line game 20240207 hw20240214 wip active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How would you begin your first lesson in a difficult class of students with mixed abilities, ethnicities and social backgrounds? Freedom Writers - The line game A dedicated teacher (Hilary Swank) in a racially divided Los Angeles school has a class of at-risk teenagers deemed incapable of learning. Instead of giving up, she inspires her students to take an interest in their education and planning their future. An inspirational drama set during the time of the 1992 race riots in Los Angeles. Based on real diaries of inner-city students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTFJ5NlM1g → watch the video → answer the questions]]> freedom_writers_line_game_eYYf-mUmPqI.mp4 What is the purpose of the line game? ✓ get disparate people to overcome prejudices ✓ unify the split group by pointing out the fate they have in common How many ethnic groups can you recognise? ✓ Hispanic / Latin-American ✓ Afro American ✓ Asian ✓ Arab ✓ WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) (...) What do you think the students are thinking when looking at each other while standing on the line? ✓ low uncertainty avoidance ✓ greater trust than distrust (because of shared experiences) ✓ potential empathy What is dramatic about the likely fate of this class? ✓ many may die due to gang violence 1 The Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education | Camille Byrd O’Quin | TEDxLewisUniversity 20240207 hw20240214 active wip prep_ol_qa_graded edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Is linguistic difference in the classroom a strength? Do we treat it this way? Why / why not? The Impact of Linguistic Bias in Education | Camille Byrd O’Quin | TEDxLewisUniversity It is time we talked about linguistic bias and the impact it has on student education. In order to combat our prejudices when it comes to how students speak and write, we must first recognize what our prejudices are. This talk explores educational equity for students who speak African American Vernacular English. Camille Byrd O’Quin is Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Clinical Education of the Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology program at Lewis University in Romeoville, Illinois. She is a doctoral candidate in special education at Illinois State University with an expected graduation date of 2021. Her scholarship includes professional development presentations at regional, national, and international academic institutions and conferences for the study of culturally responsive pedagogy. Mrs. O’Quin’s research involves valuation of African American Vernacular English; examination of disproportionality in special education; expansion of culturally responsive teaching practices in urban education; and differential diagnosis of cultural linguistic diverse learners. Mrs. O’Quin holds a license with the Illinois State Board of Education and certification through the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTFJ5NlM1g → watch the video → answer the questions]]> impact_of_linguistic_bias_in_education_camille_byrd_o_quin_TEDxLewisUniversity_QrTFJ5NlM1g.mp4 pix/equality_vs_equity.jpg let's talk about the impact of linguistic bias on education we as educators like to talk about how linguistic difference or language difference is a strength in the classroom but i asked the question do we really treat it that way in the classroom setting when someone uses a different language or a different linguistic difference do we really treat it as a strength or do we treat it like an error so i like to talk about african-american vernacular english or ave as i like to call it for the acronym aave so help me make that stick ah they i like to call it when we look at ave though do we really use that or we talk about that as a strength or do we talk about that as a deficit arguably ave is the most researched dialect in america and yet it still is the least respected this is my daughter sophia i love this picture of her she looks like she's running for office she's in third grade here in this picture and she had some experiences with this in her classroom as many teachers do many educators do they'll put these sentences on the board and say fix these sentences these sentences are wrong can you make them correct so she had these sentences on her paper and one of them said mrs johnson be organizing the fall festival well sophia being my daughter and knowing all about ave quickly crossed that out and wrote ave in the margin raised her hand for the teacher and said um excuse me there's nothing wrong with this sentence this sentence is written in ave and my mama said this is important to black people and black culture and this is how we talk and i think you might be racist that's what she said now at the exact same time interestingly enough i was working as a speech language pathologist in an urban education setting and i was starting to have some of these same experiences where educators were referring students to me black students who spoke ave and they kept asking me can you please evaluate this child he doesn't speak right he needs to talk better you need to fix this he's now not writing right you need to fix him and so i said no this is a dialectal difference and as a speech language pathologist i don't work on dialectal differences only disorder this is not a disorder the educators kept insisting of course that it was and i started to do some research on this because it became really fascinating to me and i learned that black students in america are two and a half times more likely to receive special education services mostly for learning disabilities or speech language services or behavioral disorder two and a half more times more likely than white students to receive special education services i was concerned by this so instead of calling these children disordered i started educating the staff and i started educating families and students if they were old enough about dialectal difference as it compares to mainstream american english because mainstream american english is what the school system deems as correct or normal even if someone outside of that dialect speaks a different dialect so i started educating the staff started educating students and families about ave and i taught them that ave has cultural significance in black communities linguists have already shown that language structure in ave is very very similar to what you find in west africa why is that you might ask right because when africans were captured and then trafficked here to america and enslaved they didn't know english they didn't speak the language so they took what they knew about language superimposed it onto southern american english and ave was born so that has now persisted over the years over the centuries into what we now call ave it has its own phonological system it has its own semantic system syntax grammar and it's all consistent with languages spoken in west africa so i watch a lot of tv okay i love to critique tv and movies it's one of my favorite pastimes so i started noticing some of these nuances in some of the television shows that are presented today on on television and one of them being not all ave speakers are black and not all black people speak ave i think the the tv show blackish does a really good job of exemplifying that and so does shameless it really does a good job in helping me explain to other the students in particular where some of these nuances come from you talk like who you're around characters in shameless in particular it's a white family living on the south side of chicago in a predominantly black neighborhood so a lot of them speak ave there's this one episode within in shameless where one of the characters is talking to his black friends and he's speaking in ave and there's this brilliant translation at the bottom of the screen in mainstream american english to exemplify for those who can't follow the conversation here's what they're saying in your language i thought that was brilliant so i've kind of picked up on that and i've started doing that when i talk to other people namely other educators or other families and students about ave so let's do a little bit of that here right now so here's an example i'm going to give you three rules related to ave because there's a bunch of them y'all but i'm going to give you three today i'm going to pick on the to be verb because many people pick on the to be verb so i'm going to go ahead and exemplify for you how ave has linguistic rules and it has a system and it has meaning so in ave if you in drop the to be verb in a sentence it means something is happening right now so in the sentence he calling me on my cell phone that means my phone is ringing right now and he's calling me on my cell phone right now so that's an example two sentences in the that mean the exact same thing on your board in two different dialects two different sentences i mean the same thing in two different dialects here's another one when you insert the to be verb in a sentence in ave it means something is happening all the time so if i said he'd be calling me on my cell phone that means he calls me on my cell phone all the time okay obvi speakers just know that we know what that means okay so that's two different sentences on your board one written in navi one written in mainstream american english but they mean the exact same thing here's the last one ben if i put ben in a sentence i know that means for a long long time so he been calling me on my cell phone means that he's been calling me on my cell phone for a long time so i know that as an obvious speaker these words have meaning these words have value so he calling me on my cell phone he'd be calling me on my cell phone he'd been calling me on my cell phone all mean different things okay they do not mean the same thing and you can directly translate that into mainstream american english it's no different than any other dialect guys all dialects have rules think about the bostonians who drop their r's regularly just an example example for you it's completely normal in boston right i can't move to boston and say they're all speaking wrong no that's how they speak you talk like who you're around so if they say pack the cat we know in chicago we wouldn't say it quite that way we'd say park the car but those two sentences mean the exact same thing it's two different dialects that mean the exact same thing where you live dictates how you're going to talk you talk like who you're around that's all dialects are so if i have a community and i was working in a community where the families there spoke exclusively ave it should be no surprise that the kids are going to speak ave at school how do we honor that though i say to honor it in similar ways i just showed you where i'm showing those direct translations for the sake of the students these are my parents and they they taught me how to code switch they both have master's degrees in education and they showed me we spoke ave at home and then when we got out to the to public we would speak in mainstream american english that's just the way it was done not everyone has my experience though you listen to me and you think well you're doing it yeah but not everyone has my experience i challenge you to consider that there are students that i served that were had only access to ave they didn't have access to mainstream american english the way that i did therefore my relationship with co-switching is a little different now that's me and my husband we in our family use more of a code meshing model i speak ave i speak mainstream american english my husband's from texas so he brings in some southern american english and we speak all of them at home we speak all of them i speak them at work i'm doing some of it right now so i like to blend all of my dialects together because i have value and honor for all of these different dialects so i encourage others to do the same in education find out what language what dialect your students are speaking and find value in that as well you remember my daughter sophia who experienced ave as being deemed as wrong in her classroom and she had strong words about that what you don't know though is that that teacher called me she called me from work she called me at work while i was at work and she was so at work to tell me what had just happened and she said the whole class got an education on ave and it's cultural significance from my daughter the teacher said she took pause and thought i've never thought of it that way i've never thought of ave as anything else other than wrong now mind you this teacher happens to be black like me so she was very excited to consider this isn't wrong it's just a dialectal difference and she went to her library there at the school grabbed some books that were written in ave and she read them for the students to exemplify its own significance as well and she said to me from here on out i will do better i will do my best to make sure that i am differentiating between what is a deficit and what is simply a difference because they are not the same thing and that is really all i ask because that is a really great place to start thank you How can linguistic bias in education be seen as a form of micro assault? ✓ Linguistic bias in education can be seen as a form of micro assault because it is a subtle but harmful act that targets individuals based on their language or dialect. → By devaluing certain language varieties, it undermines the cultural identities and experiences of students and perpetuates a sense of inferiority. How does the incident involving Sophia in her classroom shed light on cultural and linguistic discrimination? Can the incident in Sophia's classroom be called a micro assault (micro insult or micro invalidation)? Why/why not? ✓ This incident (when Sophia commented on “Mrs. Johnson be organizing the fall festival”) highlights the existence of linguistic bias and cultural insensitivity in educational settings. ✓ It proves the presence of cultural and linguistic discrimination, where certain dialects or cultural forms of speech are undervalued, stigmatised or dismissed as grammatically incorrect. ✓ Moreover, this situation can be considered racist as it points to the potential persistence of systemic bias and the need for greater awareness and inclusiveness in educational environments. → Thus, it demonstrates the need to deal with cultural and linguistic discrimination in the education system. ✓ In general, Sophia's remark reflects the issue of political correctness and micro assaults in the classroom. → I consider the incident in Sophia's classroom to be considered specifically a micro invalidation. She perceived the teacher's correction as an attack on her cultural identity and language. ✓ By accusing the teacher of potential racism, Sophia highlighted her belief that the correction was a micro assault, as it invalidated her cultural background and language. → This could be considered a micro invalidation since the teacher did it unintentionally as she most likely did not take into account the cultural background of her student. How can TV shows like Shameless or Blackish eradicate stereotypes and discrimination against AAVE speakers? ✓ TV shows like Shameless and Blackish can play a crucial role in challenging stereotypes and discrimination against AAVE speakers by showing the nuances of their language and culture. ✓ Indeed, they show that “not all AAVE speakers are black and not all black people speak AAVE”. By depicting characters who may or may not speak AAVE, these shows can help eradicate stereotypes and discrimination by challenging oversimplified assumptions and emphasizing the complexity and richness of African American linguistic diversity. ✓ In addition, they can help educate viewers about the influence of environment and social context on language use by emphasizing the importance of understanding cultural and geographic influences on linguistic diversity. → By offering a more accurate and inclusive portrayal of AAVE and its speakers, these TV shows can promote awareness, empathy, and appreciation for linguistic diversity, thereby helping to break down stereotypes and discrimination against AAVE speakers. How does the Boston dialect example discredit the AAVE dialect from a political correctness perspective? ✓ The example of the Boston dialect effectively illustrates prejudice against the African American Vernacular English (AAVE) dialect by highlighting the concept of micro assaults. ✓ The speaker emphasizes that AAVE has linguistic rules, systems, and meaning. ✓ The speaker also acknowledges that these linguistic differences are often dismissed or devalued by MAE (mainstream American English) speakers. ✓ The comparison to the Boston dialect dropping the "r" regularly serves as an analogy to illustrate the point. → The speaker points out that just as dropping the "r" is accepted and understood as part of the Boston dialect, the linguistic rules and nuances of AAVE should also be recognized and respected. → This comparison highlights the issue of micro insult, where certain dialects or language variations are deemed inferior or incorrect by mainstream standards. In what way does Camille Byrd O'Quin's emphasis on valuing and respecting every accent align with the principles of political correctness and the avoidance of micro assaults in educational settings? ✓ Camille Byrd O'Quin's saying for recognizing and respecting students' language and accents is a direct response to the issue of micro assaults, particularly micro invalidation and micro insults, that may occur when students' unique ways of speaking are not valued or recognized within the educational environment. ✓ In the video, O'Quin mentions her family's use of different dialects, including African American Vernacular English (AAVE), mainstream American English (MAE), and Southern American English (due to her husband being from Texas). → She expresses a sense of value and honor for all these different dialects, encouraging others to do the same in the education process. → This approach directly aligns with the principles of political correctness, which emphasize the importance of respecting and valuing diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. How can educational institutions address linguistic bias through a lens of political correctness? How can we debunk the notion that it is linguistically inferior or wrong? ✓ Educational institutions can address linguistic bias through a lens of political correctness by actively promoting inclusiveness and respect for all language varieties. This can be done by → implementing policies and practices that acknowledge the cultural and linguistic diversity of students, → providing professional development opportunities for teachers to become more culturally sensitive, → actively combating discriminatory language attitudes within the school community. Some common misconceptions about African-American Vernacular English (AAVE) include: AAVE is simply "broken" or incorrect English: This misconception can be considered as an example of a micro insult. It assumes that AAVE is a deviation from mainstream English, which is considered the norm. However, AAVE is a legitimate and systematic linguistic variety with its own rules and structures. It is not a deficient or incorrect form of English. The misconception that AAVE reflects a lack of education stems from the assumption that language proficiency correlates with intelligence or educational attainment. However, AAVE speakers can be highly intelligent and educated individuals who code-switch between AAVE and Standard English depending on the context. Language variation does not determine one's intellectual capabilities. While AAVE is primarily associated with African-American communities, it is not exclusive to them. AAVE can be spoken by individuals of various racial and ethnic backgrounds who are part of communities where it is prevalent. It is important to recognize that language varieties are not bound by racial or ethnic boundaries. To debunk the notion that AAVE is linguistically inferior or wrong, we can: Provide education and awareness about different language varieties, including AAVE, in schools and communities. Share linguistic research that supports the legitimacy of AAVE as a distinct variety with its own grammatical rules. This can help challenge the notion that AAVE is linguistically inferior or incorrect. To make people around more politically correct it will be a good idea to promote inclusive language policies - advocate for inclusive language policies that recognize and respect the linguistic rights and diversity of all individuals. This includes recognizing AAVE as a valid form of expression in educational, professional, and legal settings. What is linguistic bias in education? ✓ Linguistic bias in education refers to the unfair treatment or judgement of students based on their language or dialect. → It involves having prejudice or stereotypes about certain language varieties and negatively impacting students who speak or write in those forms. What did Sophia do when she saw the sentence “Mrs. Johnson be organizing the fall festival” on her paper in class? Why? What remark did Sofia, Camille Byrd O’Quin’s daughter, make to the teacher? Why? What did Sophia call it? ✓ When Sophia saw the sentence “Mrs Johnson be organizing the fall festival” on her paper, she understood that it was written in AAVE. She knew that AAVE is important for the African-American community. → So she crossed out the sentence, wrote “AAVE”, and bravely raised her hand to explain to the teacher that the sentence was not wrong, but was written in AAVE, which she explained was important to African-American people and their culture. ✓ This assignment suggested that the sentences were written in a wrong way, which can generally be understood as “AAVE is wrong". The teacher invited them to correct these sentences using “correct English”, which only confirms that “AAVE is wrong”. → This made the girl think that the teacher was a racist because she was strengthening the stereotypes and discrimination against this variant of English. ✓ Sophia, the speaker's daughter, commented to the teacher when asked to correct the sentence "Mrs. Johnson, be organizing the fall festival well". ✓ Sophia explained that there was nothing wrong with the sentence because it was written in AAVE (African American Vernacular English), which she and her mother consider important to black people and black culture. → She believed that the teacher's correction was unacceptable considering her cultural background and could be seen as a form of racism. What do TV programmes like Shameless or Blackish show? ✓ TV programmes such as Shameless and Blackish show that “not all AAVE speakers are black and not all black people speak AAVE”. ✓ They show the influence of the social environment on language use as well as the different ways of expressing oneself through language in the African American community. → These programmes broaden viewers' understanding of the world by saying that there are different languages and different cultures that can cross over, thus destroying stereotypes. What accent (dialect) did the speaker compare AAVE to? Why? ✓ The example of the Boston accent effectively explains prejudice against the AAVE accent. It shows the importance of respecting different accents and language variety. ✓ The speaker notices that AAVE has its own rules, systems, and meanings. She gives specific examples of how changing "to be'' in a sentence changes the meaning in AAVE. → By paying attention to the features of AAVE, the speaker shows that it cannot be said that one accent can be admitted and another cannot. → Comparing it to other accents like the Boston accent, the example effectively demonstrates the need to recognize and respect linguistic features admitting its importance. Using which accent (dialect) does Camille Byrd O’Quin speak with her family? At work? Why is this important to her? ✓ Camille Byrd O'Quin speaks three different accents of English: African American Vernacular English (AAVE), mainstream American English (MAE), and Southern American English (due to her husband being from Texas). → She uses these different accents with her family and at work, as she values and respects each one. O'Quin believes that every accent is valuable and meaningful, and she encourages others, especially in education, to do the same. ✓ She emphasizes the importance of recognizing and respecting students' language and accents, and finding worth in their unique ways of speaking. → This reflects her belief in the significance of linguistic variety and the need to acknowledge different dialects in the educational process. What are some areas of research that Mrs. O'Quin focuses on? How can you educate people to show them AAVE is not wrong? ✓ Mrs. O'Quin's research involves the valuation of African American Vernacular English by → examining disproportionality in special education, → expanding culturally responsive teaching practices in urban education, → differentially diagnosing cultural linguistic diverse learners. perpetuation = act of prolonging something to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective to reprimand = to tell sb officially that you do not approve of them or their actions construct = idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true; contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind attuned = familiar with sb/sth so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way hangover = feeling, custom, habit, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable divisive = causing people to be split into groups that disagree with or oppose each other agreeable = pleasant and easy to like 20240131 18:10-19:30 2 active Discriminative language across cultures Culturally responsive teaching Linguistic bias in education By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 5 A Embracing Multilingualism and Eradicating Linguistic Bias | Karen Leung | TEDxWWU 20240124 hw20240131 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png 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 ]]> 5 A Embracing Multilingualism and Eradicating Linguistic Bias | Karen Leung | TEDxWWU 20240124 hw20240131 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_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? 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 ]]> embracing_multilingualism_and_eradicating_linguistic_bias_karen_leung_TEDxWWU_S8QrGsxeEq8.mp4 Why did Karen Leung begin her speech in Cantonese? What did she want to illustrate? ✓ illustrated and drew attention to the audience's possible expectations and prejudices about her linguistic ability based on ethnicity → wanted to challenge and confront stereotypes ✓ emphasised such assumptions based on language, race, and ethnicity can lead to discrimination and marginalization = example of micro insults and micro assaults → hidden insult to the people who have a different culture and speak other languages → addresses high levels of uncertainty avoidance and neuroticism in some societies 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)? ✓ chose to give children American names to avoid micro assaults (micro insults) that can occur due to cultural differences → mitigate potential discrimination and bias based on their names (will be perceived as foreign or difficult to pronounce) = desire to protect children from subtle forms of prejudice 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”? 〆labelled non-native English speakers’ language as “broken” because it seems unintelligent to other people → people act with contempt to those whose native language is completely different 〆immigrants are told to speak more American = people behave disrespectfully to them → example of micro assaults and micro insults ≠ political correctness ✓ making migrants speak “American language” → perpetuates linguistic prejudice → reinforces the notion that non-native English speakers are inferior or less competent because of their linguistic differences 〆ignores linguistic diversity and richness → undermines knowledge, intelligence and abilities → suggests “illusory superiority” of native English speakers → reflects level of uncertainty avoidance in society ✓ “perfect English” suggests predictable behaviour How does uncertainty avoidance prevent people from understanding each other? [06:43-08:10] ✓ difficult to understand and tolerate people who don’t speak “well enough” → multilingualism perceived more as a flaw than as an advantage → need to show openness to experience and agreeableness What does Karen mean by “double standard”? ✓ 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 language → native English speakers learning any foreign language receive more praise → creates a linguistic hierarchy = native speakers of English are at the top Why are compliments like “your English is so good” and “you don’t have an accent” are micro-insults? [05:20-06:00] ✓ implies surprise at an individual's proficiency in English → reinforces stereotypes related to language and cultural competence → places excessive, negative importance on people's multilingual and multicultural experiences What steps would be politically correct when talking to a person and not understanding what they are saying? [08:17-08:36] ✓ don't ask to repeat immediately ✓ listen carefully → paraphrase to double-check your understanding → ask yourself: are you as fluent in their native language? What does she mean by saying that the USA was “meant to be a melting pot”? ✓ the United States were envisioned as a place where people from different backgrounds could come together → should blend traditions and cultures, form a unified society → support integration and the importance of eliminating all forms of discrimination, microaggressions, and stereotypes How does Karen Leung envision the potential of linguistic diversity in education contributing to social justice? ✓ embracing linguistic diversity in education contributes to social justice → challenges and dismantles systemic biases → fosters environment where individuals from diverse linguistic backgrounds have equal opportunities and representation to dismantle = to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way “What we say is far more important than how we say it.” Do you agree? ✓ micro assaults (micro insults & micro invalidations) usually embedded in language → "how we say it" can have a profound impact to embed = to fix something firmly into a substance; to include text, sound, images, video, etc. in a computer file, email message, or on a website 5 B Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh 20240131 hw20240207 active wip 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? Both Not Half: How language shapes identity | Jassa Ahluwalia | TEDxChandigarh Is he British? Is he a Punjabi? No, he is both. Listen to the powerful story of a man torn between two identities and how he overcame it all. Jassa Ahluwalia is an actor, writer and filmmaker. He came to prominence as loveable badboy Rocky in the hit BBC Three series ‘Some Girls’, followed by starring roles in ‘Ripper Street’ and the internationally acclaimed series ‘Peaky Blinders’. Jassa found further recognition in 2019 after his homemade comedy skits went viral on social media. His videos, in which he plays an old Punjabi uncle, were accompanied by his hashtag #BothNotHalf, the distillation of his ideas on mixed heritage experience. This led to Jassa being elected to the Equity Minority Ethnic Members Committee to help lead the fight for better representation in the performing arts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP0bAQ8J6C0 → watch the video → answer the questions]]> both_not_half_how_language_shapes_identity_jassa_ahluwalia_TEDxChandigarh_SP0bAQ8J6C0.mp4 How did Jassa react to the vendor's offer to buy bottled water? Why? What cultural types are demonstrated in this example? [0:30-1:35] ✓ need to conform to the British cultural etiquette ✓ show political correctness ✓ avoid potential micro-aggressions or insults → be assertive to decline the offer without causing offence → switch to Punjabi despite cultural interaction & expectations 〆show limitations and challenges of adhering to political correctness in a diverse and multicultural environment ✓ Indian culture → multi-active: emotional, people-oriented, collectivist ✓ English culture → linear-active: reserved, factual but polite, more introverted and individualist What incident made Jassa understand he had a strong Punjabi accent as a child? How did his mother behave? Why? [04:03-04:17] ✓ exclaimed with a strong Punjabi accent "Mummy, I want a banana" in the supermarket ✓ mother's response involved panicking → fear of social norms (high uncertainty avoidance) and potential reactions to her child's speech (micro aggression) = British child cannot speak with an Indian accent → perpetuation of stereotypes → denial of dual cultural identity perpetuation = act of prolonging something What book made a big impression on Jassa Ahluwalia as a teenager? Why and how? [04:32-05:18] ✓ The Man Cub, by R.Kipling ✓ caught between two worlds → realizes the impact of identifying as "half Indian, half British" ✓ opens up to accusations of not being = form of micro invalidation 〆identifying as "half" → subjected to micro assaults and micro insults → doesn't fully belong to either culture What incident during a maths class led to the teacher's reprimand, and why did it bother Jassa? [05:20-06:42] ✓ singing inspired by his grandparents' mispronunciations (caricature of accents) = laugh at himself 〆teacher reprimanded Jassa for mocking the Indian accent = micro assault 〆dismisses cultural expression 〆undermines sense of belonging = micro invalidation 〆denies Jassa's experience and heritage = political correctness → avoid language and behaviour that may be considered disrespectful or offensive to certain groups to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective to reprimand = to tell sb officially that you do not approve of them or their actions How did the realization that national identities are a construct impact the speaker's sense of being? ✓ national identities are not an essential truth = a construct that you don't need → liberate from the boundaries of predefined labels, challenging societal expectations of identity → become attuned to micro assaults related to national identity = antidote to potential micro-attacks or invalidations arising from societal pressures → promote inclusiveness by discouraging micro-aggressions construct = idea or a belief that is based on various pieces of evidence which are not always true; contrast between lived reality and the construct held in the mind attuned = familiar with sb/sth so that you can understand or recognize them or it and act in an appropriate way Why does he find the term “mixed race” problematic? What alternative term does he prefer? = “linguistic hangover” of scientific racism → fear of race mixing ✓ “mixed heritage” = more inclusive and nuanced ✓ embraces and recognises complexity of one's cultural background ✓ emphasises richness of diverse cultural influences that contribute to a person’s identity hangover = feeling, custom, habit, etc. that remains from the past, although it is no longer practical or suitable What does the idea BothNotHalf mean? ✓ embodies non-binary approach to life → rejects easy distinctions and historical prejudices → people, regardless of their background, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, social class, are whole entities → different aspects cannot be separated ✓ challenges power structures and labels that promote separation and control ✓ encourages to move beyond oversimplified categories = a call to reshape our minds and embrace the richness of diversity Why do power structures love labels? ✓ power structures use labels because they promote division and control ✓ labels simplify complex identities into convenient categories → produces a sense of "us" and "them" that encourages further stereotyping 〆allows control through divide-and-rule tactics 〆in cultures with a high level of power distance power structures use labels → to silence opposing viewpoints → to preserve the existing system What could help us change our view on the idea of national identity? [16:14-16:52] In what ways does he suggest individuals can take back control and power from divisive language and labels? ✓ regain control and power over divisive language and labels ✓ recognize the language of division ✓ rewrite into a language of inclusion → force the world to spot all the differences and diversities = be open to experience ✓ being conscientious, agreeable = support eagerness to avoid uncertainty ✓ restructuring of thinking habits “none of us is half anything; all of us are both something” = emphasises richness and uniqueness of different components, experiences and identities agreeable = pleasant and easy to like 1 Freedom Writers - Line game wip active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How would you begin your first lesson in a difficult class of students with mixed abilities, ethnicities and social backgrounds? video

Freedom Writers - The line game A dedicated teacher (Hilary Swank) in a racially divided Los Angeles school has a class of at-risk teenagers deemed incapable of learning. Instead of giving up, she inspires her students to take an interest in their education and planning their future. An inspirational drama set during the time of the 1992 race riots in Los Angeles. Based on real diaries of inner-city students. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrTFJ5NlM1g → watch the video → answer the questions]]> freedom_writers_line_game_eYYf-mUmPqI.mp4 What is the purpose of the line game? ✓ get disparate people to overcome prejudices ✓ unify the split group by pointing out the fate they have in common How many ethnic groups can you recognise? ✓ Hispanic / Latin-American ✓ Afro American ✓ Asian ✓ Arab ✓ WASP (White Anglo Saxon Protestant) (...) What do you think the students are thinking when looking at each other while standing on the line? ✓ low uncertainty avoidance ✓ greater trust than distrust (because of shared experiences) ✓ potential empathy What is dramatic about the likely fate of this class? ✓ many may die due to gang violence Could you use this line game in your own class? (students' own answers) 1 Affirmative action wip active edit_short_reading_floating prep_short_reading_floating Is it fair to give a job to some people because of their race or gender? Read the excerpt. → answer the questions]]> What goals has affirmative action traditionally sought to achieve? ✓ support groups traditionally under-represented, mistreated or suffering from lack of public support ✓ bridge inequalities in employment and pay ✓ increase access to education ✓ promote diversity ✓ redress wrongs, harms, or hindrances What examples of affirmative action measures are given? ✓ hard quota ✓ encouragement for increased participation ✓ reserved percentage of government jobs, political positions, and school vacancies for members of a certain group ✓ minority-group members given preference or special consideration in selection processes What alternative expressions for affirmative action are mentioned? ✓ positive discrimination ✓ preferential treatment ✓ colour blind ✓ reverse discrimination What is reverse discrimination? Would you support positive discrimination policies at work? ✓ when affirmative action benefits the most privileged within minority groups at the expense of the least fortunate within majority groups Affirmative action Affirmative action Wikipedia

2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Equity vs equality How to distinguish equity from equality wip active xml_multi_dd_row Are you sure you know how to avoid micro insults? Are you really fair to everyone? What is the difference between equality and equity? equality = each individual or group of people is given the same resources or opportunities equity = recognizes that each person has different circumstances and allocates the exact resources and opportunities needed to reach an equal outcome

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(government spokesman François Baroin characterized her remarks as racist and xenophobic)]]> 3 A This is what LGBT life is like around the world 20231223-44ach hw20231230-46ach wip active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa_graded edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Would you choose a representative from a minority to enrich diversity of ideas in your work group? How would you deal with uncertainty avoidance from team members if some people showed unusual indulgence vs restraint in their emotional relationships? This is what LGBT life is like around the world As a gay couple in San Francisco, Jenni Chang and Lisa Dazols had a relatively easy time living the way they wanted. But outside the bubble of the Bay Area, what was life like for people still lacking basic rights? They set off on a world tour in search of "Supergays," LGBT people who were doing something extraordinary in the world. In 15 countries across Africa, Asia and South America -- from India, recently home to the world's first openly gay prince, to Argentina, the first country in Latin America to grant marriage equality -- they found the inspiring stories and the courageous, resilient and proud Supergays they had been looking for. https://www.ted.com/talks/jenni_chang_and_lisa_dazols_this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world?language=en → watch the video → write (your own!) 3-4 pairs of easy & challenging questions & suggested answers → recycle terminology describing political correctness, micro assaults, micro insults & micro invalidations (use the same googledoc as previously) ~ 10-120 words / question → deadline: 20231227]]> this_is_what_lgbt_life_is_like_around_the_world_2370.mp4 let's talk about the impact of linguistic bias on education we as educators like to talk about how linguistic difference or language difference is a strength in the classroom but i asked the question do we really treat it that way in the classroom setting when someone uses a different language or a different linguistic difference do we really treat it as a strength or do we treat it like an error so i like to talk about african-american vernacular english or ave as i like to call it for the acronym aave so help me make that stick ah they i like to call it when we look at ave though do we really use that or we talk about that as a strength or do we talk about that as a deficit arguably ave is the most researched dialect in america and yet it still is the least respected this is my daughter sophia i love this picture of her she looks like she's running for office she's in third grade here in this picture and she had some experiences with this in her classroom as many teachers do many educators do they'll put these sentences on the board and say fix these sentences these sentences are wrong can you make them correct so she had these sentences on her paper and one of them said mrs johnson be organizing the fall festival well sophia being my daughter and knowing all about ave quickly crossed that out and wrote ave in the margin raised her hand for the teacher and said um excuse me there's nothing wrong with this sentence this sentence is written in ave and my mama said this is important to black people and black culture and this is how we talk and i think you might be racist that's what she said now at the exact same time interestingly enough i was working as a speech language pathologist in an urban education setting and i was starting to have some of these same experiences where educators were referring students to me black students who spoke ave and they kept asking me can you please evaluate this child he doesn't speak right he needs to talk better you need to fix this he's now not writing right you need to fix him and so i said no this is a dialectal difference and as a speech language pathologist i don't work on dialectal differences only disorder this is not a disorder the educators kept insisting of course that it was and i started to do some research on this because it became really fascinating to me and i learned that black students in america are two and a half times more likely to receive special education services mostly for learning disabilities or speech language services or behavioral disorder two and a half more times more likely than white students to receive special education services i was concerned by this so instead of calling these children disordered i started educating the staff and i started educating families and students if they were old enough about dialectal difference as it compares to mainstream american english because mainstream american english is what the school system deems as correct or normal even if someone outside of that dialect speaks a different dialect so i started educating the staff started educating students and families about ave and i taught them that ave has cultural significance in black communities linguists have already shown that language structure in ave is very very similar to what you find in west africa why is that you might ask right because when africans were captured and then trafficked here to america and enslaved they didn't know english they didn't speak the language so they took what they knew about language superimposed it onto southern american english and ave was born so that has now persisted over the years over the centuries into what we now call ave it has its own phonological system it has its own semantic system syntax grammar and it's all consistent with languages spoken in west africa so i watch a lot of tv okay i love to critique tv and movies it's one of my favorite pastimes so i started noticing some of these nuances in some of the television shows that are presented today on on television and one of them being not all ave speakers are black and not all black people speak ave i think the the tv show blackish does a really good job of exemplifying that and so does shameless it really does a good job in helping me explain to other the students in particular where some of these nuances come from you talk like who you're around characters in shameless in particular it's a white family living on the south side of chicago in a predominantly black neighborhood so a lot of them speak ave there's this one episode within in shameless where one of the characters is talking to his black friends and he's speaking in ave and there's this brilliant translation at the bottom of the screen in mainstream american english to exemplify for those who can't follow the conversation here's what they're saying in your language i thought that was brilliant so i've kind of picked up on that and i've started doing that when i talk to other people namely other educators or other families and students about ave so let's do a little bit of that here right now so here's an example i'm going to give you three rules related to ave because there's a bunch of them y'all but i'm going to give you three today i'm going to pick on the to be verb because many people pick on the to be verb so i'm going to go ahead and exemplify for you how ave has linguistic rules and it has a system and it has meaning so in ave if you in drop the to be verb in a sentence it means something is happening right now so in the sentence he calling me on my cell phone that means my phone is ringing right now and he's calling me on my cell phone right now so that's an example two sentences in the that mean the exact same thing on your board in two different dialects two different sentences i mean the same thing in two different dialects here's another one when you insert the to be verb in a sentence in ave it means something is happening all the time so if i said he'd be calling me on my cell phone that means he calls me on my cell phone all the time okay obvi speakers just know that we know what that means okay so that's two different sentences on your board one written in navi one written in mainstream american english but they mean the exact same thing here's the last one ben if i put ben in a sentence i know that means for a long long time so he been calling me on my cell phone means that he's been calling me on my cell phone for a long time so i know that as an obvious speaker these words have meaning these words have value so he calling me on my cell phone he'd be calling me on my cell phone he'd been calling me on my cell phone all mean different things okay they do not mean the same thing and you can directly translate that into mainstream american english it's no different than any other dialect guys all dialects have rules think about the bostonians who drop their r's regularly just an example example for you it's completely normal in boston right i can't move to boston and say they're all speaking wrong no that's how they speak you talk like who you're around so if they say pack the cat we know in chicago we wouldn't say it quite that way we'd say park the car but those two sentences mean the exact same thing it's two different dialects that mean the exact same thing where you live dictates how you're going to talk you talk like who you're around that's all dialects are so if i have a community and i was working in a community where the families there spoke exclusively ave it should be no surprise that the kids are going to speak ave at school how do we honor that though i say to honor it in similar ways i just showed you where i'm showing those direct translations for the sake of the students these are my parents and they they taught me how to code switch they both have master's degrees in education and they showed me we spoke ave at home and then when we got out to the to public we would speak in mainstream american english that's just the way it was done not everyone has my experience though you listen to me and you think well you're doing it yeah but not everyone has my experience i challenge you to consider that there are students that i served that were had only access to ave they didn't have access to mainstream american english the way that i did therefore my relationship with co-switching is a little different now that's me and my husband we in our family use more of a code meshing model i speak ave i speak mainstream american english my husband's from texas so he brings in some southern american english and we speak all of them at home we speak all of them i speak them at work i'm doing some of it right now so i like to blend all of my dialects together because i have value and honor for all of these different dialects so i encourage others to do the same in education find out what language what dialect your students are speaking and find value in that as well you remember my daughter sophia who experienced ave as being deemed as wrong in her classroom and she had strong words about that what you don't know though is that that teacher called me she called me from work she called me at work while i was at work and she was so at work to tell me what had just happened and she said the whole class got an education on ave and it's cultural significance from my daughter the teacher said she took pause and thought i've never thought of it that way i've never thought of ave as anything else other than wrong now mind you this teacher happens to be black like me so she was very excited to consider this isn't wrong it's just a dialectal difference and she went to her library there at the school grabbed some books that were written in ave and she read them for the students to exemplify its own significance as well and she said to me from here on out i will do better i will do my best to make sure that i am differentiating between what is a deficit and what is simply a difference because they are not the same thing and that is really all i ask because that is a really great place to start thank you to dismantle = to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way to embed = to fix something firmly into a substance; to include text, sound, images, video, etc. in a computer file, email message, or on a website 20240124 18:10-19:30 2 active How languages shape our mind By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky 20240117 hw20240124 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. "The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k → watch the video → answer the questions]]> 1 How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky 20240117 hw20240124 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png ✓ if that target language features concepts that don't exist in your mother tongue (...)]]> How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. "The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think_lera_boroditsky_TED_RKK7wGAYP6k.mp4 So, I'll be speaking to you using language ... because I can. This is one these magical abilities that we humans have. We can transmit really complicated thoughts to one another. So what I'm doing right now is, I'm making sounds with my mouth as I'm exhaling. I'm making tones and hisses and puffs, and those are creating air vibrations in the air. Those air vibrations are traveling to you, they're hitting your eardrums, and then your brain takes those vibrations from your eardrums and transforms them into thoughts. I hope. (Laughter) I hope that's happening. So because of this ability, we humans are able to transmit our ideas across vast reaches of space and time. We're able to transmit knowledge across minds. I can put a bizarre new idea in your mind right now. I could say, "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." (Laughter) Now, if everything has gone relatively well in your life so far, you probably haven't had that thought before. (Laughter) But now I've just made you think it, through language. Now of course, there isn't just one language in the world, there are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world. And all the languages differ from one another in all kinds of ways. Some languages have different sounds, they have different vocabularies, and they also have different structures -- very importantly, different structures. That begs the question: Does the language we speak shape the way we think? Now, this is an ancient question. People have been speculating about this question forever. Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor, said, "To have a second language is to have a second soul" -- strong statement that language crafts reality. But on the other hand, Shakespeare has Juliet say, "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Well, that suggests that maybe language doesn't craft reality. These arguments have gone back and forth for thousands of years. But until recently, there hasn't been any data to help us decide either way. Recently, in my lab and other labs around the world, we've started doing research, and now we have actual scientific data to weigh in on this question. So let me tell you about some of my favorite examples. I'll start with an example from an Aboriginal community in Australia that I had the chance to work with. These are the Kuuk Thaayorre people. They live in Pormpuraaw at the very west edge of Cape York. What's cool about Kuuk Thaayorre is, in Kuuk Thaayorre, they don't use words like "left" and "right," and instead, everything is in cardinal directions: north, south, east and west. And when I say everything, I really mean everything. You would say something like, "Oh, there's an ant on your southwest leg." Or, "Move your cup to the north-northeast a little bit." In fact, the way that you say "hello" in Kuuk Thaayorre is you say, "Which way are you going?" And the answer should be, "North-northeast in the far distance. How about you?" So imagine as you're walking around your day, every person you greet, you have to report your heading direction. (Laughter) But that would actually get you oriented pretty fast, right? Because you literally couldn't get past "hello," if you didn't know which way you were going. In fact, people who speak languages like this stay oriented really well. They stay oriented better than we used to think humans could. We used to think that humans were worse than other creatures because of some biological excuse: "Oh, we don't have magnets in our beaks or in our scales." No; if your language and your culture trains you to do it, actually, you can do it. There are humans around the world who stay oriented really well. And just to get us in agreement about how different this is from the way we do it, I want you all to close your eyes for a second and point southeast. (Laughter) Keep your eyes closed. Point. OK, so you can open your eyes. I see you guys pointing there, there, there, there, there ... I don't know which way it is myself -- (Laughter) You have not been a lot of help. (Laughter) So let's just say the accuracy in this room was not very high. This is a big difference in cognitive ability across languages, right? Where one group -- very distinguished group like you guys -- doesn't know which way is which, but in another group, I could ask a five-year-old and they would know. (Laughter) There are also really big differences in how people think about time. So here I have pictures of my grandfather at different ages. And if I ask an English speaker to organize time, they might lay it out this way, from left to right. This has to do with writing direction. If you were a speaker of Hebrew or Arabic, you might do it going in the opposite direction, from right to left. But how would the Kuuk Thaayorre, this Aboriginal group I just told you about, do it? They don't use words like "left" and "right." Let me give you hint. When we sat people facing south, they organized time from left to right. When we sat them facing north, they organized time from right to left. When we sat them facing east, time came towards the body. What's the pattern? East to west, right? So for them, time doesn't actually get locked on the body at all, it gets locked on the landscape. So for me, if I'm facing this way, then time goes this way, and if I'm facing this way, then time goes this way. I'm facing this way, time goes this way -- very egocentric of me to have the direction of time chase me around every time I turn my body. For the Kuuk Thaayorre, time is locked on the landscape. It's a dramatically different way of thinking about time. Here's another really smart human trick. Suppose I ask you how many penguins are there. Well, I bet I know how you'd solve that problem if you solved it. You went, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." You counted them. You named each one with a number, and the last number you said was the number of penguins. This is a little trick that you're taught to use as kids. You learn the number list and you learn how to apply it. A little linguistic trick. Well, some languages don't do this, because some languages don't have exact number words. They're languages that don't have a word like "seven" or a word like "eight." In fact, people who speak these languages don't count, and they have trouble keeping track of exact quantities. So, for example, if I ask you to match this number of penguins to the same number of ducks, you would be able to do that by counting. But folks who don't have that linguistic trick can't do that. Languages also differ in how they divide up the color spectrum -- the visual world. Some languages have lots of words for colors, some have only a couple words, "light" and "dark." And languages differ in where they put boundaries between colors. So, for example, in English, there's a word for blue that covers all of the colors that you can see on the screen, but in Russian, there isn't a single word. Instead, Russian speakers have to differentiate between light blue, "goluboy," and dark blue, "siniy." So Russians have this lifetime of experience of, in language, distinguishing these two colors. When we test people's ability to perceptually discriminate these colors, what we find is that Russian speakers are faster across this linguistic boundary. They're faster to be able to tell the difference between a light and dark blue. And when you look at people's brains as they're looking at colors -- say you have colors shifting slowly from light to dark blue -- the brains of people who use different words for light and dark blue will give a surprised reaction as the colors shift from light to dark, as if, "Ooh, something has categorically changed," whereas the brains of English speakers, for example, that don't make this categorical distinction, don't give that surprise, because nothing is categorically changing. Languages have all kinds of structural quirks. This is one of my favorites. Lots of languages have grammatical gender; every noun gets assigned a gender, often masculine or feminine. And these genders differ across languages. So, for example, the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish, and the moon, the reverse. Could this actually have any consequence for how people think? Do German speakers think of the sun as somehow more female-like, and the moon somehow more male-like? Actually, it turns out that's the case. So if you ask German and Spanish speakers to, say, describe a bridge, like the one here -- "bridge" happens to be grammatically feminine in German, grammatically masculine in Spanish -- German speakers are more likely to say bridges are "beautiful," "elegant" and stereotypically feminine words. Whereas Spanish speakers will be more likely to say they're "strong" or "long," these masculine words. (Laughter) Languages also differ in how they describe events, right? You take an event like this, an accident. In English, it's fine to say, "He broke the vase." In a language like Spanish, you might be more likely to say, "The vase broke," or, "The vase broke itself." If it's an accident, you wouldn't say that someone did it. In English, quite weirdly, we can even say things like, "I broke my arm." Now, in lots of languages, you couldn't use that construction unless you are a lunatic and you went out looking to break your arm -- (Laughter) and you succeeded. If it was an accident, you would use a different construction. Now, this has consequences. So, people who speak different languages will pay attention to different things, depending on what their language usually requires them to do. So we show the same accident to English speakers and Spanish speakers, English speakers will remember who did it, because English requires you to say, "He did it; he broke the vase." Whereas Spanish speakers might be less likely to remember who did it if it's an accident, but they're more likely to remember that it was an accident. They're more likely to remember the intention. So, two people watch the same event, witness the same crime, but end up remembering different things about that event. This has implications, of course, for eyewitness testimony. It also has implications for blame and punishment. So if you take English speakers and I just show you someone breaking a vase, and I say, "He broke the vase," as opposed to "The vase broke," even though you can witness it yourself, you can watch the video, you can watch the crime against the vase, you will punish someone more, you will blame someone more if I just said, "He broke it," as opposed to, "It broke." The language guides our reasoning about events. Now, I've given you a few examples of how language can profoundly shape the way we think, and it does so in a variety of ways. So language can have big effects, like we saw with space and time, where people can lay out space and time in completely different coordinate frames from each other. Language can also have really deep effects -- that's what we saw with the case of number. Having count words in your language, having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right? This little trick of number words gives you a stepping stone into a whole cognitive realm. Language can also have really early effects, what we saw in the case of color. These are really simple, basic, perceptual decisions. We make thousands of them all the time, and yet, language is getting in there and fussing even with these tiny little perceptual decisions that we make. Language can have really broad effects. So the case of grammatical gender may be a little silly, but at the same time, grammatical gender applies to all nouns. That means language can shape how you're thinking about anything that can be named by a noun. That's a lot of stuff. And finally, I gave you an example of how language can shape things that have personal weight to us -- ideas like blame and punishment or eyewitness memory. These are important things in our daily lives. Now, the beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is. Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000 -- there are 7,000 languages spoken around the world. And we can create many more -- languages, of course, are living things, things that we can hone and change to suit our needs. The tragic thing is that we're losing so much of this linguistic diversity all the time. We're losing about one language a week, and by some estimates, half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years. And the even worse news is that right now, almost everything we know about the human mind and human brain is based on studies of usually American English-speaking undergraduates at universities. That excludes almost all humans. Right? So what we know about the human mind is actually incredibly narrow and biased, and our science has to do better. I want to leave you with this final thought. I've told you about how speakers of different languages think differently, but of course, that's not about how people elsewhere think. It's about how you think. It's how the language that you speak shapes the way that you think. And that gives you the opportunity to ask, "Why do I think the way that I do?" "How could I think differently?" And also, "What thoughts do I wish to create?" Thank you very much. (Applause) "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." [01:05-01:24] ]]> ✓ share new thoughts through language which you had perhaps even never envisaged → the more vocabulary you have the better equipped you are to communicate effectively to envisage = to imagine what will happen in the future "To have a second language is to have a second soul" [01:50-02:00] ]]> ✓ language crafts reality → you are another person when you speak a different language → the more vocabulary you have the more perspectives you may take advantage of to look at things "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." [02:00-02:20] ]]> ✓ perhaps language doesn't craft reality → objective reality should be the same for every person but it is subjective = ageless contradiction What is unusual about the language used by an Aboriginal community in Australia, called Kuuk Thaayorre? [02:45-03:30] "Which way are you going?" answer: North - north east in the far distance ]]> What two conclusions can you draw from the cultural example of language spoken by Kuuk Thaayorre people [03:30-05:51]? (staying oriented [03:48]) (thinking about time [05:10]) ✓ if your language and your culture trains you to do it, you can do it e.g. stay oriented although we have no magnets in our beaks or in our scales ✓ they organize time from east to west = it gets locked on the landscape → no egocentric view (traditionally from left to right or vice versa) ✓ use a more organic approach to time management = less linear & target-oriented? → open to sharing more opportunities than just your own goals ✓ assess your position (as well as perhaps skills) in your environment in real time → anticipate possible obstacles better? What does the quantity of alternative words for different colours & shades suggest? [06:48-07:59] ✓ in English, there's a word for blue that covers all of the colours that you can see ✓ in Russian, there isn't a single word → Russian speakers have to differentiate between light blue, "goluboy," and dark blue, "siniy." → make a categorical distinction = ability to perceptually discriminate colours faster How can gender of nouns differ across cultures? How does this affect the way people think? [08:01-08:58] examples: ✓ the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish ✓ the moon is masculine in German but feminine in Spanish → for German speakers bridges are "beautiful," "elegant" = stereotypically feminine words → for Spanish speakers bridges are "strong" or "long" = more masculine words What examples are given to suggest how differently languages can describe events? [09:02-09:40] ✓ in English: "He broke the vase" ✓ in Spanish: "The vase broke" in English: "I broke my arm." → in many languages = you did it intentionally How will different speakers interpret a same event in different ways? What conclusion can be drawn? [09:42-10:55] ✓ people remember different things about the same event → even eye-witnessing an event may be interpreted differently e.g. English speakers will remember who did it [09:56] → English requires you to say, "He did it; he broke the vase." e.g. Spanish speakers might be less likely to remember who did it if it's an accident → more likely to remember that it was an accident Conclusion [10:44] ✓ you will punish someone more, you will blame someone more if you just said "He broke it" (as opposed to "It broke.") ✓ language guides our reasoning about events What are the risks of losing linguistic diversity? [12:28-12:56] 〆about one language is lost every week 〆half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years according to some estimates 〆almost everything we know about the human mind and human brain is based on studies of usually American English-speaking undergraduates at universities → what we know about the human mind is actually incredibly narrow and biased 5 A Embracing Multilingualism and Eradicating Linguistic Bias | Karen Leung | TEDxWWU 20240124 hw20240131 active wip 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? 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 ]]> embracing_multilingualism_and_eradicating_linguistic_bias_karen_leung_TEDxWWU_S8QrGsxeEq8.mp4 Why did Karen Leung begin her speech in Cantonese? What did she want to illustrate? ✓ illustrated and drew attention to the audience's possible expectations and prejudices about her linguistic ability based on ethnicity → wanted to challenge and confront stereotypes ✓ emphasised such assumptions based on language, race, and ethnicity can lead to discrimination and marginalization = example of micro insults and micro assaults → hidden insult to the people who have a different culture and speak other languages → addresses high levels of uncertainty avoidance and neuroticism in some societies 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)? ✓ chose to give children American names to avoid micro assaults (micro insults) that can occur due to cultural differences → mitigate potential discrimination and bias based on their names (will be perceived as foreign or difficult to pronounce) = desire to protect children from subtle forms of prejudice 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”? 〆labelled non-native English speakers’ language as “broken” because it seems unintelligent to other people → people act with contempt to those whose native language is completely different 〆immigrants are told to speak more American = people behave disrespectfully to them → example of micro assaults and micro insults ≠ political correctness ✓ making migrants speak “American language” → perpetuates linguistic prejudice → reinforces the notion that non-native English speakers are inferior or less competent because of their linguistic differences 〆ignores linguistic diversity and richness → undermines knowledge, intelligence and abilities → suggests “illusory superiority” of native English speakers → reflects level of uncertainty avoidance in society ✓ “perfect English” suggests predictable behaviour How does uncertainty avoidance prevent people from understanding each other? [06:43-08:10] ✓ difficult to understand and tolerate people who don’t speak “well enough” → multilingualism perceived more as a flaw than as an advantage → need to show openness to experience and agreeableness What does Karen mean by “double standard”? ✓ 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 language → native English speakers learning any foreign language receive more praise → creates a linguistic hierarchy = native speakers of English are at the top Why are compliments like “your English is so good” and “you don’t have an accent” are micro-insults? [05:20-06:00] ✓ implies surprise at an individual's proficiency in English → reinforces stereotypes related to language and cultural competence → places excessive, negative importance on people's multilingual and multicultural experiences What steps would be politically correct when talking to a person and not understanding what they are saying? [08:17-08:36] ✓ don't ask to repeat immediately ✓ listen carefully → paraphrase to double-check your understanding → ask yourself: are you as fluent in their native language? What does she mean by saying that the USA was “meant to be a melting pot”? ✓ the United States were envisioned as a place where people from different backgrounds could come together → should blend traditions and cultures, form a unified society → support integration and the importance of eliminating all forms of discrimination, microaggressions, and stereotypes How does Karen Leung envision the potential of linguistic diversity in education contributing to social justice? ✓ embracing linguistic diversity in education contributes to social justice → challenges and dismantles systemic biases → fosters environment where individuals from diverse linguistic backgrounds have equal opportunities and representation to dismantle = to end an organization or system gradually in an organized way “What we say is far more important than how we say it.” Do you agree? ✓ micro assaults (micro insults & micro invalidations) usually embedded in language → "how we say it" can have a profound impact to embed = to fix something firmly into a substance; to include text, sound, images, video, etc. in a computer file, email message, or on a website agreeable = pleasant and easy to like 20240117 18:10-19:30 2 active Political correctness By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Political correctness works for no one - Jonathan Kay 20240110 hw20240117 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Political Correctness Works For No One | Jonathan Kay | TEDxUTSC - 16 Sept 2019 Jonathan Kay is the Canadian editor for Quillette.com, a host of the Quillette and Wrongspeak podcasts, a book author and a columnist. His work has appeared recently in the National Post, Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBC.ca, Foreign Affairs and Maclean’s. His books include Among The Truthers(HarperCollins, 2011) and Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (Signal, 2016). He is currently working on two book projects scheduled for publication in 2019. He tweets daily on the news at @jonkay. Jonathan Kay is the Canadian editor for Quillette.com, a host of the Quillette and Wrongspeak podcasts, a book author and a columnist. His work has appeared recently in the National Post, Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBC.ca, Foreign Affairs and Maclean’s. His books include Among The Truthers (HarperCollins, 2011) and Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (Signal, 2016). He is currently working on two book projects scheduled for publication in 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPdMG3oFGac → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> 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? 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 ]]> 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 ]]> 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, and / or suffered from micro invalidation? = 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 → 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 ]]> 1 Political correctness works for no one - Jonathan Kay 20240110 hw20240117 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Do you believe political correctness really makes things better? For whom? Political Correctness Works For No One | Jonathan Kay | TEDxUTSC - 16 Sept 2019 Jonathan Kay is the Canadian editor for Quillette.com, a host of the Quillette and Wrongspeak podcasts, a book author and a columnist. His work has appeared recently in the National Post, Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBC.ca, Foreign Affairs and Maclean’s. His books include Among The Truthers(HarperCollins, 2011) and Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (Signal, 2016). He is currently working on two book projects scheduled for publication in 2019. He tweets daily on the news at @jonkay. Jonathan Kay is the Canadian editor for Quillette.com, a host of the Quillette and Wrongspeak podcasts, a book author and a columnist. His work has appeared recently in the National Post, Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBC.ca, Foreign Affairs and Maclean’s. His books include Among The Truthers (HarperCollins, 2011) and Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (Signal, 2016). He is currently working on two book projects scheduled for publication in 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPdMG3oFGac → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> political_correctness_works_for_no_one_jonathan_kay_TEDxUTSC_tPdMG3oFGac.mp4 Introduction my name is Jonathan Kaye I'm the Canadian editor for Colette comm a podcaster a book author many people in the Twitter community have described me as a professional shitty story one of the previous speakers she mentioned about her intersectional nature she talked about going to Starbucks and being the one who had the really really complicated latte I just warned you I'm the guy who goes to the gas station and gets the instant coffee in the microwave so my perspective is a little different but I do want to build bridges my subject is political correctness and I think when people look at someone like me they assume that I'm gonna start my presentation by going through a long angry list of recent episodes and controversies people who got shut up or were censored or were mobbed in some way but I don't want to recite that list of controversies because I think most people in this room already know the episodes I'm talking about they're pretty well covered in the news I also want to make sure that when people watch this video on YouTube which I hope they do in coming years they find it relevant in a way that goes past recent headlines because the problem of political correctness that I'm talking about is a problem that is ageless it's a problem that goes back in fact to ancient times since people have been using words they have been using those words to shut down people who are using words that they don't like some of the foundational and most violent disputes in Islam and Judaism and Christianity involve people trying to dictate what language other people use what languages they use for God or for prayer or for believers or for heretics and many of those discussions that were had many of those arguments and controversies essentially followed the same politically correct pattern that now dictates the arguments we have over land and hashtags and everything else that informs our arguments about this subject I also want to acknowledge the fact that political correctness is a bipartisan phenomenon we typically talk about it these days as problem on the left but you also see it on the right side of the political spectrum if you go on a right-wing Facebook group and you say something nasty about Donald Trump I can guarantee you you will see a politically correct reaction from your audience even if they don't call it political correctness I'd also like to acknowledge that even though political correctness has a negative connotation it starts out with good intentions we all want to live in a society that has less racism and less sexism and less homophobia and transphobia the problem isn't with bad intentions behind political correctness the problem is human nature human beings love power they love the power to shut up other people and they will leverage any rule any law any standard to attain that power and that's how political correctness affects our society it's not just that we can't say a limited range of things we can't resonate with other people on any subject we want to take the subject of today's event we become more passive aggressive we become more aggressive we become more passive aggressive because we are encouraged to feel more pain more emotional discomfort when other people say things that we disagree with then we become more aggressive because we weaponize that pain that we feel we mob people on social media we attack people now it used to be political correctness in the old days when I was younger when I was at college you had to use an intermediary you had to go through government or you had to go through a human rights tribunal to shut somebody down that's not the case anymore you can go directly to Facebook or to Twitter this is one of the ways that political correctness has changed you know when I was younger the dominant metaphor was big brother from Georgia where Orwell's novel 1984 Big Brother but that model doesn't exist anymore the idea of a single authoritarian power shutting people down these days people their censorship the telescreen that existed on the wall in the novel 1984 that telescreen is now in our hands that's how we censor people we don't depend on Big Brother we have become Big Brother now some people may say well that's fine you may call it Big Brother you may call it political correctness but it's about calling people out on racism and sexism online and surely that's a good thing the problem is that the people who suffer most are the smallest fish in the ocean they're the people who don't have any power they're the people who get called out the big players on the other hand someone like for instance Jordan Peterson he doesn't get called out or if he does he has the power to overcome it Jordan Peterson of course is a tenured University of Toronto professor at the school where we're having this event he says politically correct things all the time politically incorrect things all the time but he doesn't suffer much for it in fact his last book sold I think 2 million copies because he has the power to fight back political correctness targets people who can't fight back and this plays out institutionally as well I have experience in journalism on the left and on the right I worked for a progressive liberal magazine and I also worked for a conservative newspaper it was at the left-wing liberal magazine that I saw political correctness was the most acute that's because of the crowdsource nature of political correctness these days it's the people within your own networks who hurt you so if you're a conservative it actually doesn't hurt you that much if you're a conservative the people in your networks don't mind if you say politically incorrect things in fact they're cheerleading you when I worked at that conservative newspaper my most popular columns were the ones denouncing political correctness when I went to that left-wing magazine as I said despite the fact that the actual substance of what I was publishing what I was saying was progressive stuff the people I work with were terrified of saying the wrong thing that's because the people in their social networks were the enforcers of politically correct orthodoxy this is what's different from the old days in the old days you ran afoul of a central authority these days you run afoul of your friends your colleagues your relatives people who have the same opinions as you and who monitor everything you say closely some of the smartest people I worked with in my career were at that left-wing progressive magazine but they were people who were scared to say what they wanted to say because they thought that they were always one hashtag or one syllable one pronoun one mistake away from a career-ending utterance and so they kept their mouth shut whole weeks would go by when they wouldn't say anything on Twitter or Facebook or if they did they talk about their clothes or what they ate meanwhile my conservative friends are jabbering away they don't care that's why if you remember one thing from this presentation please remember this political correctness despite the fact that it's supposed to be a left-wing doctrine hurts people on the Left more than it hurts people on the right because of the crowdsourced nature of its implementation that's why I don't like to talk about scandals that you see in the news that much because the scandals don't tell the whole story you know do I think it's terrible that some conservative professor was shut down on a university campus or someone pulled a fire alarm or ben shapiro was prevented from speaking at berkeley or something like that yeah that's annoying it's not good but the real scandal isn't those isolated scandals the real scandal is everything you don't hear about because people don't speak their mind because they're scared and so no one notices because no one says anything and as I say that hurts people on the left more than hurts people on the right this very week I said I wasn't going to talk a lot about examples but something happened this very week that I thought was highly illustrative it was it involved the children's and young adult author named Ellen oh and I could not think of a more impeccably diverse multicultural ally and advocate and is known in the world of young adult fiction for her advocacy of diversity and even started an organization called we need more diverse books she went on Twitter earlier this week and started calling out peoples that people of color can be racist to which is true and we need people of color to to be more rigorous about their messaging because a lot of them are tone deaf mistake you can imagine how people responded they say tone deaf that's insulting a few hours later she gets back on Twitter and says I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I offended people by saying the word deaf and then at the end she apologizes she says thank you for pointing out my mistake and making me a better person or words to the effect by the way this is how you can always tell if you're in the midst of a politically correct cult if people end by thanking their tormentors for pointing out how horrible they are you know when when the witches thank the witch hunters that's when you know that during a cult and this is a serious problem and as I say it's limiting the range of opinions people hear and in fact it attacks the very premise of this event we're having the idea of resonance resonance works great when you're on the same wavelength with somebody when someone is on a different wavelength the concept of resonance both in physics and in society it becomes more complicated and you need a robust society a robust commitment to freedom of speech so that people who have different wavelengths can communicate with each other and don't shut each other down so what are the solutions I see three solutions oh I see more but I have a limited amount of time the first is we shouldn't be part of the problem it means if we disagree with somebody you hear something you disagree with try not to medicalize it try not to assign psychic pain or emotional discomfort to it without first saying maybe I just disagreed with that it doesn't mean I'm suffering some kind of medical reaction to it now there are some kinds of words and phrases that truly are medically painful in the way they they affect us we all know those those words and phrases I'm not gonna repeat them here in those cases it's fine to say those words hurt me because some words really do hurt I get that but in borderline cases ask yourself is the pain I'm feeling is the discomfort I'm feeling is it authentic or is it a political artifact of the environment in which we live where I am encouraged to experience different kinds of opinions different senses of humor different kinds of communication as authoring as a form of attack on me when it's not sometimes it's just at different wavelengths that happens - so ask yourself that cross examine yourself about your reaction to things the other thing is when somebody does force you to submit to political correctness try to resist but I'm not naive I know that especially for young people it's impossible sometimes sometimes to keep your job or to keep your place in school or to keep yourself you're placing a peer group it's necessary to submit to politically correct regimes but what I would ask is that if you do have to submit destroy the premise of the person who is trying to shut you up say to them look I get it I have to delete the tweet I have to apologize I have to do this I have to go to a diversity class or what not because of what I said fine you have more power than me that's why I'm doing what you want me to do not because I agree with the premise that I caused anybody psychological pain but because you have more power than me I also will tell you that if the roles are reversed in a few years and I have that power over you I will not be using that power in the same way because I want to live in a society where free speech is valued more than the feelings of people who may or may not be offended by what I have to say the third thing I would say my third solution voice your community regardless of whether or not you're offended I happen to be Jewish when I'm online and I see somebody getting called out for saying something that's allegedly anti-semitic bad joke stereotype if I don't think it's anti-semitic I will say so I will jump in and say I'm Jewish I don't find that offensive relax we've all seen Seinfeld we can tell the jokes I tried to use my moral capital as a Jew to say that something isn't anti-semitic if it's not and you can do the same thing with it whether you're gay trans black Jewish not Jewish it doesn't matter voice your community regardless of whether you're offended or not because if we leave the marketplace of ideas to people who are constantly offended and we don't speak up when we're not offending we have no one else to blame but ourselves if the marketplace of ideas is taken over by Big Brother's little minions thank you you What kind of person gets their coffee at a petrol station & warms it up in the microwave? Why does Jonathan introduce himself this way? What bridges does he want to build? [00:30-01:04] He probably does it not to offend a person who works at a petrol station and makes this coffee by saying that the drink is cold. He doesn’t want to make any fuss about it and look like he’s nitpicking < ! - - (Tatiana Bogomolova) - - > ✓ His action of getting coffee at a petrol station and warming it in the microwave may symbolize a practical, no-frills approach to life, which could be perceived as a low-context behavior. It also represents a pragmatic, down-to-earth mindset. His choice of coffee and method of preparation could align with a linear-active mindset, which values efficiency and straightforwardness. It may resonate with cultures that emphasize a focus on indulgence versus restraint, favoring simplicity over extravagance --> ]]> fastidiousness = trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style Why is the problem of political correctness ageless? [01:31-02:01] ✓ goes back in fact to ancient times since people have been using words ✓ they have been using those words to shut down people who are using words that they don't like 〆political correctness is leveraged to silence opposing viewpoints → maintain existing power structures = arguably synonymous of high uncertainty avoidance = reminiscent of collectivism & restraint rather than more progressive, indulgence oriented individualism ✓ some of the foundational and most violent disputes in Islam and Judaism and Christianity involve people trying to dictate what language other people use what languages they use for God or for prayer or for believers or for heretics = inclination to control language and expression → reduce potential sources of conflict or confusion → high uncertainty avoidance What does he mean by political correctness being a bipartisan phenomenon? [02:21] ✓ problem is on the left but you also see it on the right side of the political spectrum → any political group can demonstrate tendencies to control language → any political group can conform to certain standards in ways that limit open discourse bipartisan /baɪˌpɑ:tɪˈzæn/ = involving two (political) parties Why aren't good intentions just not enough? [02:45] ✓ we all want to live in a society that has less racism and less sexism and less homophobia and transphobia 〆the problem is human nature → human beings love power → they love the power to shut up other people → they will leverage any rule, any law, any standard to attain that power = restraint rather than indulgence Why are we becoming more passive aggressive? [03:42] ✓ we are encouraged to feel more pain, more emotional discomfort when other people say things that we disagree with ✓ we weaponise that pain → individuals avoid direct confrontation → resort instead to passive-aggressive tactics when faced with disagreement or emotional discomfort How was political correctness in the old days, how has it changed now? [04:08-05:16] ✓ the dominant metaphor was Big Brother from George Orwell's novel 1984 Big Brother = idea of a single authoritarian power shutting people down → high uncertainty avoidance, restraint and power distance ✓ we have become Big Brother → nowadays, we can call people out on racism and sexism online = levels of indulgence and uncertainty avoidance have decreased → majority of people are not afraid to take risks and express their opinions mobbing = bullying of an individual by a group, in any context, such as a family, peer group, school, workplace, neighbourhood, community, or online. When it occurs as physical and emotional abuse in the workplace, such as "ganging up" by co-workers, subordinates or superiors, to force someone out of the workplace through rumour, innuendo, intimidation, humiliation, discrediting, and isolation, it is also referred to as malicious, non-sexual, non-racial/racial, general harassment What does Jonathan contest about political correctness? [05:20-06:08] ✓ political correctness targets people who can't fight back 〆big wigs can get away with politically incorrect contents = can afford to do so because of their reputation & their power to fight back big wig = important person Why does political correctness as a left-wing doctrine hurt actually people more on the left than on the right end of the spectrum? [06:24-07:10] ✓ politically correct behaviour is supposed to be a left-wing doctrine → care about the minorities 〆hurts people on the left more than it hurts people on the right → should be extremely careful of every single hashtag/syllable/pronoun e.g. firefighter ← fireman house-maker ← house-wife chalkboard ← blackboard Why are some people terrified of saying the wrong thing? What has changed? [07:11] ✓ people in their social networks are the enforcers of politically correct orthodoxy = different from the old days → in the old days you ran afoul of a central authority → these days you run afoul of your friends, your colleagues, your relatives = people who have the same opinions as you but who monitor everything you say closely 〆always one hashtag, or one syllable, one pronoun, one mistake away from a career-ending utterance = increased awareness and scrutiny of language → unreported cases where individuals self-censor out of fear ✓ political correctness is leveraged to silence opposing viewpoints → maintain existing power structures enforcer = one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior to run afoul of sth (AmEn) = to do sth that is not allowed by a law or rule or sth that people in authority disapprove of What is the real scandal about political correctness? [08:53-09:20] ✓ you don't hear everything because people don't speak their mind ✓ refrain from self-expression = fear of facing backlash → opt to remain silent = self-censorship → no one notices → limiting the range of opinions people hear to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective; to make sth weaker at the base, for example by digging under it backlash (~ against | from) = strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to sth that has recently changed in society What solutions does Jonathan recommend? [11:34] [14:14] if we disagree with somebody, or you hear something you disagree with → try not to medicalize it → try not to assign psychic pain or emotional discomfort to it → voice your community [14:14] if you think it's not offending to go against the grain = to be contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something What question(s) should one ask themselves? [12:25] ✓ Is the pain or discomfort I'm feeling authentic or a political artefact of the environment in which we live, where I am encouraged to experience different kinds of opinions? What conclusions are drawn? Do you agree with them? [14:01] ✓ don't stifle free speech . if we allow the marketplace of ideas to be dominated by easily offended individuals . if we fail to defend our own viewpoints when they are not offensive → we are responsible for any consequences that arise to stifle /'staifəl/ = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed 1 How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky 20240117 hw20240124 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png ✓ if that target language features concepts that don't exist in your mother tongue (...)]]> How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. "The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think_lera_boroditsky_TED_RKK7wGAYP6k.mp4 So, I'll be speaking to you using language ... because I can. This is one these magical abilities that we humans have. We can transmit really complicated thoughts to one another. So what I'm doing right now is, I'm making sounds with my mouth as I'm exhaling. I'm making tones and hisses and puffs, and those are creating air vibrations in the air. Those air vibrations are traveling to you, they're hitting your eardrums, and then your brain takes those vibrations from your eardrums and transforms them into thoughts. I hope. (Laughter) I hope that's happening. So because of this ability, we humans are able to transmit our ideas across vast reaches of space and time. We're able to transmit knowledge across minds. I can put a bizarre new idea in your mind right now. I could say, "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." (Laughter) Now, if everything has gone relatively well in your life so far, you probably haven't had that thought before. (Laughter) But now I've just made you think it, through language. Now of course, there isn't just one language in the world, there are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world. And all the languages differ from one another in all kinds of ways. Some languages have different sounds, they have different vocabularies, and they also have different structures -- very importantly, different structures. That begs the question: Does the language we speak shape the way we think? Now, this is an ancient question. People have been speculating about this question forever. Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor, said, "To have a second language is to have a second soul" -- strong statement that language crafts reality. But on the other hand, Shakespeare has Juliet say, "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Well, that suggests that maybe language doesn't craft reality. These arguments have gone back and forth for thousands of years. But until recently, there hasn't been any data to help us decide either way. Recently, in my lab and other labs around the world, we've started doing research, and now we have actual scientific data to weigh in on this question. So let me tell you about some of my favorite examples. I'll start with an example from an Aboriginal community in Australia that I had the chance to work with. These are the Kuuk Thaayorre people. They live in Pormpuraaw at the very west edge of Cape York. What's cool about Kuuk Thaayorre is, in Kuuk Thaayorre, they don't use words like "left" and "right," and instead, everything is in cardinal directions: north, south, east and west. And when I say everything, I really mean everything. You would say something like, "Oh, there's an ant on your southwest leg." Or, "Move your cup to the north-northeast a little bit." In fact, the way that you say "hello" in Kuuk Thaayorre is you say, "Which way are you going?" And the answer should be, "North-northeast in the far distance. How about you?" So imagine as you're walking around your day, every person you greet, you have to report your heading direction. (Laughter) But that would actually get you oriented pretty fast, right? Because you literally couldn't get past "hello," if you didn't know which way you were going. In fact, people who speak languages like this stay oriented really well. They stay oriented better than we used to think humans could. We used to think that humans were worse than other creatures because of some biological excuse: "Oh, we don't have magnets in our beaks or in our scales." No; if your language and your culture trains you to do it, actually, you can do it. There are humans around the world who stay oriented really well. And just to get us in agreement about how different this is from the way we do it, I want you all to close your eyes for a second and point southeast. (Laughter) Keep your eyes closed. Point. OK, so you can open your eyes. I see you guys pointing there, there, there, there, there ... I don't know which way it is myself -- (Laughter) You have not been a lot of help. (Laughter) So let's just say the accuracy in this room was not very high. This is a big difference in cognitive ability across languages, right? Where one group -- very distinguished group like you guys -- doesn't know which way is which, but in another group, I could ask a five-year-old and they would know. (Laughter) There are also really big differences in how people think about time. So here I have pictures of my grandfather at different ages. And if I ask an English speaker to organize time, they might lay it out this way, from left to right. This has to do with writing direction. If you were a speaker of Hebrew or Arabic, you might do it going in the opposite direction, from right to left. But how would the Kuuk Thaayorre, this Aboriginal group I just told you about, do it? They don't use words like "left" and "right." Let me give you hint. When we sat people facing south, they organized time from left to right. When we sat them facing north, they organized time from right to left. When we sat them facing east, time came towards the body. What's the pattern? East to west, right? So for them, time doesn't actually get locked on the body at all, it gets locked on the landscape. So for me, if I'm facing this way, then time goes this way, and if I'm facing this way, then time goes this way. I'm facing this way, time goes this way -- very egocentric of me to have the direction of time chase me around every time I turn my body. For the Kuuk Thaayorre, time is locked on the landscape. It's a dramatically different way of thinking about time. Here's another really smart human trick. Suppose I ask you how many penguins are there. Well, I bet I know how you'd solve that problem if you solved it. You went, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." You counted them. You named each one with a number, and the last number you said was the number of penguins. This is a little trick that you're taught to use as kids. You learn the number list and you learn how to apply it. A little linguistic trick. Well, some languages don't do this, because some languages don't have exact number words. They're languages that don't have a word like "seven" or a word like "eight." In fact, people who speak these languages don't count, and they have trouble keeping track of exact quantities. So, for example, if I ask you to match this number of penguins to the same number of ducks, you would be able to do that by counting. But folks who don't have that linguistic trick can't do that. Languages also differ in how they divide up the color spectrum -- the visual world. Some languages have lots of words for colors, some have only a couple words, "light" and "dark." And languages differ in where they put boundaries between colors. So, for example, in English, there's a word for blue that covers all of the colors that you can see on the screen, but in Russian, there isn't a single word. Instead, Russian speakers have to differentiate between light blue, "goluboy," and dark blue, "siniy." So Russians have this lifetime of experience of, in language, distinguishing these two colors. When we test people's ability to perceptually discriminate these colors, what we find is that Russian speakers are faster across this linguistic boundary. They're faster to be able to tell the difference between a light and dark blue. And when you look at people's brains as they're looking at colors -- say you have colors shifting slowly from light to dark blue -- the brains of people who use different words for light and dark blue will give a surprised reaction as the colors shift from light to dark, as if, "Ooh, something has categorically changed," whereas the brains of English speakers, for example, that don't make this categorical distinction, don't give that surprise, because nothing is categorically changing. Languages have all kinds of structural quirks. This is one of my favorites. Lots of languages have grammatical gender; every noun gets assigned a gender, often masculine or feminine. And these genders differ across languages. So, for example, the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish, and the moon, the reverse. Could this actually have any consequence for how people think? Do German speakers think of the sun as somehow more female-like, and the moon somehow more male-like? Actually, it turns out that's the case. So if you ask German and Spanish speakers to, say, describe a bridge, like the one here -- "bridge" happens to be grammatically feminine in German, grammatically masculine in Spanish -- German speakers are more likely to say bridges are "beautiful," "elegant" and stereotypically feminine words. Whereas Spanish speakers will be more likely to say they're "strong" or "long," these masculine words. (Laughter) Languages also differ in how they describe events, right? You take an event like this, an accident. In English, it's fine to say, "He broke the vase." In a language like Spanish, you might be more likely to say, "The vase broke," or, "The vase broke itself." If it's an accident, you wouldn't say that someone did it. In English, quite weirdly, we can even say things like, "I broke my arm." Now, in lots of languages, you couldn't use that construction unless you are a lunatic and you went out looking to break your arm -- (Laughter) and you succeeded. If it was an accident, you would use a different construction. Now, this has consequences. So, people who speak different languages will pay attention to different things, depending on what their language usually requires them to do. So we show the same accident to English speakers and Spanish speakers, English speakers will remember who did it, because English requires you to say, "He did it; he broke the vase." Whereas Spanish speakers might be less likely to remember who did it if it's an accident, but they're more likely to remember that it was an accident. They're more likely to remember the intention. So, two people watch the same event, witness the same crime, but end up remembering different things about that event. This has implications, of course, for eyewitness testimony. It also has implications for blame and punishment. So if you take English speakers and I just show you someone breaking a vase, and I say, "He broke the vase," as opposed to "The vase broke," even though you can witness it yourself, you can watch the video, you can watch the crime against the vase, you will punish someone more, you will blame someone more if I just said, "He broke it," as opposed to, "It broke." The language guides our reasoning about events. Now, I've given you a few examples of how language can profoundly shape the way we think, and it does so in a variety of ways. So language can have big effects, like we saw with space and time, where people can lay out space and time in completely different coordinate frames from each other. Language can also have really deep effects -- that's what we saw with the case of number. Having count words in your language, having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right? This little trick of number words gives you a stepping stone into a whole cognitive realm. Language can also have really early effects, what we saw in the case of color. These are really simple, basic, perceptual decisions. We make thousands of them all the time, and yet, language is getting in there and fussing even with these tiny little perceptual decisions that we make. Language can have really broad effects. So the case of grammatical gender may be a little silly, but at the same time, grammatical gender applies to all nouns. That means language can shape how you're thinking about anything that can be named by a noun. That's a lot of stuff. And finally, I gave you an example of how language can shape things that have personal weight to us -- ideas like blame and punishment or eyewitness memory. These are important things in our daily lives. Now, the beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is. Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000 -- there are 7,000 languages spoken around the world. And we can create many more -- languages, of course, are living things, things that we can hone and change to suit our needs. The tragic thing is that we're losing so much of this linguistic diversity all the time. We're losing about one language a week, and by some estimates, half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years. And the even worse news is that right now, almost everything we know about the human mind and human brain is based on studies of usually American English-speaking undergraduates at universities. That excludes almost all humans. Right? So what we know about the human mind is actually incredibly narrow and biased, and our science has to do better. I want to leave you with this final thought. I've told you about how speakers of different languages think differently, but of course, that's not about how people elsewhere think. It's about how you think. It's how the language that you speak shapes the way that you think. And that gives you the opportunity to ask, "Why do I think the way that I do?" "How could I think differently?" And also, "What thoughts do I wish to create?" Thank you very much. (Applause) "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." [01:05-01:24] ]]> ✓ share new thoughts through language which you had perhaps even never envisaged → the more vocabulary you have the better equipped you are to communicate effectively to envisage = to imagine what will happen in the future "To have a second language is to have a second soul" [01:50-02:00] ]]> ✓ language crafts reality → you are another person when you speak a different language → the more vocabulary you have the more perspectives you may take advantage of to look at things "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." [02:00-02:20] ]]> ✓ perhaps language doesn't craft reality → objective reality should be the same for every person but it is subjective = ageless contradiction What is unusual about the language used by an Aboriginal community in Australia, called Kuuk Thaayorre? [02:45-03:30] "Which way are you going?" answer: North - north east in the far distance ]]> What two conclusions can you draw from the cultural example of language spoken by Kuuk Thaayorre people [03:30-05:51]? (staying oriented [03:48]) (thinking about time [05:10]) ✓ if your language and your culture trains you to do it, you can do it e.g. stay oriented although we have no magnets in our beaks or in our scales ✓ they organize time from east to west = it gets locked on the landscape → no egocentric view (traditionally from left to right or vice versa) ✓ use a more organic approach to time management = less linear & target-oriented? → open to sharing more opportunities than just your own goals ✓ assess your position (as well as perhaps skills) in your environment in real time → anticipate possible obstacles better? What does the quantity of alternative words for different colours & shades suggest? [06:48-07:59] ✓ in English, there's a word for blue that covers all of the colours that you can see ✓ in Russian, there isn't a single word → Russian speakers have to differentiate between light blue, "goluboy," and dark blue, "siniy." → make a categorical distinction = ability to perceptually discriminate colours faster How can gender of nouns differ across cultures? How does this affect the way people think? [08:01-08:58] examples: ✓ the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish ✓ the moon is masculine in German but feminine in Spanish → for German speakers bridges are "beautiful," "elegant" = stereotypically feminine words → for Spanish speakers bridges are "strong" or "long" = more masculine words What examples are given to suggest how differently languages can describe events? [09:02-09:40] ✓ in English: "He broke the vase" ✓ in Spanish: "The vase broke" in English: "I broke my arm." → in many languages = you did it intentionally How will different speakers interpret a same event in different ways? What conclusion can be drawn? [09:42-10:55] ✓ people remember different things about the same event → even eye-witnessing an event may be interpreted differently e.g. English speakers will remember who did it [09:56] → English requires you to say, "He did it; he broke the vase." e.g. Spanish speakers might be less likely to remember who did it if it's an accident → more likely to remember that it was an accident Conclusion [10:44] ✓ you will punish someone more, you will blame someone more if you just said "He broke it" (as opposed to "It broke.") ✓ language guides our reasoning about events What are the risks of losing linguistic diversity? [12:28-12:56] 〆about one language is lost every week 〆half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years according to some estimates 〆almost everything we know about the human mind and human brain is based on studies of usually American English-speaking undergraduates at universities → what we know about the human mind is actually incredibly narrow and biased to brush off = to bar from attention or consideration, to disregard 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 fastidiousness = trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style mobbing = bullying of an individual by a group, in any context, such as a family, peer group, school, workplace, neighbourhood, community, or online. When it occurs as physical and emotional abuse in the workplace, such as "ganging up" by co-workers, subordinates or superiors, to force someone out of the workplace through rumour, innuendo, intimidation, humiliation, discrediting, and isolation, it is also referred to as malicious, non-sexual, non-racial/racial, general harassment enforcer = one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective; to make sth weaker at the base, for example by digging under it backlash (~ against | from) = strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to sth that has recently changed in society to go against the grain = to be contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something to stifle /'staifəl/ = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed 20240110 18:10-19:30 2 active Political correctness in comedies It's all Greek to me By the end of this session you will have studied 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 details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 8 It's all Greek to me 20231220 hw20240110 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png It's All Greek To Me | A Bit Of Fry &Laurie | BBC Comedy Greats A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series with 26 episodes, including a 36-minute pilot episode in 1987. As in The Two Ronnies, elaborate wordplay and innuendo were staples. It frequently broke the fourth wall; characters would revert to their real-life actors mid-sketch, or the camera would often pan off set into the studio. The show was punctuated with non sequitur vox pops in a similar style to those of Monty Python's Flying Circus, often making irrelevant statements and wordplay. Laurie was also seen playing piano and other instruments and singing comical numbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZZKwCPCj8 → watch the video → answer the questions.]]> quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml Quarterly test (logs) active wip quarterly_test_logs test_log_SergeyDavydov_20231208_1613_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_MikhaylovaNadezhda_20231212_1638_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_MARINAGRIGORYEVA_20231215_1543_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_AnnaShekshueva_20231216_1602_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_Tatyana_20240112_1242_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml 8 It's all Greek to me 20231220 hw20240110 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png 'I don't know'?
Is it all right to lose face in your culture, or will you pretend you know something at any cost rather than admit you don't?]]> It's All Greek To Me | A Bit Of Fry &Laurie | BBC Comedy Greats A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series with 26 episodes, including a 36-minute pilot episode in 1987. As in The Two Ronnies, elaborate wordplay and innuendo were staples. It frequently broke the fourth wall; characters would revert to their real-life actors mid-sketch, or the camera would often pan off set into the studio. The show was punctuated with non sequitur vox pops in a similar style to those of Monty Python's Flying Circus, often making irrelevant statements and wordplay. Laurie was also seen playing piano and other instruments and singing comical numbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZZKwCPCj8 → watch the video → answer the questions.]]> This Octopus, what was it called? The Greek waiter: Where was it caught? What a question! In the sea. Hugh Laurie: Yeah... so, that should be OK, Gordon...]]> it_s_all_greek_to_me_a_bit_of_fry_and_laurie_BBC_comedy_greats_PqZZKwCPCj8.mp4 Why does the scene take place in a Greek restaurant (and not Indian for instance)? ✓ pun on words It's all Greek to me = way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written but Hugh Laurie pretends to understand Greek well... That's a typical Londoner's reaction (...) You don't understand the Greek does things at his own tempo. You know, natural rhythms & cycles deep within them. The Yorkshireman in me respects that [00:06-00:13] Why does Hugh Laurie pretend he understands Greek culture? ]]> ✓ wants to show off how well-educated he is ✓ cultural awareness is well-thought of (= long-term orientation, uncertainty avoidance...) It's a bit forward, isn't? All that 'My lovely friends' don't (you think)? Hugh Laurie Ah well, you see, Gordon, he (the Greek waiter) spotted a kindred spirit (in me). [01:22-01:27] Why does Hugh Laurie carry on pretending he & the waiter share some same cultural values?]]> treated with respect - not the average walk-in, quick turn-over merchants [01:34] ]]> kindred spirit = person with similar ideas, opinions, etc Ah, I've had enough, Gordon. I'm gonna have an honest British kebab! [03:58] Why is this last reply amusing?]]> ✓ a kebab is by no means more British than a Greek meal = contradictory behaviour to long-term orientation & uncertainty avoidance observed earlier Can you think of any reasons why this comedy could be considered as not politically correct by today's standards? Why has it - or hasn't it - crossed the border? 〆stereotypical portrait of Greek waiters 〆British condescending approach ✓ collective tolerance towards witty, established comedians? ✓ British laughing at themselves = self-deprecating sense of humour (...) self-deprecating = done in a way that makes your own achievements or abilities seem unimportant; ~ humour can be used as a way to make complaints, express modesty, invoke optimal reactions. It may also be used as a way for individuals to appear more likeable and agreeable 7 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. 1 Native speakers' dialect 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 1 Political correctness works for no one - Jonathan Kay 20240110 hw20240117 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Do you believe political correctness really makes things better? For whom? Political Correctness Works For No One | Jonathan Kay | TEDxUTSC - 16 Sept 2019 Jonathan Kay is the Canadian editor for Quillette.com, a host of the Quillette and Wrongspeak podcasts, a book author and a columnist. His work has appeared recently in the National Post, Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBC.ca, Foreign Affairs and Maclean’s. His books include Among The Truthers(HarperCollins, 2011) and Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (Signal, 2016). He is currently working on two book projects scheduled for publication in 2019. He tweets daily on the news at @jonkay. Jonathan Kay is the Canadian editor for Quillette.com, a host of the Quillette and Wrongspeak podcasts, a book author and a columnist. His work has appeared recently in the National Post, Washington Post, The Atlantic, CBC.ca, Foreign Affairs and Maclean’s. His books include Among The Truthers (HarperCollins, 2011) and Legacy: How French Canadians Shaped North America (Signal, 2016). He is currently working on two book projects scheduled for publication in 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPdMG3oFGac → watch the video → answer the questions ]]> political_correctness_works_for_no_one_jonathan_kay_TEDxUTSC_tPdMG3oFGac.mp4 Introduction my name is Jonathan Kaye I'm the Canadian editor for Colette comm a podcaster a book author many people in the Twitter community have described me as a professional shitty story one of the previous speakers she mentioned about her intersectional nature she talked about going to Starbucks and being the one who had the really really complicated latte I just warned you I'm the guy who goes to the gas station and gets the instant coffee in the microwave so my perspective is a little different but I do want to build bridges my subject is political correctness and I think when people look at someone like me they assume that I'm gonna start my presentation by going through a long angry list of recent episodes and controversies people who got shut up or were censored or were mobbed in some way but I don't want to recite that list of controversies because I think most people in this room already know the episodes I'm talking about they're pretty well covered in the news I also want to make sure that when people watch this video on YouTube which I hope they do in coming years they find it relevant in a way that goes past recent headlines because the problem of political correctness that I'm talking about is a problem that is ageless it's a problem that goes back in fact to ancient times since people have been using words they have been using those words to shut down people who are using words that they don't like some of the foundational and most violent disputes in Islam and Judaism and Christianity involve people trying to dictate what language other people use what languages they use for God or for prayer or for believers or for heretics and many of those discussions that were had many of those arguments and controversies essentially followed the same politically correct pattern that now dictates the arguments we have over land and hashtags and everything else that informs our arguments about this subject I also want to acknowledge the fact that political correctness is a bipartisan phenomenon we typically talk about it these days as problem on the left but you also see it on the right side of the political spectrum if you go on a right-wing Facebook group and you say something nasty about Donald Trump I can guarantee you you will see a politically correct reaction from your audience even if they don't call it political correctness I'd also like to acknowledge that even though political correctness has a negative connotation it starts out with good intentions we all want to live in a society that has less racism and less sexism and less homophobia and transphobia the problem isn't with bad intentions behind political correctness the problem is human nature human beings love power they love the power to shut up other people and they will leverage any rule any law any standard to attain that power and that's how political correctness affects our society it's not just that we can't say a limited range of things we can't resonate with other people on any subject we want to take the subject of today's event we become more passive aggressive we become more aggressive we become more passive aggressive because we are encouraged to feel more pain more emotional discomfort when other people say things that we disagree with then we become more aggressive because we weaponize that pain that we feel we mob people on social media we attack people now it used to be political correctness in the old days when I was younger when I was at college you had to use an intermediary you had to go through government or you had to go through a human rights tribunal to shut somebody down that's not the case anymore you can go directly to Facebook or to Twitter this is one of the ways that political correctness has changed you know when I was younger the dominant metaphor was big brother from Georgia where Orwell's novel 1984 Big Brother but that model doesn't exist anymore the idea of a single authoritarian power shutting people down these days people their censorship the telescreen that existed on the wall in the novel 1984 that telescreen is now in our hands that's how we censor people we don't depend on Big Brother we have become Big Brother now some people may say well that's fine you may call it Big Brother you may call it political correctness but it's about calling people out on racism and sexism online and surely that's a good thing the problem is that the people who suffer most are the smallest fish in the ocean they're the people who don't have any power they're the people who get called out the big players on the other hand someone like for instance Jordan Peterson he doesn't get called out or if he does he has the power to overcome it Jordan Peterson of course is a tenured University of Toronto professor at the school where we're having this event he says politically correct things all the time politically incorrect things all the time but he doesn't suffer much for it in fact his last book sold I think 2 million copies because he has the power to fight back political correctness targets people who can't fight back and this plays out institutionally as well I have experience in journalism on the left and on the right I worked for a progressive liberal magazine and I also worked for a conservative newspaper it was at the left-wing liberal magazine that I saw political correctness was the most acute that's because of the crowdsource nature of political correctness these days it's the people within your own networks who hurt you so if you're a conservative it actually doesn't hurt you that much if you're a conservative the people in your networks don't mind if you say politically incorrect things in fact they're cheerleading you when I worked at that conservative newspaper my most popular columns were the ones denouncing political correctness when I went to that left-wing magazine as I said despite the fact that the actual substance of what I was publishing what I was saying was progressive stuff the people I work with were terrified of saying the wrong thing that's because the people in their social networks were the enforcers of politically correct orthodoxy this is what's different from the old days in the old days you ran afoul of a central authority these days you run afoul of your friends your colleagues your relatives people who have the same opinions as you and who monitor everything you say closely some of the smartest people I worked with in my career were at that left-wing progressive magazine but they were people who were scared to say what they wanted to say because they thought that they were always one hashtag or one syllable one pronoun one mistake away from a career-ending utterance and so they kept their mouth shut whole weeks would go by when they wouldn't say anything on Twitter or Facebook or if they did they talk about their clothes or what they ate meanwhile my conservative friends are jabbering away they don't care that's why if you remember one thing from this presentation please remember this political correctness despite the fact that it's supposed to be a left-wing doctrine hurts people on the Left more than it hurts people on the right because of the crowdsourced nature of its implementation that's why I don't like to talk about scandals that you see in the news that much because the scandals don't tell the whole story you know do I think it's terrible that some conservative professor was shut down on a university campus or someone pulled a fire alarm or ben shapiro was prevented from speaking at berkeley or something like that yeah that's annoying it's not good but the real scandal isn't those isolated scandals the real scandal is everything you don't hear about because people don't speak their mind because they're scared and so no one notices because no one says anything and as I say that hurts people on the left more than hurts people on the right this very week I said I wasn't going to talk a lot about examples but something happened this very week that I thought was highly illustrative it was it involved the children's and young adult author named Ellen oh and I could not think of a more impeccably diverse multicultural ally and advocate and is known in the world of young adult fiction for her advocacy of diversity and even started an organization called we need more diverse books she went on Twitter earlier this week and started calling out peoples that people of color can be racist to which is true and we need people of color to to be more rigorous about their messaging because a lot of them are tone deaf mistake you can imagine how people responded they say tone deaf that's insulting a few hours later she gets back on Twitter and says I'm so sorry I'm so sorry I offended people by saying the word deaf and then at the end she apologizes she says thank you for pointing out my mistake and making me a better person or words to the effect by the way this is how you can always tell if you're in the midst of a politically correct cult if people end by thanking their tormentors for pointing out how horrible they are you know when when the witches thank the witch hunters that's when you know that during a cult and this is a serious problem and as I say it's limiting the range of opinions people hear and in fact it attacks the very premise of this event we're having the idea of resonance resonance works great when you're on the same wavelength with somebody when someone is on a different wavelength the concept of resonance both in physics and in society it becomes more complicated and you need a robust society a robust commitment to freedom of speech so that people who have different wavelengths can communicate with each other and don't shut each other down so what are the solutions I see three solutions oh I see more but I have a limited amount of time the first is we shouldn't be part of the problem it means if we disagree with somebody you hear something you disagree with try not to medicalize it try not to assign psychic pain or emotional discomfort to it without first saying maybe I just disagreed with that it doesn't mean I'm suffering some kind of medical reaction to it now there are some kinds of words and phrases that truly are medically painful in the way they they affect us we all know those those words and phrases I'm not gonna repeat them here in those cases it's fine to say those words hurt me because some words really do hurt I get that but in borderline cases ask yourself is the pain I'm feeling is the discomfort I'm feeling is it authentic or is it a political artifact of the environment in which we live where I am encouraged to experience different kinds of opinions different senses of humor different kinds of communication as authoring as a form of attack on me when it's not sometimes it's just at different wavelengths that happens - so ask yourself that cross examine yourself about your reaction to things the other thing is when somebody does force you to submit to political correctness try to resist but I'm not naive I know that especially for young people it's impossible sometimes sometimes to keep your job or to keep your place in school or to keep yourself you're placing a peer group it's necessary to submit to politically correct regimes but what I would ask is that if you do have to submit destroy the premise of the person who is trying to shut you up say to them look I get it I have to delete the tweet I have to apologize I have to do this I have to go to a diversity class or what not because of what I said fine you have more power than me that's why I'm doing what you want me to do not because I agree with the premise that I caused anybody psychological pain but because you have more power than me I also will tell you that if the roles are reversed in a few years and I have that power over you I will not be using that power in the same way because I want to live in a society where free speech is valued more than the feelings of people who may or may not be offended by what I have to say the third thing I would say my third solution voice your community regardless of whether or not you're offended I happen to be Jewish when I'm online and I see somebody getting called out for saying something that's allegedly anti-semitic bad joke stereotype if I don't think it's anti-semitic I will say so I will jump in and say I'm Jewish I don't find that offensive relax we've all seen Seinfeld we can tell the jokes I tried to use my moral capital as a Jew to say that something isn't anti-semitic if it's not and you can do the same thing with it whether you're gay trans black Jewish not Jewish it doesn't matter voice your community regardless of whether you're offended or not because if we leave the marketplace of ideas to people who are constantly offended and we don't speak up when we're not offending we have no one else to blame but ourselves if the marketplace of ideas is taken over by Big Brother's little minions thank you you What kind of person gets their coffee at a petrol station & warms it up in the microwave? Why does Jonathan introduce himself this way? What bridges does he want to build? [00:30-01:04] He probably does it not to offend a person who works at a petrol station and makes this coffee by saying that the drink is cold. He doesn’t want to make any fuss about it and look like he’s nitpicking < ! - - (Tatiana Bogomolova) - - > ✓ His action of getting coffee at a petrol station and warming it in the microwave may symbolize a practical, no-frills approach to life, which could be perceived as a low-context behavior. It also represents a pragmatic, down-to-earth mindset. His choice of coffee and method of preparation could align with a linear-active mindset, which values efficiency and straightforwardness. It may resonate with cultures that emphasize a focus on indulgence versus restraint, favoring simplicity over extravagance --> ]]> fastidiousness = trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style Why is the problem of political correctness ageless? [01:31-02:01] ✓ goes back in fact to ancient times since people have been using words ✓ they have been using those words to shut down people who are using words that they don't like 〆political correctness is leveraged to silence opposing viewpoints → maintain existing power structures = arguably synonymous of high uncertainty avoidance = reminiscent of collectivism & restraint rather than more progressive, indulgence oriented individualism ✓ some of the foundational and most violent disputes in Islam and Judaism and Christianity involve people trying to dictate what language other people use what languages they use for God or for prayer or for believers or for heretics = inclination to control language and expression → reduce potential sources of conflict or confusion → high uncertainty avoidance What does he mean by political correctness being a bipartisan phenomenon? [02:21] ✓ problem is on the left but you also see it on the right side of the political spectrum → any political group can demonstrate tendencies to control language → any political group can conform to certain standards in ways that limit open discourse bipartisan /baɪˌpɑ:tɪˈzæn/ = involving two (political) parties Why aren't good intentions just not enough? [02:45] ✓ we all want to live in a society that has less racism and less sexism and less homophobia and transphobia 〆the problem is human nature → human beings love power → they love the power to shut up other people → they will leverage any rule, any law, any standard to attain that power = restraint rather than indulgence Why are we becoming more passive aggressive? [03:42] ✓ we are encouraged to feel more pain, more emotional discomfort when other people say things that we disagree with ✓ we weaponise that pain → individuals avoid direct confrontation → resort instead to passive-aggressive tactics when faced with disagreement or emotional discomfort How was political correctness in the old days, how has it changed now? [04:08-05:16] ✓ the dominant metaphor was Big Brother from George Orwell's novel 1984 Big Brother = idea of a single authoritarian power shutting people down → high uncertainty avoidance, restraint and power distance ✓ we have become Big Brother → nowadays, we can call people out on racism and sexism online = levels of indulgence and uncertainty avoidance have decreased → majority of people are not afraid to take risks and express their opinions mobbing = bullying of an individual by a group, in any context, such as a family, peer group, school, workplace, neighbourhood, community, or online. When it occurs as physical and emotional abuse in the workplace, such as "ganging up" by co-workers, subordinates or superiors, to force someone out of the workplace through rumour, innuendo, intimidation, humiliation, discrediting, and isolation, it is also referred to as malicious, non-sexual, non-racial/racial, general harassment What does Jonathan contest about political correctness? [05:20-06:08] ✓ political correctness targets people who can't fight back 〆big wigs can get away with politically incorrect contents = can afford to do so because of their reputation & their power to fight back big wig = important person Why does political correctness as a left-wing doctrine hurt actually people more on the left than on the right end of the spectrum? [06:24-07:10] ✓ politically correct behaviour is supposed to be a left-wing doctrine → care about the minorities 〆hurts people on the left more than it hurts people on the right → should be extremely careful of every single hashtag/syllable/pronoun e.g. firefighter ← fireman house-maker ← house-wife chalkboard ← blackboard Why are some people terrified of saying the wrong thing? What has changed? [07:11] ✓ people in their social networks are the enforcers of politically correct orthodoxy = different from the old days → in the old days you ran afoul of a central authority → these days you run afoul of your friends, your colleagues, your relatives = people who have the same opinions as you but who monitor everything you say closely 〆always one hashtag, or one syllable, one pronoun, one mistake away from a career-ending utterance = increased awareness and scrutiny of language → unreported cases where individuals self-censor out of fear ✓ political correctness is leveraged to silence opposing viewpoints → maintain existing power structures enforcer = one whose job it is to execute unpleasant tasks for a superior to run afoul of sth (AmEn) = to do sth that is not allowed by a law or rule or sth that people in authority disapprove of What is the real scandal about political correctness? [08:53-09:20] ✓ you don't hear everything because people don't speak their mind ✓ refrain from self-expression = fear of facing backlash → opt to remain silent = self-censorship → no one notices → limiting the range of opinions people hear to undermine = to make sth, especially sb's confidence or authority, gradually weaker or less effective; to make sth weaker at the base, for example by digging under it backlash (~ against | from) = strong negative reaction by a large number of people, for example to sth that has recently changed in society What solutions does Jonathan recommend? [11:34] [14:14] if we disagree with somebody, or you hear something you disagree with → try not to medicalize it → try not to assign psychic pain or emotional discomfort to it → voice your community [14:14] if you think it's not offending to go against the grain = to be contrary to the natural inclination or feeling of someone or something What question(s) should one ask themselves? [12:25] ✓ Is the pain or discomfort I'm feeling authentic or a political artefact of the environment in which we live, where I am encouraged to experience different kinds of opinions? What conclusions are drawn? Do you agree with them? [14:01] ✓ don't stifle free speech . if we allow the marketplace of ideas to be dominated by easily offended individuals . if we fail to defend our own viewpoints when they are not offensive → we are responsible for any consequences that arise to stifle = to prevent sth from happening; to prevent a feeling from being expressed hobby horse = (sometimes disapproving) subject that sb feels strongly about and likes to talk about fourth wall (the ~) = performance convention in which an invisible, imaginary wall separates actors from the audience. While the audience can see through this "wall", the convention assumes the actors act as if they cannot. From the 16th century onward, the rise of illusionism in staging practices, which culminated in the realism and naturalism of the theatre of the 19th century, led to the development of the fourth wall concept. innuendo = indirect remark about sb/sth, usually suggesting sth bad or rude non sequitur = statement that does not seem to follow what has just been said in any natural or logical way vox pops (vox populi) = belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people It's all Greek to me = way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written kindred spirit = person with similar ideas, opinions, etc self-deprecating = done in a way that makes your own achievements or abilities seem unimportant; ~ humour can be used as a way to make complaints, express modesty, invoke optimal reactions. It may also be used as a way for individuals to appear more likeable and agreeable 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 supremacy = position in which you have more power, authority or status than anyone else 20231220 18:10-19:30 2 active Political correctness across cultures Political correctness in comedies By the end of this session you will have studied 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 details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 5 Politically correct language 1/2 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png 20231213 hw20231220 quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml Quarterly test (logs) test_log_20231220 active wip quarterly_test_logs test_log_MikhaylovaNadezhda_20231212_1638_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_SergeyDavydov_20231208_1613_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_MARINAGRIGORYEVA_20231215_1543_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml test_log_AnnaShekshueva_20231216_1602_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20231213.xml 5 Politically correct language 1/2 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png 20231213 hw20231220 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

