2016-05-14 Saturday: 4 Opportunities

Greg Malivuk
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“2016-05-14 Saturday: 4 Opportunities”
This is the same level and book as the “Core” class.
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Homework: p. 50 parts 2-6
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 (probably)
4 F
5 T
part 6
1 P
2 B
3 N
part 5 - Check and compare your answer with your partner’s.
- We shouldn’t criticize China because our countries went through the same development, and because we’re the ones buying the products China has been producing.
- Everyone has the same materialistic dreams.
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wage = the money made per hour (or possibly day) of work
salary = the money made per year (or possibly month) of work, not dependent on hours
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parts 9-10 - With your partner, think of a job that involves each of these things.
Note: these expressions are noun phrases, so a person has or gets them at a job.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/national/county-rental-wages/index.html - Map with US counties, and how much money you would need to make each hour in order to afford an average 1 bedroom apartment in each county
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p. 48 - What do these women do?
gas station attendant
cheesemonger - an old word for someone who sells cheese
(new) graduate / newly graduated student
part 3 - Listen to the radio program and correct the factual errors.
1 Devi isn’t going to stay at this job forever.
2 Devi is taking a test next month.
3 Elisabeth is going to start her own business.
4 Elisabeth is meeting the bank manager on Wednesday.
5 Sahera’s friend is going to study in the United States.
6 Sahera’s friend is leaving Kabul next week.
fire = make you lose your job because you did something wrong
lay off = make you lose your job because the company can’t keep paying you
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In these sentences, what is the difference in meaning between “going to” and present continuous?
Elisabeth is going to start her own business. = This is a plan that she decided in the past, but maybe she hasn’t made any arrangements yet.
Elisabeth is meeting the bank manager on Wednesday. = She has arranged the meeting with the bank manager. (She has talked to the bank manager about it.)

Look on p. 175 and find the sentences the three women say with “will”.
Devi: I suppose I’ll tell him soon.
Elisabeth: Just a moment, I’ll get you some [cheese]. Maybe I’ll take some cheese for him to taste.
Sahera: I guess I’ll take some time off and visit my parents.
- These are all decisions the women make while they’re speaking.
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Grammar: decisions and plans about the future
will + base form = decisions made while speaking (no prior plan)
[be] going to + base form = decisions made before speaking (yes prior plan)
[be] + verb(ing) (= present continuous) = decisions with arrangements made before speaking (yes prior plan, yes arrangements)
	(present continuous still has to be action (dynamic) verbs, you can’t say “I’m wanting”)

arrangements = anything you need to do to prepare for the action, beyond simply making a decision in your own mind

Some actions don’t require additional arrangements.
	“I’m staying home tonight.” - There are no possible arrangements outside of my own mind, so it’s okay to say this after I have made the decision.
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I’ll meet with him tomorrow. - I just noticed I won’t have time today and I decide to reschedule.
I’m going to meet with him tomorrow. - A few minutes after I’ve decided, I have a prior plan.
I’m meeting with him tomorrow. - I talked to him about rescheduling the meeting. We arranged to meet tomorrow.
(I meet with him tomorrow. - This is 100% and written on a schedule or in an appointment book.)

will = no plan
going to = yes plan
present continuous = yes plan, yes arrangements
simple present = yes plan, yes arrangements, yes schedule

will / going to = prediction (about something I can’t decide myself)
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p. 49 part 8 - choose the correct options to complete the paragraph
1 I’m taking (she’s arranged the next things she will do after the summer, but also it’s the summer now, so we can understand this as present continuous for the present)
2 I’m starting (she already arranged her apprenticeship)
3 I’m going to take (this is probably arranged, which means it’s definitely already planned)
4 I’m going to manage (this is more of a prediction than a plan)
5 they are going to do (nothing in this sentence tells us it’s the future, so “they are doing” sounds like it’s about the present)
6 I’m going to be (more of a prediction than a plan, also “be” is not an action)
7 I’ll have (prediction, not completely certain)
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BREAK
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What are some typical job interview questions? (Beyond basics like qualifications and experience.)
- Tell me something about yourself.
- What are your hobbies?
- Why are you interested in this job?
- Why should we hire you?

Look at the handout of Basic Interview Questions. Why would some of these questions be in an interview?
“How much paint is used in the US each year?”
- They want to see how you approach the problem, if you can think creatively, if you know what information you would need in order to get the answer, etc.
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With your partner, choose a job that you will hire, and then choose 5 interview questions that you will ask potential employees.
Now conduct two interviews each, and take notes on the candidates.
Then return to your original partner and decide who you will hire.
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p. 47 part 11 - “job” and “work”

job (count noun) = occupation/profession
job (count noun) = task to complete

work (noncount noun) = stuff you need to do

work (verb) = expend effort or labor to do something
work (verb) = function correctly (like, “The TV works.”)

Complete the sentences with the correct words (job/jobs, work/works)
1 work
2 job
3 work
4 work
5 work
6 work
7 jobs
8 work
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Grammar: predictions about the future
(Predictions are about things you can’t decide and control.)

It will rain tomorrow. = I’m pretty sure that it will rain.
It won’t rain tomorrow. = I’m pretty sure that it will not rain.
It might/may/could rain tomorrow. = It’s possible but I don’t know what will happen.
It might/may not rain tomorrow. = It’s possible that it won’t rain.

It will certainly/definitely rain tomorrow. = I’m 100% sure.
It will probably rain tomorrow. = I’m more than 50% sure.
It probably won’t rain tomorrow. = I’m more than 50% sure that there will be no rain.
	= It will probably not rain tomorrow.
It certainly/definitely won’t rain tomorrow. = I’m 100% sure that there will be no rain.
	= It will certainly/definitely not rain tomorrow.
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p. 45 part 3 - What jobs can be described with these adjectives? (Think of one for each description, from the list in part 2 or your own ideas.)