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Silent letters

Silent letters. Important dates 5/11/2014 : Listening report 3/12/2014:  Listening test 21/12/2014-4/1/2015:  Christmas holiday 3/6/2015:  Final class. Online Workbook Finish Unit 2 (but not 2.26) Deadline: 19/11/2014. Tandem Learning

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Silent letters

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  1. Silent letters

  2. Important dates • 5/11/2014: Listening report • 3/12/2014: Listening test • 21/12/2014-4/1/2015: Christmas holiday • 3/6/2015: Final class

  3. Online Workbook • Finish Unit 2 (but not 2.26) • Deadline: 19/11/2014

  4. Tandem Learning • The project involves meeting in pairs at your own convenience with a mother tongue speaker of your target language. You can take turns speaking your mother tongues so that the meetings are mutually beneficial. • To register for Tandem Learning contact tandem@cvo-bec.net and mention: • yourfirst name and surname • your mother tongue and target language • your level, class and teacher’s name • yourinterests and pastimes • your availability: mornings/afternoons/evenings) • your email address • We will then look for a match and organize a first meeting during which you can exchange your contact details. We will also provide you with a list of possible conversational topics to get you going.

  5. Past progressive and past perfect progressive (p 133) • was just closing up • ‘d been negotiating • was still working • was living • ‘d been living • ‘d been waiting

  6. Unit 2 Misunderstandings

  7. Target Activity: Make a Complaint Britons often complain in a rather indirect way. What do they mean when they say...? It’s a bit chilly in here. I wish you’d close the window. Your son would be well advised to work a bit harder. Your son is very lazy. Your work would benefit from some proofreading. Your work is extremely careless. Her appearance is not her highest priority. She’s scruffy. The children tend to be a bit noisy. You can’t hear yourself speak.

  8. Target Activity: Make a Complaint • In pairs: • Have you ever complained in a restaurant about the food or something else? What was the problem? • What was your worst restaurant experience ever?

  9. Target Activity: Make a Complaint ..\Class audio\Listening fragments\English Unlimited CD1\14 Track 14.wma

  10. Target Activity: Complaining and Apologising ComplainingApologising • I'm sorry to have to say this but... • I'm sorry to bother you, but... • Maybe you forgot to... • I think you might have forgotten to... • Excuse me if I'm out of line, but... • There may have been a misunderstanding about... • Don't get me wrong, but I think we should... • I apologize for... • I must apologize for... • I'd like to apologize for... • I am so sorry for... • I shouldn't have... • Excuse me for ... • I'm terribly sorry for... • Please, accept my apologies for...

  11. Across Cultures: Aspects of Culture • In groups of three or four: Make a list of five things that you find important before moving to or visiting a different country (e.g. Cost of living, food...) • Write down the name of one country that you’d like to move to and one that you wouldn't like to move to (reach a consensus) + explain your choice

  12. Across Cultures: Aspects of Culture • ..\Class audio\Listening fragments\English Unlimited CD1\15 Track 15.wma • Topics David talks about: • differences between the city and countryside • relations between Portuguese people • differences between regions • weddings • food/meals • coffee

  13. Across Cultures: Aspects of Culture • differences between the city and countryside • people have a tendency to learn languages in the big cities • people are very helpful to foreigners in the big cities • relations between Portuguese people • people used to be more open and friendly (now people tend to keep to themselves) • differences between regions • people are quieter in the south (climate?); in the north people are very opinionated • weddings • in the countryside they are very big; in the city they are more expensive but smaller (there’s not always a choir) • food/meals • between three and six meals a day (long lunch breaks) • coffee • at least three or four coffees a day

  14. Across Cultures: Aspects of Culture To keep to yourself (also: to keep yourself to yourself) to not talk to other people very much He's a very private person - he keeps himself to himself. To be opinionated describes someone who is certain about their beliefs, and who expresses their ideas strongly and often

  15. Across Cultures: Aspects of Culture • Prepare a short talk about your country (take some notes) • Try to paint a realistic picture of what it was or is like to live in your country: don’t just focus on the big, obvious things (e.g. the weather, the food), but also on the details (the pace of life, the bus times, social interactions, daily routines...) • Point out some differences to living in Belgium (or somewhere else). • Talk to someone from a different country • I’ll listen to only one group and these two students will get more detailed feedback • Preparation time: five minutes

  16. Homework P 21 3a and 5a, 5b

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