2020-01-25 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 fictional weekend. Try to use both new tenses from today and some “interesting language” from p. 41 part 4.
	Also: read p. 39 and do p. 38 parts 3, 5, 6
part 3
1 two (more or less)
2 afraid
3 stop
4 It was difficult for me.
5 stop swimming
6 quickly
part 5
1 F (At least, not usually)
2 T (He did it “in a moment of Catalan bravado”, and he knows it was crazy but he did it anyway.)
3 T
4 maybe yes (He still goes swimming and diving sometimes.)
  maybe no (He still feels panicked every time he thinks about it.)
5 T
part 6
1 got into / get in
2 got worse / didn’t get better
3 get to
4 getting any closer to
5 get
6 gotten out of
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get has three basic meanings:
receive/obtain - I got groceries. I got presents for my birthday. We get so much from nature.
	(get + noun usually has this meaning)
become - I got better. She got married. He got sick.
	(get + adjective usually has this meaning)
arrive - I got home. I got to school early. She got to class late. I got into the pool. I got off the bus.
	(get + preposition + noun usually has this meaning)

receive/obtain: First I didn’t have ____. Then I got ____. Now I have ____.
become/arrive: First I wasn’t _____. Then I got ____. Now I am ____. (more or less)
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a couple < a few < several < many (for countable nouns only)
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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 figure out the answer.
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What job did you want to do when you were a child? Did you change your mind? Why?
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Vocabulary: describing jobs
p. 45 - Think of one job that each word in part 3 can describe.
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https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2015-dangerous-jobs/
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safe = You probably won’t get injured.
secure = You probably won’t get fired.
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p. 48 - What do these women do?
Devi is a gas station attendant.
Elisabeth is a cheesemonger.
Sahera is a student.
part 2 - Choose the correct information.
1 works
2 a nurse
3 has a job
4 retire
5 graduated from college
6 stay in Kabul
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On p. 175, find each of the following for Devi:
something she has already decided to do: I’m not going to stay in this job forever.
something she has already arranged to do: I’m taking the entrance exam next month.
something she decides to do while speaking: I suppose I’ll tell him soon.
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Grammar: Decisions and plans for the future
will + base form = Decisions made while speaking. (Also offers and promises.)
[be] + going to + base form = Decisions made before speaking (with or without arrangements).
present continuous = Decisions and arrangements made before speaking. (must be action verbs)
(simple present = Arrangements and schedules made before speaking.)
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p. 49 part 8 - Choose the correct options. (Predictions can only use “will” and “going to”.)
1 I’m taking
2 I’m starting
3 I’m going to take
4 I’m going to manage
5 they are going to do
	(Without a phrase like “next year”, present continuous means now.)
6 I’m going to be (prediction, not plan)
7 I’ll have (unsure prediction)
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part 10 - Do you understand all these events? Which belong in each path?
1 pass a test
2 get bad grades / fail a test
3 take a training course
4 get a degree in ____
drop out = quit (before graduation)
apprenticeship - for trades / vocational jobs (mechanic, electrician, plumber)
internship - for office / professional jobs
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BREAK
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p. 50 parts 9 and 10 - Do you understand these job features?
salary = income for full-time “career” jobs, in the US usually an amount per year
wage = income per hour of work
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How many job interviews have you had? What are some typical interview questions?
https://www.themuse.com/advice/7-insane-brain-teasers-you-could-actually-encounter-in-an-interview
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With your partner, pick a job that you’re going to hire someone to do, and agree on 5 interview questions to ask in a job interview.
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A move to the left. B ask questions.
B move to the right. A ask questions.
(repeat)
Return to your original partner and discuss the candidates. Who should get the job?
	(Also choose a second-choice hire.)
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Grammar: modals for predictions

(It’s going to rain. = I am very confident because I see some evidence in front of me about this.)

It will certainly/definitely rain. = I am completely confident.
It will probably rain. = I am mostly confident. (The probability is more than 50%.)
It may/might/could rain. = I think this is a possibility. (The probability is more than 0%.)
It may/might not rain. = I think this is a possibility. (The probability of rain is less than 100%.)
It will probably not rain. = It probably won’t rain. = (The probability of rain is less than 50%.)
It certainly/definitely won’t rain. = I’m completely confident of no rain. (The probability is 0%.)
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I might be on time today. - Normally I’m late, or I was already expecting to be late.
	(We use modals of possibility to give new or unexpected information.)
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Vocabulary: “job” and “work”

job = countable noun for task or occupation
work = verb for spending time and effort on something
work = verb for performing or functioning
work = noncount noun for the amount of time and effort you need to spend

p. 47 part 11 - Complete the sentences with the correct form of “job” or “work”
1 work
2 job
3 work
4 work
5 work
6 work
7 jobs
8 work
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Homework: 3-4 test