This week we'll start by viewing and discussing this (not so) silly JOB INTERVIEW.
Being a Monty Python's sketch you'll probably think it will be very silly, but I can tell you there is more to it than meets the eye.
Let's see if you agree with me :)
Next you'll be writing a MAGAZINE ARTICLE. Hopefully, your text will bear witness of all the work we've done so far, regarding this topic.
Monday, 24 January 2011
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Week 2 - The World of WORK (3)
On Thursday/Friday we'll listen to/view some job interviews. Anticipate the lesson by viewing the videos comfortably at home. They're part of the series 'You're hired' that you can find here, the British Council website. There you can also find some vocabulary exercises, and you can read the script and, why not, 'repeat after them' to practise pronunciation.
About the game you played last Monday I'll just copy down Cláudia's LJ entry. I hope you don't mind, Cláudia :)
"This game is about choosing the best career options. This person was fired and it is necessary to find new opportunities to make a living, to earn money. At the beginning we decided to be careful, but this strategy didn't work and we tried again chosing steps that involved higher risks. Like this we found our way and we were successful. I liked this game because it helps us to make difficult decisions, and try to understand our colleagues' point of view."
Or, as Max put it:" this is a game about how easily our decisions can change our life."
About the game you played last Monday I'll just copy down Cláudia's LJ entry. I hope you don't mind, Cláudia :)
"This game is about choosing the best career options. This person was fired and it is necessary to find new opportunities to make a living, to earn money. At the beginning we decided to be careful, but this strategy didn't work and we tried again chosing steps that involved higher risks. Like this we found our way and we were successful. I liked this game because it helps us to make difficult decisions, and try to understand our colleagues' point of view."
Or, as Max put it:" this is a game about how easily our decisions can change our life."
Sunday, 16 January 2011
Week 2 - The World of WORK (2)
Brave new world of work / Teleworking --> Here is the link to the solutions of the exercises.
Remember you should write a Learning Journal entry about these issues.
Whatever your reflections are about this topic. Think about it :)
Remember you should write a Learning Journal entry about these issues.
Whatever your reflections are about this topic. Think about it :)
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
WORK - expanding ideas
Since our topic is WORK some of you might be interested in this article. Not too difficult, an interesting read, especially good for vocabulary building. And since you (11-8) 'are majoring' Economics ... you might start to get used to reading this kind of article. It's from the New Yorker online,January 7, 2011
Jobs: The Crisis Continues
Sunday, 9 January 2011
Week 2 - The World of WORK
We have already started this new unit about THE WORLD of WORK.
These are the documents that you need to start with:
OVERVIEW of the unit
Some questions and a painting to get us started...
QUIZ - Are you on the right path? (+ worksheet)
I hope you'll enjoy this unit. Honestly, I think it contains some really good materials, but who I am to judge that :)
These are the documents that you need to start with:
OVERVIEW of the unit
Some questions and a painting to get us started...
QUIZ - Are you on the right path? (+ worksheet)
I hope you'll enjoy this unit. Honestly, I think it contains some really good materials, but who I am to judge that :)
We're back...
So here we are again. I hope you liked the 'game' we played in class. The discussion that followed was quite enlightening which shows that you really understood what it was really about: to improve discussion skills.
SPACESHIP - Here you have the instructions and the list of both positive and negative behaviours we talked about. Refer to these documents on a regular basis, especially when you are working in a group or preparing for a debate (both of which, as you know, we do quite often :)
We'll do other similar activities but for the time being just make sure that you write a LEARNING JOURNAL entry about the game with your reflections and comments.
This first week we also did some planning of course. Here is the first stage of our planning. I'll update this file as soon as we have everything organised: short individual presentations, groups for the reading project, etc.
SPACESHIP - Here you have the instructions and the list of both positive and negative behaviours we talked about. Refer to these documents on a regular basis, especially when you are working in a group or preparing for a debate (both of which, as you know, we do quite often :)
We'll do other similar activities but for the time being just make sure that you write a LEARNING JOURNAL entry about the game with your reflections and comments.
This first week we also did some planning of course. Here is the first stage of our planning. I'll update this file as soon as we have everything organised: short individual presentations, groups for the reading project, etc.
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