]]> 6 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?

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? ✓ women ✓ active, and yet dandy, men ✓ (Italian) hairdressers ← Mario's salon ✓ Alpinists ✓ sports people 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 What cultural dimensions can be elicited from this video? ✓ joy > restraint ✓ neuroticism ✓ short term orientation ✓ femininity > masculinity ✓ little power distance ✓ individualism > collectivism ✓ low uncertainty avoidance to elicit = to draw forth, make evident (what is latent) 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 8 It's all Greek to me 20231220 hw20240110 active wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png 'I don't know'?
Is it all right to lose face in your culture, or will you pretend you know something at any cost rather than admit you don't?]]> It's All Greek To Me | A Bit Of Fry &Laurie | BBC Comedy Greats A Bit of Fry & Laurie is a British sketch comedy television series written by and starring former Cambridge Footlights members Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, broadcast on both BBC1 and BBC2 between 1989 and 1995. It ran for four series with 26 episodes, including a 36-minute pilot episode in 1987. As in The Two Ronnies, elaborate wordplay and innuendo were staples. It frequently broke the fourth wall; characters would revert to their real-life actors mid-sketch, or the camera would often pan off set into the studio. The show was punctuated with non sequitur vox pops in a similar style to those of Monty Python's Flying Circus, often making irrelevant statements and wordplay. Laurie was also seen playing piano and other instruments and singing comical numbers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqZZKwCPCj8 → watch the video → answer the questions.]]> This Octopus, what was it called? The Greek waiter: Where was it caught? What a question! In the sea. Hugh Laurie: Yeah... so, that should be OK, Gordon...]]> it_s_all_greek_to_me_a_bit_of_fry_and_laurie_BBC_comedy_greats_PqZZKwCPCj8.mp4 Why does the scene take place in a Greek restaurant (and not Indian for instance)? ✓ pun on words It's all Greek to me = way of saying that you do not understand something that is said or written but Hugh Laurie pretends to understand Greek well... That's a typical Londoner's reaction (...) You don't understand the Greek does things at his own tempo. You know, natural rhythms & cycles deep within them. The Yorkshireman in me respects that [00:06-00:13] Why does Hugh Laurie pretend he understands Greek culture? ]]> ✓ wants to show off how well-educated he is ✓ cultural awareness is well-thought of (= long-term orientation, uncertainty avoidance...) It's a bit forward, isn't? All that 'My lovely friends' don't (you think)? Hugh Laurie Ah well, you see, Gordon, he (the Greek waiter) spotted a kindred spirit (in me). [01:22-01:27] Why does Hugh Laurie carry on pretending he & the waiter share some same cultural values?]]> treated with respect - not the average walk-in, quick turn-over merchants [01:34] ]]> kindred spirit = person with similar ideas, opinions, etc Ah, I've had enough, Gordon. I'm gonna have an honest British kebab! [03:58] Why is this last reply amusing?]]> ✓ a kebab is by no means more British than a Greek meal = contradictory behaviour to long-term orientation & uncertainty avoidance observed earlier Can you think of any reasons why this comedy could be considered as not politically correct by today's standards? Why has it - or hasn't it - crossed the border? 〆stereotypical portrait of Greek waiters 〆British condescending approach ✓ collective tolerance towards witty, established comedians? ✓ British laughing at themselves = self-deprecating sense of humour (...) self-deprecating = done in a way that makes your own achievements or abilities seem unimportant; ~ humour can be used as a way to make complaints, express modesty, invoke optimal reactions. It may also be used as a way for individuals to appear more likeable and agreeable 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' 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 20231213 18:10-19:30 2 active Facilitating cultural changes Localised or globalised advertising in different countries? By the end of this session you will have studied 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 details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3/3 Regional sales manager in Baku (to be completed for the quarterly test) 20231206 hw20231213_n1 pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png prep_2columns_2qa prep_ol_qa 4/3 Regional sales manager in Baku - Feedback wip active pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png edit_ol_qa prep_2columns_2qa prep_ol_qa visual aid

→ write skills & qualities expected from the ideal candidate to the panel of professors → justify your choice ]]> Striking a balance between local UAI (uncertainty avoidance index) and Russian LTO (long term orientation vs short term normative orientation) is essential, indeed (...) → example situation 〆(...) Russia has one of the best formations in the whole world. Russia ranks 23rd in the education ranking for 2022. At the same time, Azerbaijan is in the 65th position. It should be concluded that the introduction of Russian experts into the education system of Azerbaijan would be a good opportunity for Baku to succeed in the education process ✓ interesting idea... 〆but dangerous introduction because you could be suggesting a condescending attitude 〆The ideal candidate for the Faculty Council will have a number of skills and qualities that will help him/her successfully perform the duties of an academic coordinator in Baku → you haven't described these skills & qualities by recycling cultural dimension tools covered during the lesson (...) 〆while all this is true (though rather general), there is no explanation how skills should match the needs of the cultural dimensions involved 〆The ability to work in a team helps you integrate more successfully into a new environment → how can you express this ability in terms of power distance? 〆(...) and establish contacts with colleagues → how can you express this ability in terms of masculinity - femininity? 〆Flexibility and adaptability help you successfully cope with new tasks → how can you express this ability in terms of uncertainty avoidance & linear active vs multi active approaches? 〆/✓ For example, if students from Azerbaijan and Russia were offered to prepare a joint project, according to which each of the representatives of cultures has different views on it. In this case, the coordinator can resolve the problem by offering a rational solution that will suit both sides. Could you explain how you achieve a solution by taking into consideration the masculinity - femininity, or power distance cultural dimension? 〆/✓ (...) you should not forget about their right to speak their national language which is convenient for them. Neither side should adapt to the other when it comes to comfort. To this issue, we can recall the recent meetings of some heads of state, at which the President of Kazakhstan, who speaks excellent Russian, suddenly began to speak in his native language, forcing members of the congress from Russia to look for their headphones What does this (rather confusing) example suggest? power distance? self indulgence vs restraint? 〆In the realm of international collaborations, an understanding and appreciation of both Russian and Azerbaijani cultures are imperative. This cultural proficiency serves as the bedrock for effective communication, positive relationship building, and the creation of a harmonious academic exchange environment that fosters mutual understanding and respect (...) The ideal candidate should demonstrate a proven track record in project management, capable of overseeing the minutiae of scheduling, logistics, and implementation (...) This individual will serve as the linchpin, fostering educational collaboration and cultural understanding between the two nations, and steering the academic exchange program towards unprecedented success. The careful consideration of these attributes in the selection process is paramount, promising a future of enriched educational partnerships and international camaraderie 〆too emphatic, pompous → very posh (academic) language but - unfortunately - rather little recycling of cultural dimensions covered in class (Nubar Bunyatova) ✓ This ability will reduce cultural problems that may arise, such as differences in power distance, individualism versus collectivism, masculinity versus femininity, or uncertainty avoidance. For example, the attitude of the employer to the employee may differ depending on gender in Azerbaijan. At the workplace, the employer's requirements for a female employee may be less than for a male employee, even if the wages of both sexes are the same, while in Russia there are no such differences. ✓ tangible facts () ✓ As Azerbaijan is a country where large power distance predominates, the candidate is to be respectful, delicate and compromising. For example, talking to older colleagues one should show respect, patience and be a good listener ✓ simple (almost too simple?) example (Daria Sigaeva) ✓ (...) a similar trait between people in these two countries is high perception of uncertainty avoidance. This means that the candidate should constantly analyze possible work options or problem solutions, not make hasty decisions and be confident in the results of their actions. "A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush" is a clear example of it ✓ use of a proverb to support argumentation () ✓ One of the most important qualities to look for in them are assertiveness and leadership. This goes somewhat contrary to what I said earlier about collectivism. However, Azerbaijan is a country with a high perception of masculinity ✓ critical thinking (Nubar Bunyatova) ✓ (...) good at communication, adapting their style to accommodate Azerbaijan's multi-active culture, which emphasizes fluid and expressive communication ✓ academic terminology + plain English explanation (Olga Medvedeva) ✓ the candidate should be flexible. For example, he/she has to understand that most people and organizations in this country are short-term oriented. It means that long-term planning is not common practice for this region ✓ simple example (Olga Medvedeva) ✓ People from Russia, due to their multi-active culture, can sometimes be very emotional and open. People from Azerbaijan are more reactive. It means that they do not talk about their personal life, feelings and problems at work. It is better not to trouble them with the personal questions and not be very emotional with fellow workers ✓ simple, well-justified piece of advice You put the group's priorities higher than your own It’s important because you will be working with professors and students from Azerbaijan, which is a collectivist culture. → Loyalty to your colleagues, trustworthiness and harmony with other staff members are among the most crucial responsibilities expected of you. You are a caring and helpful employee Azerbaijanis have feminine values, so relations between colleagues in organizations are more sincere and warm, and conflicts are solved through mutual consent. → For example, if an Azerbaijani student did something wrong (e.g., filled out a document incorrectly, didn’t bring a document), you should solve this situation in a polite and friendly manner, without aggression and direct conflict (offer help in filling out a document, give another copy of the document). You are perceptive: you understand both verbal and non-verbal communication Since Azerbaijanis belong to a high-context culture, they tend to communicate implicitly using different gestures. → For example, you should point to an object not with one finger, but with your whole hand, otherwise it may seem rude (e.g., when showing a presentation, a document). You are patient, respectful, considerate and humble Azerbaijanis are reactive, meaning they don't interrupt you, they listen attentively, and they probably won't ask unnecessary questions in case of a misunderstanding so as not to lose face. → For instance, they may not complete their duties on time because they may not have fully understood them, which could lead to missing deadlines. In this case, you should not only notice it and realize the reason for it, but also help them in a very indirect and polite way so that they don't think they are incompetent. You know how to behave in a hierarchical system Azerbaijan, like Russia, shows a significantly high score of power distance. You will be told what to do and you will have to report your tasks to your superiors. It also means that older people need to be respected. → To show respect for older people in Azerbaijan you should initiate greetings first and address them by their first name, followed by the appropriate title. You are cautious and careful when it comes to risk Since both Russia and Azerbaijan have a high uncertainty avoidance score, you must be prepared to work and behave in a rigorous manner, thinking through every innovation. → If you, for example, want to propose something new and innovative, you need to examine every detail of this plan and only then present your idea. You respect traditions, but also prepare for the future Since Russia values long-term orientation and Azerbaijan values short-term orientation, you need to find a balance between the two. You have to be able to focus on the current moment, but also look to the future and plan ahead. → For example, you have organized an exchange of Russian and Azerbaijani students. At the moment you have to think about their accommodation in the dormitories, as they will be arriving soon. But in the future, you will need to help them with their studies, insurance, etc., which you should think about now to avoid problems. You can interact with both Russians and Azerbaijanis, understand their cultural peculiarities, and be a "bridge" between these two cultures in order to maintain successful communication. → For example, during a meeting, Russian and Azerbaijani professors start discussing the peculiarities of their exchange studying programs, and a misunderstanding of some type occurs. Russia and Azerbaijan both communicate using the full range of communicative capabilities (gestures, body language, verbal or non-verbal messages). But these gestures and non-verbal messages can be misunderstood or misinterpreted, leading to confusion and even negative outcomes. You should help them understand each other in a very polite way so that they don't feel embarrassed. → Also, Azeris are reactive people, while Russians are multi-active. That’s why at the end of the meeting, it is better to check whether they have understood the main ideas and explain some points that may seem questionable or complicated. ]]> https://pjms.zim.pcz.pl/resources/html/article/details?id=611272&language=en ]]> 2 McDonald’s advertisements in different countries 20231206 hw20231206 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png McDonald’s advertisements in different countries Watch the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMLrVP_E-jA → answer the questions ]]> mcdonald_s_ads_different_countries_pMLrVP_E-jA.mp4 What lifestyle (in terms of joy / restraint) is depicted in the USA? ✓ multicultural environment → linear-active communication → low uncertainty avoidance → low power distance ✓ spending time with friends (rather than with family) → individualist culture ✓ active, outdoor lifestyle → short-term orientation → joy (= indulgence) What forms of power distance & uncertainty avoidance are challenged in Taiwan? ✓ almost no dialogue → reactive culture ✓ fear of sexual orientation disclosure + respect for father → high power distance → uncertainty avoidance clash between generations ✓ tolerance to homosexuality → generational shift from distrust to trust → joy (= indulgence) How does McDonald comply with the local power distance & restraint of Arabic cultures? ✓ follow modern life styles → joy (= indulgence) ✓ observe traditions of elder eating first → high power distance → uncertainty avoidance ✓ family gathering → collectivist culture What message (in terms of joy & masculinity - femininity) is conveyed in Denmark? ✓ McDrive as a convenient life style → joy (= indulgence) ✓ unisex because absence of gender related clues → inclusion ✓ broken arm, (too) short arm... → equity → femininity (i.e. no masculine dominance) How are the collectivist & indulgence cultural dimensions suggested in the Indian version? ✓ sharing feelings with family & friends → collectivist culture ✓ (very) emotional display of feelings (when eating spicy McDonald burgers) → multi active ✓ McDonalds observes spicy, Indian eating habits → joy (= indulgence) ✓ musicality → femininity (i.e. no masculine dominance) How would you market & prepare an advert for a Russian audience? ✓ birthday party → collectivist culture ✓ children & families → long-term orientation ✓ happy moment → joy (= indulgence) ← generational shift from restraint cultural habits 2 Politically correct minstrels? active wip pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png prep_2columns_2qa prep_ol_qa Can today's minstrels be politically correct?

A minstrel was an 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. Minstrels performed songs which told stories of distant places or of existing or imaginary historical events. Although minstrels created their own tales, often they would memorize and embellish the works of others. Frequently they were retained by royalty and high society. As the courts became more sophisticated, minstrels were eventually replaced at court by the troubadours, and many became wandering minstrels, performing in the streets; a decline in their popularity began in the late 15th century. Minstrels fed into later traditions of travelling entertainers, which continued to be moderately strong into the early 20th century, and which has some continuity in the form of today's buskers or street musicians.

Did you know that many sketches can't be found on the internet any more? The one in which Benny Hill plays Uganda dictator Idi Amin is a good example. What change(s) in cultural values does this suggest? Equity in the name of collectivism or individualism? Long-term orientation? ]]> 3 Political correctness - Blackface minstrelsy active wip prep_ol_qa edit_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 (...) 4 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Cultural heaven and hell wip active deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign

In the European heaven cooks policemen lovers everything

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]]> masculinity ✓ low level of uncertainty avoidance = more tolerant → lovers are Italian ✓ indulgence ✓ multi-active → everything is organized by Germans ✓ high level of uncertainty avoidance ✓ linear-active approach however, in the European hell: → cooks are English ✓ individualism > collectivism → policemen are French ✓ high level of uncertainty avoidance = bureaucratic → lovers are German ✓ restraint → everything is organized by Italians ✓ multi-active ]]> 5 Politically correct language 1/2 pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png 20231213 hw20231220 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/

]]> 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) 20231206 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study - Practice with Hofstede cultural dimensions By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Dimensions and dynamics of national culture: synthesizing Hofstede with Inglehart's utility ladder of freedoms (1 / 2) 20231129 hw20231206n1 Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart by Christian Welzel, published online October 2, 2018 in Sage Journals → are the statements true or false? ]]> 3 Dimensions and dynamics of national culture: synthesizing Hofstede with Inglehart's utility ladder of freedoms (2 / 2) 20231129 hw20231206n2 The “revised theory of modernization” predicts that national cultures change, but that relative country rankings do not... Read the excerpt from Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart by Christian Welzel, published online October 2, 2018 in Sage Journals → answer the questions ]]> 2 Blessed with Masculinity, Dasa Hink active move_html5_video dasa_hink_blessed_with_masculinity_pWWuwllhBL4.mp4 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Women in culture across centuries active wip deck_shuffled_lines_halign deck_shuffled_lines_valign How has the role of women changed over the centuries? How representative is it of a country's culture? → watch the video → use the following cultural characteristics to describe the pictures → answer the following questions 1) How do you think these women feel? To what extent are they emancipated in their cultural environment? 2) What is the relationship between the woman posing and the painter / viewer? 3) How has this relationship changed over the centuries (in terms of cultural dimensions)? 4) Whose role would you like to play if you were an actress? Why? ]]>

Mona Lisa, 1503 half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, it has been described as "the best known, the most visited, the most written about, the most sung about, [and] the most parodied work of art in the world."

Grande Odalisque, aka Une Odalisque or La Grande Odalisque, 1814 oil painting by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicting an odalisque, or concubine. Ingres' contemporaries considered the work to signify Ingres' break from Neoclassicism, indicating a shift toward exotic Romanticism

Blessed with Masculinity, Dasa Hink It tells stories from the last couple of years, of failing in life and love and of falling in love. This song was written just before I actually got pregnant. It was the first step towards admitting to myself that this is what I want, which was a hard thing to do. A kind of love song to my partner, and a kind of spiritual hymn. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWWuwllhBL4&t=11s https://www.thetemporaldimension.com/dasahink

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You are a consultant of Russian ethnicity born in Baku in the Soviet Union with local experience in sales & marketing. → brain-storm possible hurdles you may face with the local sales force e.g. power-distance, masculinity-femininity... ]]> Consultant of Russian ethnicity born in Baku You believe one female director of sales has more potential than others for succeeding in this position although you are aware they have never had a female manager before. Haven't you heard of the country's recent efforts to rejuvenate its traditional image? e.g. Baku hosted the 57th Eurovision Song Contest in 2012, the 2015 European Games, 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, the European Grand Prix in 2016, the final of the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League I really don't think choosing a female director of sales would be a bad choice if she's competent! Business consultant → disagree with the other consultant → brain-storm possible hurdles a female director of sales may face with the local force I'm afraid power-distance is just too omnipresent in this country! Think about Hofstede's masculinity-femininity... 2/3 Regional sales manager in Baku active wip pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png prep_2columns_2qa prep_ol_qa visual aid

→ prepare a 5min presentation to the shareholders to explain your choice → make sure you answer at least the questions below ]]> Introduction

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Why may a person-oriented approach be a better choice?

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• being person-oriented rather than task-oriented (femininity rather than masculinity) may be risky given high uncertainty avoidance... • but could prove more diplomatic when only starting out in new markets with new partners • you don't want to impose your views (and be perceived as a supremacist!...)

• be attentive to what is expected before launching any new strategy • learn 'to read the air' • = high-context skill

• ask a senior person from Baku to introduce him/her to the local team • use senior endorsement to satisfy local power distance & uncertainty avoidance • (...)

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→ write skills & qualities expected from the ideal candidate to the shareholders → justify your choice (recycle cultural dimensions terminology) ]]> Striking a balance between local UAI (uncertainty avoidance index) and Russian LTO (long term orientation vs short term normative orientation) is essential, indeed (...) → example situation frugality = prudence in avoiding waste perseverance = quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim in spite of difficulties indulgence = (usually disapproving) the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb to have or do whatever they want; something that you allow yourself to have even though it is not essential to shortlist (sb/sth for sth) = to put sb/sth on a shortlist for a job, prize, etc to rejuvenate = to make sb/sth look or feel younger or more lively hurdle = obstacle omnipresent = present everywhere power distance = strength of social hierarchy; has been defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less), but defined from below, not from above. It suggests that a society's level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. Power and inequality, of course, are extremely fundamental facts of any society. All societies are unequal, but some are more unequal than others (https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=orpc pg 8) masculinity-femininity = task-orientation versus person-orientation IDV (individualism-collectivism) = measures the extent to which people look out for each other as a team or look out for themselves as an individual UAI (uncertainty avoidance index) = indicates to what extent nations avoid the unknown; is not the same as risk avoidance: it deals with a society's tolerance for ambiguity. It indicates to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situations. Unstructured situations are novel, unknown, surprising, and different from usual. Uncertainty avoiding cultures try to minimize the possibility of such situations by strict behavioural codes, laws and rules, disapproval of deviant opinions, and a belief in absolute Truth; 'there can only be one Truth and we have it' (https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=orpc pg 10) LTO (long-term orientation) = expresses how societies either prioritize traditions or seek for the modern in their dealings with the present and the future IVR (indulgence vs restraint) = comparison between a country's willingness to wait for long-term benefits by holding off on instant gratification, or preferences to no restraints on enjoying life at the present gender gap = difference in opinions or attitudes between men and women concerning a variety of public and private issues, including political candidates, parties, or programmes supremacist = person who believes that their own race is better than others and should be in power will work works very efficiently, she will need to ... ]]> 20231129 18:10-19:30 2 active Hofstede cultural models, Inglehart, Welzel utility ladder of freedoms By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Recent discoveries about cultural differences 20231122 hw20231129 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png There are millions of people in each and every culture. Aren't there cultural differences between individuals? How do the Hofstede cultural dimensions cope with disparities? Watch the video [13:12-18:37]. → answer the questions video

Geert Hofstede - Recent Discoveries about Cultural Differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LBv1wLuY3Ko ]]> 1 Recent discoveries about cultural differences 20231122 hw20231129 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png There are millions of people in each and every culture. Aren't there cultural differences between individuals? How do the Hofstede cultural dimensions cope with disparities? Watch the video [13:12-18:37]. → answer the questions video

Geert Hofstede - Recent Discoveries about Cultural Differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LBv1wLuY3Ko ]]> geert_hofstede_recent_discoveries_about_cultural_differences_LBv1wLuY3Ko.mp4 Why did McCrae (author of the Big Five - Ocean) contact G.Hofstede? What did he discover? [13:40-14:15] ✓ McCrae had data on personality ✓ discovered that Big Five differences between countries were correlated with Hofstede's national cultural dimensions [13:38] ✓ found a link between national culture dimensions personality dimensions [13:50] What are the Big Five (Ocean) or Big Six? [14:16-15:28] 1. Openness to experience 2. Conscientiousness 3. Extraversion 4. Agreeableness 5. Neuroticism 6. Dependence on others Openness to experience ↔ intelligence → uncertainty avoidance Conscientiousness ↔ precise or sloppy → linear active or multi-active → long-term orientation → masculinity (task-oriented) vs femininity (person-oriented) Extraversion ↔ intro or extra directed (introvert vs extrovert) → low-context vs high-context → masculinity (task-oriented) vs femininity (person-oriented) → indulgence / restraint Agreeableness ↔ nice or nasty → power distance → masculinity (task-oriented) vs femininity (person-oriented) Neuroticism ↔ stable or unstable → linear active / reactive vs multi-active → indulgence / restraint Dependence on others ↔ collectivist or individualistic → individualism-collectivism Does the Hofstede national dimension take into account cultural variations among regions? [15:38-16:17] ✓ yes, you acquire values of the region you are born in [16:17] What is evidenced by the survey of Brazil [16:32-18:37]? ✓ Brazil consists of 27 states southern population immigrated from European countries north western population features African origins northern people are of native Indian origin → all are always closer to each other than to their neighbours 2 WFS - World Values Survey active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Is national culture more powerful than regions? Watch the video [18:46-21:25]. → answer the questions video

Geert Hofstede - Recent Discoveries about Cultural Differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LBv1wLuY3Ko ]]> geert_hofstede_recent_discoveries_about_cultural_differences_LBv1wLuY3Ko.mp4 What has WVS (World Values Survey) demonstrated [18:46]? ✓ despite differences among regions, regions always tended to look for other regions from the same country [20:32] How do Indonesia & Malaysia confirm the reliability of the cultural model? [20:53-21:25] ✓ same language ✓ similar histories (of colonisation) → Indonesian regions cluster with other Indonesian ones → national culture is more powerful textbook active tmp_pdf/F00010763-WVS__Results_By_Country_2017-2022_v5.0.0.pdf tmp_pdf/F00010738-WVS-7_Master_Questionnaire_2017-2020_English.pdf F00010738-WVS-7_Master_Questionnaire_2017-2020_English.pdf

]]> 3 Research active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Are your personal values representative of your national ones? 2017 -2021 WORLD VALUES SURVEY WAVE 7 MASTER SURVEY QUESTIONNAIRE Similar to the previous waves, WVS-7 questionnaire is an extensive research tool comprising 290 questions and measuring cultural values, attitudes and beliefs towards gender, family, and religion, attitudes and experience of poverty, education, health, and security, social tolerance and trust, attitudes towards multilateral institutions, cultural differences and similarities between regions and societies. In addition, the WVS-7 questionnaire has been elaborated with the inclusion of such new topics as the issues of justice, moral principles, corruption, accountability and risk, migration, national security and global governance https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSContents.jsp → answer a (brief) selection of questions from the WVS → check average sample answers from Russian surveys → compare dominant & less frequent answers with your own → discuss how representative they are of Russian culture in comparison with 2-3 other countries of your choice]]> Q2- For each of the following aspects, indicate how important it is in your life. Would you say it is very important, rather important, not very important or not important at all pg 151 Friends pg 153 Leisure time pg 155 politics pg 157 work pg 159 religion Q7- Here is a list of qualities that children can be encouraged to learn at home. Which, if any, do you consider to be especially important? Please choose up to five. pg 161 Good manners pg 163 independence pg 165 hard work pg 167 feeling of responsibility pg 169 imagination pg 171 tolerance and respect for other people pg 173 thrift saving money and things pg 175 determination, perseverance pg 177 religious faith pg 179 not being selfish (unselfishness) pg 181 obedience Q18- On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbours? Q22- On this list are various groups of people. Could you please mention any that you would not like to have as neighbors? pg 191 Homosexuals pg 197 Unmarried couples living together Q36- Do you agree, disagree or neither agree nor disagree with the following statements?: pg 225 Homosexual couples are as good parents as other couples Q107- Now I'd like you to tell me your views on various issues. How would you place your views on this scale? 1 means you agree completely with the statement on the left; 10 means you agree completely with the statement on the right; and if your views fall somewhere in between, you can choose any number in between. pg 377 Private vs state ownership of business pg 379 Government responsibility Q142- To what degree are you worried about the following situations? pg 446 Losing my job or not finding a job Q147- To what degree are you worried about the following situations? pg 456 A terrorist attack Q149- Most people consider both freedom and equality to be important, but if you had to choose between them, which one would you consider more important? pg 460 Russia Q150- Most people consider both freedom and security to be important, but if you had to choose between them, which one would you consider more important? pg 462 Russia Q152- People sometimes talk about what the aims of this country should be for the next ten years. On this card are listed some of the goals which different people would give top priority. Would you please say which one of these you consider the most important? pg 466 Russia Q184- Please tell me for each of the following statements whether you think it can always be justified, never be justified, or something in between, using this card. pg 530 Abortion pg 538 euthanasia Q250- How important is it for you to live in a country that is governed democratically? On this scale where 1 means it is “not at all important” and 10 means “absolutely important” what position would you choose? pg 681 1 Dimensions and dynamics of national culture: synthesizing Hofstede with Inglehart's utility ladder of freedoms (1 / 2) active 20231129 hw20231206n1 Synthesizing Hofstede with Inglehart edit_short_reading_floating prep_short_reading_floating monochronic, polychronic by Edward T.Hall linear-active, multi-active, reactive by R.Lewis OCEAN by McCrae 6 cultural dimensions by Hofstede How can they take into consideration changes due to globalisation?

