Compiled by.

PUJI PRAMESTI, S.Pd

For

POLITEKNIK LP3I BANDUNG

 To Begin
The problem of practicing and implementing English in vocational school has been a problem
faced by our institution. Many ways have been applied to overcome this problem. In this book
we have combined four language skills; listening, speaking, reading and writing to put both
understanding and practice in daily classroom activity.

An earlier version of this book is now out of print. This extended version is published in a hope
that the lecturer and student of Politeknik LP3i Bandung will be able to optimize all of the
features in this book.

This book is far from perfect, for that reason, valuable input will be very much appreciated.
Thank you

Regards,

Puji
 Table of Content
1. Vocational Higher Education ………………………………………………….. 1
2. Scholarship hunting ……………………………………………………………. 8
3. Employment ……………………………………………………………………. 15
4. Debate Competition …………………………………………………………….. 22
5. Meeting People …………………………………………………………………. 29
6. Telephoning …………………………………………………………………….. 33
7. Organization …………………………………………………………………….. 43
8. Exchanging Information ……………………………………………………….. 50
9. Socializing ……………………………………………………………………….. 58
 1. Vocational Higher Education
READING

Before you read the article, try to answer these questions!

1. How is the educational system in most Asian countries different from the system in
many Western countries?
2. Why do different countries have different methods of education?
3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of different teaching methods?

Methods of Education: East Versus West

A teacher from a Western country recently visited an elementary school in an Asian

country. In one class, she watched sixty young children as they learned to draw a cat. The
class teacher a big circle on the blackboard, and sixty children copied it on their papers. The
teacher drew a smaller circle on top of the first and then put two triangles on top of it. The
children drew in the same way. The lesson continued until there were sixty-one identical
cats in the classroom. Each student’s cat looked exactly like the one on the board.

The visiting teacher watched the lesson and was surprised. The teaching methods were
very different from the way of teaching in her own country. A children’s art lesson in her
own country produced a room full of unique pictures, each one completely different from
the others. Why? What causes this difference in educational methods? In a classroom in any
country, the instructor teaches more than art or history or language. He or she also teaches
culture (the ideas and beliefs of that society). Each educational system is a mirror that
reflects the culture of the society.

In a country such as the United States or Canada, which has many national, religious, and
cultural differences, people highly value individualism-the difference among people.
Teachers place a lot of importance on the qualities that make each student special. The
educational systems in these countries show these values. Students do not memorize
information. Instead, they work individually and find answers themselves. There is often
discussion in the classroom. At an early age, students learn to form their own ideas and
opinions.

In most Asian societies, by contrast, the people have the same language, history, and
culture. Perhaps for this reason, the educational system in much of the Orient reflects
society’s belief in group goals and purposes rather than individualism. Children in China,
Japan, and Korea often work together and help one another on assignments. In the
classroom, the teaching methods are often very formal. The teacher lectures, and the
students listen. There is not much discussion. Instead, the students recite rules or
information that they have memorized.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both of these systems of education. For
example, one advantage to the system in Japan is that students there learn much more
math and science than American students learn by the end of high school. They also study
more hours each day and more days each year than North Americans do. The system is
difficult, but it prepares students for a society that values discipline and self-control. There
is, however, a disadvantage. Memorization is an important learning method in Japanese
schools, yet many students say that after an exam, they forgot much of the information that
they have memorized.

The advantage of the educational system in North America, on the other hand, is that
students learn to think for themselves. The system prepares them for a society that values
creative ideas. There is, however, a disadvantage. When students graduate from high
school, they haven’t memorized as many basic rules and facts as students in other countries
have.

Guessing Meaning from Context

You do not need to look up the meaning of all new words in a dictionary. You can guess
the meaning of many new words from the context-the other words in the sentence and the
other sentences in a paragraph.

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 Sometimes a sentence gives a definition of a new vocabulary item or information
about it. This information may be in parentless ( ), after a dash ( - ), or after a comma ( , ).

Example: There were sixty-one identicalcats in the classroom, each one exactly like the one
on the board. (What does identical mean? It means “exactly alike.”)

A. Find the meanings of the underlined words in the sentences. Write them on the lines.

1. A children’s art lesson produced a room full of unique pictures, each one completely
different from the others. _completely different_____________________________
2. The instructor also teaches the culture (the ideas and beliefs of society).
________________________________________________________________________
3. People highly value individualism—the differences among people.
________________________________________________________________________
4. Most Asian societies value discipline, or self-control. -
________________________________________________________________________

GRAMMAR POINT

A. find out somebody’s occupation by asking questions with “do”, “is”, and “are”! Use
your own ideas to have conversation like this:

A: Do you usually work outdoors?

B: Usually, but not always.
A: Do you work alone?
B: Not usually. Sometime I do.
A: Do you need special equipment for your job?
B: Yes.
A: Is your job dangerous?
B: Some people think so.
A: Are you a police officer?

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B: You’ve got it!
OR That’s a good guess, but no.

Do you …

(usually) work alone?

with other people?
indoors?
outdoors?

need special equipment?

clothing?
training?
a special degree?

Is your job …

dangerous?
interesting?
unusual?

Are you …

a dentist?
a firefighter?
a mountain climber?
a veterinarian?
a wrestler?

Exercise
Choose is, are, do, or does!

1. ________ she a student?

2. ________ he like frogs?
3. ________ they from Argentina?
4. ________ he English?
 5. ________ they play computer games?
6. ________ he drive a car?
7. ________ your mother a teacher?
8. ________ you 10 years old?
9. ________ you speak English?
10. ________ your brother singing now?
11. ________ you watching TV now?
12. ________ you go to bed early?
13. ________ she cooking at the moment?
14. ________ Peter and Sally go to school by bus?
15. ________ your parents doctors?

B. Talk to other people in your group. Ask questions like Do you have a brother? If the
answer is Yes, write their names and follow up with another question. Use your own
ideas or the ones in parentheses to help you.

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Find somebody …

who has a brother.

(How old…?)
who lives near a movie theater.
(Where …?)
who doesn’t walk to English class.
(How …?)
who doesn’t like classical music.
(What kind …?)
who’s planning to use English in his or her work.
(What …?)
who’s taking lessons in something.
(What …?)

LISTENING

Watch the video and find out 5 strengths of vocational education according to the
video!
SPEAKING

Tell the class about your study in this campus!

GAME

What’s their job?

Time: 20-30 minutes, depending on how many jobs you use

Type of activity: Whole class activity for small class (up to 15)
Group work for larger classes
Asking questions (third person singular)
Does he work indoors/outdoors/alone/in a team/in a shop? Etc. Does he use a computer/his
hands? Etc. Is he a …?
Short Yes/No answers with adverbs of frequency
Yes, always/usually/often/sometimes.
No, never/hardly ever/not usually.

Method

1. First practice with the whole class the type of questions to be asked. Tell them you
have an uncle and they are going to find out what your uncle’s job is by asking you
questions. You can only answer Yes or No with an adverb and they only have ten
questions before they must guess.
2. Imagine your uncle is a film star (but do not say this). As the class ask you questions,
answer with Yes or No and an adverb of frequency. You may like to write the seven
possible adverbs on the board for reference (see grammar point above). If
necessary, also write up some suggestions for questions. (These can be rubbed off
once the game gets under way and the students become more confident.)
3. When they have guessed your uncle’s job, ask for a volunteer to come up and pick
one of the jobs you have cut up. The class then ask questions to try to guess.
4. Variations: divide the class into two teams. One team provides a person to come up,
take a job and answer. The other team have to try and guess within ten guesses.
Award points for correct guesses.
5. For a large class (more than 15) divide the class into groups (3-5 students) and give
everyone in the group two jobs. They are then questioned by other members of their
group. In this case, keep two or three jobs back to do with the whole class at the end
as a round-up.

