Monday AUDIO LESSON 1. Retailer 2. Suspended 3. Disposed Guide Questions Consumers asked to throw away hoverboards 1. How many of the UK's biggest retailers advised customers? 2. What kind of centre should customers take hoverboards back to? 3. How many wheels do hoverboards have? 1. Give your thoughts on the issue? 2. If you have the chance will you buy hoverboard? State your reason CONVERSATION See the work through!!! Renee I'm proud of working with you and delighted to assist all of you in work. Michelle Well, we are going to make a product presentation to Topcraft Co. I think it's about time for you to be in charge of a case like this. Renee But I don't think I'm qualified yet. I'm not much of a talker. Michelle I know this might be a rather giant step for you, but you have to grow into this. You don't want to do the chores or run errands for somebody all your life, do you? Think about that. Renee Maybe you're right. OK. I'll take this job and do my best to see the work through. Michelle I'm happy for you. Welcome to the real world. It's not perfect, but you're gonna love it. Explanation : See sth through - To continue doing a job or activity until it is finished, especially when it is difficult Example : The course would take me three years to complete, but I was determined to see it through.
Tuesday ARTICLE Ed Sheeran takes a year's break from social media Singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has announced he is "taking a break" from social media because he is fed up with spending so much time looking at his mobile phone or ipad. The international superstar has 16 million followers on Twitter and another 5.5 million on Instagram. He has been active in keeping his fans up to date on his personal life but now wants to have a rest. He wrote on his Instagram account: "Hello all. I'm taking a break from my phone, e-mails and all social media for a while." He went on to explain: "I've had such an amazing [time] over the last five years but I find myself seeing the world through a screen and not my eyes." Sheeran has been touring the world since August 2014 giving dozens of sellout concerts. He apologised to his friends and family for his upcoming online absence. He said he wanted to see the world instead of continually working and touring. He wrote: "I'm taking this opportunity of me not having to be anywhere or do anything to travel the world and see everything I missed." The singer will also use his time off to get surgery for a burst eardrum he got while doing a concert. He also had good news for his millions of fans. He announced that his third album is on its way and that it is the best thing he has produced so far. He thanked his fans and said he would be back next autumn. 1. Apologised 2. Surgery 3. Spending 1. How does Ed Sheeran feel about spending time on social media? 2. How many Twitter followers does Ed Sheeran have? 3. What does Ed Sheeran want to see the world through? 4. what lesson can we learn form this issue?
Wednesday PICTURE ANALYSIS 6. What is wrong with the US economy? 7. Why is their economy seems to be getting low? 8. What country does have a bigger effect on US economy going down? 9. Does is affect your country? 10. What lesson can we learn from this? GRAMMAR REFRESHER: COMMON MISTAKE MSITAKE I visited her ill mother in the hospital. I visited her sick mother in the hospital. DISCUSSIONS: 1. What s the setting of this picture? 2. Who are the characters? 3. What are they doing? 4. What is the issue in this photo? 5. What lesson can we learn from this? MISTAKE MISTAKE There is a limit in my patience. There is a limit to my patience. Please wait inside the white line. Please wait behind the white line. MISTAKE Is your house insured for fire? Is your house insured against fire?
Thursday DEBATE CAPITALISM IS THAN SOCIALISM This article will focus on some of the disagreements between capitalists and socialists, the debate will be located in a loose general framework between these two viewpoints and illustrate a couple of the most common propositional and counterarguments in the discourse. The core of the capitalist doctrine will be defined as the belief that the means of production and distribution should be owned privately in order to gain profit: private ownership and free enterprise are believed to lead to more efficiency, lower prices, better products and rising prosperity. Pros: A free market gives the power to the people to choose and decide what products and services should be offered to them. If many people want the same thing the demand will be higher and it will be profitable to offer them on the market since it will sell, therefore the people are in command of what products are being offered to them through their own want. Cons: Often when consumers buy things they might ostensibly believe that they have a choice, when in reality they do not, since they are presented with several options; I could e.g. either watch this blockbuster movie or that blockbuster movie on the cinema. However, there is no option to watch anything else than a blockbuster movie and consequently there is no real choice offered. 1. Disagreement 2. Socialist 3. Capitalist 1. What can you say about the issue? 2. Which side are you with the debate? Why?
Friday BUSINESS IDIOM FOCUS Read and be familiar with the Business Idiom below and use them in your conversation. Wet Blanket James was not invited to go on the outing with the rest of the group because he's such a wet blanket. On many previous occasions he has kept others from enjoying themselves by his pessimism and lack of enthusiasm. It's understandable that no one wants him around. Why study idioms? One of the keys to speaking like a native is the ability to use and understand casual expressions, or idioms. Turn Someone Off How was your date with Marty last night? Well, it started of OK, but he really turned me off when we went for a snack after the movies. Did he say or do something to annoy you? Frankly, he disgusted me when he tried to talk with his mouth full. I don't blame you. That would have really bothered me too. Kick the Bucket It's been said that the old man knew of a buried treasure, but he kicked the bucket before telling anyone where it was. If the treasure exists, the old man unfortunately took the secret of its location with him when he died. Going under the knife When critics and celebrity observers criticized Heidi Montag for undergoing ten plastic surgery procedures in one operation, she answered back that going under the knife is only a medical operation that doesn't involve any life-threatening risk. Knock Someone's Socks Off Hi, John. What's new? Oh, nothing too much with me, but you ought to see Fredo's new car. It'll knock your socks off! So, he finally got that Italian sports car he's been dreaming about. He sure did. When you see all the custom features that it has, you'll get so enthused and excited you won't know what to do. Boy, I can hardly wait to go for a ride in it.