D'Amico Shipping B2 - Term 2 Lesson 10

Class
1. Pronunciation - the problem with vowel sounds and ed endings
To download the British council Sounds Right App go to : http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right
When working on your computer you can also use this phonemic chart: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

2. Modals of Probability revisited - today's worksheet was an extract from the following page of my website: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

3. Business Advantage 2.2 Case Study Global Consumer Goods Industry
p. 21 - 22 Consumer goods sectors

Vocabulary & Collocation 
big high price
to tend to do something
inbuilt obsolescence 

Homework:
Complete the speed reading task on pages 22 - 23.
Follow the instructions and timings i.e. 2 minutes for phase one(orientation), 3 minutes for phase two (skimming), 2 minutes for phase three (scanning), 3 minutes for phase four (detailed reading).

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D'Amico Shipping B2: Term 2 Lesson 9

Future certainty & uncertainty

How do we convey this idea?

Through grammar (modals of probability, going to)

Through vocabulary (I suppose, I guess, defintely, probably, might well)

Through intonation (Compare: We may subcontract to a partner with We may subcontract that to a partner. )

Textbook p. 20

Corrections

How was it called?
What was it called?

Pronunciation

Hybrid (click on the link, listen and repeat - what is the vowel sound?)

Linked (the final ed should be pronounced /t/)

New vocabulary

Incentives

Oil well(s)/reserves/supply

Solar energy

S.U.V (Sport Utility Vehicle)

People carrier

people carrier

Going Further

Modals: For more notes and exercises see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

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Learning Diagrammatically

Articles in English

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Welcome Back D'Amico Shipping

Dear Students,

Next Wednesday (10th September) in-house lessons will resume at D'Amico Shipping. I hope you have had an enjoyable summer and are rearing to get back into your English course!

In preparation for next week take a look back over the first two chapters in the book and take stock. What vocabulary and structures do you remember? What have you improved on so far in the course? We have 12 lessons in this block, what do you want to achieve next?

I look forward to seeing you all again next week.

Sean

Can you name the two Ports featured in these photos?
What is their connection?

A Farewell To LUISS

Today will be my last day teaching at the LUISS. The university has decided to award the contract for language courses to another school which means that I, along with my British Council colleagues, will not be returning in September. As a freelance teacher, I have become accustomed to a lack of security in my profession and as a private university, the LUISS is perfectly entitled to seek other contractors. However, I feel I need to counter the spin being put out by the university and point out that this is not a decision based on didactic reasoning but purely a desire to cut costs and maximise profits. I have no opinion of the institution which the university has awarded the contract to but I do know that they offer lessons for  as cheap as €6.40 an hour and have clearly undercut all other tenders in order to get this contract.Similarly I have no opinion of their teachers, primarily, because they are still desperately advertising for staff in order to fulfil the contract, but I would surprised if they have the range of expertise and experience that the British Council has provided at the LUISS since 2007. What I do know is that the teacher replacing me will be working longer hours for less pay. The race to the bottom in education continues.

Eventually there will be no teachers on the language courses at the LUISS as it is the university's intention to move on to on line courses as soon as possible. My students know that I am a champion of new technology in the classroom, however language is primarily about communication and talking to another human being. They would also agree that it has been the in class speaking practice with me and each other from which my students have benefitted the most.

On a positive note, I would like to wish all my LUISS students past and present, the very best. Seeing you graduate, pass international language exams and using your language skills to get internships, places on post graduate courses overseas or jobs in international firms has given me the kind of job satisfaction that few careers can offer.

Take care
Sean

LUISS Recupero B2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8

Negotiation Skills
Suffixes (verb - noun: tion, sion)
Phrasal Verbs
Language Leader Advanced Unit 11.3

Speaking Assessment - Role-play Negotiation

Tutorials