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 2. Scholarship Hunting

READING
Answer: a grey elephant from Denmark-, -the result should be your birth month, day, and last two digit of the year-,
-your home phone number-.

Before you read the qualification form of a scholarship, answer these questions!

1. Have you ever applied for a scholarship? Where?

2. If you applied an international scholarship, what country would be your target?
Why?

2013 DR GOH KENG SWEE (GKS) SCHOLARSHIP

Qualification

1. There are 3 parts in this application you must complete – Form, Essay and Declaration &
1. Survey. All parts must be completed in English.Please be reminded that you must select
2. The "Yes, I agree" option, to agree to the clause under Declaration.
3. Please note the following, in completing your application form:
 Yellow fields are compulsory and must be completed. Indicate 'Nil' if fields are
not applicable.
 Blue fields should be entered if the relevant information is available. Please refer to the
 tab “Sample Form” within the file for your reference.
 Fields marked with a red triangle in the top right corner contains help text. Hover your
 mouse cursor over the field to read this text.
 Do not add, delete or format any cells in the application form.
4. Email completed applications (Form, Essay and Declaration & Survey) to
1. [email protected]
2. and [email protected] ,
by 19 February 2013. Incomplete applications and applications received after this date will
not be considered.
5. Photocopies of your birth certificate/passport and educational certificates must be
produced for verification purposes upon request
 6. You should concurrently apply for admission into Singapore universities and
the university’s admission guidelines and deadlines
7. Please note that shortlisted candidates will have to attend an interview in
Singapore in late May 2013.
Answer these questions!
1. How many requirements are there in the article?
2. What institution offers that scholarship?
3. Who can apply for this scholarship?
4. In the essay section, they usually ask you to write about yourself. Write down yours!
5. Where can you email the application?

A. Match these words with their meanings! Write the letters on the lines!

1. _______ Form 6. _______ Within

2. _______ Remind 7. _______ Corner
3. _______ Clause 8. _______ Verification
4. _______ Compulsory 9. _______ Admission
5. _______ Indicate 10. _______ Shortlisted
a. To make someone think of something they have forgotten
b. A set of paper to fill in
c. A particular part of a written legal document
d. Something that you must do because of a rule
e. To point or make clear in another way
f. Inside or not further than an area or period of time
g. The area which is formed by the meeting of two lines
h. when someone is given a permission to enter a place
i. A prove that something is exist or true
j. a List of people who have been judged the most suitable for scholarship
GRAMMAR POINT

Number

Symbol Cardinal number Ordinal symbol Ordinal number Decimal symbol

1 One 1st First 1/4

5 five 5th Fifth 5/6

Cardinal Number

1. - When you want to mention three numbers, use “and” before tens or the
smaller number. Example:

713 = seven hundred and thirteen

5,102 = five thousand, one hundred and two

6,100 = six thousand, one hundred

- The word hundred, thousand, million and dozen as definite number is not
plural. Example:

Six hundred men, not six hundreds men

Ten thousand pounds not, ten thousands pounds

Two dozen eggs, not two dozens eggs

Ordinal Number

- It is written 1st, 22nd, 63rd, etc

- The function is to mention order or level. Example:

She’s got the first grade in her class.

The 2nd winner in that competition was my brother

Decimal Number
 It’s a combination between cardinal and ordinal number. For example

½ = one second (half)

1/4 = one fourth (quarter)

2¾ = two three fourth

Exercise.

462

2 1/2

2,345

6.75

0.25

3 1/3

1,250,000

10.04

52%

September, 10th = the

July, 3rd = the

602 8477 [phone number]

1903 [date]

1876 [date]

2-0 [football match]

2-0 = 2

1 3/4

3,000,000,000

2,000,000
 LISTENING

Listen to this song, and fill in the blank spaces!

Hollywood
be a ____________ idol
Could you
Could you be a movie star
When l turn on my tv
Will you smile and ____________ at me telling Oprah who you are.
So you want to be a rock star
With blue eyed bunny's in your bed
Well remember when you're rich that you sold ____________ for this, you'll be famous
cuz you're dead.

Chorus
So don't go higher for _________
Put it in your head
Baby Hollywood is dead you can find it in yourself.

I don't want to take you __________

When you're dancing with the world

Well You can flash your caviar and your million dollar car

I don't need that kind of girl

but you could be that next sensation or will you set the latest style
You don't need a _____________ song
Cuz the kids will sing along
When you shoot it with a smile

Chorus

Keep it on your head Hollywood is dead.

Well you can do the mighty ___________

You can start your little thing
You can swing from vine to vine
___________ the kiddies wait in line
With the money in their hands
But if you get to California
Save a piece of ________ for me
If it's the only thing you save
Then I'll _____________ you'll never wave when I watch you on tv.
 Chorus
Keep on loving what is true and the world will come to you, you can find it in
yourself

Love what is true and the world will come to you, you can find it in yourself
No no no no no
Keep it in your head Hollywood is dead
Come come Hollywood is dead babe woo hoo
Oh Hollywood is dead yeah yeah
Keep on loving what is true and the world will come to you, you can find it in
yourself
Get it in your head Hollywood is dead

Questions

1. What’s the song about?

2. What’re moral values from the song?

SPEAKING

Tell your class about your future education plans! (where, when and how)

GAME

1. Trouble in Denmark Game

Follow the instructions carefully, ONE LINE AT A TIME. Be sure to do exactly what it says before moving to
the next instruction. You can keep track of your answers by typing them into the white spaces provided
beside each instruction. To clear the boxes, backspace over the last answer. Reloading will NOT clear the
blocks.
1) Pick a number from 5 to 9
2) Subtract 5
3) Multiply by 3
4) Square the number (multiply it by itself)
5) Add the digits in the number together until you get only one digit; i.e. 64:
6 + 4 = 10; 1 + 0= 1
6) If the number is less than 5, add five. Otherwise subtract 4.
7) Multiply it by 2
8) Subtract 6
9) Give the digit its corresponding letter in the alphabet (for example: 1=A,
2=B, 3=C, 4=D...26=Z, etc)
10) Pick a name of a country (NOT A STATE) that begins with that letter.
11) Take the second letter in the country name and think of a mammal that
begins with that letter.
12) Think of the most common color of that mammal.

DO NOT LOOK AT THE ANSWER UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL

2. Wisdom of the Ages

Follow the instructions carefully, ONE LINE AT A TIME. Be sure to do exactly what it says before moving to
the next instruction. You can keep track of your answers by typing them into the white spaces provided
beside each instruction. Sharpen your pencils -- some of this math cannot be done in your head probably!
To clear the boxes, backspace over the last answer. Reloading will NOT clear the blocks.
1) Write down the number of the month you were born
2) Multiply it by 4
3) Add 13
4) Multiply the result by 25
5) Subtract 200
6) Add the day of the month on which you were born
7) Multiply by 2
8) Subtract 40
9) Multiply the result by 50
10) Add the last two digits of the year of your birth
11) Finally, subtract 10,500
Notice anything funny about your answer?

3. Phone A Friend

It's time to phone a friend for a little math fun ...get your calculator...this works!