Every day, another 45 publications worldwide cite the cross-cultural work of Geert Hofstede (1980, 2001) and Ronald Inglehart (1971, 1990, 1997). Together, Hofstede and Inglehart have received over 200,000 citations, making them two of the world’s most frequently quoted social scientists (Google Scholar). While Hofstede is known for identifying several dimensions of cross-cultural variation, Inglehart’s key contribution consists in a dynamic theory of cultural change. (...) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505 Acknowledgements The authors thank Costas Katsikeas, Neil Morgan, Robbert Maseland, Loek Halman, the reviewers, and the editor for their useful suggestions and comments Christian Welzel ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-3580 Read the excerpt from Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart by Christian Welzel, published online October 2, 2018 in Sage Journals → are the statements true or false? ]]> [ T / F] Older generations have become more individualistic and more joyous [ F ] younger generations [ T / F ]Variation in national cultural orientations is the same in each country, due to lasting intercept differences in developmental trajectories that trace back to remote historic drivers [ F ] Variation in national cultural orientations is unique to each country [ T / F ] There was a massive generational shift in cultural orientations among the public of affluent Western democracies, from a priority on existential security (i.e., “materialist” values) toward a priority on expressive freedom (i.e., “postmaterialist” values) [ T ] [ T / F ] When people feel safe, they begin to prioritize freedom because it allows creativity and recreational pleasure [ T ] [ T / F ] Socio-economic transformations that turn the nature of life from a source of opportunities into a source of threats nurture a generational shift in priorities from “survival” to “emancipative” values [ F ] Socio-economic transformations that turn the nature of life from a source of threats into a source of opportunities nurture a generational shift in priorities from “survival” to “emancipative” values [ T / F ] Welzel's evolutionary theory of emancipation suggests emancipatory value change is a self-driven automatism, it is not culture-specific [ T ] [ T / F ] The utility-value link helps adjust our subjective values to life’s objective utilities, to keep our goals in touch with reality but it doesn't makes moral progress possible [ F ] The utility-value link helps making moral progress possible too [ T / F ] According to the utility ladder of freedoms, we climb the ladder as soon as opportunity allows for this ascension [ T ] We are evolutionary hard-wired to stay on the lower rungs only to prioritize security [ T / F ] Adaptive value changes happen mostly within generations [ F ] Changes usually proceed much more profoundly between generations because people tend to stick more strongly to their once-adopted values as they get older Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart Christian Welzel 20181002 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505

utility ladder of freedoms = demonstrates a universal principle in the functioning of the human mind: when both security and freedom are in short supply, people prioritize security because security is a necessity to survive. But as soon as people feel safe, they begin to prioritize freedom because freedom is essential to thrive, in allowing ingenuity, creativity, and recreational pleasure rung = one of the bars that forms a step in a ladder

3 Dimensions and dynamics of national culture: synthesizing Hofstede with Inglehart's utility ladder of freedoms (2 / 2) active 20231129 hw20231206n2 Synthesizing Hofstede with Inglehart with 3 dimensions edit_short_reading_floating prep_short_reading_floating The “revised theory of modernization” predicts that national cultures change, but that relative country rankings do not... (...) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505 Acknowledgements The authors thank Costas Katsikeas, Neil Morgan, Robbert Maseland, Loek Halman, the reviewers, and the editor for their useful suggestions and comments Christian Welzel ORCID iD https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1562-3580 Read the excerpt from Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart by Christian Welzel, published online October 2, 2018 in Sage Journals → answer the questions ]]> What are the three dimensions collapsed by Welzel from the initial Hofstede cultural dimensions? Collectivism–Individualism Duty–Joy Distrust–Trust What happens when socio-economic development improves objective living conditions? ✓ orientations are shifting over the generations (a) from Collectivism toward Individualism (b) from Duty toward Joy Does socio-economic development affect a culture's trust or distrust indexes? 〆no clear shift from Distrust toward Trust or vice versa What values are required in an industrial society? ✓ industrial structures require rational, hierarchical forms of organization and deferential attitudes toward authority What values does a post-industrial economy need? ✓ in a service-dominated, post-industrial economy, information processing and communication become more important. → values such as self-expression and autonomy begin to replace self-restraint and obedience Why do moral reasoning capacity and empathy expand in a post-industrial society? ✓ people are used to handle complex situations ✓ deal with abstract constructs ✓ cope with social diversity → emphasis on individual self-determination → emphasis on equal opportunities → gives rise to emancipative values → supports universal freedoms Although national cultures change, why do countries seem to remain at a rather stable cultural distance from each other? ✓ similar socio-economic transformations change values in the same direction ✓ (but) countries continue to move along separate trajectories → reflects the lasting impact of remote, country-specific historic drivers Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart Dimensions and Dynamics of National Culture: Synthesizing Hofstede With Inglehart Christian Welzel 20181002 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505

utility ladder of freedoms = demonstrates a universal principle in the functioning of the human mind: when both security and freedom are in short supply, people prioritize security because security is a necessity to survive. But as soon as people feel safe, they begin to prioritize freedom because freedom is essential to thrive, in allowing ingenuity, creativity, and recreational pleasure revised theory of modernization = evolutionary theory of emancipation =

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source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505]]> https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505 ]]> What conclusions can you draw? (...) Our analysis collapses Hofstede’s six-dimensional framework to a three-dimensional framework. The (first) Collectivism–Individualism dimension mimics Hofstede’s Individualism dimension. It also correlates with Power Distance, which is not surprising because just as in Hofstede’s original case Individualism and Power Distance form one factor. The second dimension, Duty–Joy, captures Hofstede’s Restraint-Indulgence. The third dimension, Distrust–Trust, is statistically closely related to Hofstede’s Uncertainty Avoidance dimension (...) 1.Cultural change is substantial. Societies have become more individualistic and more joyous. We also observe a change in the direction of less trust and more distrust, but these changes are relatively small compared with the cultural change observed for Individualism and Joy. 2. Cultural differences can be explained by three factors: (a) economic development, (b) generational effects, and (c) a country’s unique geographic location and (political) history. Economic development and generational shifts account for approximately half of the variation in cultural change. As the level of economic development increases, and people experience higher levels of existential security and lives filled with more opportunities, both Individualism and Joy increase. Our analysis suggests that approximately the other half of national cultural differences can be related to each country’s unique geography and history. 3. Collectively, our findings imply that national cultural differences are quite persistent over time. Cultural change seems of absolute nature, and relative country rankings tend to be rather stable. source: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0022022118798505 ]]> 6 Human Empowerment Framework wip active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Inglehart and Welzel (2005) find that people in countries in which existential hardship prevails cling to protective orientations that support authoritarian institutions. By contrast, in countries with thriving existential conditions people adopt emancipatory orientations that support liberal institutions. pg 6 "Evolution, Empowerment and Emancipation: How Societies Ascend the Utility Ladder of Freedoms", Series: Sociology, WP BRP 29/SOC/2013 Look at the chart → answer the questions]]> visual aid

Christian Welzel Centre for the Study of Democracy, Leuphana University Lueneburg, Germany Ronald Inglehart University of Michigan and Higher School of Economics https://www.academia.edu/28721883/Christian_Welzel_Ronald_Inglehart_Evolution_Empowerment_and_Emancipation_How_Societies_Ascend_the_Utility_Ladder_of_Freedoms_Series_Sociology_WP_BRP_29_SOC_2013 ]]> What existential conditions were lacking in the Soviet Union? 〆material resources What emancipative values can learning foreign languages bring? How could power distance and uncertainty avoidance slow down the development of political participation rights? utility ladder of freedoms = demonstrates a universal principle in the functioning of the human mind: when both security and freedom are in short supply, people prioritize security because security is a necessity to survive. But as soon as people feel safe, they begin to prioritize freedom because freedom is essential to thrive, in allowing ingenuity, creativity, and recreational pleasure; term coined by Welzel, inspired by Maslow’s (1954) “hierarchy of human needs,” the findings of Inglehart and his co-authors (Inglehart & Norris, 2003; Inglehart & Welzel, 2005) 20231122 18:10-19:30 2 active Hofstede cultural dimensions - How to use power distance, individualism & long term orientation By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 Power distance - Follow-up 20231115 hw20231122 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png 3 Power distance - Follow-up 20231115 hw20231122 active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png visual aid

]]> Where would you enjoy greater freedom in planning your career? ✓ Switzerland ✓ Denmark In which country are your decisions more difficult to change (because they have a longer term impact)? 〆China 〆Russia 〆Switzerland Where will you be struggling more to get help and climb the professional ladder? 〆Russia 〆Serbia What country would you like to relocate to if you wanted to start your own business? ✓ Denmark ✓ Sweden → more in control of your own success & lesser dependence on others → fewer obstacles to hierarchical progress → more flexibility with planning objectives & perhaps changing jobs 1 Recent discoveries about cultural differences 20231122 hw20231129 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png There are millions of people in each and every culture. Aren't there cultural differences between individuals? How do the Hofstede cultural dimensions cope with disparities? Watch the video [13:12-18:37]. → answer the questions video

Geert Hofstede - Recent Discoveries about Cultural Differences https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LBv1wLuY3Ko ]]> geert_hofstede_recent_discoveries_about_cultural_differences_LBv1wLuY3Ko.mp4 Why did McCrae (author of the Big Five - Ocean) contact G.Hofstede? What did he discover? [13:40-14:15] ✓ McCrae had data on personality ✓ discovered that Big Five differences between countries were correlated with Hofstede's national cultural dimensions [13:38] ✓ found a link between national culture dimensions personality dimensions [13:50] What are the Big Five (Ocean) or Big Six? [14:16-15:28] 1. Openness to experience 2. Conscientiousness 3. Extraversion 4. Agreeableness 5. Neuroticism 6. Dependence on others Openness to experience ↔ intelligence → uncertainty avoidance Conscientiousness precise or sloppy → linear active or multi-active Extraversion intro or extra directed (introvert vs extrovert) → low-context vs high-context Agreeableness nice or nasty → power distance Neuroticism stable or unstable → reactive vs multi-active / linear active Dependence on others collectivist or individualistic → power distance, individualism-collectivism Does the Hofstede national dimension take into account cultural variations among regions? [15:38-16:17] ✓ yes, you acquire values of the region you are born in [16:17] What is evidenced by the survey of Brazil [16:32-18:37]? ✓ Brazil consists of 27 states southern population immigrated from European countries north western population features African origins northern people are of native Indian origin → all are always closer to each other than to their neighbours mentoring = mutual self-development based on sharing of personal experiences mentee = person who is given help and advice by a more experienced and often older person to adhere = to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions, etc to lip someone | to give someone some lip = to give someone some lip means to speak to someone in a way which is rude and doesn't show respect nepotism = giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs 20231115 18:10-19:30 2 active Hofstede cultural dimensions - How to use power distance, restraint & indulgence By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 5 Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture 20231108 hw20231115_n1 pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yKKruTRQ_2A ]]> 5 Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture 20231108 hw20231115_n1 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yKKruTRQ_2A ]]> hofstede_s_six_dimensions_of_organizational_culture_yKKruTRQ_2A.mp4 What is power distance? → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension Named generations in the Western world (Wikipedia)

Named generations in the Western world (Wikipedia)

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]]> A teenager gives his/her teacher some lip. 〆unacceptable in cultures with high power distance & restraint 〆reprimanded in multi-active cultures 〆even in low power distance teachers wouldn't treat as equals ✓ in more indulgent cultures a teacher would perhaps seek some psychological reason(s) for such behaviour → teacher reaction will vary perhaps only very little regardless of the culture e.g. some form of punishment (perhaps a formal warning) seems inevitable to lip someone | to give someone some lip = to give someone some lip means to speak to someone in a way which is rude and doesn't show respect A young recruit remains silent although he/she is expected to participate in a meeting. 〆if a recruit is expected to participate it probably isn't in a high power distance meeting ✓ in low power distance situations senior staff would offer mentoring & coaching which could make the recruit feel embarrassed → agree in advance on a protocol / format for brainstorming, reporting, etc e.g. senior members should give their opinion last so as to encourage junior staff to share their ideas A training course is designed by a faculty before admitting students. ✓ common practice in long term orientation cultures & higher power distance = teacher centred ✓ in Western universities, students may choose what courses they want to attend = student centred → faculty of professors should strive to be more open to uncertainty avoidance without contradicting their (need for) power distance e.g. be more flexible when demanding which units/credits to be completed A new female mentee employee refuses to be mentored by a 50-year old male manager. 〆possibly a younger employee from a low power distance background who doesn't fit into a team of higher power distance professionals (perhaps in some more traditional, industrial sector - e.g. steel industry, coal mining...) 〆perhaps more collectivist corporate culture → adhere to a mentoring agreement that addresses possible uncertainty avoidance & short term vs long term orientation e.g. ensure both parties are interested in the objectives set mentoring = mutual self-development based on sharing of personal experiences mentee = person who is given help and advice by a more experienced and often older person to adhere = to behave according to a particular law, rule, set of instructions, etc The nephew of the director has been given a job without a skills interview. ✓ common in high power distance cultures 〆might not even be perceived as nepotism, but just the accepted norm in certain collectivist countries (e.g. India) → insist that there are no bad cultures → focus on building long term oriented relationships (in so-called 'corporate tribes') e.g. make sure every employee feels like a member of the 'family' under the auspices of a high power distance manager e.g. outsourced HR officer could conduct (both job & exit) interviews to ensure an optimal match with the corporate culture nepotism = (disapproving) giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory = created in 1980 by Dutch management researcher Geert Hofstede who carried out an extensive survey during the 1960s and 1970s, investigating variations in values within different sectors of IBM, a global computer manufacturing company power distance = strength of social hierarchy; has been defined as the extent to which the less powerful members of organizations and institutions (like the family) accept and expect that power is distributed unequally. This represents inequality (more versus less), but defined from below, not from above. It suggests that a society's level of inequality is endorsed by the followers as much as by the leaders. Power and inequality, of course, are extremely fundamental facts of any society. All societies are unequal, but some are more unequal than others (https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=orpc pg 8) masculinity-femininity = task-orientation versus person-orientation IDV (individualism-collectivism) = measures the extent to which people look out for each other as a team or look out for themselves as an individual UAI (uncertainty avoidance index) = indicates to what extent nations avoid the unknown; is not the same as risk avoidance: it deals with a society's tolerance for ambiguity. It indicates to what extent a culture programs its members to feel either uncomfortable or comfortable in unstructured situations. Unstructured situations are novel, unknown, surprising, and different from usual. Uncertainty avoiding cultures try to minimize the possibility of such situations by strict behavioural codes, laws and rules, disapproval of deviant opinions, and a belief in absolute Truth; 'there can only be one Truth and we have it' (https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=orpc pg 10) LTO (long-term orientation) = expresses how societies either prioritize traditions or seek for the modern in their dealings with the present and the future IVR (indulgence vs restraint) = comparison between a country's willingness to wait for long-term benefits by holding off on instant gratification, or preferences to no restraints on enjoying life at the present Millennials = also known as Generation Y or Gen Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X and preceding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media use the early 1980s as starting birth years and the mid-1990s to early 2000s as ending birth years, with the generation typically being defined as people born from 1981 to 1996. Most millennials are the children of baby boomers and early Gen Xers; millennials are often the parents of Generation Alpha; described as the first global generation and the first generation that grew up in the Internet age. The generation is generally marked by elevated usage of and familiarity with the Internet, mobile devices, and social media, which is why they are sometimes termed digital natives incentive = something that encourages you to do sth gender gap = difference in opinions or attitudes between men and women concerning a variety of public and private issues, including political candidates, parties, or programmes telework = work from home, remotely frugality = prudence in avoiding waste perseverance = quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim in spite of difficulties indulgence = (usually disapproving) the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb to have or do whatever they want; something that you allow yourself to have even though it is not essential gratification = state of feeling pleasure when sth goes well for you or when your desires are satisfied; sth that gives you pleasure Carpe diem = Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", "pluck the day [as it is ripe]", that is 'Enjoy the moment' legitimate = lawful, proper, regular, conforming to the standard type; logically admissible 20231108 18:10-19:30 2 active Hofstede cultural dimensions By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 2 German vs Japanese horizons 20231101 hw20231108 pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png 2 German vs Japanese horizons 20231101 hw20231108 active pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa visual aid

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]]> shared knowledge & values non verbal clues centralised administration Russian water ice hockey romantic, nostalgic literature & music WW2 Chinese water non verbal clues importance of traditions decision making via consensus ]]> 1 Hofstede's definition of culture: collective programming active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png Culture is the collective programming of the mind - G.Hostede video

Geert Hofstede on Culture Watch the video [00:44-03:12] https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=wdh40kgyYOY (optional homework) video

10 minutes with Geert Hofstede Listen to Geert explain his work and provide context. In 2015, together with Marcel Siegmund and Iekje Smit, and adopted by the Geert Hofstede consortium, Geert created a serious of tutorial 10-minute videos with PowerPoint slides. You can find the videos below and the slides on the right-hand side or further down. There is an introduction video plus one of each per dimension of national culture. https://geerthofstede.com/training-consulting/online-lectures/ ]]> geert_hofstede_on_culture_wdh40kgyYOY.mp4 What is Geert Hofstede's definition of culture? ✓ collective programming of the mind (culture can also be seen as a set of shared meanings) What does his approach to culture consist in? ✓ focus on how culture is acquired e.g. people are born into this world with a given operating system then, they acquire some behaviour (in the same way as software is installed) What does he mean by 'collective'? ✓ growing in the same forest How can you measure culture? ✓ focus on collective phenomena → examine how people behave in particular situation → take an average = what is the dominant behaviour? 2 Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yKKruTRQ_2A ]]> hofstede_s_six_dimensions_of_organizational_culture_yKKruTRQ_2A.mp4 What are the 6 dimensions mentioned? 1 power distance 2 individualism-collectivism 3 masculinity-femininity 4 uncertainty avoidance 5 short vs long-term orientation 6 indulgence vs restraint 3 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png citKey dimensions of Hofstede’s theory How to understand & use key dimensions of Hofstede’s theory active xml_multi_dd_row deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign 70 3 left 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png citKey dimensions of Hofstede’s theory How to understand & use key dimensions of Hofstede’s theory active xml_multi_dd_row deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign 30 3 left 1;2;3;4 5;6 7;8;9 5 Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture 20231108 hw20231115_n1 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Hofstede's Six Dimensions of Organizational Culture https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=yKKruTRQ_2A ]]> hofstede_s_six_dimensions_of_organizational_culture_yKKruTRQ_2A.mp4 What is power distance? → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension Named generations in the Western world (Wikipedia)

Who takes decisions: the boss or the team?]]> Millennials = aka Generation Y, described as the first global generation and the first generation that grew up in the Internet age. The generation is generally marked by elevated usage of and familiarity with the Internet, mobile devices, and social media, which is why they are sometimes termed digital natives What is meant by individualism-collectivism? → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension Are there individual incentives or bonuses for the whole team? Is your success also your company's success? How do you contribute to the development of your town, ecology, country?]]> incentive = something that encourages you to do sth What is meant by masculinity-femininity? → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension What is the percentage of women in managerial positions? Are your products & services the same for both men and women?]]> gender gap = difference in opinions or attitudes between men and women concerning a variety of public and private issues, including political candidates, parties, or programmes Explain uncertainty avoidance → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension Are you ready to take out a loan? Is management open to new technologies & telework?]]> telework = work from home, remotely What is meant by short vs long-term orientation? → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension Where do you see yourself in 5-10 years? Do you choose a product rather because it is fashionable or because of its durable quality?]]> frugality = prudence in avoiding waste perseverance = quality of continuing to try to achieve a particular aim in spite of difficulties How do you explain indulgence vs restraint? → give an example → ask a question to assess the dominant cultural dimension Do you believe in 'Carpe Diem'? How do you retain talents? How do you achieve happiness? Can you discipline yourself?]]> indulgence = (usually disapproving) the state or act of having or doing whatever you want; the state of allowing sb to have or do whatever they want; something that you allow yourself to have even though it is not essential gratification = state of feeling pleasure when sth goes well for you or when your desires are satisfied; sth that gives you pleasure Carpe diem = Latin aphorism, usually translated "seize the day", "pluck the day [as it is ripe]", that is 'Enjoy the moment' Hofstede's Cultural Dimensions Theory = created in 1980 by Dutch management researcher Geert Hofstede who carried out an extensive survey during the 1960s and 1970s, investigating variations in values within different sectors of IBM, a global computer manufacturing company power distance = strength of social hierarchy masculinity-femininity = task-orientation versus person-orientation IDV (individualism-collectivism) = measures the extent to which people look out for each other as a team or look out for themselves as an individual UAI (uncertainty avoidance index) = indicates to what extent nations avoid the unknown LTO (long-term orientation) = expresses how societies either prioritize traditions or seek for the modern in their dealings with the present and the future IVR (indulgence vs restraint) = comparison between a country's willingness to wait for long-term benefits by holding off on instant gratification, or preferences to no restraints on enjoying life at the present 20231101 18:10-19:30 2 active When cultures collide - Lewis model Lewis model horizons By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Fish can't see water 20231025 hw20231101 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.]]> 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

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]]> 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 4 Pros and cons of the Lewis model (Richard D.Lewis) 20231021-8ach hw20231028-14ach-n1 wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What are the pros of this model? The 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. A Training Officer, on being told that “Candidate A is basically monochronic and low-context but high on uncertainty avoidance, has a tendency towards collectivism and femininity and is past-oriented,” may well ask, “What shall I do with him?” If the description is Linear-active, Multi-active or Reactive, the answer is clear and succinct: The location of each individual shows how close he or she is in behaviour or affinity to different cultures. How does this information help training officers, headhunters or others engaged in the placement of new recruits in the company structure? After assessment, the individual’s cultural profile is pinpointed inside the triangle, showing how close or how far it is to the world’s major cultural groups. It indicates not only how much affinity their behaviour has to that of other countries but also shows their similarity to or deviation from their own national norm, as well as their compatibility with other people tested. This is particularly useful if members of a proposed team are tested simultaneously. What are the cons of this model? The Lewis model has its limitations and criticisms, such as oversimplifying or stereotyping cultures, disregarding individual differences and personal preferences, not reflecting the dynamic and evolving nature of cultures and communication, and not accounting for other factors such as power, gender, age, education, religion, etc. It is important to use the Lewis model as a starting point for cross-cultural communication but not as an end point. You should always be open-minded, curious, and respectful of other perspectives and experiences; furthermore, you should seek feedback and clarification when in doubt. 1 USA vs French horizons active pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa edit_1qa visual aid

]]> Explain what could go wrong on both sides. 〆egghead attitude of Americans could put off French academia who traditionally focus more on theoretically knowledge 〆streetwise approach of Americans with real world case studies may contradict rational studying progress & patterns Suggest how they could avoid misunderstandings. 2 German vs Japanese horizons 20231101 hw20231108 active pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa edit_1qa visual aid

]]> Explain what could go wrong on both sides. ✓ use of many adjectives will help low-culture, implicit Germans to describe the big picture that high context, reactive Japanese are more responsive to ✓ use past tense rather than reported speech to communicate on results Suggest how they could avoid misunderstandings. 3 Avoiding communication breakdown wip prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png visual aid

]]> I hear what you say. ✓ I'm afraid I can't agree & would rather not continue this discussion. With the greatest respect. ✓ It doesn't seem to be a very reasonable | sensible idea. That's not bad. ✓ Thumbs up! That is a very brave proposal. ✓ It doesn't sound like a good idea at all. Quite good. ✓ (Perhaps) you should try harder. I would suggest ✓ Please do so, unless you can provide a better solution. Oh, incidentally / By the way ✓ What is important is that... (cleft sentence) I was a bit disappointed that ✓ I'm sorry to say I'm annoyed with... Very interesting. ✓ I don't think it makes sense. ✓ I think you've lost me. I'll bear it in mind. ✓ We probably needn't spend too much time on that. I'm sure it's my fault. ✓ A mistake has been made. ✓ There's a mistake in your solution. ✓ It seems you have omitted some important facts. You must come for dinner. ✓ It's been a pleasure to meet you. I almost agree. ✓ Let's agree to disagree (on that one). I only have a few minor comments. ✓ You'll probably need to rewrite after reading my comments. Could we consider some other options? ✓ I don't think we should stop at that - we must do better. ✓ We should find some alternatives. 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 20231025 18:10-19:30 2 active High and low context cultures By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Traits of high context and low context cultures 20231018 hw20231025 3 Beyond Culture - Summary and Review 20231018 hw20231025_n2 Why is culture still a divider? Read a summary of the best seller 'Beyond Culture' by Edward T.Hall. Answer the questions. 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Traits of high context and low context cultures 20231018 hw20231025 active xml_multi_dd_row What are the characteristics of people from low and high context cultures? How do they interact with each other? harmony and the well-being of the group are preferred over individual achievement is more typical of a high context culture. → For example, when a person has succeeded in a project, they tend to remain modest. → Therefore, they may not feel comfortable with direct, verbal praise from a low context person (i.e. how they interact) because it would distinguish them from others.]]> 45 20 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7 8;9;10;11;12;13;14 relies heavily on explicit verbal skills members' communication must be more explicit, direct, and elaborate individuals are not expected to have knowledge of each other's histories or backgrounds communication is not necessarily shaped by long-standing relationships between speakers meaning of messages is more dependent on the words being spoken than on the interpretation of more subtle or unspoken cues individualism prefer the uncompromising and dominating communication style often exhibit less-direct verbal and non-verbal communication utilize small communication gestures read more meaning into less-direct messages harmony and the well-being of the group are preferred over individual achievement relational, collectivist, intuitive, and contemplative close-knit community prefer the avoiding and obliging conflict styles 3 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png High context and low context countries active xml_multi_dd_row Are the following countries more high context or low context? 20 16 left 1;2;3;4;5 6;7;8;9 10;11;12;13;14;15;16 17;18;19;20;21;22;23 USA Canada Australia Netherlands Germany Poland Finland Denmark UK Argentina Brazil Spain Italy France Russia Singapore Kenya India Iran Saudi Arabia China Korea Japan visual aid

]]> 4 Communication breakdown How to avoid and/or mitigate communication breakdowns using the low context and high context culture approaches active pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png edit_2columns_2qa prep_2columns_2qa edit_1qa How can you use the high context vs low context approach to cultures to avoid a communication breakdown? Explain what went wrong on both sides. Díaz was quite certain Mr Chen had said he was coming. Mr Chen was quite certain he had communicated that he absolutely could not come because he was going to be celebrating his daughter’s birthday with his family. Suggest how the manager could have avoided this misunderstanding. 1 Pros and cons of high context and low context culture model (Edward T.Hall) 20231014-6ach hw20231021-8ach-n2 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What are the advantages and possible limitations or disadvantages of the high context and low context culture model by Edward T.Hall? . → find examples → search the internet if relevant]]> What are the pros of this model? ✓ popular framework in intercultural-communication studies ✓ help inform and educate individuals on how to better facilitate communication between individuals of different cultural backgrounds ✓ anticipate if a given group is likely to be inclusive enough for outsiders or additional team building is required → more inclusive in low-context ✓ predict how long the decision making process may last & when you still have time to change something → faster in low-context ✓ schedule negotiations with informal meetings before negotiating rather than after (to celebrate) → priority is given to building strong, long-term relationships in high context culture inclusive = including a wide range of people, things, ideas, etc What are the cons of this model? 〆lacks (or has been criticised for lacking) empirical validation 〆cultural context can also shift and evolve e.g. a study has argued that both Japan and Finland (high-context cultures) are becoming lower-context with the increased influence of Western Europe and United States culture 〆might oversimplify cultural differences and ignore other factors that contribute to communication styles, such as individual characteristics and personal experiences of team members 〆could run the risk of prioritizing task-oriented communication or under-estimating the value of relationship-building when dealing with partners from a low-context culture 〆can lead to ethnocentric views that place one communication style above another. Some people may perceive the communication style in their own culture as superior or more effective (ethnocentrism) 〆may emphasise the role of traditions and consequently hinder innovation 〆could underestimate a group's abilities to adapt to change = risk of stereotyping or making assumptions 〆According to Zaidman, Edward T.Halls' model doesn’t explain variations within a culture or variations among cultures. e.g. it fails to distinguish between the high-context communication of a Japanese businessman and the high-context communication of an Indian → see also Stephen B. Ryan criticism for the creation of harmful stereotypes leading to an increase in misunderstandings and miscommunication Common sense is the collection of prejudices acquired by age eighteen. Albert Einstein 3 Beyond Culture - Summary and Review active 20231018 hw20231025_n2 edit_short_reading_floating prep_short_reading_floating edit_reading_floating Why is culture still a divider? → read a summary of the best seller 'Beyond Culture' by Edward T.Hall → answer the questions What are the advantages & disadvantages of using implicit communication? ✓ less attention can be paid to spoken words, which speeds up communication considerably 〆is faster in the moment but much slower to change overall What are the advantages & disadvantages of using explicit communication? ✓ meanings can be changed quickly 〆is slower, requiring more spoken information and longer messages Why is being late to an appointment is much more tolerated in Latin America than it is in the United States? ✓ in Latin America you might need to prioritize an issue. Changing plans last minute, however, is seen as rude in the US and Northern Europe, as people from these cultures expect you to plan your schedule in advance According to the text, how is space perceived in Europe as opposed to Japan? ✓ people from Western cultures tend to associate space with private ownership and personal status. A stranger moving your stuff is just wrong. What example(s) of a country's former social organisation do you know of? ✓ bowing practice in Japan stems from its feudal history What can questioning your own beliefs help you understand? ✓ may help better understand foreign cultures Beyond Culture - summary Beyond Culture - summary Edward T.Hall https://lifeclub.org/books/beyond-culture-edward-hall-review-summary

Beyond Culture Key Idea #1: Your actions and thoughts are shaped by the culture in which you grow up. Human beings are cultural by nature. Regardless of where a person is born and raised, her culture – the ideas, customs and social mores of her community – will inevitably have an effect on the way she acts and thinks throughout her life. ]]> From birth, we begin to learn from the people around us. In this way, a person’s actions are changeable, as they suit the cultural context in which the person exists. Over time, learned actions develop into ingrained habits. Eventually, these habits become second nature, almost automatic. By the time we’ve reached adulthood, these learned actions have become internalized, unconscious behaviours, specific to the culture in which we were raised. A good example of this can be found in the way people greet each other. While the Japanese bow, Inuits rub noses. Such behaviours are taken for granted within each culture and are performed automatically. Both actions, however different, convey respect or gratitude, yet only when performed in the context of each respective culture. Beyond Culture Key Idea #2: You perform learned cultural rituals on a daily basis – often without even realizing it. The sequence of actions that people perform together differs from culture to culture. Settling disputes is one particular practice that is often culturally determined. A person from England or America, for example, might first offer subtle verbal hints that something is wrong. He might then send a message through an emissary, before directly confronting the other party. If none of these actions resolve the dispute, he might resort to legal action.]]> People from Latin America or Mediterranean cultures, on the other hand, see handling disputes much differently. In general, people from these cultures try to avoid confrontation with co-workers or family members unless they feel that they must engage directly. Beyond Culture Key Idea #3: Different cultures have different ways of communicating, and each has its pros and cons. Have you ever struggled to plan an event with people from different cultural backgrounds? This situation isn’t uncommon and results from cultural differences in communication. In short, different cultures have different ways of communicating. Some communicate explicitly while others communicate implicitly. ]]> Cultures that communicate explicitly include those in Germany, Switzerland, the countries of Scandinavia and (although to a lesser extent) the United States. In the context of these cultures, plans are typically set clearly and plainly, using words. The downside of such communication is that a message must contain all the necessary information so there can be communication at all. This can slow things down, as messages are long and complex. Other cultures, however, rely more on implicit communication. This means that a lot of communicated information is embedded in context and the body language of the people involved. In Asian cultures, for example, people are on the lookout for verbal symbols or physical gestures as part of a conversation, and such gestures are easily understood by the group. Using implicit communication means that less attention can be paid to spoken words, which speeds up communication considerably. There are pros and cons, of course, to both styles. Explicit communication is slower, requiring more spoken information and longer messages. But the upside is that meanings can be changed quickly. Implicit communication, in contrast, is faster in the moment but much slower to change overall. Physical gestures, in particular, rely on historical tradition for meaning. Gestures can’t take on new meanings quickly, but spoken language can. If a culture is stable for a long time, people become more able to efficiently communicate, often through developing implicit signs to speed things up. But if a culture is changing rapidly, communication remains explicit, as it allows for more flexible communication. Beyond Culture Key Idea #4: Cultural differences shape the way you walk, and the way you perceive time. In Northern Europe and America, people view time as a straight line, moving forward into the future. Such a view leads people to schedule work hours strictly, setting deadlines for specific tasks. People from cultures in the Middle East and Latin America, in contrast, tend to focus on the present moment. They often prioritize tasks on the fly, based on what is most pressing at that moment. For people in these cultures, time is flexible, and deadlines are seldom hard or fast. Differences in the perception of time can certainly explain many cultural differences. For instance, being late to an appointment is much more tolerated in Latin America than it is in the United States. In Latin America, it is understood that you might need to prioritize an issue that you feel is more pressing than your appointment. Changing plans last minute, however, is seen as rude in the US and Northern Europe, as people from these cultures expect you to plan your schedule in advance. Beyond Culture Key Idea #5: You see the world through the lens of your culture, which can lead to a lot of misunderstanding. Actions deemed “appropriate” are in particular a sensitive area between cultures. You may be startled or even offended by the actions of a person from another culture, especially when the gesture clashes or conflicts with what you see as correct or acceptable. ]]> Japanese hotels offer a useful example. Here it’s common practice for hotel staff to move your luggage to a new room without asking your permission. Staff will do this if your room is needed urgently by another party (for example, a large family). For the Japanese, this is a completely normal practice, and even connotes familiarity and a sense of inclusion for the guest who is being moved. Yet American and European guests, when faced with such a situation, are often shocked and insulted. Why? People from Western cultures tend to associate space with private ownership and personal status. A stranger moving your stuff is just wrong. In Western cultures, children are trained to get ready for the job market, thus schooling is competitive and task-driven. Regular exams measure student achievement and awards are given to those who excel. In contrast, children of Pueblo Indian descent are educated by peers and role models, spending time with them and absorbing their knowledge. This system is informal, and children play more than study before their working lives begin. Pueblo Indians prefer this method, feeling that the Western system is unfair to children and therefore damaging to society. Beyond Culture Key Idea #6: It takes a lot of work to understand another culture, but it’s worth it. Understanding other cultures is difficult, often because it requires knowledge of a culture’s particular historical and social context.]]> In Japan, for example, people are expected to use an appropriate degree of politeness depending on their relationship to a person – whether the person is a superior, a teacher, a friend or family. This practice stems from Japan’s feudal history. Until recently, social standing was determined by a person’s status and wealth. People from lower ranks were required to show respect to people from higher ranks. Today’s degrees of politeness is just one consequence of the country’s former social organization. https://lifeclub.org/books/beyond-culture-edward-hall-review-summary)]]> implicit = suggested without being directly expressed; forming part of sth (although perhaps not directly expressed) explicit = (of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand ingrained = (of a habit, an attitude, etc.) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change emissary = /ˈemɪsərɪ/ person who is sent to deliver an official message, especially from one country to another, or to perform a special task resort = to make use of sth, especially sth bad, as a means of achieving sth, often because there is no other possible solution embedded = (of feelings) felt very strongly and difficult to change lookout = to watch carefully for sb/sth in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find sth you want pressing = needing to be dealt with immediately; urgent startled = excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement connote = to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning role model = person that you admire and try to copy stem = to come from, to originate feudal = connected to the social system in medieval Europe whereby a vassal held land from a superior in exchange for allegiance and service

1 Fish can't see water 20231025 hw20231101 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png What do you understand by the expression 'Fish can't see water'? 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

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]]> 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 How does the Lewis model differ from most cross-cultural models? 〆older models focus mostly on the distinction between monotonic & polychronic cultures 〆omit people from Asian cultures who are neither monotonic, nor polychronic Lewis considered that previous cross-culturalists, in accumulating the multiplicity of dimensions listed in the preceding paragraph, ran the risk of creating confusion for those who sought clarity and succinctness. Moreover, he pointed out that the experts’ preoccupation with north/south, mono-chronic/poly-chronic dichotomies, had caused them to overlook or ignore the powerful Asian mindset (comprising, in fact, half of humanity). He named this behavioural category Reactive, thereby creating a model that is essentially tripartite and cites the following characteristics: 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. high-context culture and low-context culture = ends of a continuum of how explicit the messages exchanged in a culture are and how important the context is in communication. The continuum pictures how people communicate with others through their range of communication abilities: utilizing gestures, relations, body language, verbal messages, or non-verbal messages. Typically refer to language groups, nationalities, or regional communities. However, the concept may also apply to corporations, professions, and other cultural groups, as well as to settings such as online and offline communication. autocracy = system of government in which absolute power is held by the ruler, known as an autocrat. It includes most forms of monarchy and dictatorship, while it is contrasted with democracy and feudalism. Various definitions of autocracy exist. They may restrict autocracy to a single individual, or they may also apply autocracy to a group of rulers who wield absolute power. The autocrat has total control over the exercise of civil liberties within the autocracy, choosing under what circumstances they may be exercised, if at all. Governments may also blend elements of autocracy and democracy, forming an anocracy subtle = (often approving) not very noticeable or obvious, using indirect methods, in order to achieve sth contemplative /kən'templətiv/ = thinking quietly and seriously about sth; meditative, reflective 20231018 18:10-19:30 2 active Breaking the cultural iceberg By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Lead in 20231011 hw20231018 pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png Bill Gates talks toilets (sanitation) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82pmo53FQIY&t=1s Answer the questions.]]> 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

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]]> 3 The cultural iceberg - Follow-up active prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-microscope-100_white.png pix/icons8-metronome-filled-100_white.png pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png How will expectations & the way they are expressed vary from one country to the other? Give examples. Where will attitudes towards age differ greatly, or on the contrary be quite obvious between 2 nations? to differ = to be different In what social occasion(s) could (the use of) space prove to be an obstacle to a casual conversation? Why could a culture's relation to time be a source of irritation to another one? Give examples. How can a particular leadership style be misinterpreted by people from different continents? Give examples. 1 Lead in Understanding the differences between low context and high context cultures active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-cafe-100_white.png visual aid

Erin Meyer is a professor at INSEAD, where she directs the executive education programme Leading Across Borders and Cultures. She is also the co-author (with Reed Hastings) of No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention (Penguin, 2020). Watch the video to find out why. video

Leadership Speaker Erin Meyer: Low Context vs. High Context Societies https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oYfhTC9lIQ Are the statements below true or false?]]> erin_meyer_low_context_vs_high_context_societies_9oYfhTC9lIQ.mp4 Audio transcript in a low context society while we are communicating we assume that we have a low level of shared context what does that mean it means that we don't have the same reference points or the same body of knowledge or relationships that we have a low level of shared context so in a low context society we believe that good effective professional communication is a communication that's very explicit it's very simple and very clear in a low conduct society we're trained that if I want you to understand blue then I have to say blue literally we're trained in a low context culture that if I give a presentation I should tell you what I'm going to tell you and then I should tell you and then I should tell you what I've told you why do I tell you the same thing three times because we're focused overall on making sure that the message was passed simply and clearly in a high context society while we're communicating we assume or consider that we have a larger body of shared context that we have the same reference points body of knowledge information and because we assume all of this shared context in a high context society we believe good effective communication is a communication that's more implicit or layered or nuanced I had a German individual who said to me you know Aaron in Germany at the end of a meeting we almost always do a recap first we do a verbal recap and then we do a written recap that's low context right clarification clarification clarification he said now that I've been working frequently with the French I often find that at the end of a meeting I'll get ready to do a recap and my French colleagues will just stand up and someone will say eh voila there it is and I'll think to myself but voila what and then I'll be very surprised to see that it just seems that people know what's been sited that they know what's supposed to happen next without going through all of those levels of clarification that I'm so used to in my own culture I had a second example I was doing some work a while ago in Istanbul and I had a Turkish client who was telling me about all of these issues that he was having with his new American boss and I said when your boss was here did you tell him what you're telling me now and he said well you know Aaron I made it known so that he could see it if he wanted to see it and I thought to myself he probably didn't see it right I'll give you a third example from China I was giving a presentation at a conference in China last year and all the people in the room worked for the same multinational American company before I worked within the Chairman who was this American from New York City gave a presentation that went very well and then he left afterwards when I was working with the group we were talking about this and I had the Chinese human resource director raise his hand and he said you know Aaron this concept is very interesting to me because the whole time the chairman was talking I was trying to make sure that I was listening with all of my senses that I was picking up all of the levels of meaning that he might be trying to pass now that I look at this I'm asking myself the question is it possible that there was no meaning beyond that you know first those simple words that he was saying and I thought to myself that that chairman would have been really surprised to note think that anyone was trying to understand his message beyond the first degree When you give a presentation in a low context culture you should tell people what you're going to tell them, then you should tell them, and then you should tell them what you've told them. ✓ true → you tell the same thing three times because you are focused overall on making sure that the message was passed simply and clearly In a low context culture you are focused overall on making sure that the message was passed simply and clearly because while you are communicating you assume you have a large body of shared context. 〆false → you assume you haven't got a large body of shared context In a high context society people believe good effective communication is more explicit. 〆false → it is more implicit Germany has low context culture because (for example) at the end of a meeting they almost always do a recap first, then do a verbal recap, and then do a written recap . ✓ true → low context clarification In Istanbul, a Turkish client had problems with his new American boss, so he made it known so that his boss could see it if he wanted to see it. His American boss probably got the message. 〆false → the American boss is probably not used to reading implicit, high context clues 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Traits of high context and low context cultures 20231018 hw20231025 active xml_multi_dd_row What are the characteristics of people from low and high context cultures? How do they interact with each other? harmony and the well-being of the group are preferred over individual achievement is more typical of a high context culture. → For example, when a person has succeeded in a project, they tend to remain modest. → Therefore, they may not feel comfortable with direct, verbal praise from a low context person (i.e. how they interact) because it would distinguish them from others.]]>45 20 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7 8;9;10;11;12;13;14 relies heavily on explicit verbal skills members' communication must be more explicit, direct, and elaborate individuals are not expected to have knowledge of each other's histories or backgrounds communication is not necessarily shaped by long-standing relationships between speakers meaning of messages is more dependent on the words being spoken than on the interpretation of more subtle or unspoken cues individualism prefer the uncompromising and dominating communication style often exhibit less-direct verbal and non-verbal communication utilize small communication gestures read more meaning into less-direct messages harmony and the well-being of the group are preferred over individual achievement relational, collectivist, intuitive, and contemplative close-knit community prefer the avoiding and obliging conflict styles 3 Beyond Culture - Summary and Review active 20231018 hw20231025_n2 prep_short_reading_floating edit_short_reading_floating edit_reading_floating Why is culture still a divider? → read a summary of the best seller 'Beyond Culture' by Edward T.Hall → answer the questions What are the advantages & disadvantages of using implicit communication? ✓ less attention can be paid to spoken words, which speeds up communication considerably 〆is faster in the moment but much slower to change overall What are the advantages & disadvantages of using explicit communication? ✓ meanings can be changed quickly 〆is slower, requiring more spoken information and longer messages Why is being late to an appointment is much more tolerated in Latin America than it is in the United States? ✓ in Latin America you might need to prioritize an issue. Changing plans last minute, however, is seen as rude in the US and Northern Europe, as people from these cultures expect you to plan your schedule in advance According to the text, how is space perceived in Europe as opposed to Japan? ✓ people from Western cultures tend to associate space with private ownership and personal status. A stranger moving your stuff is just wrong. What example(s) of a country's former social organisation do you know of? ✓ bowing practice in Japan stems from its feudal history What can questioning your own beliefs help you understand? ✓ may help better understand foreign cultures Beyond Culture - summary Beyond Culture - summary Edward T.Hall https://lifeclub.org/books/beyond-culture-edward-hall-review-summary

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 implicit = suggested without being directly expressed; forming part of sth (although perhaps not directly expressed) explicit = (of a statement or piece of writing) clear and easy to understand ingrained = (of a habit, an attitude, etc.) that has existed for a long time and is therefore difficult to change emissary = /ˈemɪsərɪ/ person who is sent to deliver an official message, especially from one country to another, or to perform a special task resort = to make use of sth, especially sth bad, as a means of achieving sth, often because there is no other possible solution embedded = (of feelings) felt very strongly and difficult to change lookout = to watch carefully for sb/sth in order to avoid danger, etc. or in order to find sth you want pressing = needing to be dealt with immediately; urgent startled = excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement connote = to suggest a feeling, an idea, etc. as well as the main meaning role model = person that you admire and try to copy stem = to come from, to originate feudal = connected to the social system in medieval Europe whereby a vassal held land from a superior in exchange for allegiance and service wait expect from acquaintances that... ]]> 20231011 18:10-19:30 2 active Asking politely to take action by e-mail Emailing: quality problems 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 passive pg 41 ex 6 grammar pg 44 ex 2 model (read e-mails & match to replies) pg 45 ex 4 analysis (complete table) the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg36-47_unit3_quality.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook I'm writing to complain about... pg 44 ex 1 discussion Functional language: Expressing dissatisfaction in a polite way T / Cl I'm not happy with your service! → How can you say more politely that you are not happy? We were disappointed to find out that... ✓ use a relative clause to soften criticism = create distance We are not satisfied by... ✓ passive = create distance How can you remain polite but show you are very shocked (and upset)? We have been appalled♣ by the fact that... goods could get damaged during transit ✓ use rare synonyms → have more impact ♣to be appalled = to be shocked What can you say to ask something from your business partner in a very firm manner? We demand that... ✓ stronger than just 'ask' or 'request' pg 44 ex 2 model pg 45 ex 3 analysis Lexical material: Formal & informal expressions in e-mails T / Cl Which is more informal? [Can you see to it | I would be grateful if you can] ✓ Can you see to it? = please, take action pg 45 ex 4 language focus ]]> active textbook pg 45 ex 5 output ]]> 2 Lead in 20231011 hw20231018 active prep_ol_qa edit_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 to appal = to make someone have strong feelings of shock or of disapproval out of order = in poor condition; not working properly nuisance /ˈnju:sns/ = thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problems clause = item in a legal document that says that a particular thing must or must not be done at your end = part of an activity with which sb is concerned, especially in business to flood ~ in / into / out of sth = to arrive or go somewhere in large numbers nuisance = thing, person or situation that is annoying or causes trouble or problems to go to great lengths = to do everything you can batch = amount of food, medicine, products produced at one time somewhat = to some degree; rather to see to sth = be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something teething problems = small problems that a company, product, system, etc. has at the beginning to keep sb posted = to keep sb informed vial | phial = small glass container, for liquid medicine or perfume bin liner = plastic bag used to line a trash or garbage bin We ran out of ~~Our~~ bin liners ~~have been finished~~ Please, ~~take~~ accept my apologies We will replace this vehicle on with a new one ]]> apologies /ə'pɔlədʒi:z/ to apologise /əˈpɔlədʒaɪz/ 20231004 18:10-19:30 2 active Avoiding blaming people directly Product development presentation 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 38 ex 4 word building pg 40 ex 2 grammar the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg36-47_unit3_quality.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 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_of_phrases_have_something_done_b2_03.csv active textbook pg 41 ex 3 have something done T / Cl What is time consuming but cheap to have done? ✓ changing a flat tyre → I will have the flat tyre of the forklift repaired (...) What is relatively easy but expensive to have done? ✓ repainting → We shan't have the floor markings repainted (...) ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg40-41_quality_passive_structures_passive_modals_have_something_done.pdf T / Cl What is time consuming but cheap to have done? ✓ changing a flat tyre → I will have the flat tyre of the forklift repaired (...) What is relatively easy but expensive to have done? ✓ repainting → We shan't have the floor markings repainted (...) pg 41 ex 3 have something done T / Cl If you were a manager running a meeting, how often should you have tasks accomplished by your subordinates? How would you deal with misunderstandings when you delegate tasks? ✓ delegate step by step ✓ ask questions to confirm understanding ✓ use passive form to remain polite ✓ use active voice to be more assertive pg 41 ex 4 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_050.ogg T / Cl How can you avoid blaming people directly? ✓ use the passive form pg 41 ex 5 passive set for homework pg 41 ex 6 grammar ]]> active textbook pg 115 internal auditor ✓ practise being polite ✓ use passive & modals forms

pg 117 night shift supervisor ✓ suggest what should be done ✓ use modals forms

]]> 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 stack = to arrange objects neatly in a pile; to be arranged in this way shift log = record of what happened during the period of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes We can clean The patch of oil ~~can be cleaned by~~ ourselves = we don't (need to) have the patch of oil cleaned ]]> 20230927 18:10-19:30 2 active Quality is in the eye of the stakeholder Analysing quality 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

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate pg 38 ex 2 reading Quality is in the eye of the stakeholder pg 38 ex 4 word building the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg36-47_unit3_quality.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230920.xml Quarterly test (logs) active quarterly_test_logs test_log_MARINAGRIGORYEVA_20230918_1609_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230920.xml test_log_MikhaylovaNadezhda_20230919_1948_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230920.xml test_log_AnnaShekshueva_20230920_1640_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230920.xml test_log_SergeyDavydov_20230921_1737_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230920.xml test_log_TatianaBelova_20231003_1458_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230920.xml active textbook Something that is... ✓ reliable ✓ well-designed but perhaps not... 〆environmentally friendly (because it is not really a priority in some lifestyles) pg 38 ex 1 discussion Quality is in the eye of the stakeholder ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg36-47_unit3_quality.pdf ✓ auditors (...) pg 38 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_047.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_048.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_049.ogg pg 38 ex 4 word building Lexical material: Adjectives describing quality positively & negatively pg 39 ex 5 vocab pg 39 ex 6 speaking ]]> active textbook ✓ best practice = the most suitable or efficient way of doing sth = collocation What is a synonymous collocation of 'built-in flaw'? ✓ design fault pg 39 ex 7 8 collocations T / Cl Why are statutory requirements in the RF often higher than elsewhere? ✓ legacy of the USSR 〆form of protectionism How often do poor industry standards result in design defaults? (...) Are measurable objectives always compatible with best practice? 〆technical specifications to be satisfied are too demanding What quality assurance will satisfy customer expectations in Russia? ✓ not made in Russia!? Is best practice rather than profit margins on the agenda of Russian manufacturing plants? 〆 probably not yet set for homework - to be confirmed pg 39 ex 9 10 presentation & discussion ]]> 1 Product development presentation Preparing & delivering a product development presentation pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa → prepare 3-4 slides (no need for *pptx format, 1 paragraph per slide in a word processor is enough) → share your slides in a googledocs (send a link with editing permissions) → list 3-5 bullet points for each slide (reduced infinitive clauses or noun phrases, no long sentences!) → practise delivery (rehearse the whole presentation for final delivery in the main session) ]]> slide 1 - Introduction

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]]> 20190919-1744 The passive active grammar active textbook ]]> beholder = person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses; observer substandard = of less than the required or normal quality or size; inferior exacting = needing or demanding a lot of effort and care about details shoddy = designed to deceive or mislead either deliberately or inadvertently heavy-duty = made for long or hard use; very strong flimsy = thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies, lacking solidity or strength, not convincing to splash out = (informal) to spend a lot of money on sth compliance (in - with) = practice of obeying rules or requests made by people in authority disposable = item that can be disposed of after it has been used tough = strong enough to deal successfully with difficult conditions or situations statutory /ˈstætjutərɪ/ = fixed by law; that must be done by law compulsory = obligatory design fault = flaw in a product which is due to it being poorly designed technical specifications = precise guidelines which establish how the product should be built industry standards = accepted norm in a particular field of business to impose = to force sb/sth to have to deal with sth that is difficult or unpleasant quality assurance = system put in place to ensure that quality targets are met of it is disposable it's not a problem for the environment It shouldn't be have been parked in the loading bay ]]> 20230920 18:10-19:30 2 active Quality & standards (planned obsolescence) Two kinds of quality 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

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate pg 36 ex 3 scan reading pg 37 Two kinds of quality the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg36-47_unit3_quality.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> The Business Upper Intermediate 2.0 B2 active textbook 〆depends on your budget ✓ focus on value for money pg 36 ex 1 2 discussion pg 36 ex 3 reading pg 37 Two kinds of quality ]]> active textbook ✓ some niche products & digital services 〆perhaps only in warfare and nuclear installations ✓ in the clothing industry, agriculture... Can you afford quality for quality's sake? 〆probably not 〆more expensive = doesn't actually add real value → worth investing on quality only if you plan on selling back What are the two kinds of quality mentioned? ✓ taken for granted quality = should be a standard in today's competing markets ✓ enchanting quality = calls for innovation (e.g. IPhones) Lexical material: Quality control, planned obsolescence pg 36 ex 4 5 reading for detail pg 36 ex 8 discussion → choose a product → discuss its quality using the following expressions

✓ white goods ✓ planned / built-in obsolescence ✓ labour time ✓ spare parts ✓ fads ✓ to sour ✓ frequent upgrade ✓ recycling ✓ taken-for-granted quality ✓ enchanting quality ✓ depreciation of assets implemented by B2B

]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg36-47_unit3_quality.pdf 〆usually less recyclable ✓ may reduce waste pg 36 ex 6 7 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_046.ogg T / Cl Do you believe consumers really want planned obsolescence? ✓ easier to recycle 〆some consumers don't want to upgrade so often ✓ some consumers don't want to keep things too long because they may not be fashionable any more (...) Lexical material: Quality & standards (planned obsolescence) pg 36 ex 8 discussion discuss using the following expressions - white goods - planned / built-in obsolescence - labour time - spare parts - fashion - frequent upgrade - recycling - taken-for-granted quality - enchanting quality - depreciation of assets implemented by B2B ]]> durability = ability to last long by resisting to stress or force white goods = domestic appliance, is usually defined as a large machine which accomplishes some routine housekeeping task, which includes purposes such as cooking, or food preservation built-in / planned obsolescence = commercial strategy to decide of built quality and when goods could become old-fashioned; falling into disuse or becoming out of date fracture = fact of sth breaking, especially a bone heading = title printed at the top of a page or at the beginning of a section of a book superficial = not studying or looking at sth thoroughly; seeing only what is obvious sake (for the - of sth) = because of the interest or value sth has, not because of the advantages it may bring enchanting = capturing interest as if by a spell spell = words that are thought to have magic power or to make a piece of magic work elusive = difficult to find, define, catch, or achieve craze = an interest followed with exaggerated zeal, sth which becomes suddenly very popular to take for granted = to accept without verification or proof; to suppose or understand to be true lean = of organizations, etc.) strong and efficient because the number of employees has been reduced; (of meat) with little fat trap = a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned fads = any form of behaviour that develops among a large population and is collectively followed with enthusiasm for some period, generally as a result of the behaviour's being perceived as novel in some way; things which are fashionable for a short time sour = unpleasant, unsuccessful, having a stale taste marvel = wonderful and surprising person or thing amid = in the middle of or during sth, especially sth that causes excitement or fear to rumble = to make a long deep sound or series of sounds intrinsically = in its nature; essentially; really; truly an interval a range of products to spend ~~for~~ on ]]> 20230913 18:10-19:30 2 active Dilemma - Turning ideas into reality 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 Upper Intermediate Unit 5 Technology pg 46 ex 2 practice defining clauses Dilemma - Turning ideas into reality pg 48 brief pg 48 task 1 intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-49_unit5_technology_march_of_the_mobiles_relative_clauses_dilemma.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-49_unit5_technology_march_of_the_mobiles_relative_clauses_dilemma.pdf ✓ grant endowments to schools & universities ✓ support research & development Does your company support any innovative product of long term social & cultural value? ✓ reduction of CO2 emissions ✓ life-long learning ✓ deployment of medical technologies in cities where your activity is located pg 48 brief T / Cl How different is NESTA from other business angels? ✓ grants help designed to support products that may not attract other venture capitalists pg 48 task 1 2 T / Cl What new technologies have found use in business solutions? Which do you find the most promising? → provide arguments for & against ]]> 1 Evaluating innovative, social & cultural value of business projects active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa Provide arguments for & against the following projects. Point and click for learning on the move innovative value social value cultural value long term return

Working tyrelessly for the environment innovative value social value cultural value long term return

Nanotechnology to fight bioterrorism innovative value social value cultural value long term return

Vision of the future innovative value social value cultural value long term return

]]> Criteria for a successful endowment ✓ business-oriented project → viable, long term return on investment ≠ charity

]]> Point and click for learning on the move 〆technologically obsolete (superseded by QR codes) 〆questionable business model ✓ facilitates people's access to culture Working tyrelessly for the environment ✓ positive impact on the environment 〆limited cultural value because won't change people's habits → business angels Nanotechnology to fight bioterrorism ✓ appealing to pharmaceutical companies ✓ relevant to national defence → business angels → government and/or military subsidies Vision of the future ✓ likely very profitable business idea ✓ commercial success (despite possible costs of patents) → business angels ]]> active textbook

T / Cl Conclusion Is your corporate culture more profit oriented, or rather concerned by ethical choices? ✓ depends on the level of CSR (corporate social responsibility) → observe local compliance culture (although may involve losing against competition) ]]> active textbook Writing pg 48 write it up → justify your choice in terms of ✓ innovative value ✓ social value ✓ cultural value ✓ long term return → focus on quality ✓ no time limit ✓ complete this task with all your notes ✓ you may use a dictionary (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) ]]> endowment /en'daumənt/ = money that is given to a school, a college or another institution to provide it with an income; the act of giving this money are have been used (around | deployed) for a long time It's a way of ~~wasting~~ recycling tyres It's ten ~~from~~ out of ten ]]> 20230906 18:10-19:30 2 active Briefing & assigning 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. Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate Unit 5 Technology pg 45 ex 2 vocab pg 45 practice collocations intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-49_unit5_technology_march_of_the_mobiles_relative_clauses_dilemma.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook 20190808-0916 Defining vs non-defining clauses active grammar active textbook Grammar: Shortened, relative clauses (defining vs non defining) pg 46 ex 1 grammar set for homework pg 46 ex 2 practice defining clauses ]]> 20230914-0930 active review active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-49_unit5_technology_march_of_the_mobiles_relative_clauses_dilemma.pdf intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_track_17.ogg Functional language: Outlining objectives, describing methods, assigning roles, referring to visuals pg 47 ex 2 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_track_17.ogg pg 47 speaking → outline form of the briefing (assign brainstorming activities) → create mixed teams (focus groups) → collect feedback at another meeting (thanks to marketing team using a questionnaire) ]]> active textbook ✓ depends on your manager's management style ✓ initiative isn't always expected and/or even welcome ✓ in today's volatile world initiative can be more efficient in the long term Does the way of assigning tasks depend on corporate culture? ✓ depends more on the manager & activities in a given dept strategic planning, international relations, HR → greater flexibility operations dept → more dictatorial style Can you trust your subordinates not to go corner cutting? ✓ depends on empowerment or micro-management Culture at work - assigning tasks T / Cl Who makes major decisions, the manager or the team? ✓ the manager (with the help of the team) ✓ depends on the level of confidentiality When do you use brainstorming sessions? Before or during final decision meetings? → brainstorming session ✓ run meetings with mixed hierarchy ✓ review forms of focus groups → final decision meeting ✓ team consensus < manager's decision What is a high context presentation style to assign tasks? ✓ presenter assumes audience understands facts being discussed ✓ meaning depends on how rather than what [body language] ✓ much non-verbal communication [e.g. Steve Jobs] ✓ riskier when needing to assign tasks ✓ effective for persuasive & sales minded goals → empowerment What is a low context presentation style to assign tasks? ✓ explicit & detailed communication ✓ data shown on visuals supported by verbal explanation ✓ addressing more of a negotiation like meeting → micro management What conclusions can be drawn for assigning tasks? ✓ ways of assigning tasks depend on maturity & professional experience of corporate environment ✓ C2 (command & control) is often more common in Asia → think as much about who is the best person to perform a task as how to assign this given task ]]> to shrink = to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount thorough = complete, exhaustive to draw on something = to be inspired by, based on, modelled on to assign = to give sb sth that they can use, or some work or responsibility to the letter = with nothing done wrong or left undone; exactly; precisely focus group = form of qualitative research in which a group of people are asked about their perceptions, opinions, beliefs and attitudes towards a product, service, concept, advertisement, idea, or packaging. Questions are asked in an interactive group setting where participants are free to talk with other group members to carry out orders to the letter = with nothing done wrong or left undone, exactly, precisely, by the book hierarchy /haɪə.rɑː.ki/ hierarchical /ˌhaɪəˈrɑː.kɪ.kəl/ 20230830 18:10-19:30 2 active 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. Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate Unit 5 Technology pg 43 ex 1 2 reading pg 44 The march of the mobiles intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-49_unit5_technology_march_of_the_mobiles_relative_clauses_dilemma.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Intelligent Business B2 Unit 5 Technology active textbook ✓ consumers are pushed to change devices to keep up with trends & fashion ✓ planned obsolescence makes technological updates more frequent ✓ government & industry adoption of new standards lag behind new technologies ✓ only geeks & general buyers can afford to splash out on the latest developments In which field is the pace (speed) of technology the fastest? ✓ mobile telecommunication ✓ nanotechnology ✓ AI, machine learning pg 41 The pace of change - keynotes T / Cl Is the market your industry specialises in already saturated? ✓ greater offer than demand pg 42 ex 1 2 preview ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg42-49_unit5_technology_march_of_the_mobiles_relative_clauses_dilemma.pdf intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_track_16.ogg pg 42 speaking → describe the Blackberry phone → recycle expressions from pg 42 ex 1 listening → convince your partner to buy it ]]> active textbook ✓ use IoT (internet of things) to connect household goods together ✓ equip pets with wearable devices pg 43 ex 1 2 reading pg 44 The march of the mobiles pg 43 speaking T / Cl Have you ever tried setting up your own smart home? ✓ use of vocal commands to switch on / off some lights ~~pg 45 ex 1 vocab~~ set for homework pg 45 ex 2 vocab pg 45 practice collocations ]]> built-in / planned obsolescence = commercial strategy to decide of built quality and when goods could become old-fashioned; falling into disuse or becoming out of date obsolete = no longer used because sth new has been invented; out of date to lag (behind sb/sth) = to move or develop slowly or more slowly than other people, organizations, etc infant = baby or very young child frantically = in an uncontrolled manner to boast = to talk with too much pride about sth that you have or can do to strap = to fasten sb/sth in place using a strap or straps astounding = surprising untapped market = potential market which hasn't been exploited yet convergence = occurrence of two or more things coming together to saturate = to fill to capacity saturated = when there a more goods than people who want to buy them to dispense = to distribute, deal out coverage = area where mobile technology thorough = done completely; with great attention to detail to outline = to give a description of the main facts or points involved in sth yourself as part of high society (as a representative of the elite) I can switch on my ~~condition~~ air conditioning (unit) before my coming (before I come) back home ]]> 20230823 18:10-19:30 2 active Dilemma - The Cola come back By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook T / Cl What are the pros of a direct conflict? ✓ to clean the air ✓ to improve team building ✓ to speed up a solution ✓ tangible feedback ✓ constructive criticism ✓ to go through a difficult situation together to learn to trust each other T / Cl What could be reasons for avoiding confrontation? 〆lack confidence 〆no guarantee of result 〆open criticism should not consist in shouting at each other 〆perceived as a personal attack 〆regular conflicts discourage spirit of initiative ]]> active textbook ✓ marketing (rather than taste?) Is it difficult for giant corporations like Coca Cola & Pepsi Cola to enter new markets? ✓ probably not = because they already enjoy world-wide brand awareness pg 108 reading brief ]]> 1 Brainstorming strategies to protect the local market Brainstorming strategies to protect the local market active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Why would Indian customers switch to another brand of soft drinks, such a Coca Cola? ✓ obvious marketing appeal of western & American products ✓ brand image ✓ Pepsi & Coca Cola could afford to launch a widespread marketing campaign featuring local celebrity endorsement How can an Indian company like Parle protect its local market? ✓ emphasise the strong taste of Thums Up ✓ Indian dishes call for sweet, milky drinks - unlike Pepsi & Coca Cola e.g. Masala tea = only Thums Up can suit spicy Indian cuisine! → build a fashionable, trendy image to resist the appeal of the American lifestyle ✓ request government intervention to impose quotas in retail outlets to ensure a minimum percentage of local produce ✓ leverage existing networking → such a big Indian company must have privileged relationships with government members → impose certain maximum or minimum amount of sugar ✓ business intelligence → predict Coca Cola's actions What 3 distinctive strategies could Parle undertake? 1) sell a similar product to Coca Cola at a lower cost ✓ take advantage of Coca Cola's advertising campaign 2) differentiate from Coca Cola & Pepsi ✓ maintain a competitive advantage ✓ keep lower production costs ✓ rely on economies of scale ✓ control sources of supply ✓ sign exclusivity deals with distribution networks 3) become a representative of Pepsi & Cola ✓ if you can't fight them, join them ✓ become their exclusive bottler Would Russian kvas be successful abroad despite or thanks to its so-called Soviet image? ✓ no fizzy water ✓ exists also sugar free ✓ healthier than Coca-Cola → appeals to a different generation Should Thums Up sell in new markets? ✓ export production to counter-balance loss of local market share → launch a marketing campaign to gain new markets in countries with traditional Indian immigration 〆resources to enter new markets may be more needed to fight Pepsi & Coca Cola at home ≠ not the best time? active textbook pg 143 role play → choose a role

pg 108 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_13.ogg T / Cl Decision 〆Parle Ltd sold brand to Coca Cola 〆but consumers would prefer the traditional taste! = brand image failed → taste matters! 〆marketeers sometimes fail penetrating despite their worldwide image e.g. Amazon failed in China & Russia pg 108 writing Write an e-mail to explain your strategy → choose a role (A, B or C) → how should Thums Up prepare for the free market? → what actions should be taken to protect their local market? → practise conjunctions from pg 106 ex 3 time clauses ]]> subservient = less important than sth else Masala Chai = Indian beverage made by brewing black tea with fragrant spices, sugar and milk going to a dark place ignored | set aside Our campaign should aim on at | for national characteristics They entered to our market I support the idea of a marketing ~~company~~ campaign ]]> 20230816 18:10-19:30 2 active Handling conflicts Work culture By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ out = to examine so as to determine accuracy, quality, or condition ~ AmEn + international English ↔ check ↔ look at Could you [look at | have a look at] our latest sales figures? ✓ look at = verb ✓ have a look at = expression pg 104 ex 1 vocab pg 105 ex 2 vocab compound nouns set for homework pg 105 practice ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg101-108_unit12_competition.pdf ✓ Japanese quality pg 105 listening History of Honda intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_11.ogg ]]> 20221011-1131 Present simple instead of future after a time marker active grammar 20200415-1712 Verbs followed by the present simple with a future meaning (I hope I get...) active grammar active textbook set for homework pg 106 practice - time clauses ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg101-108_unit12_competition.pdf ✓ accommodating pg 107 career skills T / Cl What strategies for handling conflict are available? ✓ minimise (~ ignore a conflict in a positive way or discard it in a negative way) ✓ accommodate (find a compromise) ✓ dictate (use authority to impose sth) pg 107 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_12.ogg T / Cl Role play The company is considering changing suppliers. SSS disagree on switching costs involved. → practise expressions from pg 107 → practise strategies for handling conflict pg 107 speaking pg 143 role play 2 sales manager vs sales rep - 150 units target Your job is a rat race. The faster you work, the faster the boss wants you to work ]]> to accommodate = to change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better to make a fuss = to quarrel about petty points to see eye to eye on = to agree fully; hold exactly the same opinion stake (in sth) = important part or share in a business, plan, etc. that is important to you and that you want to be successful;something that you risk losing, especially money, when you try to predict the result of a race, game, etc., or when you are involved in an activity that can succeed or fail;money that sb invests in a company to be short-staffed = inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. rat race = a confusing scramble, struggle, or way of living that does not seem to have a purpose ourselves in changing to change suppliers? ]]> 20230809 18:10-19:30 2 active Competition By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg101-108_unit12_competition.pdf ✓ cost switching → focus on product differentiation → build your own ecosystem pg 102 listening Preview Protecting a market intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_10.ogg pg 102 ex 1 reading pg 103 Crunch time for Apple pg 104 ex 2 reading for detail ]]> to exert = to use power or influence to affect sb/sth crunch time = crucial moment, when sth long awaited is going to happen; critical period of time during which it is necessary to work hard and fast hip = fashionable, trendy to unveil = to reveal, disclose to cede = to give up to dabble = to play in or as if in water, as of small children, to work with in an amateurish manner revered = respected, admired niche player = company present in a small segment of a market to be entitled = qualified for by right according to law seamless = having no spaces or pauses between one part and the next fully-fledged = completely developed; with all the qualifications necessary for sth shrewd = clever at understanding and making judgements about a situation; astute circumspect /'sə:kəm,spekt/ = thinking very carefully about sth before doing it, because there may be risks involved 20230731 20230802 10:10-11:30 2 active Launching a people strategy By the end of this session you will have studied Holiday break: 20230719 cancelled 20230726 cancelled ← 20230725 20230802 cancelled ← 20230731

