2018-08-25 Saturday: 4 Opportunities

Greg Malivuk
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“2018-08-25 Saturday: 4 Opportunities”
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Homework: write a blog entry about your own (real or imagined) past weekend, like on p. 41
			(Practice the grammar from today, and maybe some of the “interesting” vocabulary.)
	Also: read p. 51 and do p. 50 parts 2, 3, and 4
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p. 50 part 2
a paragraph 3
b paragraph 4
c paragraph 2
d paragraph 1
part 3
a 3
b 4
c 6
d 1
e 2
f 5
part 4
1 T (working age)
2 T
3 F (probably)
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 find the answer.
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p. 48 - What do these women do?
part 2 - Listen 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 fix the incorrect information.
1 stay at this job
2 test next month
3 new business
4 meeting the bank manager
5 going to study
6 next week
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p. 175 - Look at the script of what Devi says.
1 What is something Devi has already decided about her future?
	I’m not going to stay in this job forever.
2 What is something Devi has made arrangements to do?
	I’m taking the entrance exam next month.
3 What does Devi decide while she’s speaking?
	I suppose I’ll tell him soon.
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Grammar: Decisions and plans about the future
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There are three ways to talk about plans for the future:
1 will + base form: decisions made while speaking (and offers and promises)
2 [be] going to + base form: decisions that were already made before speaking
3 present continuous ([be] + verb(ing)): decisions and arrangements made before speaking
(Sometimes no additional arrangements are necessary, so we usually use present continuous because it’s shorter.)
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If something is outside your control, you don’t make a plan about it, you make a prediction.
Predictions use modals (“will”, “may”, “might”) or “going to”, NOT present continuous.
p. 49 part 8 - Choose the correct option to complete each sentence. Why is it correct?
1 I’m taking
2 I’m starting (With a specific date, she has arranged to start at that time.)
3 I’m going to take
4 I’m going to manage
5 they are going to do (Without a word or phrase to tell us it’s the future, present continuous means right now. “They don’t know what they’re doing next year,” is fine.)
6 I’m going to be
7 I’ll have
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Pronunciation: “gonna”
- This means “going to”. You still need to say [be], and you cannot say “to” after “gonna”
- You can only pronounce it this way if it’s followed by another verb (to mean future plans).
	Okay: I’m gonna go to school early tomorrow.
	WRONG: I’m gonna school early tomorrow. (Correct: I’m going to school early tomorrow.)
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p. 49 part 10 - Do you understand all of these words and phrases?
drop out of school = quit before you graduate
(leave school = drop out or graduate)
(finish school = graduate)
get a degree in [subject of study]
apprentice = a person who is doing on-the-job training/practice for a trade (welder, mechanic, electrician, etc.)
	The arrangement is called an apprenticeship.
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Vocabulary: “job” and “work”
job - count noun (“I’ve had three different jobs since I moved to Boston.” “I have a good job now.”)
work - noncount noun (“I am at work.” “I have too much work.” “Do you enjoy your work?”)
work - verb (“I work tomorrow.” “She works hard.” “The computer doesn’t work.”)
p. 47 part 11 - Complete the sentences with the correct forms of “job” or “work”.
1 work
2 job
3 work (or “jobs”)
4 work
5 work
6 work
7 jobs
8 work
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How many job interviews have you had?
What are some common interview questions?
- Why do you want to work for us?
- Do you have experience in this field/area?
- What did you do before applying for this job?
- Have you worked before?
- What do you know about us?
- What do you hope to accomplish with this company?
- Why did you leave your last job? (Why are you leaving your current job?)
- Why should we choose you instead of another applicant?
- What do you like to do in your free time?
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BREAK
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Basic Interview Questions (handout)
- Why might an interviewer ask the “brainteaser” questions?
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Imagine that you want to hire someone to do a particular job.
- Choose the job you want someone to do.
- Choose (or write your own) 5 interview questions to ask your classmates.
- Interview 2 or 3 classmates with your questions.
- Choose who will get the job and why.
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She will work like a chef. = She’ll work in a way that’s similar to a chef.
She will work as a chef. = She will be a chef for work.
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p. 45 - Which jobs from part 2 can be described with the words in part 3?
responsible - describes the person, not the job
secure = unlikely to be fired or lose your job
safe = unlikely to be injured (opposite of “dangerous”)
p. 50 part 9-10 - Do you understand these words for job benefits?
pay = any money you are paid to do a job
salary = amount paid per year (independent of when you work)
wage = amount paid per hour of work
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Grammar: predictions (p. 47)
It will definitely rain. (near 100%)
It will probably rain. (more than 50%)
It may/might/could rain. (not 0%)
It may/might not rain. (not 0% for no rain = not 100% for rain)
It probably won’t rain. (less then 50% for rain)
It definitely won’t rain. (near 0%)
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It’s going to rain. = I believe it will rain soon because I can see the clouds right now.
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p. 47 part 13 - Use this grammar to make predictions about your own country or hometown.