2019-10-19 Saturday: 4 Opportunities

Greg Malivuk
gmalivuk@staffordhouse.com
http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - Notes from all classes.
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Homework: write a blog post about a real or invented weekend, using grammar from this unit and some of the “interesting” vocabulary from p. 41
	Also: read p. 51 and do p. 50 parts 2, 3, 4
part 2
a 3
b 4
c 2
d 1
part 3
a 3
b 4
c 6
d 1
e 2
f 5
part 4
1 T
2 T
3 F
4 F
5 T
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After an anonymous phone call, the police go to a house to arrest a suspected murderer. They don't know what he looks like but they know his name is John and that he is inside the house. The police bust in on a carpenter, a truck driver, a mechanic and a fireman all playing poker. Without hesitation or communication of any kind, they immediately arrest the fireman. How do they know they've got their man?

Ask yes/no questions to try to guess the explanation.
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What job did you want to have when you were younger? What job do you have or want now?
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p. 48 - What do these women do?
Devi: gas station attendant
Elisabeth: cheesemonger / cheese seller / cheesemaker
Sahera: student / graduate
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part 2 - Listen and choose the correct information.
1 works
2 a nurse
3 has a job
4 retire
5 graduated from college
6 stay in Kabul
part 3 - Listen again and fix the incorrect information.
1 home -> this job
2 tomorrow -> next month
3 job -> business
4 her new boss -> the bank manager
5 work -> study
6 month -> week
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p. 175 - Read the audioscript for Devi and find three sentences about the future:
something Devi has already decided to do: I’m not going to stay at this job forever.
something Devi has arranged to do: I’m taking the entrance exam next month.
something Devi decides while speaking: I guess I’ll tell him soon.
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Grammar: decisions and plans about the future
English has four basic ways to talk about future plans:
1 will: decisions made while speaking; offers and promises
2 be going to: decisions made before speaking (with or without arrangements)
3 present continuous: decisions with arrangements made before speaking, about actions
(4 simple present: scheduled future events)
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fyi = for your information
btw = by the way
hbu = how ‘bout you?
hmu = hit me up
lmk = let me know
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Note: for predictions and simple facts about the future, we can use “will” or “be going to” with basically the same meaning
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p. 49 part 8 - Choose the correct options
1 I’m taking
2 I’m starting
3 I’m going to take
4 I’m going to manage (prediction)
5 they are going to do
6 I’m going to be (prediction)
7 I’ll have (Predictions that don’t have a direct connection to something in the present use “will”.)
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Pronunciation: “gonna”
- “gonna” is the usual pronunciation and informal spelling of “going to” when it’s used as “[be] going to” plus another verb
I’m going to go to Brazil. -> I’m gonna go to Brazil.
I’m going to Brazil. - “going” is the main verb, so it must be pronounced clearly
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p. 49 part 10 - which events from the box go in each career path?
1 pass a test / stay in school
2 get bad grades / fail an exam
3 take a training course
4 get a degree in…
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p. 50 parts 9 and 10 - Make sure you understand this vocabulary.
salary = agreed total amount you get paid (in the US this is usually the annual salary)
wage = payment per hour of work time
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BACK
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How many job interviews have you had?
What are some typical questions?
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With your partner, choose a position you need to hire for and pick 5 interview questions.
Interview some of your classmates for this position.
Return to your original partner and compare notes. Choose who should get the job and why.
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Grammar: predictions
It will rain tomorrow. (around 80-90% sure)
	It will certainly/definitely rain tomorrow. (100% sure)
	It will probably rain tomorrow. (50-80% sure)
It could/might/may rain tomorrow. (more than 0% chance)
It might/may not rain tomorrow. (less than 100% chance)
It won’t rain tomorrow. (around 10-20% at most)
	It definitely/certainly won’t rain tomorrow. (0% chance)
	It probably won’t rain tomorrow. (less than 50% chance)
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p. 47 part 8 - Which option is WRONG for each sentence?
1 won’t
2 may not
3 will, might
4 might not
5 will
6 may not
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Ravi is bad at his job, but he might get a promotion because he’s friends with his boss.
This is my first time cooking Thai food, so it might not be good.
This is my first time cooking Thai food, but it might be good.
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Vocabulary: “job” and “work”
job - count noun for occupation or task
work - verb for doing effort or labor for something (I work very hard.)
work - verb for function or perform (The computer doesn’t work.)
work - noncount noun for the effort or labor (I have a lot more work to do.)
p. 47 part 11 - Which word completes each sentence? (You might have to add -s.)
1 work
2 job
3 work
4 work
5 work
6 work
7 jobs
8 work
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p. 45 part 3 - With your partner, think of one job for each description.
safe = not dangerous; unlikely to be hurt
secure = unlikely to be fired
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Homework: 3-4 test