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- Greg Malivuk
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- Homework: p. 161 practice 1 and 2
- practice 1
- 2 We will possibly pay to drive on all roads.
- 3 It probably won’t rain this afternoon. (It will probably not rain.)
- 4 People will certainly live longer.
- 5 Sea levels will definitely rise.
- 6 Life expectancy for people in the West will possibly be 100 years.
- 7 There will probably be more droughts.
- 8 There definitely won’t be as many stores.
- life, leave, leaf
- live/live (different pronunciations)
- I live in Boston. (verb - rhymes with “give”)
- I love to listen to live music. (adjective - rhymes with “five”)
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- practice 2
- 2 I’m buying / I’ll buy / I’m going to buy (all could be correct, but they mean different things)
- 3 I won’t spend (I decide right now, as I notice my bad sunburn) / I’m not going to spend (if I decided before but now I’m telling someone else)
- 4 is taking (already arranged) / is going to take (if it’s arranged, then of course it’s already decided)
- 5 I’ll have (deciding right now, if it’s an offer in someone’s home) / I’m going to have (if it’s an order in a restaurant, which I already decided)
- 6 I’ll get (offer, deciding in the moment)
- 7 I’m going to buy / I’m buying
- 8 are you flying (I’m asking what your arrangements are.)
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- Maybe I will come to the party. = I haven’t decided yet.
- Maybe I’m coming to the party. = I’ve already made arrangements, but I don’t remember the arrangements.
- Maybe we’ll have a test tomorrow. = I haven’t decided yet.
- Maybe we’re having / we’re going to have / we have a test tomorrow.
- = I decided (and possibly even scheduled it), but at the moment I can’t remember my decision.
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- Job Interview Questions
- Are you willing to relocate? = If we ask you to relocate, will that be okay?
- brainteaser = a tricky question that makes you think
- How many gallons of paint are used in the US each year? (The interviewer wants to know how you approach and think about the problem.)
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- With your partner, pick a job. You will each interview people and decide who to hire for this job, so choose 5 interview questions that you will ask the person.
- Then each of you interviews two other people and takes notes.
- Then get back together with your original partner and decide who your company will hire. (Decide on a second choice as well, in case the person doesn’t want to accept your job offer.)
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- She chose to be a pilot 2 years ago.
- choose rhymes with shoes
- chose rhymes with shows
- chosen rhymes with frozen
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bVAoVlFYf0 - “Let it Go”, with lyrics that were put through Google Translate 15 times
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- p. 53 - writing a cover letter
- sender’s address
- recipient’s address
- Dear Sir or Madam / To whom it may concern - I don’t know the name or gender of the recipient.
- reason for writing and personal background/experience
- personal qualities
- availability and references
- Closing and signature (Sincerely / Best regards / etc.)
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- I’m enclosing my resume. = My resume is with this letter in the same envelope.
- I have attached my resume. = My resume is attached to this email.
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- If you know the person’s name:
- Dear Ms. Walsh (for a woman) / Dear Mr. Walsh (for a man)
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- p. 53 part 4a - conventions of formal writing in English
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- Homework: write a cover letter to apply for one of the jobs you interviewed for in class today (Imagine this is the letter you sent before you got the interview.)
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