(Note: Ignore your area code and use only your seven digit phone number)
1) What are the first 3 digits of your phone number? (do NOT include the area code)
2) Multiply by 80
3) Add 1
4) Multiply by 250
5) Add in the last four digits of phone number
6) Add in the last four digits of phone number again
7) Subtract 250
8) Divide by 2.
Is the result your phone number?
You can see the answer at the beginning of this chapter
 3. Employment
READING

Before you read the article, discuss these questions!

Working in small groups, discuss the following points. Keep a record of your views in note
form. You will need them later.

 Do you think women are better off than they were ten years ago?
 Is the act of achieving equality at work matched by the satisfaction gained from it?
 Have women’s rights advanced equally throughout the world? If not, why not?

THE DECADE FOR WOMEN

In 1985 women from all over the globe gathered in Nairobi to

take stock of the previous ten years, designated by the United
Nations as the Decade for Women. And indeed, at first glance,
looking around the world one could conclude that great
progress had been made in improving the political, economic,
and social lot of women. The decade ended with at least half a
dozen countries headed by women (but who remembers that
it began with eleven countries whose government were led
by women?) Many countries – many developed countries –
have been consolidating the equal rights and equal employment
legislation fought for in the previous decade.
In certain countries, notably the United States, part for
this fight for equality has
meant women in the Armed Forces joining their male comrades on the battlefield,
bayonet in land, instead of merely performing support roles. Or, as Germaine Greer said of
her visit to Cuba, ‘Women who have been trained to kill will be wearing pearlised nail
polish and lipstick when they do it.’ This was hardly the explicit intention or early
campaigners for equal rights.
But the picture which emerged in report after report at Nairobi was one of almost
unrelieved gloom. Women’s advances in certain Western European countries and
North America are sadly overshadowed by gross economic, social and legal injustices in the
Third World. Women perform two-thirds of the world’s work but earn only one tenth
of income. As one American observer said, ‘Thai farmers are known for their
industriousness and high productivity . . . and sometimes their husbands even help’. In
many countries, not only in Africa, the menfolk are forced into leaving home and moving to
the cities in search of work, leaving the women to feed and fend for the family. Throughout
much of the developing world, education is still a luxury reserved for boys. For every
two male illiterates there are three women.

Check your understanding

A. Match these words and phrases from the text to the correct alternatives
opposite.

Take stock of Hard work

Lot Unacceptable
Consolidating Strengthening
Bayonet Highlighted
Gross Assess
Injustices Look after
Industriousness Deliberately disregarded
Fend for Popular newspaper
Focused attention on Discrepancies
Studiously ignored Sharp blade
Tabloid press Situation

B. Answer the questions.

a. What does Germaine Greer mean by ‘Women . . . will be wearing pearlised nail
polish and lipstick . . .’?
b. What interest has the press shown in the Decade for Women?
c. What was the purpose of the conference in Nairobi?
d. What has equality meant to women employed in a military capacity in the USA?
e. Describe the Third World attitude to education when there are choices to be
 made.

GRAMMAR POINT

PREFIXES and SUFFIXES create new words, usually by modifying or changing the
meaning of a ROOT WORD.If we take a root word like EMPLOY (verb) or HAPPY
(adjective), we can see how their meaning changes.
*UN + employ + ED = UNEMPLOYED (the verb becomes an adjective with a
negative meaning)
* happy + NESS = HAPPINESS (the adjective becomes a noun)
Pay attention to changes in SPELLING: – “y” often becomes “i” / final “e” often
disappears (…)

1. PREFIXES like DIS/IN/IM/IR/UN/IL/MIS are used to give an

opposite/negative meaning to a word.
Task: Find the opposites of the words on the right and write them down.

POSSIBLE
LOYAL
HONEST
REGULAR
LEGAL
COMPLETE
REPLACEABLE
EFFECTIVE
POPULAR
FORTUNE
DIFFERENT
KIND

2. SUFFIXES can be used to form a verb, a noun, an adjective and an

adverb.
EXAMPLES
*dark (adjective) + ness = darkness (noun)
*strength (noun) + en = strengthen (verb)
*probable (adjective) + (l)y = probably (adverb)
*glory (noun) + ous = glorious (adjective)

Task: Link the verbs with their correct suffix to form NOUNS and write them down. Follow
the example and be careful with the spelling. Number one has been done for you

a) IMAGINE 1. -ance Imagination

b) WEAK 2. -ity
c) TEACH 3. -ation
d) INFECT 4. -sion
e) DECIDE 5. -ence
f) ARGUE 6. -er
g) ASSIST 7. -al
h) SECURE 8. -ance
i) REFUSE 9. -ment
j) OCCUR 10. - ion
k) RESIST 11. -ness

3. PREFIXES and SUFFIXES

Task: Add a PREFIX and/or SUFFIX to the words below and put them in the
correct sentence. In brackets you'll find some information on the parts of
speech to use.

PROBABLE COMMUNICATE AGREE CURIOUS ANGER HEALTH

RESPONSIBLE FAME HELP LIKE CAREFUL CONCLUDE

a) The lights are green, but nobody is moving. He is so . (adjective)

b) Don't you know that saying " killed the cat?" (noun)

c) I think you should drive more . You're scaring me. (adverb)

d) She is a very TV star. (adjective)

e) They have different opinions on the subject. Their will last forever.

(noun with a negative meaning)

f) Brian is always late for work. He is so . (adjective with a negative

meaning)

g) This Math problem is very difficult. Mary didn't come to any . (noun)

h) He can't see the banana peel. He will slip and fall. (adverb)

i) You shouldn't eat so much junk food. It's very . (adjective with a
negative meaning)

j) Thanks for finding my cat. You're a very young man. (adjective)

k) My parents are always fighting. There is no between them anymore.

(noun)
l) I really my packed lunch. It doesn't smell so nice. (verb with a negative
meaning)

LISTENING

Discuss with your friends and talk about Transjakarta Women Driver’!

SPEAKING

Divide your class into 4 groups. 2 groups are Pros for ‘Working Women’, and the rest
groups are Cons for ‘Working Women’. Make a small debate about that topic!

GAME

Log on to this link provided below and enjoy the game:

http://www.funenglishgames.com/grammargames/prefixsuffix.htmlv
 4. Debate Competition
READING
Study these rules of debate competition!

British Parliamentary style

British Parliamentary style debate is a common form of academic debate. It has gained support in the United
Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, India, Europe, Africa, Philippines and United States, and has also been adopted as the
official style of the World Universities Debating Championship and European Universities Debating
Championship. Speeches are usually either five or seven minutes in duration.

