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AmericanEnglishTransferredFunctionsPresentationsandSpeechesIV60minutes(possibleextensionto120minutes)4-TableofACTIVITY I CHORUS INDIVIDUAL WRITING ANENGLISH ActivityBelowyoufindalistofactivitiesaswellasapre-definedgoalforeachone.Asyougothroughthisworkbook,eachactivitybuildsonthenexttograduallyintroducethestudentintothenewlanguage.Learnhowtomakeanannouncementaboutimportantdecisions,forexampleonstaffcutback.Grasptherelatedwordsandexpressions.IMaincontentsoftheIIWarmMakethestudentsrelaxedandstartthinkinginIIILeadIntroductiontotoday’smaincontentstotheIVFocusLearnthemaincontents;focusonthekeyvocabulary,expressionsorgrammarpoints.VEveryonereadsaloudaftertheteacher;theteacherwillcorrectthecommonpronunciationStudentspracticetoday’smaincontentinsmallgroupsorbyStudentsgivetheirdemonstrationstothewholeclass.RoleplaysorReadingCheckstudentsunderstandingoftoday’scontentandtheirwritingabilities.Fill-intheblanksorUnscramblesentences.IXAnEnglishLetthestudentshavesomefunwithEnglishsothattheyliketocomebacktotheclassnexttime.Bingo,Hangman,Tonguetwisters,Wordmatching….XStudentswilllearnsomerelatedvocabulary,supplementaryreadingsorgrammarexplanations.XISummarizetoday’sclass.Quicklyreviewthekeypointsagainwiththestudents.Givethemsome andletthemknowwhattheyaregoingtotalkaboutnexttimesothattheycouldmakesomepreparationsinI LMEMOREText.Eachstudentwillhaveaseparatecopyofthetext.Teachercanalsoprojectthetextontoascreensothateverybodyisabletoseeitwhentheteacherexplainsthetext)Acompany’sdirectormadeanannouncementaboutanimportantdecision.Seewhatthedecisionis.AnImportantoeveryone,andthanksforbeingherethismorning.Asyoumayhaveguessed,Icalledustogetheratsuchshortnoticebecauseanimportantdecisionwasrecentlymade,andIthoughtitwascrucialthatyoubeinformedrightaway.You'reallconsciousofthefactthatwe'vemadeitourpriorityinthepastyeartoboostcompetitivenessintheEuropeanmarkets.Upuntilrecently,weweren'tequippedtoestablishthepresenceinEuropethatwouldallowustomeetourfinancialgoals.Wewerelookingatalackofbothmonetaryandhumanresources.Butperformancehaspickedupconsiderablyoverthelastfewmonths,andaccordingtonewfigures,ourcompanyisreadytomoveaheadwithtransferringsomeofourresourcesWedorealizethatsuchashiftcanbedauntingandstressful,especiallyforarelativelynewgrouplikeours.However,giventhattheglobaleconomicsituationischangingatarapid-firepace,wehavetodoeverythingwecantoremaincompetitive.Wesimplycan'taffordtoholdoffonenteringtheglobalmarketifwewanttoseesustainedgrowthdowntheline.Soaftercarefulconsideration,we'veoptedtoopenbranchesinLondonandParisoverthenexttwoyears.We'recurrentlynegotiatingthepurchaseofofficespace,andthenewofficesshouldbesetupbynextSeptember.Also,we'vestartedlookingintorecruitinginternallyformanagerialstaff.Consideringthatmanyofourstaffmembersalreadypossesstheskillsneededtorunthenewoffices,wejudgeditmoreefficientandlesscostlyinthelongruntosendsomeoftheexistingmanagementstaffoverseas.Ontheotherhand,wewillberecruitinglocallyforthebulkofcustomerservicestaffpositions,sinceit'smuchmorecost-efficienttodoso.Thedecisiontoopennewbranchesdoesentailsomeseriousconsequences,andIunderstandthatyou'reprobablyanxioustoknowwhatallthismeansinconcreteterms.Icanlyouthat,unfortunay,inlightofseverebudgetconstraints,stafflevelsareliabletobeslimmeddownacrossalldepartmentsnextyear.Intheeventthatcutbacksaremade,theywillmostlikelyconcernpositionsfilledbystaffwhoaresettoretireinthecomingmonths.Iapologizefornothavingmoredetailsonthat,butassoonasIhearmore,I'llletyouknow.Secondly,thebudgetreadjustmentswe'veforecastedwon'tallowustoraisesalariesasmuchnextyearasinpastyears,I'mafraid.Wewouldavoidthisifitwerepossible,butourgrowthpartiallydependsonrespectingthenewbudget.Andweshouldreallytrytolookatthesesacrificesasalong-termWarm- 