LEVEL: C1.2
GROUPS:
A, B, C
DATE: April 1st,
2nd
CHECKING HOMEWORK (listening):
Answer key, track 49, activity 5 (page 128)
2 f
3 b
4 e
5 a
6 d
Answer key, track 50, activity 8 (page 129)
1 Not quite accurate – he does say it’s been a
volatile year for everyone in the industry but that they can’t blame that and
have to accept they’ve underperformed
2 Not accurate – she
points out they’ve exceeded sales targets, so have done very well there
3 Accurate – she says,
‘I would’ve thought we were at the limit, to be honest. People are already
overstretched.’
4 Not accurate – he
said there would be some but that hopefully they’d be voluntary, not compulsory
5 Accurate – amazing /
very impressive and general sounds of agreement
6 Not accurate – Marta
expects them to retail at between €100 and €120 – not €130
7 Accurate – ‘we’re
looking at a deal to outsource production, which could bring significant
savings.’
8 Accurate – ‘a
quarter of a million by year four’
9 Accurate – ‘... have
you really thought this through? You know, there’s already a range of products
that can solve this problem. Will people really want to pay €120 for this?’
10 Not quite accurate
– she did estimate shoes will last 50% longer but main market isn’t rich homes,
but health clubs and gyms – and it’s not initial sales that were very good, but
feedback from focus groups – only a prototype
11 Accurate – ‘What
about patents? Is this original technology?’
12 Accurate – ‘...
that’s not something we control, but we have patented a couple of the
manufacturing processes that we think will give us an edge over any
competitors.’
Marta says, ‘we’ll
have a head start in establishing the brand.’
ORAL PRESENTATIONS: Deadline: April 3rd
WRITTEN PRODUCTION (proposal): Deadline: April 3rd
SIOBHAN: Mondays from 1 pm to 2 pm and from 6 pm to
7 pm
ZOOM SESSION:
Group A: April 2nd, 12 midday.
Group B: April 1st, 5 pm.
Group C: April 1st, 7 pm.
Task 2, page 128:
Let’s explain the connection between the phrases in this task and the
topics in task 1.
Task 3, page 128: Give your opinion about these
questions.
Task 4, page 128: Let’s discuss these questions.
Office rules: I will read out loud some office rules.
Some of them are logical, but others are a little senseless. One of you will
have to be for that measure and the other one against.
HOMEWORK (Spring break):
1.
Read the collocations about business reports in this
handout (click here) and then, do activities 1,2,3,4.
2.
Listen to this track (click here for the track) which deals with how the
British do business. After that, do these activities about the track (click here for the activities)
3.
Just
a suggestion. Maybe this time staying at home can be a good moment to read a
book in English. This is a website to listen to audiobooks https://stories.audible.com/start-listen and this is a website where
you can download books and audio books legally:
https://librivox.org/
That’s all for now.
Take care,
Ángel
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