2015-11-13 Core: 6 project and formal letter

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
http://tinyurl.com/gmalivukcore - today’s notes from this class (updated as I type here)
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Homework: p. 164 practice 2, also list some other aspects of healthy living besides diet, that you could start a company to support
2 recommend, will buy
3 comes, will feel
4 will get, eat
5 won’t eat, lose (“until” is similar to “unless”, and like all time clauses, we usually don’t use future grammar after it)
6 get, will do
7 won’t change, see
8 will do, do
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Conditionals include “if” or “unless”.
The grammar for first conditional is similar to the grammar for future time clauses, which can begin with:
when, until, before, after, as soon as
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Things necessary or helpful for a healthy life (besides diet):
exercise (workout=noun, work out=verb)
sleep (enough sleep, early sleep schedule, comfortable sleep in a good bed)
posture (sitting and standing with your back straight)
enough water
dental hygiene (brush teeth regularly, floss between your teeth, regular dentist visits)
overall hygiene (bathe/shower regularly, wash your hands, clean your clothes)
quit smoking, quit drinking, quit other drugs (stop unhealthy habits)
reduce stress
massage therapy
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With your group, design a new health service or store, to focus on one of the things we listed. Design the name, layout, product, location, and so on.
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CalMind - More Life, Less Stress - 8
iDrug - Be Happy in a Jungle - 6
Healthy H2O - [no slogan] - 6
Jasmine Spa - [no slogan] - 7
Vote for the 2 you think are the best ideas.
http://www.coelux.com/ - natural “solar” lighting installations
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p. 77 - formal letters
What is the purpose of this letter: to object to a plan (to close the staff restaurant)

“We are writing to express our concern at this plan.” = We’re worried about the plan. We think it is not a good idea.
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https://books.google.com/ngrams/ - search English books for “concern *_ADP” to find the most common prepositions that appear after “concern”
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What are the (expected) consequences of the plan to close the staff restaurant?

productivity = how much work people get done
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What questions does the writer ask? (eating at their desks? kitchen or food area?)
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What do the staff want to happen (according to the letter)?
They want a meeting to discuss the issue.
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- reason for writing
- background issues (consequences)
- plans for the next step
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p. 77 part 3b - complete the sentences with appropriate transition words
1 Therefore / Thus / Consequently
2 lead to / result in
3 Therefore / Thus / Consequently
4 means
5 result in / lead to
6 thus / so / consequently
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Homework: Imagine you work in one of the health companies you designed today, and your employer has proposed a change that you don’t like. Write a formal letter to object to this proposal.