5Goal:GetthestudentcomfortableandengagethestudenttothinkinAskthestudentssomeverysimplequestionsrelatedtotoday’sForDoesyourcompanyhaveHasyourcompanyslimmeddownthestaffHaveyoueverbeeninvolvedinsuchaStudentscanuseshortorlongsentencestoansweraccordingtotheirownlanguageabilities.ThepurposeistoletthemrelaxandgetintotheEnglishenvironment(startthinkinginEnglish).Lead- 10Goal:IntroductionofthelessonNexthavesomevolunteersreadthetenparagraphsofthetextforthewholePartAnImportantoeveryone,andthanksforbeingherethismorning.Asyoumayhaveguessed,Icalledustogetheratsuchshortnoticebecauseanimportantdecisionwasrecentlymade,andIthoughtitwascrucialthatyoubeinformedrightaway.You'reallconsciousofthefactthatwe'vemadeitourpriorityinthepastyeartoboostcompetitivenessintheEuropeanmarkets.Upuntilrecently,weweren'tequippedtoestablishthepresenceinEuropethatwouldallowustomeetourfinancialgoals.Wewerelookingatalackofbothmonetaryandhumanresources.Butperformancehaspickedupconsiderablyoverthelastfewmonths,andaccordingtonewfigures,ourcompanyisreadytomoveaheadwithtransferringsomeofourresourcesoverseas.PartWedorealizethatsuchashiftcanbedauntingandstressful,especiallyforarelativelynewgrouplikeours.However,giventhattheglobaleconomicsituationischangingatarapid-firepace,wehavetodoeverythingwecantoremaincompetitive.Wesimplycan'taffordtoholdoffonenteringtheglobalmarketifwewanttoseesustainedgrowthdowntheline.Soaftercarefulconsideration,we'veoptedtoopenbranchesinLondonandParisoverthenexttwoyears.We'recurrentlynegotiatingthepurchaseofofficespace,andthenewofficesshouldbesetupbynextSeptember.Also,we'vestartedlookingintorecruitinginternallyformanagerialstaff.PartConsideringthatmanyofourstaffmembersalreadypossesstheskillsneededtorunthenewoffices,wejudgeditmoreefficientandlesscostlyinthelongruntosendsomeoftheexistingmanagementstaffoverseas.Ontheotherhand,wewillberecruitinglocallyforthebulkofcustomerservicestaffpositions,sinceit'smuchmorecost-efficienttodoso.Thedecisiontoopennewbranchesdoesentailsomeseriousconsequences,andIunderstandthatyou'reprobablyanxioustoknowwhatallthismeansinconcreteterms.PartIcanlyouthat,unfortunay,inlightofseverebudgetconstraints,stafflevelsareliabletobeslimmeddownacrossalldepartmentsnextyear.Intheeventthatcutbacksaremade,theywillmostlikelyconcernpositionsfilledbystaffwhoaresettoretireinthecomingmonths.Iapologizefornothavingmoredetailsonthat,butassoonasIhearmore,I'llletyouknow.Secondly,thebudgetreadjustmentswe'veforecastedwon'tallowustoraisesalariesasmuchnextyearasinpastyears,I'mafraid.Wewouldavoidthisifitwerepossible,butourgrowthpartiallydependsonrespectingthenewbudget.Andweshouldreallytrytolookatthesesacrificesasalong-terminvestment... 