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Business English MACO, lesson 2
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a reminder....
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Aim of this lesson
After this lesson, you
know more about making summaries
have worked on your own summaries
have tested your knowledge of English tenses
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Preparation
2 articles
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Did you bring two articles?
Yes, certainly!
Well, I found only one...
No, I didn't
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Group assignment
Write a work instruction on making summaries
Note: your instruction should lead to a successful completion of the criteria in the assessment rubric
You have 10 minutes
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Wisdom of the crowd
Join forces with another group
Compare your instructions
Come up with the best joint version
You have 15 minutes
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A logical question
(on the app)
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If we work in groups in class, does that mean I can hand in my final assignment with a group?
A
No, the final assignment must be individual work
B
Yes, of course. The final assignment is similar, right?
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Individual work
In class/preparation: practice
Learn together!
Grade: proof of competence. Diploma is individual, too.
Note: you can share articles, but the plan must be individual
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What constitutes plagiarism?
A
You copy sources from the internet so that you are sure to present well-written English
B
You paraphrase sources from the internet and refer to them APA-style
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What does the verb 'paraphrase' mean?
A
say something in your own words
B
use phrases from someone else
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Paraphrasing
For the summaries, you have to paraphrase the text from the articles. However, you can use certain key words from the text, because very often it is jargon that is hard to replace by a meaningful synonym.
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Can you use key words when paraphrasing?
A
Yes, you can
B
No, you must find synonyms for all words
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Assignment
Work on the summaries of your articles
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Feedback
Self-evaluation: use guidelines, conventions, Word editor and Grammarly
Peer feedback: let another group check your text
Expert feedback: from your teacher. In class, today.
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Assignment
Let someone from another group read your summary/summaries.
Use the peer feedback form and fill it in for each other
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Grammar quiz - verb tenses
fill in the blanks
use the verb between brackets
mind your spelling
do not use contractions (don't is a contraction)
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Katherine .......(wait) for me when I arrived.
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Explanation
Katherine was waiting for me when I arrived.
You use the continuous (form of 'be' + verb in ing-form) to describe what is going on when something else occurs.
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It is usually dry here at this time of the year. It ........(not+rain) much.
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Explanation
It is usually dry here at this time of the year. It does not rain much.
For facts and habits you use the simple form
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I am late because the doorbell .....(ring) while I was getting ready to go out.
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Explanation
I am late because the doorbell rang while I was getting ready to go out.
You use the continuous to describe what is going on when something else occurs, but the simple for the fact/occurrence.
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I .....(not+hear) from Jess lately. I hope she is alright.
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Explanation
I have not heard from Jess lately. I hope she is alright.
When something starts in the past and lasts up till now, you use the present perfect form.
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When Sue heard the news, she .....(not+be) very pleased.
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Explanation
When Sue heard the news, she was not very pleased.
Use a simple past for an occurrence in the past. Note that 'be' is usually not used in the continuous form.
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Exception
'be' can be used in the continuous to express irritation
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Oh, stop it, will you? You ....(be) deliberately annoying!
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so you see: the continuous for 'be' is not necessary to develop your business English skills
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Why .....(you+go) home so early yesterday?
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As a rule, how long ......(it+take) you to get to work in the morning?
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Your house is very beautiful. How long ......(you+live) here?
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Evaluation
This was the objective:
After this lesson, you
know more about making summaries
have worked on your own summaries
have tested your knowledge of English tenses
Is this objective met? do you have any feedback for your teacher? Please fill in the mindmap on the next slide.
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Feedback on this lesson
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Homework
1. Find three articles for your topic
2. Make a rough draft of the structure for your damage control plan
3.Revise the English verb tenses if you think today's test results were unsatisfactory
Tip: on the internet, there is a multitude of exercises.
A good string would be: English grammar B2 verb tense exercise/practise/practice