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Today did a short vocabulary quiz and started the lesson. I had you prepare your job interview.
I am expecting Yassine's notes.
As I will be absent on Wednesday, January 13th your homework is to be done for Wednesday, January27th.
You will have to be ready to go through a job interview without your notes.
Today, after a short vocabulary quiz on the last lesson we worked on words. We used the dictionaries to help us find the words derived from the adjectives
given page 18.
ADJECTIVES ------------ NOUNS---------------- TRANSLATION INTO FRENCH
Competitive
Competitiveness Compétitivité
Competitivity Concurrence
Dead
Death La mort
Deep
Depth Profondeur
Diverse
Diversity Diversité, variété
Employ ( = verb)
Employement Emploi
Flexible
Flexibility Flexibilité, souplesse
Free
Freedom Liberté
Friendly
Friendliness Attitude amicale
Happy
Happiness Bonheur
Ill
Illness Maladie
Long
Length Longueur
Mobile
Mobility Mobilité
Secure
Security Sécurité
Selfish
Selfishness Egoïsme
Strong
Strength Force
Warm
Warmth Chaleur
Wide
Width Largeur
After the correction of this exercise I gave you a few remarks about some common mistakes you made in the exercise of the blog.
Richard seems to have a near perfect work/life balance.
2 expressions
-To have a work/life blance
-To combine one’s professional life with one’s private life
GRAMMAIRE:
Adjectif : mot invariable en anglais qui qualifie un nom et se place devant le nom qu’il qualifie.
Today we started a new sequence. New York and Immigration to the US
A photo of New-York
This photo is a photo of New-York.
It was taken from Manhattan. Itmay have been takenfrom a chopper, because we can see skyscrapers and the Ocean from the
top.
In the distance we can see the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. The photo was taken before the terrorist attack ( 9/11 ), when the Twin
Towers collapsed.
On September 11th, 2001. I was 8 years old.
I remember being shocked. I was scared.
Ellis Island used to be an immigration station for people who wanted to come and live in America.
Exprimer le doute: I think, I suppose, Maybe, I guess
Today, there were four people missing.
Here is what we did.
First we did a recap of what you learnt two weeks ago.
Secondly, I asked you to give the dos and don’ts of Video 2: What are your strengths?
You had to do this as homework. Only one person, Floriane had done her homework. Consequently, as it is impossible to progress without learning, you will have a short quiz every time we meet, that
is to say at every English class, starting tomorrow. I will test your skills in learning your lessons…
I hope this will make you realize that being a student is also about learning ...
Thirdly, we started to get prepared for the final objective: a simulation of a job interview.
The job you are to apply for is: P.A. (Personal Assistant)
This job requires skills in three fields (domains) Commerce, Accountancy, Paperwork (administration)
Using all the work done before, you had to work on various points
1. Present yourself
2. Show you have read the job description
3. Speak about your strengths in a professional context
4. Sell yourself by giving examples of your skills and knowledge.
You did a good job. You worked hard. Good.
You asked me a lot of words and expressions in English.
I
Vocabulaire :
Job description : profil du poste
Team spirit : esprit d'équipe
To bring (Brought, brought) : apporter
To get (got, got) : obtenir
A cityhall (townhall) : mairie
The turnover : CA
An invoice : une facture
To see (saw, seen) : voir
I want to climb the corporate ledder : je veux évoluer dans l'entreprise.
I have a degree in accounting : j'ai un diplôme en comptabilité
I have knowledge in + N : j'ai des connaissances en...
I have skills in + N : j'ai des compétences en...
I have team spirit : j'ai l'esprit d'équipe
Thank you Monica for your notes
This work is to be finished for Wednesday, January 6th.
You will have to go through an interview for a PA job. You will not be allowed to read your preparation. AND OF COURSE THE LESSON IS TO BE LEARNT AND KNOWN.
Today, we worked on how to make a question in English.
So we filled in a file, you will find by clicking on the following logo.
We made two remarks concerning the "wh words" How much +indénombrables ex: How much money do you have? How many + dénombrables ex : How many brothers have you
got?
AND
- What is he like? pose la question sur le caractère de la personne : réponse possible : He is nice
- What does he look like? pose la question sur le physique de la personne: réponse possible : He is tall
Attenion: Like ici est un adverbe dont le sens est : comme.