30Goal:Understandthemainfocusandlearnvocabulary,expressions,andgrammarQuestionstotheWhatwasthecompany’spriorityinthepastWhatwillbethecompany’sdauntingandstressfulWherewilltheyopenWhenwillthenewofficesbesetWhyarethestafflevelstobeslimmedExplaintheExplainthetext,especiallythekeyvocabularyrelatedtocompany’sreadjustmentanddevelopment:crucial,conscious,priority,boost,competitiveness,presence,monetary,daunting,rapid-fire,sustained,opt,recruit,internally,managerial,bulk,cost-efficient,entail,consequence,concreteterm,inlightof,constraint,liable,slimdown,cutback,readjustment.Makesurethestudentscouldunderstandtheirmeaningsandcanusetheminasentenceorshortphrases. Ofextremeimportance;vitaltotheresolutionofa Knowingandperceiving;havingawarenessofsurroundingsandsensationsand Precedence:statusestablishedinorderofimportanceorurgency. Promote:contributetotheprogressorgrowthof. Anaggressivewillingnesstocompete. Thestateofbeingpresent;current Relatingtoorinvolving Discouragingthrough Quickly,withminimaltimebetweenoccurrences. Maintainedatlengthwithoutinterruptionorweakening. Choose:selectasanalternativeoveranother. Enroll:registerformallyasaparticipantor Onorfromthe

Majority:thepropertyresultingfrombeingorrelatingtothegreaterinnumberoftwoparts;themainpart. Productiverelativetothe Haveasalogical Aphenomenonthatfollowsandiscausedbysomepreviousconcrete Thedetailedinlight Given, Thestateofbeing Apt:atriskoforsubjecttoexperiencingsomethingusuallyslim Reduce:takeoff Areduction tyor Theactofadjustingagain(tochangedChorusRepetition 2minutesGoal:TheentireclassreadsthetextaloudwiththeinstructorcorrectingpronunciationerrorsThewholeclassrepeatsthedialogaftertheteacher.Correcttheirpronunciationslaterandmakesuretheyallrememberthatandnottomakethesamemistakesagain.Commonpronunciationmistakes:crucial–conscious–priority–monetary–sustained–recruit–liable–entail–managerial–Individual 5Goal:StudentspracticeingroupsontheirLetthestudentspracticethedialoginsmallgroupsorbythemselves.Teachercorrectstheirpronunciationmistakeswhilewalkingaroundtheclassroom.Commonpronunciationcrucial–conscious–priority–monetary–sustained–recruit–liable–entail–managerial– 10Goal:StudentsroleplaythetexttotheentireAsksomestudentstostandupandreadthetext.Otherstudentslistencarefullyandcorrecttheirpronunciationmistakeswiththehelpoftheteacher.Theonewhomakesfewermistakeswillbethewinner.Writing 7Goal:StudentscompletethetextbelowtobetterunderstandtheirlevelofwritingproficiencyandwrittencomprehensionUnscramblethesentences:Makesentencesbyputtingthefollowingwordsorphrasesintotherightorder.(Eachstudentwillhaveaseparatecopyofthisexercise.Teachercanalsoprojecttheexerciseontoascreensothateveryoneisabletoseeitwhentheteachergivesoutthecorrectanswers).us,Icalled,atsuchshortnotice,becauseof,together,animportantshould,you,rightaway,informed,alackof,were,we,lookingat,human,resources,monetary,boththeglobalmarket,we,simply,affordto,on,holdoff,entering,opted,we've,to,branches,open,inLondonandParis,thenexttwoyears,sustained,wantto,we,see,downtheline,be,will,it,moreefficient,lesscostly,and,inthelongsevere,inlightof,budgetconstraints,areliableto,stafflevels,slimmeddown,aremade,cutbacks,intheeventthat,they,mostlikely,will,manyofus,I,not,having,apologizefor,onthat,moreAnEnglish 8Goal:Introduceafewgamestothestudents,suchasHangMan,Bingo,andwordcrucial,conscious,priority,boost,competitiveness,presence,crucial,conscious,priority,boost,competitiveness,presence,monetary,daunting,rapid-fire,sustained,opt,recruit,internally,managerial,bulk,cost-efficient,entail,consequence,concrete,constraint,liable,cutback,readjustment,partially,negotiatingLetstudentschoose5wordsfromtheabovelistandwritethemdownonapieceofpaper.Theyshouldchoosedifferentwords.Thentheteacherwillreadthewordstothewholeclass.Studentsmarktheirwordseachtimetheteacherreadsthesameone.Thefirststudentthatgetsalltheirfivewordsreadbytheteacherwins.Playthegameforfourtimes. 10Goal:Studentsareintroducedtorelatedvocabulariesandsupplementalreadi