2019-03-16 Saturday: 4 Opportunities

Greg Malivuk
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2019-03-16 Saturday: 4 Opportunities
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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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When you were young, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Did you change your mind? Why?
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p. 45 parts 2 and 3 - With your partner, decide which descriptions from part 3 go with which jobs from part 2.
A person in a safe job probably won’t get injured.
A person in a secure job probably won’t get fired.
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p. 48 - What do the women do in these pictures?
gas station attendant
cheesemonger / cheese seller
student
part 2 - Listen to the women 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 correct the mistakes.
1 home -> this job
2 tomorrow -> next month
3 a new job -> her own business
4 her new boss -> the bank manager
5 work -> study
6 month -> week
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p. 175 - In the audio script for Devi, find:
1 something she has already decided to do: “I’m not going to stay in this job forever.”
2 something she has (decided and) arranged to do: “I’m taking the entrance exam next month.”
3 something she decides to do while speaking: “I suppose I’ll tell him soon.”
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Grammar: Decisions for the Future
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There are four ways to talk about 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
- present continuous = [be] + verb(ing): decisions and arrangements/preparation made before speaking
(- simple present: scheduled future events)
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These are plans. We also use future grammar to talk about predictions, which are things we can’t directly control. Only “will” and “going to” can be used for predictions.
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p. 49 part 8 - Choose the correct options to complete the paragraph. Do this individually, then compare with your partner. If you disagree, convince your partner that they’re wrong.
1 I’m taking
2 I’m starting
3 I’m going to take
4 I’m going to manage (This is a prediction, not a plan.)
5 they are going to do
6 I’m going to be (This is a prediction, not a plan. Also, it’s not an action, so can never be continuous.)
7 I’ll have (This is a prediction about the distant/uncertain future (“one day”).)
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Vocabulary: education
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part 10 - Do you understand all of these expressions? Which of them will be part of your future?
drop out = leave school before you graduate
finish = leave school after you graduate
intern - internship
apprentice - apprenticeship
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How many job interviews have you had?
What are some typical questions asked at interviews?
- Tell me about yourself.
- What makes you the best for us?
	- What makes you better than other candidates?
- Why did you choose our company?
	- What do you know about our company?
- If you could be an animal, what animal would you be? Why?
- What is your work experience?
- What languages can you speak?
- What do you expect working with us?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- How much money do you expect to make?
What is the purpose of some of the “Brainteaser” questions?
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BREAK
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With your partner, decide on a company you work for and a job you need to hire someone to do.
Together, choose 5 interview questions you’ll ask potential new employees.
Take turns doing 5-minute speed interviews of the other students.
Then, with your original partner, decide who to offer the job. (Also decide on a second choice, in case that person says no.)
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Grammar: predictions
p. 47
Without adverbs:
It’s going to rain soon. = I see the dark clouds, maybe hear some thunder, and am very sure of this.
It will rain soon. = I see the weather forecast on my phone.
It may/might rain soon. = This is a possibility but I’m not sure.
It may/might not rain.
It won’t rain.
It isn’t going to rain.
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Position of adverbs:
It’s definitely/certainly/probably going to rain soon.
It will definitely/certainly/probably rain.
Maybe it will rain. / Maybe it’s going to rain.
Maybe it won’t rain. / Maybe it’s not going to rain.
It definitely/certainly/probably won’t rain. (It will probably not rain.)
It definitely/certainly/probably isn’t going to rain. (It is probably not going to rain.)
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“Probably” means there’s more than a 50% chance.
“May”, “might”, and “maybe” mean there’s more than a 0% chance.
- We don’t use “probably” and “may” or “might” together.
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Vocabulary: “work” and “job”
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work (v) = put effort into something (such as a task or job)
	= function correctly
work (n) = the effort that you put into something (noncount)
	= the place that you work
	(= work of art or literature (countable))
job (n) = the position you have for work (countable)
	= a task you have to complete (countable)
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p. 47 part 11 - Complete the sentences with a form of “work” or “job”
1 work
2 job
3 work
4 work
5 work
6 work
7 jobs
8 work
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p. 47 part 13 - What predictions do you have about your own country or city for the near future?
Is your partner more or less optimistic about the future than you are?
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Homework: units 3-4 test