Then I gave you an exercise to do for next time
So Homework for Tuesday, December 15th: learn and do the exercise on your copy-books.
Today we worked on the correction of your essays. I handed you a file I called: fiche d'auto-correction d'une rédaction en anglais. You had to list all the mistakes
you made and to find the right words or expressions.
Today, we started with the correction of the exercise on quantifiers
CORRECTION DU DEVOIR SUR LES QUANTIFIEURS
I’d like some cheese…
There isn’t any milk. Ex: il n’y a pas de chaises = There aren’t any chairs .
Have you seen anyone in the place?
There were a few mistakes…
I think you eat too many cakes.
I haven’t got a lot of/much time…
If you don’t know the answer, ask someone else.
He’s poor, he has so little money.
I don’t like my new boss, he speaks a lot but he says nothing.
I have little time to go to the swimming pool, I have too much work.
Peter is here, he arrived a few days ago.
Did you put any sugar in the
coffee?
Parce qu’il y a une offre = some
Hello, welcome! Would you like something to drink?
She isn’t a good mother; she’s got little patience with her son.
Where are you going? Nowhere – I’m staying here.
Voc:
I’d like/ I would like = je voudrais
There is + sing
= il y a + quantité
There are+ pluriel
Quelqu’un = someone
Quelqu’un dans une phrase interrogative et négative = anyone
Some = exprime une quantité non précisée
Any = exprime une quantité non précisée pour les phrases interrogatives et négatives
Trop = too much + indénombrables / too many + dénombrables
To answer ≠ to ask
Répondre Demander
Peu de + dénombrables = few
Peu de + indénombrables = little
To seem = sembler/ paraître
Which allows to = ce qui me permet de
Composés desomeetany
Someone
Then we worked on the translation of the script of the oral comprehension we did last week.
SCRIPT: traduction
Interviewer : A 39 ans, Richard, vous êtes directeur en informatique pour une entreprise pharmaceutique et vous semblez avoir un
équilibre presque parfait entre votre vie professionnelle et votre vie personnelle.
Richard : Oui, je suis satisfait de ma situation actuelle. Mon bureau est à une demi-heure en voiture de chez moi près de Winchester. Je
finis à 4h de l’après-midi chaque jour, ce qui me permet d’être à la maison et prendre le thé en fin d’après-midi avec mon épouse Samantha.
Interviewer : Mais après avoir travaillé 9 ans et demi dans la même entreprise, on vous a offert un emploi …
Richard : Oui, c’est fantastique, il offre de nouveaux défis et des opportunités excitantes. Mais l’équilibre entre la vie
professionnelle et la vie privée est différent. Mon temps de trajet sera doublé. Je devrai travailler plus et ne serai libre que le week-end...
Vocabulaire:
to apply for a position = postuler pour un poste (un emploi)
I wonder= je me demande
to prevent+V+ING = éviter de +V
currently= actuellement
Thank you Amandine for your notes
Homework for Thursday, December 10th
Learn and file the lesson
Travailler la traduction du script, le vocabulaire et les structures pour phrases de thème la semaine prochaine.
Today we corrected the test. We did not have time to correct the essays.
So next week you will have to work with the "fiche d'auto-correction".
Je vous conseille fortement de revoir comment se forme le conditionnel présent. Allez dans les rubriques qui se trouvent sous celles des classes sur le blog et cherchez le cours.
Today we worked on a new video by videojug that showed us a simulation of a job interview.
You can see the script and the sound track of the video on the article posted on Wednesday, November 25th.
The Question dealt with was: What are your strengths ?