1. Opening Government (first faction):

1. Prime Minister

2. Deputy Prime Minister

2. Opening Opposition (second faction):

1. Leader of the Opposition

2. Deputy Leader of the Opposition

3. Closing Government (third faction):

1. Member for the Government

2. Government Whip

4. Closing Opposition (fourth faction):

1. Member for the Opposition

2. Opposition Whip

Speaking alternates between the two sides and the order of the debate is therefore:

1. Prime Minister

2. Leader of the Opposition

3. Deputy Prime Minister

4. Deputy Leader of the Opposition

5. Member for the Government

6. Member for the Opposition

7. Government Whip

8. Opposition Whip
Roles
As British Parliamentary debates take place between four teams their roles are split into two
categories, those for the Opening factions, and those for the Closing factions.
Opening factions
The first faction on each Government and Opposition team, known as the Opening Factions, has four
basic roles in a British Parliamentary debate. They must:
 Define the motion of the debate.
 Present their case.
 Respond to arguments of the opposing first faction.
 Maintain their relevance during the debate.
The Opening Government team has the semi-divine right of definition, preventing the opposition from
challenging their definition of the motion unless it is either a truism or clearly unreasonable.
Closing factions
The role of the second two factions are to:
 Introduce a case extension.
 Establish and maintain their relevance early in the debate.
 Respond to the arguments of the first factions.
 Respond to the case extension of the opposing second faction.
In addition, the final two speakers of the debate (known as the Whips) take a similar role to the third
speakers in Australia-Asian debating:
 The opposition whip may not introduce new arguments for his faction, the government's whip may add new
positive material as long as it's "small" and does not start a new line of argumentation. This is a relatively new
standard that has become the standard at the Worlds University Debating Championship, as well as the European
University Debating Championship;
 They must respond to both opposing factions' arguments;
 They should briefly sum up their Opening Faction's case;
 They should offer a conclusion of their own faction's case extension.

Points of Information
The style demands that all speakers offer Points of Information (POIs) to their opposition. POIs are
important in British Parliamentary style, as it allows the first two factions to maintain their relevance
during the course of the debate, and the last two factions to introduce their arguments early in the
debate. The first and last minute of each speech is considered "protected time", during which no points
of information may be offered.
LISTENING

Listen to a video about debate for 4 minutes, and answer these qutestions!
1. Who is Chris Pozzi?
2. What exercises should be done by the beginners?
3. Where does Jason Jarvis work?
4. According to Stephen Heidt, is it good to count the time during the debate exercise?
Why?
SPEAKING AND GAME

Play this game or use it as motion of your debate.

Hot Issues
Time : 30 menit
Type of activity : teacher-led discussion

Method

1. Divide the class into small groups (5-7 students) and give each student a copy of the
handout. Read out the following 15 sentences in order. After you have read each
one, tell the students to give their opinion by writing a key word in one of the
columns 1-10 to express their opinion. If they put the word in column 1, it means
they disagree very strongly; if they put the word in column 10, it means they agree
very strongly, etc.
2. 2. When you have finished, students will have 15 words on their sheet. Ask one
group to give you a number between 1 and 15. When they do so, read out that
statement again. The students in the group now show one another where they have
placed the word and a short discussion can begin. Encourage them to agree and
disagree with one another. Their aim is to try to get others to change their minds. If
you think it would be useful, revise ways of giving opinion, agreeing and disagreeing
and write examples on the board to encourage students to use a wide range of
structures. After two minutes, stop the discussion and ask a group what their
opinion is, whether unanimous or divided. Did anyone change their mind as a result
of the discussion?
3. Carry on with another number chosen by the next group until all 15 issues have
been discussed.
4. As a follow-up, ask each group in turn which statement caused the most discussion.
5. Students could choose one of the issues to write about for homework.
The Fifteen Hot Issues
Read out the following, with the key words if you wish:

1. All genetically-modified food should be banned. (GM Food)

2. The most important thing about a job is the money you earn. (Money)

3. You should look after your parents when they are old, even this means one or more
of your parents living with you. (Parents)
4. Most people in my country are prejudiced towards foreigners, but few will admit to
it. (Prejudice)
5. It isn’t very important if you make a mistake in English as long as people understand
you. (Mistakes)
6. It is acceptable for a man to marry a woman much younger than himself, but not for
a women to do so. (Marry)
7. There need to be strict guidelines for advertising. (Advertising)
8. It is possible to have a successful career and a successful family life. You have to
choose one or the other. (Choose)
9. People suffering from incurable diseases should have the choice of being put
painlessly to death. (Death)
10. We should try to cure criminals not punish them. (Criminals)
11. No one nowadays should be allowed to have more than one car or one child. (Only
one)
12. Watching violent videos makes young people aggressive. (Videos)
13. Getting married and having children is more important for a women than a man.
(Children)
14. There is no such thing as a just war. (War)
15. Pop singers, filmstars and sportsmen and women don’t deserve all money they earn.
(Stars)
Grammar Points
Giving opinions

Expressions for Agreeing and Disagreeing

 In my opinion...

 The way I see it...

 If you want my honest opinion....

Stating an opinion
 According to Lisa...

 As far as I'm concerned...

 If you ask me...

 What's your idea?

 What are your thoughts on all of this?

 How do you feel about that?

Asking for an opinon  Do you have anything to say about this?

 What do you think?

 Do you agree?

 Wouldn't you say?

 I agree with you 100 percent.

 I couldn't agree with you more.

 That's so true.

 That's for sure.

 (slang) Tell me about it!

Expressing agreement  You're absolutely right.

 Absolutely.

 That's exactly how I feel.

 Exactly.

 I'm afraid I agree with James.

 I have to side with Dad on this one.

  No doubt about it.

 (agree with negative statement) Me neither.

 (weak) I suppose so./I guess so.

 You have a point there.

 I was just going to say that.

 I don't think so.

 (strong) No way.

 I'm afraid I disagree.

 (strong) I totally disagree.

 I beg to differ.
Expressing disagreement
 (strong) I'd say the exact opposite.

 Not necessarily.

 That's not always true.

 That's not always the case.

 No, I'm not so sure about that.

 Can I add something here?

 Is it okay if I jump in for a second?

 If I might add something...

 Can I throw my two cents in?

Interruptions
 Sorry to interrupt, but...

 (after accidentally interrupting someone) Sorry, go ahead. OR Sorry,

you were saying...

 (after being interrupted) You didn't let me finish.

 Let's just move on, shall we?

 Let's drop it.

Settling an argument
 I think we're going to have to agree to disagree.

 (sarcastic) Whatever you say./If you say so.

Exercise
Agree or Disagree
Identify phrases for agreeing and disagreeing. Write A if the sentence expresses an agreement. Write D if the sentence
expresses a disagreement.

1. ____I agree with you.

2. ____You are right.

3. ____I don’t agree with you.

4. ____My point of view differs from yours.

5. ____I think we are looking at this the same way.

6. ____I think our perspectives are different.

7. ____In my point of view…

8. ____I see your point of view, but…

9. ____I don’t see your point of view.

10. ____I think you might be wrong.

11. ____You have a good point.

12. ____I think you might be right about that.

13. ____I see. However, …

14. ____Oh, that’s interesting.

Dialog
Farah : our earth is getting hotter. It’s because of a lot of illegal logging, green house effect, air
Pollution by carbon dioxide, and much more.
Risma : I agree with you. Then, what should we do? Any idea?
Farah : Hmmm…. I think we must do prohibition to use the vehicles or stop factory activities
that damage the river for a while.
Risma : Umm…I’m not sure I can agree. Your ideas are too excessive. It’s impossible. I think
we must do reforestation along way and cooperate with many people to make it happen.
Farah : Ah that’s right, I agree completely. But, we have a problem here,
Risma : What’s that?
Farah : where we can get the plants?
Risma : don’t worry. My uncle sells a lot of plant. So, we can buy it.
Farah : that’s a good idea.

Exercise 1
Complete the following dialogue using expression of agreement and disagreement!
Evi : Do you agree that we must study every night?
Eli :……………………………………………………………………….
Deni : do you agree that Cowboy Junior is very cute boy band?
Rio : ……………………………………………………………………………………
Bela : do you agree if the teacher gives punishment to student who doesn’t make a
homework?
Lia :…………………………………………………………………………………………
 5. Meeting People
READING

Six people are visiting your company today. Look at their business cards and ask and
answer questions about them.