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Lead in 20230725 hw20230731 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png DEI is part of organizations' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, a popular business strategy that lets organizations demonstrate how seriously they take social issues https://www.techtarget.com/searchhrsoftware/definition/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-DEI ]]> 1 Lead in 20230725 hw20230731 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png DEI is part of organizations' environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies, a popular business strategy that lets organizations demonstrate how seriously they take social issues https://www.techtarget.com/searchhrsoftware/definition/diversity-equity-and-inclusion-DEI ]]> What is a people's strategy about? What are the differences with HR management? people strategy = document used to outline HR function's plan for people ✓ creates culture, processes, and policies that enable employees to thrive ✓ defines how to get the best performance out of the workforce to meet business objectives ✓ focuses more on building relationships between organizations and employees HR management ✓ focuses on building systems to attract and retain talent ✓ should outline various initiatives and programmes to implement → aims to better attract, develop, retain or generally inspire and engage workforce to thrive = to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc When is a people's strategy needed? ✓ if the company has a spray-and-pray approach to people management ✓ resources are scattered without setting goals ✓ you don't know how to track progress spray-and-pray approach = to dispense anything (such as bullets or advertising) in an uncoordinated manner, hoping to reach the desired target through luck What are common pillars of a people's strategy? ✓ talent attraction ✓ diversity ✓ inclusion & belonging ✓ learning & development → HR should focus on recruitment, learning and development → could line managers be responsible for employee engagement, retention, and DEI instead of HR? DEI = diversity, equity and inclusion DEIB = diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging What does a people's strategy need to be effective? ✓ shouldn't make HR be perceived as a parasite... parasite /ˈpærəsaɪt/ = person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back What are examples of a people's strategy? ✓ providing access to team-building activities and virtual events ✓ offering flexible options to support work-life balance ✓ implementing mental health programmes for employees 2A 9 Core Elements of a Future Proof People Strategy active move_html5_video nine_core_elements_of_a_future_proof_people_strategy-F_XbUW3gcmo.mp4 2 9 Core Elements of a Future Proof People Strategy 20230731 hw20230809 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png While an HR strategy is more of a plan for managing employee logistics, a people strategy refers to an organization’s philosophy about its relationship with employees. With a people strategy, you have a clear definition and formula for who you want to be as an employer. Without one, your organization’s culture will be fragmented and may head in an ineffective direction. 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - What is a people strategy? 1:24 - How does a people strategy differ from an HR strategy? 2:02 - What are the benefits of a people strategy? 3:05 - 9 core elements that make your people strategy future-proof 5:57 - Outro https://www.aihr.com/blog/people-strategy/ ]]> What is a people strategy? ✓ formulates competencies required to reach business goals ✓ invests in employees who will garner desired outcomes ✓ determines how to treat employees How does a people strategy differ from an HR strategy? HR strategy ✓ plan for managing employee logistics people strategy ✓ philosophy about relationship with employees → assess & nurture employee's capabilities What are the benefits of a people strategy? ✓ employee empowerment ✓ commitment to employees → demonstrates how employees may benefit ✓ support for long-term business strategy How can you make your people strategy future-proof? 1. Create a strong leadership presence 2. Focus on employee engagement 3. Prioritize learning & development 4. Supply advancement opportunities 5. Provide an inclusive environment at work 6. Implement employee feedback methods 7. Support the virtual/remote workplace 8. Demonstrate health & well-being awareness 9. Make it undeniable 2 Environmental, social and governance (ESG) policies active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png https://lattice.com/library/what-is-people-strategy 9 Distinctive features of a great people strategy Lorelei Trisca Pay to quit: the craziest part of Zappos onboarding is the employer offering $4,000 to new joiners who don't enjoy the company or its culture. This payoff ensures that only those excited to progress will remain on the team. https://www.zavvy.io/blog/people-strategy-examples ]]> Why is Pay-for-performance a rising trend? ✓ 83% of HR leaders responded that linking pay and performance is important ✓ 90% are working on formalizing this process in their compensation structure https://lattice.com/library/what-is-people-strategy]]> Why does retention trump talent acquisition? ✓ over 60% of HR leaders are prioritizing retention over hiring new talent ✓ reducing voluntary and involuntary turnover tops the list for KPIs this year. ✓ 83% of teams are investing either “somewhat” or “significantly” more into retention than they have in the past https://lattice.com/library/what-is-people-strategy]]> to trump = to beat sth that sb says or does by saying or doing sth even better Why is pay transparency still underway? ✓ employers acknowledge that employees want better transparency on their compensation 〆adoption still relatively low 〆54% of companies (only) restrict their pay bands for HR and Finance viewing only 〆only 25% of companies said employees know their pay band https://lattice.com/library/what-is-people-strategy]]> Why are diversity, equity and inclusion important? ✓ promote healthy communities and places of work free of stereotyping and mistreatment ✓ according to McKinsey & Company research from 2020: companies seeking out diverse candidates and engaging in diversity training generally outperform less DEI-focused companies and operate more efficiently → culture of equity and inclusion makes it less likely that employees will feel under-represented → will not take their talents elsewhere = good for productivity What is an example of aligning a people's strategy with business goals? example: goal = boosting sales revenue by 20% → identify sales skills to improve → define training plan → modify recruitment strategy → attract more qualified sales talent (9 Distinctive features of a great people strategy - Zavvy) https://www.zavvy.io/blog/people-strategy-examples]]> to thrive = to become, and continue to be, successful, strong, healthy, etc people strategy = document used to outline HR function's plan for people. Should outline various initiatives and programmes to implement to better attract, develop, retain or generally inspire and engage workforce DEI = diversity, equity and inclusion - term used to describe policies and programmes that promote the representation and participation of different groups of individuals. Encompasses people of different ages, races, ethnicities, abilities, disabilities, genders, religions, cultures and sexual orientations. Covers people with diverse backgrounds, experiences, skills and expertise DEIB = diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging spray-and-pray approach = to dispense anything (such as bullets or advertising) in an uncoordinated manner, hoping to reach the desired target through luck to scatter = to throw or drop things in different directions so that they cover an area of ground spray-and-pray approach = to dispense anything (such as bullets or advertising) in an uncoordinated manner, hoping to reach the desired target through luck parasite /ˈpærəsaɪt/ = person who always relies on or benefits from other people and gives nothing back to trump = to beat sth that sb says or does by saying or doing sth even better reskilling | retraining | refresher training = process of learning a new or the same old skill or trade for the same group of personnel. Retraining is required[by whom?] to be provided on a regular basis to avoid personnel obsolescence due to technological changes and the individuals' memory capacity to garner = to obtain or collect sth such as information, support, etc retire retirement programmes (OR pension plans) a strategy that is ~~another in comparison with~~ different to | from others It's not a worth ~~to do it~~ while idea ]]> 20230725 20230719 10:10-11:30 2 active Miele Corporate News | Round and round it goes: circularity (getting out of the "make-taste-waste-society") By the end of this session you will have studied Holiday break: 20230719 cancelled 20230726 cancelled 20230802 cancelled 20230725-28 possible rescheduled lessons - to be confirmed smartphone or tablet device

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Waste to Taste - System Ekofungi active move_html5_video waste_to_taste_ekofungi_iVQN_k4jbPs.mp4 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png WELCOME TO EKO FUNGI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiEjptzF7jE (find out more at Waste to Taste - System Ekofungi https://www.systemekofungi.com/) ]]> What is a blue economy? https://www.systemekofungi.com/blue-economy/ ]]> What do you think 'waste-to-taste' is about? https://www.waste2taste.co.uk/ ]]> What does your company do to promote a 'never waste anything' approach? ✓ run seminars ✓ sponsor social events ✓ encourage circularity active textbook tmp_pdf/miele_corporate_news_round_and_round_it_goes_circularity.pdf 2 Round and round it goes: circularity active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Which resources are likely to be finite in the near future? How can this impact your industry? ✓ raw materials needed for satisfying current energy needs finite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ = having a definite limit or fixed size Why should corporate sustainability be on the agenda of leading companies? ✓ climate change has already made visible impact ✓ attract talent pool ✓ support brand image ✓ almost a moral duty for companies that can afford it What are the differences between a linear and circular economy? ✓ in a circular economy resources are kept in the cycle and used again and again in one form or another linear /'lini:ə:/ How can we get out of the 'make-taste-waste-society'? ✓ avoid waste ✓ reduce packaging & wrapping ✓ repair rather than replace ✓ share rather than own individually ✓ digitalise as much as possible ✓ consume less ✓ educate people What would be the tasks of a Circularity and Longevity Manager? ✓ seek new models ✓ measure carbon footprint of individual processes ✓ double-check sustainability ✓ forward financially viable & technologically feasible solutions sustainability = concept that refers to the ability to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It involves finding a balance between economic development, environmental protection, and social well-being 2 9 Core Elements of a Future Proof People Strategy active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png While an HR strategy is more of a plan for managing employee logistics, a people strategy refers to an organization’s philosophy about its relationship with employees. With a people strategy, you have a clear definition and formula for who you want to be as an employer. Without one, your organization’s culture will be fragmented and may head in an ineffective direction. 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - What is a people strategy? 1:24 - How does a people strategy differ from an HR strategy? 2:02 - What are the benefits of a people strategy? 3:05 - 9 core elements that make your people strategy future-proof 5:57 - Outro https://www.aihr.com/blog/people-strategy/ ]]> What is a people strategy? ✓ formulates competencies required to reach business goals ✓ invests in employees who will garner desired outcomes ✓ determines how to treat employees How does a people strategy differ from an HR strategy? HR strategy ✓ plan for managing employee logistics people strategy ✓ philosophy about relationship with employees → assess & nurture employee's capabilities What are the benefits of a people strategy? ✓ employee empowerment ✓ commitment to employees → demonstrates how employees may benefit ✓ support for long-term business strategy How can you make your people strategy future-proof? 1. Create a strong leadership presence 2. Focus on employee engagement 3. Prioritize learning & development 4. Supply advancement opportunities 5. Provide an inclusive environment at work 6. Implement employee feedback methods 7. Support the virtual/remote workplace 8. Demonstrate health & well-being awareness 9. Make it undeniable finite /ˈfaɪnaɪt/ = having a definite limit or fixed size circularity = in economics, circularity means a product, service, or resource is renewed or regenerated, rather than wasted. In a circular economy, when a product or resource is used, it's then recycled, composted, or re-used in a way that allows it to go back into a new lifecycle or supply chain sustainability = concept that refers to the ability to meet the needs of the present generation without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It involves finding a balance between economic development, environmental protection, and social well-being blue economy = turning waste into sustainable business opportunities in mushroom and vegetable cultivation - src: https://www.systemekofungi.com/blue-economy/ dung = waste matter passed out of an animal’s body, especially when used as manure horse manure = mixture containing animal dung, spread on soil to help produce better crops etc don't have no taste at all ~~The~~ experts say ~~the~~ coal will stop (run out | be depleted) in 30 years We have no not enough I'm not sure in about this concept ]]> 20230712 18:10-19:30 2 active Managerial styles (verb patterns practice) Being late for work 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 Wednesday 20230614 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) @ Sergey No new homework

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 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 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 ]]> 1 Describing your manager Describing your manager active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Blake & Mouton - Managerial chart

]]> having made a mistake ← to admit + gerund He/She would rather die! = produce or perish My boss used to enjoy chatting with employees ← to enjoy + gerund but wasn't very goal oriented = country club ]]> Have you ever experienced a produce or perish situation? How did it end? ✓ worked after hours ✓ satisfied business expectations = thanks to strong leadership How long can managers with an impoverished style survive in a corporate environment? ✓ depends whether it's a state company → focus on time management You have a tight deadline. How will your manager support you? ✓ promise a bonus → empowerment 〆threaten with redundancy → micro management → bonus or redundancy? You have no deadline but your department has suffered a severe budget cut. What can your manager do to allocate more resources? ✓ be accommodating → strike a compromise = middle of the road style of management to accommodate = to change your behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation better 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. → use this chart to describe managerial styles Blake & Mouton - Managerial chart

]]> Recycle new expressions and language. You are a very result-oriented manager. Explain how your way of doing things is more effective. You believe ends justify the means (concern for production). ✓ I've tried to motivate... ← try + infinitive = try & fail (people with more interesting tasks) ✓ I stopped caring about... (people's feelings when I realised they weren't loyal to their company anyway) ✓ I mean to achieve... ← mean + infinitive = want to (our deadlines at any costs) ✓ my staff have always denied... (preferring time off to a financial reward) You are a people person. Disagree with your partner. Justify why your approach & concern for people are better in the long term. ✓ I always remember... (my staff members' birthdays because it helps create a good working atmosphere) ✓ I stopped giving... (too challenging tasks because staff burn out) ✓ I never forget... (to celebrate successes, even small ones!) ✓ I've tried... ← try + gerund = try & see what happens (motivating staff with financial incentives but sometimes elder staff weren't too happy) ✓ training doesn't mean... ← mean + ing = involve (wasting company time & money!) ✓ a business relation will go on... (developing if everyone is happy to work together, not the opposite!) 2 How to be Late for Work - Foil Arms and Hog active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How to be Late for Work - Foil Arms and Hog https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vA_6GP9gjM&vl=en]]> how_to_be_late_for_work_-_foil_arms_and_hog-5va_6gp9gjm.mp4 How do you feel when you are late at work? (i.e. arrive later than expected) ✓ embarrassed ✓ perhaps upset because you'll have to leave later Are you always guilty? 〆don't feel guilty because it's not always your fault What are common reasons for being late? ✓ traffic jams ✓ car accident ✓ oversleep Who can you blame for being late? ✓ pets ✓ children ✓ your wife (...) What are the best excuses for being late? ✓ those that can help you be forgiven Which way(s) do you think is the most / least effective if you arrive late at work? the Blamer the Gifter the Daylight Saver the Judas the Character Witness the Reverse Psychologist the Sudden Injury the Disbeliever the Funeral Attire the Quick Change the Full Disclosure Is there anything you ought to do to avoid arriving late? ✓ had better share your agenda with colleagues ✓ needn't describe what time slots are dedicated to wip textbook active textbook active textbook embarrassed = shy, awkward or ashamed, especially in a social situation to foil = to stop sth from happening, especially sth illegal; to prevent sb from doing sth Foil Arms and Hogs = group's name evolved from nicknames each of the members had for each other, Foil (Sean Finegan) being the comedy foil, Arms (Conor McKenna) was 'All arms and Legs' and Hog (Sean Flanagan) because he ostensibly hogged the limelight foil = in films, TV shows, and books, a foil character is someone who contrasts with another character – usually the main character – to highlight their qualities judas /'dʒu:dəs/ = person who betrays a friend; traitor attire /əˈtaɪə/ = clothes that he must ~~finish~~ have finished his work (OR You need him to have finished his work) ]]> 20230629 18:10-19:30 2 active Building a successful relationship 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 Wednesday 20230614 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> New Inside Out Upper Intermediate B2 active textbook ✓ share common interests ✓ keep time for yourself ✓ be loving and caring both before and after marriage (...)

T / Cl → practise present continuous for descriptions They are standing in the kitchen, holding glasses of wine. → practise present simple for habits They often cook together. T / Cl They enjoy [to cook | cooking] together ✓ cooking to enjoy + ing = verb pattern T / Cl He is trying [to repair | repairing] the car ✓ to repair to try + infinitive ↔ try and get a result = verb pattern

]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg52-53_verb_patterns_successful_marriage.pdf pg 52 ex 3 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_06.ogg ]]> 20191016-1704 Verb patterns active grammar ∑ 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 ]]> 20190418-1837 active review grammar_verb_patterns_selection_b1_02.csv grammar_verb_patterns_selection_b2_01.csv 20190418-1837 active review grammar_verb_patterns_selection_b2_03.csv active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg52-53_verb_patterns_successful_marriage.pdf pg 53 ex 3 vocab & grammar T / Cl What would the worst wife or husband be like? 〆 they would forget ~~celebrating~~ to celebrate birthdays to forget + infinitive → sth you are / were supposed to do 〆 they would not remember ~~to discuss~~ discussing their spouse's dish or music to remember + in → remember a definite past event 〆they would keep quibbling about dinner to keep + gerund = to do sth again and again (...) pg 53 ex 1 2 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_07.ogg T / Cl How have relationships in marriages changed from one generation to another? ✓ couples don't try to stay together as hard as they used to in the past → divorces are easier & therefore more common ✓ people regret getting married less often ✓ younger generations will try to remarry (...) ]]> 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 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 ]]> apron = piece of clothing worn over the front of the body, from the chest or the waist down, and tied around the waist caring = compassionate, esp. with reference to the professional care of the sick or elderly. spouse = (formal or law) a husband or wife to deserve = if sb/sth deserves sth, it is right that they should have it, because of the way they have behaved or because of what they are to remember + infinitive = to keep in mind you need to do sth and not to forget to remember + gerund = to recall a past action to try + gerund = to try & see what happens to try + infinitive = to try & get a result can't stand = to dislike very much to go on + gerund = to continue (the activity in the gerund) to go on + infinitive = to end one action and start another one to remember + infinitive = to keep in mind you need to do sth and not to forget to remember + gerund = to recall a past action to try + gerund = to try & see what happens to try + infinitive = to try & get a result to go on + gerund = to continue (the activity in the gerund) to go on + infinitive = to end one action and start another one to forget + infinitive = to forget sth you are / were supposed to do to forget + gerund = to forget a definite past event to keep + gerund = to do sth again and again to give up = to stop doing sth to quibble (about / over sth) = to argue or complain about a small matter or an unimportant detail laudable = deserving to be praised or admired, even if not really successful stay leave me alone ]]> 20230621 18:10-19:30 2 active Reporting findings 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 Wednesday 20230614 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device

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 details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 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 ]]> active 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 ]]> 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 ]]> to deviate (from sth) = to be different from sth; to do sth differently from what is usual or expected impartial = not supporting one person or group more than another, not taking sides; neutral 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 was happened to repel a comment If I was ~~she~~ her, I would... ]]> 20230614 18:10-19:30 2 active Quarterly test - feedback Reporting findings 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 Wednesday 20230614 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) (no new homework) smartphone or tablet device

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230614.xml Quarterly test (logs) active quarterly_test_logs test_log_MARINAVYACHESLAVOVN_20230613_1651_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230614.xml test_log_NadezhdaMikhaylova_20230613_1802_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230614.xml test_log_AnnaShekshueva_20230614_1232_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230614.xml test_log_SergeyDavydov_20230609_1725_quarterly_test_nlmkitspc40_20230608.xml test_log_tbelovata_20230712_1757_quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230614.xml 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 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) tp 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 (...) 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~~ ]]> 20230607 18:10-19:30 2 active Reporting changes By the end of this session you will have studied Start preparing for quarterly test (scheduled 20230614) (no new homework) smartphone or tablet device

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.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 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 20230531 18:10-19:30 2 active Miele Corporate News | Global Diversity Day By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Global Diversity Day on May 21, 2023: We join in! → read the following corporate newsletter from Miele miele_corporate_news_Global_Diversity_Day_2023.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 2 Global Diversity Awareness Month 2020 active move_html5_video global_diversity_awareness_2021.mp4 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3cCKcxQlxk]]> Have you celebrated diversity day? 〆many people don't even know there is such a day 〆people don't seem to pay much attention to either the presence or lack of diversity = indifference rather ignorance What would you expect to see or not see in a video promoting global diversity? 〆may not touch on different aspects of diversity e.g. gender-related diversity may still be taboo Why is it important to talk about diversity? 〆not endangered (unlike animals in the Red Book) ✓ there is actually still little visible diversity at work ✓ most wars & conflicts around the world result from cultural differences ✓ many people - even without prejudices - are not aware of unfair treatment experienced by some minorities active textbook tmp_pdf/miele_corporate_news_Global_Diversity_Day_2023.pdf 2 Reading for detail active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png miele_corporate_news_Global_Diversity_Day_2023.pdf]]> Why is diversity is an important pillar of a corporate strategy? ✓ all employees are equally valued and promoted ✓ offer fair opportunities to all employees ✓ fosters a sense of belonging that makes everyone feel like they are part of the team According to a study by Josh Bersin and Deloitte, inclusive companies are almost twice as likely to be considered innovation leaders in their market Why do inclusive organizations produce better leaders? ✓ diverse teams are a challenge for a new manager, who will naturally have to learn a wide range of communication and motivation styles to be successful in their role How does diversity prevent groupthink at work? ✓ individuals may feel such a strong group identification that it feels uncomfortable or threatening to disrupt the group consensus ✓ diverse team provides access to a wider range of skill sets and experiences and different ways of thinking, behaving, and communicating groupthink = phenomenon that occurs when individuals avoid disagreeing with a group or expressing doubt. The larger and more similar the group, the less likely individuals are to dissent to dissent = to have or express opinions that are different from those that are officially accepted On what grounds could people be discriminated? ✓ nationality ✓ skin colour ✓ gender ✓ religion ✓ sexual orientation ✓ physical impairment How does the Engagement Team aim to raise awareness? ✓ show how it is enriching in human and professional terms ✓ organise Pioneers Sessions in which colleagues share their experiences ✓ relate success stories ✓ inform, motivate and activate participants What are the challenges to support diversity? ✓ absence of relevant educational programmes ✓ misinformation, anti-propaganda ✓ bigotry What could you do to contribute? People thrive when they bring their whole selves to work. No one is just “one thing.” Create safe spaces where employees can gather in groups with other people of their background, ethnicity, and interests. These groups, often called employee resource groups (ERGs) celebrate, welcome, and support the person as a whole https://www.betterup.com/blog/surface-level-diversity ]]> whole-person approach = approach that focuses on improving personal and emotional skills, or “soft skills”, in addition to traditional professional skills, without separating personal life from the professional one 3 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Cultural heaven and hell active deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign

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]]> global diversity = range of differences that describe the composition of a group of two or more people in a cross-cultural and multi-national context groupthink = phenomenon that occurs when individuals avoid disagreeing with a group or expressing doubt. The larger and more similar the group, the less likely individuals are to dissent whole-person approach = approach that focuses on improving personal and emotional skills, or “soft skills”, in addition to traditional professional skills, without separating personal life from the professional one. Developing the whole person, rather than just the skills that directly correlate to tasks or projects, will not only improve your knowledge base but will also allow you to navigate challenges, thrive in your workplace, and produce innovative solutions to drive your organization forward impairment = state of having a physical or mental condition which means that part of your body or brain does not work correctly cordially = (formal) in a pleasant and friendly manner bigotry = fact of having and expressing strong, unreasonable beliefs and disliking other people who have different beliefs or a different way of life to tease = to laugh at sb and make jokes about them either in a friendly way or in order to annoy or embarrass them stranded = cut off or left behind, isolated 20230524 18:10-19:30 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 102 background reading market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg102-103_case_study_principles_or_profit_ethics.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 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 ✓ 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 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 ]]> 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 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 at stake = at risk, in question or at issue that what I need is are dividends It will lead to ~~make~~ making them pay They ~~are waiting~~ expect profit only in 10 years ... a situation when these animals could ~~be suffered~~ suffer ... to ~~make~~ reduce your weight ~~less~~ is not a reason for ~~damaging~~ harming | hurting animals ]]> 20230517 18:10-19:30 2 active Setting goals - Johari window Setting goals Johari window By the end of this session you will have studied print

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]]> active textbook pg 12 ex 4 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_06.ogg ]]> active textbook ✓ 2 Who is a dark horse? ✓ 3 What kind of manager would you choose? ✓ 4? T / Cl When & how could you use the Johari Window at work? ✓ performance reviews → provide relevant feedback ✓ job interviews → match profile to vacancy ✓ self-development → support life-long learning ]]> wip textbook Writing feedback from a performance meeting Imagine you have mentored a junior staff member and conducted an appraisal meeting. → make use of the Johari Window to assess his/her profile & needs → recycle vocab from pg 12 ex 2 3 vocab → practise subjunctive forms to report what people say of him/her → paste your assignment in a Googledoc (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) ]]> SMART = specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, time-bound able = intelligent or good at what you do to perceive ~ sth (as sth) = to understand or think of sth in a particular way astute /ə'stu:t/ = eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning defensive = attempting to justify or defend in speech or writing responsive = reacting quickly and in a positive way upfront = frank and honest non-committal /'nɔn kə'mitəl/ = not giving an opinion; not showing which side of an argument you agree with bold = courageous caring = kind, helpful and showing that you care about other people grey cardinal = someone who is a Grey Cardinal exerts power behind the scenes, without drawing attention to himself or herself dignified = calm and serious and deserving respect ingenious = having a lot of clever new ideas and good at inventing things self-assertive = aggressively self-assured dependable = worthy of reliance or trust self-conscious ~ (about sth) = nervous or embarrassed about your appearance or what other people think of you witty = able to say or write clever, amusing things tense = nervous or worried, and unable to relax Johari window = technique designed to help people better understand their relationship with themselves and others. It was created by psychologists Joseph Luft (1916–2014) and Harrington Ingham (1916–1995) in 1955, and is used primarily in self-help groups and corporate settings as a heuristic exercise. Luft and Ingham named their model "Johari" using a combination of their first names arena = place with a flat open area in the middle and seats around it where people can watch sports and entertainment; area of activity that concerns the public, especially one where there is a lot of opposition between different groups or countries façade /fəˈsɑːd/ = way that sb/sth appears to be, which is different from the way sb/sth really is blind spot = area that sb cannot see, especially an area of the road when they are driving a car; if sb has a blind spot about sth, they ignore it or they are unwilling or unable to understand it dark horse = political candidate who is not well known but could win unexpectedly; person who keeps their interests and ideas secret, especially someone who has a surprising ability or skill nitpicking = as nitpicking inherently requires fastidious, meticulous attention to detail, the term has become appropriated to describe the practice of meticulously searching for minor, even trivial errors in detail (often referred to as "nits" as well), and then criticising them (see hypercriticism) assuming /əˈsju:mɪŋ/ = (of a person) taking too much for granted Parkinson's Law = old adage that work expands to fill the time allotted. Put simply, the amount of work required adjusts to the time available for its completion. The term was first coined by Cyril Northcote Parkinson in a humorous essay he wrote for the Economist in 1955 to about Sergey I feel ~~the~~ best when I'm alone I had to ~~talk to~~ tell them their mistakes There is nothing to ~~hidden~~ hide ]]> interim /'intə:əm/ 20230510 18:10-19:30 2 active The Peter Principle By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook pg 9 ex 4 grammar pg 9 ex 5 grammar Tense, aspect and voice ]]> active textbook ]]> wip textbook ]]> 1 Setting goals Setting goals active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Professional goals needn't be enjoyable. 〆false ✓ may be ambitious but realistic ✓ should certainly not be intimidating ✓ may be difficult at times = challenging intimidating = frightening in a way which makes a person feel less confident Goals should always include instructions how to achieve them. 〆depends on local culture → focus on application & then draw conclusions → focus on principles & then put into practice = better focus on what to do rather than how ✓ encouraging staff to find answers by themselves is more profitable in the long term → boost creativity ✓ design innovative products & solutions Tasks should be a checklist for micro-controlling subordinate staff. 〆false ✓ mostly relevant for monitoring progress at performance appraisals → operational tasks can be restrictive → strike a balance between todo lists and milestones = distinguish tasks from goals Only long-term goals are relevant. 〆false → smaller objectives are easier to achieve = important to validate success at lower staff levels You don't actually need to complete 100% of your objectives ✓ true ✓ feasibility studies don't always comply with all customer expectations 〆may be demotivating → observe the Pareto Principle = 20% efforts account for 80% of results active textbook What collocates better: [clear | realistic] guidelines? ✓ clear guidelines ≠ realistic objectives pg 11 ex 6 collocations Setting goals T / Cl Do you consider your performance appraisals indeed an exciting opportunity to set more challenging goals, or just a stressful meeting that could threaten your position? ✓ depends often more on the manager than your results 〆some managers are unable to provide relevant feedback 〆others may claim merit for your successes → feel relieved once they are over set for homework pg 11 ex 7 vocab ]]> invariable /ɪnˈvɛərɪəbl / = always the same; never changing premise = statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn aptitude = natural propensity or talent flawed = which has a mistake. error discretion (at sb's ~) = freedom or power to decide what should be done in a particular situation thus = from that fact or reason or as a result, in the way indicated performance appraisal = evaluation of work achieved insight = clear or deep perception of a situation to get the upper hand = to be in a controlling position to juggle = to manage several tasks at the same time to assert oneself = to behave in a firm, confident way attribute = quality ascribed to a person or thing satire = way of criticizing a person, an idea or an institution in which you use humour to show their faults or weaknesses; a piece of writing that uses this type of criticism intimidating = frightening in a way which makes a person feel less confident 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 invariable /ɪnˈvɛərɪəbl/ 20230503 18:10-19:30 2 active Starting in a new company - personal development By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> The Business Advanced C1 Unit 1 Personal development 1 How do you make a good impression to climb the career ladder? Making a good impression to climb the career ladder active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Imagine you're starting to work in a new company. Do you try to shine from the very 1st day or keep a low profile? ✓ steer clear of responsibilities → avoid meetings? ✓ focus on business lunches with colleagues → get insider information → create some informal relationship to steer clear = to avoid, direct (oneself) somewhere Nowadays, do you work more with or without your boss? ✓ probably more work without your boss thanks to empowerment ✓ more independence given since telework has become more common → volunteer to attend conferences → build your network & get noticed What should managers tell you when setting objectives: how or what to achieve? and what should you do? ✓ what to achieve & why ✓ perhaps only managers have the full picture → don't spend too much time on e-mails → focus on direct contact or phone calls = be more visible & get remembered better In the 21st century, your career progression depends on the corporate ladder, or continuous learning? ✓ continuous learning → improve your employability → be able to adapt to today's volatile environment If the workplace is like a minefield, it's ruthless or friendly? ✓ ruthless = exaggeration, suggests a rather humorous stance ✓ share if it's a success due to teamwork = be noticed by your managers for encouraging team spirit active textbook pg 6 ex 1 Lexical material: Career development T / Cl When you achieve your targets, should you tell others about it? ✓ yes, you have to get yourself noticed = being a career builder pg 6 ex 2 3 scan reading pg 6 ex 4 reading & discussion pg 7 Top tips for getting on in the workplace T / Cl To get things done faster, do you work alone, or scratch a few backs? ✓ scratch a few backs = to do favours for people in the hope they will be returned, e.g. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours To get promoted, do you try to get more of your manager's mind-share, or avoid reporting without any particular reason? ✓ avoid reporting if nothing to say (in a more modern environment) ✓ get your manager's mind share (in a more traditional environment) pg 6 ex 5 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_01.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_02.ogg the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_03.ogg T / Cl Isn't it professionally suicidal to say no to overtime? ✓ set limits for the amount of overtime you do → keep work life balance → don't burn out = make sure you keep an eye on your work life balance ≠ don't pass the buck (i.e. avoid responsibilities) ]]> active textbook Grammar: Perfect & continuous aspects T / Cl If your manager looks at you and says 'Aren't you a bit over-confident?' it means: 1) perhaps you are generally too career-minded 2) perhaps you have over-estimated your skills to deal with a particular project ✓ Aren't you = present simple for a habit If your manager looks at you and says 'Aren't you being a bit over-confident?' it means: 1) perhaps you are generally too career-minded 2) perhaps you have over-estimated your skills to deal with a particular project ✓ Aren't you being = continuous aspect to focus on action in progress pg 8 ex 1 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_04.ogg pg 8 ex 2 discussion → practise perfect aspect e.g. I have achieved... → practise perfect continuous e.g. I have been working on... ]]> ruthless = having no pity or compassion stance = standpoint; an attitude of mind to blackmail sb (into doing sth) = to force sb to give you money or do sth for you by threatening them, for example by saying you will tell people a secret about them to dress up = to put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive to dress down = to dress informally and casually to steer clear = to avoid, direct (oneself) somewhere PA = personal assistant appraisal = assessment pantomime /ˈpæntəmaɪm/ = performance using gestures and body movements without words to slave away (at sth) = to work very hard daring = brave; willing to do dangerous or unusual things foul-up /ˈfaulʌp/ = problem caused by bad organization or a stupid mistake undertaker = person whose job is to prepare dead people to be buried or cremated, and to arrange funerals cringing = totally submissive grovelling = creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the earth sycophancy = flattering obsequiousness, trying too hard to please sb, especially sb who is important cock-up = mistake that spoils people's arrangements jammy = lucky, especially because sth good has happened to you without you making any effort waffle = language that uses a lot of words but does not say anything important or interesting inert = without power to move or act self-confident = showing poise and confidence in your own worth mind-share = amount of time spent thinking on sth to scratch a few backs = to do favours for people in the hope they will be returned, e.g. Scratch my back and I'll scratch yours advices pieces of advice ]]> 20230426 18:10-19:30 2 active Skills for the 21st century - Giganomics: And what don't you do for a living? 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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ✓ depends on market needs ✓ depends on the level of your skills ✓ can't be replaced by a machine or AI (e.g. chat GPT) Which skills do you believe you require to remain competitive? What steps are you taking to develop them? ✓ continuous training What are you doing to be indispensable? ✓ lifelong learning to add value that is 'intangible' pg 45 ex H reading Skills for the 21st century Reading & language pg 46 ex A discussion T / Cl Who are portfolio workers? ✓ freelancers pg 46 ex B C speaking pg 46 ex D reading Giganomics: And what don't you do for a living? Lexical material: Giganomics, freelance work, portfolio workers pg 47 ex E F vocab T / Cl Would you like to be a portfolio worker, or prefer having full-time employment? ✓ depends whether you are good at selling yourself pg 47 ex G speaking → recycle expressions from pg 47 ex E F vocab ]]> wip textbook ]]> compelling = that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting; so strong that you must do sth about it to elicit = to get information or a reaction from sb, often with difficulty; to draw forth (what is latent); выявлять; делать вывод; выводить; вытянуть giganomics = making a living from a number of 'gigs', i.e. part time jobs, short term projects, etc one-off = happening or done only once bleak = not hopeful or encouraging lucrative = producing a large amount of money; making a large profit fainthearted = lacking conviction or boldness or courage bleak = not hopeful or encouraging; bare, empty or with no pleasant features swings & roundabouts = when two choices have the same amount of gains and losses so that there is little differences, situation in which different actions or options result in no eventual gain or loss, what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts, e.g. If you earn more, you pay more tax, so it's all swings and roundabouts to drop in = to visit someone; to mention sth casually in a conversation to coin = to invent a new word or expression to graft = to work very hard (informal) gig = job, especially one that does not last a long time (AmEn) bid = an attempt to achieve or obtain sth bookkeeper = person whose job is to keep an accurate record of the accounts of a business miscellanies = group or collection of different kinds of things AOB = any other business non-executive = non-executive director of a company can give advice at a high level but does not have the power to make decisions about the company to all professions You should improve all your ~~knowledges~~ knowledge ... because my job ~~stays~~ remains | will remain the same ~~for~~ tomorrow ]]> 20230419 18:10-19:30 2 active Employment trends Giganomics: And what don't you do for a living? By the end of this session you will have studied Anna & Marina - Team presentation https://disk.yandex.ru/i/U4yNPI_DzArKgw video

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition C1 Unit 5 Employment trends 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How long do you think you will work in the same company? What does it depend on? ✓ probably only 2-3 years if aged about 25 ✓ 4-5 years when in your thirties → depends on: ✓ age ✓ corporate culture ✓ career opportunities ✓ lifelong learning → you can learn & progress faster in your career if you change jobs more often (...) → go job hunting if you are not challenged or interested in your current tasks any more lifelong learning = ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. It is important for an individual's competitiveness and employability, but also enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development Is short-term employment (1-2 years) a fact in today's society or just a fashion, a trend among certain job seekers? ✓ a fact → see popularity of professional networking sites, such as LinkedIn ✓ a new reality ✓ changing industries is more accessible → professional mobility has become much easier = often an opportunity for relocating Why is long-term employment less common? ✓ businesses can't afford to guarantee job security in times of crises → invest in continuous training to keep their talent as long as possible = guarantees long-term employability → people work on a few projects ('gigs') at the same time = giganomics employability (long-term ~ / short term ~) = fact of having the skills and qualifications that will make sb want to employ you giganomics = making a living from a number of 'gigs', i.e. part time jobs, short term projects, etc If you had the choice, would you work freelance? 〆job security nowadays depends less on your company & more on your career ambitions & continuous development ✓ shorter assignments are better paid ✓ work as a sole trader is more varied ✓ you are your own boss & can choose what projects you want to take on 〆unstable future & earnings 〆unlikely work-life balance → requires more self-discipline → need to be good at selling yourself sole trader = type of enterprise owned and run by one person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity. A sole trader does not necessarily work alone and may employ other people Can you become a C-level manager without experience in managing people? ✓ acquire skills reminiscent of an MBA ✓ managing staff becomes more important than your specialisation → strike a balance between soft skills and hard skills ✓ show you can make hard decisions C-level = also called the C-suite, is a term used to describe high-ranking executive titles in an organization. The letter C, in this context, stands for "chief," as in chief executive officer and chief operating officer active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg44-47-51_employment_trends_giganomics.pdf Job security is gone. The driving force must come from the individual ✓ strike a balance between soft and hard skills → learning how to manage people is inevitable → working freelance can be an alternative career path exception to the rule: Some managers in IT step down to 'individual contributor' (e.g. Google Fellow, Kaspersky Principal Software Expert, Yandex Fellow) Lexical material: Work patterns (teleworking, casual labour...) T / Cl You catch a virus, you have to stay in bed for 2 weeks. Who's going to cover for you? ✓ a person who's got a fixed term / temporary contract pg 44 ex A listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_1.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_2.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_3.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_4.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_5.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_6.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_7.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_8.ogg pg 44 ex B discussion Lexical material: Employment trends pg 44 ex C listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_9.ogg ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg44-47-51_employment_trends_giganomics.pdf ✓ high tech ✓ business services ✓ education ✓ health ✓ cultural & creative pg 44 ex B speaking qs 3 pg 45 ex D vocab T / Cl Has technology made our work easier? ✓ faster pg 45 ex E listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_10.ogg T / Cl What are the pros & cons of new communication tools? instant messaging = regarded as on-line communication → expect a reply almost immediately 〆multitasking can be distracting e-mailing = considered as almost 'off-line' communication ✓ doesn't disrupt your workflow → less stressful ~~pg 45 ex F speaking~~ ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg44-47-51_employment_trends_giganomics.pdf ✓ have a wide set of skills rather than be a specialist ✓ multitasking (...) pg 45 ex G listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_advanced/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_11.ogg T / Cl What kind of employee profiles are needed nowadays? Why? ✓ wide set of skills & experience 〆no specialist set of skills ✓ good communication skills → getting on well with other people → ability to work in a team ✓ technical competence Staff will undergo relevant training to company's needs → recruit people who can adapt → headhunters need additional stress interviews, case interviews & behavioural questions to assess staff's potential for continuous learning What are the risks involved in recruiting less specialised staff? 〆additional time & resources are needed in training → avoid excessive staff turnover for your investment in your talent pool to pay off → develop new motivational solutions to retain staff 〆lack of responsibility → need hard skills to provide quality products & services set for homework pg 45 ex H reading Skills for the 21st century ]]> lifelong learning = ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated" pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. It is important for an individual's competitiveness and employability, but also enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development sole trader = type of enterprise owned and run by one person and in which there is no legal distinction between the owner and the business entity. A sole trader does not necessarily work alone and may employ other people C-level = also called the C-suite, is a term used to describe high-ranking executive titles in an organization. The letter C, in this context, stands for "chief," as in chief executive officer and chief operating officer inevitable = which can't be avoided to cover for = to take the place of sb else who is not available for a period of time to line up = to have a set of items, events etc. arranged to follow one another teleworking = practice of working from home, communicating with your office, customers and others by telephone, computer, etc shift work = work split in periods of time worked by a group of workers who start work as another group finishes casual labour = work on daily basis where you get 'cash in hand' me myself as a portfolio worker In every time they want everything just now ]]> 20230412 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC | Team presentation By the end of this session you will have studied Anna & Marina - Presentation notes https://disk.yandex.ru/edit/disk/disk%2FPresentation%202_bridge_12.04.2023.pptx?sk=y87b011764df09e27faf933d5b0cc28ff smartphone or tablet device

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]]> 6 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png PTEC workflow hw20221107 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign Structure of a p _ _ _ _ M__________ ___________ p _ _ _ _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ m _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___________ c h _ _ _ _ _ _ t ___________ (case studies) W r _______________ ___________ e _ g _ g _ _______________ ___________ ___________ ___________ B _ _ _ d _ _ _ rapport w____ a____________ D r a______________ P _ _ _ g r _ _ _ _ _ g _________________ b _ _ _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ _ S _ g _ p _ _ _ _ _ g ___________ ___________ ___________ delivery S c r _ _ _ _ _ _ ______________ __________ v _ _ _ _ ______________ ]]> Structure of a pitch Making use of acting & elevator pitch techniques in presentations Recognising common public speaking mistakes Pitch checklist Pitch analysis (case studies) Writing & delivery of a pitch Rephrasing presentations to engage your audience Enriching language with synonyms Functional language for presentations Presentation keywords Building rapport with the audience Drafting a (full-scale) presentation Paragraphing thoughts with bullet points Signposting Discourse markers A2 - B1 Discourse markers B2 Preparing for oral delivery Scripting presentation notes Rehearsing for voice modulation ]]> 20230405 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC | Scripting presentation notes & rehearsing for delivery PTEC | Presentations striking a compromise between pitches & public speaking PTEC | Dealing with questions and sound bites By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 4 Scripting presentation notes 20230329 hw20230405n1 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png 3 Paragraphing thoughts with bullet points 20230329 hw20230405 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png 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 ]]> 4 Scripting presentation notes Scripting presentation notes for oral delivery 20230329 hw20230405n1 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa The station and the Zabaikalsk railway border checkpoint, together with the terminals for processing train flows, represent a unique transport hub. As trade with China grows year by year, its importance is constantly increasing. The aim in developing Zabaikalsk station is not only to remove restrictions and bottlenecks, but also to create sufficient reserves of carrying and throughput capacity. Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways We have completed one of the largest investment projects in the history of TransContainer, a project which has also become an example of effectively synchronising and coordinating the efforts of private business and the state. The launch of our "end-to-end" technology at the same time as the acceptance and departure facilities of Russian Railways at Zabaikalsk station were completed will enable us to increase the volume of traffic in communication with the Asia-Pacific countries on land routes and in addition relieve the Far Eastern ports Sergey Shishkarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Delo Group of Companies during a teleconference https://eng.rzd.ru/en/9517/page/104070?id=4842 ]]> \Together_with_the_terminals_for_processing_train_flows\, / the station and the Zabaikalsk railway border [ ] / checkpoint, represent a [ ] \ unique transport hub.\ As trade with China grows / [ ] - y e a r b y y e a r - [ ] , its importance is [ ] constantly increasing. \ The aim in developing this station is / not only / to remove [ ] restrictions and bottlenecks, \ [ ] \ but also to create [ ] / sufficient reserves of carrying and [ ] t h r o u g h p u t capacity. ]]> ]]> 3 Paragraphing thoughts with bullet points 20230329 hw20230405 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa edit_text_for_reading_task shuffled_boxes slide 1 Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and solar tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight to a hot spot, often to drive a steam turbine. slide 2 In 2021 solar generated 3.8% (1040 TWh) of the world's electricity-compared to 1% (253 TWh) in 2015 when the Paris Agreement to limit climate change was signed. Wind and solar generated over 10% of the world's electricity in 2021. Along with onshore wind, the cheapest levelised cost of electricity is utility-scale solar. slide 3 Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. Since then, as the cost of solar electricity has fallen, grid-connected solar PV systems have grown more or less exponentially. Millions of installations and gigawatt-scale photovoltaic power stations continue to be built, with half of new generation capacity being solar in 2021. Much more low carbon power, such as solar, is urgently needed to limit climate change, but the International Energy Agency said in 2022 that more effort was needed for grid integration and the mitigation of policy, regulation and financing challenges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power ]]> slide 1 • conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity • use of photovoltaics (PV) (photovoltaic cells) • conversion of light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect • use of concentrated solar power (lenses or mirrors and solar tracking systems) • focus of a large area of sunlight to a hot spot to drive a steam turbine ]]> slide 1

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]]> Anton Slide 1 - Introduction to solar panels - conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity - direct solar power (Photovoltaic effect) - indirect solar power (use of lenses) - energy applications for steam turbines Slide 2 - Generation of alternative energy - solar generation growth (comparing 2015 and 2021 years) - share of solar and wind energy in world's electricity in 2021 - utility-scale solar (the cheapest form of energy) Slide 3 - History & current problems - starting point of commercial power plants (1980s) - exponentional growth of PV Systems (Million of installations) - less carbon power needed to limit climate change

Sergey Slide 2 - Alternative electricity growth - amount of solar generated electricity - Paris Agreement to limit climate change - alternative electricity share in world's electricity - cheapest levelized cost of electricity Slide 3 - Development & problems - сommercial solar power plants development - exponential growth of grid-connected solar PV systems - share of solar electricity in new 2021 - mitigation of policy, regulation and financing problems in low carbon power implementation

]]> 1 Oral delivery - Focus on volume active edit_2columns_2qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png talk about the selling points of this product. Today, we'll talk about the selling points of this product.]]> Read the sentence and try interpreting it in different ways. What the hell are you doing here?! What the hell are you doing here?! What the hell are you doing here?! What the hell are you doing here?! What the hell are you doing here?! What the hell are you doing here?!]]> 2 Oral delivery - Focus on flow active edit_2columns_2qa pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png What the hell are you doing here?! W h a t t h e h e l l (pause) a r e you (pause) doing--here?! Whatthehell (pause) a r e you---doing---here?! What--the--hell--are (pause) you (pause) doing---here?! Whatthe--h e l l--are--you--d o i n g----here?!]]> 3 Oral delivery - Focus on pitch & rhythmical patterns active edit_2columns_2qa pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png that is the question]]> () in the text] before the keyword.]]> that is the question To be or not to be, that is the question To be or not to be, () that is () the question To be () or not to be, that () is the question]]> 4 Praat: doing phonetics by computer 20230323 hw20230328 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active edit_match_qa edit_2columns_2qa http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ ]]> 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 Navigating the GUI 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 (high vs low) rather than intensity (volume) ]]> Sample of a male native British English speaker's intonation answering questions during an interview src: Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate - audio cd 1 track 3 ]]> visual

]]> * intensity in green * Hz (pitch) in blue → notice how pitch peaks above intensity (probably a rhetorical question) Comparative analysis of two individuals src: EFL learners level B1/B2 ]]> visual

]]> * sample on the left features a narrow range of frequencies → probably a non-native speaker with a monotone voice * sample on the right features a wider range of frequencies → probably a speaker with more intonation (visible in blue) Comparative analysis of a single individual src: EFL learner level B1 ]]> visual

]]> * 1st sample (left) before training voice modulation * 2nd sample (middle) training voice modulation - take 01 * 3rd sample (right) training voice modulation - take 02 → notice how speaker improves existing potential (already visible peaks in 1st sample) 5 Rehearsing for voice modulation (optional) 20230405 hw20230412n2 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign deck_shuffled_lines_halign (paste your script here) ]]> 7 Team presentation 20230405 hw20230412 Preparing & delivering a presentation in teams pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa → prepare 2 slides each (decide in advance who will do what) → share your slides in a googledocs (with editing permissions) → list 3-5 bullet points for each slide (individual work) → practise in groups (in breakout rooms to check your presentation's cohesiveness) → make sure your points are grammatically balanced (peer review) → drill signposting & transitions from one speaker to the other (rehearse the whole presentation for final delivery in the main session) ]]> slide 1 - Introduction

(student A) • • •

slide 2 - Advantages

(student A) • • •

slide 3 - Disadvantages

(student B) • • •

slide 4 - Conclusion

(student B) • • •

]]> 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 transport transportation and logistics centers (AmEn) transport and logistics ~~centers~~ centres (BrEn) In 2021 solar generated 3.8% (1040 TWh) of the world's electricity in ~~contradiction with~~ contrast to 1% in 2015 ]]> 20230329 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC | Drafting a presentation & preparing for oral delivery By the end of this session you will have studied Elevator pitch by Sergey https://disk.yandex.ru/i/YB8CSdwvvmGBxA → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. video

Elevator pitch by Anna https://disk.yandex.ru/i/8Ry9xcKVFQgC_w → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. video

Elevator pitch by Tatyana https://disk.yandex.ru/i/u0mULh4H3XucBw → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful.

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Drafting a presentation 20230322 hw20230329 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png 1 Drafting a presentation hw20230329 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png active deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign ]]> visual

]]> 2 Improving text in slides active edit_ol_qa_writing edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Our objectives • Provide accounting support • Maintain a database of currency operations. • participate in yearly financial reports; Be consistent with punctuation]]> → either skip all articles ✓ Organization of delivery processes of goods from suppliers to company warehouse → or use all of them ✓ Organization of the delivery process of goods from the supplier to a warehouse of the company Be consistent with ellipses of articles T travel and V visa policies]]> Use capital letters only in names or acronyms Get Gain new experience]]> Avoid simple expressions such as 'good, bad...' About me Miscellanies / Personal interests ]]> Make use of standard and/or fixed expressions Fech Fetch your labour contract at the HR ~~center~~ centre (BrEn) ✓ ~~Fech~~ Fetch your ~~labour~~ labor contract at the HR center (AmEn) ]]> Use a spell checker and be consistent with the language (e.g. either British English or American English, but not both). Be grammatically consistent when listing tasks 1 Preparing for oral delivery pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png active deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. ]]> go through the presentation checklist record yourself on video dry run your presentation get feedback from colleagues ]]> 4 Scripting presentation notes Scripting presentation notes for oral delivery 20230329 hw20230405n1 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa The station and the Zabaikalsk railway border checkpoint, together with the terminals for processing train flows, represent a unique transport hub. As trade with China grows year by year, its importance is constantly increasing. The aim in developing Zabaikalsk station is not only to remove restrictions and bottlenecks, but also to create sufficient reserves of carrying and throughput capacity. Oleg Belozerov, head of Russian Railways We have completed one of the largest investment projects in the history of TransContainer, a project which has also become an example of effectively synchronising and coordinating the efforts of private business and the state. The launch of our "end-to-end" technology at the same time as the acceptance and departure facilities of Russian Railways at Zabaikalsk station were completed will enable us to increase the volume of traffic in communication with the Asia-Pacific countries on land routes and in addition relieve the Far Eastern ports Sergey Shishkarev, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Delo Group of Companies during a teleconference https://eng.rzd.ru/en/9517/page/104070?id=4842 ]]> \Together_with_the_terminals_for_processing_train_flows\, / the station and the Zabaikalsk railway border [ ] / checkpoint, represent a [ ] \ unique transport hub.\ As trade with China grows / [ ] - y e a r b y y e a r - [ ] , its importance is [ ] constantly increasing. \ The aim in developing this station is / not only / to remove [ ] restrictions and bottlenecks, \ [ ] \ but also to create [ ] / sufficient reserves of carrying and [ ] t h r o u g h p u t capacity. ]]> ]]> 3 Paragraphing thoughts with bullet points 20230329 hw20230405 pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa edit_text_for_reading_task shuffled_boxes slide 1 Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly using concentrated solar power. Photovoltaic cells convert light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect. Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and solar tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight to a hot spot, often to drive a steam turbine. slide 2 In 2021 solar generated 3.8% (1040 TWh) of the world's electricity-compared to 1% (253 TWh) in 2015 when the Paris Agreement to limit climate change was signed. Wind and solar generated over 10% of the world's electricity in 2021. Along with onshore wind, the cheapest levelised cost of electricity is utility-scale solar. slide 3 Commercial concentrated solar power plants were first developed in the 1980s. Since then, as the cost of solar electricity has fallen, grid-connected solar PV systems have grown more or less exponentially. Millions of installations and gigawatt-scale photovoltaic power stations continue to be built, with half of new generation capacity being solar in 2021. Much more low carbon power, such as solar, is urgently needed to limit climate change, but the International Energy Agency said in 2022 that more effort was needed for grid integration and the mitigation of policy, regulation and financing challenges. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power ]]> slide 1 • conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity • use of photovoltaics (PV) (photovoltaic cells) • conversion of light into an electric current using the photovoltaic effect • use of concentrated solar power (lenses or mirrors and solar tracking systems) • focus of a large area of sunlight to a hot spot to drive a steam turbine ]]> slide 1

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]]> jargon = characteristic language of a particular group acronym = word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name signposting = post bearing a sign that gives directions or shows the way digression = message that departs from the main subject reduced sentences = clauses without a subject or sometimes even a verb used in the bullet points of a slide to emphasise = to stress, single out as important 20230322 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC | Building rapport (understanding pitches vs public speaking) 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_rrwcgroup5_20230315.pdf

Quarterly test results Nadezhda Presentation techniques B2 04 Presentations B1 03 Logistics B2 02 Logistics B2 03 Logistics B2 04 Writing Total 94% Marina Presentation techniques B2 04 Presentations B1 03 Logistics B2 02 Logistics B2 03 Logistics B2 04 Writing Total 81% Tatyana Presentation techniques B2 04 Presentations B1 03 Logistics B2 02 Logistics B2 03 Logistics B2 04 Writing Total 65% Sergey Presentation techniques B2 04 Presentations B1 03 Logistics B2 02 Logistics B2 03 Logistics B2 04 Writing Total 84% Anna Presentation techniques B2 04 Presentations B1 03 Logistics B2 02 Logistics B2 03 Logistics B2 04 Writing Total 85% video

Elevator pitch by Sergey (the file will be available here for download later) → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. video

Elevator pitch by Anna (the file will be available here for download later) → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. video

Elevator pitch by Tatyana (the file will be available here for download later) → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. Rescheduled from previous lesson Watch the video and take notes of the following points: (you had already watched this video 20181114) video

World Championship of Public Speaking: Part 2 Published on Nov 9, 2012 Each year, Toastmasters International hosts the World Championship of Public Speaking. After months of regional elimination rounds, 30,000 international competitors are whittled down to nine finalists, the best public speakers in the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_958291&feature=iv&src_vid=rvbg9kFDTxg&v=LK_N_3NvDbA 1) emotional language 2) intonation, pace of delivery 3) body language 4) connection with the audience (share experience) 5) convincing, long-lasting message

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20230315.xml Quarterly test active quarterly_test_feedback quarterly_test 2 Introduction to public speaking & giving presentations active move_html5_video world_championship_of_public_speaking_part_2_lk_n_3nvdba.mp4 1 Introduction to public speaking & giving presentations active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png World Championship of Public Speaking: Part 2 Published on Nov 9, 2012 Each year, Toastmasters International hosts the World Championship of Public Speaking. After months of regional elimination rounds, 30,000 international competitors are whittled down to nine finalists, the best public speakers in the world. http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_958291&feature=iv&src_vid=rvbg9kFDTxg&v=LK_N_3NvDbA 1) emotional language 2) intonation, pace of delivery 3) body language 4) connection with the audience (share experience) 5) convincing, long-lasting message → use the Presentation Checklist you completed earlier Compare the following candidates:]]> Andrew 〆too emotional body language (posture)? 〆excessive emotional language 〆cliches → too theatrical Stuart ✓ rhetorical question which involves the audience (Do you want to know...?) ✓ body language (hands supporting 'What if') 〆wrong tie 〆little assertive posture 〆not charismatic enough to be persuasive = 3rd Ronald ✓ more effective making people laugh than asking a rhetorical question → good connection with the audience ✓ rather charismatic, father-like, trustworthy appearance ✓ me, myself and I = tripling technique ✓ addressing the audience on the left, in front, and on his right (during 'Me, myself and I') Palaniappa ✓ sense of humour e.g. 25 pairs, women 50 ✓ connecting with the audience e.g. Imagine your shoes are for me... Come on, take them off! ✓ able to engage audience by asking them to actually do sth memorable = very smart = 2nd Kenny 〆speech delivered like a sermon by a priest 〆excessive emotional language for certain audiences 〆rather dressed up → posture in contradiction with message Diana 〆excessive emotional level 〆distractingly painful & husky voice Ryan ✓ begins speech off stage (i.e. no introduction, jump into action) ✓ trust is a must (rhyme) ✓ a tattoo or two (alliteration) ✓ sharing a secret (four tattoos) → building rapport ✓ body language ('the' girl, 4 tattoos) ✓ use of ellipses in the narrative (skips traditional 'I do', concludes by 'I promise') ✓ convincing message & experience audience may identify with = winner 1 Drafting a presentation 20230322 hw20230329 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png active prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign deck_shuffled_lines_halign ]]> pinnacle /ˈpɪnəkl/ = top or most successful point to seal the deal = to come to an agreement, to finalise the deal; to make an agreement official sting = sharp often poisonous wounding organ of an insect, snake, etc yourself like on a show I don't like this ~~kind~~ way of presenting It's not ~~such~~ as aggressive ~~like~~ as the previous ones ]]> 20230315 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC | Presenting a new vehicle 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_rrwcgroup5_20230315.pdf

Quarterly test results video

Sales pitch by Tatyana https://disk.yandex.ru/i/YlwlsvxOD5h9lw → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. video

Sales pitch by Sergey https://disk.yandex.ru/i/MqiDUKUQ-IvW0w → use the

Presentation Checklist to decide if the presentation was successful. Watch the video and take notes of the following points: (you had already watched this video 20181114) video

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 3 20230301 hw20230315 Signposting pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png role A: Anna, Tatyana role B: Sergey, Marina Nadezhda - topic subject to your interests Prepare a short presentation. Make sure the audience understand what you are talking about. Be logical. Explain where you come from, where you are now, where you're going to. → break down your presentation into clear parts 2 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png Presentation checklist active move_contents ✓ introduction ✓ rhetorical question(s) / hook / quotation ✓ objectives & tasks ✓ breakdown / plan of the presentation ✓ logical structure ✓ check audience understanding with CCQs (Concept Checking Questions) ✓ clear parts ✓ transitions between parts ✓ commenting slides (occasionally paraphrasing but no feeling of reading) ✓ objectives Has the goal of the presentation been achieved? ✓ timing (total vs per slide) ✓ clear & memorable conclusion VISUALS ✓ legibility (incl. slide numbers for reference, progression bar) ✓ no information overload (e.g. tables from spreadsheets) ✓ variety (infographics, line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts...) ✓ layout of information on the slide (top left → bottom right) ✓ video clips ✓ mini intervention(s) of subject-matter experts USE OF LANGUAGE ✓ vocab ✓ graded language and little jargon ✓ grammatical structures & accuracy ✓ conjunctions, adverbial phrases ✓ tripling arguments ✓ metaphors DELIVERY ✓ pace ✓ articulation & pronunciation ✓ intonation ✓ no obvious signs of reading ✓ stress on keywords ✓ body language ✓ eye contact CONCLUSION ✓ recap ✓ general conclusion ✓ recommendations ✓ contacts if further information required ✓ call for action ✓ opening ✓ Q&A session ]]> 3 20230301 hw20230315 Signposting active edit_role_play pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png Choose role A or role B. Prepare a short presentation. Make sure the audience understand what you are talking about. Be logical. Explain where you come from, where you are now, where you're going to. → break down your presentation into clear parts 1. Introducing the topic to bring up to raise to deal with to address to tackle to broach

2. Giving the background (putting in the picture)

to refer to to originate from to have to do with to relate to to be associated with

3. Explaining the breakdown / plan

to have a look at to focus on to cover

4. Making transitions from one part to another

First of all To begin with Then Eventually Last but not least

5. Describing characteristics

to feature to lack to highlight to possess to sport to star

6. Making observations

to notice to note to point out to show

7. Drawing conclusions

to put it in a nutshell to sum up to end with to conclude (by saying that...)]]> visual

You have invented a new vehicle. Give a short presentation: you want to convince business angels to invest in further development.]]> Would you like to drive this state-of-the-art vehicle? It is designed to address the urban needs of emerging economies! Today, we'll look at... visual

You have invented a new vehicle. Give a short presentation: you want to convince business angels to invest in further development. ]]> How can we tackle traffic jams in the city? This is what I'm going to talk about in today's presentation To begin with... to remind = to help sb remember sth important that they must do to depict = to show in, or as in, a picture to portray = to show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of writing to reveal = to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen to disclose = to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it to suggest = to express indirectly by an image, form, or model to recall = to make sb think of sth to illustrate = to make the meaning of sth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc to embody = to express or represent an idea or a quality to be reminiscent of = reminding you of sb/sth to be regarded as = to be thought about in a particular way to be considered as = to be thought about in a particular way to broach = to begin a discussion of something difficult to feature = to include someone or something as an important part to sport = to have or wear sth in a proud way so that everyone can see; to wear or be decorated with something to possess = to have; владеть to lack = not to have to address = to deal with eventually = finally; в конечном итоге state-of-the-art = using the most modern or advanced techniques or methods; as good as it can be at the present time convinced convincing pitch 3 ~~millions~~ million dollars is a small amount We should bring up ~~us our~~ the (likely?) problem of | negative attitude to the vehicle ('s appearance | design) Then I’m absolutely sure that we should ~~bring up us to~~ get used to the modest and useful means of transportation. It's just wonderful not to be ~~spended~~ spent on gasoline ~~From the~~ At first glance ~~Till~~ By 2035 it will be prohibited to sell ~~gasoline~~ cars with a combustion engine in Europe Hardly ever can you ~~can~~ find petrol stations in... That's why we'd like to ~~present~~ show you this vehicle What ~~is the~~ audience (OR target group do you expect to buy this car? Sergey ~~is know~~ knows his target audience ]]> 20230301 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC - signposting PTEC - Presenting a new vehicle By the end of this session you will have studied 20230222 advance cancellation (not charged)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 2 Writing a pitch 20230215 hw20230222 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png 2 Writing a pitch 20230215 hw20230222 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active edit_2columns_2qa prep_2columns_2qa edit_text_for_reading_task shuffled_boxes Practise the following techniques to keep the audience interested: ✓ tripling This course was cheap, interesting and effective ✓ alliteration rapid, relevant and realistic ✓ rhymes Our brand in their hand ]]> alliteration = use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence rhyme = word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word

Pitch structure

to observe

to mention

I would like [ ] our sales target Introducing the topic → I would like to talk about our sales target]]> to bring up to raise Today, I would like to [ ] the problem of late payment Introducing the topic to refer to to originate from This issue [ ] the problem we had discussed at our last meeting Giving the background to have a look at to focus on To begin with, we're going to [ ] the advantages of our solution, and then we'll [ ] what we need to achieve our targets Explaining the breakdown / plan First of all Last but not least [ ] we'll have to examine the sales targets Making transitions from one part to another to feature to lack This solution [ ] some unique selling points Describing characteristics to notice to note Please, [ ] this is quite unusual Making observations To put it in a nutshell To sum up [ ], we have seen the pros & cons of this solution, how much it costs, and why you really need it Drawing conclusions 2 Presentation keywords active deck_shuffled_lines_halign pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png to talk about

to observe

to mention

Introducing the topic to present → to talk about ]]>

1. Introducing the topic

to bring up to raise

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to refer to to originate from

3. Explaining the breakdown / plan

to have a look at to focus on

4. Making transitions from one part to another

First of all Last but not least

5. Describing characteristics

to feature to lack

6. Making observations

to notice to note

7. Drawing conclusions

to put it in a nutshell to sum up ]]> 1. Introducing the topic to bring up to raise to deal with to address to tackle to broach

2. Giving the background (putting in the picture)

to refer to to originate from to have to do with to relate to to be associated with

3. Explaining the breakdown / plan

to have a look at to focus on to cover

4. Making transitions from one part to another

First of all Last but not least to begin with then eventually

5. Describing characteristics

to feature to lack to highlight to possess to sport to star

6. Making observations

to notice to note to point out to show

7. Drawing conclusions

to put it in a nutshell to sum up to end with to conclude (by saying that...) ]]> 3 20230301 hw20230315 Signposting active edit_role_play pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png Choose role A or role B. Prepare a short presentation. Make sure the audience understand what you are talking about. Be logical. Explain where you come from, where you are now, where you're going to. → break down your presentation into clear parts 1. Introducing the topic to bring up to raise to deal with to address to tackle to broach

2. Giving the background (putting in the picture)

to refer to to originate from to have to do with to relate to to be associated with

3. Explaining the breakdown / plan

to have a look at to focus on to cover

4. Making transitions from one part to another

First of all To begin with Then Eventually Last but not least

5. Describing characteristics

to feature to lack to highlight to possess to sport to star

6. Making observations

to notice to note to point out to show

7. Drawing conclusions

to put it in a nutshell to sum up to end with to conclude (by saying that...)]]> visual

]]> You have invented a new vehicle. Give a short presentation: you want to convince business angels to invest in further development. Would you like to drive this state-of-the-art vehicle? It is designed to address the urban needs of emerging economies! Today, we'll look at... visual

2010 Dayton elevator speech winner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKOf3l6350 ]]> 2 Pitch analysis - case study 2 20230208 hw20230215n2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Presentation Checklist to decide if and why the presentation was successful) video

2012 BPC elevator speech winner elevator_pitch_contest_winner_nancy_t_wheeler_university_of_dayton.mp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIo-enMAIxE ]]> 4 Presentation Checklist hw20220210 active edit_2columns_2qa How can you tell if a presentation is successful? Add your own criteria under the headings to evaluate a presentation. Methodology Visuals Use of language Delivery Conclusion

Presentation checklist

2010 Dayton elevator speech winner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKOf3l6350 ]]> What are the positive aspects of this pitch? ✓ convincing argumentation & simple concept ✓ short sentences without conjunctions to insist on mechanically exponential growth pattern ✓ tripling technique (e.g. This course was cheap, interesting and effective) ✓ alliteration (e.g. rapid, relevant and realistic) ✓ rhymes (your brand in their hand) What areas need to be improved? 〆no start up capital mentioned 〆no call for action or request (i.e. asking audience to reflect on or do sth) 〆no comparison with competition 〆too fast speech (poor articulation, grammar mistake...) 〆little rapport with the audience rapport /ræ'pɔ:r/ = friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well Was the presentation successful? Would you invest money in this project? ✓ yes, because the narrative (i.e. selling of the product) was convincing although delivery had many mistakes Conclusion: → if you have a good idea, you can sell it even with a poor presentation Opening: → if you have a bad idea, can you sell it with a good presentation? 2 Pitch analysis - case study 2 20230208 hw20230215n2 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Presentation Checklist to decide if and why the presentation was successful) video

