V4 - Unit 7 lesson 1 & 2

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V4 - Unit 7: A Successful Business

What do you think a
'side hustle' is?

Questions

You are going to watch a short video about side hustles. Which 4 things does Nicaila tell us about the success of side hustles?

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Which 4 things does Nicaila tell us about the success of side hustles?

Unit 7: lesson 1

Speaking

Reading

Vocabulary

Would you prefer to work as a company employee or as a freelancer?

Employee

Freelancer

What would be advantages of starting
a business while still being a teenager?

What would be disadvantages of starting
a business while still being a teenager?

If you could run a business of your own, what would it be and why?

Reading:

• Exercise 1: skimming. Quickly skim the text and answer the 4 questions.
• Exercise 2: filling in the gaps. Which word do you think you need to write down in the gaps?
• Exercise 3: multiple choice. Answer the 4
  multiple choice questions about the text.

Vocabulary

• Exercise 1: making collocations (A collocation is two or more words that often go together). These combinations just sound "right" to native English speakers, who use them all the time). Combine parts from A and B to make collocations that 'sound right' and translate them.
• Exercise 2: using collocations. Choose from the collocations you made at exercise 1 and fill in the blanks.
• Exercise 3: word formation. Change the word given into a different
  word derived from it to fill in the blank. Think about wordtype and
  prefixes/suffixes. If w word given is a verb, than you have to change
   it into a noun, adjective, adverb, gerund etc.
  Example: to justify - justice - justifiable - justifying - unjust

Lesson 2:

Reason, result and purpose

Writing

Listening + Speaking

Grammar: reason, result & purpose

How to make connections between cause & effect in different ways.

Grammar overview page 166 in your OA book. You need to learn these different ways & learn to apply them properly.

1. Conjunctions and adverbs

conjunction = voegwoord, verbindingswoord

adverb = bijwoord

These conjunctions & adverbs show a connection between cause & effect when used in a sentence: because, so, so as to

She got to the top in her career because she spoke to all the right people.

2. Prepositions

These prepositions/prepositional phrase can be used to introduce cause:

because of, owing to, for

Rosie got the job because of her pleasant manner

Owing to the storms, all trains have been cancelled

I couldn't sleep for worrying

3. Verbs & verb phrases

These verbs introduce effect which lead to consequences or results:

- have led to        Keeping 1,5 meters distance has led to a drop in covid cases.

- will result in      Vaccinating everyone will result in a return to normal life.

These verbs introduce cause:

- to stem from        Ignorance stems from not having access to information.

- to be based on    My opinions tend to be based on scientific fact.

These participle clauses can also express cause & effect:

- having done         Having done all her homework, Abigail got a bonus on her final grade.

- having studied    Having studied English for 6 years, Thomas felt confident to travel the UK by himself. 

4. Nouns & noun phrases

These nouns can refer to cause and effect in a sentence. Study them and try to apply them properly:

• aim (doel)                                          The aim of the programme was to give students work experience.
• basis (basis, uitgangspunt)      Good technique is always at the basis of learning to skate fast.
• consequence (gevolg)                As a consequence of being late, Tammy had less time to take her exam. 
• explanation (uitleg)                      There was little explanation as to why he lost control of the vehicle before he crashed.
• motive (aanleiding, reden)        It was hard to discern a motive for why he committed the crime.
• outcome (resultaat)                     The outcome of their discussion is still unknown.
• purpose                                              What's the purpose of your visit? 
• reason                                                 His laziness is the reason why he is not as successful as he could be.
• result                                                   The success of her novel was the result of years of rewriting the plot to perfection.

Reason, result & purpose (p. 48)

Now do exercises 1-3

Listening & speaking ex 1-2

• For exercise 2, use the listening fragment here:

• For exercises 3-5, work with a classmate. Make sure you give reasons for your choices. Use the next slides to hand in your answers.
• For exercise 6, conduct the survey with your family members and present your results on the final slide.

Listening Unit 7, ex 2

Ex. 3-4: Which 3 jobs are the most valuable and which are the least valuable. Explain why.

Ex. 5: Which 4 extra job perks did you think of?

Ex. 6: Hand in your survey results here. Which questions did you ask and how did your family members respond?