What’s his/her name?

(What is)
What nationality is he/she?
Who does he/she work for?
Where does he/she work?
What’s his/her position in the company?

CHEMA Y PUNTO SA
SKANESBANKEN
BIRGITTE SVENSSON MARGARITA VIDAL ROMERO
DEPUTY MANAGING DIRECTOR
Public Relations Officer
NYBROKAJEN 7
S-15146 STOCKHOLM AV CORRIENTES 1048
1464 BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
TEL: +46 8 66 50 40
Tel: +54-(0) 11-4314-2687 Mob: +54-911-435-1214
CELL: +46 736 80 03 87
E-mail: [email protected]
E-MAIL: [email protected]

Business Systems NIHON INFORMALINK KK

Consultancy Services NoburoYaegashi
Sales Representative
DALE CROSBY
VICE PRESIDENT Informalink BLDG
1049 DERWENT DRIVE 2-4-8 Kaname-cho
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA Toshima-ku
Tokyo 171-0034
Tel: 805-963-9171 Cell: 805-962-8593 Telephone: +81 (0)3 5995 3801/4
E-mail: [email protected] Cell phone: +81 (0)3 5995 3919
GRAMMAR POINT

WH QUESTION AND PREPOSITION

Now find out about the people sitting next to you.

What’s your name?
What nationality …? Etc.

A company called IPQ is having a conference. Put the right word in each space to
make questions.

When Where Why What How Who Which

1. ____________ are those people? They’re members of our solutions team

2. ____________ are they here? There’s a conference today
3. ____________ is the conference about? The RM110 data system
4. ____________ many people are there? About 30
5. ____________ divisions do they work in? Marketing and sales
6. ____________ do we meet them? At 6 o’clock this evening
7. ____________ is the party? In the Marriot Hotel downtown

Here are some answers, but what are the questions?

1. I’m fine, thanks.

2. Michael Wang.
3. M-I-C-H-A-E-L.
4. I’m Taiwanese.
5. I’m from Taiwan.
6. FIMEX Ltd.
7. We export electrical appliances
8. I work in payroll.
9. I’m an auditor.
10. Taiwanese, Mandarin, and English.
Study the words in bold type in these sentences.

I’m a financial controller (a/an + job)

an engineer
I work for ATT (for + employer)
I’m in marketing (in + type of work)
the chemicals business
chemicals

Complete this conversation. Use a, an, for, and in.

A What do you do for living?
B I’m ___________ pharmaceuticals.
A Really? Who do you work ___________ ?
B Merck. I’m ___________ product manager. What about you?
A I work _____________ Bechtel.
B So you’re ____________ the construction business?
A Yes, I’m ____________ engineer.

Complete these sentences about yourself.

1. I’m a/an ___________________________________________________
2. I work for __________________________________________________
3. I’m in _____________________________________________________

Countries and Nationality

Pay attention to an example below!

Toshiba is a Japanese company. The headquarters are in Japan.
nationality country

What about these companies?

1. Honda 6. L’Oreal
2. IBM 7. Barclays Bank
3. Alfa Romeo 8. Nestle
4. Haier 9.Siemens
5. Daewoo 10. Philips

Complete the chart.

Country Nationality
Japan Japanese
The U.S.
Italian
China
Korean
France
British
Switzerland
Germany
The Netherlands

LISTENING

Watch and understand the video about gesture around the world! Then make a role
play about intercultural misunderstanding based on that video!

SPEAKING

Work in twos or threes. You are participants at an international conference. Exchange

your business cards with others, while introducing yourself. Tell them your name, the
company you’re working for, and your position. Talk about the fields of your business.

GAME
 6. Telephoning
READING

Discuss these questions before you read the telephone conversation

1. What phrase do you usually use when you began a telephone conversation? (one
answer/ student)
2. What would you say if you received a wrong call?
3. Can you tell how to make a phone call/ listen to a song/ writing message from your
cell phone?

Study this telephone conversation between Charles Balis, M.D.

and Ms. Lana Michel, Monday, December 7, 1998 at 12:00 pm.

Dr. Balis: Hello?

Ms. Michel: May I speak to Doctor Balis please?

Dr. Balis: This is he.

Ms. Michel: This is Lana Michel, Herbert's mother.

Lenore gave me your number.

Dr. Balis: How may I help you, Ms. Michel?

Ms. Michel: I'm worried about my son. From what I

hear, he's acting like an asshole again.

Dr. Balis: I see.

Ms. Michel: I never thought a son of mine would turn

out to be such a turkey. I didn't do so well
with him.
 Dr. Balis: Hmm. But what can I do for you, Ms.
Michel?

Ms. Michel: I don't know, I don't know. Herbert's

getting out of hand. He's been hanging out
with a bad element. I don't want to risk
talking to him myself--I'm sure you know
why.

Dr. Balis: Actually, I don't know why you wouldn't

talk to your son. Would you like to tell me?

Ms. Michel: Hmm, okay. This is a public phone, after all.

Well, I don't want to be associated with the
people my son's been associating with, do
you get my meaning?

Dr. Balis: I think so.

Ms. Michel: If you're going to do certain things, it's best

to keep your big mouth shut. I thought I
drilled that into Herbert's head. Maybe I
didn't do a good enough job of beating it
into him, because he just doesn't get it. Bad
enough that he's hanging out with
these...those friends of his, he's got to call
attention to it: showing off his money,
buying lots of new toys.

Dr. Balis: Hmm.

Ms. Michel: He damn near killed Lenore. And she's such

 a fool--she wants to go back to him.

Dr. Balis: She does? Have you spoken to her?

Ms. Michel: Yes, she called me after she got out of the
emergency room. Lenore still cares about
him. I don't know why. Frankly, I don't even
know why I care about him, but I do. That's
why I'm calling you.

Dr. Balis: Ms. Michel, I can understand your concern

about your son, but I'm still not sure how I
can be of any help...

Ms. Michel: Well, maybe you can talk to Herb. You're a

man, you're a doctor, he'll listen to you.

Dr. Balis: I see. What is it that you'd like me to...

Ms. Michel: He needs to stop hanging out with those

new so-called friends of his. I've been doing
this for over twenty years, I know what's
going to happen. I've seen it happen too
many times. I'm worried for my son's life,
Doctor.

Dr. Balis: Hmm. Do you think you can persuade Herb

to go into a drug rehabilitation treatment
center?

Ms. Michel: Treatment center? No. No, I don't want him

locked up. I just want him to stop what he's
doing.
 Dr. Balis: Ms. Michel, Herb's substance abuse is the
source of his problems. If he can take off for
a month and get clean, it would be a big
step toward recovery. And his insurance
will pay for this treatment.

Ms. Michel: Well, I don't know. I just don't know. I don't

want my son going to jail.

Dr. Balis: There's a chance we can avoid that if Herb

goes into treatment soon.

Ms. Michel: Will you talk to him? Maybe you can get
through to him.

Dr. Balis: Actually, I was hoping you could help me

persuade him.

Ms. Michel: Herbert's out of his mind, he's using too

much. He won't listen to anyone. I'm not
going to risk myself by going over there. I
don't want to be seen within a mile of his
house. You never know who's watching.

Dr. Balis: I can talk to him, Ms. Michel, but

unfortunately, there's only so much I can
do.

Ms. Michel: Okay. I understand. You will try and talk to

him, though? Will you talk to him about it
the next time you see him?

Dr. Balis: Yes, I will.

