2015-08-21 Core: 6 project and formal letters

Greg Malivuk
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(This is the Core class.)
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Homework: p. 73 part 10 - for each noun in part 9, write a first conditional sentence about what will happen if you do that
Example: If you avoid heavy meals at night, you’ll sleep better.
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If you cut out fatty food, you will look better.
If you take up a new sport, you will learn more.
If you learn relaxation techniques, you will be a less stressed person.
If you give up TV, you will be happier.
If you change your bad habits, you will have a healthier life.
If you avoid stress, you will feel younger.
If cut down on smoking, you will be healthier.
If you avoid snacks between meals, you will lose weight more easily. (adverb)
…, losing weight will be easier. / …, it will be easier to lose weight. (adjective)
If you take up an outdoor activity, your heart will probably be healthier.
If you reduce junk food, your cholesterol will be better.
If you cut down on heavy meals at night, you will lose weight faster.
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If you work hard, that is very different from if you hardly work.
I work hard. = I work a lot.
I hardly work. = I do almost no work.

This is hard work. = This is difficult work. (“work” is a noun in this sentence)
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She drives fast. Her car is fast. (fast = adjective and adverb)

He arrived late. He is a late person. (late = adjective and adverb)
He has been learning a lot lately. (lately = adverb = recently)
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With your group, create a concept for a new health store. The focus can be food, exercise, or another factor of a healthy lifestyle. Design the name, layout, product(s), and location. (You can also design a slogan or mission statement.)

(This should be a physical, brick-and-mortar store that I could go and visit.)
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Share your ideas with the class.
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p. 77 part 1 - is this letter to make a proposal, accept a proposal, or object to a proposal?
c - They are objecting to the proposal to close the staff restaurant.
part 2 - answer the questions about the letter
1 The proposal is to close the staff restaurant at the end of the month.
2 Employees will have to travel for lunch, which could lead to problems with being on time after lunch.
3 Many people will eat snacks instead of lunch, so productivity and health could suffer.
4 Will they be allowed to eat at their desks? Will a kitchen be built?
5 The writer wants a meeting to discuss the issues.
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KISS = Keep it simple, Stupid.
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part 3b - use the words in the box to complete the sentences (more than one answer is correct)
1 Therefore / Thus / Consequently (beginning of a sentence, followed by a comma)
2 result in / lead to (these are verbs with prepositions -> object is a gerund)
3 Therefore / Thus / Consequently (beginning of a sentence, followed by a comma)
4 means (verb, which can be followed by a sentence with or without “that”)
5 result in / lead to
6 consequently / thus / so (adverbs and conjunctions that can go in the middle of a sentence)
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“in addition” adds a new idea (which is related and similar to the last idea)
“moreover” and “furthermore” add new details to the same idea that was already being explained
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The best way to improve your understanding of formal transitions and connectors like this is to read a lot of more formal writing.
http://www.wordandphrase.info/analyzeText.asp - type one or more words you want to see in many examples, then click “search”, then click on the word in the box on the right
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Homework: write a formal letter to support or oppose one of the proposals in p. 77 part 4 (or another one of your choice)