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  1. Greg Malivuk
  2. [email protected]
  3. http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk
  4. “2015-10-31 Saturday: 4 Opportunities”
  5. This is the same level and book as the “Core” class.
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  7. Homework: units 11 and 12 tests (you do not need to write)
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  9. Warm-up: Ask yes/no questions to try to figure out the explanation.
  10.  
  11. Acting on an anonymous phone call, the police raid 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?
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  13. Did you want to do any of those 4 jobs as a child? What did you want to do?
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  15. p. 45 part 3 - What is a job you can think of that each word describes?
  16. “responsible” describes the person, the rest of the words can describe the job itself
  17. “You have to be responsible to be a pilot.” but “Being a pilot is a demanding job.”
  18.  
  19. safe job = you probably won’t get hurt or killed on the job (opposite of dangerous)
  20. secure job = you probably won’t lose your job (opposite of insecure)
  21. ---
  22. p. 48 - what are these three women doing in the pictures?
  23. cheesemonger - a person who sells cheese
  24. cheese trafficker - person who smuggles and/or sells cheese illegally
  25. ---
  26. part 3 - listen to the women talking about their plans, and fix the incorrect information
  27. 1 at that job forever
  28. 2 next month
  29. 3 a new business
  30. 4 meeting the bank manager
  31. 5 going to study
  32. 6 next week
  33. lay off = when a company says you no longer work for them because they can’t afford your position (this is different from being fired)
  34. retire = when you stop working (and don’t look for another job in that career)
  35. ---
  36. p. 175 - look at Devi’s words at the top of the page
  37. 1 Find something that Devi has already decided.
  38. She is not going to stay in that job forever.
  39. 2 Find something that Devi has made arrangements (preparations) to do.
  40. She is taking the entrance exam next month.
  41. 3 Find something that Devi decides to do while she is speaking.
  42. She will tell her boss soon.
  43. ---
  44. It looks like there’s no time today. I’ll meet with him tomorrow. (deciding in the moment)
  45. I realized there wasn’t enough time today. I’m going to meet with him tomorrow. (decided before)
  46. I just got off the phone with him. I’m meeting with him tomorrow. (decided and arranged)
  47. ---
  48. Tonight I’m going to stay home and watch Netflix. (I have already decided this.)
  49. Tonight I’m staying home and watching Netflix. (My decision is the only arrangement I need.)
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  51. actions - things that take time and energy to complete are actions
  52. I am reading a book. I am teaching a class. I am drinking water.
  53.  
  54. non-actions - things that don’t require time, you don’t “do” non-actions
  55. I have 1000 books. I like teaching. I need water.
  56. (We don’t use non-actions in continuous tenses.)
  57. ---
  58. p. 49 part 8 - with your same partner, choose the correct options
  59. 1 I’m taking
  60. 2 I’m starting
  61. 3 I’m going to take
  62. 4 I’m going to manage (not an arrangement, more of a prediction)
  63. 5 they are going to do (“they are doing” sounds like it means the present)
  64. 6 I’m going to be (“be a great mechanic” isn’t an action, also this is more of a prediction)
  65. 7 I’ll have (uncertain, more of a prediction than a specific plan)
  66. part 9 - write the correct form of the verbs
  67. 1 I’m going to take / I’m taking
  68. 2 I’ll help (offers are usually decided in the moment of speaking)
  69. 3 is going to get married / is getting married
  70. 4 I’m going / I’m going to go
  71. 5 I’ll open
  72. ---
  73. plans = things about the future that I can decide (and arrange if necessary)
  74. predictions = things about the future that aren’t my decision
  75. ---
  76. p. 47 - predictions
  77. probably = more than 50%
  78. may/might/could = more than 0%
  79. (We typically say “may” with possibilities we think are less likely: “We may die tomorrow.” not “We may survive tomorrow.”)
  80. (Unless we expect to die.)
  81. may not / might not = less than 100%
  82. definitely/certainly = 100% (or as close as it’s possible to be)
  83. could not = 0% (it means I think something is impossible)
  84.  
  85. It will probably rain tonight.
  86. It probably won’t rain tonight.
  87. It will probably not rain tonight.
  88. (same rules for certainly/definitely/absolutely/usually/often/frequently)
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  90. In groups of 3, share your predictions for the next 10 years in your countries. What will or may change? What will probably stay the same? Compare how optimistic or pessimistic everyone is. (p. 47 part 13)
  91. ---
  92. BREAK
  93. ---
  94. “Every cloud has a silver lining.” = There’s a good part of any bad situation.
  95. ---
  96. job (count noun) = a specific position (in a company) or tasks to complete
  97.  
  98. work (verb) = put effort into something (I work at BAE. I work to teach you. I work on my resume.)
  99. work (verb) = function (The computer doesn’t work.)
  100.  
  101. work (noncount noun) = the location where you work (He’s at work.)
  102. work (noncount noun) = the effort you put into something (Teaching is hard work. I have a lot of work to do today.)
  103.  
  104. work (count noun) = a piece of art, music, or literature (the complete works of Shakespeare)
  105. ---
  106. p. 47 part 11 - complete the sentences with “job” or “work” and ask your partner questions 1-4
  107. 1 work
  108. 2 job
  109. 3 work (“jobs” can be correct in some situations)
  110. 4 work
  111. 5 work
  112. 6 work
  113. 7 jobs (tasks, not artworks. probably)
  114. 8 work
  115. ---
  116. How many job interviews have you had?
  117. What interview questions do you hate?
  118. Look at the list of common interview questions.
  119. brainteaser = a question that you have to think hard in order to answer
  120.  
  121. Why would an interviewer ask, “How much paint do you think is used in the US each year?”
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  123. With your partner choose a job, and choose 5 interview questions you will ask to people who want that job.
  124. Interview other students twice and take notes.
  125. Then get back with your original partners and decide who should get the job.
  126. ---
  127. There will be FREE CLASSES at 2, 3, and 4pm today. There are also free classes during the week, with schedules posted around the school. (You do not need to be a current student to go to these classes.)
  128. ---
  129. p. 53 - cover letter
  130. “To whom it may concern” - If I don’t know who will read the letter.
  131. ---
  132. http://www.bu.edu/calendar/[email protected]&day=2015-11-01 - Dia de Muertos celebration at Boston University - tomorrow at 7pm
  133. ---
  134. Homework: Write a cover letter for one of the jobs you interviewed for today.
  135. Read the article on p. 51 and do parts 2, 3, 4, 5 on p. 50
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