 Ms. Michel: Thank you, Doctor Balis.

Dr. Balis: You're welcome, Ms. Michel. Goodbye.

Ms. Michel: Bye.

Answer the questions below!

1. What is the specialty of Dr. Balis?
2. What happen to Herbert, based on the story?
3. How’s Ms. Michel feeling about her son?
4. What suggestions are offered by Dr. Balis?
5. Is it formal/informal phone conversation? why

Match the words and phrases (1-10) with similar meanings (a-j).

1. A code a. I’ll connect you.

2. An extension number b. an office phone number
3. The line’s busy. c. One moment.
4. Can I put you on hold? d. Could I have your name?
5. Would you like his voice mail? e. I’m ready.
6. I’ll put you through. f. a country or area number
7. May I say who’s calling? g. He’s speaking to another caller.
8. Hold on. h. Is that all?
9. Go ahead. i. Would you like to wait?
10. Anything else? j. Do you want to leave a message?

Work with a partner. Take turns dictating telephone numbers and write them down. One
person dictates the telephone numbers below, and the other dictates the ones in File 3 on
page 158.

621-9372
919-677-1303
1-800-441-5445
44-1525-372-245
010-81-6-222-4989

Practice reading these e-mail addresses aloud.

1. [email protected]
2. [email protected]
3. [email protected]
4. [email protected]
5. [email protected]

You’re on the phone. What do you say in these situations?

a. You can’t hear the other person.

b. You want them to repeat something.
c. They’re speaking too fast. Do
d. You want them to spell a word.
e. You want them to transfer you to the Finance department.

GRAMMAR POINT
Can/Could/Would you…? Etc. (Request and offers)
a. Asking people to do things (request)
We use can or could to ask people to do things:
Can you wait a moment, please?
Could you wait a moment, please?
Liz, can you do me a favour?
Excuse me, could you tell me how to get to the airport?
Note that we say Do you think you could…? (not can)
Do you think you could lend me some money until next week
We also use will and would you to ask people to do things (but can and could are more
usual)
Liz, will you do me a favour?
 Would you please be quiet? I’m trying to concentrate…
b. Offering to do things
To offer to do something, you can use Can I … ?
Can I get you a cup of coffee? That would be nice
Can I help you? Ot, it’s all right. I can manage

We can replay to requests for some examples like this.

Could you…?

Yes. Certainly.
Yes, of course.
Sure.

Can you?

I’m afraid …
I’m sorry, but …

Thank you.
Thanks.

You’re welcome.
No problem.

OK. It doesn’t matter.

No problem.
I’ll work it out.

Practice these expressions with a colleague. Ask them to:

a. Spell their surname for you.

b. Tell you the time.
c. Tell you their computer password.
d. Give you a ride home tonight.
 e. Lend you their dictionary.
f. Lend you some money.

VOCABULARY NOTE

Put lend or borrow in these questions.

Could I ________________ some money?

Could you ________________ me some money?

Notice we lend to someone and we borrow from someone. So when we lend, we give;
and when we borrow, we take.

We use these phrases to ask if it’s OK to do things.

ASKING SAYING, YES SAYING,NO

Can I …? Sure, no problem. I’m afraid …

Could I …? Of course. I’m sorry, but …
May I …? * Yeah, go ahead.
** Help yourself.

*Informal **Inviting someone to take something

Practice with a colleague. You are in their office and you want to:
1. Use their phone.
2. borrow a laptop to use the internet.
3. look at their copy of the production plan.
4. copy a file from their computer.
5. borrow their copy of The Times.
6. borrow their car.
LISTENING

Enjoy this telephone conversation and find out:

1. The nationality of the speakers!

2. Variety of English that is used!

3. Funny things about the conversation

SPEAKING

Make a phone conversation based on the situation below!

1. Teacher – Students, about assignment

2. Mr. Bean – Barrack Obama, about economy in the USA

3. Mother – Son, about money

4. Director – Secretary, about lunch

5. Paddy Cab driver – Jokowi, about traditional public transportation

6. etc.

GAME

How to mention telephone number. Method:

1. Ask studpents to collect their telephone number in a piece of paper, collect on

lecturer’s table.

2. Divide the class into two groups

3. Ask 2 representatives from each group to come forward and stand 3 meters away
4. One takes a piece of paper randomly, and read the number. The other, take note on a
piece of paper. No repetition and no space.

5. Both of students write the number on the whiteboard, if both write the same
number, the score would be 100. If they failed, the score would be 50
 7. ORGANIZATION
READING

Read the article below and answer the questions!

(1)Eight basic practices have been found to be characteristics of successfully managed

companies. One of these is management’s “bias toward action”; this was manifest in a
willingness to experiment and take risks. In such a company, all new ideas get tested
and then get stored rather than discarded if they don’t work right away. Long, detailed

(5) strategies are not the rule, and ideas are solicited from everyone not just from
corporate planners

Many of these ideas are considered part of the management’s conventional wisdom in
highly profitable Japanese corporations but few of them are common practice in the of
business concerns, many of which do not American majority of American business

(10)concerns, many of which do not realize the New Law of Business Life: that strong
cultures make for highly successful companies.

Choose either a, b, c or d for the correct answer!

1. What does the word “these” in line 2 refers to?

a) basic practices

b) successfully managed company

c) new ideas

d) different styles of management

2. What does the word “this” in line 2 refer to?

a) the action of management

b) a bias toward action

c) a willingness to experiment

d) evidence of risk taking

3. What do the words “such a company” in line 3 refer to?

a) one that is successful

b) one that plans ahead

c) one that takes risks

d) one that likes long, detailed strategy

4. What do the words “these ideas” in line 7 refer to?

a) Basic practices

b) Strong cultures

c) Careful strategies

d) Ideas suggested by all employees

5. What does the word “them” in line 8 refer to?

a) Conventional methods

b) Japanese companies

c) These ideas

d) Business concerns
6. What does the word “which” in line 9 refer to?

a) Profitable Japanese corporations

b) Common business practices

c) American business concerns

d) New Laws of Business Life

Make sentences about the office. Begin:

It’s … It isn’t …
There’s a … There isn’t a …
There are some … There aren’t any …

Use words from the box.

Computers plants coffee machine small

dark map photographs bookcase
very neat windows water cooler similar to my office

Study this organization chart. Which department:

a. Puts the products in boxes and crates?

b. Places ads in magazines?
c. Pays the staff?
d. Buys supplies?
e. Sells the products to customers?
f. Plans how to sell new products?
g. Services the machines and equipment?
h. Arranges training for the staff?
i. Recruits new employees and answers personnel questions?
j. Manufactures the products?
k. Invoices customers?
 l. Looks after customers’ problems and complaints?
m. Dispatches the products and sends them to customers?
n. Organizes control systems to prevent mistakes?
o. Deals with taxation, investment, and cash management?

Training Production Marketing Purchasing

Human Resources Packaging Sales Customer Accounts

Wages and Salaries Distribution Service and Support Financial Services

Quality Assurance Advertising Maintenance

GRAMMAR POINT

PRESENT CONTINUOUS (I AM DOING)

Study this example situation!

Sarah is in her car. She is on her way o work. She is driving to work

This means: she is driving now, at the time of speaking.

The action is not finished

Am/is/are + -ing is the present continuous

We use the present continuous tense to talk about actions that are going on at the
moment. Complete these sentences using words from the box.

Wait call live build grow develop stay reach spend

a. These sector of the market ___________ _______________ fast.

b. Azto Pharmaceuticals ___________ ________________ a new drug.
c. We ___________ ________________ a new factory in China.
d. These products ___________ ______________ the end of their life cycle.
e. People ___________ ________________ longer because of improved medical care.
f. We ___________ ________________ too much time on paperwork.
g. He ___________ ________________ at the Marriot Hotel tonight.
h. I ___________ ________________ about your ad in the paper.
i. Someone ___________ ________________ for you in your office.

How do you search the web? Do you use Google? (Why/Why not?) What do you know
about Google? Are these statements true or false? What do you think?

a. Google operates the largest search engine on the web.

b. If you have an internet connection, you can do a Google search for free.
c. Most people who use Google live in the U.S.
d. Google offers search services in five languages.
e. Google has “pop-up” ads on its site.
f. You can buy a better page rank for your website from Google .
g. Google advertises its services on television.
h. Google doesn’t offer its users chatroom services.
i. Google wants people to leave its website as fast as possible.
j. Google employees wear suits to work.
k. The company chef played guitar in a famous rock band.

Now read the article and find out.

Google it!
Need some information fast? There’s no better place to go than Google. We have the largest
search engine on the web. And the best thing is it’s free!

All over the globe

More than 80 million different people do a Google search each moth, and most of them
come from outside the United States. We offer search results in 35 languages.
Quicker is better
When people want answers, they want them right now. We don’t argue with that at Google.
We just keep working to reduce the time things take. We’re making improvements all the
time. We want our users to leave our websites as quickly as possible.

Growth through trust

Google never sells “places” in its search results. You can’t buy better page rankings from
Google. We have one of the best-known brands in the world and it grows by word of mouth.
It doesn’t grow because of TV ad campaigns. It grows because it’s good.

Careful advertising
Google generates revenues in two ways: by selling website ads and by selling our advanced
search technologies to companies. Our website ads match users’ interests. We only use text
advertisements and we don’t accept pop-up ads.

Fun
In our corporate culture, the work is challenging but fun. Visit our headquarters in Silicon
Valley and you’ll find a piano in the lobby, bicycles in the hallway, and large rubber exercise
balls on the floor. There’s a gym, an on-site doctor, and employees can have massages and
healthy free lunches. Our company chef used to cook for the Grateful Dead.

A single focus
Google does just one thing: it searches. So at Google, we don’t offer horoscopes, financial
advice, or chatrooms. We’re all focused on one thing: searches. If you do a Google search,
we want to understand exactly what you mean, and give you back exactly what you want.
That’s the perfect search engine and we’re working on it.

Interview a partner. Ask:

a. Would you like to work for Google? (Why/Why not?)

b. Do you offer any ‘free’ services to your customers?
c. How many different languages does your company work in?
d. How important is trust in your relationship with your customers?
 e. How do you get new customers: by word of mouth or by advertising?
f. What do visitors see when they visit your work place? Is there anything surprising?
g. Does your company focus on just one core business or is it more diversified? Is that
a good or a bad thing?

LISTENING
Listen to a story, decide:
The responsibility of each worker in the story!

SPEAKING
Make your own company’s organization chart, present it in front of the class!

GAME
 8. EXCHANGING INFORMATION
READING

Read this article carefully and answer the questions!

THE IDEA OF SUMMERHILL

This is a story of a modern school – summerhill. Summerhill began as an experimental

school. I is no longer such : it is now, a demonstration school, for it demonstrates that
freedom works

When my first wife and I began the school, we had one main idea, that is, to make the
school fit the child – instead of making the child fit the school

Obviously, a school that makes active children sit at desks studying mostly useless subjects
is a bad school. It is a good school only for those who believe in such a school, for those
uncreative citizen who want docile, uncreative children who fit into a civilization whose
standard of success is money.

I had thought in ordinary school for many years. I knew the other way well. I knew it was
all wrong. It was wrong because it was based on an adult conception of what a child should
be and of how a child should learn.

Well, we set out to make aschool in which we shoud alow children freedom to be
themselves. In order to do this, we had to renounce all discipline, ll direction, all suggestion,
all moral training, all religious instruction. We have en called brave, but it did not courage.
Al it required was what we had – a complete belie in the child as a good not an evil, being.

My view is that a child is innately wise and realistic. If left to himself without adult
suggestion of any kind, he will develop as far as he is capable of developing. Logically,
Summerhill is a place n which people who have the innate ability and wish to be scholars;
while those who are only to sweep the streets will sweep the streets. But we have no
produced a street cleaner so far. Nor do I write this snobbishly, for I would rather see a
school produces a happy-cleaner than a neurotic scholar.

What is Summerhill like?

Answer these questions!

1. Can the children choose whether to go to lesson or not?

2. Is there a timetable for the lesson?

3. Do children have classes according to their ages or according to their interest?

4. Does Summerhill have special teaching method?

5. Are the children happy?

6. Is every single decision about everything made democratically by both teacher and
children?

7. Does the writer find that easy to influence the children at Summerhill?

8. Mention

GRAMMAR POINT

Do you know what all these adjectives mean?

Cold old-fashioned expensive inefficient

Unfriendly crowded five-star busy

Wonderful boring useless short

Tiring inexperienced informative windy

Fast entertaining large uncomfortable

Cold is the opposite of Hot.

1. Find opposites for these adjectives in the box.

slow, cheap, long, small, modern, interesting, terrible
2. What are the opposites of these adjectives? (Look in the box to check your answers.)
comfortable, efficient, friendly, experienced, useful
3. Find adjectives in the box to describe the things below. What other adjectives can
you use to describe them?

Interesting and Interested are both adjectives. Interesting describes a quality something has.
Interested describes a reaction. Complete these sentences with Interesting and Interested.

1. It was an ____________________ meeting.

2. It was very ____________________.
3. There are working on some ____________________ projects.
4. That’s an ____________________ idea.
5. We’re ____________________ in your feedback.
6. Please e-mail me if you’re ____________________.

Match the words and phrases with similar meanings.

1. Low price a. collapsible

2. Portable b. good value
3. High stability c. doesn’t take up much space
4. Compact d. easy to change to a new position
5. Adjustable e. easy to move
6. Folds up for easy storage f. doesn’t fall over easily

SPEAKING

Work in groups of three or four. You are looking for executive toys to give your customers
and clients this holiday season, and you want to give them something unusual. You each
have collected information on a different product. Read the information and then take
turns describing your product to the group. Tell them about:

Its use or purpose

Its size and dimensions
The accessories (extras) it cimes with
The price

CARLOS GHOSN

Be graduate study
be grow go

Carlos Ghosn speaks five languages fluently. He 1was born in Brazil in 1954, and that’s
where he 2 ________ up. But his parents 3 ________ Lebanese, and he 4 ________ to school in
Lebanon.He 5 ________ in Paris too, and 6 ________from the Ecole des Mines.

Manage return make

begin take

Carlos 7 ________ his career with Michelin, the French tire manufacturer. They quickly 8
________ him manager of the Le Puy plant, and then head of R&D. In the 19802, Carlos 9
________ to Brazil, where the rate of inflation was more than 1.000% per year.He 10 ________
charge of Michelin’s operations in South America and he 11 ________ to turn things around.

Join send earn leave

become

After that, Carlos 12 ________ the COO and then the CEO of Michelin’s operations in the
U.S.A.In 1996, he 13 ________ and 14 ________Renault. That was where he 15 ________ the
nickname “Le Cost Cutter.” Renault 16 ________ him to Japan to turn Nissan around.