2012 BPC elevator speech winner elevator_pitch_contest_winner_nancy_t_wheeler_university_of_dayton.mp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIo-enMAIxE ]]> What are the positive aspects of this pitch? ✓ supportive body language ✓ short sentences ✓ call for start up capital ✓ break even point ✓ ROI - return on investment ✓ comparison with competition to break even = to attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business What areas need to be improved? 〆little convincing concept (do you really need it?) 〆questionable projections 〆rather artificial intonation in rhetorical questions (sounds too much like a sales pitch) projection = estimate or statement of what figures, amounts, or events will be in the future, or what they were in the past, based on what is happening now Was the presentation successful? Would you invest money in this project? ✓ no, because the narrative (i.e. description & selling of the product) failed to convince although delivery was better than in case study 1 2 20220901 hw20220906 Enriching language with synonyms Building a narrative flow & cohesion active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png to listen to talk about → Today, we'll talk about the selling points of this product.]]> ]]> to depict to portray to represent to remind to remind = to help sb remember sth important that they must do to show in, or as in, a picture to hide to reveal to disclose to hide = to put or keep sb/sth in a place where they/it cannot be seen or found to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen to suggest to claim to symbolise to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it to express indirectly by an image, form, or model to illustrate to embody to recall to recall = to make sb think of sth to make the meaning of sth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc; to express or represent an idea or a quality to be reminiscent of to be regarded as to be considered as to be reminiscent of = reminding you of sb/sth to be thought about in a particular way 2 Writing a pitch 20230215 hw20230222 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa edit_text_for_reading_task shuffled_boxes Practise the following techniques to keep the audience interested: ✓ tripling This course was cheap, interesting and effective ✓ alliteration rapid, relevant and realistic ✓ rhymes Our brand in their hand ]]> alliteration = use of the same letter or sound at the beginning of words that are close together, as in sing a song of sixpence rhyme = word that has the same sound or ends with the same sound as another word

Pitch structure

rhetorical question / hook / quote self-introduction name of your company target customer & needs brief description main benefits differences from competition USP(s) (unique selling point) your request / call for action anticipated questions promise ]]> quote = group of words or a short piece of writing taken from a book, play, speech, etc. and repeated because it is interesting or useful indisputable = that is true and cannot be disagreed with or denied; undeniable to break even = to attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business return (~ on investment, R.O.I) = amount of profit made on investment business angel = investor who provides financial backing for small start-ups or entrepreneurs. Angel investors are usually found among an entrepreneur's family and friends and are essentially the exact opposite of a venture capitalist venture capitalist = investor who either provides capital to start-up ventures or supports small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to equities markets infographic = collection of imagery, data visualizations like pie charts and bar graphs, and minimal text that gives an easy-to-understand overview of a topic rapport /ræ'pɔ:r/ = friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well projection = estimate or statement of what figures, amounts, or events will be in the future, or what they were in the past, based on what is happening now to remind = to help sb remember sth important that they must do to depict = to show in, or as in, a picture to portray = to show sb/sth in a picture; to describe sb/sth in a piece of writing to reveal = to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen to disclose = to make sth known to sb, to show sth that previously could not be seen to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it to suggest = to express indirectly by an image, form, or model to recall = to make sb think of sth to illustrate = to make the meaning of sth clearer by using examples, pictures, etc to embody = to express or represent an idea or a quality to be reminiscent of = reminding you of sb/sth to be regarded as = to be thought about in a particular way to be considered as = to be thought about in a particular way good well structured ]]> 20230208 18:10-19:30 2 active PTEC - how to analyse a presentation & learn from mistakes By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 20230201 3 Rephrasing presentations to engage your audience hw20230208 active pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png 20230201 3 Rephrasing presentations to engage your audience hw20230208 active edit_ol_qa_writing prep_ol_qa_writing pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png you, we Force them to be active listeners. → use possessive determiners like your, our, their Make the topic easier to understand → narrow the topic by using closed questions (i.e. include the answer in the question) Can we improve sales? Why / why not? Ask the audience to contribute & be active → ask an open question How can we improve sales? What do we need? ]]> Do you need the advantages of our new solution? Open question: Can you find any disadvantages? ]]> Topic: Quarter 3 sales results Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Have sales satisfied our targets for the third quarter? Why / why not? Open question: What do we need to improve results in Q4? Topic: Sales forecasts and business opportunities Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Will sales follow the current trend? Open question: What can we do to grow? Which business opportunities can we explore to improve sales forecasts? Topic: Strategy and objectives for year 2023 Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Have we devised our plans well to reach our short term objectives this year? Do we need to change our strategy for 2023? Open question: What could we change in our strategy if we had no financial restrictions? to devise = to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth Topic: Causes and impact of the crisis on turnover Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Do you agree with the causes of the crisis? Open question: How could we have mitigated the downturn? downturn = fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker 1 Vocab describing common mistakes active hw20220203n2 edit_match_qa prep_match_qa pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png Match the expressions with their definition. visual

]]> --> to flick You shouldn't do that with your pen when speaking to move or make sth move with sudden quick movements to fidget You will distract your audience if you keep doing so to move restlessly posture /'pɔstʃə:/ It shouldn't be too relaxed or rigid position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting voice modulation You will sound boring if you haven't enough manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified lectern You shouldn't hide behind it when speaking stand for holding a book in a church or chapel, esp. for a bible from which lessons are to be read; a similar stand for a lecturer 2 Dealing with bad habits and mistakes active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What can you do to avoid those mistakes and/or bad habits? Flicking with your pen when speaking ✓ try holding a cup almost filled to capacity to force you to be calm to flick = to move or make sth move with sudden quick movements Fidgeting and as a result distracting your audience ✓ imagine a cat is resting on your shoulder ✓ place a pair of gloves on your shoulders → they shouldn't fall off to fidget = to move restlessly, without stopping, nervously Your posture is not comfortable or looks artificial ✓ imagine yourself under water or walking on the moon, with no gravity → you may move without difficulty, smoothly, but you'll have to do so slowly posture /'pɔstʃə:/ = position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting You sound boring because you haven't enough voice modulation ✓ highlight in your notes expressions which you want to stress ✓ drill rhetorical questions ✓ rehearse key sentences e.g. 1st introduction, conclusion voice modulation = manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified You are hiding behind the lectern when speaking ✓ avoid using a lectern altogether → use a 2nd monitor on the floor facing you rather than the audience lectern = stand for holding a book in a church or chapel, esp. for a bible from which lessons are to be read; a similar stand for a lecturer 3 Criteria for evaluating a presentation hw20220203 active pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png deck_shuffled_lines_halign visual

→ place the following criteria under the correct headings. → use them for self assessment as well as evaluating other presentations. ]]>

Methodology

rh____i__l q________

Visuals

inf_______ o___l__d

Use of language

tri_____ arg______

Delivery

p___ e__ con____

Conclusion

op____g ]]> Methodology introduction rhetorical question(s) / hook breakdown / plan of the presentation clear parts transitions between parts clear & memorable conclusion Visuals legibility no information overload (e.g. tables from spreadsheets) variety (line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts...) Use of language vocab grammatical structures tripling arguments Delivery pace articulation & pronunciation intonation stress on keywords body language eye contact Conclusion recap general conclusion recommendations opening --> ]]> 1 Pitch analysis - case study 1 20230208 hw20230215n1 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Presentation Checklist to decide if and why the presentation was successful) video

2010 Dayton elevator speech winner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6O98o2FRHw ]]>

Presentation checklist

METHODOLOGY ✓ introduction ✓ rhetorical question(s) / hook / quotation ✓ objectives & tasks ✓ breakdown / plan of the presentation ✓ logical structure ✓ check audience understanding with CCQs (Concept Checking Questions) ✓ clear parts ✓ transitions between parts ✓ commenting slides (occasionally paraphrasing but no feeling of reading) ✓ objectives Has the goal of the presentation been achieved? ✓ timing (total vs per slide) ✓ clear & memorable conclusion VISUALS ✓ legibility (incl. slide numbers for reference, progression bar) ✓ no information overload (e.g. tables from spreadsheets) ✓ variety (infographics, line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts...) ✓ layout of information on the slide (top left → bottom right) ✓ video clips ✓ mini intervention(s) of subject-matter experts USE OF LANGUAGE ✓ vocab ✓ graded language and little jargon ✓ grammatical structures & accuracy ✓ conjunctions, adverbial phrases ✓ tripling arguments ✓ metaphors DELIVERY ✓ pace ✓ articulation & pronunciation ✓ intonation ✓ no obvious signs of reading ✓ stress on keywords ✓ body language ✓ eye contact CONCLUSION ✓ recap ✓ general conclusion ✓ recommendations ✓ contacts if further information required ✓ call for action ✓ opening ✓ Q&A session ]]> What are the positive aspects of this pitch? ✓ convincing argumentation & simple concept ✓ short sentences without conjunctions to insist on mechanically exponential growth pattern ✓ tripling technique (e.g. This course was cheap, interesting and effective) ✓ alliteration (e.g. rapid, relevant and realistic) ✓ rhymes (your brand in their hand) What areas need to be improved? 〆no start up capital mentioned 〆no call for action or request (i.e. asking audience to reflect on or do sth) 〆no comparison with competition 〆too fast speech (poor articulation, grammar mistake...) 〆little rapport with the audience rapport /ræ'pɔ:r/ = friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well Was the presentation successful? Would you invest money in this project? ✓ yes, because the narrative (i.e. selling of the product) was convincing although delivery had many mistakes Conclusion: → if you have a good idea, you can sell it even with a poor presentation Opening: → if you have a bad idea, can you sell it with a good presentation? 2 Pitch analysis - case study 2 20230208 hw20230215n2 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Presentation Checklist to decide if and why the presentation was successful) video

2012 BPC elevator speech winner elevator_pitch_contest_winner_nancy_t_wheeler_university_of_dayton.mp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIo-enMAIxE ]]>

Presentation checklist

METHODOLOGY ✓ introduction ✓ rhetorical question(s) / hook / quotation ✓ objectives & tasks ✓ breakdown / plan of the presentation ✓ logical structure ✓ check audience understanding with CCQs (Concept Checking Questions) ✓ clear parts ✓ transitions between parts ✓ commenting slides (occasionally paraphrasing but no feeling of reading) ✓ objectives Has the goal of the presentation been achieved? ✓ timing (total vs per slide) ✓ clear & memorable conclusion VISUALS ✓ legibility (incl. slide numbers for reference, progression bar) ✓ no information overload (e.g. tables from spreadsheets) ✓ variety (infographics, line graphs, bar graphs, pie charts...) ✓ layout of information on the slide (top left → bottom right) ✓ video clips ✓ mini intervention(s) of subject-matter experts USE OF LANGUAGE ✓ vocab ✓ graded language and little jargon ✓ grammatical structures & accuracy ✓ conjunctions, adverbial phrases ✓ tripling arguments ✓ metaphors DELIVERY ✓ pace ✓ articulation & pronunciation ✓ intonation ✓ no obvious signs of reading ✓ stress on keywords ✓ body language ✓ eye contact CONCLUSION ✓ recap ✓ general conclusion ✓ recommendations ✓ contacts if further information required ✓ call for action ✓ opening ✓ Q&A session ]]> What are the positive aspects of this pitch? ✓ supportive body language ✓ short sentences ✓ call for start up capital ✓ break even point ✓ ROI - return on investment ✓ comparison with competition to break even = to attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business What areas need to be improved? 〆little convincing concept (do you really need it?) 〆questionable projections 〆rather artificial intonation in rhetorical questions (sounds too much like a sales pitch) projection = estimate or statement of what figures, amounts, or events will be in the future, or what they were in the past, based on what is happening now Was the presentation successful? Would you invest money in this project? ✓ no, because the narrative (i.e. description & selling of the product) failed to convince although delivery was better than in case study 1 posture /'pɔstʃə:/ = position in which you hold your body when standing or sitting to flick = to move or make sth move with sudden quick movements to fidget = to move restlessly, without stopping, nervously voice modulation = manner of speaking in which the loudness or pitch or tone of the voice is modified to take charge = to assume control lectern = stand for holding a book in a church or chapel, esp. for a bible from which lessons are to be read; a similar stand for a lecturer shade ~ of sth = different kind or level of opinion, feeling, etc rigid /'ridʒəd/ = (often disapproving) (of rules, methods, etc.) very strict and difficult to change; stiff and difficult to move or bend mannerism = way of speaking or moving that is typical of a person 20230201 18:10-19:30 2 active PRESENTATIONS UNDER THE EYE OF THE CAMERA - how to use the structure of an elevator pitch for presentations 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 Phoenix pg 85 ex 6 role play the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg84-85_company_and_community_case_study_phoenix.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Presentation analysis - introduction 20230125 hw20230201 Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJzXM7a6o ]]> PTEC - Presentation Techniques under the Eye of the Camera 1 Presentation analysis - introduction 20230125 hw20230201 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJzXM7a6o ]]> What are the positive aspects of this pitch? ✓ narrative based on explaining where you come from, where you are now, and where you are going to ✓ pace (rather slow, incl. occasional tripling) ✓ surprises ← building rapport ✓ humour (a finger is technologically better than a stylus...) ✓ visuals (simple, not overloaded with tables & data) ✓ convincing argumentation & simple concept ✓ matches target audience What areas need to be improved? 〆neglected, ignored or scorned on previous technological achievements 〆possibly unfair comparisons with the competition (illegal form of advertising in some countries) 〆no defaults mentioned 〆no price quoted to scorn = to feel or show that you think sb/sth is stupid and you do not respect them or it Was the presentation successful? Would you invest money in this project? ✓ designed to whet the appetite of fans rather than convince of cutting edge technologies implemented to whet the appetite = to increase your desire for or interest in sth 1 Lead in Why use elevator pitching techniques in presentations active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Answer the following questions. visual

Imagine you are in this conference room. How do you make people listen to you? ]]> Can you be efficient at work without public speaking skills? ✓ presentation skills are considered as hygiene factors → a good manager must be able to communicate 〆not knowing how to speak to a wider audience may soon become a handicap handicap = something that makes it difficult for sb to do sth What do you worry about when delivering a presentation? 〆making a good enough first impression 〆lacking charisma 〆information overload = lacking methodology 〆lacking rehearsal & feedback 〆working after hours & burning out 〆stage fright ≠ preparing the presentation and not the presenter stage fright = nervous feelings felt by performers before they appear in front of an audience rehearsal = time that is spent practising a play or piece of music in preparation for a public performance After much training in presentations, you may feel effective, but are you efficient? Being effective is about doing the right things, while being efficient is about doing things right. https://www.insightsquared.com/blog/effectiveness-vs-efficiency-whats-the-difference/#:~:text=Effective%20(adj.),Efficient%20(adj.)&text=The%20difference%20between%20effectiveness%20and%20efficiency%20can%20be%20summed%20up,is%20about%20doing%20things%20right ↔ is being effective enough in today's corporate environments? → you feel efficient in giving presentations if you do it regularly ]]> effective = adequate to accomplish a purpose; producing the intended or expected result efficient = performing or functioning in the best possible manner with the least waste of time and effort You have a bright idea but you need money. You meet a CEO in the lift of a business centre. How do you ask for his/her financial support? lift pitch ≠ collocation ]]> elevator pitch = 10-second to 1-minute talk or arguments used by a person trying to persuade people, usually business angels or venture capitalists, to invest in a business project What are the differences between an elevator or sales pitch and a presentation? ✓ timing ✓ contents ✓ more active body language ✓ few or no visuals → convincing rather than reporting How can elevator and sales pitch techniques help improve your presentations? forcing them to accept or disagree with your argumentation (...) → be convincing rather than just descriptive

Imagine you are the player in red on the left. How will you score against that team of friendly-looking rugby players in blue on the right? ]]> 2 Structure of a pitch Structure of a pitch hw20220127 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png active deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign 1. 2. s___-i___________ 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. ]]> 20230201 3 Rephrasing presentations to engage your audience hw20230208 active prep_ol_qa_writing edit_ol_qa_writing pix/icons8-hand-with-pen-100_white.png pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png you, we Force them to be active listeners. → use possessive determiners like your, our, their Make the topic easier to understand → narrow the topic by using closed questions (i.e. include the answer in the question) Can we improve sales? Why / why not? Ask the audience to contribute & be active → ask an open question How can we improve sales? What do we need? ]]> Do you need the advantages of our new solution? Open question: Can you find any disadvantages? ]]> Topic: Quarter 3 sales results Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Have sales satisfied our targets for the third quarter? Why / why not? Open question: What do we need to improve results in Q4? Topic: Sales forecasts and business opportunities Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Will sales follow the current trend? Open question: What can we do to grow? Topic: Strategy and objectives for year 2022 Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Have we devised our plans well to reach our short term objectives this year? Open question: What could we change in our strategy if we had no financial restrictions? to devise = to invent sth new or a new way of doing sth Topic: Causes and impact of the crisis on turnover Closed question: Open question: Closed question: Do you agree with the causes of the crisis? Open question: How could we have mitigated the downturn? downturn = fall in the amount of business that is done; a time when the economy becomes weaker to whet the appetite = to increase your desire for or interest in sth to scorn = to feel or show that you think sb/sth is stupid and you do not respect them or it elevator pitch = 10-second to 1-minute talk or arguments used by a person trying to persuade people, usually business angels or venture capitalists, to invest in a business project to pitch to someone = to aim an idea or product at someone, to promote by means of an argument and demonstration been watch watched this video before It depends of on the aim of the presentation If you feel ~~yourself~~ efficient it's not the same as effective ]]> monotonous /məˈnɔtnəs/ 20230125 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study Locating a recycling centre 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 Phoenix

pg 84 ex 2 reading the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg84-85_company_and_community_case_study_phoenix.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B1 active textbook negotiations_mindmap.pdf ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Do you sort out your (household) rubbish? ✓ segregate waste & recycle when possible 〆feels pointless in comparison with the size of industrial waste to segregate = to keep one thing separate from another How should authorities deal with hazardous waste that can't be recycled? ✓ store in areas that won't harm the environment until some new technology can deal with it 〆burn in furnaces hazardous /ˈhæzədəs/ = risky, dangerous furnace = enclosed space or room for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures Would you like to live near a recycling centre? ✓ modern recycling centres guarantee no polluting emissions ✓ it's for the good cause ✓ give a good example of citizenship e.g. skiing slope on the roof of a recycling centre in the middle of Copenhagen cause (for the good ~) = idea that people support or fight for Should householders be charged for the removal of non-recyclable rubbish? ✓ pay taxes ✓ hold the town hall responsible for discarding waste appropriately householder = person who owns or rents the house that they live in to discard = to get rid of sth that you no longer want or need What do you do with old cars? What happens to old cars in Russia? ✓ trade in at a car dealer for recycling 〆dump in a landfill to trade in = to buy sth by giving a used item as part of the payment for a new one landfill = area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth Can any commercial entity be trusted to recycle vehicles with due diligence? ✓ should provide evidence of corporate social responsibility ✓ ensure they gain support from green activists CSR = corporate social responsibility due diligence = care that a reasonable business or person is normally expected to take before entering into an agreement or contract with another party or an act with a certain standard active textbook T / Cl How high tech do you think this company is / could be? (...) pg 84 ex 2 reading T / Cl Would you locate a recycling centre in the old town? (...) pg 85 ex 3 listening the_business_mac_millan/the_business_intermediate_2_0/the_business_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd02/the_business_intermediate_2_0_u6_2.39.mp3 pg 85 ex 4 5 discussion T / Cl Could you include a museum and a research centre attached to the recycling facility to justify its location close to the school? ✓ operation 'charm & diplomacy' (...) pg 85 ex 6 role play pg 116 group A planning dept Ladies & gentlemen, thank you for coming all this way to Port Katherine. We're happy you have shown interest in our little town, I can't say how enthusiastic we are about business opportunities you could bring to our area. pg 118 group B residents Good morning & welcome from us too. I hope you will like our beautiful little town. pg 121 group C Phoenix Thank you for your warm welcome. I'm thrilled & look forward to collaborating with you. Let me begin by saying that we are considering 3 locations... ]]> 1 Presentation analysis - introduction 20230125 hw20230201 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Steve Jobs introduces iPhone in 2007 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnrJzXM7a6o ]]> What are the positive aspects of this pitch? ✓ pace ✓ surprises ✓ humour ✓ visuals ✓ convincing argumentation & simple concept What areas need to be improved? 〆no defaults mentioned 〆no price quoted Was the presentation successful? Would you invest money in this project? to segregate = to keep one thing separate from another hazardous /ˈhæzədəs/ = risky, dangerous furnace = enclosed space or room for heating metal or glass to very high temperatures householder = person who owns or rents the house that they live in to discard = to get rid of sth that you no longer want or need to ensure = to make sure, make certain recycling = act of processing used or abandoned materials for use in creating new products cause (for the good ~) = idea that people support or fight for; дело (правое, благородное и т.п) to trade in = to buy sth by giving a used item as part of the payment for a new one landfill = area of land where large amounts of waste material are buried under the earth to charm = to please or attract sb in order to make them like you or do what you want to be concerned by = to worry about prohibitive = preventing people from doing sth; discouraging desperate = feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others town hall = building containing local government offices how what it's called Maybe I will be glad ~~for this~~ about that ~~The earth~~ Land is ~~more~~ cheaper What details are you ~~interesting~~ interested in? All ~~courts~~ law suits were ~~win~~ won by us (OR we have been acquitted of all allegations / charges of pollution) ]]> 20230118 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study Pampas Leather Company (2/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook mindmaps/negotiations_mindmap.pdf DVD case study commentary Feedback Why is it important to build a sustainable relationship? ✓ need repeat-business → seek a win-win outcome What risks are they facing? ✓ couldn't return unsold goods featuring the label of the distributor ✓ cultural differences ✓ focus too much on details & terms of the contract Conclusion: ✓ look for a long term relationship rather than big volumes → be honest about your needs 〆don't bluff → share risks equally & fairly ✓ work together and not against each other = reach a win-win solution ]]> apparel /əˈpærəl/ = (especially AmE) clothing, when it is being sold in shops/stores to lose sight of the bigger picture = to see the trees but not the forest fairly = in a fair and reasonable way; honestly; to some extent but not very BATNA = best alternative to a negotiated agreement. In negotiation theory, the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement or BATNA is the most advantageous alternative course of action detriment (to the ~ of) = act of causing harm or damage; sth that causes harm or damage the best in your field I'd like to find out (ask | enquire) ~~have~~ if you have any sales to in the US We have made (OR conducted) a ~~great~~ an exhaustive | thorough survey ~~about~~ of this ~~question~~ market It's a very ~~popular when~~ common that producers ~~give to~~ outsource in Asia When we try to find a distributor in the USA... In ~~according~~ accordance with our marketing ~~searches~~ survey | research we can start with... Erm... ~~your turn, your proposal...~~ what could you offer (in exchange) | would you like to add anything? I really look forward ~~for~~ to our deal Thank you for your ~~reciprocity~~ attention What will be ~~the~~ our next step? As women, they would like to ~~taste~~ try on these models They should to sell ~~for~~ at a good price I think ~~the~~ both sides asked about... ]]> 20230111 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study Pampas Leather Company (1/2) By the end of this session you will have studied print

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]]> At the beginning In the middle At the end ]]> At the beginning 1. Establish connection 2. Small chat 3. Ingratiation 4. Anchoring In the middle 5. Persuasive argumentation 6. Diagnostic questions 7. Active listening & paraphrasing 8. Brainstorming (moving past resistance) 9. Making concessions 10. Diagnostic questions (moving past resistance) At the end 11. Getting to agreement 12. Asking for reciprocity ]]> 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Negotiation set phrases hw20221208-1 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign Establishing connection → break the ice Ingratiation → be amiable Anchoring → ask rhetorical questions Exploring each other's needs → ask diagnostic questions Signalling for movement → show there is room for manoeuvre Active listening → paraphrase ]]> Establishing connection → break the ice Nice to meet you! How was your journey? Have you had a nice trip? Ingratiation → be amiable We're very excited to meet you today. We've heard a lot about your company. Feedback from your product / services is excellent. Anchoring → ask rhetorical questions Are you satisfied with...? Wouldn't you like...? Have you ever thought you could work faster if...? Exploring each other's needs → ask diagnostic (open) questions How much do you usually pay for...? What quantities would you...? Signalling for movement → show there is room for manoeuvre I think there's material for discussion My company might accept such terms if... Perhaps we could... I'd need to check if... Active listening → paraphrase So, you're saying... I get it I do see where you're coming from ]]> 2 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Negotiation giveaways hw20221208-2 active deck_shuffled_lines_valign deck_shuffled_lines_halign shuffled_boxes prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign Dealing with objections (resistance) Brainstorming new options → use conditional structures Probe with proposals → use what if + conditionals Showing preliminary agreement Making concessions → scratch my back and I'll scratch yours Closing the deal → recap & confirm Tying up loose ends → build a long-time relationship & generate repeat business ]]> Dealing with objections (resistance) That's what I thought at first but... Look at it this way... Have you seen (statistics / data / competitors' strategy...) ? Brainstorming new options → use conditional structures Don't worry, we're just considering... You don't have to commit yourself to..., you could only... Who else would benefit from...? Probing with proposals → use what if + conditionals What if you had... Would it help if... Showing preliminary agreement You sold me! If you could make a compelling case that... that'd (would) help. I'm with you up to now. So far, so good. It sounds good. If it's rock solid, I'll sign it. Making concessions Normally, we do... but for you, we can... I'd be ready to reconsider / decrease/ change... if you did... What do you need from me to support/agree fully? If I'm on it, I'll give you... Closing the deal Deal! Tying up loose ends I think we've covered a lot of ground today Shall we go out for dinner? I really look forward to this ]]> active textbook ✓ explain how quality is achieved ✓ justify why American buyers will be interested in Argentinian manufacture (...) pg 89 background reading T / Cl Preparing for the negotiation What concessions can you make? ✓ re-label the jackets under the name of American distributor (...) What will be your BATNA? ✓ shorter lead time (Argentina relatively close to the USA) ✓ minimum quantity of best-selling jackets (...) What proposals will your probe? ✓ volumes ✓ long-term contract (...) pg 138 Information file reading T / Cl What risks are likely? 〆 outsourcing to China rather far from both Argentina and USA 〆 meeting deadlines by outsourcing overseas 〆 cheaper labour force to the detriment of quality ✓ current economic situation not favourable to selling luxury goods like the Clubman jacket (...) pg 89 task

]]> to eavesdrop = to listen secretly to what other people are saying ingratiation = psychological technique in which an individual attempts to influence another person by becoming more likeable to their target; усилия, предпринимаемые человеком с целью понравиться другим людям. Совершенно очевидно, что если вам нужно чего-либо добиться от окружающих, то быстрее всего результаты будут достигнуты, если вы сможете сделать так, чтобы по отношению к вам испытывали теплые чувства to elicit = to get information or a reaction from sb, often with difficulty; to draw forth (what is latent); выявлять; делать вывод; выводить; вытянуть employee turn-around = total number of workers who leave a company over a certain time period. Includes those who exit voluntarily as well as employees who are fired or laid off compelling = that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting; so strong that you must do sth about it to reframe = to change the way something is expressed or considered over the long haul = over an extended period of time to get one up on somebody = to get an advantage over someone, or to do something that shows you are better than them reciprocity = situation in which two people, countries, etc. provide the same help or advantages to each other ambit claim = initial demand made over and above what is expected in counter-offers and settlement push postpone this trip ...a wide ~~horizon~~ range of prices ... who can afford ~~themselves~~ to buy the Clubman ]]> 20221220 20221221 18:10-19:30 2 active How to live to 101 By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Could you live long if you were unhappy? How do you maintain a positive attitude? 〆probably not (unless you have particular genes) → be optimistic ✓ celebrate successes, even small ones (...) What is the secret to a long life? ✓ being happy ✓ taking it easy ✓ staying active → have a hobby e.g. picking mushrooms, learn a language ✓ having a family ✓ doing some gentle exercise = don't fall into monotonous routines → don't become depressed monotonous = never changing and therefore boring What environmental conditions are better for a long, healthy life? ✓ mild climate = without cold or hot extremes ✓ living in couple → partners look after each other better mild = (of weather) not very cold, and therefore pleasant; not great or extreme How important to your health is what you eat? ✓ critical → try to have a balanced diet ✓ buy organic food organic food = food produced without the use of synthetic chemicals or genetically modified components. Organic foods are not necessarily completely chemical free, but the pesticide residues will be considerably lower than those found in produce manufactured with synthetic chemicals active textbook pg 76 ex 1 speaking pg 76 ex 2 A collocations pg 76 ex 2 B DVD preview pg 76 ex 3 reading pg 76 ex 4 A B DVD view pg 76 ex 4 C pg 76 ex D speaking ]]> active textbook Dance on swing - trailer Dance on swing T / Cl 1) How many dance performances do you see? Which style do you like best? ✓ Savoy style ✓ Fast Lindy ✓ Dean Collins style ✓ Smooth style ✓ West Coast 2) What are the main features of the Lindy Hop? ✓ social dance ✓ Lindy spirit (having fun) ✓ improvisation 3) What obstacles do you see in the popularisation of this dance? 〆 demanding music → need to listen carefully to jazz patterns 〆 more challenging than Rock'n Roll or Boogie Woogie → use lead-follow technique 4) Would you like to try the Lindy Hop? (...) ]]> wip textbook speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_8.ogg pg 77 ex 5 C listening Useful phrases pg 77 ex 6 A B C debate ]]> quest = long search for sth, especially for some quality such as happiness; искания sensible = reasonable, practical gentle = not strong or extreme, not violent monotonous /məˈnɔtnəs/ = never changing and therefore boring to maintain = to keep to stumble across = to discover sth/sb unexpectedly; наткнуться на longevity = long life; the fact of lasting a long time inhabitant = person or an animal that lives in a particular place; житель; обитатель bloated = full of food and feeling uncomfortable; full of liquid or gas and therefore bigger than normal, in a way that is unpleasant; expanded, big, spread, large, swollen, expansive fad = something that people are interested in for only a short period of time to defy = to refuse to obey centenarian /ˌsentɪˈnɛərɪən/ = person who is 100 years old or more to pick up on = to go on, continue from the point someone ended with life expectancy = statistical measure of the average time an organism is expected to live, based on the year of its birth, its current age and other demographic factors including gender to exceed = to be greater than a particular number or amount protein = natural substance found in meat, eggs, fish, some vegetables, etc gluten = sticky substance that is a mixture of two proteins and is left when starch is removed from flour, especially wheat flour organic food = food produced without the use of synthetic chemicals or genetically modified components. Organic foods are not necessarily completely chemical free, but the pesticide residues will be considerably lower than those found in produce manufactured with synthetic chemicals monotonous = never changing and therefore boring to cure = to make a person or an animal healthy again after an illness monotonic monotonous work Environmental conditions can influence on people's lives Emotions are very ~~tiny~~ tightly connected ~~with~~ to your body I can't buy so as much fruit as I would like ]]> 20221214 18:10-19:30 2 active Seven stages of a negotiation - Harry Mills - Negotiation tutorial bargaining tactics By the end of this session you will have studied print

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]]> active textbook ]]> active textbook 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Negotiation stages Negotiation stages active deck_shuffled_lines_valign shuffled_lines deck_shuffled_lines_halign prep_deck_shuffled_lines_halign ]]> 1 Negotiation tutorial bargaining tactics 20221207 hw20221214 active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Have you got any secrets techniques to negotiate a bargain? What tactics do you know of? Negotiation tutorial: Bargaining tactics | lynda.com Negotiation tutorial: Bargaining tactics | lynda.com Watch the video. → answer the questions ]]> negotiation_tutorial_bargaining_tactics_lynda.com-ba0dparciww.mp4 How do they establish connection? ✓ talk about their children fig tree son 4-week old daughter = small talk small talk = polite conversation about ordinary or unimportant subjects, especially at social occasions How does he make his boss like him? ✓ he confirms he appreciated the fact she gave him paternity leave ✓ he made most of his paternity leave by spending time with his wife & newborn daughter → she likes him more = agreeableness psychological technique in which an individual attempts to influence another person by becoming more likeable to their target agreeableness = temperamental disposition to be pleasant How does he anchor his request? ✓ flexitime policy could benefit the whole company and not only him ≠ not only him wants sth → try to sound altruistic to anchor = to firmly base sth on sth else altruistic = showing unselfish concern for the welfare of others How does he move past her first resistance? That's what I thought at first but I did a lot of research ✓ agrees with her & explains how he deals with the problem ↔ That's what I thought at first ~~but~~ therefore I did a lot of research ]]> What convincing arguments did he find? ✓ competitors are already doing it! ✓ employee satisfaction goes up ✓ employee turn-around decreases → benchmark your results with competitors employee turn-around = total number of workers who leave a company over a certain time period. Includes those who exit voluntarily as well as employees who are fired or laid off How does he react to her doubts & questions? Have you seen customer survey stats (statistics)? ✓ Yes, she has Complaints were down about 10%. Sales were up about the same... = her answers support his requests ✓ she confirms by saying I get it ]]> Who else would benefit from a flexible schedule? ]]> ✓ elicit the answer from his boss = (pretending to be) brainstorming → make your partner agree with the solution by coming to it together to elicit = to get information or a reaction from sb, often with difficulty; to draw forth (what is latent); выявлять; делать вывод; выводить; вытянуть How does he reframe his request? Look at it this way... → describe another person who could benefit from the request = remind your partner of another example situation ]]> to reframe = to change the way something is expressed or considered What expressions show your partner is listening actively? ✓ So, you're saying... = soft exposing give-aways → find examples of your partner paraphrasing to confirm their understanding ]]> give-away = something that makes you guess the real truth about sth/sb What fixed expression confirms she understands Tom's requests? I do see where you're coming from = I understand the logics → find examples of your partner appreciate your efforts & narrative ]]> How does Tom move past further resistance? (Don't worry,) (we're) just brainstorming here! = don't ask any commitment from your partner yet → don't put your partner in an impossible situation ]]> When does Tom start making a concession? It doesn't have to be a 'sweeping change', just a team = once his boss has accepted in principle but has doubts about others accepting → make the request easier to approve ]]> What other diagnostic question(s) to move past resistance does he ask? What do you need from me to support/agree fully? = first genuine, non-rhetorical question → show there is room for manoeuvre ]]> genuine = real How does she phrase her terms of approval? If you could make a compelling case that... that'd (would) help. = 2nd conditional → use unreal conditionals to shape the deal ]]> compelling = that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting; so strong that you must do sth about it over the long haul = over an extended period of time How does Tom show agreement? I'm on it. I'll give you tools to measure results... = show you will continue your commitment beyond the 'time of sale' → use future simple for promises ]]> How does she confirm her approval? If it's rock solid, I'll sign it. = 1st conditional → use conditional terms for a real situation ]]> What does going one-up on somebody mean? Why does Tom offer to do more? Would you be willing to... → present the request at the next meeting ]]> reciprocity = situation in which two people, countries, etc. provide the same help or advantages to each other How does Tom confirm the positive outcome of their conversation? I'm thrilled. I'm a lot closer than I was 5min ago. → show this is a win-win situation ]]> to tie up loose ends = to finish; to complete to probe (into sth) = to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about sb/sth to get a foot in the door = to have a chance to do something that could lead to further opportunities. price conscious = aware of how much things cost and thus avoiding buying expensive items; looking for value for money customer = someone who buys products or services from a company client = refers to a certain type of customer who purchases professional services from a business; A client is a more loyal customer. Whereas a customer essentially purchased from you once and never returned, a client will maintain an ongoing relationship with you and your product. A client is a customer with whom you build a relationship aren't isn't very new You can design this box ~~how~~ as you want To ~~rise~~ improve your mood It depends how ~~many~~ much ~~oil~~ (petrol) I have To be ~~exactly~~ exact | accurate They explained this by with 2 reasons I have sold them by at a good price It's our ~~bothering~~ how we do it ]]> 20221207 18:10-19:30 2 active Preparing for a negotiation By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_18.ogg pg 87 ex B listening market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_19.ogg T / Cl Have you changed your ways of conducting negotiations over the years? (...) Lexical material: Language clues in negotiations (soft exposing give-aways) pg 87 ex C listening market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd02_20.ogg ]]> 1 Negotiating skills active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What is perhaps the most important skill a negotiator needs? ✓ versatility = being able to change & adapt to the situation → there is not a single technique of negotiation having a wide variety of skills Why is it important to be a good listener? ✓ information is power ✓ catch language clues to understand your opponent's position & expectations What kinds of behaviour are adequate? ✓ depending on the situation → manage conflict → manage pressure in a face-to-face negotiation ✓ plan effectively & be analytical ✓ be open minded & creative How can you repackage the negotiation? ✓ double-check your counterpart's eagerness to negotiate ✓ show your own desire to reach a compromise ✓ ensure you reach a win-win solution present in a new form What should a good negotiator look for? ✓ find if there's scope for negotiation → identify soft exposing give-aways = something that makes you guess the real truth about sth/sb giveaways How do you find out if there is room for more negotiations? ✓ listen out for language cues e.g. Perhaps♣ we can give you a discount if♠ ... ♣ perhaps ♠ if = language clues → some concessions (give-aways) are possible / probable eagerness, language clues active textbook 1 Negotiation tutorial bargaining tactics 20221207 hw20221214 active prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Negotiation tutorial: Bargaining tactics | lynda.com Negotiation tutorial: Bargaining tactics | lynda.com

]]> How do they establish connection? ✓ talk about their children fig tree son 4-week old daughter = small talk How does he make his boss like him? ✓ he confirms he appreciated the fact she gave him paternity leave ✓ he made most of his paternity leave by spending time with his wife & newborn daughter → she likes him more psychological technique in which an individual attempts to influence another person by becoming more likeable to their target How does he anchor his request? ✓ flexitime policy could benefit the whole company and not only him ≠ not only him wants sth How does he move past her first resistance? That's what I thought at first but I did a lot of research What convincing arguments did he find? ✓ competitors are already doing it! ✓ employee satisfaction goes up ✓ employee turn-around decreases employee turn-around = total number of workers who leave a company over a certain time period. Includes those who exit voluntarily as well as employees who are fired or laid off How does he react to her doubts & questions? ✓ ask diagnostic, possibly rhetorical, questions ✓ Have you seen customer survey stats (statistics)? (Yes, she has. Complaints were down about 10%. Sales were up about the same) = answer support his requests (she says 'I get it') Why does he ask another so-called diagnostic question? (Who else would benefit from a flexible schedule?) ✓ to elicit the answer from his boss → brainstorming = make your partner agree with the solution by coming to it together to elicit = to get information or a reaction from sb, often with difficulty; to draw forth (what is latent); выявлять; делать вывод; выводить; вытянуть How does he reframe his request? ✓ Look at it this way... → describe another person who could benefit from the request = remind your partner of another example situation to reframe = to change the way something is expressed or considered What expressions show your partner is listening actively? ✓ So, you're saying... = soft exposing give-aways → paraphrasing give-away = something that makes you guess the real truth about sth/sb What fixed expression confirms she understands Tom's requests? ✓ I do see where you're coming from = I understand the logics How does Tom move past further resistance? ✓ (Don't worry,) (we're) just brainstorming here! = don't ask any commitment from your partner yet → don't put your partner in an impossible situation When does Tom start making a concession? ✓ once his boss has accepted in principle but has doubts about others accepting → make the request easier to approve (it doesn't have to be a 'sweeping change', just a team) What other diagnostic question(s) to move past resistance does he ask? What do you need from me to support/agree fully? = first genuine, non-rhetorical question How does she phrase her terms of approval? If you could make a compelling case that... that'd (would) help. = 2nd conditional compelling = that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting; so strong that you must do sth about it over the long haul = over an extended period of time How does Tom show agreement? ✓ I'm on it. I'll give you tools to measure results... → show you will continue your commitment beyond the 'time of sale' How does she confirm her approval? If it's rock solid, I'll sign it. What does going one up on somebody mean? Why does Tom offer to do more? ✓ to get an advantage over someone, or to do something that shows you are better than them = promises to do even more than what she wants → ask for reciprocity ✓ Would you be willing to... (present the request at the next meeting) reciprocity = situation in which two people, countries, etc. provide the same help or advantages to each other How does Tom confirm the positive outcome of their conversation? ✓ I'm thrilled. ✓ I'm a lot closer than I was 5min ago. = win-win situation misnomer = name or a word that is not appropriate or accurate to deem = to have a particular opinion about sth; to consider versatility = having a wide variety of skills eagerness = positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something overriding = more important than anything else in a particular situation giveaway = something that makes you guess the real truth about sth/sb; демаскирующий признак to probe (into sth) = to ask questions in order to find out secret or hidden information about sb/sth; to touch, examine or look for sth, especially with a long thin instrument counterparter counterpart Students ~~can be~~ should be | are able to see (watch themselves) on video ]]> 20221130 18:10-19:30 2 active Reducing a company's carbon footprint Improving logistics with drones and trains of the future By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook pg 51 ex C grammar Feedback ]]> active textbook https://www.dragonsourcing.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-global-sourcing/ pg 64 Lead in pg 64 ex A reading for gist pg 65 How Jaguar Land Rover reduced its carbon footprint pg 64 ex B reading for detail set for homework pg 66 ex A B vocab Functional language: Expressing figures set for homework pg 66 ex C vocab (prepositions) pg 67 ex D E vocab ~~pg 67 ex F word search~~ Over to you pg 67 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> active textbook Train of the future: Lingohack https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pq3tmBtBcOI T / Cl How do hydrogen fuel cells function? (...) What are the advantages of hydrogen fuel cells in trains? ✓ better range ✓ wind turbine ✓ eco-friendly What alternative trains are mentioned? ✓ Maglev (magnetic levitation) T / Cl How do you imagine Russian Railways of the future? 〆limited development of eco-friendly technologies 〆impact of railways on carbon footprint is not very significant anyway (...) ]]> global sourcing = procurement strategy in which a business buys goods and services from international markets across geopolitical boundaries to save money by using cheap raw materials or skilled labour from low-cost countries carbon footprint = total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent. Greenhouse gases, including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, land clearance and the production and consumption of food, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, transportation and other services to streamline = to make a system, an organization, etc. work better, especially in a way that saves money; to give sth a smooth even shape so that it can move quickly and easily through air or water to rebid = to offer again to pay a particular price for sth, especially at an auction landed cost = sum of expenses associated with shipping a product. Typically, the term refers to costs connected with international shipping like taxes and fees sleeper = one of the heavy beams of wood or concrete on which the rails on a railway/railroad track are laid haven't known didn't know | notice that today was ~~the sun~~ sunny Now I ~~proceed~~ am attending | am following this course at our corporate university The route is not so as ecological as ~~through~~ by railways (OR rail) ]]> 20221123 18:10-19:30 2 active Transporting perishable goods Reducing the supply chain's carbon footprint Using refeers to cut food miles Sourcing in low-cost countries vs closer to the customer By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Market Leader Logistics Management active textbook T / Cl Do you look beyond today's needs to justify investments in new technologies? ✓ competition is not enough to keep you on the ball → need to predict future customer expectations (...) pg 42 ex B vocab T / Cl What is a common pitfall of using reefers? 〆expensive to maintain 〆costly infrastructure to service (...) pg 43 ex C D vocab T / Cl Are Russian consumers concerned about food miles? (...) Do you believe in de-globalisation in the name of sustainable development? (...) Over to you pg 43 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> Market Leader Logistics Management Unit 12 A new distribution model active textbook Finding better ways to deliver the goods ]]> active textbook active textbook T / Cl Have you ever conducted a tipping point analysis? ↔ assessed when it is right to store goods closer to the customer and when just-in-time delivery is the best choice Lexical material: Low-cost country sourcing, supply chain distribution models set for homework pg 50 ex A B vocab Lexical material: Prepositions set for homework pg 51 ex C grammar pg 51 ex D vocab pg 51 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> Reducing the supply chain's carbon footprint active textbook bulk = (large) size or quantity of sth shelf life = length of time that food, etc. can be kept before it is too old to be sold sell-by-date = last date at which a food product can be sold food miles = how far food has to travel from its source to your table on the ball = to be alert to new ideas, methods, and trends pitfall = danger or difficulty, especially one that is hidden or not obvious at first deglobalisation = process of diminishing interdependence and integration between certain units around the world, typically nation-states. It is widely used to describe the periods of history when economic trade and investment between countries decline trade-off = compromise congestion = abnormal accumulation, crowding, or obstruction, esp. of traffic etc tipping point = moment when one particular result of a process becomes the most likely one, after a period when the result was not sure tipping point analysis = analysis which assesses when it is right to store goods closer to the customer and when just-in-time delivery is the best choice bulky = (of a thing) large and difficult to move or carry to tie up = to restrain from moving or operating normally; to secure with or as if with ropes in the light of = considering carbon footprint = total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions caused by an individual, event, organization, service, or product, expressed as carbon dioxide equivalent. Greenhouse gases, including the carbon-containing gases carbon dioxide and methane, can be emitted through the burning of fossil fuels, land clearance and the production and consumption of food, manufactured goods, materials, wood, roads, buildings, transportation and other services the expense of = so as to cause harm to or neglect of off-peak = less busy period FCL = full container loaded LCL = less than container load LTL = less truck load economical economic factor It's a step ~~behind~~ back The cost of production in China is not so as low as it ~~was previously~~ used to be We've made a lot of ~~analysis /əˈnæləsɪs/~~ analyses /ə'nælə,si:z/ All goods should be near to the customers Since the time ~~when~~ our railway ~~became~~ has become ~~not government~~ non governmental... ]]> 20221116 18:10-19:30 2 active Protecting your brand image from grey marketeers By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Logistics Management Unit 10 Transporting fresh produce pg 40 ex A B reading pg 41 A very tight supply chain market_leader_logistics_management_pg40-43_unit10_transporting_fresh_produce.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook pg 126 task 1 T / Cl Should the supermarket chain Best Value sell GenX jeans at a lower price than its own brand? ✓ sales of Best Value jeans at ~ 20 pounds may have reached a peak 〆 if sold too cheap, GenX will compete with its own Best Value brand 〆 if sold too expensive at ~ 40 pounds, GenX will not sell better than in high street stores ✓ if sold at ~ 30 pounds, GenX will attract more customers → avoid risk of a legal action pg 126 task 2 3 pg 146 decision T / Cl Which do you prefer? [run the risk of setting a precedent | reach a win/win solution] (...) set for homework - tbc pg 126 write it up T / Cl Can logistics providers be held responsible for supplying grey marketers? (...) ]]> Market Leader Logistics Management Unit 10 Transporting fresh produce active textbook pg 41 A very tight supply chain pg 40 ex B reading for detail T / Cl How come vegetables in far East Russia be more expensive than meat? 〆 Soviet infrastructure (designed to satisfy a planned economy) was abandoned 〆 absence of warehousing facilities & distribution centres 〆 return on investment only in remote future (...) set for homework pg 42 ex A B vocab ]]> grey marketing = marketing that diverts genuine commodities from their authorized distribution channels without the consent or knowledge of the manufacturer or brand owner, often to take advantage of the product's high demand and retail price due to scarcity grey goods vs black market goods = grey goods are legitimate goods that come from the correct manufacturer, but they are sold through unauthorized channels. ... Black market goods are items that are illegal to manufacture or sell. Some black market goods are counterfeit, and some are genuine products that are simply illegal to own or distribute consignment = quantity of goods that are sent or delivered somewhere to side with = to agree with, support mango = tropical fruit with smooth yellow or red skin, soft orange flesh and a large stone/pit inside perishable /ˈperɪʃəbl/ = (especially of food) likely to decay or go bad quickly cold chain = temperature-controlled supply chain. An unbroken cold chain is an uninterrupted series of refrigerated production, storage and distribution activities, along with associated equipment and logistics, which maintain quality via a desired low-temperature range.[1] It is used to preserve and to extend and ensure the shelf life of products, such as fresh agricultural produce,[2] seafood, frozen food, photographic film, chemicals, and pharmaceutical products.[3] Such products, during transport and when in transient storage, are sometimes called cool cargo.[4] Unlike other goods or merchandise, cold chain goods are perishable and always en route towards end use or destination, even when held temporarily in cold stores and hence commonly referred to as "cargo" during its entire logistics cycle reefer = refrigerated container by at a low price Only GenX ~~is suffered~~ (may) suffer from this situation ... and then sales have started to ~~reduce~~ decrease | drop It's a very ~~spread~~ common case (situation) that (when) you can't ~~smell~~ feel the taste ]]> produce /prə'du:s/ produce /'prəudu:s/ 20221109 18:10-19:30 2 active Implementing smart tags in retail logistics By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook pg 122 vocab 1 pg 122 vocab 2 The smart tag press conference pg 123 ex 1 listening intelligent_business_intermediate_cd02_16.ogg ]]> active textbook intelligent_business_intermediate_cd02_16.ogg T / Cl Will supermarkets really decrease their prices thanks to the cost savings made by laying off checkout staff? 〆 probably not (...) What are the pros & cons of automated billing? ✓ little or no checkout labour = time saved for consumers (...) pg 123 ex 3 listening intelligent_business_intermediate_cd02_16.ogg T / Cl Is implementing smart tags on all groceries realistic? (...) pg 123 speaking - monitoring consumer movements with smart tags ]]> active textbook set for homework pg 124 ex 2 grammar (passive) ~~pg 125 speaking~~ ]]> 1 Debate active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Is traceability more valuable than privacy? ✓ impact on health of consumers can be more important Is tracking purchases and targeted advertising a distant future? 〆not on the internet Should our buying habits be accessed by all marketers, including grey marketers? ✓ grey marketers could provide what you are looking for at a competitive price 〆might ruin the reputation of exclusive, branded goods (...) to forego = to lose (sth) or lose the right to after-sales benefits = advantages involved downstream, i.e. after purchase returned goods service = to turn back purchased goods error-prone = likely to have or easily having a mistake to object (to sb/sth) | ~ (to doing sth / to sb doing sth) = to say that you disagree with, disapprove of or oppose sth checkout = place where you pay for the things that you are buying in a supermarket sell-by date = a date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold shelf life = length of time that foods, beverages, pharmaceutical drugs, chemicals, and many other perishable items are given before they are considered unsuitable for sale, use, or consumption. (In some regions, a best before, use by or freshness date is required on packaged perishable foods) conveyor belt = continuous moving band used for transporting goods from one part of a building to another, for example products in a factory or suitcases in an airport loading bay = area of a building where goods vehicles (usually road or rail) are loaded and unloaded Everybody All of us can stop ~~to buy~~ buying the products we need We didn't ~~miss~~ skip the agent ]]> 20221102 18:10-19:30 2 active Scan-based trading & logistics Building to order (BTO) vs just in time (JIT) Focusing on traceability at the expense of privacy By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate pg 120 ex 1 2 reading Retail logistics pg 121 The best thing since the bar code intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg119-124_126_146_unit14_logistics.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_38.ogg T / Cl Is managing dates proactively a prerequisite and/or standard nowadays? (...) Can a logistics provider be trusted to supply goods to your warehouse automatically without your calling them when you run the risk of a stockout? ✓ perhaps if it's a regular product (...) pg 37 ex 7 vocab pg 37 ex 8 discussion ]]> Intelligent Business B1 Unit 14 Logistics 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Are you not surprised to find strawberries in your local shop in the middle of winter? ✓ consumers are used to buying any goods all year round, regardless of their possible country of origin ✓ you pay without knowing the price of the actual product How do shops manage to provide an assortment of goods that keeps today's buyers happy? ✓ importance of lean production focusing on the manufacturer ✓ streamlined flow / supply chain ✓ batch distribution superseded by custom-designed delivery = a whole invisible industry → must achieve last-mile delivery to supersede = to take the place of sth/sb that is considered to be old-fashioned or no longer the best available How can you reduce the inventory problem of overstocking? ✓ BTO (built to order) ✓ JIT (just in time) delivery (...) How has e-commerce changed logistics? ✓ logistics companies have become consolidators/integrators ✓ little or no distinction between postal, express and logistics services from the customer's perspective → larger share of B2C oriented services = B2B2C (resulting from e-commerce) → be closer to the customer before actually delivery Why do you run the risk of being tracked if you go shopping? (pg 121 picture of a man walking his dog) ✓ companies want to know your shopping habits to improve BTO & JIT = they want to anticipate your needs before you have even thought about them → create new needs = marketing Do you use smart tags in your business? Why / why not? (pg 120 picture of security guard with a hammer) ✓ perhaps much theft in the logistics industry? ✓ smart containers equipped with GPS, temperature, vibration, humidity... sensors → monitor conditions of shipment rather than the progression of the delivery → prevent theft (...) Are buyers ready to accept this trade-off between privacy & tracking? ✓ fewer thefts means less profit loss 〆lower prices unlikely for buyers? = mostly producer & business-oriented trade-off = compromise active textbook pg 119 keynotes pg 120 preview - speaking Demand and supply pg 120 picture of security guard with a hammer pg 121 picture of a man walking his dog ]]> thrift store = charity shop (British English), thrift shop or thrift store (American English and Canadian English) or opportunity shop or op-shop (Australian English and New Zealand English) is a retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money inventory = complete list of goods in stock; detailed list of all the things in a place stock = store of goods etc. ready for sale or distribution trade-off = compromise haulage = commercial transport of goods freight = transport of goods in containers or by water or air CCTV = closed circuit television monitoring to tag = to mark wild guess = guess based on no knowledge or information. Randomly guessing an answer, for example if you asked someone to "guess" they would tell you an answer they thought might be correct. If you asked someone to make a "wild guess" they would say something crazy and most likely just pick any answer traceability = in logistics, traceability refers to the capability for tracing goods along the distribution chain on a batch number or series number basis. Traceability is an important aspect for example in the automotive industry, where it makes recalls possible, or in the food industry where it contributes to food safety selled sold at ~~less~~ a smaller | lower price ]]> laboratory /ləˈbɔrətərɪ/ expertise /ˌekspə:ˈti:z/ 20221026 18:10-19:30 2 active Preparing for forward & reverse logistics 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 Advanced Unit 3.3 Logistics pg 36 ex 2 speaking → match questions with strategic decision stages in the supply chain the_business_mac_millan_advanced_students_book_pg36-37_forward_vs_reverse_logistics.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> The Business C1 Unit 3 Supply chain - 3.3 Logistics 1 Reverse logistics active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png the process of moving goods from their typical final destination for the purpose of capturing value, or proper disposal. Re-manufacturing and refurbishing activities also may be included in the definition of reverse logistics. In order to model reverse logistics network from an economics point of view, the following simplified reverse logistics system has to be set. In this model the products are gathered from the consumers and transferred back to the producers, hence the direction of the flow in the distribution supply chain is reversed and the model is expanded with the recovery centre. First of all the used products are collected from the consumers and moved to the recovery centre where the condition of the products are examined according to their end of life cycle. If there is still recapture value, then the product is disassembled as preparation for further reprocessing, which means physical transformation to the new customer. Otherwise the used product is disposed and transferred to the landfill site. According to the introduced model the main differences between forward and reverse logistics can be identified: • uncertainty on the quantity, quality and timing • complex system due to more participants and more interactions • mismatch between demand and supply occurs • unexplored market opportunities but the low value of return flow means a limit (src: Wikipedia) ]]> What stage of the supply chain is often more costly for industries involving low-skilled labour force [manufacturing | logistics]? ✓ logistics = more likely to threaten the viability of a business Reverse logistics deal with [delivered | returned] goods ✓ returned goods On-line businesses are [less | more] vulnerable to the costs of returned goods ✓ more vulnerable ✓ less demand for returned goods in a traditional shop ✓ high-touch goods need to be tried on before buying (e.g. shoes) When do you use reverse logistics? ✓ returning of goods ✓ repositioning of goods ✓ return for destruction or recycling Should the same logistics be responsible for reverse logistics? 〆smaller volumes for returning goods call for a different fleet of vehicles e.g. lorries for delivery of pallets from the warehouse to distribution centres and points of sale e.g. mini-vans for returning goods (...) From a retailer's perspective, what is better: [outsourced | in-house] logistics? ✓ cost effectiveness & rich experience of outsourced logistics companies (trust based on success stories) ✓ guarantee of quality & standards secured by in-house logistics ✓ irregular volumes of returned goods are more difficult to deal with (...) How would you deal with the liquidation of stocks? ✓ usually a sales or marketing decision rather than a product life issue → price repositioning active textbook Amazing logistics → pg 116 answers 1c 2a 3c 4c 5c T / Cl Which plant will make the new yogurt? ↔ [define production location | source raw materials] ✓ define production location pg 36 ex 2 speaking ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_mac_millan_advanced_students_book_pg32-43_unit3_supply_chain.pdf the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_37.ogg set for homework pg 37 ex 4 vocab ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_mac_millan_advanced_students_book_pg32-43_unit3_supply_chain.pdf Feedback the_business_mac_millan/the_business_advanced/the_business_mac_millan_advanced_audio_cd01/the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_37.ogg pg 37 ex 5 speaking → choose a product → complete supply chain stages (from sourcing raw materials to location of distribution centres) → consider reverse logistics issues (e.g. how to deal with the product in case of past sell-by date) T / Cl What do you need to avoid stockouts? [proactive | liable] measures ✓ proactive measures ]]> succinct /səkˈsɪŋkt/ = briefly giving the gist of something ore = mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined dairy = containing, or concerning milk and its products sell-by date = date stamped on perishable produce indicating the date by which it should be sold stockout | out-of-stock (OOS) event = event that causes inventory to be exhausted. While out-of-stocks can occur along the entire supply chain, the most visible kind are retail out-of-stocks in the fast-moving consumer goods industry reverse logistics = maximising the value of all goods which, for one reason or another, are removed from the primary distribution channel; return of goods from cradle to grave = during the entire life cycle salvage = act of saving goods or property that were in danger of damage or destruction; before being used or consumed, e.g. best-by date past but yogurts haven't been eaten yet thrift shop = retail establishment run by a charitable organization to raise money by selling mainly used goods such as clothing, books, music albums, shoes, DVDs, toys, and furniture donated by members of the public, and are often staffed by volunteers. Because the items for sale were obtained for free, and business costs are low, the items can be sold at competitive prices scan-based trading = where retailers pay suppliers for a product when consumers purchase it rather than at the time it is delivered to the store I knew some of subjects ~~were known me~~ Now it seems very ~~ungeneral~~ unusual | uncommon We have a very ~~spread wide~~ wide spread service Can we ~~heard~~ listen to it once more? We are ~~penaltied~~ penalised | fined ]]> 20221019 18:10-19:30 2 active Partnership with China: dream or nightmare? By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> C1-00-14-02 active textbook active textbook to wangle = (informal) to get sth that you or another person wants by persuading sb or by a clever plan true truth ]]> 20221012 18:10-19:30 2 active Shifting from maritime to inland logistics By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> C1-00-14-01 C1-00-14-01 active textbook active textbook so as effective as railway transport The size of the company ~~has matter~~ matters Thanks ~~for~~ to inland logistics We can be sure everything will be taken for granted The main thing now is the speed of ~~the~~ delivery ]]> destined /'destənd/ 20221005 18:10-19:30 2 active Running a supplier audit 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 46 ex 2 reading the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg46-47_case_study_zaluski_strawberries.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> The Business 2.0 B2 active textbook pg 46 ex 2 reading T / Cl What do you do to improve quality of the products you sell? ✓ run a supplier audit pg 47 ex 3 listening the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_56.ogg How do you prepare to an audit? ✓ follow recommended best practice ✓ iron out problems before they come pg 47 ex 4 reading pg 47 ex 5 listening the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_57.ogg T / Cl Conclusions Are investments in time and money viable for Zaluski? 〆 might be costly (...) Are best practices recommended feasible? 〆 Zaluski only representing farmers (...) set for homework - tbc pg 47 ex 6 presentation ✓ compare ex 4 and ex 5 ✓ describe disparities ✓ justify actions to be action ✓ make a general recommendation ]]> fibre = part of food that helps to keep a person healthy by keeping the bowels working and moving other food quickly through the body seed = small hard part produced by a plant, from which a new plant can grow newly-wed = someone recently married; honeymooner ripe = fully grown and ready to be eaten harvest = time of year when the crops are gathered in on a farm, etc.; the act of cutting and gathering crops crate = box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with interspaces, used especially for transporting fruit punnet = a small light basket or container for fruit or vegetables to shrivel = to draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form corrugations; a leaf shrivels in the hot sun; the skin shrivels with age bruise = mark on a fruit or vegetable where it is damaged sound = reliable; in good condition; not damaged, hurt, etc to decay = to rot; to be destroyed gradually by natural processes; to destroy sth in this way to justify = to show that sb/sth is right or reasonable unrivalled = having no equal proactive = (of a person or policy) controlling a situation by making things happen rather than waiting for things to happen and then reacting to them approved approve these standards ~~As usual~~ Usually , these fruits are ~~seld~~ sold nearby If we ~~transportated~~ transported it ]]> 20220928 18:10-19:30 2 active Thinking critically, discovery learning 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 Language Leader Advanced pg 74 ex 2 reading pg 75 Jean Jacques Rousseau new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg74-5_critical_thinking_discovery_learning_child_centred_education.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Should you take things at face value? 〆 probably not to accept / take sth at face value = to believe that sth is what it appears to be, without questioning it Has critical thinking in education become as important as academic knowledge? Why? Why not? 〆many exams still focus on regurgitating knowledge = rote learning ✓ most MBA courses involve case studies with multiple solutions rote learning = memorization by repetition to regurgitate = (disapproving) to repeat sth you have heard or read without really thinking about it or understanding it What skills have become vital in today's world? ✓ lifelong learning ✓ interpersonal skills ✓ team working ✓ flexibility ✓ empathy ✓ critical thinking (...) lifelong learning = ongoing, voluntary, and self-motivated pursuit of knowledge for either personal or professional reasons. It is important for an individual's competitiveness and employability, but also enhances social inclusion, active citizenship, and personal development How important is critical thinking in our global village? ✓ allegations on the internet spread faster & can harm more people → today's fake news make critical thinking more relevant active textbook pg 74 ex 1 A speaking pg 74 ex 1 B listening new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd02_014.ogg Methodology: Critical thinking when reading ✓ evaluate the writer's idea ✓ work out author's line of reasoning ✓ analyse & criticise the writer's arguments ✓ have questions in mind while reading ✓ identify writer's motives ✓ don't accept writer's opinions & ideas without questioning pg 74 ex 2 reading pg 75 Jean Jacques Rousseau pg 74 ex 8 reading for detail ~~pg 74 ex 3 reading for detail~~ pg 74 ex 4 vocab pg 74 ex 5 6 discussion pg 74 ex 7 discussion → role play → recycle new expressions from pg 74 ex 4 vocab → support your opinion → criticise your partner's arguments ]]> 2 Critical thinking active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What is more effective [child-centred education | teacher centred education]? ✓ child-centred education = allow children as much freedom as possible Children should be [stuffed with facts | able to think for themselves] ✓ be able to think for themselves = form their own opinions How do you strike a compromise between academic knowledge and learning by experience? ✓ include hands-on practice → workshops, internships, work placement What is more valuable [emotional | academic] intelligence? ✓ probably emotional intelligence Is discovery learning still relevant to our business world? 〆no MBA course can simulate all possible challenges ✓ learn by making memorable discoveries ✓ make discoveries memorable with critical thinking → learn how to learn critical thinking = appraisal based on careful analytical evaluation, not accepting without questioning the ideas or opinions expressed to accept / take sth at face value = to believe that sth is what it appears to be, without questioning it child-centred learning = allow children as much freedom as possible. They should be able to think for themselves and form their own opinions discovery learning = when things (experience & interaction) rather than people preaching to children should be used to train children (e.g. if you break a window, you get cold) to impart /ɪmˈpɑ:t/ ~ sth (to sb) = to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people undeniable = true or certain; that cannot be contradicted to preach = to tell people about a particular religion, way of life, system, etc. in order to persuade them to accept it insist force children to read... ]]> 20220921 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study Kensington United 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 Upper Intermediate Unit 4 Success Case study Kensington United pg 42 Current situation reading market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg36-43_unit4_success.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook reading T / Cl How do you make a football club commercially successful? (...) pg 42 listening market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_030.ogg SSS feedback ✓ club travel agency ✓ hospitality facilities (e.g. vip boxes for business people) ✓ joint venture with insurance company ✓ training courses in leadership ✓ football boot manufacturing company T / Cl What fringe benefits should players get? ✓ mobile phones ✓ personal sports cars for 3 top players (...) What will Universal Communications demand in return? ✓ product placement ✓ advertising on T-shirts ✓ Asian celebrity endorsement (...) pg 43 task 1 2 SSS role play negotiation (use agenda) ]]> active textbook active textbook DVD case study commentary Conclusions ✓ batna (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) ✓ coinage feedback T / Cl How to prepare for a negotiation? ✓ your position ✓ your partner's position → focus on common ground rather than differences ✓ ideal outcome ✓ middle outcome ✓ batna (bottom line below which you shouldn't go) = room for manoeuvre What is important to be a good negotiator? ✓ understand the real needs of the other party ✓ be a good listener = have a win-win attitude → focus on coinage = what doesn't cost you much but has high value for the other party Areas of sponsorship ✓ opportunities for business development ✓ opportunities for broader exposure = creative solutions (advertising) ]]> active textbook to meet half way = to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with to have a finger in every pie = to be involved in a lot of different activities or knows about a lot of different things to outbid sb for sth = to offer more money than sb else in order to buy sth, for example at an auction fiery = quickly or easily becoming angry; showing strong emotions, especially anger fringe benefits = extra things that an employer gives you as well as your wages BATNA = best alternative to a negotiated agreement. In negotiation theory, the Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement or BATNA is the most advantageous alternative course of action a party can take if negotiations fail and an agreement cannot be reached ambit claim = initial demand made over and above what is expected in counter-offers and settlement coinage = process of inventing a word or phrase praise = words that show approval of or admiration for sb/sth (not) to stand = to bear, tolerate, support to insist (~ on) = to demand that sth happens or that sb agrees to do sth debilitating = making you feel weak; exhausted to cower = to bend low and/or move backwards because you are frightened cursory = done quickly and without giving enough attention to details the health a healthy generation You don't trust to an unknown brand ... what clothes should be ~~weared~~ worn ]]> 20220914 18:10-19:30 2 active Negotiating within BATNA 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 Upper Intermediate Unit 4 Success pg 39 ex C vocab pg 40 ex B writing Case study Kensington United pg 42 Current situation reading market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg36-43_unit4_success.pdf

