- bad and good experiences in business trips - anecdotes - conferences, meetings and business presentations
• Revision ‘Verb TO BE’ in the past: Affirmative, Negative and
Interrogative form. • Past Simple tense: Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative form (Regular and Irregular verbs). • Prepositions (in, at, on, for, from, about, after, over, with, to). “Happy accidents make good inventions. Spills, explosions and chemical reactions and plain old forgetfulness produced some of today’s most practical products.” Drea Knuften, Businesspundit
Can you name any products that
were invented by accident? What happened? LET’S LISTEN… Let’s think about our working day…
A good day or a bad one…?
GOOD DAY: BAD DAY: *arrive on time for work *have problems with the car *have a lot of time *have a lot of work *go out for a nice lunch *not have time for lunch *meet an interesting person *be alone in the office all day *leave work on time *work late * * * * Example of a conversation when talking about our working day Verb TO BE in the past: WAS/WERE Past Simple: Regular & Irregular Verbs Regular Verbs Irregular verbs add -ed to the change the verb verbs. completely.
With both kind of
verbs, DID is used in questions and DID NOT is used in negatives.
Examples: Examples: 1. She played all night long. 1. India lost the match by three runs. 2. The doctor administered the drug. 2. I spoke to her yesterday. 3. We walked for a mile last night. 3. We ran to catch the bus. 4. Did you talk to my mother? Yes, I did. 4. Did she go with you? No, she didn’t. Pronouncing –ed endings
You can also watch a video about
‘Pronouncing –ed endings’ here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-nMq ycHubU&t=4s Regular Verbs in the Past Regular Verbs in the Past Let’s read an article about:
THE UNIQUE ORIGINS OF SOME
ORIGINAL PRODUCTS
Complete the article with the following words:
*Gatorade *microwave oven *Post-it notes *Velcro *WD 40 Time for questions: Make questions about the products in the article for the following answers. Use the words from the table. You must use each phrase or word at least once. HOW TO ASK QUESTIONS IN THE PAST: Irregular Verb List TIME TO PLAY…
VERBS IN THE PAST Prepositions PREPOSITION EXAMPLES - Parts of the day: morning/afternoon IN - Months: April - Years: 2015 - Neighborhoods: Chinatown - Cities: Washington - Countries: Argentina -Holidays with ‘day’: Christmas day/Labor ON day - Days of the week: Monday - Dates: December 13th, 2020 - Streets and Avenues: Pennsylvania Ave. - Islands: Fiji - Large vehicles: train/ship - Holidays without ‘day’: Easter AT - Time: noon/midnight/10 a.m. - Addresses: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. - Specific locations: home/the corner Prepositions PREPOSITION EXAMPLES WITH - People: Mary/the suppliers
TO - Destination: school/work
FROM - Where sb/sth starts: Smith Street/the north/her
handbag ABOUT - Connected with sth/sb: David/Spanish Civil War
AFTER - Following in time/place/order:
breakfast/midnight/the meeting OVER - Higher position: the door/the city
FOR - Time: years/an hour/breakfast
A well-known CEO at your company is coming ROLE-PLAY ACTIVITY: from abroad to meet you and your co-workers.
Introductions Student A: You are the CEO. Introduce to the staff
and ask questions to get to know them. Students B: You are part of the staff. Introduce to the CEO and if possible, ask questions so as to get to know him/her.
You can also small talk about other topics. Once
you finish, change roles! https://www.visualcapitalist.com/accidental-inventions/
Have a look at that website which includes 14 incredible inventions that
changed the world by accident. Choose the one that calls your attention the most, read about it and once you are ready, tell your classmate about it. You can also go online and do further research in that invention. Have a look at the following topics. Choose one of them and start talking about it. Tell us your experience, share your feelings and interact. We will ask you more questions so as to keep the conversation going.
Topics: • Secondary/Primary school. •The best/worst business trip you had. • The best/worst boss you had. • The funniest anecdote at work. • The best/worst job experience ever. • The best business presentation you made. Phrase bank: • Did you have a good day? • What did you do? • Where did you go to school? • What type of school was it?
• I didn’t make a million-dollar deal.
• I ate a sandwich at home. • I went to a boarding/comprehensive/private/state school. • I went to university/college in London/Berlin. • I studied economics/biology. • I got a degree in economics/biology. Week 4 The aim of this week is to consolidate, practice and have fun! This is the last week of the module ACTIVITY ONE:
Let’s prepare your CV in English.
1.Let’s imagine there is an open vacant for an important
and higher position in your company.
Include all relevant information, highlight your experience
in this company. ACTIVITY ONE:
Let’s prepare your CV in English.
2. Now work in pairs. Check your classmate’s cv (you can go
to a different link of your own for a while). Share comments, discuss and give each other feedback. (IN ENGLISH!) ACTIVITY ONE:
Let’s prepare your CV in English.
3. Now go to the main room. The class is going to assess
your pitch as you apply for the position with a self introduction. But you are not you: take you classmate’s cv and imagine you are him/her!
Talk about your past experience to practice the past!
ACTIVITY TWO:
Let’s have a meeting
1.Think of the last two projects you worked on.
What were they about?
Next, together take a look at the infographics here
So you agree with the ingredients they present for a good
project plan? ACTIVITY TWO:
Let’s have a meeting
Think of the last two projects you worked on.
2. Now make a list with notes on this information:(you can make it up!)
● what was the project about?
● who were involved? ● what was the objective? ● any other information you may want to share about it.
Prepare to tell the class about it at a meeting. Mind your
use of the past simple! ACTIVITY THREE:
SOLVING PROBLEMS
1. Take a quick look at the most common workplace
problems here https://www.smart-pa.com/uk/blog/20-common-wor kplace-problems-solved/ 2. Do you have any of these problems? what else would you add to the list? 3. Now get in groups and discuss possible solutions for 3 of the problems we’ve seen. 4. Tell the class! ACTIVITY FOUR:
