Class: 28^th March 2014

Unit 9: Work

Can-Do Objectives: Interview a candidate for a job

                                Respond naturally to interview questions

Pages: 69

Grammar: Modal verbs

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/modal-verbs.html

Vocabulary: real estate agent, greengrocer, ear - nose - and - throat specialist, hay fever

To review definitions given in class and see further examples click on the following link:

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

OR simply look them up in Google.

HW: Please watch this TED Talk for next class. I obviously don’t expect you to understand every single word. Probably, because it is a recent talk, it still hasn’t been transcripted so you can’t read it.

Hugh Herr: The new bionics that let us run, climb and dance

https://www.ted.com/talks/hugh_herr_the_new_bionics_that_let_us_run_climb_and_dance

Also:

12 Interview Tips - How to have a great 1st day in your new job

Class: 21^st March 2014

Unit 9: Work

Can-Do Objectives: Discuss terms and conditions of employment

    Discuss issues related to dismissal and tribunals

Pages: 66 – 69

Grammar: Continuous forms

Vocabulary: barrage, slacking, vested interest, trawl, haul, demise, sharply, ban, no-frills, ageing, awkwardly, stationary, perk, footage

To review definitions given in class and see further examples click on the following link:

http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/

OR simply look them up in Google.

HW: Workbook – pg. 53 (Reading) – pg. 57 (Writing task, also)

Also: This last video is bit long but it is quite good. The speaker is very clear and provides a good example of how to handle oneself in an interview. I will admit that it is ‘a bit American’ but what we are trying to learn is how to face a job interview in English.

Toastmasters to Learn More about job interviewing

Class: 14^th March 2014

Unit 9: Work

Can-Do Objectives: Describe what people do at work

                                 Talk about the nature of work

    Signal that you are making a deduction

Pages: 64 - 66

Grammar: Continuous forms

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-continuous-use.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/present-perfect-continuous-use.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-continuous-use.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/past-perfect-continuous-use.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/future-progressive-tense-use.html

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/future-perfect-continuous-use.html

Vocabulary: to rush off, to show the ropes, eager, slave driver, boardroom, to come across, ominous

HW: Workbook – pg. 52 – 53 (not the Reading); Course book – pg. 67 (Read.)

Also: One of the most common questions in a job interview is Tell me about yourself. The following is, in my opinion, one of the best videos on advice on how to answer it. The language is a bit difficult but you can watch it over and over.

Dice TV: Tell me about yourself

Class: 7^th March 2014

Unit 9: Work

Can-Do Objectives: Describe what people do at work

                                 Talk about the nature of work

Pages: 64

Grammar: Review

Vocabulary: Review

HW: Please write the complaint letter based on the e-mail I send you.

Also: To get you to think about our topic, here are a couple of TED Talks.

Jason Fried: Why work doesn't happen at work

https://www.ted.com/talks/jason_fried_why_work_doesn_t_happen_at_work/transcript

Yves Morieux: As work gets more complex, 6 rules to simplify

http://www.ted.com/talks/yves_morieux_as_work_gets_more_complex_6_rules_to_simplify/transcript