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook pg 41 ex B listening market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_029.ogg pg 41 ex C listening market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_029.ogg pg 41 ex D role play use pg 41 useful language pg 133 Spanish sales manager of briefcases pg 142 Swiss retailer ]]> to devolve sth to / on / upon sb = to give a duty, responsibility, power, etc. to sb who has less authority than you Did you travel good? Have you had a pleasant journey? Maybe you would like to ~~fix~~ confirm our agreement ]]> 20220907 18:10-19:30 2 active Profile of one of the richest business people in the world (Carlos Slim) By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook pg 39 reading Profile Carlos Slim Lexical material: Spending spree, turning points & sales trends pg 39 ex B set for homework pg 39 ex C vocab ]]> active textbook pg 39 ex D speaking T / Cl What do you need to develop business acumen? (...) Should you be frugal to become rich? (...) ]]> 1 Review of tenses active decks deck_shuffled deck_of_phrases_tenses_review_b1_03.csv active textbook pg 40 ex A grammar (tenses review) set for homework pg 40 ex B writing ~~pg 40 ex C writing~~ ]]> tentacle = long thin part of the body of some creatures, such as an octopus, used for feeling or holding things, for moving or for getting food; (usually disapproving) the influence that a large place, organization or system has and that is hard to avoid acumen /əˈkju:men/ = shrewdness shown by keen insight business acumen = keenness and quickness in understanding and dealing with a business situation (buying / spending) spree = brief indulgence of your impulses distressed (assets) = facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty to divest = to get rid of sth frugal = to avoid waste to inject = to give money to an organization, a project, etc. so that it can function ledger = book in which a bank, a business, etc. records the money it has paid and received to surpass = to do or be better than sb/sth in everywhere Maybe it would be a good idea to build as ~~much~~ many factories as we can ... to manage this by at governmental level ]]> appetite /ˈæpɪtaɪt/ possessive /pəˈzesɪv/ enthusiasm /ɪnˈθju:zɪæzm/ process /ˈprəuses/ 20220831 18:10-19:30 2 active Success By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B2 Unit 4 Success 1 What makes people successful? active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Should your competitors fail for you to be successful in business? 〆depends on corporate culture → you should be in harmony with the environment = business ethics ethics = moral principles; rules of conduct When negotiating with business partners, which do you strive to achieve [win-win | win-lose]? ✓ probably win-win → repeat business to strive = to try hard Is drive enough to be successful or do you need charisma as well? ✓ drive should be harnessed by a visionary person, i.e. probably with charisma too 〆Bill Clinton may have been charismatic but perhaps lacked a vision to be successful → be a pioneer (like Elon Musk?) drive = strong desire to do things and achieve sth; great energy to harness = to control and use the force or strength of sth to produce power or to achieve sth What qualities do you need to be successful? vanity, selfishness... ✓ drive or just dedication ✓ charisma or just looks ✓ ruthlessness or just discipline ✓ luck or just money (...) vanity = (disapproving) too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements ruthlessness = being hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people active textbook --> T / Cl Is success when you are 'in demand', or simply when people recognise your brand? ✓ Rolls Royce are successful, though not really in demand (...) pg 36 ex A B speaking ]]> active textbook T / Cl Do you agree with indicators of a successful business? (...) Grammar: Prefixes T / Cl You outperform your competitors You are doing [worse | better] than the others ✓ better out = prefix meaning better / more than The economy is [unstable | instable]? ✓ unstable Economic [unstability | instability] is increasing? ✓ instability pg 37 ex A B vocab pg 37 ex C prefixes set for homework pg 37 ex D prefixes pg 38 ex E debate / battle ]]> active textbook market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_026.ogg pg 38 ex B listening market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_027.ogg pg 38 ex C listening market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_028.ogg ]]> ethics = moral principles; rules of conduct drive = strong desire to do things and achieve sth; great energy to harness = to control and use the force or strength of sth to produce power or to achieve sth vanity = (disapproving) too much pride in your own appearance, abilities or achievements ruthlessness = being hard and cruel; determined to get what you want and not caring if you hurt other people undercutting = sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors hasty = said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results venture capital = money that is lent to sb to buy buildings, equipment, etc. when they start a business to bid = to make a formal proposal to buy at a specified price to outbid = to bid higher than others essence = choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience to undercut = to sell goods or services at a lower price than your competitors tidal = connected with tides, i.e. the regular rise and fall of the sea household = the occupants of a house regarded as a unit; a house and its affairs; the essentials of home life spin-off = product made during the manufacture of something else (high / low) tide = when sea level rises / goes down Every All our partners said we have to meet face to face sometimes If you have as ~~well~~ much charisma as ~~well as~~ drive it can help ]]> 20220824 18:10-19:30 2 active Case study Perigord Gourmet By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook --> pg 80 reading Fois gras, or fatted goose liver (left margin) pg 80 ex 2 reading Perigord Gourmet T / Cl What risks is PG facing? ✓ poisoning ✓ change in regulation (...) pg 81 ex 3 discussion → see pg 75 ex 6 vocab Dealing with risk ✓ tolerate ✓ treat ✓ terminate ✓ transfer pg 81 ex 4 listening the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_24.ogg T / Cl How should PG handle the crisis? [deny | issue a statement | ignore & remain silent] (...) pg 81 ex 5 discussion T / Cl What strategies would you recommend: tolerate, treat, terminate or transfer risks? ✓ address issue transparently at the risk of negative impact on business ✓ win trust of customers 〆if keep silence & food poisoning happens again → run the risk of losing both reputation & business → find a scapegoat (i.e. activists) w/o evidence of their guilt How do you control damage? ✓ change characters ✓ find a vindicator ✓ blame someone else ✓ be seen as a victim rather than a perpetrator (i.e. villain) → be forgiven more easily pg 81 ex 6 listening the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_25.ogg T / Cl How will you make your public statement? ✓ prepare a sound bite? ✓ smile while answering questions? ✓ make allegations of animal rights activists involved in the food poisoning? ]]> cruel = having a desire to cause pain and suffering; causing pain or suffering slaughterhouse /'slɔ:tə:,haus/ = building where animals are killed for food extremist /ɪksˈtri:mɪst/ = person who holds extreme or fanatical political or religious views and esp. resorts to or advocates extreme action strychnine /ˈstrɪkni:n/ /s'tri,knain/ = poisonous substance used in very small amounts as a medicine scapegoat = someone who is punished for the errors of others to give carte blanche = to grant unconditional terms; unlimited authority to pre-empt = to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it investigation = official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc fatal /ˈfeɪtl/ = causing or ending in death lead = piece of information that may help to find out the truth or facts about a situation, especially a crime geeses geese the pandemic will be over ...and how it can impact to on our business This risk significantly influences on sales There is no ~~any~~ change for Russian cargoes to have transport through ~~the~~ Europe If we ~~see~~ look at the charts we can see that... If you would like to wait more for ~~this complainment~~ complaints ]]> recipe /ˈresɪpɪ/ 20220822 20220803 18:10-19:30 2 active Writing press statements By the end of this session you will have studied print

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20220822 18:10-19:30 rescheduled lesson 20220803 - to be confirmed (Tatiana perhaps abst)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook T / Cl If you found minute traces of horse in your minced meat, veal labelled meatballs, how would you react? (...) pg 78 ex 2 3 reading ]]> active textbook T / Cl If people are striking in the streets, the government should [allay | quell] the protest ✓ probably need to allay the protest in a democratic way (...) If it's not your fault, you want to [refuse | deny] accusations ✓ deny pg 79 ex 6 style set for homework - tbc pg 79 ex 7 writing a press statement ]]> active textbook pg 80 reading Fois gras, or fatted goose liver (left margin) pg 80 ex 2 reading Perigord Gourmet T / Cl What risks is PG facing? ✓ poisoning ✓ change in regulation (...) pg 81 ex 3 discussion → see pg 75 ex 6 vocab Dealing with risk ✓ tolerate ✓ treat ✓ terminate ✓ transfer pg 81 ex 4 listening the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_24.ogg T / Cl How should PG handle the crisis? [deny | issue a statement | ignore & remain silent] (...) pg 81 ex 5 discussion T / Cl What strategies would you recommend? ✓ address issue transparently at the risk of negative impact on business ✓ win trust of customers 〆if keep silence & food poisoning happens again → run the risk of losing both reputation & business → find a scapegoat (i.e. activists) w/o evidence of their guilt pg 81 ex 6 listening the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_25.ogg ]]> to clamp down = to make a determined attempt to stop people doing sth bad wholeheartedly = without reserve; without reservation Lindane = chemical substance (C6H6Cl6) used as an agricultural insecticide residue /ˈrezɪdju:/ = what is left over or remains; a remainder; the rest minute = very small, tiny banning order = decree that prohibits sth to allay /əˈleɪ / = to diminish (fear, suspicion, etc.); relieve or alleviate (pain, hunger, etc.) to quell = crush or put down (a rebellion etc.); reduce (rebels etc.) to submission; suppress (fear, anger, etc.) to quash /kwɔʃ/ = to take action to stop sth from continuing; to annul; to reject as not valid, esp. by a legal procedure to dispel = to force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; to dissipate; to disperse; to scatter over-the-counter = without a prescription; needing no prescription CGI = computer generated images recipe prescription It's not relevant, is it? ~~Yes!~~ No! (it's not) This accusation is very ~~hardful~~ harmful All these attacks are absolutely without ~~bases~~ grounds | evidence It's ~~a baseless acquisition~~ an unfounded accusation We ~~are~~ wholeheartedly agree that... ~~From~~ On behalf of our company (I can assure you that) we ~~never~~ would never like to spread ~~such kind of~~ films which support (encourage?) violence by with animals Let's stick on to this idea ]]> 20220817 18:10-19:30 2 active Communicating in a crisis Writing press statements By the end of this session you will have studied print

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20220815 18:10-19:30 rescheduled lesson 20220803 - to be confirmed (Sergey abst)

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_16.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_17.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_18.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_19.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_20.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_21.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_22.ogg the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_23.ogg T / Cl Is doing business in Russia like walking a tightrope? (...) Functional language: Using alliteration to sound more eloquent T / Cl We strive to reduce risk in Russia ✓ reduce ✓ risk ✓ Russia = alliteration pg 77 ex 5 alliteration ]]> 20220817-1127 One meaning 'you' in a formal, impersonal context active grammar active textbook Deadlines are like traffic jams: stop before! Giving a media interview is like assembling a weapon: if you forget one piece it can be lethal (E.Kosarev - 20141021) pg 77 ex 6 analogies pg 77 ex 7 analogies pg 77 ex 8 9 speaking → practise sound bites e.g. explain (or deny) why your nightclub refused entry to certain people (apparently on the ground of their physical appearance) ✓ use alliterations ✓ use some analogy ]]> to fork out = to raise, or pitch with a fork; pay a lot of money for sth walking a tightrope = doing sth dangerous to beat (sb) to = do something before someone else does it insider trading = illegal use of insider information for profit in financial trading legitimate = lawful, proper, regular, conforming to the standard type; logically admissible alliteration = occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words e.g. cool, calm, and collected litigated litigating in court... ~~Till~~ As long as we don't have relevant information I don't (can't | shan't) comment on that ]]> 20220810 18:10-19:30 2 active Mitigating risk and pursuing legal action By the end of this session you will have studied print

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20220803 lesson cancelled (Duncan flying back to Moscow via Turkey...) → todo: find alternative time slot

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook → complete gaps in a chronological order ✓ locate area of brand risk, damage or abuse ✓ track perpetrators ✓ initiate reversal ✓ monitor progress ✓ issue a cease & desist order ✓ pursue civil or legal action T / Cl What are the risks of importing Chinese-made consumer goods? 〆import duties 〆poor manufacturing quality (...) pg 75 ex 11 discussion ]]> active textbook ]]> active textbook It will never happen to me Dos or don'ts ]]> to perpetrate /ˈpə:pɪtreɪt/ = to commit a crime to litigate = (law) to take a claim or dispute to a court of law to desist (from sth / from doing sth) = (formal) to stop doing sth malicious /məˈlɪʃəs/ = having or showing hatred and a desire to harm sb or hurt their feelings freeload = take advantage of other people's generosity without giving anything in return defacing = to spoil the surface or appearance of (something), for example by drawing or writing on it to infringe = to break a law or rule to strangle at birth = to stop sth as soon as it has begun trick question = question that you do to deceive sb or to annoy sb as a joke tricky question = question that is difficult to answer sound bite = short comment that is taken from a longer conversation or speech and broadcast alone because it is more effective, very short speech, usually on radio or television damaged hurt | injured You should give a more ~~inclined~~ diplomatic answer We wait for the official ~~commitment~~ statement ]]> lethal /ˈli:θəl/ 20220727 18:10-19:30 2 active Enterprise risk management Describing risk By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> 1 ERM (enterprise risk management) active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What types of risks is a company likely to face? ✓ hazard risks ✓ operational risks ✓ financial risks ✓ strategic risks How do you have your bases covered? ✓ implement ERM (enterprise risk management) ✓ put in place contingency plans to cover bases = to do everything necessary to be sure that something is successful What are the main advantages of ERM? ✓ makes risks more prominent to managers ✓ identifies risks that don't have a significant impact on production e.g. smashing a car ✓ helps recognition of 'good' risk that can make a company grow ✓ facilitates defining 'bad' risk that leads to loss prominent = important or well known; easily seen Is customer shortfall is a strategic or operational risk? ✓ strategic Is a supply chain problem a financial or operational risk? ✓ operational What could threaten the continuity of your company? ✓ operational risk e.g. human capital flight ✓ financial risk e.g. fine for violating rules human capital flight = emigration or immigration of individuals who have received advanced training at home brain drain = migration of skilled personnel in search of better standards of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology and more stable political conditions in different places worldwide organizational brain drain = mass exodus of talented workers from a company, often because they sense instability, a lack of opportunity within the company, or they may feel that they can realize their career goals more easily at another company (source: investopedia.com) active textbook Enterprise risk management pg 74 ex 4 vocab ]]> 2 ERM strategies active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Do you always identify risk at the level of granular detail? 〆probably not, unless it may impact company's performance granular detail = with much detail Is compliance with international law material to business performance? ✓ depends on the scalability of your activities material to = information or ideas for use in creating a book or other work; something that may impact the expected result What excessive measures to reduce risk may have an impact on the long-term viability of your company? ✓ systemic double checking might slow down transactions ✓ observing eco-friendly recommendations could be expensive What could you cite as the reason for your company going bankrupt? ✓ cheaper competition from Asia? ✓ reputational damage (...) to cite sth (as sth) = to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying active textbook T / Cl How do you deal with risk? ✓ tolerate ✓ treat ✓ terminate ✓ transfer set for homework pg 75 ex 6 vocab Lexical material: Masquerading T / Cl Is it easy to copy the logo & name of a company on the internet? (...) = passing off When you go to a ball & wear a mask, what is it called? ✓ masquerade pg 75 ex 7 8 listening the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_15.ogg ]]> ERM = enterprise risk management hazard risks = fire, flood, theft, vandalism operational risks = overheads exceed income, suppliers fail to deliver, staff problems... financial risks = cash flow problems, bank refuses overdraft... strategic risks = wrong marketing, poor product placement, competition... proactive = controlling a situation by causing something to happen rather than waiting to respond to it after it happens hazard = source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune to put it in a nutshell = to sum up prominent = important or well known; easily seen to mitigate = make less severe or harsh shortfall = amount by which something is less than expected or required compelling = that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting detrimental (to) = causing harm or injury to mitigate = to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of to beleaguer /bɪˈli:ɡə/ = to annoy persistently, pester, bug to withstand = to be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme conditions, the use of force, etc to cover bases = to do everything necessary to be sure that something is successful material to = information or ideas for use in creating a book or other work; something that may impact the expected result to cite sth (as sth) = to mention sth as a reason or an example, or in order to support what you are saying to attribute sth to sth = to say or believe that sth is the result of a particular thing human capital flight = emigration or immigration of individuals who have received advanced training at home brain drain = migration of skilled personnel in search of better standards of living and quality of life, higher salaries, access to advanced technology and more stable political conditions in different places worldwide organizational brain drain = mass exodus of talented workers from a company, often because they sense instability, a lack of opportunity within the company, or they may feel that they can realize their career goals more easily at another company (source: investopedia.com) passing off = unauthorised commercial use of a company's brand name, logo, etc ambush marketing = masquerading masquerade /ˌmæskəˈreɪd/ = false show or pretence to masquerade = to appear in disguise, assume a false appearance cybersquatting = registering a domain's name featuring another company's band name to cease = to end to desist = to cease to proceed or act reversal = change or overthrowing, an official declaration that it is false to issue 'cease & desist' orders = judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity to litigate = make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and judicial debate in a court vulnerable = that may be wounded or harmed; (foll. by to) exposed to damage by a weapon, criticism malicious = intending or intended to do harm Barbara Streisand effect = phenomenon that occurs when an attempt to hide, remove, or censor information has the unintended consequence of increasing awareness of that information, often via the Internet faced with heard of this word ... which concern to e-commerce ...just to ~~pay~~ draw your attention to modern crime ]]> 20220720 18:10-19:30 2 active Expressing perspective and stance Enterprise risk management By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook ]]> active textbook 1 Explicit vs implicit stances active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What is a mortgage & property ladder? = financial instrument to help poor people to buy their house → aid for those with a bad credit risk or little money Should a bank manager advise you to take risks & take out a loan? 〆probably not banks make money by lending and NOT by giving investment advice = conflict of interest You want to apply for a loan but the manager thinks you won't be able to pay. The bank manager should be [explicit | implicit]? ✓ implicit = take risks at your own cost so the bank can make money What is the difference between 'I disagree' (1) and 'I'm afraid I have a different opinion' (2) (1) explicit (2) implicit explicit /ɪksˈplɪsɪt/ = clear and easy to understand implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ = suggested without being directly expressed active textbook the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_14.ogg ]]> 2 Reading for perspective active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png If you say 'across the board', you sound [objective | subjective] ✓ objective → may sound also confident across the board = including everyone or all, so that all are included; generally speaking If you say 'it could be argued', you sound [assertive | tentative] ✓ tentative → you are aware of both pros & cons but not really confident assertive = confident 'The strategy is successful' → How can you make this sentence more tentative? ✓ It seems that... To sound more objective, you can say [there remains little doubt that | in my view] ✓ there remains little doubt that To sound apologetic, you can say [we realise that | on balance] ✓ we realise that on balance = when all factors are taken into consideration active textbook text A B C D Identifying stance expressions

set for homework pg 73 ex 5 expressing stance ]]> 3 Expressing stance pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active shuffled_boxes active textbook ]]> active textbook set for homework pg 74 ex 2 3 reading Enterprise risk management ]]> explicit /ɪksˈplɪsɪt/ = clear and easy to understand implicit /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ = suggested without being directly expressed insolvent = declared in law unable to pay debts on balance = when all factors are taken into consideration tentative /ˈtentətɪv/ = (of an arrangement, agreement, etc.) not definite or certain because you may want to change it later; done by way of trial, experimental; hesitant, not definite apologetic = offering or expressing apology across the board = including everyone or all, so that all are included; generally speaking assertive = confident to deteriorate (into sth) = to become worse in tatters = ruined, demolished to beleaguer /bɪˈli:ɡə/ = to annoy persistently, pester, bug to withstand = to be strong enough not to be hurt or damaged by extreme conditions, the use of force, etc unappropriate inappropriate The price is so high that students couldn't ~~pay~~ afford a cup of coffee every day ]]> provocative /prəˈvɔkətɪv/ 20220713 18:10-19:30 2 active Risk management vs damage control Crisis survivors By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Meeting ID: 799 4847 6862 Passcode: t19ibC https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79948476862?pwd=alnFnHoD8CXXjF5XClox5arfn84o0V.1 ]]> active textbook → postponed for practice of new expressions after listening task ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png According to traditional PR rules, you [should always apologise & recall products | fight accusations] ✓ apologise & recall the product (according to traditional PR rules) but often fighting accusations is more effective... If you defend yourself against false accusations, you generate [positive | negative] publicity? ✓ negative publicity → avoid making too much noise Unless you are obviously guilty of wrong-doing, you should [defend yourself | attack] ✓ attack = best form of defence active textbook the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_13.ogg Functional language: Controlling damage pg 70 ex 3 listening for detail the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_13.ogg pg 143 audio script pg 70 ex 4 inference ]]> 2 Damage control active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How do you control damage? ✓ change characters ✓ find a vindicator ✓ blame someone else ✓ be seen as a victim rather than a perpetrator (i.e. villain) → be forgiven more easily Survivors [should | shouldn't] follow conventional wisdom on reputation management 〆shouldn't blindly follow ≠ feel-good gurus Survivors [accept | refuse] short-term losses in return for long-term gains ✓ accept = pain thresholds Nowadays corporate defence is [redundant | relevant] 〆redundant = only an exercise in moral authority Critics [stand up for | ignore] ordinary citizens (the little guy) ✓ stand up for = purport, intend to help Survivors [believe | don't believe] they need showing some moral rectitude for the little guy 〆don't believe the little guy has more rights than the corporation = crisis management does not depend on financial & ethical standards Crisis management depends on [fighting & defeating your opponent | good communication] ✓ defeating your opponent = political model of crisis management Whistle blowers & corporate stalkers [scrutinise with hostility | observe with impartiality] ✓ scrutinise with hostility = to fill the media vacuum active textbook Damage control Indictment is [savvy marketing | sensationalism] (...) = paranoia Lexical material: Damage control pg 71 ex 6 discussion ]]> to tamper = to meddle with or make unauthorized changes to scrap = to cancel or get rid of sth that is no longer practical or useful conventional wisdom = ideas or beliefs generally accepted as true vindicator = person who argues to defend or justify some policy or institution inference = reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgement on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation to be toast = burnt, with no chances of recovering from the mistake Mother Goose (author) = supposed author of a book of nursery rhymes first published as "Mother Goose's Melodies," and usually called simply "Mother Goose." The first English edition is said to have been printed in 1719 in London Mother Goose (book) = traditional book of stories that every child reads Mother Goose rules = traditional rules handed down from generation to generation without questioning Jesse Jackson = United States civil rights leader who led a national campaign against racial discrimination and ran for presidential nomination to stonewall = to obstruct or hinder any discussion, engage in delaying tactics or refuse to cooperate pundit = person who knows a lot about a particular subject and who often talks about it in public; an expert; a Hindu learned in Sanskrit and in the philosophy, religion, and jurisprudence of India to put lipstick on the pig = to make something unpleasant look more attractive by artificial means to worship = to love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess to repent = (of sth) (formal) to feel and show that you are sorry for sth bad or wrong that you have done to opine /əuˈpaɪn/ = to hold or express as an opinion to grieve = to cause to feel sorrow to be toppled = to fall down, as if collapsing canard /kæˈnɑ:d/ = (formal) a false report or piece of news to worship = to show respect for God or a god, especially by saying prayers, singing, etc. with other people in a church, etc to espouse = (formal) to give your support to a belief, policy etc redemption = act of delivering from sin or saving from evil, act of purchasing back something previously sold virtuous = behaving in a very good and moral way to purport /ˈpə:pət/ = to propose or intend messianic = relating to a messiah promising deliverance to lionise = to assign great social importance to to torpedo = to make (a policy, institution, plan, etc.) ineffective or inoperative; destroy to be under siege /si:dʒ/ = military operation in which an attacking force seeks to compel the surrender of a fortified place by surrounding it and cutting off supplies etc plaintiff = person who brings an action in a court of law indictment /ɪnˈdaɪtmənt/ = official statement accusing someone of committing a crime stalker /'stɔ:kə:/ = person who follows and watches another person over a long period of time in a way that is annoying or frightening; person who follows an animal quietly and slowly, especially in order to kill or capture it whistle-blower = person, usually an employee, who exposes information or activity within a private, public, or government organization that is deemed illegal, illicit, unsafe, fraud, or abuse of taxpayer funds to defeat = to stop sth from being successful; to beat, to win against sb in a war, competition, sports game, etc Regardlingless Regardless of the ~~guilty~~ guilt He says the ~~apoligising~~ apologies are taking In ~~our~~ today's world In our ~~today~~ world today ]]> cyanide /ˈsaɪənaɪd/ 20220706 18:10-19:30 2 active Taking measures to mitigate risks By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Virtual scratchpad Use this document to complete tasks in a collaborative manner while changing rooms after a 40min long meeting, or during pair work activities. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1d_AHcjrM9aOv8rxu-5Ft4qRcqW8tpaHmkqZsc3Hp9Rs/edit?usp=sharing ]]> active textbook lifestyle_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_3.ogg Lexical material: What if, unless, provided that, supposing, in which case pg 72 ex 4 vocab pg 72 ex 5 speaking ]]> In case of vs if active grammar the case of = reason → would be configured ≠ because of being deployed ✓ when (= if) = condition → would be configured if they were deployed [If | In case] the Customer receives a written notice from the Contractor, it shall provide the requested documents. - if = only when it receives a written notice → condition - in case = before the transaction begins → reason ]]> active textbook Grammar: Conjunctions pg 73 ex 6 vocab pg 73 ex 7 vocab word focus: connectors feedback ]]> active textbook ]]> 1 Anticipating risks active edit_2columns_2qa List risks and preventive measures to ensure the safety of the event. Risk assessment: 〆wild fire in surrounding woods 〆hungry wild bears 〆presence of paparazzi 〆car park = potential bottleneck (because it is too small) 〆restrict access to activists disrupting the conference 〆activists hiding in caves or woods Preventive measures: → patrol surrounding caves & woods → use different accesses to avoid traffic congestion ✓ entrance A for VIP → provide limousine for VIP ✓ entrance B for the press → reserve car park for the press ✓ entrance C for visitors → schedule a shuttle for visitors → video monitoring of the river bank ✓ rescue boat at disposal ✓ carry out security checks before visitors reach entrances ✓ locate smoking areas within the building only ✓ set out procedures in case of emergency active textbook lifestyle_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_4.ogg pg 73 ex 10 speaking ]]> 2 Considering alternatives pix/icons8-metronome-filled-100_white.png pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active edit_ol_qa You work for the Rockdale Centre. Consider alternative solutions. Supposing that employees gathered to protest, I would try to take advantage of the situation and show the Rockdale centre can manage such challenges show you can manage challenges If we meet unauthorised reporters we will escort them out of the premises to escort = to accompany Should 1 000 protesters come we could use helicopters to evacuate VIPs evacuate If you step down to pressure once, you won't be perceived as a reliable partner to be perceived as If we had organised an interview with Hamilton before announcing his participation in the event we would not have such a dilemma now dilemma Had all conferences in the world been cancelled each time disruptions by protesters were expected, no conference would have made it possible to exchange new ideas no exchange of ideas possible 3 Role play role_play active Find means to defuse tension before the event. Then, re-consider if you should go ahead with the conference or cancel it. Recycle new expressions and language. You want to cancel the event or at least stop Carl Hamilton from attending. ✓ Had we known about accusations of dumping toxic waste earlier, we wouldn't have invited him in the first place! ✓ If we met Hamilton to understand his viewpoint on allegations of pollution, we could take a more informed decision... 〆Should anyone get hurt no organisation will ever want to come back here! 〆Won't VIPs call off their visit if they find out their security is at risk? You want Carl Hamilton to be a speaker and prove the Rockdale Centre can manage such challenges. ✓ If we run the event as planned we could turn a threat into an opportunity! ✓ We would build a reputation for reliability & crisis management. → What if we arranged a meeting between the protest leaders & Hamilton before the conference actually begins? ✓ extra Tv coverage of the event ✓ good publicity active textbook SSS support their opinion → use mixed conditionals from pg 71 ex 4 ]]> bizarre = strange, odd confident = sure of oneself outbreak = sudden eruption of anger, war, disease, rebellion, etc in case = because of a possibility of something happening, being needed, etc; in connection with someone or something, or in the situation of something; an in case-clause gives a reason while an if-clause describes a condition supposing that = used to ask sb to pretend that sth is true or to imagine that sth will happen provided that = (only) if - used to emphasise if; impose specific conditions or set limits on a situation; as long as, so long as, on condition that used to say what must happen or be done to make it possible for sth else to happen in case = because of a possibility of something happening, being needed, etc; in connection with someone or something, or in the situation of something; an in case-clause gives a reason while an if-clause describes a condition supposing that = used to ask sb to pretend that sth is true or to imagine that sth will happen provided that = (only) if - used to emphasise if; impose specific conditions or set limits on a situation; as long as, so long as, on condition that used to say what must happen or be done to make it possible for sth else to happen to escort sb from = to accompany to patrol = to walk or travel around an area, esp. at regular intervals, in order to protect or supervise it squad = section of a police force that deals with a particular type of crime; group of players or competitors from which a team is chosen for a particular game or match to close off = to isolate or separate premises = building and land near to it that a business owns or uses disruption = act of delaying or interrupting the continuity riverbank = ground along either side of a river allegation (of sth) (against sb) | ~ (that ...) | ~ (about sb/sth) = public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illegal fire extinguisher = metal container with water or chemicals inside for putting out small fires agile = able to think quickly and in an intelligent way; able to move quickly and easily to accuse ~ sb (of sth) = to say that sb has done sth wrong or is guilty of sth nothing anything I was able to make the ~~transition~~ transaction with Tinkoff We implemented everything OK well | all right Maybe they ~~want to destroy~~ 'd like to disrupt this ~~situation~~ event I would ask Mr Hamilton ~~to refuse of taking~~ not to take part in this conference My centre will ~~take~~ obtain good promotion They have ~~every year~~ yearly trainings In case if something goes wrong... ]]> 20220629 18:10-19:30 2 active Assessing risks Taking measures to mitigate risks By the end of this session you will have studied print

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]]> 20190624-1734 active review 20190624-1736 wip review 1 Role play role_play active Recycle new expressions and language. Practise the 3rd conditional (describing a hypothetical situation happening in the past with a result in the past If I had known about this earlier, I would have chosen another solution. Explain how changes in technology affected your business. You are pessimistic & conservative. You wish you had made other choices. 〆If I had known about these difficulties before, I wouldn't have... (not to make obvious mistakes ← past participle) ✓ If we had prepared better, we could have... (to pre-empt ← past participle) ✓ If we had made contingency plans, ... (verb in past perfect form) ✓ I might have succeeded faster if... (verb in past perfect form) You think change is a good thing and the results weren't so negative. You are optimistic & open to new solutions. You don't think your colleague should regret decisions made. 〆 If I had been in your situation, I couldn't have... (to make a better choice ← past participle) ✓ Even if you had anticipated those changes, you might have... (to lose money anyway ← past participle) ✓ You would have had teething problems even if... (verb in past perfect form) ✓ We couldn't have predicted such a black swan situation even if... (to predict the crisis ← past perfect) teething problems = small problems that a company, product, system, etc. has at the beginning black swan = metaphor describing an event which is unanticipated (perhaps because it seemed impossible or because no-one had considered it before), but which has very far-reaching consequences fix = (informal) solution to a problem, especially an easy or temporary one glitch = (informal) small problem or fault that stops sth working successfully 20220608 18:10-19:30 2 active Ostracism By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Quarterly test results Nadezhda Tag questions B2 03 Past and present habits B2 03 Technology B2 03 Arts B2 03 Have something done B2 03 Listening Writing Total 80% Sergey Tag questions B2 03 Past and present habits B2 03 Technology B2 03 Arts B2 03 Have something done B2 03 Listening Writing Total 69% Anna Tag questions B2 03 Past and present habits B2 03 Technology B2 03 Arts B2 03 Have something done B2 03 Listening Writing Total 65% Tatyana Tag questions B2 03 Past and present habits B2 03 Technology B2 03 Arts B2 03 Have something done B2 03 Listening Writing Total 67%

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Quarterly test results Nadezhda Questions B1 03 Comparatives B2 01 Participle clauses B2 03 Financial success B2 03 Listening Writing Total 90% Sergey Questions B1 03 Comparatives B2 01 Participle clauses B2 03 Financial success B2 03 Listening Writing Total 78% Anna Questions B1 03 Comparatives B2 01 Participle clauses B2 03 Financial success B2 03 Listening Writing Total 80%

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Quarterly test Review the following: Grammar: Ellipsis and substitution Uses of the present participle Question forms Comparative and superlative forms Participle clauses Lexical material: Cost of living, job opportunities, access to healthcare Industrialisation of rural areas Please, complete the test in pdf sent by e-mail by Wednesday 20210929 (we'll be completing the listening task together Tuesday 28)

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20210719-20210806 Duncan's holiday break

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20210719-20210806 Duncan's holiday break

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Quarterly test Please, complete the test in pdf sent by e-mail by Friday 18.06

Quarterly test results Nadezhda Present continuous vs future B2 01 Future forms B2 02 Comparative idiomatic expressions B2 03 Listening Writing Total 84% Anna Present continuous vs future B2 01 Future forms B2 02 Comparative idiomatic expressions B2 03 Listening Writing Total 86% Sergey Present continuous vs future B2 01 Future forms B2 02 Comparative idiomatic expressions B2 03 Listening Writing Total 70%

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Quarterly test Review the following: Grammar: talking about the future, comparative structures, historical present, future perfect Lexical material: etiquette of electronic forms of communication, communication breakdowns, bias, news, change champions vs fence sitters, apologising, praising, making a forceful request, a negative or offending remark Please, complete the test in pdf sent by e-mail by Friday 18.06

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Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. future_forms_mindmap.pdf ]]> 20190418-1837 Future forms active decks deck_of_phrases_future_forms.csv active textbook part and parcel = emphasizing that sth is involved or included in sth else to deplore = to strongly disapprove of sth and criticize it, especially publicly a part and parcel of my life We do still make a lot of mistakes ~~yet~~ ]]> 20210601 16:40-18:00 1 active Choosing methods of communication By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Quarterly test Please, complete the test in pdf sent by e-mail by Friday 19.03

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20201215 last lesson before Xmas break

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Ken Robinson: How schools kill creativity http://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html T / Cl Arguments ✓ Children lose their capacity to take a chance & be wrong ✓ Children are born artists (Picasso) ✓ Education is predicated on academic ability ✓ Academic inflation proves education is shifting under our feet 〆 Schools squander children 〆 More university graduates will be recruited now in a (few) year(s) than all years put together (ever before) (UNESCO) 〆 Public schools educate pupils out of creativity 〆 Maths & languages more valued than dance & drama, worldwide 〆 Education based on & stem from industrial needs → Need for human ecology (Sir Ken) ]]> wip textbook pg 52 ex F G post task ]]> holistic = considering a whole thing or being to be more than a collection of parts; emphasizing the organic or functional relation between parts and the whole; opposite of atomistic to stigmatise = to treat sb in a way that makes them feel that they are very bad or unimportant to squander = to waste money, time, etc. in a stupid or careless way to be predicated ~ sth on / upon sth = to base sth on a particular belief, idea or principle to avert = to prevent sth bad or dangerous from happening take a mistake be mistaken I can see it at in our children ]]> 20201208 16:40-18:00 2 active Joining ivy-league universities By the end of this session you will have studied 20201215 last lesson before Xmas break

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Quarterly test scheduled 20201007 Review the following: Grammar: Prepositions, punctuation, third conditional, participle clauses, modals for advice Lexical material: Advertising, taking risks smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Please, complete the test, scan and send back at your earliest convenience after this lesson (listening will be completed in class) 〆 no dictionaries 〆 no language notes ! skip the listening task (will be completed in class) → time allowed: 40min 20201007_rrwcgroup5_quarterly_test.pdf EF General English C1.2 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 2 Advertising pg 26 ex H grammar

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2010 Dayton elevator speech winner http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6O98o2FRHw feedback ✓ convincing argumentation & simple concept ✓ short sentences without conjunctions to insist on mechanically exponential growth pattern ✓ tripling technique (e.g. This course was cheap, interesting and effective) ✓ alliteration (e.g. rapid, relevant and realistic) ✓ rhymes (your brand in their hand) 〆 no start up capital mentioned 〆 no call for action or request (i.e. asking audience to reflect on or do sth) 〆 no comparison with competition 〆 too fast speech 〆 little rapport with the audience → only average delivery but good product video

2012 BPC elevator speech winner elevator_pitch_contest_winner_nancy_t_wheeler_university_of_dayton.mp4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIo-enMAIxE feedback ✓ supportive body language ✓ short sentences ✓ call for start up capital ✓ break even point ✓ ROI - return on investment ✓ comparison with competition 〆 little convincing concept (hence questionable projections) 〆 rather artificial intonation in rhetorical questions → good delivery but average product T / Cl How can elevator and sales pitch techniques help improve your presentations? ✓ use elevator pitch strategies to catch audience interest ✓ use sales people language (e.g. with metaphors about sports) to win an audience (...) → be convincing rather than just descriptive ]]> to break even = to attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business return (~ on investment, R.O.I) = amount of profit made on investment business angel = investor who provides financial backing for small start-ups or entrepreneurs. Angel investors are usually found among an entrepreneur's family and friends and are essentially the exact opposite of a venture capitalist venture capitalist = investor who either provides capital to start-up ventures or supports small companies that wish to expand but do not have access to equities markets per a day maybe it will be effective We needn't to have three different commercials ... try to ~~wide~~ widen our audience Usually it's for middle-aged people ~~of average age~~ I don't know ~~at what time~~ when this speech was ~~created~~ made | given | delivered ]]> 20200902 18:00-19:20 2 active Skimping on advertising By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 990 171 415 Password: 8XUPie https://us04web.zoom.us/j/990171415

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Quarterly test results key to exercise

Check your answers with the key. (see previous lesson) Nadezhda Tag questions Error correction Past continuous vs past perfect Politics and leadership Listening Writing Total 88% Anna Tag questions Error correction Past continuous vs past perfect Politics and leadership Listening Writing Total 80% Tatiana Tag questions Error correction Past continuous vs past perfect Politics and leadership Listening Writing Total 72% Aleksander Tag questions Error correction Past continuous vs past perfect Politics and leadership ~~Listening~~ Writing Total 50%

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Placement test ~ 20min (use the link given to you by EF / your HR officer) 1. vocab 2. listening 3. reading 4. writing EF logo

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Placement test ~ 20min (use the link given to you by EF / your HR officer) 1. vocab 2. listening 3. reading 4. writing EF logo

Quarterly test results Nadezhda Future in the past B2 - 03 Awkward situations B2 - 02 ~~Listening~~ Writing Total 82% Anna Future in the past B2 - 03 Awkward situations B2 - 02 ~~Listening~~ Writing Total 86% ]]> quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20200318.xml Quarterly test active quarterly_test_feedback EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2.3 Unit 4 World English active textbook wip grammar credentials = qualities, training or experience that make you suitable to do sth scary scared He ~~was~~ refused to join the meeting How we can ~~suit~~ adapt to the situation? I ~~desire~~ wish to have a lot of free time She looks on at the ceiling I'm discussing the third ~~one~~ situation It's not the end of ~~the~~ (your) life My ~~most weak~~ weakest point is ... It will ~~improve~~ make me better at | more knowledgeable about on some ~~econommical~~ economic subjects ]]> 20200318 2 active Quarterly test, Introduction to flipped learning By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Complete the following exercises pg 93 ex 5 practice pg 143 ex 1 2 future seen from the past - Unit 8.1 speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg92-3_141-2_time_capsule_future_seeen_from_the_past.pdf key to exercise

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Quarterly test Review the following: B2-3 Unit 3 Awkward situations Grammar: Future seen from the past Lexical material: Awkward situations

Following disruptions due to the coronavirus... ~~1) our face to face lessons are still possible, but~~ 2) we ~~may also~~ must have our lessons on-line with Zoom.

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EF will offer free access to their on-line EF English School for 1 month Please, let me know if interested in order to proceed with your registration. 20200316_New_EF_online_offer_Free_self-stufy.pdf 20200316_New_EF_online_offer_full_offer.pdf If you all agree to have on-line lessons instead of face to face lessons:

Zoom meeting details RRWC group 5 - Duncan Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 990 171 415 Click on the link below to join our next lesson: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/990171415 ]]> inc_smat/zoom_guidelines_for_students.inc 00-0-0 noisy = making a lot of noise cliche = phrase or an idea that has been used so often that it no longer has much meaning and is not interesting stamina /ˈstæmɪnə/ = physical or mental strength that enables you to do sth difficult for long periods of time flipped = turned over into a different position with a sudden quick movement mind-numbing = making you unable to feel / think anything dull = boring to hone = to develop and improve sth, especially a skill, over a period of time to ensure = to make sure, guarantee engagement = commitment; willingness to work hard and give your energy and time to a job or an activity in favour of = to the advantage of 20200311 2 active Making plans, apologising By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 4 World English EFEKTA-GE-B2.3_U4[42-47].pdf ]]> EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2.3 Unit 3 Awkward situations active textbook 20200312-0853 Future seen from the past (to be going to - to be about to) active grammar 20200312-0852 Future seen from the past (to be going to - to be about to - was|were + infinitive - would + have + past participle) active grammar ]]> 20200311-1724 Future forms active decks deck_of_phrases_future_in_the_past.csv wip grammar active textbook Lesson 5 pg 39 ex A B C D pre task pg 40 ex A B C D task ]]> EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2.3 Unit 4 World English active textbook English Town Unit 4 lesson 1 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-4_lesson_1.mp4 T / Cl Why is the situation amusing? ✓ he wants to buy pants pants (AmEn) = trousers (BrEn) pants (BrEn) = boxer shorts (AmEn) Language builder pg 42 ex A B vocab set for homework pg 42 ex C vocab ]]> to flunk (out) = (informal, especially AmE) to fail an exam, a test or a course to try for (AmEn) = to go for; to make an attempt at achieving something more high higher level of English We're going to pencil in ~~the~~ lunch ]]> 20200304 2 active Putting your foot in your mouth By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 4 World English EFEKTA-GE-B2.3_U4[42-47].pdf ]]> active textbook T / Cl How would you apologise for saying something wrong? (...) Was it contrived? (...) video

English Town Unit 3 lesson 3 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-2_lesson_3.mp4 Would you accept the parents' apologies? (...) Lesson 4 T / Cl Should Bob apologise for putting his foot in your mouth or is he right to encourage Emma to stay where she has a boyfriend, a family ands a home (instead of joining Peace Corps)? (...) video

English Town Unit 3 lesson 4 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-2_lesson_4.mp4 Were Leo's compliments about potatoes a contrived reply to Nancy? ✓ yes, just to be polite and have something to say Should Emma really be outraged or ashamed of anything? (...) Language builder pg 37 ex A B vocab pg 37 ex C vocab pg 37 ex D E speaking ]]> active textbook contrived = (disapproving) planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic to put one's foot in one's mouth = to speak carelessly and rudely; hurt another's feelings without intending to; make a rude mistake ashamed ~ (of sth/sb / yourself) | ~ (that ...) | ~ (to be sth) = feeling shame or embarrassment about sb/sth or because of sth you have done to fend (for oneself) = to protect yourself from difficult questions, criticisms, etc., especially by avoiding them will have has good effects ~~for~~ on the family ... missing ~~responsibilities~~ opportunities If we ~~see~~ look on from the other side (from another perspective) at her opinion He prefers to go step back (to keep a low profile) instead of ~~going to the attack~~ fending for himself It's a ~~confused~~ confusing situation in general He really apologised by for his behaviour He doesn't want to seem ~~such~~ so rude ]]> 20200226 2 active Dealing with an embarrassing question By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook pg 36 ex H writing pg 36 ex I J reading Lesson 4 T / Cl How would you feel if you needed: - to lay a brick at your boyfriend's? - to drop a mother load? - to give birth to a creamy behemoth? = to empty your bowels ✓ embarrassed ✓ anxious (...) What do you need to hide stinking smells when you do a poo (BrEn) | when you poop (AmEn)? ✓ spray (...) Can a pot-pourri help mask smells? = mixture of dried flowers and leaves used for making a room smell pleasant (...) Would you actually need such product? How do you create or suggest the need for such embarrassing and|or taboo kind of thing?! (...) video

Girls Don't Poop - PooPourri.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKLnhuzh9uY ]]> red-faced = with a red face, especially because you are embarrassed or angry to poop (AmEn) = to pass solid waste from the bowels; to do a poo (BrEn) bowels = system of tubes below the stomach in which solid waste collects before it is passed out of the body: (medical) to empty / move / open your bowels (= to pass solid waste out of the body) pot-pourri = mixture of dried flowers and leaves used for making a room smell pleasant; mixture of various things that were not originally intended to form a group skid mark = visible mark left by any solid which moves against another, and is an important aspect of trace evidence analysis in forensic science and forensic engineering e.g. caused by tyres on roads occuring when a vehicle wheel stops rolling and slides or spins on the surface of the road tenacious = that does not stop holding sth or give up sth easily; determined behemoth /bɪˈhi:mɔθ/ = enormous creature or thing creamy = thick and smooth like cream; containing a lot of cream; pale yellowish-white in colour mother load = used colloquially to refer to the real or imaginary origin of something valuable or in great abundance; principal vein or zone of gold or silver ore cavernous = (of a room or space) very large and often empty and/or dark tell an give some advice It's not polite ~~to your auditory~~ for your audience ~~Don't you mention~~ Didn't you notice my book? Their behaviour was quite ~~loudly~~ loud ]]> 20200219 2 active Making a fool of yourself By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook 20200219-1856 Auxiliary verbs active grammar 20200212-1948 Questions with present perfect and answers with past simple active grammar active textbook D E reading for detail Lexical material: Feeling regretful, embarrassed, offended, forgiving pg 35 ex F vocab ]]> to crack up = to suffer a nervous breakdown; to laugh unrestrainedly to gloat = to show that you are happy about your own success or sb else's failure, in an unpleasant way miserable = very unhappy or uncomfortable in on time I think I would like to ~~excuse~~ aplogise for my behaviour I would listen to the answer ]]> 20200212 2 active Confiding in people By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2 3 Awkward situations active textbook English Town Unit 3 lesson 2 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-2_lesson_2.mp4 Was Emma's mother happy to have married at a young age? (...) What would you do in Leo and Emma's situation? 〆 feel embarrassed ✓ express (...) --> pg 32 ex A language builder pg 32 ex B prepositions set for homework pg 32 ex C prepositions pg 32 ex D listening 07_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 pg 32 ex E speaking ]]> to tie the knot = to get married to crack up = to laugh unrestrainedly to fall for = to be deceived, to be tricked to burst into = to enter suddenly to confide in (to sb) = to tell sb secrets and personal information that you do not want other people to know to admit (to sth / to doing sth) | ~ (to sb) (that ...) = to agree, often unwillingly, that sth is true trash can (AmEn) = dustbin, litter bin (BrEn) prank = trick that is played on sb as a joke mishap = small accident or piece of bad luck that does not have serious results What for you Why should you do make a personal call? Sorry, wrong ~~address~~ number Nobody ~~hear~~ is listening to the speaker I shouldn't ~~excuse~~ apologise ]]> 20200205 2 active Dealing with awkward situations By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 3 Awkward situations EFEKTA-GE-B2.3_U3[35].pdf ]]> EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2 3 Awkward situations active textbook English Town Unit 3 lesson 1 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-2_lesson_1.mp4 T / Cl What was the most awkward situation you have ever been in? pg 29 Let's start Lesson 1 Communication pg 30 ex A B listening 06_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 set for homework pg 30 ex C listening 06_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 set for homework pg 30 ex D listening 06_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 pg 31 ex F speaking ]]> in-laws = (informal) your relatives by marriage, especially the parents of your husband or wife bumper = bar fixed to the front and back of a car, etc. to reduce the effect if it hits anything bumper sticker = sign that people stick on the bumper of their cars with a message on it wording = words that are used in a piece of writing or speech, especially when they have been carefully chosen mouthwash = liquid used to make the mouth fresh and healthy earplug = piece of soft material that you put into your ear to keep out noise, water or air disturbs is disturbing | annoying | upsetting by his presence at on this bench If you work at in an open space, it's OK ]]> 20200129 2 active Reprimanding inadequate behaviour By the end of this session you will have studied print

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(...) Communication pg 23 ex A listening 05_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 pg 23 ex B listening 05_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 (to be continued) pg 23 ex C listening 05_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 pg 23 ex D listening pg 23 ex E speaking ]]> wip grammar considerate = always thinking of other people's wishes and feelings; careful not to hurt or upset others; thoughtful contrived = (disapproving) planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic prim (~ and proper) = (of a person) always behaving in a careful and formal way, and easily shocked by anything that is rude tablespoon (BrEn) | soup spoon (AmEn) = large spoon, used especially for serving food yourself that you belong to a group of people The fact that people are on line so much ~~that's why~~ means that they are... ~~Less~~ Fewer people ~~keep~~ stick to | follow these rules ]]> Reggie /'redʒi:/ 20191211 2 active Showing good manners By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook pg 20 ex J reading pg 20 ex K writing Lesson 2 Language builder pg 21 ex A vocab pg 21 ex B vocab set for homework pg 21 ex C vocab pg 21 ex D listening 04_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 T / Cl Are there any rules of thumb how to behave at a birthday party? ✓ arrive about 15min late pg 21 ex E speaking Grammar: Nominal clauses → no comma needed pg 22 ex F G grammar set for homework pg 22 ex H grammar ]]> wip grammar to shrug = to raise your shoulders and then lower them to show that you do not know or care about sth, especially by way of expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread... courtesy /'kə:təsi:/ = polite behaviour that shows respect for other people courteous /ˈkə:tjəs/ = polite, especially in a way that shows respect blunder = stupid or careless mistake napkin = piece of fabric or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers serviette = (BrEn) piece of fabric or paper used at meals for protecting your clothes and cleaning your lips and fingers rule of thumb = practical method of doing or measuring sth, usually based on past experience rather than on exact measurement for to | at a corporate meeting People feel ~~themselves~~ uncomfortable if they're a little early What about refusing of gifts? You can help elderly people to cross a ~~pedestrian~~ zebra crossing ]]> 20191204 2 active Dealing with contrived situations By the end of this session you will have studied Exit test results Anna Vocab - Prepositions B2 - 03 Grammar - Defining and non-defining clauses B2 - 02 Listening - Corporate culture B2 - 03 Writing B2 - 03 Total 59% (lost points because of grammar) Sergey Vocab - Prepositions B2 - 03 Grammar - Defining and non-defining clauses B2 - 02 Listening - Corporate culture B2 - 03 Writing B2 - 03 Total 68% Tatiana Vocab - Prepositions B2 - 03 Grammar - Defining and non-defining clauses B2 - 02 Listening - Corporate culture B2 - 03 Writing B2 - 03 Total 85% Nadezhda Vocab - Prepositions B2 - 03 Grammar - Defining and non-defining clauses B2 - 02 Listening - Corporate culture B2 - 03 Writing B2 - 03 Total 91% ]]> exit_test_rrwcgroup5_20191127.xml Exit test active quarterly_test_feedback active textbook pg 20 ex H writing pg 20 ex I speaking set for homework pg 20 ex J reading ]]> wip grammar in person = directly, face-to-face contrived = (disapproving) planned in advance and not natural or genuine; written or arranged in a way that is not natural or realistic people | someone to know that you ~~get~~ got this e-mail I should reply ~~for~~ to all of them Sometimes when you can ~~talk~~ tell | voice your opinion ]]> 20191127 2 active Quarterly test, Defining netiquette By the end of this session you will have studied print

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exit test Review the following: B2-3 Unit 1 (only) Grammar: Relative clauses Lexical material: Corporate culture ]]> EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2.3 Unit 2 Manners and etiquette exit_test_rrwcgroup5_20191127.xml Exit test active quarterly_test active textbook English Town Unit 2 lesson 1 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-2_lesson_1.mp4 --> T / Cl If you are on the Internet, can you afford to be more impolite? 〆 you need netiquette pg 19 ex A reading pg 18 Memo - Netiquette we take seriously pg 19 ex B C reading for detail set for homework pg 19 ex D reading for detail ]]> netiquette = rules of correct or polite behaviour on the Internet among internet users wink = close one eye and open it again quickly, especially as a private signal to sb, or to show sth is a joke emoticon = representation of a facial expression (as a smile or frown) created by typing a sequence of characters in sending email courteous = polite, especially in a way that shows respect use = general and employed much more widely than 'usage' usage = use which implies something conventional or customary, such as how language is customarily spoken or written (for example, English usage). to praise sb/sth (as sth) = to express your approval or admiration for sb/sth listens to can hear it ~~As usual~~ Usually it's a reaction on to something ]]> 20191120 2 active Reinventing corporate culture without substantial staff turnover By the end of this session you will have studied print

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20191127 exit test ]]> EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2.3 Unit 1 Corporate culture active textbook pg 14 ex H writing pg 14 ex I J writing T / Cl Is it realistic to reinvent corporate culture without substantial staff turnover? (...) set for homework - to be confirmed pg 14 ex K writing Pre task pg 15 ex A B pg 15 ex C D discussion ~~pg 16 ex E task pg 16 ex F G post task~~ ]]> resentment = feeling of anger or unhappiness about sth that you think is unfair secrecy = fact of making sure that nothing is known about sth; the state of being secret to gauge /'geidʒ/ = to make a judgement about sth, especially people's feelings or attitudes retribution = severe punishment for sth seriously wrong that sb has done to nurture = to care for and protect sb/sth while they are growing and developing; to help sb/sth to develop and be successful has the 3rd line comes | is ranked third ... ~~within~~ in the world It is one of our values to keep ~~the~~ discipline I ~~changed~~ swapped | confused both Can you explain me quantum communication to me ? The majority of people can ~~be disagreed~~ disagree with this rule ]]> 20191113 2 active Creating a positive corporate culture (sharing information) By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook pg 13 ex D reading pg 13 ex E grammar ]]> 20191016-1947 Talking about the past, present and future expectations with 'supposed to' wip grammar rite = ceremony performed by a particular group of people, often for religious purposes to perceive = to notice or become aware of sth; ~ sth (as sth) to understand or think of sth in a particular way rite = ceremony performed by a particular group of people, often for religious purposes to blame ~ sb/sth (for sth) | ~ sth on sb/sth = to think or say that sb/sth is responsible for sth bad to occur = to happen to empower = to give sb the power or authority to do sth study train them It's very difficult to say it so in ~~particular~~ detail In general, the ~~high~~ higher the level of ( the ) managers, the more often ( the ) managers punish I suppose ~~the~~ most of employees of our company are loyal ]]> 20191106 2 active Resting on your laurels or motivating staff By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook 20191106-1800 Cleft sentences active grammar active textbook attire = (formal) clothes to relate to = to be able to understand and have sympathy with sb/sth to match up = to put in pairs or groups to rest on one's laurels = to be satisfied with the success you have already won; stop trying to win new honours intelligentsia /ɪnˌtelɪˈdʒentsɪə/ = people in a country or society who are well educated and are interested in culture, politics, literature, etc (contradicting) their ~~mind~~ way of thinking I think these corporations are ~~stand~~ standing out I was brought up there up He is an a member of the intelligentsia ]]> 20191030 2 active Pulling strings or team building By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook English Town Unit 1 lesson 3 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-1_lesson_3.mp4 T / Cl What does Elisabeth want? ✓ Stewart should head up the intern programme ✓ all teams should be on the same page ✓ heads of dept should discuss short & long term goals ≠ strong incentives = hot air Why is she flattering him? ✓ she stabbed him in the back... What does Stewart want? 〆 less vagueness ✓ taking part in the decision-making process ✓ terms and conditions ✓ she should go by these requirements (...) Is she as fragile as she seems to be or is she just pretending & manipulating? ✓ she needs him back (...) video

English Town Unit 1 lesson 4 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-1_lesson_4.mp4 T / Cl Who will be pulling the strings? (...) Would you like to work with her? 〆 probably not 〆 she's deceitful (...) ]]> benefits = extra things that an employer gives you as well as your wages fringe benefits = any non wage payment or benefit granted to employees by employers commuting = travelling regularly by bus, train, car, etc. between your place of work and your home insane = seriously mentally ill and unable to live in normal society; (informal) very stupid, crazy or dangerous vagueness = condition of not having or giving enough information or details about sth, suggesting a lack of clear thought or attention deceitful = behaving in a dishonest way by telling lies and making people believe things that are not true to corporate culture I have to ~~hear~~ listen to what he ~~speaks~~ says ]]> 20191023 2 active Obtaining leadership skills By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2 1 Corporate culture active textbook English Town Unit 1 lesson 2 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-1_lesson_2.mp4 T / Cl Should leadership be like a spreadsheet? 〆 no, it should be flexible, inspirational (...) Does he trust her? Why / Why not? 〆 no, he feels he's been stabbed in the back many times (...) What does he want? ✓ terms and conditions (...) pg 8 ex A B listening 03_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 pg 8 ex C D listening 03_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_b2-3.mp3 pg 8 ex E role play ]]> leadership = ability to be a leader or the qualities a good leader should have to eliminate ~ sth/sb (from sth) = to remove or get rid of sth/sb with to him ]]> 20191016 2 active Sharing a company's vision By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook 20191016-1947 Talking about the past, present and future expectations with 'supposed to' active grammar active textbook greed = strong desire for more wealth, possessions, power, etc. than a person needs probation = time of training and testing when you start a new job to see if you are suitable for the work contribution = action or a service that helps to cause or increase sth perception = way you notice things, especially with the senses; ability to understand the true nature of sth; insight deception = act of deliberately making sb believe sth that is not true What forWhy we do it for 2 days? I ~~divided~~ allocated locomotives I think it's really ~~exhausted~~ exhausting ... and asked questions to the ~~auditory~~ audience It ~~doesn't~~ isn't connected to my work We sold it (suburban transport) ~~for~~ at a ~~very funny~~ ridiculous | ridiculously low price I ~~work~~ have been working for the company for many years ... our previous chief ~~accounter~~ accountant proposed to... Are you supposed to attend... → In our dept we are not supposed to . We do it at on our own initiative ]]> satisfactory /,sætə'sfæktə:i:/ 20191009 2 active Defining corporate culture By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 1 - Corporate culture EFEKTA-GE-B2.3_U1[05-16].pdf ]]> EF General English B2.3 - Efekta System, Hult B2 1 Corporate culture active textbook English Town Unit 1 lesson 1 english-town_general_english_level-12_unit-1_lesson_1.mp4 T / Cl If you were fired from your job, how could they make it up for it? ✓ pay your salary for an extra 3-6 months ✓ offer a golden handshake ✓ help you find another job (...) Would you accept a job offer at a company which you have disagreed with in the past? (...) Do you think Stuart will accept the job offer? (...) T / Cl What makes working at an office appealing to you? ✓ free English lessons (!) (...) pg 5 Let's start T / Cl What is corporate culture? ✓ shared values ✓ attitudes ✓ standards ✓ beliefs ✓ characterizes members of an organization ✓ defines an organisation's nature ✓ rooted in an organization's goals, strategies, structure ✓ key in approaching labour, customers, investors, and the greater community Language builder Lexical material: Corporate culture pg 6 ex A B vocab set for homework pg 6 ex C ]]> demolition = destruction by violence shortcoming = fault in sb's character, a plan, a system, etc; defect to rub it in = to remind a person again and again of an error or short-coming; tease; nag to screw up = to make a mess of, destroy or ruin to stab sb in the back = to do or say sth that harms sb who trusts you;betray to make it up (to sb) = to do or give something to somebody in return corporate culture = shared values, attitudes, standards, and beliefs that characterize members of an organization and define its nature. Is rooted in an organization's goals, strategies, structure, and approaches to labour, customers, investors, and the greater community fit = way that sth, especially a piece of clothing, fits to perceive = to come to understand devotion = loyalty match = fit, good choice In case if you'd like to get some compensation... If they ~~break~~ don't observe my rights If they break ~~my rights~~ the contract There is ~~no something~~ nothing awful They left the company ~~by their own~~ on their own initiative He needs some time to calm down There is are a lot of ~~visiting~~ meetings to attend I like to work in at my own ~~temp~~ pace ]]> 20191002 2 active Planning an exhibition By the end of this session you will have studied After much reflecting and flurry they came up with a project to embark on [which | which, | that | that,] ♣ would catch on only in a remote future. ♣ would catch on only in a remote future = defining clause → no comma ✓ which ✓ that 20191002-1610 Defining vs non-defining clauses active grammar active textbook Lesson 5 pg 27 ex A Pre task pg 27 ex B C speaking pg 27 ex D writing Functional language: Making a plan for an exhibition Task pg 28 ex E F presentation pg 28 ex G H post task ]]> afield = far away from home; to or in places that are not near to reject = to refuse to accept or consider sth grossing = very obvious and unacceptable; very unpleasant connect connected | has to do with ~~the~~ grammar ]]> 20190925 2 active Quarterly test, Embarking on an artistic project By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test results Anna Vocab - The arts C1 Grammar - Perfect aspect B2 - 02 Listening - The arts C1 - 01 Writing C1 - 01 total 68% Aleksander Vocab - The arts C1 Grammar - Perfect aspect B2 - 02 Listening - The arts C1 - 01 Writing C1 - 01 total 58% Tatiana Vocab - The arts C1 Grammar - Perfect aspect B2 - 02 Listening - The arts C1 - 01 Writing C1 - 01 total 78% ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20190918.xml Quarterly test active quarterly_test_feedback active textbook pg 24 ex F G speaking pg 24 ex H discussion pg 24 ex I interviewing pg 24 ex J discussion video

English Town Unit 2 lesson 4 T / Cl What are the best museums in the world? (...) What are the most must-see pieces of art in the world? (...) What is the best city in the world if you enjoy going to museums? Which city is called 'the city of the lights'? ✓ Paris (...) Language builder Lexical material: Phrasal verbs pg 25 ex A B vocab set for homework pg 25 ex C vocab T / Cl What artistic project would you like to embark on? (...) Does this topic lend itself to a film? (...) Do you think this trend in arts will catch on? (...) pg 25 ex D E speaking ]]> to catch on = to become popular or fashionable to embark on = to begin a project or journey to give rise to = to cause to leap out at = to be obvious; visually easier to perceive to come up with = to think of, invent, or create to piece together = to link or join sections of a whole in order to mend or complete something to reflect on = to think about or consider to kick in = to begin to take effect sombre = sad and serious sequel = that continues the story of an earlier one flurry = occasion when there is a lot of activity, interest, excitement, etc. within a short period of time collector = person who collects things, either as a hobby, or as a job criteria criterion I suppose there is are no such criteria Maybe it depends of on the person's interest They should ~~have a thank you~~ be thankful for these investments ]]> 20190918 2 active Quarterly test By the end of this session you will have studied Prepare for quarterly test Review the following: Grammar: Perfect tenses ~~emphatic structures with inversion~~ (not included because most students were absent) Lexical material: The arts, film reviews ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20190918.xml Quarterly test active quarterly_test EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 active textbook praise (for) = words that show approval of or admiration for sb/sth to major (AmEn) = to graduate (BrEn) chilling = frightening, usually because it is connected with sth violent or cruel always can't always feel when it is... When you try to write it down it ... When I reflect to on those classes... ~~The~~ horror is not an attractive thing in art ]]> 20190911 2 active Defining art By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 active textbook English Town Unit 2 lesson 3 T / Cl How do you define art? (...) Do you think utilitarian objects can be considered a piece of art too? (...) What is more important: that something looks like art or forces people to think? (...) Communication pg 23 ex A B C listening 05_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_c1-1.mp3 set for homework pg 23 ex D listening ]]> Bottoms up B2 20190912-1423 Inversion after negative adverbials active grammar Watch out After 'not until', 'only when' and 'only after' the inversion is in the main part of the sentence. Which is more logical? 1) I read a book only after I have read its review 2) I read its review only after I have read the book ✓ 1) Which is the main clause? 1) I read a book (only after) 2) I have read its review ✓ 1) (only after) 2) I have read its review = restrictive condition Where is the inversion: clause 1) or clause 2) 〆 Only after ~~have I read~~ its review | ~~I read~~ a book ✓ Only after I have read its review | do I read a book = limiting adverbial w/o inversion | main clause with inversion ]]> active textbook limiting adverbials mindmap

]]> utilitarian /ˌju:tɪlɪˈtɛərɪən/ = designed to be useful and practical rather than attractive urinal /ˈjuərɪnl/ = type of toilet for men that is attached to the wall; a room or building containing urinals awestruck = feeling very impressed by sth preoccupied (with sth) = thinking and/or worrying continuously about sth so that you do not pay attention to other things: to lend itself to = to be suitable for something 20190904 2 active Discussing arts By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 active textbook Bottoms up B2 20190911-1809 Defining vs non-defining clauses active grammar not important How many brothers have I got? ✓ only one Note: use only 'who' for a person or 'which' for an object My brother [that / who] lives in Manchester is a musician ✓ that ✓ who no commas = defining relative clause → important Note: you can use 'that' for a person in a relative clause How many brothers have I got? ✓ more than one My brother who|that lives in London is a lawyer (but my brother who|that lives in Manchester is a musician...) ]]> 20190904-1851 Oxford comma active grammar to wrap up = to complete sth such as an agreement or a meeting in a satisfactory way to dare = to be brave enough to do sth in on holidays In ~~common~~ general I remember that Not only is it me who does my daughter's homework but also my mother-in-law I didn't ~~visit~~ have (any) drama lessons ]]> requirement /ri'kwairmənt/ 20190828 2 active Describing a plot By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 active textbook limiting adverbials mindmap

