D'Amoco Shipping B2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8

Unit 2 Future Uncertainty 

Theory: STEEP Analysis

Reading & Listening Skills p. 18 - 19 introduction/reading/listening 1

For notes on how to structure a debate see:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/31563189/Formal%20Debate%20Structure

Corrections:suffixes

Foreigner company - foreign company

To determinate - to determine

To product - to produce

To choice - to choose

Vocabulary

Food and drink regulations/standards - D.O.C. and D.O.P. are quality assurance labels and equivalent to the E.U. Laws on Protected Designation of Origin (PDO), Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) and Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSG).

Counterfeit goods, fake goods, knock offs (colloquial)

Pronunciation

Purchase

Homework 

Do a brief STEEP analysis of your industry and company. Write a couple of sentences on each of the factors (Socio-cultural, Technological etc) and post them in the comments section below. This will be a good way to practice your English by keeping the discussion going over the next few weeks.

Classes will resume again on Wednesday 10th September.

Have a good summer.

Homework Answers D'Amico Shipping B2

Case Study - Saint-Gobain p. 14 - 15

Language focus 1 adj & adj + noun combinations

Legal and technical monopoly

Sustainable and profitable growth

Political and economic agenda

Impressive and symbolic order

Language focus 2 tenses that talk about the past

(1)

1 past continuous, 2 past simple, 3 present perfect, 4 past simple, 5 past perfect

(2)

1 past simple, 2 present perfect, 3 past perfect, 4 past continuous.

(3)

Past simple: last week, for one year, recently, already, yesterday, one hundred years ago, in the 1980s

Past continuous: when it happened

Present perfect: in my life, this is the first time, for one year, recently, already this century

Past perfect: when it happened, already

(4)

1 was working, 2 joined, had worked (or the past simple can be used here as well), 3 worked, have worked, 4 had done.

In Q. 2 it is clear which action came first through the use of before and first and so the past simple can be used. 

However, when it is not clear,you must use the past perfect to show which action happened first.

Compare:

When he got to work he had seen the dentist.

When he got to work he saw the dentist.

Building Relationships p. 17

Listening - Judging Emotions

Brian often uses ellipsis:

Tell me (about) last night

(Did you have) a good meal out in Aachen?

Oh, (did you go to the) Lycae?

(Did you sit) downstairs or upstairs?

I must go (there) sometime. 

(Was it) good?

(I'm a) little bit jealous actually.

While ellipsis helps to make Brian sound friendlier, intonation is important because if not used effectively, questions won't sound like questions. This listening is a fairly good example of effective small talk though Brian is clearly in control as he starts most of the conversations. 

A Couple of Interesting Articles for Economics Students

Economics students are revolting! How do you think the subject should be taught? Are current courses too dogmatic? Is it time for a change in the way we approach the subject? Is Economics dominated by the "market"?
Read the articles below and tell me what you think.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jun/18/economics-upheaval-students-disssent-capitalist-thomas-piketty?CMP=fb_gu

http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/hajoon-chang/economics-ha-joon-chang_b_5503490.html?utm_hp_ref=uk

Professor Ha-Joon Chang

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Grammaring - task sheet 10 - adding grammar to headlines.

Business Advantage p. 16 - 17 Building Relationships Across Companies

Emotional cues & intonation, ellipsis

Key Vocabulary:

Co-operative relationships

Small talk

Big headed

To put your foot in your mouth

Homework

P.15 Language Focus 2 questions 1 - 4

P. 17 Listening 2 Judging Emotions read the audioscript again (p. 147 - 148) and answer questions 2 - 5.

LUISS Business School Lesson 3 - Final Session

LUISS Business School B2/C1 - final session 13/06/2014

Part One
Common mistakes from over-translating
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442650/Sentence%20Structure
Creating an editing checklist
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37583119/Correction-Checklist-For-L1-Italian-Speakers
Editing covering letters

Part Two
Interview Skills (Job/University/Exam)
Typical Questions
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/top-10-interview-questions.htm
Tricks & Traps

Language Skills for Interviews
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41721142/Suggested%20Answers%20-%20Speaking
Fillers
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/using-fillers/

Part Three
Interview Role-play
Feedback & Questions

Strategies for maintaining your level

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 6

Lesson 6

Thinking in English - Tenses
Aspect: Simple/Continuous/Perfect

For a copy of today's notes and exercises go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System

Homework
The best way to practice is to notice tenses when you are reading and listening. For example, take a short article from the internet, a newspaper or a magazine and once you have read and understood it, go through and highlight all the tenses. Why do you think the writer has made these choices? What other choices are available? How would they change the meaning?

Listening Practice - Small Talk

Join us tomorrow on Small Talk for a Freedom Special as we take on Racism, Sexism and Homophobia. Tune in at 1pm (CET) on Radio Stella Città FM 101.2 or listen on line here as we preview this weekend's Roma Pride celebrations, celebrate the legacy of Maya Angelou and support potty mouth Helen Mirren. With music from Hercules and Love Affair, Adeva, Arthur Baker, Ashford & Simpson and Buckshot LeFonque. The message is LOVE.

Follow up reading:
Maya Angelou: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/29/arts/maya-angelou-lyrical-witness-of-the-jim-crow-south-dies-at-86.html?_r=0
Roma Pride 2014: http://www.romapride.it/2014/
Helen Mirren: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/jun/05/helen-mirren-swearing-bollocks-daily-mail-double-standards?CMP=fb_gu

Listening Practice For Law Students - Law In Action

Joshua Rosenberg's excellent programme, Law in Action, is back on BBC Radio 4. To listen to or download the podcasts go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b045bqt0

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 5

Lesson 5
1. Notes on Grammar
ASPECT
SIMPLE  - complete, finished, permanent, emphasises amount, neutral, formal
CONTINUOUS – duration, in progress, temporary, changing situation or trend, personal feeling (e.g. surprise, irritation, criticism), informal
PERFECT – an action completed before another time or an action producing a result relevant to a later situation. Shows the relationship between different times.
          e.g.      I've read the book.
                    action             result
                    reading          knowledge
                    past                 present

Each of these aspects adds another layer of meaning to the verb.


Choosing the right tenses depends on many factors not a set of grammatical rules.

For more see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System

2. Mind Mapping for:

• note taking
• recycling vocabulary
• presentations and meetings

Business Advantage p.12

Homework:

1. Finish your individual competitive analysis mind maps for McDonald's/Apple/Red Bull and bring them with you to class next week.
2. Case Study p. 13 - 14 Reading 1 - match the missing headings. 

For All Students Listening Practice with Small Talk

On this episode, originally broadcast on 16th May, Sophie and I discuss Bowling (not Bowls) and Rob Temple's book Very British Problems about British culture. Music is provided by Natalie Merchant, Brian Eno and Karl Hyde and we also listen to tracks from the remastered rerelease of the Grace Jones classic Nightclubbing.



More podcasts are available from the Radio Stella Youtube Channel
Small Talk is broadcast every Friday at 1pm on Radio Stella Città 101.2 FM 

All Students - Listening Practice with Small Talk

Here is the latest podcast available from the Radio Stella Youtube Channel
Small Talk is broadcast every Friday at 1pm on Radio Stella Città 101.2 FM 

In this episode, originally broadcast on May 9th, we discuss the recent Bad Grammar Awards and how important good grammar is. For two differing opinions on the Bad Grammar Awards see the following blog posts from Hadley Freeman and Harry Ritchie. Music is provided by Kelis from her new album "Food".