Periode 2- Week 1

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

English

To Do:

• Studiewijzer bespreken
• English Connect: Business Partner Unit 2.1 
• MyEnglishLab: Vocabulary
• Dark Tourist

Unit 1 - Japan's Economy

At the end of this lesson you can use vocabulary related to skills and personal qualities.

Business Partner -Lead in

Is there an expression that definitely doesn't describe you?

Which is a) the most important b) the least important life skill from the skills below? Why?

Business Partner - Exercise 3/4A

According to the video you're going to watch, employers want skills that can be applied to a range of tasks and roles. 

What skills do you think this means? Give examples.

Watch the video again and answer the following questions:

1) What skills and personal qualities do the speakers talk about?

2) What five ways of communicating are mentioned in the video?

3) What are the three main pieces of advice the video gives?

Business Partner- Answers

1) the ability to work in teams / be a good team player, the ability to work well with other people, passion about the topic, the ability to think outside the box, the ability to set goals you can achieve, flexibility, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication skills, honesty, enthusiasm, being genuine, being authentic, working hard, determination, integrity, ability, being motivated, having a can-do attitude

2) in person, on paper, one-to-one, in small groups, in large groups

3) have skills that you can transfer from one job to another, be a good team player and don't forget that employers look at the person behind the resume

Business Partner - Exercise 4B

Think of two or three words to describe unsuccessful twenty-first-century workers.

Business Partner - Exercise 5

1) Choose one of the transferable skills or personal qualities you listed in Exercise 4A. Think of at least two different situations where it might be useful.

2)Which transferable skills are the most important in your current situation, either as a student or a professional? Are there any that aren't important?

Business Partner-Exercises

• Exercise 6: What do these words and phrases from the video mean? Match them with the best situation (a–h).
• Exercise 7: Complete the tables with the correct words. (noun=zelfstandig naamwoord/ adjective = bijvoeglijk naamwoord)

 

• Exercise 9: Look at the jobs. Discuss how some of the transferable skills from Exercises 6 and 7 are necessary for each job.
• Exercise 10A: Work in pairs. Think of a job: one from Exercise 9, one you know about or one you would like to do.

Write down the name of the job, e.g. personal trainer, accountant, salesperson, etc.

List 3–5 things the person needs to do, e.g. lead classes, take care of company money, meet customers, etc.

Identify skills that the person needs to have to take care of the responsibilities you've listed. 

• Exercise 10B:  Write a job description based on your research.    Wanted: Personal trainer........

Finished? >  MyEnglishLab  -Vocabulary exercise 1-3 / Reading 1-3

Transferable skills

Watching/Listening

What do you think “Dark Tourism” means?

Watching / Listening

Watch the documentary and answer the questions in English or Dutch.

Answers

1.  An earthquake followed by a tsunami. 
   
2.  0.20 
   
3.  Because of the high radiation level in the area. ( The radiation level is higher than the radiation level in the area around Chernobyl, where no one is allowed to go.) 
   
4.  They are in a dusty area and the dust is particularly radioactive; it can cause cancer. 
   
5.  An amusement arcade/ hall 
   
6.  Grandma’s 
   
7. They don’t trust the food because they don’t know whether it is grown locally (and thus radioactive) or not. 
   
8.  The gravestones were heavy enough to withstand the tsunami. 
   
9.  (Container bags containing) low-level radioactive soil and plants. 
   

Watching / Listening

Have you ever been to a dark tourism spot, or would you like to visit such a spot?