]]> needless to say = used to emphasize that the information you are giving is obvious blatant = (disapproving) (of actions that are considered bad) done in an obvious and open way without caring if people object or are shocked disregard = act of treating sb/sth as unimportant and not caring about them/it for 2-3 days and then I'll go to... She is at on ~~her~~ maternity leave I would like to ~~introduce to~~ see her baby It's cheaper ~~for~~ by 50 roubles I ~~join to~~ share your opinion ]]> conformist /kənˈfɔ:mɪst/ exaggerated /i'gzædʒə:,eitəd/ 20190821 2 active Making a critique By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test results Aleksander Vocab - success Grammar - Perfect aspect ~~Listening - Success C1 - 01~~ Writing C1 - 01 total 52% ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 2 active textbook pg 20 ex I set for homework pg 20 ex J K Functional language: Criticising a piece of art T / Cl What do you call the person who criticises a piece of art? [a critique /krɪˈti:k/ | a critic /ˈkrɪtɪk/] 〆 a critique ✓ a critic Have you ever criticised a piece of art to impress your friends? (...) How do you critique a painting? How do you proceed? (...) video

English Town Unit 2 lesson 2

The Scream is the popular name given to a composition created by Norwegian Expressionist artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The original German title given by Munch to his work was Der Schrei der Natur (The Scream of Nature), and the Norwegian title is Skrik (Shriek). What stages should you follow to make a critique? 1) description 2) analysis 3) interpretation 4) judgement Lexical material: Film reviews pg 21 ex A vocab set for homework pg 21 ex B vocab ]]> to get to do sth = to have the opportunity to do sth to tag along = to go along with, often uninvited to let sb down = to disappoint sb to appeal = to attract all in all = in general leaflet = printed sheet of paper or a few printed pages that are given free of charge to advertise or give information about sth fussy (about sth) = too concerned or worried about details or standards, especially unimportant ones trail = path through the countryside quirky = strikingly unconventional to revolve about = to have sb/sth as the main interest or subject morbid = having or expressing a strong interest in sad or unpleasant things, especially disease or death critic /ˈkrɪtɪk/ = person who expresses opinions about the good and bad qualities of books, music, etc; person who expresses disapproval of sb/sth and talks about their bad qualities, especially publicly critique /krɪˈti:k/ = piece of written criticism of a set of ideas, a work of art, etc to critique = to write or give your opinion of, or reaction to, a set of ideas, a work of art, etc to bomb = to completely fail intriguing = interesting and arousing curiosity flop = failure adaptation = something that has been changed to suit a different use (often of a novel or play) flawed = having imperfections far-fetched = almost impossible to believe portrayal = description or representation of a person or character conformist = fitting in with expected behaviour or customs refreshing = something new or different that is invigorating and positive at in spring For me, it's really a typical picture For me, it's really a typical ~~picture~~ Maybe it (alcoholism) influences to him to express his internal world There are a lot of ~~informations~~ pieces of information There ~~are~~ is a lot of ~~informations~~ information I would like to ~~consist~~ compare | contrast my own opinion ~~and~~ with the opinion of a professional guy (critic) ]]> choir /ˈkwaɪə/ schizophrenia /ˌskɪtsəuˈfri:njə/ 20190814 2 active Understanding the arts By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Lexical material: The Arts pg 17 discussion Let's start (was set for homework) pg 18 Believe in 'believe' T / Cl When were you last swept off your feet? (...) pg 19 ex A B C reading pg 19 ex D writing pg 19 ex E reading for detail Lexical material: Adjectives to describe art pg 19 ex F vocab SSS drill new expressions from ex F to describe a mesmerising performance ]]> to sweep sb off their feet = to make someone have feelings (as love or happiness) too strong to control; overcome with strong feeling; win sudden and complete acceptance by (someone) through the feelings masterpiece = a work of exceptional quality, usually used to describe a piece of art thought-provoking = somebody or something that inspires ideas and analysis overbearing = (disapproving) trying to control other people in an unpleasant way compelled = forced to do to startle = to surprise sb suddenly in a way that slightly shocks or frightens them buzz = news that people tell each other that may or may not be true coveted = greatly desired to vault (over) sth = to jump over an object in a single movement, using your hands or a pole to push you stunning = of great beauty, leaves you speechless underrated = not given the praise deserved inspirational = so impressive it might cause you to change your course of action in life risqué = showing or including images or scenes considered to be of an inappropriate sexual nature villain = main bad character in a story, play, etc bullying = act of intimidating a weaker person to make them do something to appal = to shock sb very much intricate = having a lot of different parts and small details that fit together to hold one's breath = to stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous finale /fə'næli:/ = last part of a show or a piece of music connoisseur = expert on matters involving the judgement of beauty, quality or skill in art, food or music riddled with = full of sth, especially sth bad or unpleasant mesmerizing = so impressive that it hypnotizes you, you literally can’t take your eyes away to detract from sth | detract sth from sth (not used in the progressive tenses) = to make sth seem less good or enjoyable by taking away a part of sth, e.g. your attention was distracted by props whirling = feeling confused and excited and not able to think clearly what about as far as Pavarotti, Hitchcock... are concerned they are all contemporary artists We ~~also~~ don't know Fred Astair either It is something ~~another~~ else | different ~~How~~ What can the set be called? I was ~~mesmerising of~~ mesmerised by his fabulous stories It doesn't belong ~~for~~ to a certain ~~time~~ epoch ]]> hypnotize /ˈhɪpnətaɪz/ gender /ˈdʒendə/ risqué /,ri'skei/ 20190807 2 active Unveiling the secrets of success By the end of this session you will have studied print

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Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 2 - The Arts pg 19 ex A C reading pg 18 Believe in 'believe' (this is a link to all units - you need only U2[17-28]) https://yadi.sk/d/x-XRexZH-w6RQQ ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 active textbook pg 14 ex I J ~~Pre task pg 15 ex A speaking pg 15 ex B C discussion pg 15 ex D E role play pg 16 ex F task pg 16 ex G H I post tasks~~ ]]> sterling (~ example) = of excellent quality to redeem = to make sb/sth seem less bad; to compensate for; to improve the opinion that people have of you, especially after you have done sth bad (resentful) because of ~~false words~~ lies What do you usually do in order not to ~~being not~~ be | get stuck in the rut? Do you often have ~~clutters~~ clutter at work? It ~~'s not distracting~~ doesn't distract me because I'm used to ~~work~~ working surrounded by clutter she's quite ~~influent~~ influential The ~~redactor~~ editor changed everything In On the other hand ]]> 20190731 2 active Thinking out of the box By the end of this session you will have studied Optional homework English Grammar in Use - Intermediate by Murphy, Cambridge University Press Unit 25 when I do / when I've done / when and if english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit25_when_i_do_when_i_ve_done_w_key.pdf ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 active textbook rut = boring way of life that does not change; deep track that a wheel makes in soft ground to envy = to want to be in the same situation as sb else; to have the feeling of wanting sth that sb else has to own up to sth = to admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error resentment = feeling of anger or unhappiness about sth that you think is unfair overwhelming = very great or very strong; so powerful that you cannot resist it or decide how to react rife (with sth) = full of sth bad or unpleasant nix (AmE, informal) = to prevent sth from happening by saying 'no' to it inclement = (formal) (of the weather) not pleasant; cold, wet, etc FOMO syndrome = fear of missing out conducive (~ to) = making it easy, possible or likely for sth to happen clutter = (disapproving) a lot of things in an untidy state, especially things that are not necessary or are not being used; a state of disorder: out-of-the-box thinking = thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity our job In ~~total~~ general we have to ~~make~~ follow | observe | carry out | execute the same procedures In ~~common~~ general it's interesting Some time ago I ~~visited~~ attended a time management course ]]> rut /rʌt/ route /ru:t/ 20190724 2 active Making plans By the end of this session you will have studied Quarterly test results Anna Vocab - success Grammar - Perfect aspect ~~Listening - Success C1 - 01~~ Writing C1 - 01 total 78% ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 20190724-2308 Present simple instead of future after a time marker active grammar 20190724-2311 The perfect aspect active grammar I [am not going to finish | will not have finished] this project by next week ✓ will not have finished = can't finish because have not enough time! - by → future perfect 〆not going to finish = this is a protest, he/she does NOT intend to finish ]]> active textbook standing (~ employee) = being in a particular condition or situation searing (~ heat) = so strong that it seems to burn you single-handedly = without assistance will end ends You ~~haven't needed~~ didn't need | shouldn't have learnt to learn English for such a long time to be eaten by sharks I would like to describe ~~you~~ that ... to you You ~~probably~~ will probably have been eaten by sharks I hope I will ~~miss~~ skip (have skipped) all dangers If you're just as brave as you are ]]> equipped /ɪˈkwɪpt/ 20190717 2 active Learning from your mistakes By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 active textbook Can machines learn from their mistakes and be more successful than people? Who will help the other become more successful, mankind or the machine? - ... video

SBERBANK | Mr Kettle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzvbSMJQuY Language builder was set for homework pg 10 ex A pg 10 ex B C pg 10 ex D discussion Lexical material: English idioms & proverbs pg 10 ex E speaking ]]> decade = 10 years to give up the ghost = to die; stop going arresting (adjective) = (written) attracting a lot of attention; very attractive conspicuous = easy to see or notice; likely to attract attention rote (to learn by ~) = process of learning sth by repeating it until you remember it rather than by understanding the meaning of it out of sight, out of mind = if one doesn't see something for an extended period of time, one tends to forget about it would like to invent want to invent a new process you should... They would like to advise Russian Railways on how to invest in this tokenisation They would like to ~~advise~~ recommend ~~Russian Railways to invest~~ investing in this tokenisation I encourage of this process Professionals are more ~~demandable~~ demanded | in demand | needed ... in such a ~~speed~~ speedy | fast | quick | rapid way ]]> elite /ə'li:t/ 20190626 2 active (substitute lesson with Michael Wakelin) By the end of this session you will have studied Duncan's holiday break 26.06-16.07 Contact details of your substitute teacher Michael Wakelin +79161809660 michael.wakelin@yandex.com

Quarterly test results Nadezhda Vocab - success Grammar - Perfect aspect ~~Listening - Success C1 - 01~~ Writing C1 - 01 total 81% ]]> active textbook speaking SSS write down 5 problems SSS exchange their list & try to find a solution to their partner's problems 20190619 - late cancellation (charged) 2 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Prepare for quarterly test Review the following: Grammar: Perfect aspect Lexical material: Success, personal achievements ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20190619.xml Quarterly test active quarterly_test_feedback 20190605 2 active Describing successful people By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 1 Lesson 2 pg 8 ex D listening pg 9 ex F choose a brilliant example of a successful person ]]> EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 active textbook pg 9 ex H role play - student A pretends to be their favourite successful person from ex F - student B pretends to be a journalist - use expressions from pg 6 ex A demo: - Where does your success stem from? - Did you have to toughen up much to achieve such success? - Are you going to push on your career? (...) ]]> groundbreaking = being or producing sth that has never been done, experienced or created before widower = man whose wife has died and who has not married again cold chilly inside You feel a gap in this kind of ~~knowledges~~ knowledge For one person the main ~~criteria~~ criterion is ~~good health~~ to be healthy What ~~is lead up~~ led you to be an author? I was ~~planned~~ planning to be an ordinary woman I It was planned that I would to be an ordinary woman As far as I remember me I always wanted to be ... You can ~~grow~~ increase your wealth I have eminent competitors from ~~another~~ other clinics Afterwards I ~~have known~~ found out that it is very difficult We ~~are so~~ admire of you so much We ~~spread~~ expand our business ~~for~~ to catering I was a good ~~cooker~~ cook at home I can pay my attention to my career We try to follow ~~tendency~~ trends ]]> dream /'dri:m/ dreamt /'dremt/ 20190417 20190424 20190515 20190522 20190529]]> 2 active Getting successful By the end of this session you will have studied EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 1 active textbook committed = (approving) willing to work hard and give your time and energy to sth fellow = (informal, becoming old-fashioned) a way of referring to a man or boy bereavement /bə:'i:vmənt/ = state of having lost a relative or close friend because they have died stiff = more difficult or severe than usual durability = likely ability to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker like royalty = in a royal manner succeed successful in this project If you have success at in your work Can you say success ~~is more depend~~ depends more on your luckiness? ]]> 1 20190410 2 active Success By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult Unit 1 - Success (this is a link to all units - you need only U1[05-16]) https://yadi.sk/d/x-XRexZH-w6RQQ

Optional homework ]]> grammar_prepositions_selection_b2_02.csv grammar_prepositions_selection_b2_03.csv grammar_prepositions_selection_c1_01.csv Is success something internal or is it something everybody can see? Share examples of what you consider to be successes in your life or someone else’s life. EF General English C1.1 - Efekta System, Hult C1.1 Unit 1 - Success active textbook T / Cl Are vision or ethics necessary to be successful? - ... pg 5 qs 1 2 discussion pg 6 ex A B language builder freer practice SSS ask each other questions using expressions from ex A What does your success stem from? - ... set for homework pg 6 ex C language builder pg 6 ex D listening 02_ef_general_english_ef_ekta_hult_c1-1.mp3 pg 6 ex E discussion 20190406-1905 Perfect tenses active grammar Present perfect vs past simple He worked in this company for many years - he used but he doesn't anymore point in time = past simple He has worked in this company for many years - he still works experience & relevance to today = present perfect time markers with past simple yesterday - since - last night - just after you left - in 2016 before the meeting - earlier this morning yet (AmEn only)- already (AmEn only)- recently (AmEn only) time markers with present perfect so far - yet - already - since - for - just it's the first time - recently (BrEn only) time markers with both past simple and present perfect (BrEn / AmEn) for years textbook active pg 7 ex F G grammar set for homework pg 7 ex H grammar tenses pg 7 ex I speaking to stem from = to be caused by something to carry off = to succeed in doing something difficult to devote oneself to sth = to invest time and energy into a specific task to push on = to continue, keep going to see (sth) through = to complete an undertaking, continue until the end to succeed in = to be successful in something to toughen up = to become emotionally or physically stronger to lead up to = to result in, cause after a series of events to vouch for = to give a seal of approval conviction = act of finding sb guilty of a crime in a court of law flamboyant /flæmˈbɔɪənt/ = (of people or their behaviour) different, confident and exciting in a way that attracts attention to pull strings = to influence or control shrewdly or deviously miss skip any of them If you ~~drink~~ drank this wine in Moscow it ~~was another~~ would be different I can estimate the success of on how ~~many efforts~~ much effort ~~did~~ I ~~devote~~ devoted to it As The more popular you are, the more... How ~~many times~~ much time do you spend to on your training every week? ]]> 20180321 - 20190403 active By the end of this session you will have studied active textbook 20190403 (2ach)

Prep

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      EF Business English Book 3 - Efekta System, Hult
      Unit 1 Effective sales letters
      ef_business_english_student_book_3_efekta_Unit_01.pdf

       Optional homework
      Rescheduled from 20181010
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file on 20181003)
      new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg50-3_135_catwalk_controversies_cleft_sentences_inversion.pdf
      New Language Leader Advanced
       
      pg 51 ex 8 emphatic structures
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      1) Seldom do we see naturally sized models.
      2) Not only has he designed clothes for stars, but he has also opened stores all around the world.
      3) Under no circumstances must we use child labour. 
      4) It was the accusation about the use of sweatshops that the press officer denied / It was the press officer who denied the accusation about the use of sweatshops.
      5) It is the cost of a product, not its environmental impact that people are concerned about.
      6) What the fashion industry does is encourage young girls to worry about their body size.
      7) What the designer created was a new style using traditional materials.
      8) What I think is (that) fashion shows and models should be heavily regulated.

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support materials covered
      
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      include ('inc/csv_load_review.inc'); 


      EF Business English Book 3 - Efekta System, Hult
      Unit 1 Effective sales letters
      T / Cl
      Before you get the opportunity to pitch to your prospective customers, what do you need to catch their attention so that they call you? 
      - an effective sales letter
      (...)

       Top 5 Ways to Convert Customers with Your Sales Letters
      Business Education - Boenisch Business Services GmbH
      http://MyOnlineBusinessEducation.eu 
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0nSpTzUI_I
      
      
      pg 2 ex A vocab

      pg 3 ex B reading
      Letters that sell

      T / Cl
      How can you personalise your sales letter?
      - answer the FWIIM question
      = what's in it for me

      Functional language: Tips for writing effective sales letters
      pg 3 ex C 

      Grammar: The passive
      You have made a mistake.
      What is another way of saying the same in a less direct way?
      - use passive form
      → A mistake has been made  by you  
      = subject is not important

      active
      HR are organising a new English course at the moment
      passive
      I've heard a new English course ______ at the moment
      - is being organised
      = object is more important than subject

      Kudrin fired 
      Kudrin  [is / has been / was]  fired  [by the president]
      - passive form + ellipsis
      = style used in journalism

      Complete the 2nd sentence
      Teachers teach many languages at Tom's House
      Many languages ...
      - are taught  by teachers  at Tom's House
      = passive
      - by teachers 
      = agent (redundant in passive form so is NOT mentioned)

      pg 4 ex D passive

      pg 4 ex E reading

      pg 5 ex F 

      set for homework - tbc
      pg 5 ex G H writing a sales letter
      
new expressions
      incentive ~ (for / to sb/sth) (to do sth) = something that encourages you to do sth
      stationery = materials for writing and for using in an office, for example paper, pens and envelopes; special paper for writing letters on
      to proofread = to read and correct a piece of written or printed work
      succinct = expressed clearly and in a few words; concise
      chatty = having a friendly informal style
      WIIFM = what's in it for me
      to spark ~ sth (off) = to cause sth to start or develop, especially suddenly

      clad ~ (in sth) (often used after an adverb or in compounds) = covered in a particular thing, e.g. ironclad

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

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      Everything should be  appeal   appealing .
      You want to make  that     the  impression that you want.
      Have you ever written the a sales letter?
      Didn't   Weren't  you afraid of attracting...
      You want to interest them   with in  your unique business sales    offer .
      What was your mistakes  to   in   your opinion?
      Maybe more shorter.
      It's very important to answer for that question.
      It's understandable   from the first face    at first glance / sight  .
      ";
include("inc/show_hide_mistakes.inc");

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Prep

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      EF Business English Book 3 - Efekta System, Hult
      Unit 1 Effective sales letter
      ef_business_english_student_book_3_efekta_Unit_01.pdf

       Optional homework
      @ Mayya, Aleksander, Sergey
      If you wish, you may complete the quarterly test below at home and hand it in at our next lesson.
      20190320_rrwcgroup5_quarterly_test.pdf

       Quarterly test results

      Nadezhda
       Prepositions B2 - 02
       Inversion after negative adverbials B2 - 03
       Subjunctive and unreal past C1 - 01
       Listening
       Writing
       total 60% 

      Anna
       Prepositions B2 - 02
       Inversion after negative adverbials B2 - 03
       Subjunctive and unreal past C1 - 01
       Listening
       Writing
       total 48% (probably worth ~55%)

      Tatiana
       Prepositions B2 - 02
       Inversion after negative adverbials B2 - 03
       Subjunctive and unreal past C1 - 01
       Listening
       Writing
       total 60%

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       Quarterly test
      Feedback

      
      



      Grammar: Inversion after negative adverbs
      The contract is not ready.
      You say:
      Under no circumstances [can we sign / we can sign] the contract
      - can we sign
      . under no circumstances
      = limiting adverbial phrase
      => inversion

      Now, the contract is ready.
      You say:
      Under such circumstances [can we sign / we can sign] the contract
      - we can sign
      . under such circumstances
      = prepositional phrase
      => no inversion needed

      I seldom read a book when I haven't read its review
      - seldom
      = adverb
      - I read 
      = present simple (no auxiliary)

      Seldom do I read a book when I haven't read its review
      - seldom
      = limiting adverbial in front position (for emphasis)
      - do I read 
      (added auxiliary 'do')
      = inversion verb / subject (in the main clause)

      The company will not give any compensation
      - Under no circumstances will the company give a refund
      = emphasis on the restrictive or negative aspect
      = negative adverbial phrase + inversion
      - formal speech
      - formal writing

      Watch out
      After 'not until', 'only when' and 'only after'
      the inversion is in the main part of the sentence

      I read a book [only after / only when] I have read its review
      - I read a book  
      = main clause

      Only after  have I read   its review |  I read   a book
      Only after  I have read   its review |  do I read   a book
      = limiting adverbial w/o inversion | main clause with inversion


new expressions
      substantially = considerably

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        There is no  It doesn't make  sense to make a renovation
      everybody is  waiting    expecting   that it should be signed

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      EF Business English Book 3 - Efekta System, Hult
      Unit 1 Effective sales letter
      ef_business_english_student_book_3_efekta_Unit_01.pdf

       Prepare for quarterly test
      Review the following:
      Grammar: Prepositions, inversion after negative adverbials, subjunctive and unreal past
      Lexical material: Education & motivation, home ownership, dream jobs

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      
      //$test_ref= "quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20180919.xml";
      //include ('inc/xml_load_quarterly_test.inc');
      //include ('inc/xml_load_review_in_csv.inc');

      //$test_ref= "exit_test_knaufind06.xml";
      //include ('inc/xml_load_quarterly_test_in_csv.inc');

      $test_ref= "quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20190320.xml";
      include ('inc/xml_load_quarterly_test_in_csv.inc');

      Recommended time
      18:33-18:53 1-3
      18:55-19:05 4 listening
      19:05-19:15 5 writing

new expressions
      without further ado = without more work, ceremony or fuss

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      She wrote she is at   the   work

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190313 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      The best job in the world
      the_best_job_in_the_world_v2.pdf

       Prepare for quarterly test
      scheduled 20190320

Lesson plan


support materials covered

$list_of_ref = "10-0-3";
include("inc/xml_load_file_ref_sbook.inc");
     
new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

$deco_ref = "20190306-1943";
${'txt_'.$deco_ref} =" 
        To say serious     Actually | Seriously speaking  , I wanted to be a French teacher
      If I will   fall     fail    these exams
        What about me    As far as I  am concerned   , I suppose 
      And   after afterwards     much later   I changed...
      It makes your life   senseful     meaningful   
      a job which is very   bad    poorly    paid
      ";
include("inc/show_hide_mistakes.inc");

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190306 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Buy Your Own Home      
      https://yadi.sk/i/TuI1eZjXSZs19Q

       Optional homework
      If you wish, you may also download or print the updated pdf of our previous lesson.
      Don't give your kids cash as incentives to pass exams
      https://yadi.sk/i/2oHdO1YzkvaLvQ

Lesson plan


support materials covered

$list_of_ref = "10-0-2";
include("inc/xml_load_file_ref_sbook.inc");
     
new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes

$deco_ref = "20190306-1943";
${'txt_'.$deco_ref} =" 
      In any case, it   finals     ends up  with a backache
      It's a  topic    matter    of agreement with   (It's subject to approval of)  your offspring.
        She    It    can   throw out    jump out of  the window
      it gave   rights of social allowance    (social / financial) benefits | privileges   for living
      I decided to  bring kids to this earth     give birth | deliver   
      ";
include("inc/show_hide_mistakes.inc");

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190227 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Don't give your kids cash as incentives to pass exams
        ef_speaking_club_don_t_give_your_kids_cash_as_incentives_to_pass_exams.pdf   (old version)
      https://yadi.sk/i/2oHdO1YzkvaLvQ (new version)

       Optional homework
      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
       pg 84 ex F vocab
      
      1) go the distance
      2) lucky break
      3) hedge your bets
      4) Keep your ear to the ground

Lesson plan


support materials covered

$list_of_ref = "10-0-1";
include("inc/xml_load_file_ref_sbook.inc");

new expressions

// already included in sbook
//include("inc/xml_echo_expressions.inc");

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      we try to punish  by money   money-wise /  with a financial penalty   
      we have no  any  electronic diary
      they didn't pay a lot of attention  for    to   their homework
      students prefer   never to remember    to forget    a  half of the teachers

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      chicago /ʃə'kɔ,gəu/

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20190220 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Market Leader Upper Intermediate
       pg 84 ex B D reading 

       Optional homework
       pg 83 ex B vocab
      
      pg 83 ex B
      1) black
      2) grant
      3) debtor
      4) A dividend
      5) liabilities
      6) A return
      7) liquidation
      8) Collateral

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Market Leader Upper Intermediate
      pg 83 ex B vocab
      feedback

      pg 83 ex C discussion

      Ways to raise money
      pg 84 ex A listening 
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_01.ogg

      T / Cl
      What are the advantages & disadvantages of private markets?
      + confidentiality
      = below the radar screen
      - lack of capital availability
      - investors want a significant return
      - investors want some control over the management

      pg 84 ex B listening 
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_02.ogg


      pg 84 ex C listening 
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_03.ogg

        pg 84 ex D discussion  

      Lexical material: Speed funding
  
      How to obtain Business Finance - Angels Den London Speed Funding Event 2013 
      Angels Den is the foremost business financing and funding group in Europe 
      with over 6000 High Net Worth investors looking for businesses to invest in. 
      There are over 19,000 entrepreneurs worldwide on the Angels Den books 
      who have been helped with the expansion of their business. 
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFevcqagxtQ

      Lexical material: Finding finance
      pg 84 ex A B reading 
       pg 84 ex C  

      pg 84 ex D E reading 
      feedback

      pg 85 ex F G discussion
     
new expressions
      return (~ on investment, R.O.I) = amount of profit made on investment
      to go into liquidation = when a company stops operating because of financial difficulties
      liabilities = total amounts of money owned by a business
      being in the black = to be in credit
      convertible bond = type of bond that the holder can convert into a specified number of shares of common stock in the issuing company or cash of equal value. It is a hybrid security with debt- and equity-like features.
      below the radar screen = being confidential, not public

      churn = machine for making butter by agitating milk or cream
      to churn = to agitate or move (liquid) vigorously, causing it to foam; cause distress to; upset, agitate
      product churning = similar to the razor and blades business model.  This involves selling a basic product at a loss (or low profit margin), but receiving very high profit margins on associated products that are necessary for the basic product's continued usage.  Example of this strategy include razors (and their blades), computer printers (and their ink cartridge refills), cell phones (and their usage time), and cameras (and film).
      to hone = to make perfect or complete; to sharpen a knife
      to go the distance = to finish sth you have started
      lucky break = a sudden break or unexpected chance to do sth that allows you to be successful in your job
      to hedge your bets = to reduce your changes of failure or loss by trying several possibilities instead of one
      to keep your ear to the ground = to make sure you always know what is happening in a situation
      overdraft = amount of money that you owe to a bank when you have spent more money than is in your bank account; an arrangement that allows you to do this

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      a car very quickly loses  price    value  
        at   the   next     following  year
      what is the danger for be   of  being  over credited
      they would like to have   a   control of   (over)    your company

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190213 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg82-85_raising_finance_financial_terms.pdf

       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Speak Out Advanced
      speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf
      pg 57 ex 7 practice
      
      
      pg 57 ex 7
      1) were never allowed to
      2) had to
      3) used to 
      4) should have
      5) ought to keep
      6) had to hide
      7) 'd better not
      8) was supposed to 
      9) could have
      10) would have
      

      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_modal_verbs_selection_b2_03.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_homework.inc');

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      T / Cl
      If you want to borrow money, do you need good credit history?
      (...)

      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
      course book
      Unit 9 - Raising finance

      T / Cl
      If you want to set up your own business, what do you need?
      - seed capital
      Who do you ask for financial support?
      - venture capitalists
      - business angels (usually contacted through venture capitalists)

      Today is the last day to pay your suppliers or you go to prison, who do you ask money for?
      [pawnbroker / loan shark / usurer]
      - ...

      pg 82 starting up A B 

      Lexical material: Sayings about money
      He who pays the piper calls the tune
      the person who lends money [decides how it is spent / has to suffer the consequences (of the bagpipe music)]
      - decides how it is spent

      pg 82 starting up C D

      Lexical material: Financial terms
      pg 83 ex A B vocab

      pg 83 ex C discussion
   
new expressions
      credit standing = reputation of a person or organization with regard to capability and promptness in meeting financial obligations. Late payments can seriously affect your overall credit standing
      creditworthiness = trustworthiness with money as based on a person's credit history; a general qualification for borrowing
      creditworthy = able to be trusted to pay back money that is owed; safe to lend money to
      solvency = state of not being in debt (= not owing money)
      solvent = having enough money to pay your debts; not in debt
      pawnbroker = person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
      loan shark = someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
      usurer /ˈju:ʒərə/ = someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
      piper = someone who plays the bagpipe
      He who pays the piper calls the tune = the person who lends money decides how it is spent
      Money talks = money is persuasive
      Don't throw good money after bad = if what you are investing in is not working, stop investing in it; stop before it's too late 
      equity = any of three separate but related values: 
      1. the money value of a property or of an interest in a property in excess of claims or liens against it; 
      2. a risk interest or ownership right in property; 
      3. the common stock of a corporation
      indemnity = sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury; legal exemption from liability for damages
      to go into administration = act of meting out justice according to the law
      equity capital = finance raised by a company from issuing shares (rather than taking out loans)
      principal = original amount of a loan not including any interest charged
      instalment = sum of money due as one of several usu. equal payments for something, spread over an agreed period of time
      to default on a loan = to miss an instalment

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I know several  of   my friends who never  borrow     lend   money without interest
      a loan with a high  percentage     interest rate  
      it can influence  to   your relationships
      if I lend money   for    to   my friend...
      in  common     general  I agree

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190206 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Speak Out Advanced
      Family secrets - modal verbs
      speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf

      We will continue this topic from the previous lesson.
      Make sure you have a copy with you.


       Optional homework
       pg 125 ex 5 6 
      Writing a letter of complaint
      Send in docx format for feedback 
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru 

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Grammar and vocabulary for CAE & Proficiency, Longman
      pg 83 ex 5 practice
      grammar_and_vocabulary_for_CAE_and_proficiency_Longman_Side_Wellman_pg82-83_subjunctives_and_unreal_w_key.pdf
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 83 ex 5 a

      1) acquainted
      2) may
      3) be
      4) proceed
      5) contact

      pg 83 ex 5 b
      1) suppose / supposing
      2) had
      3) were
      4) was / were
      5) had 

      pg 83 ex 5 c
      1) spend
      2) go / goes
      3) Suffice
      4) could
      5) was / were

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Speak Out Advanced
      Lexical material: Secrets
      When should you spill the beans?
      = tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it

      pg 56 ex 3 A B vocab


      pg 56 ex 4 

      Grammar: Modal verbs & phrases (had better/sooner, needn't...)
      T / Cl
      We'd better go now
      [we have to / it's a good idea]
      - 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 

      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_modal_verbs_selection_b2_03.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_review.inc'); 

      set for homework
      pg 137 Unit 5.1 ex 1 2

      pg 57 ex 7 practice
      Family secrets

       pg 57 ex 6 listening 
      speak_out_advanced_audio_cd01_29.ogg   
 
      pg 57 ex 7 practice 

      T / Cl
      Gays have to hide in Russia but they [shouldn't / wouldn't / needn't] in other countries
      - needn't
      - wouldn't (won't)

      pg 57 ex 8 
     
new expressions
      to spill the beans = 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

      off one's chest = told to someone and so not bothering you anymore; not making you feel worried or upset, because you have talked about it

      obliged /ə'blaidʒd/ = compulsory, which you have to do
      permissible ~ (for sb) (to do sth) = (formal) acceptable according to the law or a particular set of rules
      to dare = to be brave, bold enough to do sth; to have enough courage to do sth
      extravagance /iks'trævəgəns/ = act or habit of spending more money than you can afford or than is necessary; something that is impressive or noticeable because it is unusual or extreme
      once in a blue moon = seldom

      working party (to set up ~) (on sth) = a group of people chosen to study a particular problem or situation in order to suggest ways of dealing with it

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        in order  so that   they may enter
      in order  that they may    to    enter
      I thought   about   it is important when...
      even in case  if    they have ...
      even  in case   if they have ...

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190130 (2ach)

Prep

       (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      Making an apology
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg124-5_saying_sorry_making_an_apology_responding_all_complaints.pdf
 
      We will continue this topic from the previous lesson.
      Make sure you have a copy with you.


        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Speak Out Advanced
      Family secrets - modal verbs
      speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf

       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Grammar and vocabulary for CAE & Proficiency, Longman
      pg 83 ex 5 practice
      grammar_and_vocabulary_for_CAE_and_proficiency_Longman_Side_Wellman_pg82-83_subjunctives_and_unreal_w_key.pdf
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 83 ex 5 a

      1) acquainted
      2) may
      3) be
      4) proceed
      5) contact

      pg 83 ex 5 b
      1) suppose / supposing
      2) had
      3) were
      4) was / were
      5) had 

      pg 83 ex 5 c
      1) spend
      2) go / goes
      3) Suffice
      4) could
      5) was / were

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      New Inside Out Advanced
      (continuation from previous lesson)
      pg 125 ex 3 4 5 

      set for homework - tbc
      pg 125 ex 5 6 
      writing a letter of complaint
     

      Speak Out Advanced
      Unit 5.1 Family secrets
      T / Cl
      Why do people keep secrets?
      - to make a surprise
      - to protect people
      - to avoid problems

      Why and who do you seek advice from when you have a sensitive issue to deal with and need discretion?
      - to obtain third-party viewpoint
      - to feel relieved / reassured of doing the right thing
      - to restore confidence in dire straits
      (...)

      pg 56 ex 1

      pg 56 ex 2 A

      pg 56 ex 2 B C
      listening      
      speak_out_advanced_audio_cd01_28.ogg 

new expressions
      allegedly = that is declared but not proved; so-called, supposed
      to divulge /di'vəldʒ/ = 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

      at the drop of a hat = without waiting; immediately; promptly; whenever you have a chance

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      she said she  will / would     miss     skip    today   our lesson   today  
      she   made an    gave her some   advice   to her for     about   her behaviour
        as     if   I'm not mistaken 
      if he   will get success for     succeeds to get / obtain    this reimbursement
      you can influence   on   people

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190123 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      Making an apology
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg124-5_saying_sorry_making_an_apology_responding_all_complaints.pdf

       Optional homework

      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_subjunctive_and_unreal_past_selection_c1_01.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_homework.inc'); 

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Grammar and vocabulary for CAE & Proficiency, Longman
      pg 83 ex 2 4 practice

        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 83 ex 2
      a) Their decision that he be promoted is a good one
      b) It is essential that we be kept fully informed
      c) The UN's insistence that he accept the terms of the cease-fire seemed inflexible
      d) Whether the referee be right or not, the decision cannot be overturned
      e) Whatever she decides, we cannot change our plans
      f) She insisted that I not talk to anyone else about what I saw

      pg 83 ex 4
      a) If she be struck off, the consultant will never work again
      b) To hear our neighbour talk, you'd think he would own half of the country, wouldn't you?
      c) That cocky new boy talks as if he had had 10 years experience in the job
      d) Suppose you didn't have that calculator, could you work this out?
      e) If you had thought / If you had been thinking more carefully, we wouldn't have these problems

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Grammar and vocabulary for CAE & Proficiency, Longman
      pg 83 ex 2 4 practice
      feedback

      New Inside Out Advanced
      Lexical material: Making an apology
      T / Cl
      Please, accept my [apologies / apologise]
      - apologies /ə'pɔlədʒi:z/
      = noun
      (to apologise /əˈpɔlədʒaɪz/ = verb)

      Your colleague missed an important meeting
      He [owes you an apology / over-reacts]
      - he owes you an apology 
      
      On the plane, a flight attendant spills coffee over your shirt
      You say:
      [easily done / no worries / you're welcome] 
      - easily done

      Why is it important to apologise at the right moment?
      - to clear the air
      = to remove angry feelings, misunderstanding, or confusion

      In an e-mail, you write
      Due to [circumstances / events / actions] beyond our control...
      - circumstances

      pg 124 ex 1 2 3 Useful phrases
      listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_42.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_43.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_44.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_45.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_46.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_47.ogg 

      Lexical material: Responding to an apology
      T / Cl
      Your colleague doesn't want to talk about sth
      He says [It slipped my mind / Drop it]
      - Drop it!

      Your colleague couldn't attend an important meeting
      He says 'I'm sorry I left you carry the can'
      carry the can
      [accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions / be responsible for a meeting]
      - accept unpleasant consequences
      = face the music

      You make a mistake & say sorry
      Your colleague replies 'Yes, this time' means [he apologises / he forgives you]
      - he forgives you

      Your colleague is not really upset
      He says [Easily done / Drop it]
      - Easily done

      pg 124 ex 4 5 


      Functional language: Uses of sorry (offering commiserations, drawing attention, breaking bad news...)

      T / Cl
      Sorry to hear about your  [drawing attention / offering commiseration]
      - offering commiseration

      pg 124 ex 6 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_48.ogg 


      Functional language: Responding to a complaint
      T / Cl
      You're angry & want to criticise someone or sth, you speak [loud / under your breath]
      - under your breath

      How do you as a company accept responsibility for what has happened?
      - I regret the incident

      Lexical material: Shopping
      pg 125 ex 1
      listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_49.ogg 

      Functional language: Writing a letter of complaint
      pg 125 ex 2 3 writing extra
      
new expressions
      touchy = easily irritated
      to carry the can = to face the music; accept unpleasant consequences of one's actions 
      to offer commiserations = expression of sympathy with another's grief; send your condolences
      clogs = footwear usually with wooden soles
      checkout counter = counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases
      checkout-assistant = person on the till
      cashier = person dealing with cash transactions in a shop, bank, etc
      under your breath = with low voice; very softly
      trolley = esp. Brit. a table, stand, or basket on wheels or castors for serving food, 
      transporting luggage or shopping, gathering purchases in a supermarket, etc
      exonerated = freed from any question of guilt
      reimbursement = compensation paid (to someone) for damages or losses or money already spent etc. 
      to make amends (to sb) (for sth / for doing sth) = to do sth for sb in order to show that you are sorry for sth wrong or unfair that you have done
      recurrence = happening again (especially at regular intervals) 
      goodwill gesture = something done as an indication of intention, e.g. intangible asset valued according to the advantage or reputation a business has acquired;
      to fly off the handle = to get very angry and fly into a rage
      to clear the air = to remove angry feelings, misunderstanding, or confusion

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it  lets     allows   us to understand English well
      in order  for  us to read & prepare
        in order us to    so that we can  read & prepare
      she said that   she    it    slipped her mind
      I'll make my apology  for    to    your mother and  for    to    you

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190116 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Grammar and vocabulary for CAE & Proficiency, Longman
       Optional homework
      pg 82 subjunctives and unreal past - reading
      
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      New Inside Out Advanced
      Making an apology
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg124-5_saying_sorry_making_an_apology_responding_all_complaints.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Grammar: Subjunctive
      T / Cl
      I insist the contract [should be signed / is signed / be signed] today
      - be signed
      = present subjunctive
      => more formal

      I suggest the terms of the contract [should revised / are revised / be revised]
      - be revised
      = present subjunctive
      => more formal

      It is advisable the CEO [resigns / resign] asap
      - resign
      = present subjunctive
      => more formal


      Grammar and vocabulary for CAE & Proficiency, Longman
      pg 82 subjunctives and unreal past - reading
      pg 83 ex 1 3 practice
      feedback

      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_subjunctive_and_unreal_past_selection_c1_01.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_review.inc'); 

      set for homework
      pg 83 ex 2 4 5 practice

new expressions
      self-righteous = (disapproving) feeling or behaving as if what you say or do is always morally right, and other people are wrong
      for all the world = under no circumstances
      I can't hear myself think = not to be able to concentrate because of noisy surroundings
      suffice it to say = it's enough to say, you don't need to add more to explain that...
      come what may = whatever happens
      far be it from me to (do something) = it is not my place to do or say the particular thing stated after "to." 
      be that as it may = used to introduce a statement that is somehow different from what has just been said; you accept that a piece of information is true but it does not change your opinion of the subject you are discussing: Building a new children's home will cost a lot of money but, be that as it may, there is an urgent need for the facility
      cocky = (informal) too confident about yourself in a way that annoys other people

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I wish I  have     had  my own computer
      I wish I knew   had known  about it before I came to this job  (workplace / office)   
      it is advisable that she does  (do = subjunctive)   her homework

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20190109 (2ach)

Homework

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Advanced
      The fashion screen - case study
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg102-3_the_fashion_screen_case_study.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Advanced
      Case study - The fashion screen
      T / Cl
      Have you ever bought clothes that were not off-the-peg?
      - ...
      Should designer clothes be purchased on-line?
      - ...

      pg 102 background
      reading

      pg 102 fashion blog
      reading

      pg 102 task 1 - prioritising complaints

      priorities
      - dispel rumours asap
      - outsource media relations to reply to posts
      - speed up logistics for returning clothes
      - shoot videos to show how to measure oneself
      - rephrase 'hand-made in Paris'
      (e.g. asterisk pointing to other manufacturing locations)
      - re-design web-interface

      conclusions
      - focus on high profit margin & premium quality
      - discard large volumes, turnover & cut-price on-line fashion sites
      - work on greater exposure to target customers

      pg 102 listening
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd03_27.ogg 

      concl:
      - either recruit a social media manager
      - or also outsource some agency to cater for a broad range of skills (web-mastering, blogging in social media, PR...)
      - should be more assertive
  
      pg 103 task 2
      social media presentation

      DVD case commentary Unit 10
       
       
      feedback
      - f2f measures involve the risk of slowing down the process
      - but should avoid having customers taking measures by themselves
      (who would be responsible in case clothes didn't fit?)

new expressions
      off-the-peg = (especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock
      garment = (formal) a piece of clothing
      pics / pix = pictures
      sweatshop = (disapproving) a place where people work for low wages in poor conditions
      BTW = by the way
      ill-fitting = not the right size or shape
      fickle = (of a person) often changing their mind in an unreasonable way so that you cannot rely on them
      petition ~ (against / for sth) = a written document signed by a large number of people that asks sb in a position of authority to do or change sth
      to dispel = to make sth, especially a feeling or belief, go away or disappear
      cohesive = forming a united whole
      lining = layer of material used to cover the inside surface of sth e.g. a pair of leather gloves with fur linings, e.g. Pin the lining to the outer fabric

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      after the 90s   they appears    there were  many clothes   became available   
      I   refused of    discarded / put aside /  gave up  tailor's clothes
      I can   be measured    measure  myself
      never   stay at a    keep a    silent   position     attitude 
      to  answer     deal with   every  complain     complaint  
      people will   wait     expect    some personal approach
      to react  on    to   every complaint
      they complain   with     about    information

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181226 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Advanced
      Delaney call centre - absenteeism
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg50-51_delaney_call_centre_absenteeism.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
      Case study - Delaney call centre absenteeism
      T / Cl
      What is absenteeism?
      - regular absence from work or school without a good reason
      Why are people absent?
      - ...

      pg 50 background reading
      pg 50 report on absenteeism
    

      pg 50 task 1 role play
      pg 151 student A - team leader (manager)
      pg 159 student B - agent
      solutions
      - consider 2 teams whose work breaks overlap to cover up for the other team
      - areas & facilities for breaks

      pg 50 consultant's findings 
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_14.ogg 
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_15.ogg 
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_16.ogg 
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_17.ogg 
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_18.ogg 
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_audio_cd02_19.ogg 

      problems to resolve
      - workload pressure (need to meet strict performance targets)
      - time management (need to rush callers)
      - call monitoring (not popular)
      - lack of flexibility

      pg 51 task 2 decision meeting

      draft e-mail
      feedback
      see pg 143 writing e-mails

      Case study on DVD
      
      solutions
      - involve staff into productivity concerns
      - implement roto-patterns to chill out after a difficult call
      - give more freedom (not to be a cog in the machine)
      - improve environmental conditions (sofas, darts...)
      - structural framework (bonuses...)
      = retain staff longer by making them happier
      = improve quality of service provided
     
new expressions
      absenteeism = fact of being frequently away from work or school, especially without good reasons
      to cover for = to substitute for a person 
      ultimately = in the end; finally
      to occur = to happen
      to turn a blind eye to = to pretend not to see; not pay attention
      resentful = feeling bitter or angry about sth that you think is unfair
      to chill out = to become quiet or calm, especially after a state of agitation
      room for manoeuvre /məˈnu:və/ = the chance to change the way that sth happens and influence decisions that are made
      roto-patterns = short breaks during the work day thanks to other team members covering for each other's absence
      cogwheel = wheel with a series of teeth on the edge that fit between the teeth on the next wheel and cause it to move

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      she's   at     on      her    vacation   (holiday)   today
      I tried   don't    not to    pay attention to it
      a hint  for    to    our very   often    frequent  absence
      it depends on your  sick     sickness   
      some meetings are not   wishable     desirable     to take part 
      we'll have a  broken     missed   deadline
      if you are  the   only person responsible   to     for   sth
      I delegated   for    to    2 workers
      they can't meet  with   deadlines
      it shouldn't be limited   for    to   every specific call
      to have her own approach how to influence  on    her team
        every    all   our actions are   monitoring     monitored  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181219 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate
      intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg62-66_law_people_vs_usa_dilemma_beauty_and_business.pdf

      We will continue this topic from the previous lesson.
      Make sure you have a copy with you.

       Optional homework
      Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate
      pg 63 ex 4 vocab
      pg 63 practice
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 63 ex 4
      1) file
      2) make
      3) award
      4) reach
      5) take
      6) provide
      7) suffer

      pg 63 practice
      2) compensation / damages
      3) lawyer / attorney
      4) law firm
      5) legal action
      6) plaintiffs / litigants
      7) judge
      8) awards
      9) damages / compensation
      

      UPDATED!
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Liability and litigation mindmap
      liability_and_litigation_mindmap.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate
      (continuation from previous lesson)
      pg 62 ex 2 3 vocab
      
      T / Cl
      If compensation awards are high, people will litigate [often / seldom]?
      - often
      = worth going through the trouble of a lawsuit

      pg 62 speaking

      pg 63 ex 1 2 vocab

      pg 63 ex 3 vocab

      was set for homework
      pg 63 ex 4 vocab
      pg 63 practice vocab

      pg 66 Dilemma - Beauty & business
      use expressions from pg 65 career skills - negotiating

      task 2 - negotiating
      listening
      intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_track_24.ogg
    
new expressions
      in retrospect = looking back to the past
      blunder = mistake
      teeter = in danger of falling
      to teeter = to stand or move in an unsteady way so that you look as if you are going to fall
      to trigger = to activate
      on the face of it = at first sight, apparently
      to get out of hand = to become unmanageable
      incentive = ~ (for / to sb/sth) (to do sth) something that encourages you to do sth
      trace = a mark, an object or a sign that shows that sb/sth existed or was present
      to disclose = to reveal, unveil, make visible
      collision = accident in which two vehicles or people crash into each other; strong disagreement between two people or between opposing ideas, opinions, etc
      merely = used meaning 'only' or 'simply' to emphasize a fact or sth that you are saying
      conglomerate = large company formed by joining together different firms
      asbestos = soft grey mineral that does not burn, used especially in the past in building as a protection against fire or to prevent heat loss
      to pursue = to do sth or try to achieve sth over a period of time
      vast = large; important
      in essence = in principle, in theory
      to prompt = to cause sth to happen
      punitive /ˈpju:nɪtɪv/ = intended as punishment
      to compile = to produce a book, list, report, etc. by bringing together different items, articles, songs, etc

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      about someone who   damaged    contaminated  water
      this matter   is concerned to    concerns / has to do with   product liability
      people will spent time  for     on   litigation  (litigating)   
      both companies have   an     the  ability to ...

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181212 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate
       pg 61 The people vs the USA
      pg 62 ex 2 reading comprehension
      intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg62-66_law_people_vs_usa_dilemma_beauty_and_business.pdf

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Liability and litigation mindmap
      liability_and_litigation_mindmap.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Speak Out Advanced
      Unit 4.4 Blackadder
      pg 52 ex 1 DVD preview

      Lexical material: Defendants in a courtroom
      pg 52 ex 2 programme information

      pg 52 ex 3 A B  DVD view
      

      pg 52 ex 4 5

new expressions
      trial = determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
      courtroom = a room in which a lawcourt sits
      biased /ˈbaɪəst/ = having a tendency to show favour towards or against one group of people or one opinion for personal reasons; making unfair judgements
      to put on a black cap = to get death penalty

      common law = body of law based on custom and general principles and that, embodied in case law, serves as precedent or is applied to situations not covered by statute
      civil law = body of law developed from Roman law and used in continental Europe; the basis of law in civil-law jurisdictions is statute, not custom; civil law is thus to be distinguished from common law. In civil law, judges apply principles embodied in statutes, or law codes, rather than turning to case precedent
      criminal law = body of law that defines criminal offences, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected offenders, and fixes punishment for convicted persons
      labour law = body of law that applies to matters such as employment, wages, conditions of work, labour unions, and labour-management relations

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the court should answer   to    the plaintiff
      it may address  to   the constitutional court
      it's not the first time he faces   to   the court
      he's not interested   to go    in going    to   the   court
      management have no  any  chance to win

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181205 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate
       pg 61 The people vs the USA
      pg 62 ex 2 reading comprehension
      intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg62-66_law_people_vs_usa_dilemma_beauty_and_business.pdf

      Updated!
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Presentations mindmap
      presentations_mindmap.pdf

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
       Optional homework
       Presentation
      - prepare a 2-3min presentation
      - any topic relevant to your needs
      - focus on introduction & conclusion
      - you may use 2-3 slides but not more 
      - rehearse oral delivery (pace, intonation, pitch, volume)

      You may also use any of the following support materials covered earlier:
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Lifestyle Upper Intermediate
       write a pitch for your business venture (2-3min only!)
      pg 23 ex 10

      OR
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      use examples from pg 27
       write a pitch for your business venture
      prepare oral delivery to a panel of business angels / lions

      OR
      choose any product or topic
      - decide if you want to write all your speech or just have notes to look at (recommended)
      
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%preparing_for_the_delivery_of_a_presentation.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }

      - practise signposting with the structure suggested in 
$stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
$stmt->execute(array("%presentations.inc%"));
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }
      and 
$stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
$stmt->execute(array("%presentation_keywords.inc%"));
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }
  
      - build a strong logical flow by using discourse markers from 
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%discourse_markers_mindmap.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }


       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      pg 31 ex 5 writing a memo
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      We realise that there is currently not enough parking space on the site, and we are making plans to solve the problem.
      The main difficulty at the moment is the area next to the logistics warehouse.
      If there was a fire, it would be very difficult for emergency vehicles to reach the fuel tanks behind the building. We must keep access roads to all buildings clear.
      Please remember that cars should only be parked in the official car parks. As from Monday 13 August we regret that we will have to remove any cars parked on access roads.
      Thank you for your cooperation.
      


       Optional homework
      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_02.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_03.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_homework.inc');

Lesson plan



      Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate
      Unit 7 Law
      Lexical material: Legal vocabulary
      T / Cl 
      If you want to write a will, you contact [a solicitor / a barrister]?
      - a solicitor
      If you disagree with a neighbour, you need [an attorney / a barrister]?
      - an attorney
      If you have to go to court, you need [an attorney / a barrister]?
      - a barrister

      T / Cl
      Have you ever sued somebody or a company?
      - ...
      If compensation awards are high, people will litigate [often / seldom]?
      - often
      = worth going through the trouble of a lawsuit

      pg 62 speaking 

      Lexical material: Company liability
       pg 60 ex 1 reading  
      pg 62 reading for gist
      The people vs the USA

      Lexical material: Common cases of litigation
      - product-liability
      - antitrust
      - intellectual property
      - employee conduct
      - contractual failure
      - shareholder actions

      T / Cl
      What is the most common cause of litigation?
      - product liability

      SSS discuss cases of litigation in the news

      



new expressions
      to litigate = to engage in legal proceedings, to file a lawsuit
      to sue ~ (sb) (for sth) = to make a claim against sb in a court of law about sth that they have said or done to harm you
      plaintiff / litigant = person who brings an action in a court of law
      defendant = person or institution against whom an action is brought in a court of law
      to settle out of court = to negotiate compensation w/o a litigation
      to award compensation != to dismiss a case
      to rule in favour of sb = to decide sb wins a case
      afore = before, earlier

      solicitor =  member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, draw up wills, etc., and to advise clients and instruct barristers
      attorney = person trained and licensed to prepare, manage, and either prosecute or defend a court action as an agent for another and who also gives advice on legal matters that may or may not require court action; a person, esp. a lawyer, appointed to act for another in business or legal matters
      barrister = a person called to the bar and entitled to practise as an advocate in the higher courts
      advocate = person who supports or speaks in favour. 2 a person who pleads for another. 3 a professional pleader in a court of justice
      moral prejudice = strong feeling of disadvantage or loss, based on your own sense of what is right and fair, not on legal rights or duties, which results from someone's harmful, preconceived opinion, bias or partiality
      to plead guilty / not guilty = to state in a court of law that you are guilty or not guilty (i.e. innocent) of a crime
      antitrust law = any law restricting business practices that are considered unfair or monopolistic

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      they didn't   attract  get / find / persuade / interest / contract out  a barrister for this situation
      they always argue  between    with  each other
      you should pay attention  for    to  this

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      judicial /dʒu:ˈdɪʃəl/
      sued /sju:d/

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20181128 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Presentations mindmap
      presentations_mindmap.pdf

      Rescheduled from previous lesson
       Optional homework
       Presentation
      - prepare a 2-3min presentation
      - any topic relevant to your needs
      - focus on introduction & conclusion
      - you may use 2-3 slides but not more 
      - rehearse oral delivery (pace, intonation, pitch, volume)

      You may also use any of the following support materials covered earlier:
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Lifestyle Upper Intermediate
       write a pitch for your business venture (2-3min only!)
      pg 23 ex 10

      OR
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      use examples from pg 27
       write a pitch for your business venture
      prepare oral delivery to a panel of business angels / lions

      OR
      choose any product or topic
      - decide if you want to write all your speech or just have notes to look at (recommended)
      
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%preparing_for_the_delivery_of_a_presentation.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }

      - practise signposting with the structure suggested in 
$stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
$stmt->execute(array("%presentations.inc%"));
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }
      and 
$stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
$stmt->execute(array("%presentation_keywords.inc%"));
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }
  
      - build a strong logical flow by using discourse markers from 
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%discourse_markers_mindmap.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }


      Rescheduled from previous lesson
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      Writing Memos 
      Officialese vs plain English
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg30-31_writing_memos_officialese_vs_plain_english.pdf

         Download onto your phone or tablet and listen carefully.

      Aleksander - Connecting EurAsia (highway Berlin - Beijing)
      https://yadi.sk/d/JuCMjphlpPNoIA

      Nadezhda - Pitch to the lions
      https://yadi.sk/d/b5Jt5eh0ENusmQ

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      Writing Memos 
      pg 30 ex 1 discussion
      T / Cl
      Why do memos get ignored?
      - early / late notice
      - wrong addressing
      - irrelevant content
      - inappropriate register
      - illegible layout

      T / Cl 
      What is a target time frame?
      [schedule / deadline / objective for the future]
      - deadline 

      Functional language: Writing memos
      pg 30 ex 2 3 model & analysis

      T / Cl
      If you want to communicate effectively:
      you need [plain / advanced] language
      - plain language
      = simply and clearly expressed, without using technical language
      != legalese

      examples of 'officialese'
      It is recognised jargon can speed up communication
      'it is recognised'
      Is it formal or informal?
      - formal
      Why?
      - passive form
      What is a less formal way of saying the same thing?
      - we... think, realise, reckon

      speed up
      Is it formal or informal?
      - informal
      What is a more formal way of saying the same thing?
      - jargon may enhance communication

      Find the mistake in register
      It is recognised jargon can speed up communication
      - mix of formal & informal register

      Which sentence has a [formal / informal] register?
      It is recognised jargon may enhance communication
      - formal
      We realise jargon can speed up communication
      - informal
 
      pg 31 ex 4 language focus

      set for homework
      pg 31 ex 5 writing a memo

      pg 31 ex 6 output
      listening
      the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_41.ogg

        
      pg 31 ex 7 role play

      set for homework
      pg 31 ex 8 9 
       

       
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_02.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_03.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_review.inc'); 

      Grammar: Review of conditionals
      
      $list_of_decks= "deck_of_phrases_conditionals.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_deck.inc'); 
 
new expressions
      ambiguous = open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance
      rigid = antonym of flexible
      prosecution = process of being officially charged with a crime in a court of law
      adjacent = next to
      alleviated = made easier to bear
      to alleviate = to lighten or lessen the force or weight of
      forthwith = immediately
      to solicit = to ask sb for sth, such as support, money, or information; to try to get sth or persuade sb to do sth

      herewith = (written) with this letter, book or document
      at liberty = free to go somewhere or do something; not shut in or stopped
      deemed = considered, judged
      in regard to = with respect to, concerning

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      if it's information given by my   chef     chief / boss  
      I can't give  advices    pieces of advice   by myself
      it's not relevant   for    to   your tasks
      people send e-mails   don't    not  thinking about  it     them   before    (without giving much / enough thought)   
      you need to write down the  topic    subject  of the e-mail
      it's so   many    much  information
      it's so many  pieces of  information

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181121 (2ach)

Prep

        Short test  (in the form of an individual, mini-presentation)  not needed!

       Optional homework
       Presentation
      - prepare a 2-3min presentation
      - any topic relevant to your needs
      - focus on introduction & conclusion
      - you may use 2-3 slides but not more 
      - rehearse oral delivery (pace, intonation, pitch, volume)

      You may also use any of the following support materials covered earlier:
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Lifestyle Upper Intermediate
       write a pitch for your business venture (2-3min only!)
      pg 23 ex 10

      OR
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      use examples from pg 27
       write a pitch for your business venture
      prepare oral delivery to a panel of business angels / lions

      OR
      choose any product or topic
      - decide if you want to write all your speech or just have notes to look at (recommended)
      
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%preparing_for_the_delivery_of_a_presentation.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }

      - practise signposting with the structure suggested in 
$stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
$stmt->execute(array("%presentations.inc%"));
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }
      and 
$stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
$stmt->execute(array("%presentation_keywords.inc%"));
while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }
  
      - build a strong logical flow by using discourse markers from 
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%discourse_markers_mindmap.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }


        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      Writing Memos 
      Officialese vs plain English
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg30-31_writing_memos_officialese_vs_plain_english.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Aleksander - Connecting EuroAsia (highway Berlin - Beijing)
      pitch delivery
      feedback re methodology
          1 intro
          1 rhetorical question(s)
            don't forget to use (short) rhetorical questions for greater impact
          1 intro breakdown
          2 parts
          2 transitions between parts
          1 conclusion
      visuals
          4 legibility
          4 information overload
          4 variety
      use of language
          3 vocab
          3 structures
          use grammatically balanced phrases in bullet points
      delivery
          3 pace (almost too fast)
          3 articulation
          3 intonation
          3 stress on keywords
          3 body language
          2 eye contact
      conclusion
          1 recap
          1 general conclusion
          1 recommendations
          1 opening
      => improve methodology
      use (short) rhetorical questions

      Nadezhda - Pitch to the lions
      pitch delivery
      feedback re methodology
          4 intro
          3 rhetorical question(s)
          3 intro breakdown
          3 parts
          3 transitions between parts
          3 conclusion
      visuals
          4 legibility
          4 information overload
          4 variety
      use of language
          3 vocab
          3 structures
          tripling
          quickly, efficiently and inexpensively
          independent, respect and very friendly web-site
          experience, cooperation & interplaying
      delivery
          3 pace 
          4 articulation
          4 intonation
          4 stress on keywords
          4 body language
          4 eye contact
      conclusion
          1 recap
          3 general conclusion
          1 recommendations
          1 opening
      => improve use of language
      add more personal examples to identify with


      



new expressions
      dweller = person or an animal that lives in the particular place that is mentioned; inhabitant

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      we haven't seen you  forever    for ages   
      it  's     was   launched about 20 years  old    ago  
      do you suppose you can  hang     hook   your investors only   on     by   ...
      I suppose you   do     (have) had   (such difficulties)
      people who have experience in  the  internet
      confidence  to     in    it
      for people who are  looking actual     reading contemporary     Russian books
      we know how to make   (achieve / realise)     capital return     return on investment   
      to explain her  crying     desperate   situation

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      wagon /'wægən/
      expats /,ekˈspæts/ 
      experts /'ekspə:ts/
      for 3 months /'mənθs/ and NOT monthes /'mənθes/

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20181114 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      (Anna & Sergey have already covered some of this lesson in their previous course)
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg31-33_unit4_voice_shakespearian_debut_presentation_delivery.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Communication skills: Space & audience management in presentations
      Imagine 3 layers (rows) in your audience, from close to far:

      # rows 1-2 (the closest)
      = the supporters 
      => find 2-3 'friendly faces' on the left & right at the beginning of your presentation to build self-confidence
          + are eager to participate
          + help narrative flow during delivery
          + ask relevant questions (sometimes zealously for the sake of the argument)
          - may hog the floor, steal the presentation, provoke long digressions
          (look at them if you want somebody to give their opinion)
          + bridge presenter with the rest of the audience

      # rows 3-4  
      = the judges
      => find 2-3 'friendly faces' on the left & right, and use them as indicators of listening comprehension
          + are ready to participate but remain careful
          - need to be charmed & convinced
          (look at them if you have rhetorical questions)
          - tend to ask trickier questions
          +/- can glue the audience together in favour of or against the presentation

      # row 5-6 (the furthest)
      = the sceptics
      => speculate who among them will leave first (consider your presentation successful if they're still present at the end)
          + passive participation 
          (you never know if they are satisfied by the presentation or not)
          - are less likely to ask questions
          - potential, nit-picking observers
          + give occasionally very pertinent feedback (after the presentation)
          - greater distance suggests a natural physical barrier which they have chosen
          (don't expect much body language or feedback)

      In Company Upper Intermediate
      T / Cl
      All presentations need some show
      Do you agree?
      - probably yes
      - ...
      Do you overdo it? Are you acting a little to communicate better?
      - probably yes
      - ...
      Does a brilliant speaker need to be an actor?
      - probably yes
      - ...

      pg 32 ex 7 
      listening
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_35.ogg

      What could actors teach business people?
      - manage stage fright
      - oral delivery
      - body language

      What makes someone a brilliant speaker?
      - leadership (or its acting)
      - belief in yourself
      - relation to the audience

      Shakespearian debut
      pg 32 ex 8 9 
        pg 33 SS practise speech re J.Caesar   
      listening
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_01.ogg

      pg 32 ex 10 
      Mark Antony's speech by Marlon Brando, Julius Caesar, Shakespeare
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7X9C55TkUP8
           

      rationale
      - contemporary English doesn't lend itself to theatrical techniques w/o looking artificial
      - it's easier to practise w/ material which needs overdoing such as Shakespeare
     
      Functional language: Introduction to public speaking & giving presentations
      World Championship of Public Speaking: Part 2
      Published on Nov 9, 2012
      Each year, Toastmasters International hosts the World Championship of Public Speaking. 
      After months of regional elimination rounds, 30,000 international competitors are whittled down to nine finalists,
      the best public speakers in the world.
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_958291&feature=iv&src_vid=rvbg9kFDTxg&v=LK_N_3NvDbA

      focus on:
      - contents 
          . cohesiveness
          . use of language
      - delivery 
          . speech 
          . intonation
          . body language
      - rapport
          . contact with the audience
          . use of humour
          . emotional impact

new expressions
      to brush up = to refresh one's memory
      stage fright = nervous feelings felt by performers before they appear in front of an audience
      to avenge ~ sth | ~ yourself on sb (formal) to punish or hurt sb in return for sth bad or wrong that they have done to you, your family or friends
      to convince = to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true
      to persuade = to make sb/yourself believe that sth is true

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      you should  attract    pay   attention to your voice, gesticulation
      every time  in     with    every audience
      you should pay attention  on     to   details
      what   are     is   his advice

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      empire /'empaiə:/
      emperor /'empə:ə:/
      Julius /ˈdʒu:lɪəs/ 
      Caesar /ˈsi:zə/
      honourable /ˈɔnərəbl/
      buried /'beri:d/

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20181107 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      Comparing solutions - asking for help
      
      We will continue this topic from the previous lesson.
      Make sure you have a copy with you.

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      (Anna & Sergey have already covered some of this lesson in their previous course)
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg31-33_unit4_voice_shakespearian_debut_presentation_delivery.pdf

       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      pg 27 ex 5 expanding notes
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 27 ex 5
      1) more beautiful than
      2) better and better
      3) as positive as
      4) more rapidly than
      5) more and more quickly
      6) slower
      7) bulkier
      8) less generous
      9) higher than
      10) less expensive

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      pg 27 ex 6 7 expanding notes

      Functional language: Dealing with requests
      T / Cl
      Do you mind if I open the window?
       Yes, please  
       No, I don't  

      Is it appropriate to always answer 'no'?
      - no
      Do you know any alternative answers?
      - I'm afraid I can't
      - I'm sorry I'm busy just now
      - I don't see why I couldn't, but perhaps, possibly, maybe later...
      - ...

      Can I ask you a favour?
      How can you make this sentence more polite?
      - Can you do me a favour?
      - Do you mind if I ask you a favour?
      - I was wondering if I could ask you a favour?