Lay off launch call

pick hire close
Carlos wasn’t popular when he first went to Japan. He 17 ________ plants and 18 ________
workers.But he also 19 ________ new auto designers and 20 ________ a range of new vehicles. By
2001, Nissan was profitable and he was a business hero. Japanese newspapers21 ________
him “Father of The Year.” In 2005 poll, Japanese women 22 ________ him as one of the world’s
most desirable husbands.

Study the different prepositions we use with these times.

IN ON AT
2007 Saturday 5:30
August May 2 the start of the year
the winter New Year’s Day the end of the month
the afternoon noon

Which prepositions do we use with:

1. Dates?
2. Months?
3. Days of the week?
4. Years?
5. Seasons?
6. Holidays and festivals?
7. Hours of the clock?
8. Parts of the day?
9. Points in time?

Put the right preposition with these times.

1. ________ 1696
2. ________ Thursday
3. ________ January 19
4. ________ January
5. ________ midnight
 6. ________ the morming
7. ________ 8:15
8. ________ Christmas Day
9. ________the fall
10. ________ the 1960s
11. ________ the weekend
12. ________ the turn of the century

Ask a colleague when they did these things. Make sure they use a preposition in their
answer.

When did you join your company?

In 2003

1. Joined their company

2. Got married
3. Got up this morning
4. Last went on vacation
5. Bought their car
6. Last spoke English
7. Last give someone a present
8. Last sent a text message

Find out about your partner’s last business trip. First write some questions.

Town/country Where ____________________________________________________?

Method of transportation __________________________________________________ get there?

Travel time How long __________________________________________________?

Accommodation Where ____________________________________________________?

Length of stay ______________________________________________________ stay?

Purpose of trip Why ______________________________________________________?

Opinion of trip Was _____________________________________________ successful?

Now practice asking the questions with a partner. (The person answering then can tell the
truth or invent answers.)

Sometimes products don’t sell well in a new market. Suggest what went wrong in these
cases.

1. Western companies had problems selling refrigerators in Japan until they changed
the design to make them quieter.
2. In Hyderabad, India, a Pepsi television commercial showed a happy young
boy(about 10 years old) carrying a tray of drinks along a dangerous route. At the
end, he delivered the drinks to the Indian cricket team. Pepsi had to take the
commercial off the air.
3. An airline company called itself Emu, after the Australian bird. But Australians
didn’t want to use the airline.
4. A TV commercial for a cleaning product showed a little girl cleaning up the mess her
brother made. The commercial caused problems in Canada.
5. Several European and American firms couldn’t sell their products in Dubai when
they ran advertising campaign in Arabic.
6. A laundry detergent ad had a picture of dirty clothes on the left, a box of detergent in
the middle and clean clothes on the right. The detergent didn’t sell well in the
Middle East.
7. A company had problems when it tried to introduce instant coffee to the French
market.
8. The Hong Kong Tourist Board ran an advertising campaign in 2003. Ads appeared
on billboards and magazines with the slogan “Hong Kong: It will take your breath
away.” The Tourist Board wanted to change the slogan, but it was too late.
9. An American golf ball manufacturer launched its products in Japan packed in boxes
of four. It had to change the pack size.
 10. Nike shot an American television commercial for hiking shoes in Kenya. It showed
someone speaking in the speaking in the African language Maa and the Nike slogan
“Just do it” appeared on the screen. People in America laughed when they heard
about the ad.

Here are the reasons for the problems, but they are in the wrong order. Number then from 1 to 10.
How many did you get right?
 9. SOCIALIZING
READING

Read the following advertisements and answer the questions!

Bed and breakfast by

the sea RENT – A – WORD (Word Processing)
Our unique and elegant turn – of –
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the- century Inn offers the perfect
beach hideaway. $4 per hr.

Escape on a romantic sojourn: eves and suns $7 per hr.

unique suites, blazing fires, and
fresh flowers throughout. mon satu $9 -5 free training

Enjoy a champagne breakfast in typing service available

bed or in the parlor overlooking the 11 elm St. Los Angeles. CA 90004
garden
555-9802
The Venice Beach House

No. 15, 30th avenue, Venice 90291

reservation (213)823-1966

Living with change

Anger control

Seminar on personal relationship

Stess relief

555- 0020, Westside Counseling Center

Answer the questions based on the ads!

1. At the Venice Beach House, where do they serve breakfast?

2. How much do you have to pay to use the terminal at Retnt-a-word on a Sunday or an
evening? ________ how much does it cost on a Wednesday morning? ________ what is the
fee for training?

3. How does the Westside Counseling Center help people?

4. What’s the address of Rent-a-word?

5. Where can you consult you psychological problem?

Imagine you’re welcoming a visitor to your home town. Act out a similar
conversation. Complete this conversation first.

A. Is this your first visit to1 ______________?

B. Yes. I’d love to 2______________.
A. I’m going tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?
B. That sounds fantastic! By the way, is there a good 3______________ here?
A. Yes, there is 4______________ interested in sports?
B. Yes, I play 5______________ and I go 6______________. What about you?
A. I 7______________.

Kevin and Paolo are ordering wine in a restaurant. Before you listen, read the conversation
below and guess the missing words. Use one word per space.

Server The wine list, sir.

Kevin Thank you. Let’s see. What 1______________ of wine do you like.Paolo?
Paolo I 2______________ white.
Kevin Do you 3______________ it dry?
Paolo Yes, I do.
Kevin Then let’s have the Chablis. It’s usually very good.
Paolo How 4______________ do you come here?
Kevin About once a month.
(to the waiter) Excuse me.
Server Yes, sir?
Kevin We’ll 5______________ the Chablis, please. Number 63.
Paolo And I’d 6______________ a bottle of sparkling water too, please.

Put these different foods into the right list.

Asparagus salmon chicken apple beef

celery corn on the cob fig bacon crab
scallion duck lime shrimp tomato

Meat Seafood Poultry Vegetables Fruit

GRAMMAR POINT

SOME AND ANY

In general, we use some (also somebody/someone/ something) in positive sentences and

any (also anybody, etc) in negative sentences:

Some Any

We bought some flowers We didn’t buy any flowers

He’s busy. He’s got some works to do He’s lazy. He never does any work
 There is somebody at the door There isn’t anybody at the door

I’m hungry. I want something to eat I’m not hungry. I don’t want anything
to eat

Exercise

1. We didn’t buy __________________ flower

2. This evening I’m going out with _____________ friends of mine

3. A : have you seen ____________ good films recently?

B : no. I haven’t been to the cinema for ages.

4. I didn’t have _____________ money. So I had to borrow __________

5. Can I have _______ milk in my coffee, please?

6. I was too tired to do ____________ work

7. You can cash these traveller’s cheques at ______________ bank

8. Can yu give me ________________ information about places of interest in the town?

9. With the special tourist train ticket yu can ravel on ______________- train you like

10. If there are _________ words you don’t understand, use a dictionary.

LISTENING

Watch this film and answer these questions!

1. What is the title of the film?

2. What is the film about?

 3. Mention the characters and characterizations in the film

4. What are things that you don’t like from the film?

5. What are things that you like from the film?

6. What are moral values that you can find from the film?

7. Write down the synopsis of the film!

SPEAKING

Take turns offering food and drink.

OFFERING SAYING, YES SAYING, NO

Would you like a …? Thanks. No, thanks. Some …?
Do you want some …? Yes, please. It looks great, but …
How about I’d love one.
some.