LEVEL: C1.2
GROUPS:
A, B, C
DATE: March 30th,
31st
CHECKING HOMEWORK:
Grammar. Relative clauses, exercises 1, 2 and 3 (pages
181 and 182). Answer keys:
Exercise 1, Grammar reference
1 a correct
1 b correct
2 a correct
2 b incorrect – need to add a preposition: The company
in which he invested all his savings went bust.
3 a incorrect – should be whose not who’s
3 b correct
4 a correct
4 b incorrect – can’t use that to introduce a
non-defining relative clause, should be who here instead
5 a correct
5 b incorrect – need another comma added in to enclose
the non-defining clause: Taxpayers, many of whom have debts themselves, are
paying for the banks’ losses.
Exercise 2, Grammar reference
1 We have to identify areas in which improvements can
be made.
2 My boss, whose office is next to mine, heard
everything.
3 In January, we borrowed €10,000, most of which has
already been spent.
4 For the starting point of our study we chose 2004,
the year in which our president submitted his first budget.
5 I wanted to explore the extent to which large
corporations influence the economic health of nations.
6 We have over 9,000 employees, the vast majority of
whom are based in China.
7 We’ve reached a crucial point, beyond which we
cannot cut costs any further without having to lay people off.
8 The S and L bank, which was bailed out by the
government and whose executives were imprisoned for fraud, has finally returned
to profit.
7 There are no fixed answers needed here.
Work with what students come up with. Here is a sample answer to provide as an
example:
1 In our country, we are currently in a situation ... we
have never faced before / which could lead to serious unrest / in which
thousands face a life of unemployment
Note that the phrases provided can be followed by a
preposition and a relative pronoun, so make sure students are aware of the
following:
1 a situation in which
2 cases in which
3 the point at which
4 no reason for / why
5 the way in which
6 the extent to which
Exercise 3, Grammar reference
1 f Our founder was Mr. Johnson, after whom the
company is named.
2 e We’re lucky enough to have an incredible team,
without whom we would never have survived this difficult year.
3 c After much research, we’ve come up with a
prototype with which we’re all very satisfied.
4 a We’re conducting research into the Kazakh market,
about which we currently know very little.
5 b I’d like to say thanks in particular to my boss,
from whom I’ve learned a huge amount.
6 d Naturally, we are all influenced by the things
with which we surround ourselves.
I didn’t tell you to do activity n. 4, but this is the answer key in case
you did it because you wanted more practice:
Exercise 4, Grammar reference
1 Our founder was Mr. Johnson, who the company is
named after.
2 We’re lucky enough to have an incredible team, which
we would never have survived this difficult year without.
3 After much research, we’ve come up with a prototype
which we’re all very satisfied with.
4 We’re conducting research into the Kazakh market,
which we currently know very little about.
5 I’d like to say thanks in particular to my boss, who
I’ve learned a huge amount from.
6 Naturally, we are all influenced by the things (which / that) we
surround ourselves with.
ORAL PRESENTATIONS:
I
remind you that those of you who were scheduled for today should record a track
(preferably on MP3) and upload it on www.padlet.com. You have the link for your group in my blog.
Deadline
for oral presentations: April 3rd
WRITTEN PRODUCTION:
Proposals. Read the information about proposals:
purpose, structure and content. Then, do activities 1, 2 and 4b. Click
here to download the handout.
Finally, write a proposal yourself in 180-190 words:
Your work in a large accountancy company in London and
you have heard staff complaining about the fact that the office environment
needs to be improved (furniture, décor, illumination, computer systems, a
non-existent canteen, etc.). As the representative of the employees, you get
the chance to suggest to the managing director that some available funds could
be used to improve the office environment.
Deadline: April 3rd
LISTENING:
Go to your DVD-rom and listen to track 49. This is the
recording of a business meeting in a footwear company. After listening to the track, do activity 5
(page 128), matching the speakers to their roles in the company.
Go to your DVD-rom again and listen to track 50. This
is the ongoing business meeting that you started before. They are discussing a
financial loss and a new product. Do activity n.8, in which you have to decide
whether the information in those statements is accurate or not.
VOCABULARY:
If you have time, read activities 2, 3, 4 (page 128)
and look up the words or expressions you don’t understand. Next
Wednesday/Thursday we will have our next Zoom session at our regular time and
you will be able to practice orally with these new words.
Group A: April 2nd, 12 midday.
Group B: April 1st, 5 pm.
Group C: April 1st, 7 pm.
That’s all for now.
Take care,
Ángel