      I wonder / was wondering if you could give me a hand
      - to wonder
      = used as a polite way of asking a question or asking sb to do sth

      [should / could / would] you mind if I ask you a favour?
      - Would

      Use 'my asking' instead of 'I' to complete the following sentence
      I wonder if ___ a small favour
      I wonder if  you'd mind my asking   a small favour
      = (very) polite

      pg 27 ex 8

        pg 27 ex 9 negotiating   

      SSS write down 3 things they need to do
      - easy
      - difficult
      - impossible

      pairwork SSS practise asking a favour / saying no politely
      
new expressions

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the harder  the  labour, the more you earn
      the more money you earn, the more   money are  it (money)  is      inflated    depreciated  
      only people who sleep   small    few   hours a day can be president
      can I ask you   a favour    to make   a  breakfast
      can I ask you a favour  : (colon)   to make   a  breakfast
      would you mind  to give    giving    me   an     some    advice
      I need you to stand  behind my back     next to me / by me / to support me  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181031 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Lifestyle Upper Intermediate
      Elevator pitch
      lifestyle_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg_23_elevator_pitch_flowchart.pdf

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      Comparing solutions - asking for help
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg26-27_comparing_solutions_asking_for_help.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Lifestyle Upper Intermediate
      T / Cl
      If you have a bright idea but you need money
      You meet a CEO in the lift
      How do you ask for his financial support?
      - make an elevator pitch

      pg 23 ex 3 4

      word focus - structure a pitch
  
      pg 23 ex 5 6 listening

      lifestyle_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_17.ogg     

      Functional language: Elevator pitch, presentation delivery
      pg 23 ex 7 8 9

      speaking
      SSS choose a topic from pg 131
      prepare a pitch
     

      introduce optional h/w


      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      Grammar: Comparing solutions
      T / Cl
      What is the biggest risk?
      - ...
      - not taking any at all
      the biggest
      = superlative

      types of adjectives:
      short   ending    ending      longer          irregular
      adj      CVC*       with y        adj            forms
      er/est  er/est    ier/est   more/the most   

      cold      fat     happy       interesting     good
      high      hot     pretty      difficult       bad
      quiet     sad     lucky       relaxed         far

      pg 26 ex 1 2 3 language focus

      pg 26 ex 4 discussion & presentation
    
      set for homework
      pg 27 ex 5 expanding notes

new expressions
      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

      car-ferry = boat that transports cars
      bed and breakfast = (BrE) a service that provides a room to sleep in and a meal the next morning in private houses and small hotels
      carbon footprint = way of measuring the environmental impact of human activity
      to mind (doing sth) = to object to doing sth

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      if it's very  heavy    difficult  to read, then...
      we can work   at     on    our voice
      it can be   more   faster when...
      it (a coach)  goes for  runs  according to   the timetable
      Russia is the largest country   all over     in  the world
      it's ten times safer  as     than   a plane
        if     as   you know, you can go...
      I would like to cross the bridge, but not  far  (go / go any) further   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20181024 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Lifestyle Upper Intermediate
      Elevator pitch
      lifestyle_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg_23_elevator_pitch_flowchart.pdf

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      Case study: Cash or conscience

      We will continue this topic from the previous lesson.
      Make sure you have a copy with you.

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      (reminder from previous lesson)
      pg 27 ex 7 listening
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_27.ogg
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_28.ogg

      (continuation from previous lesson)
      pg 27 ex 7 listening
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_29.ogg
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_30.ogg

      pg 27 ex 8 9
      see pg 156 - epilogues

new expressions
      township = (in South Africa in the past) a town or part of a town that black people had to live in, and where only black people lived 
      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
      deforestation = act of cutting down or burning the trees in an area
      drought /'draut/ = long period of time when there is little or no rain

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      lots of people  over     around   you
      what  is his    business idea  does he want      he wants   to pitch money   for  
      I haven't   catched    caught   this item
      they travelled without any    Russian knowledges     knowledge of Russian (language)  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      recipe /'resəpi:/

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20181017 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      Case study: Cash or conscience
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg21-22_cash_or_conscience_the_lions_share_pitching.pdf

       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Speak Out Advanced
      pg 140 past participles Unit 7.2
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 140 ex 1
      1a) Making
      1b) Made
      2a) Told
      2b) Telling
      3a) Paying
      3b) Paid
      4a) worn
      4b) wearing
      5a) written 
      5b) Writing

      pg 140 ex 2
      Arming   Armed
      graduate   graduated
      to discuss   discussing
      Giving   Given
      Asking   Asked

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      In Company Upper Intermediate
      T / Cl
      Do you care how your money is invested or are you just interested in obtaining a good return?
      - ...
      Would you mind if your money was invested in the tobacco industry?
      - ...
      Can sharks have good conscience?
      - ...
      Would you invest only in ethically sound companies because of your conscience?
      - ...
      Can moral aspirations depend on generations?
      - ...

      Case study: Cash or conscience
      pg 26 ex 1 2 3 

      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_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_26.ogg

      

      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?
      - ...
      = should not be a 'save-the-world' show

      What will happen if viewing figures drop further?
      - advertising revenues will decrease
      - will have to reschedule the show to off-peak time

      Should you tame the lions?
      - ...
      = to make the show more socially responsible

      pg 26 ex 5
      discussion

      pg 27 ex 6
      pick a profile

      pg 27 ex 7 listening
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_27.ogg
      in_company_2nd_edition_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_28.ogg

new expressions
      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

      virtuous = behaving in a very good and moral way
      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

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I'm interested  to invest    in investing  money in ...
      if a company  takes  pays   attention  on    to   the environment...
      nowadays they   feel some troubles     are in difficulty  
        the    a   half of the million is   received by    given  to  the winner
      to make this programme more   ethic    ethical  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      strengths /s'treŋkθs/ and NOT /s'treŋkθes/

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20181010 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson
      Speak Out Advanced
      Getting away from it all
      speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg83-4_141-2_getting_away_from_it_all_relaxing_participle_clauses_practice.pdf

       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Language Leader Advanced
       
      pg 51 ex 8 emphatic structures
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      1) Seldom do we see naturally sized models.
      2) Not only has he designed clothes for stars, but he has also opened stores all around the world.
      3) Under no circumstances must we use child labour. 
      4) It was the accusation about the use of sweatshops that the press officer denied / It was the press officer who denied the accusation about the use of sweatshops.
      5) It is the cost of a product, not its environmental impact that people are concerned about.
      6) What the fashion industry does is encourage young girls to worry about their body size.
      7) What the designer created was a new style using traditional materials.
      8) What I think is (that) fashion shows and models should be heavily regulated.
      
 
       Optional homework
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      pg 135 ex 3 inversion
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      1) Little did the staff know that the company was going to close
      2) What Steve did was to run the London Marathon in a rabbit costume
      3) It was my accountant who alerted me to the tax problems
      4) Never has anyone been that rude to me before
      5) What is really difficult to bear is the humidity
      6) It is the humidity which is difficult to bear

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      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 2 A B C

        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_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_advanced_audio_cd02_8.ogg  

      Grammar: Participle clauses
      Speaking English I can travel everywhere
      - present participle
      'speaking English' means [because I speak English / at the moment I speak English]?
      - because I speak English
      = more formal 

      Surprised, I couldn't say anything
      'surprised' means [because I was surprised / at the time I was surprised]
      - because I was surprised
      [present / past / perfect] participle
      - past participle

      having + verb past participle
      [present / past / perfect] participle
      - perfect participle

      I have seen this film 3 times, I don't want to watch again
      Complete this sentence
      Having...
      Having seen this film 3 times, I don't want to watch again
      [present / past / perfect] participle
      - perfect

      pg 84 ex 6 A B reading

      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 speaking
    
new expressions
      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 & 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 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)

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      after a 12  hours    hour   stint you should...
      to go away from   the  city
      I learnt to   go by    ride   a bike only 5 year ago
        all the last years I did it and do it    I have been doing it for the past (number of / few) years  
      I prefer  go     going  abroad
      you can reach any European  countries    country  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      breather /ˈbri:ðə/

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20181003 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson
      New Language Leader Advanced
       pg 50 ex 2 A B reading 
      new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg50-3_135_catwalk_controversies_cleft_sentences_inversion.pdf

       Optional homework
       Quarterly test
      Make corrections as suggested in the graded correction of your writing assignment.
      Send in docx format for feedback
      duncanpotter@yandex.ru

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Lexical material: Animal-rights protests, environmental sustainability, eco-consciousness, size-zero fashion industry, fast fashion
      T / Cl
      Is wearing a fur coat still fashionable in the 21st century?
      - ...

      pg 50 ex 2 A B reading 
      
      pg 50 ex 3 A B C vocab

      pg 50 ex 4 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_26.ogg 

      Lexical material: Size-zero fashion industry
      pg 50 ex 4 B listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_27.ogg 

      pg 51 ex 4 C listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_27.ogg 
      SSS listen again & underline arguments in the audioscript on pg 170

      pg 51 ex 5 A B C arguing


      Grammar: Emphatic structures (inversion)
      pg 51 ex 6 A listening
      new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_28.ogg 

      pg 51 ex 6 B

      Grammar: Cleft sentences
      T / Cl
      1. It is important that you send your reply by midday
      2. What is important is that you send your reply by midday
      Which sounds more convincing?
      - 2
      What do you emphasise [subject / object]?
      - object (reply)
      = cleft sentence

      Emphasise the following statement:
      You made a mistake
      - It was you who made a mistake
      = cleft sentence

      Grammar: Inversion after negative adverbs
      The contract is not ready.
      You say:
      Under no circumstances [can we sign / we can sign] the contract
      - can we sign
      . under no circumstances
      = limiting adverbial phrase
      => inversion

      Now, the contract is ready.
      You say:
      Under such circumstances [can we sign / we can sign] the contract
      - we can sign
      . under such circumstances
      = prepositional phrase
      => no inversion needed

      I seldom read a book when I haven't read its review
      - seldom
      = adverb
      - I read 
      = present simple (no auxiliary)

      Seldom do I read a book when I haven't read its review
      - seldom
      = limiting adverbial in front position (for emphasis)
      - do I read 
      (added auxiliary 'do')
      = inversion verb / subject (in the main clause)

      The company will not give any compensation
      - Under no circumstances will the company give a refund
      = emphasis on the restrictive or negative aspect
      = negative adverbial phrase + inversion
      - formal speech
      - formal writing

      Watch out
      After 'not until', 'only when' and 'only after'
      the inversion is in the main part of the sentence

      I read a book [only after / only when] I have read its review
      - I read a book  
      = main clause

      Only after  have I read   its review |  I read   a book
      Only after  I have read   its review |  do I read   a book
      = limiting adverbial w/o inversion | main clause with inversion

      pg 51 ex 7 A listening
        new_language_leader_advanced_audio_cd01_29.ogg   
      no audio script 5.5 on pg 170 = publishing mistake
      

      pg 51 ex 7 B C

      set for homework
      pg 51 ex 8 emphatic structures

      set for homework 
      pg 135 ex 3 inversion

      pg 51 ex 9 speaking
      practise emphatic structures
    
new expressions
      sweatshop = (disapproving) place where people work for low wages in poor conditions
      to follow suit = to do what someone else is doing; imitate
      to be all the rage = (fashion) be fashionable, set the fashion, cut a figure in society
      unrelenting = (of an unpleasant situation) not stopping or becoming less severe; relentless
      consciousness = ideas and opinions of a person or group; state of being able to use your senses and mental powers to understand what is happening
      violation = act that disregards an agreement or a right; infringement
      size zero = smallest clothes size in America
      damning /'dæmiŋ/ = critical of sb/sth; suggesting that sb is guilty
      to compel = to force

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      reading is not good for   intermediate     interactive  contact
      it is an  unlegal    illegal  shop

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180926 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      course book
      4.6 Case study - Trident Overseas
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg58-9_case_study_trident_overseas_differences_in_cultures.pdf

       Optional homework
        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate
       pg 45 ex 5 phrasal verbs 
      
      a) with
      b) for
      c) with
      d) at
      e) with
      f) on

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      course book
      4.6 Case study - Trident Overseas
      Lexical material: Differences in work culture
      T / Cl
      How do you manage your manager?
      - ...

      In some cultures... e.g. in Africa 

      Should deadlines be met?
      - perhaps not
      Do you need to check staff understanding?
      - probably yes
      Is humour a good idea to develop a long lasting relationship?
      - probably not
      Should you avoid shouting?
      - on the contrary
      Is it acceptable to employ your relatives?
      - probably yes

      pg 58 ex 1 discussion

      pg 58 ex 2 reading 
      pg 59 ex 3 organisational chart


      pg 59 ex 4 5
      listening
      the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_62.ogg
      the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_63.ogg
      the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_64.ogg

      pg 59 ex 6 
      solutions
      - help Mrs Mohamed by providing an assistant
      - appoint a temporary consultant / trainer
      - improve customer service by educating forecourt staff & their dealers

      pg 59 ex 7 8 
      listening
      the_business_mac_millan_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_65.ogg

      strategy
      Wambugu
          - as a dealer, owns his service station
          - doesn't approve Trident interfering with Kenyan management practices
          - is not likely to work any better with competitors anyway
      John Thorpe
          - needs to handle Wambugu with kid gloves
          - attempts to save business relationship
          - won't be able to change Wambugu's practices
      conclusion
          - at worst, should consider buying Wambugu's business & clientele
          - could appoint Mrs Mohamed as a district manager

new expressions
      forecourt staff = the part of a filling-station where petrol is supplied
      kid gloves (to handle with ~) = to handle with great care and sensitivity
      to work one's fingers to the bone = to work very hard
      to pull together = to join your efforts with those of others; to work on a task together; to cooperate
      to put up with = to accept patiently; bear
      late notice request = made at the last moment, usually unexpectedly
      to sack = to fire an employee
      favouritism = unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another
      nepotism = giving unfair advantages to your own family if you are in a position of power, especially by giving them jobs
      to interfere ~ (in sth) = to get involved in and try to influence a situation that does not concern you, in a way that annoys other people
 
deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I realise she is always keen   to     on   figures
      I only shout  on     at   my daughter
      he went   down to    in    the field to   turn     find    out what 's    happened
      we need to help   on  this time
      it  does not     isn't   worth the money
      he's more motivated  on     by   being influential

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      rational /'ræʃənəl/
      schedule /ˈʃedju:l/ BrEn
      schedule /'skedʒu:l/ AmEn

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20180919 (2ach)

Prep

        (You should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate
       pg 45 ex 2 phrasal verbs

       Optional homework
      Speak Out Upper Intermediate
       pg 96 ex 5 A B grammar - ing form and infinitive Unit 8.2
      pg 96 ex 7 A practice
      pg 143 verb patterns Unit 8.2
      (check your answers with the key at the end of the file)
      speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg96-143_verb_patterns_w_key.pdf

       Prepare for quarterly test
      (this time will be shorter...)

Lesson plan


support materials covered
       Quarterly test
      
      $test_ref= "quarterly_test_rrwcgroup5_20180919.xml";
      include ('inc/xml_load_quarterly_test2.inc');

      Nadezhda
       Grammar (conditionals)
       Vocabulary (separable phrasal verbs with objects)
       Grammar (verb patterns with infinitive and/or gerund)
       Grammar (used to, would, will to talk about past and present habits)
       Communication skills (writing)
       total 74% 

      Anna
       Grammar (conditionals)
       Vocabulary (separable phrasal verbs with objects)
       Grammar (verb patterns with infinitive and/or gerund)
       Grammar (used to, would, will to talk about past and present habits)
       Communication skills (writing)
       total 72% 

      Mayya
       Grammar (conditionals)
       Vocabulary (separable phrasal verbs with objects)
       Grammar (verb patterns with infinitive and/or gerund)
       Grammar (used to, would, will to talk about past and present habits)
       Communication skills (writing)
       total 60% 

      Aleksandr
       Grammar (conditionals)
       Vocabulary (separable phrasal verbs with objects)
       Grammar (verb patterns with infinitive and/or gerund)
       Grammar (used to, would, will to talk about past and present habits)
       Communication skills (writing)
       total 60% 

      Sergey
       Grammar (conditionals)
       Vocabulary (separable phrasal verbs with objects)
       Grammar (verb patterns with infinitive and/or gerund)
       Grammar (used to, would, will to talk about past and present habits)
       Communication skills (writing)
       total 52% 


      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate
      (continuation from previous lesson)
      Lexical material: Phrasal verbs with take, get
      T / Cl
      your boss wants to promote you to a position in China 
      you [take up / turn down] the offer
      - (...)

      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

new expressions
      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

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      we crossed  each other   sometimes  within    at     our job    work   
      do you find   the   grammar rules are  easily     easy    to take in?

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180912 (2ach)

Homework [from previous lesson]

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate
       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

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate
      Lexical material: Reasons for giving up smoking
      pg 42 ex 1 2 3 reading 
      I know it's bad...

      Lexical material: Phrasal verbs with objects

      T / Cl
      Which is correct?
      1. He found the answer out 
      2. He found out the answer
      - 1. He found out the answer
      Which is correct?
      1. He found it out 
      2. He found out it
      - 1. He found it out 

      

      I flicked [through the book / the book through]
      - I flicked through the book
      verb + particle + object
      = type 1 (not separable)

      I flicked [through it / it through] 
      - I flicked through it
      = type 1 (not separable) even with a pronoun

      I sorted [out the problem / the problem out]
      - I sorted the problem out
      verb + object + particle
      - I sorted out the problem
      verb + particle + object
      = type 2 (separable)

      I sorted [out it / it out]
      - I sorted it out
      verb + object (pronoun) + particle
      = type 2 always separable with a pronoun

      pg 43 ex 1 2 vocab - phrasal verbs
      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

      (to be continued in next lesson)

new expressions
      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

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      he gave it up   at all     altogether   
        what about me    as far as I'm concerned  
      I'm not   also   trying to cut down on caffeine   either    
      you   stop     get off   one bus stop earlier after your  job     work   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180905 (2ach)

Homework [from previous lesson]

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson
      The Business Advanced
       pg 16 ex 2 reading
      the_business_mac_millan_advanced_students_book_pg16-17_the_glass_ceiling.pdf

       Optional homework
      (you should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 60 ex 2 4
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 60 ex 2
      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 4
      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

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      The Business Advanced
      T / Cl
      Can gender impede career development?
      - yes
      What is a metaphor for professional discrimination?
      - the glass ceiling

      gender gap
            Until the 1980s men and women in the U.S. exhibited similar voting habits. 
      Since then, however, women have been more likely than men to support the Democratic Party and liberal policies, 
      particularly on issues such as equal employment opportunity, child care, and gun control. 
      In contrast, in western Europe women historically have been more likely than men to support 
      conservative political parties.
      source Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

      What leads to a glass ceiling?
      [insufficient / excessive] gender gap 
      - excessive

      What leads to emancipation & equal opportunities?
      [gender role / gender gap]
      - gender gap

      The Business Advanced
      Lexical material: Gender equity, glass ceiling
      1.6 Case study - The glass ceiling
      pg 16 ex 1 2

      pg 17 ex 3 
      listening
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_12.ogg 

      pg 17 ex 4
      Is Gemma writing more in American English or British English?
      to study [on / at] week ends
      - on = American English
      - at = British English

       pg 17 ex 5   
      
      pg 17 ex 6
      listening
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd01_13.ogg 

      pg 17 ex 7 discussion

new expressions
      gender role = overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness
      gender gap = difference in opinions or attitudes between men and women concerning a variety of public 
      and private issues, including political candidates, parties, or programmes.
      to impede = to be a hindrance or obstacle to
      glass ceiling = ceiling based on attitudinal or organizational bias in the work force 
      that prevents minorities and women from advancing to leadership positions
      to overreach = to fail by aiming too high or trying too hard; to fail by trying to achieve more than is possible
      to reconcile = to make (one thing) compatible with (another)
      to hit below the belt = disregarding the rules (from the notion of an illegal low blow in boxing)
      self-starter = energetic person with unusual initiative
      to beg = request urgently or persistently

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      we  rest   are staying / are stuck  in a situation where ...
      she   visits     goes to   a music school
      my last train  to   home
      if you  wasn't     didn't    agree you wouldn't stay
      she's not   so   as     strong as people think  about it   
      she can   decide     solve   problems with children
      she will blame him for her  unappropriate    inappropriate  life

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      expertise /,ekspə:'ti:z/

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20180829 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson 
      http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/used_to_would_will_mindmap.pdf

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson 
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg59-139_state_vs_dynamic_verbs_of_the_senses.pdf
      New Inside Out Advanced
       pg 59 The man who mistook his wife for a hat
      pg 60 verbs of senses & states
      @ Anna
      You had partly covered this material on 20170621 

       Optional homework
      (you should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate 
      pg 48 ex 1 vocab Expressions with 'go'   
      pg 49 ex 4 Grammar - present & past habits
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 48 ex 1
      a) have a go on
      b) in one go
      c) give it a go
      d) have a go at
      e) on the go
      f) make a go of it

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate 
      pg 49 ex 4 Grammar - present & past habits
      pg 49 ex 1 speaking
      feedback

      New Inside Out Advanced
      Unit 6 Mind 
      pg 59 reading
      The man who mistook his wife for a hat
      feedback

      SSS describe the Dr P's habits
      practise used to and would

      pg 60 ex 1 2 listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_010.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_011.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_012.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_013.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd02_014.ogg 

      Grammar: Verbs of the senses (stative vs dynamic meaning)
      T / Cl
      You can see your colleague 
      - can see
      = ability to see
      stative meaning 

      You're seeing your colleague tomorrow
      - are seeing
      = to meet someone in a near future
      dynamic meaning

      pg 60 ex 1 2 3 4 5

      T / Cl
      Can you [watch / see] that man [watching / seeing] you?
      - see
      = ability
      stative meaning 
      - watching
      dynamic meaning


      set for homework
      pg 60 ex 6 
      see pg 139 ex 1

      freer practice - cooler
      SSS describe a real or fictional location
      use verbs of senses
      play with stative & dynamic meanings of verbs
      partners have to guess

new expressions
      to settle = to decide or arrange sth finally; to become established and stable in one's residence or life style; to come to terms; dispose of; make a financial settlement
      decay = process of gradually becoming inferior
      censorious = severely critical, fault-finding, eager to criticise
      hard-hitting = working hard to get things done; strong and active; stubbornly eager
      water-hydrant /ˈhaɪdrənt/ = a pipe (esp. in a street) with a nozzle to which a hose can be attached for drawing water from the main
      knob = a rounded protuberance, esp. at the end or on the surface of a thing; a handle of a door, drawer, etc., 
      shaped like a knob; a knob-shaped attachment for pulling, turning, etc.
      to dart = to move suddenly & quickly
      to take sth in = to spend time looking at sth

      to trigger = to initiate, start, stimulate
      bland = mild, not irritating, tasteless, not stimulating, insipid
      to sign up = join a club, an activity, etc. with the intention to join or participate; o promise to do something by signing your name

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I read very   small books    little  in English
      I used to love  watching     going to the   cinema
      I didn't  used     use  to like fast food
      a title for the whole   of the    book
      they look   (check)    how    what    do   they look like
      based on his very   very     remote   past
      you   also    couldn't recognise gloves  either   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      illustrative /,i'ləstrətiv/
      psychologist /sai'kɔlədʒəst/

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20180822 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate 
      new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_will_would_used_to_habits_in_the_present_and_past_pg48_audioscript.pdf

       Optional homework
      (you should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      Inside Out Advanced
      pg 70 ex 3 lexis
      pg 71 ex 4 grammar
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 70 ex 3 lexis
      a) to keep ahead of
      b) the turn of
      c) By far the most
      d) have a good chance of
      e) no limit to
      f) has in store for
      g) By the year
      h) at the expense of 
      i) come up against
      j) for economic reasons

      pg 71 ex 4 grammar
      a) will have taken
      b) probably won't go
      c) will be cooked / will have been cooked
      d) will probably be asked
      e) will be sitting
      f) will probably have had
      g) will probably have been cleaned

Lesson plan

warmer
      Yesterday you will have thought about doing your homework but won't have had enough time as usual...

support materials covered
      Inside Out Advanced
      (continuation from previous lesson)
      pg 71 ex 8


      New Inside Out Upper Intermediate
      course book
      Unit 5 Ritual
      Lexical material: Rituals
      pg 48 ex 1 speaking

      pg 48 ex 1 2 listening & vocab
      new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_01.ogg

      set for homework
      Lexical material: Expressions with 'go'
      pg 48 ex 1 2 vocab   

      Grammar: Past & present habits
      T / Cl
      I used to work till 10pm on Thursdays
      habit [in the past / in the present]
      - in the past
      I [am used to work / work / will work] till 10pm on Thursdays
      - work
      - will work
      = present habit
        am used to   not possible in the present


      Grammar: Will to describe expected actions & habits in the present
      T / Cl
      He'll drive his car at week ends
      Is it a habitual action or state?
      - habitual action
      Is it past, present or future?
      - present
      = will + infinitive to talk about a present habit [habitual action]

      He would drive his car at week ends
      Is it a habitual action or state?
      - habitual action
      Is it past, present or future?
      - past
      = would + infinitive to talk about a past habit [habitual action]

       

      pg 49 ex 1 2 3 Grammar - present & past habits

      Grammar: Would to describe expected actions & habits in the past
      T / Cl
      I [used to / would] have long hair
      - used to
      'used to' to talk about a past habit & past state [habitual action]
      'would + infinitive' to talk about a past habit [habitual action]

      When I was a child I used to go to the seaside every summer
      We used to drive to the same place every year
      We would jump into the cold water as soon as we got there
      We'd swim a bit then (we'd) come back shivering

      He is never late
      Is it a habitual action or state?
      - state 
      Can you use 'will' instead of 'is'?
      - no
  
      set for homework
      pg 49 ex 4 Grammar - present & past habits

      pg 49 ex 5 Grammar - present & past habits
      
new expressions
      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 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 
      on the go = very busy or active

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        in order to    so    that our travel will be OK
      after   passing    taking     an exam

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180815 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print & illustrate the following mindmap in your own way (use colours, symbols, etc)
      hedging_mindmap.pdf

       Optional homework
      (you should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 25 ex 4
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 25 ex 4
      a) It would seem that most young people prefer to live in large cities because of the job opportunities
      b) There is little doubt that older people living on their own get very lonely in big cities
      c) There is some discussion about whether people who live in the country are generally more healthy than city dwellers
      d) It would not appear that life in the country is much less stimulating than life in a big city
      e) It is generally accepted that there is far less violent crime in the country
      f) There is little evidence that people suffer from sleep deprivation in big cities


        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Inside Out Advanced
       pg 69 A brief history of the future
      inside_out_advanced_students_book_th_version_pg69-72_future_for_assumptions.pdf

      If you haven't yet...
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/future_forms_mindmap.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Inside Out Advanced
      pg 69 ex 4 reading 
      A brief history of the future
      pg 70 ex 1 lexis
      inside_out_advanced_students_book_th_version_pg69-72_future_for_assumptions.pdf


      Grammar: Position of adverbs in future sentences
      We probably shan't be migrating to another planet by the end of this century
      - probably 
      = before modal verb

      T / Cl
      Rephrase the above sentence without the negative form
      - We shall probably be migrating to another planet by the end of this century
      - probably 
      = after modal verb but before lexical verb      


      Grammar: 'Will' for predictions & assumptions

       

      pg 70 ex 1 2 close up

      pg 71 ex 3 4 5

      pg 71 ex 6 7 8

      pg 72 ex 1 2 future world

      Grammar: 'Will' for predictions & assumptions
      T / Cl
      Complete the following sentence
      Since she's got a successful career she ______ (hunt) Mr Right on the internet for some time now
      - she has been hunting Mr Right on the internet for some time now
      = unmarked
      - she must have been hunting Mr Right on the internet for some time now
      = deduction

      - she'll probably have been hunting Mr Right on the internet for some time now.
      - since
      = because
      - she'll probably have been hunting
      = future perfect continuous
      past event      



      set for homework
      pg 69 ex 5 

      Lexical material: The future
      pg 70 ex 1 2 lexis

      pg 70 ex 3 lexis
 
new expressions
      earthworm = common long thin worm that lives in soil
      species = group into which animals, plants, etc. that are able to breed with each other are divided 
      by far = by a considerable margin
      at the expense of = at the cost of
      to the detriment = at the expense of
      quick-witted = able to think quickly; intelligent

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        the space for living     there   is not too much  space for living   
      there are not interested  for    in    our science
      people have not   been extremely    changed  extremely  
      it  's not     doesn't   break any physical laws
      it's difficult if you're not a   physician    physicist / scientist  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180808 (2ach)

Homework [from previous lesson]

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      New Inside Out Advanced
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg25_136-7_hedging.pdf

       Optional homework
      (you should have already downloaded and / or printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 123 ex 1 vocab 
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 123 ex 1
      a) on his conscience
      b) an easy / clear conscience
      c) a guilty conscience
      d) eased my conscience
      e) in all conscience
      f) a clear / easy conscience

Lesson plan

warmer
      It is commonly accepted that people in large cities suffer from sleep deprivation )
      - it is commonly accepted 
      distance yourself from facts or opinions that you cannot prove are true
      = hedging

support materials covered
      New Inside Out Advanced
      Unit 3 - City 
      T / Cl
      Listen out for phrases which express hedging

      pg 24 ex 1 2
      listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_023.ogg 

      Grammar: Hedging expressions

       

      T / Cl
      If opinions or facts are not true or uncertain,
      you want [to distance yourself / to be categorical]
      - distance yourself

      would appear [distance / categorical]
      - distance
      = hedging

      pg 25 ex 1

      Lexical material: Expressing confidence or reservation (hedging)

      very strong evidence
      absolutely no question
      no doubt whatsoever

      fairly strong evidence
      it is widely recognised
      it is commonly accepted

      weak evidence
      it seems
      would appear
      there is some debate
      there is some discussion
      it's unclear as to

      unreliable evidence
      it's not known

       

      pg 25 ex 1 2 3

      pg 25 ex 4

      set for homework
      pg 25 ex 6

new expressions
      hedging = intentionally non-committal or ambiguous statement
      overwhelming = so strong as to be irresistible
      sizeable = fairly large (~28%)

      whilst = while
      staggering = so large, shocking or surprising that it is difficult to believe 
      lure = to persuade or trick sb to go somewhere or to do sth by promising them a reward 
      
deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        how    what   can we call the capital of?
      you should  to   deal with it
      according   to   this survey
        according to me    in my opinion  
      I   try    am trying  to say that there is little evidence
      people who are over 50  years  
      there is no doubt that you are  true     right  
      people   have    do some  gardening

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180801 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      New Language Leader Advanced
      Unit 5.1 Global consumerism      
      new_language_leader_advanced_student_s_book_pg46-9_global_consumerism_future_in_the_past.pdf
       pg 46 ex 2 3 reading 
      Global consumerism


       Optional homework
      (you should have already printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 119 ex 2 3 grammar 
        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      pg 119 ex 2
      None of them refer to the past except f)

      pg 119 ex 3
      (Suggested answers)
      a) stopped
      b) started
      c) gave / helped
      d) did
      e) gave / offered
      f) spent
      

       Optional homework
      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_conditionals_selection_b1_01.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_02.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_03.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_c1_01.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_homework.inc'); 


      @ Nadezhda, Anna
      (if you didn't have time to complete the review of conditionals in April you may want to do this during the holiday break...)
       Optional homework
      English Grammar in Use - Advanced, Hewings
      Units 99 100 101 conditionals
       Complete exercises 99.1-2-3 100.1-2-3 101.1-2-3
      english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit99_100_101_conditional_sentences_w_key.pdf
       Check key (answers) at the end of the pdf file

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      New Inside Out Advanced
  
      Lexical material: Guilty conscience
      If you forget your friend's birthday,
      have you got a guilty conscience?
      - ...

      pg 122 ex 1 2 reading 
      Ever had that guilty feeling?

      T / Cl
      If you break a promise, you [feel guilty / are doing yourself a favour]
      - ...
      What do you do to ease your conscience?
      - make you feel less guilty

      pg 123 ex 1 2 3 4 
      listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_41.ogg 

      T / Cl
      Do you have a guilty conscience when you go to work by car?
      - ...
      [In all conscience / To be honest] I don't care 
      - ...

      pg 123 ex 1 2 3 vocab 
 

      New Language Leader Advanced
      course book
      Unit 5 Fashion and consumerism

      Unit 5.1 Global consumerism
      Lexical material: 
      T / Cl
      Do you like shopping?
      - ...

      pg 46 ex 1 speaking

      pg 46 ex 2 3 reading 
      Global consumerism

      pg 47 ex 4 A listening
      language_leader_audio_cd01_25.ogg 

      excerpts from audio script
      
      Men’s earnings have decreased, so these days women don’t want to get married. It would mean a lowering of their standard of living. This has profound implications for family life in Japan. What we’re seeing now is a situation in which consumerism outweighs having children. It’s actually more attractive to be a consumer than to have kids.

      In recent years, people have started using the term ‘herbivores’ to describe young men who don’t want to get married or even have a girlfriend. Instead, they prefer to spend their money on personal grooming and Manga.

      Few are concerned by rampant materialism.

      pg 47 ex 4 B speaking

      Lexical material: Consumer collocations
      pg 47 ex 5 A vocab

      pg 47 ex 5 B 

      pg 47 ex 6 speaking
      
new expressions
      materialistic = (disapproving) caring more about money and possessions than anything else
      mindset = set of attitudes or fixed ideas that sb has and that are often difficult to change
      fulfilment = feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires
      gulf ~ (between A and B) = a large difference between two people or groups in the way that they think, live or feel 
      to shrink = to become smaller, especially when washed in water that is too hot; to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount; to become or to make sth smaller in size or amount
      income = money that a person, a region, a country, etc. earns from work, from investing money from business
      influx (of sb/sth) (into ...) = the fact of a lot of people, money or things arriving somewhere
      rampant (of sth bad) = existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled
      carnivore = any animal that eats meat
      herbivore = any animal that eats only plants

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I prefer to buy   at   on-line
        as   the more expensive, the better
      if one day I spend a lot of money   for    on    one thing
      with those  rows     queues   in shops
      they were   not    none    of them
      I don't understand what   are  the pluses  are  
        everybody    all  of them
      she   investigated     surveyed   150 people
      you can feel  yourself   more respectable

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180627 (2ach) - last lesson before Duncan's holiday break

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      New Inside Out Advanced
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg118-123_conscience_special_uses_of_past_simple.pdf

       Optional homework
      (you should have already printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 43 ex 4

        Mouse-over to view key:
      
      a) that is to say
      b) in particular
      c) at any rate
      d)  by contrast  similarly
      e) namely

Lesson plan

warmer
      We watched a slapstick comedy which was so side-splitting that absolutely everyone was in stitches

support materials covered
      Quarterly test
      feedback

      Grammar: Position of adverbs in future, affirmative & negative clauses
      I 1 will 2 go 3 to the conference 4 tomorrow
      - 2 probably, definitely
      = affirmative sentence

      I 1 won't 2 go 3 to the conference 4 tomorrow
      - 1 probably, definitely
      = negative form

      Functional language: Neutral register when giving examples
      Avoid using 'etc', 'and so on' (informal, spoken register)
      - such companies as Google  etc  to name but one 
      - such companies as Google, Facebook,  etc     to name but a few   


      Unit 12 Conscience
      T / Cl
      Who says 'Penny for a cup o' tea'?
      - beggars
      Who else asks for money on the street?
      - street performers
      - ...
      Whom do you sympathise with and give money?
      - people who are work-shy?
      - ...

      pg 118 ex 1 

      T / Cl
      Get off your bum!
      [Take your hat off / Stand up, get to work, take action]
      - stand up

      pg 118 ex 2 3 
      listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_34.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_35.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_36.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_37.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_38.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd03_39.ogg 

      Lexical material: The homeless
      T / Cl
      You want to complain to the police
      there is [a homeless / a vagrant / a wino] in front of your doorstep
      - homeless
      = neutral
      X vagrant, wino
      = potentially offensive

      pg 118 ex 1 2 3 vocab 

      Grammar: Special uses of the past simple
      T / Cl
      It's time you had a hair cut
      [your hair is too long / now is the right moment]
      - your hair is too long
      = use past simple to show disapproval of the present situation 

      The flat is old. It needs painting. 
      It's time we [do / did] something
      - did
      = use past simple to show disapproval of the present situation

      Imagine you had no car. Would you take the bus or the metro?
      If you had no car
      imagine = if 

      pg 119 ex 1 2 3 4

      set for homework
      pg 119 ex 5
      see pg 145 ex 1 2 Grammar Extra 12 

      pg 120 ex 1 2 3 4 5 reading
      pg 121 article A
  
      pg 133 article B

      Functional language: Writing a tag line (punch line)
      pg 120 ex 5 

      Lexical material: Changing life for the better
      pg 121 ex 1 

      pg 121 ex 2 reading
      pg 121 ex 3 4   

new expressions
      beggar = pauper (very poor person) who lives by begging
      bum = fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
      bag lady = homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in bags
      busker = person who entertains people for money in public places 
      (as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money
      down and out = without money; without a job or home; broke
      squeegee merchant = person selling shaped cleaning implement with a rubber edge across the top; 
      drawn across a surface to remove water (as in washing windows)
      tramp = disreputable vagrant
      vagrant /ˈveɪɡrənt/ = wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
      wino /ˈwaɪ.nəʊ/ = chronic drinker
      redevelopment authority = public administrative unit given responsibility for the renovation of blighted urban areas 
      blighted = not enjoying prosperity
      blurb = promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books)
      tag line = punch line
 
deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      it's  the surface    in appearance (only) , in  real   reality   he's asking for money
        See    (Look / Notice)      how he's looking    what he looks like   
      especially if they play   good     well   
      you can give or not   to   (give)
      they could be   chosed     chosen   to be players

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180620 (2ach)

Prep

      There is no new pdf material to print.
      (you should have already printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg40-43_deception_con_jokes.pdf

       Optional homework
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 42 ex 1 2 reading 
        Mouse-over to view key:

      pg 42 ex 2
      b)  Humour across frontiers


      @ Aleksandr (Maya, Anastasia)
       Optional homework
       Complete the quarterly test from the previous lesson and send by e-mail for correction.

       Quarterly test 20180614
      (100/85 => x1.17)

      Tatiana
       communication skills
       grammar
       writing
       total 68% 

      Nadezhda
       communication skills
       grammar
       writing
       total 83%

      Anna
       communication skills
       grammar
       writing
       total 41%

      Aleksandr
       communication skills
       grammar
       writing
       total 67%

      Mayya
       communication skills
       grammar
       writing
       total 80%

Lesson plan

warmer
      When travelling across Russia tourists can easily be taken for a ride
      - be taken for a ride
      = you can be conned easily

support materials covered


      New Inside Out Advanced
      Lexical material: Senses of humour
      T / Cl
      if you poke fun at somebody, it is [pleasant / unkind]
      - unkind

      pg 42 ex 1 2 3
      reading - Humour across frontiers

      pg 42 ex 4 5

      T / Cl
      I like dry humour, particularly about politics
      - particularly 
      = adverb, discourse marker to build a logical flow

      Grammar: Discourse markers in writing
      pg 43 ex 1 2 3

      set for homework
      pg 43 ex 5 Grammar Extra part 2 
      see pg 136 ex 2

      Functional language: Reacting to jokes (punchline)
      T / Cl
      You're late, you see your boss
      you scamper [off / about]
      - off

      pg 43 ex 1
      listening & speaking
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_036.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_037.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_038.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_039.ogg 

      T  Cl 
      If you don't understand a joke
      it means [it leaves you cold / you don't get it]
      - you don't get it

      pg 43 ex 2 3 4 
            
new expressions
      slapstick = comedy characterized by broad humour, absurd situations, and vigorous, often violent action
      dry humour = saying funny things in a serious way
      subtle = opposite of earthy (joke)
      pun = jokes involving a play on words
      to have someone in stitches = make someone laugh
      to poke fun at = make an unkind joke about sb/sth
      punchline = last line of a joke
      side-splitting = very funny
      incongruity = quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
      weird = strange
      viz = namely
      to be accurate = strictly speaking
      say = for example
      not to say = used to intensify an adjective (e.g. it's weird, not to say eccentric)
      at any rate = at least

      hilarious = exceedingly funny
      to scamper = to move quickly, impulsively or playfully
      to scamper off = to run away quickly
      to scamper about = to wander
      to pester = to trouble or annoy, esp. with frequent or persistent requests
      to refuse point blank = to say no

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        how    what   can you call this trip?
      transporting  the  coal to   the  Mars
      when a boss   makes a poke     pokes   fun but laughs alone
      it's hard to  remind     remember   
      can you  say    tell  me how to get to the church
    
pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180613 (2ach)

Prep

      There is no new pdf material to print.
      (you should have already printed this file for the previous lesson)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg40-43_deception_con_jokes.pdf

       Optional homework
      New Inside Out Advanced
      pg 41 ex 1 2 vocab 
        Mouse-over to view key:

      pg 41 ex 1
      a)  con
      b)  fall for
      c)  plausible
      d)  get taken for a ride
      e)  naive
      f)  sceptical
      g)  fishy
      h)  unfaithful

      pg 41 ex 2
      a)  gullible
      b)  tricked
      c)  plausible
      d)  made out
      e)  two-time
      f)  being taken in
      g)  at their word
      h)  naive


       Review your language notes for a (short) quarterly test.

Quarterly test (40min)

A - Communication skills [ / 30%]
      Answer the following questions in 60-90 words.
      Recommended time: 10min

      1) Would you buy a second-hand car from an individual? Why / Why not?
      

      2) What would you do if a celebrity was injured by one of your products?
      

      3) What does the following quotation by JFK mean: 'In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognise the opportunity'.
      

B - Grammar [ / 15%]

      Complete the gaps with the verb in brackets.
      Recommended time: 4min

      1) If I [ ] English fluently, I'd now be learning German (to speak)
      spoke = 2nd conditional 
      2) If my uncle [ ] a doctor, I wouldn't have studied medicine (not to be) hint: Your uncle is still alive
      wasn't / weren't = mixed conditional type 1 
      3) If shipping [ ]  a problem, we would have signed the contract by now (not to be)
       wasn't / weren't = mixed conditional type 1 
      4) Sales would reach our targets this month if we [ ] enough in R&D 2 years ago (to invest)
       had invested = mixed conditional type 2 
      5) We will be making some progress in negotiations if all [ ] according to our estimates (to go)
       goes = 1st conditional 
      6) (optional item +3%) If they [ ] the car, then who is responsible (not to scratch)?
      didn't scratch = 1st conditional (in the past) 

C - Vocab [ / 15%]
  
      SKIP THIS SECTION
         
      Give a short definition of the following expressions.
      Recommended time: 6min

      1) to fall for sth 
       to believe something told to fool you
      2) to tamper 
       to make changes to sth without permission, especially in order to damage it
      3) to overcome 
       to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth
      4) containment 
       act of keeping sth under control so that it cannot spread in a harmful way
      5) to strangle at birth 
       to stop sth as soon as it has begun
      6 (optional item +3%) sound bite 
       very short speech; usually on radio or television
       
D - Writing [ / 40%]
      Write a short essay ~ 150 words.
      Recommended time: 20min
      (optional task: use the following expressions +2% each)
      gullibletoo willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked
   contingency planplan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan
   to disclose to give sb information about sth, especially sth that was previously secret
   to carry out to accomplish, execute, put in effect 

      Knowledge should be shared? Why / Why not?

Lesson plan

warmer
      She fell for yet another cock-and-bull story though she's conned regularly
      - fell for
      = swallowed, believed in because she is too naive

support materials covered
      (was set for prep)
      New Inside Out Advanced
      Lexical material: Deception & belief
      T / Cl
      If you're not on the ball, you should be [sceptical / gullible] when people recommend sth to you
      - sceptical

      'When you travel abroad, you can easily be taken for a ride'
      means [you can find a guide easily / you can be conned easily]
      - you can be conned easily

      pg 41 ex 1 2  
      vocab & speaking
      SSS practise new expressions
           
new expressions
      fishy = of dubious character, questionable, suspect
      astute /ə'stu:t/ = eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating; cunning
      streetwise = familiar with the ways of modern urban life
      unbeknownst /↗ʌnbɪ↗nɜʊnst/ = occurring or existing without the knowledge of

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      you should  to  concentrate on each word

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180606 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      New Inside Out Advanced
      new_inside_out_advanced_students_book_pg40-43_deception_con_jokes.pdf

       Optional homework
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate
      Dealing with crises
      reading
      pg 107 article A
      pg 107 article B

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      New Inside Out Advanced
      T / Cl
      If you had to buy a second-hand car, would you buy from an individual or a car dealer? Why?
      - ...

      How do you lower the price of a 2nd-hand car?
      - say the sound of the engine is worrying, it will probably soon break down
      = con

      pg 40 ex 1 2 3
      listening
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_030.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_031.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_032.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_033.ogg 

      Functional language: Being conned
      pg 40 ex 1 2 
      vocabulary

      
      pg 40 ex 3 writing 
      use expressions from pg 40 ex 1 

      Pronunciation: Weak vs strong form of auxiliary verbs 
      T / Cl
      If you don't stress a word, you use [the weak / the strong] form?
      - weak
      = /ə/

      How do you pronounce the auxiliary in a question?
      Have you got...?
      /həv/
      - weak form

      How do you pronounce the auxiliary to emphasise the answer?
      Yes, I have, actually
      /hæv/
      - strong form

      How do you pronounce the auxiliary in a question?
      Do you...?
      /də/
      - weak form

      How do you pronounce the auxiliary to emphasise the answer?
      Yes, I do, actually
      /du:/
      - strong form


      pg 41 ex 1 2 3
      pronunciation
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_034.ogg 
      new_inside_out_advanced_audio_cd01_035.ogg 

new expressions

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      con = trick, swindle; deceive (conned him into thinking he had won)
      to dodge = to cause trouble
      dodge = quick movement to avoid or evade something. 2 a clever trick or expedient
      to fall for sth = to believe something told to fool you
      gutted = very disappointed (to feel -)
      an old wives' tale = superstition or something deemed to be untrue and to be ridiculed 
      because women's knowledge was not valued by men. 
      It can be said sometimes to be a type of urban legend, said to be passed down by older women 
      to a younger generation. 
      sob story = story that makes you feel pity or sorrow; a tale that makes you tearful
      a cock-and-bull story = exaggerated or unbelievable story
      to swallow = to accept as possible a rather cock and bull story
      to be tricked into + gerund = to be led to believe sth as true
      to get taken for a ride = to be tricked, conned
      plausible = credible
      gullible = too willing to believe or accept what other people tell you and therefore easily tricked

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      to spend a lot of money   for    on   children
      I'm afraid of being a car   individually     alone / by myself / from an individual   
      I'll find some  stitches     scratches  on the surface of the car
      I would   make   convince     the seller  sure    that ...
      it's difficult to find  details    spare parts  for this car
      he sold this car  with     at an    extremely low price

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180530 (2ach)

Prep

      There is no new material to print.
      We will be using support material from the previous lesson:

      Make sure you have a copy of conditionals_mindmap.pdf

       Optional homework
      Total English Advanced
       pg 91 ex 4 5 Grammar - Relative clauses 
      total_english_advanced_students_book_pg90_91_relative_clauses.pdf
       Check key (answers) with the following pdf
      total_english_advanced_teacher_s_book_pg67-68_relative_clauses_key.pdf

Lesson plan

warmer
      Once that a crisis has been identified, you need containment measures to keep control of the situation
      - that a crisis has been identified
      not a defining or non-defining clause

support materials covered

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      (continuation from previous lesson)
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate

      postpone to after pg 108 ex B
      practice: reading for gist
      Dealing with crises

      pg 108 ex A language review 
      feedback

      I would speak English better if you would (like to) help me
      [conditional sentence / polite request]
      - would in both clauses
      = polite request (hint: you can add 'like to')


      pg 108 ex B language review 

      pronunciation of [contracted] forms
      have /hæv/ - 've /əv/
      had /hæd/ - 'd /əd/

      contractions
      would /wud/
      would've /wudəv/
      wouldn't it /ˈwudn(t)ɪt/

      that'd be much too expensive
      = that would be
      /ðætəd bi:/

      linking / connected speech
      you would have
      you'd 've 
      /j[u:/u/ə] /dəv/


 
       practice: reading for gist
      Dealing with crises
      pg 106 ex A B C reading
      pg 107 article A
      pg 107 article B

      pg 106 ex D reading

      set for homework
      pg 106 ex E collocations

      pg 106 ex F discussion   
 
      pg 108 ex C language review 
      
new expressions
      to take legal action = act of using the legal system to settle a disagreement, etc
      damage limitation = minimising the negative effects of a crisis
      to chop = to cut into pieces
      to flounder = to struggle to know what to say or do or how to continue with sth
      to empathise = be understanding of; to share the feelings of; understand the sentiments of

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
        if we should believe in    according to   the forecast the temperature will   go down    drop   
        it's     it   consists of 4 letters
      if I  would get    got  a pay rise next year, I would travel abroad

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180523 (2ach)

Prep

      There is no new material to print.
      We will be using support material from the previous lesson:

      Make sure you have a copy of conditionals_mindmap.pdf

      Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate

       Optional homework
      pg 105 ex B C vocab
        Mouse-over to view key:

      pg 105 ex B
      1)  speed of response
      2)  press conference
      3)  press release
      4)  flow of information
      5)  action plan
      6)  contingency plan
      7)  legal action
      8)  admission of liability
      9)  loss of confidence
      10) damage limitation

      pg 105 ex C
      1)  implement an action plan
      2)  issue a press release
      3)  take legal action
      4)  hold a press conference
      5)  suffer a loss of confidence
      6)  prepare a contingency plan
      7)  control the flow of information

Lesson plan

warmer
      The public opinion demanded that bottles which could be tampered with should be recalled.
      - which could be tampered with
      = defining clause

      The PR officer, who had a contingency plan, denied all accusations
      - who had a contingency plan
      = non-defining clause
    
support materials covered
      Grammar: Defining vs non-defining clauses
      T / Cl
      My brother, who lives in London, is a lawyer
      who lives in London is not important
      commas act like brackets
      = non defining relative clause
      How many brothers have I got?
      - only one
      commas, use only who for a person

      My brother [that / who] lives in Manchester is a musician
      Is it right or wrong?
      - right [that for a person in a relative clause]
      no commas
      = defining relative clause
      How many brothers have I got?
      - more than one
      My brother that lives in London is a lawyer


      (continuation from previous lesson)
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate
      pg 106 ex D listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_20.ogg

      T / Cl
      Once a crisis has been identified, you need [containment / a contingency plan]
      - containment
      = to keep under control

      pg 106 ex E listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_21.ogg

      pg 106 ex F listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_22.ogg

      Grammar: Zero, first, second & third conditional
      T / Cl
      If / When it rains I take an umbrella
      present + present
      = real situation, habit (you can use 'when' instead of 'if')
      zero conditional

      If it rains I'll take an umbrella
      present simple + future
      = real situation
      1st conditional

      If I [was / were] on holiday, I [read / would read] a book
      - was + would read
      past simple + would - infinitive
      = real, hypothetical situation, speaking now
      2nd conditional

      If I [was / were] Chinese, I [ate / would eat] noodles
      - were / would eat
      past simple + would - infinitive
      = unreal, hypothetical situation, speaking now
      2nd conditional

      If I [knew / had known] about the traffic jams I [had left / would have left] earlier
      - had known / would have left
      past perfect + would have - past participle
      = past result of a past condition
      = unreal, hypothetical situation, past
      3rd conditional

       
            
new expressions
      to carry out = to accomplish, execute, put in effect
      to overcome = to succeed in dealing with or controlling a problem that has been preventing you from achieving sth

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      he writes the sentence  at     on    the  desk     board  
      when you telephone  to   somebody
      this amount is  raising    rising   
      I   catched    caught    only about to be tampered with
      reputation was lost because of  for   some reasons

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180516 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg104-108_crisis_management_conditionals.pdf

       Optional homework
      The Business Advanced
      Risk management
      pg 77 ex 5 alliteration
      pg 77 ex 6 analogies

        Mouse-over to view key:

      pg 77 ex 5 
      1) better
      2) sun / surf
      3) bank / business
      4) staff
      5) products
      6) food / fish / fruit
      7) happy
      8) effort, risk / emissions

      pg 77 ex 6 
      1c
      2f
      3a
      4e
      5b
      6d

Lesson plan


support materials covered

$list_of_ref = "";
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      Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate
      Unit 11 Crisis management
      T / Cl
      In a crisis, be aware of the danger - but recognise the opportunity, JFK
      = Never let a crisis go to waste
      Is every crisis an opportunity?
      - ...

      What is the plural form of 'crisis' /kraɪsɪs/?
      - crises /'kraɪsi:z/

      pg 104 ex A B C D starting up

      Lexical material: Handling crisis
      T / Cl
      Before a crisis we need to prepare a [contingency action / contingency plan]
      - contingency plan
      = collocation

      pg 105 ex A vocab

      set for homework
      pg 105 ex B C vocab

      pg 105 ex A B listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_19.ogg

      T / Cl
      When a crisis begins, you should [respond quickly / gather & analyse evidence to acknowledge a problem]
      - respond quickly by acknowledging there is a problem
      = communicate you know about it & are doing sth about it

      pg 106 ex C listening 
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_19.ogg

new expressions

include("inc/xml_echo_expressions.inc");
      containment = act of keeping sth under control so that it cannot spread in a harmful way
      to tamper with sth = to make changes to sth without permission, especially in order to damage it
      to disclose = to give sb information about sth, especially sth that was previously secret
      contingency plan = plan devised for an outcome other than in the usual (expected) plan;
      often used for risk management when an exceptional risk that, though unlikely, would have catastrophic consequences
      recall = request by the manufacturer of a defective product to return the product (as for replacement or repair)

      drill = way of learning sth by means of repeated exercises; practice of what to do in an emergency, for example if there is a fire

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      my experience   gave me    confirms / shows / hints at  such conclusion
      the situation has already   fulfilled    happened / taken place   
      if you don't understand what happened how could you handle  with   it?
      we  practise, practise, practise, practise     drill  
      a business crisis is something  more huge  greater (than a business problem)  
      from  the  scratch
      it is one sort of   the  crisis
      all their systems stopped  at all     completely   
      it's something  what     which / that   happens and destroys your business
      it was complicated to   hear     understand   the speaker

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      cyberattack /,saɪbə(r)əˈtæk /

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20180425 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      The Business Advanced
      Risk management
      the_business_mac_millan_advanced_students_book_pg76-81_alliteration_risk_management.pdf

       Optional homework
      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_conditionals_selection_b1_01.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_02.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_03.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_c1_01.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_homework.inc');

Lesson plan


support materials covered

      The Business Advanced
      T / Cl
      What would you do if a celebrity was injured by one of your products?
      - ...

      Can journalists reveal their sources?
      - usually not
      = don't be led where you don't want to go 
      or speculating
      = do build a bridge from questions you can't answer to answers you want to give

      6.4 Management skills
      Functional language: Communication in crisis

      pg 76 ex 1  
      discussion
      feedback

      pg 76 ex 2
      reading
      It will never happen to me
      dos / donts

      pg 77 ex 3 4
      feedback after each recording
      listening
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_16.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_17.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_18.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_19.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_20.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_21.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_22.ogg 
      the_business_advanced_audio_cd02_23.ogg 

      T / Cl
      You have worked 3 years in the same company
      You want a promotion, it's [automatic / legitimate]
      - legitimate

      pg 77 ex 4

      set for homework
      pg 77 ex 5 alliteration
      
      pg 77 ex 6 analogies

       pg 77 ex 7  

      pg 77 ex 8 9 speaking  
       
new expressions

include("inc/xml_echo_expressions.inc");
      to strangle at birth = to stop sth as soon as it has begun
      trick question = question that you do to deceive sb or to annoy sb as a joke
      tricky question = question that is difficult to answer
      sound bite = short comment that is taken from a longer conversation or speech and broadcast alone because it is more effective
      to fork out = to raise, or pitch with a fork; pay a lot of money for sth
      walking a tightrope = doing sth dangerous
      to beat (sb) to = do something before someone else does it
      insider trading = illegal use of insider information for profit in financial trading
      legitimate = lawful, proper, regular, conforming to the standard type; logically admissible
      alliteration = occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words
      e.g. cool, calm, and collected 

      minute = very small, tiny
      sound bite = very short speech; usually on radio or television
      to clamp down = to make a determined attempt to stop people doing sth bad

      to quell = crush or put down (a rebellion etc.)
      reduce (rebels etc.) to submission; suppress (fear, anger, etc.)
      to quash = annul; reject as not valid, esp. by a legal procedure;  suppress; crush (a rebellion etc.)
      to allay = to diminish (fear, suspicion, etc.); relieve or alleviate (pain, hunger, etc.)
      to dispel = to force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings; dissipate; disperse; scatter
      to give carte blanche = grant unconditional terms; unlimited authority
      to pre-empt = to prevent sth from happening by taking action to stop it

      investigation = official examination of the facts about a situation, crime, etc

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      the main attention will be paid   on     to   the celebrity
      it sounds   inofficial     unofficial   
      we imagine the questions that could be  happened     asked  
      do you need to be fair  with     to / on   the press?
      we attract foreign work  forces     force  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180418 (2ach)

Prep

      There is no new material to print.
      We will be using support material from the previous lesson:
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Advanced
      Working across cultures
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg90-91_working_across_cultures_socialising.pdf

       Optional homework
      English Grammar in Use - Advanced, Hewings
      Units 99 100 101 conditionals
       Complete exercises 99.1-2-3 100.1-2-3 101.1-2-3
      english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit99_100_101_conditional_sentences_w_key.pdf
       Check key (answers) at the end of the pdf file

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_conditionals_selection_b1_01.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_02.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_03.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_c1_01.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_review.inc'); 

      Market Leader 3rd Edition Upper Intermediate
      Working across cultures
      (continuation of previous lesson)
      pg 90 ex C speaking

      T / Cl
      Knowledge [should be shared / confirms your status & shouldn't be readily shared]
      - depends on culture
      collective / individual / exchange culture 

      Praise should be given to [individuals / the whole team]
      - ...

      pg 90 ex D E F G
      listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_07.ogg
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_08.ogg
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_09.ogg

      T / C
      Which work culture is the most dangerous for a company?
      - mutual debt culture?
      = knowledge is not in the hands of management & cannot be obtained without retribution

       pg 91 task   
      
new expressions
      decisiveness /də'saisivnəs/ = quality of being final or definitely settled; conclusive
      mutual debt culture type = scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
      elitist /ei'li:təst/ = someone who believes in rule by an elite group
      assertive = being self-assured and confident without being aggressive
      
      roller-coaster = track at a FAIRGROUND that goes up and down very steep slopes and that people ride on in a small train for fun and excitement; situation that keeps changing very quickly
      to skyrocket = (of prices, etc.) to rise quickly to a very high level
      exchange rate = price of one country's money in relation to another's

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      if Cameron hadn't initiated   the  Brexit...
      if she  had been    were    an alien she would have flown   (taken off) to the moon (mixed conditional type 1)
      the   course     exchange rate  of the rouble would skyrocket
      if Putin were not   Russia     Russia's (option 1)    president   of Russia (option 2)    he wouldn't... (2nd conditional)
      if he   wasn't     hadn't    been president so long there would have been more prime ministers (3rd conditional)
      they wouldn't share information  too    either   

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180411 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      Market Leader 3rd Edition Advanced
      Working across cultures
      market_leader_3rd_advanced_students_book_pg90-91_working_across_cultures_socialising.pdf

       Optional homework
      English Grammar in Use - intermediate 3rd ed - Murphy
      Unit 19 20 Present continuous vs going to
       Complete exercises 19.1-2-3 20-1-2-3
      english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit19_20_(...)_w_key.pdf 
       Check key (answers) at the end of the pdf file

      @ Tatiana, Aleksandr 
      (others should already have a copy available)
        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      conditionals_mindmap.pdf

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      http://www.ictnle.com/mindmaps/future_forms_mindmap.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Grammar: Review of mixed conditionals
      
      $list_of_reviews= "grammar_conditionals_selection_b2_03.csv grammar_conditionals_selection_c1_01.csv";
      include ('inc/csv_load_review.inc'); 

      Grammar: Zero, first, second conditional
      T / Cl
      If / When it rains, I take an umbrella
      present + present
      = real situation, habit (you can use 'when' instead of 'if')
      zero conditional

      If it rains, I'll take an umbrella
      present simple + future
      = real situation
      1st conditional

      If I [was / were] on holiday, I [read / would read] a book
      - was + would read
      past simple + would - infinitive
      = real, hypothetical situation, speaking now
      2nd conditional

      If I [was / were] Chinese, I [ate / would eat] noodles
      - were / would eat
      past simple + would - infinitive
      = unreal, hypothetical situation, speaking now
      2nd conditional

       

      Market Leader 3rd Edition Advanced
      Working across cultures
      Functional language: Socialising
      T / Cl
      Should you say no if your host asks you to try their traditional dish?
      - probably not

      pg 90 ex A B C speaking
      (to be continued)
     
new expressions

include("inc/xml_echo_expressions.inc");
      socialising = spending time when you are not working with friends or with other people in order to enjoy yourself
      to pull someone's leg = to play a joke on sb

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I   did    made   2 mistakes 
      she has just  write    written   to me that she is  ( would be)   late
      it's important not to  rise     raise   some topics
      if I hadn't   known    been told   about this ceremony  (tradition / ritual  I would have made a mistake
      I'm trying to refresh some  moments    problems / mistakes  
        how    what   do you think about it?
        everybody didn't understand    nobody could understand   her
      I   tell     'm telling / talking about   this girl because...

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180404 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg14-15_tenses_review_reunion_party_role_play_balloon_debate.pdf

      @ Tatiana
      Optional reading
      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
      pg 99 Customer service is changing the world
       Please find the key to the exercises re reading comprehension in the pdf below.
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_teachers_book_pg96_changing_customer_service_reading_key.pdf

       Optional homework
      Install AnyMemo on your Android mobile phone 
       AnyMemo (free)

      or AnkiApp on your Iphone
      https://www.ankiapp.com/

      Review words from our previous lesson.
      
      $stmt = $db2->prepare("SELECT * FROM cci_cel_courses WHERE url LIKE ? ORDER BY url_order ASC") or die ('failed to prepare');
      $stmt->execute(array("%how_to_use_srs.inc%"));
      while($row = $stmt->fetch(PDO::FETCH_ASSOC)) { echo "". $row['file_name'].""; }

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      Grammar: Talking about the future
       

      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      pg 14 ex 3 discussion

      pg 14 ex 4 5 listening
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd01_014.ogg

      pg 15 ex  6 7   8 role play  
      - marketing manager:
          . very ambitious top ten target doesn't comply with cost cutting policy
      - personnel manager:
          . wrong objectives
          . longer holidays shouldn't be an objective
      - head of administration:
          . will have to be replaced by someone else anyway
          . is perhaps too old
      - director of studies:
          . questionable revolutionary methods of learning
          . guaranteeing success is risky
          . doesn't look serious
 
     
new expressions

include("inc/xml_echo_expressions.inc");
      to be fired = to be forced to leave their job for disciplinary reasons
      to be made redundant = without a job because there is no more work available for you in a company
      sabbatical = period of time when sb, especially a teacher at a university, is allowed to stop their normal work 
      to drop out = to leave school or an educational programme prematurely; 
      to give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat 
      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
      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 arrive or become available
      to come a long way = to show much improvement; make great progress
 
deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I have  been  planted  my first tree   for   25 years   ago  
      I have been   planted     planting    my first tree    trees   for 25 years
      if I were extremely rich I would   buy   have bought  some oil companies and now I would not  be   working for the Russian Railways
      he  was  dropped out
      what are the reasons to   redunt   make   somebody  redundant  

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180328 (2ach)

Prep

        Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson.
      The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate
      the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg14-15_tenses_review_reunion_party_role_play_balloon_debate.pdf

       Optional homework
      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
      pg 97 ex C

        Mouse-over to view key:

      1 get to the bottom of the problem
      2 pass the buck
      3 ripped off
      4 slipped my mind
      5 talking at cross purposes
      6 the last straw
      7 go the extra mile


      Optional reading
      pg 99 Customer service is changing the world

       Optional homework
      Install AnyMemo on your Android mobile phone 
       AnyMemo (free)

      or AnkiApp on your Iphone
      https://www.ankiapp.com/

      Review words from our previous lesson according to the guidelines below.

Lesson plan


support materials covered
      number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE - Association of Language Testers of Europe)
      CEF (Common European Framework) Guide, Pearson
       

      EF - levels & exams concordances
       

       Kemerovo fire: Russia crowd condemns officials over disaster

      http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43552165

      


$list_of_ref = "12-0-1";
include("inc/xml_load_file_ref.inc");

new expressions

include("inc/xml_echo_expressions.inc");

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      to avoid   the charge    responsibility   
      I didn't know   too    either   
      I can say   it   that everybody  is    crying
      some  meetings     protests  
        if we put on the weight    on the one hand..., and on the other hand 
      I can't imagine how   could   they   could   give permission
      if some scapegoat   would be     is    found, some   retirement    resignations   will be expected
      they  played     rehearsed / drilled a situation

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines

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20180321 (2ach)

Prep

      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
      pg 98 ex A B C D E reading - Changing customer service 
      pg 99 Customer service is changing the world
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg96-100_customer_service_complaints_gerunds_verb_patterns.pdf

Lesson plan


support materials covered

$list_of_ref = "11-0-1";
include("inc/xml_load_file_ref.inc");
      Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate
      Lexical material: Complaints
      T / Cl
      Why do customers usually complain? 
      - to feel better
      - to improve a service you use frequently
      - ...

      What do they hope to get?
      - to claim compensation
      - to obtain a refund
      - ...

      pg 97 ex A B

      set for homework
      pg 97 ex C

      T / Cl
      What advice can you give to make a customer happy?
      - (...)

      Lexical material: Customer service
      T / Cl
      What are the best and worst customer services you've had in a restaurant?
      - (...)

      pg 98 ex A B listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_10.ogg

      pg 98 ex C listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_11.ogg

      pg 98 ex D listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_12.ogg

      T / Cl
      Negative feedback [means there's a problem / is a treasure]
      - is a treasure

      pg 98 ex E listening
      market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd03_13.ogg

        pg 97 ex D role play
      student A pg 144
      student B pg 138
 

      T / Cl
      Do you think customer service nowadays is better nowadays than it used to be?
      - ...

new expressions
      to pass the buck = to ask someone to do an unpleasant task for you
      ripped off = deprived by deceit; without money after you have been tricked
      to go the extra mile = to make a special, extra effort to achieve sth
      at cross purposes = with opposing meanings or aims; with opposing effect or result; with aims which hinder or get in each other's way
      last straw = the final irritation that stretches your patience beyond the limit
      to slip one's mind = to pass out of one's memory; to forget

      mere = nothing more than specified (used when you want to emphasize how small, unimportant, etc)
      ethos /ˈi:θɔs/ = characteristic spirit or attitudes of a community, people, or system, or of a literary work etc
      empathy ~ (with sb/sth) | ~ (for sb/sth) | ~ (between A and B) = the ability to understand another person's feelings, experience

      on one's last legs = failing; near the end

deco - delayed error correction / favourite mistakes
      I 'm     have been   working in this dept for...
      I   work     have been working   for 14 years   old  
      we should   connect    build rapport   with the customer
      we should   to   find the way to...
      if you  will be     are   the only one   at     on   this market
      is it difficult to  return the cash    obtain a refund  
      you want to know what  do    they need
      you're always   following for    expecting   answers
      2 weeks ago my washing machine  was   died (it was on its last legs)

pig - pronunciation & intonation guidelines
      consultant /kən'səltənt/

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