English 1.4 lesson 3

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English 1.4 

 Lesson 3

1) Feedback on formal Email/writing assignment 5

2) Writing/feedback 

3) Teamwork reading/lesson

4) Prep. for writing assignment 6 (teamwork article)

Breakout room feedback

1. Break up into groups of 3-4 students (if there are more in a breakout room, find another - I will be present in the rooms and will move students if necessary)

2. Open a feedback form and check the formal letters (Emails) for each of your group members 

3. Take 25 minutes total - come back to the general room at ...

4. Done early? Check the members' previous assignments/give feedback

5. Done with 1-4? Work on editing your writing to incorporate the new feedback.

Teamwork

Reading

Read the text Creative Destruction on p. 16.

Answer the questions of assignment A. 

Time allocated: 5 min

What lesson did the new boss want his employees to learn?

1. How to work together better
2. How to apply creative destruction
3. What he had learnt at the municipal government
4. How to demolish a fridge

What does creative destruction mean?

How would you react if a manager at your organization did something similar?

Could you think of an instance where you might apply this lesson? If not with fridges, maybe with.....?

Reading

In an assigned breakout room, read the text Training Leaders to connect the dots on p. 16.

Answer the questions of assignment B & D.

Allocated time: 20 minutes

Come back to the general room at __

Haier's approach to executive education is very practical and involves executives working in teams, discussing problems across the company, learning about other departments, trying out other ideas for possible solutions and then reporting back to colleagues in class.

1. true
2. false

rejig

confer

spot

ongoing exposure to

connect the dots

arrange in a different way

bring, offer

notice something, especially when it is difficult to see

realise that something is related to something else

chance to experience new ideas and ways of looking at things

look through the window of your own silo

hone your skills

pejorative sense

divorced from practice

track progress

understanding something only from your own perspective

record the development of something/someone over time

too theoretical

with a negative meaning

improve/refine what you can do

Grammar

Emphasizing a point

Homework!

Read p. 128 or watch the web lecture:

https://web.microsoftstream.com/video/bd38d163-cb9c-4d4e-a0ad-1d1784717b0b

Writing an article

You are scrolling through social media, looking for something to read to pass the time. How likely are you to click to 'read more' if the first line doesn't resonate with you?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

Funnel writing

- Start with the best bit or with something funny/interesting (hook/attention grabber)

-Outline the main points

- End with a call to action/firm conclusion

How did you like working on your reading texts in the breakout rooms?

😒🙁😐🙂😃

For grammar, do you prefer reading it, or watching a web lecture?

Reading from the book

Watching a web lecture

Combining the two methods

Homework/writing assignment 6 (1/3)

1. Submit writing assignment 6 on Teams before the next lesson

2. Refer to the Market Leader Advanced course book: Write an article based on the Reading and Language section (pp. 16-17) and the Language reference emphasizing your point (pp. 128-129). Use 350 words, +/- 10%.

The subject of your article is teamwork. Your target audience consists of prospects and their parents. You will explain what you learned about teamwork in your first year at the TM program.

Homework/writing assignment 6 (2/3)

 A suggestion for a logical structure would be:

• The introduction: A paragraph to arouse interest by using highlight/interesting

facts/anecdote/news. HOOK THEM AT THE START!

• The body: your experience, divided into logically sequenced paragraphs

• A call to action: choose this study.

In your article about teamwork, you must incorporate the vocabulary on pg. 17, ex. D, by using five out of ten of the following words:

1. Rejig 2. Confer benefits 3. Spot opportunities 4. Ongoing exposure 5. Connect the dots

6. Look through the window of one’s own silo 7. Hone skills 8. Pejorative sense 9. Divorced from practice 10. Track progress

Homework/writing assignment 6 (3/3)

Note: if these five words are not used, your maximum grade is 5 (out of 10). You have to underline these words in your text. Furthermore, you must apply two out of these five techniques:

A. Using a list of three

B. Using superlative forms

C. Using contrasting ideas

D. Using interesting or extreme adjectives

E. Emphasizing a negative statement

Underneath your article, you will mark which techniques you have used by using the capital letter A-E. You will also include a direct quote from your text. This is separate from the actual text, and does not form part of the word count.