Thursday, November 20, 2014
Negotiations
1- Watch the video until 1:32 and answer the following questions.
a- When the meeting starts, do they get down to business immediately?
b- Are the people from Manila willing to clinch a deal quickly? Why/ why not?
b- What's Miss Chan's proposal?
2- Watch the extract and check whether you can find any examples of the following:
a- Open questions
b- Closed questions
c- Signalling phrases
d- Softening phrases
e- Summarising expressions
3- Watch the whole video and check your answers to activities 1 & 2.
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Friday, October 10, 2014
International Express Intermediate - Energy in Iceland
Before watching
What do you know about Iceland?
While watching
a- Watch the video.
Mention five new things you have learned about this country.
What types of energy does this country harness?
b- Watch the video again and write the numbers.
Population in the country:
Population in the capital:
Frequency geysers erupt:
Megawatts of electrical power the geothermal plant produces:
Liters of hot water the geothermal plant produces:
Percentage of houses that profit from geo power:
Megawatts of electricity the electricity plant produces:
Year the first hydrogen filling station opened:
c- Complete this sentence:
If geothermal plants hadn't been built, ...............................................................................
...............................................................................
Tuesday, October 7, 2014
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Animals Save The Planet
1- Name four environmentally-unfriendly practices. Then, watch the video and check whether they appear on it.
2- Watch the video again and complete the following sentence.
We would be taking care of the environment if ....
1- .........................................................................
2- ........................................................................
3- ........................................................................
4- ........................................................................
5- ........................................................................
Sunday, September 14, 2014
Friday, September 5, 2014
PREDICTING THE FUTURE
Do you agree with these predictions?
Read about the 20 top predictions for life 100 years from now? Choose four that you agree with and four you disagree with.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16536598
Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Idioms related to cultures
Break the ice: make someone you have just met less nervous and more willing to talk.
Thrown in at the deep end: having to begin with the most difficult part of a job.
Don't see eye to eye with sb.: don't agree with sb.; don't have the same opinion as sb.
Get into hot water: get into trouble.
Put your foot in it: to say or do something without thinking carefully, so that you embarass or upset someone.
Get on like a house on fire: quickly have a friendly relationship with someone.
Feel like a fish out of water: feel uncomfortable in an unfamiliar situation.
A real eye-opener: an experience where you learn something surprising or something you did not know before.
Cultural Differences
Watch the video and do activities (1, 2, 3, 4 & 5) in the worksheets below.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zgzrjjdp1jgv02p/Cultural%20differences.pdf?dl=0
Friday, June 13, 2014
Friday, June 6, 2014
Public Speaking: The King's speech
Watch the trailer and answer the questions below.
How does the king feel about speaking in public?
What problem does he have?
Are there any tips about speaking in public in the trailer?
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
Communication idioms
1. ‘ In a nutshell‘ – to summarise briefly
Ex: It’s a complicated system, but in a nutshell it works like a kettle.
2. ‘To get straight to the point‘ – to talk about the most important thing
Ex: Ok, I’ll get straight to the point. I’m afraid we’re going to have to make some budget cuts.
3. ‘To get the wrong end of the stick‘ – to misunderstand.
Ex: If you think that our biggest problem is our distribution channels, you’ve got the wrong end of the stick.
4. ‘To be on the same wavelength‘ – to share similar opinions and idea.
Ex: ‘We agree on most things. We’re very lucky that we are on the same wavelength‘.
5. ‘To hear it on the grapevine‘ – to hear about something passed from one person to another
Ex: I hear on the grapevine that the CEO is planning to resign. Is that true?
6. ‘Can’t make head or tail of it‘ – to fail to understand anything
Ex: This report makes no sense. I can’t make head or tail of it.
7. ‘To talk at cross purposes‘ – to misunderstand
Ex: I think we’re talking at cross purposes. I meant the figures for June not July.
8. ‘To beat about the bush‘ – to delay talking about something
Ex: Politicians never give you a straight answer. They always beat about the bush.
9. “To get our wires crossed‘ – to misunderstand
Ex: Everyone arrived at different times for the meeting. We must have got our wires crossed.
Ex: It’s a complicated system, but in a nutshell it works like a kettle.
2. ‘To get straight to the point‘ – to talk about the most important thing
Ex: Ok, I’ll get straight to the point. I’m afraid we’re going to have to make some budget cuts.
3. ‘To get the wrong end of the stick‘ – to misunderstand.
Ex: If you think that our biggest problem is our distribution channels, you’ve got the wrong end of the stick.
4. ‘To be on the same wavelength‘ – to share similar opinions and idea.
Ex: ‘We agree on most things. We’re very lucky that we are on the same wavelength‘.
5. ‘To hear it on the grapevine‘ – to hear about something passed from one person to another
Ex: I hear on the grapevine that the CEO is planning to resign. Is that true?
6. ‘Can’t make head or tail of it‘ – to fail to understand anything
Ex: This report makes no sense. I can’t make head or tail of it.
7. ‘To talk at cross purposes‘ – to misunderstand
Ex: I think we’re talking at cross purposes. I meant the figures for June not July.
8. ‘To beat about the bush‘ – to delay talking about something
Ex: Politicians never give you a straight answer. They always beat about the bush.
9. “To get our wires crossed‘ – to misunderstand
Ex: Everyone arrived at different times for the meeting. We must have got our wires crossed.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
Motivation and managing people
What does Steve Jobs say about the following topics?
- Number of committees and reasons for that number.
- Frequency of meetings and topics.
- What teamwork depends on.
- Making decisions and contributing to ideas.
Video script: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LXRu1QGL61qCLT-9HBw2YqyXZfscnslqYAsSOu1JzGw/edit?usp=sharing
What similarities and differences can you find between the way people work at Apple and the situation in your company?
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Success: Carlos Slim
Watch the video and mention at least three new things you've found out about him.
Success
What's the difference between those whose succeed and those who don't? Compare your answer with what Steve Jobs said about this topic.
Sunday, March 16, 2014
Desiderata Poem From Max Ehrmann - 1927
Listen to this poem and do the following activities:
- Choose three pieces of advice you think are necessary to bear in mind to have a successful life.
- Choose three new words, look them up in the dictionary and get ready to explain them to your partners.
- Practice reading the poem. On the following link, you can find the script:
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Sunday, February 9, 2014
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