2017-03-18 Saturday: 4 Opportunities

Greg Malivuk
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“2017-03-18 Saturday: 4 Opportunity”
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Homework: Write a blog post about a weekend (real or imagined) when you did something interesting or exciting. Try to use some of the more “interesting” words from p. 41.
	Also: read p. 51 and do parts 2, 3, 4, 6 on page 50.
part 2
a paragraph 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
part 6
1 P
2 B
3 N
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Grammar: “to” and “for”
to + verb
for + noun (or sometimes gerund)
It’s incorrect to say things like “for improve your company” or “for increase your profits”.
We could say “to improve” or “to increase”, or “for improving” or “for increasing”.
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Tell your partner some of the things you wanted to be when you were a child. Is it still the same, or did it change? Why did it change?
p. 45 part 2 - Did you want to do one of these jobs when you were younger?
vet = veterinarian (in other contexts, it can mean “veteran”)
part 3 - With your same partner, try to think of one job that isn’t in part 2 for each description. (Look up words you don’t know in a dictionary, not your translator.)
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Grammar: future tenses
What different ways can we talk about plans for the future?
will: decisions made while speaking (including offers and promises)
be going to: decisions made before speaking; prior plans
present continuous: prior plans plus some arrangements or preparations
simple present: something that is scheduled (possibly because it’s routine)
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p. 48 - What do these women do?
gas station attendant, cheesemonger, student
part 2 - Listen to the women talk about their lives and choose the correct information.
1 works
2 nurse
3 has a job
4 retire
5 graduated from college
6 stay in Kabul
part 3 - Listen again and correct the factual mistakes.
1 at this job
2 next month
3 a new business
4 meeting the bank manager
5 going to study in the US
6 next week
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What are some decisions these women made while speaking? Look at the script on p. 175.
Devi: “I suppose I’ll tell him soon.”
Elisabeth: “Just a moment, I’ll get you some.” “And hey, maybe I’ll take some cheese for him to taste as well!”
Sahera: “I guess I’ll take some time off and visit my parents.”
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Grammar: future tenses
will: decisions made while speaking (including offers and promises)
	It looks like we’re out of time today, so I’ll meet with him tomorrow.
be going to: decisions made before speaking; prior plans
	I have to leave now, but I’m going to meet with him tomorrow.
present continuous: prior plans plus some arrangements or preparations
	I called him to reschedule. I’m meeting with him tomorrow.
simple present: something that is scheduled (possibly because it’s routine)
	I meet with him tomorrow for our monthly review.
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p. 49 part 8 - Choose the best options to complete each sentence.
1 I’m taking (already planned)
2 I’m starting (already planned)
3 I’m going to take
4 I’m going to manage (more of a prediction than a plan; we don’t use present continuous for predictions)
5 they are going to do (without a word like “next year”, present continuous means right now)
6 I’m going to be
7 I’ll have (for predictions, we usually don’t use “going to” unless we’re pretty certain, for example because there’s some evidence right now that makes us believe this)
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p. 49 part 10 - Complete the two timelines with appropriate expressions.
1 pass a test
2 get bad grades / fail a test
3 take a training course
4 get a degree in…
drop out = quit school early by choice
be kicked out = quit school because the school told you to
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Degrees in the US:
Associate’s (2 years)
Bachelor’s (3-5 years)
Master’s (Bachelor’s plus 1-3 years)
Doctorate / PhD (plus 3 years)
MD = medical doctor (with many specializations and other letters for degrees)
JD = juris doctor (law degree)
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Vocabulary: “job” and “work”
job - countable noun for an occupation or a smaller task
work - noncount noun for the place or labor in general
	- verb for labor or function (as in, “The phone doesn’t work.”)
	(- countable noun for a work of art)
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 (“a few” means it’s plural, and therefore countable)
8 work
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BREAK
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How many times have you had a job interview in your life?
What are some typical questions people ask at job interviews?
- Why did you leave your last job? / Why do you want to leave your current job?
- What responsibilities did you have at your last job?
- Why did you apply for this job?
- Tell me about yourself.
- What is your biggest strength? Your biggest weakness?
- Do you like to work with a team or by yourself?
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Look at the list of common interview questions. Why do they ask these types of questions?
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You and your partner work in HR for a company or organization. You need to hire a new employee. Decide where you work and what employee you need to hire, and then choose five interview questions that you can ask to find the new person. (You will interview some of your classmates after this.)
Take turns interviewing students from other groups. Take notes on each interviewee.
Return to your original pair and compare notes. Who do you want to hire and why?
	(Also decide on a second place “alternate”, in case the first person doesn’t want the job.)
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salary = money per year (divided evenly into multiple paychecks, but the negotiation in the US is for yearly salary)
wage = money per hour of work (paid every one or two weeks)
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Grammar: predictions
Predictions are about things you can’t control directly (unlike plans).
(Non-action verbs are usually predictions rather than plans.)
We use “be going to”, “will”, and “may” / “might” / “could” for predictions.
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be going to: for very certain predictions (especially if I see evidence now that convinces me something will happen)
will: for general predictions (we often use adverbs like “probably”, “certainly”, “possibly”)
may/might/could: future possibilities (may not / might not = It’s possible something won’t happen.)
	(“could not” = it’s impossible)
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p. 47 grammar box
It will certainly happen. / It will definitely happen. - I’m 100% sure.
It will probably happen. - I’m more than 50% sure.
It will possibly happen. - I’m more than 0% sure.

It certainly/definitely/probably/possibly won’t happen. (The adverb goes before “won’t” but after “will”.)
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part 8 - cross out the option that DOESN’T make sense in the sentence
1 won’t
2 may not
3 will
4 might not
5 will
6 may not
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p. 50 parts 9-10
Vocabulary: pay and benefits - Make sure you understand all the bolded phrases and the words in the box.
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Homework: 3-4 test