Exactly like in the last video we saw three people. Actually, we saw the same women: the job consultant, the employer and the applicant. You told me what you
understood and you talked about the:
Dos
- The applicant must speak about his/her skill in relation with the job
- Give examples of his/her strengths in relation with the job
Don'ts
- The applicant musn't speak about his/her strengths in relation with his/her personal life
VOC:
It's up to you
It's your call/choice
To apply for a job : postuler pour un emploi
Strong <- STRENGTHS : here skill/qualities/good points
fort <- force
strong = strength
weak = weakness
Tidy : en ordre
Easily : facilement
My desk : mon bureau
To tidy : ranger
My stuff/ my things : mes affaires
Actually : en fait
Relevant : pertinent
To highlight : surligner
YOUR STRENGTHS :
Cindy . Dynamic and a responsible person (attention: responsIble) Mariam . Organised Franck . I'm good at public relations Leslie . Serious Elizabeth . Punctual Mylène . Motivated Amandine .Determined Sabrina . Self-reliant :autonome Aîssata . Open-minded :ouvert d'esprit Hakima . A perfectionist Elvine . Versatile Amadou . Good at communicating with people Samina . Organised Nawal . Organised
Amadou first said that he was perfect but as the saying (le proverbe) goes: Practise makes perfection
Elvine is versatile.It means that she has skills in accounting, marketing, commerce and communication.
Then we did another oral comprehension exercise. You had to find the missing words in the script.
Homework for Wednesday, December 16th
Learn and file the lesson
Chercher vos points forts àdévelopper dans un contexte professionnel.
What did we speak about last week ? P.19 Interview 1: Richard’s professional life vs.(versus) personal life
= working life = private life.
The work/life balance = is the balance you find between your private and professional life.
Richard is an I T manager. Example:How often do you go the cinema?
How much does it cost?
How many brothers do you have?
How long does it last? ( Combien de temps cela dure - t - il? )
Interview 2:
She has problems combining her work with her motherhood. VOCABULARY: How many + plural = combien + dénombrables. How about + N/ + V + ing?= à propos de…? What about + N + ing
? Marital status = married,single=
célibataire, divorced,widowed= veuf. Schedule= emploi du temps. How often= à quelle fréquence, How long= combien de temps,How much + sing= combien + indénombrables.
Guilt= culpabilité,Guilty= coupable,
To struggle= To fight.
For a half hour we worked on the irregular verbs and the preterit.
Next Tuesday, there will be a quiz on the irregular verbs and there are a few sentences to translate as homework
SEE Tuesday, November 24th group 2
The other half hour was devoted to working with our English assistant.
Today, we did a short quiz. 12 irregular verbs and four sentences to translate into English. Il a oublié son manteau hier
Nous avons envoyé une lettre le mois dernier
Il m'a vue la semaine dernière
Son professeur lui a dit d'écrire son nom sur le tableau.
Then you decided to write something about the use of the preterit in English.
Here what you said:
On utilise le prétérit pour des actions passées, datées, antérieures au moment ou l'on en parle. Quelques indicateurs du prétérit ( yesterday, last month, last week, last Monday, ago ...)
Formation du prétérit: 2 types de verbes
_ Verbes réguliers:
3 prononciations de [ed]
.[id] wanted
.[t] washed
.[d] coloured
ex: We washed Peter's car last month
_Verbes irréguliers:
A apprendre par coeur
ex: He forgot his coat yesterday
Pour les questions au prétérit simple on utilise "did"
ex: What did you wash ?
Pour les négations au prétérit simple on utilise "didn't"
-First, it will allow you to watch and listen to a job interview in English
-Second, it is designed to give you some training for your future oral exam called the CCF(=Contrôle en Cours de Formation) that you will take during
the second term of next year where you will have to explain in English what you understand from a video or a recording in English.
Document: Job interview 1
Why don’t you tell me about yourself
?
IS A QUESTION THAT CAN BE ASKED IN A JOB INTERVIEW
I) PresPresentation of the document
What- Who- Where
-This document is video coming from a British website called videojug
-Topic: Tips an how to answer that question: why don't you tell me about yourself at a job interview?
We can see: A career consultant
A person who plays the role of the employer
A person who plays the role of the job applicant, the job seeker
The dos
Ce qu’il faut faire
The don’ts
Ce qu’il ne faut pas faire
A job applicant must talk about his/her professional experience
He/she must sell himself/herself
A job applicant mustn’t speak about his/her hobbies
A job applicant mustn’t speak about himself/herself
GRAMMAR:
most effectively = le + efficacement
OBSERVONS:
You'd most likely get asked
=YOU WOULD+LIKELY+GET ASKED
Most likely= le plus probablement
Would à toutes les personnes +verbe est la marque du conditionnel présent : would + V
Did you put any sugar in the
coffee?
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