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- Greg Malivuk
- 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
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