LESSON+PLAN+-+2

**On this page you will find a brief outline of what we did in each lesson, the handouts (for downloading), and homework. This means that even if you miss a lesson, you can soon find out and catch up** :-).

** 21 December 2010 ** ~ review of which ones we already know and how they are used + present progressive + going to future + will future
 * ==What we did== || ==Handouts== || ==Homework== ||
 * **future tenses (p 87)**

~ speaking practice using the will future to make predictions (tasks #4 and #5) ||  || **workbook**, p 45, #1 and 2 (if not already done) || ~ review of how this too can be used to make predictions ||  || ~ **workbook**, p 45, #3 and #4 (if not already done ~ **coursebook**, #6 and #7 ||
 * first conditional (p 87)
 * ||  || **workbook**, p 46 #5-8 (if not already done) ||
 * ||  || A long time ago, I gave you a **practice reading and writing paper**. Most of you have not managed to do any of this. Please complete all tasks during the long winter break (end December/early January). ||

** 14 December 2010 ** - cancelled at short notice.

** 7 December 2010 ** ~ how important is it to give customers gifts at Christmas? ||  ||   || ~ after looking at the back of the application form, we decided to postpone taking the exam till June because the oral exam could be up to 4 weeks ahead of the written paper. ~ new date: 8 June 2011. Deadline for application: 15 April. ~ we now plan to comfortable finish the book by March and then focus exclusively on exam practice until June. The schedule for this: to be discussed. ||  ||   || ~ we each took one of the roles (maintenance, purchasing or production manager) ~ we discussed the problem ||  || coursebook p 83, task #6 ~ write the memo to the plant manager (= Lindsey) ~ outline what solutions you found/what you plan to do to solve the problem at the ceramics factory || ~ some of the vocabulary was new to us, for example "to meet demand" ~ we brainstormed collocations with the verb "to meet" || mind map to follow ||  || ~ we familiarised ourselves with new vocabulary (preparation for reading the text): #1 ~ we did the quick reading task (#2): find the right heading for the press release ~ we did the comprehension questions (#3): statement is wrong/right or there is no information about this statement in the text. ||  ||   || ~ we familiarised ourselves with the new vocabulary (preparation for reading the text) ||   || coursebook, pp 88-39 ~ task #3 ~ task #4 ~ task #5 ||
 * =What we did= || =Handouts= || =Homework= ||
 * **warm up discussion**
 * **Exam date**
 * **role play, p 83**
 * **review of homework - exam reading paper**
 * **reading practice, p 86: hydrogen cars**
 * **reading practice, p 88: stategies**

** 30 November 2010 ** ~ what do you (not) like about your job ||  || Exam practice!!! - the reading/writing exam paper I gave you ages ago ;-) ~ just do a little bit on a regular basis until you have finished each section ~ remember: to keep track of the time - how long you need for each task || ~ tasks 9 and 10 ||  || WB, p 42 || ~ p, 82, task #1 || [|problem_collocations.pdf] || WB p 43 || ~ we worked on a dialogue about a problem - what vocabulary is missing (task #2) ~ checking we were correct: task #3 ~ task #4: we each had a problem and asked the others in the group to help us solve it ||   ||   ||
 * =What we did= || =Handouts= || =Homework= ||
 * **warm up discussion**
 * **Grammar, p 81: when and if - the difference**
 * **Vocabulary: verbs that go with "problem"( = collocations)**
 * **Vocabulary and speaking**

** Saturday, 27 November 2010 (9-12) ** ~ why is it important for business people to relax in their free time ||  || speaking exam practice: WB, p 44 ~ make notes for all the ideas on the cards || ~ short discussion about what JIT actually is ~ we read the text and reviewed vocabulary from last week - which is in the text (see task #4, p 78) ~ we completed task #8: questions about the text ~ we discussed how JIT is already applied at Stöbich and where it could be applied ||  ||   || ~ we discussed the philosphy of "poka-yoke" and completed task #1 ~ we identified the problems shown in task #2 and discussed possible solutions ~ task #3: a listening task which gave solutions to the problems. How close were we? ~ task #4: a short written task also testing our understanding of the recording ||  ||   || ~ task #6: we prepared definitions of common devices that are part of our working lives/modern life ||  ||   || ~ smart lids || [|Smart_Lid_unit_8.docx] ||  ||
 * =What we did= || =Handouts= || =Homework= ||
 * **warming up: discussion**
 * **Just in Time, U 8.1, p 79**
 * **Unit 8.2, p 80: Problems and solutions**
 * **Unit 8.2, p 80 - vocabulary practice: definitions**
 * **Unit 8.2, p 81: a poka-yoke solution - reading task (#7 and #8)**

** 23 November 2010 ** ~ using "starter" words, we created sentences using the passive ||  ||   || - using the handout, we worked through how to form the remaining passive structures ||  || ~ workbook pp 40-41 ~ write your own passive sentences that are work related || ~ review of difficult/new vocabulary: task #1 ~ we worked with the vocabulary: tasks 2 and 3 ||  ||   || ~ worked with difficult/new vocabulary: task #4 - that we will need for a reading task (#7, p 79) ||  ||   ||
 * =What we did= || =Handouts= || =Homework= ||
 * **warming up - passive: revision**
 * **Grammar: passive continued**
 * **Unit 8.1, p 78 - supply and demand**
 * **Unit 8.1, p 78 - production philosphies**

** 16 November 2010 ** ~ graffiti and your views on it ||  ||   || ~ putting the sentences back into order ~ analysis of the reasons for this order (what linking words could we find?)
 * ===**What we did**=== || ===Handouts=== || ===Homework=== ||
 * **warming up - a short discussion**
 * **cancelling a contract, p 73 (homework)**

~ discussion about some of the points to consider for the homework task (replying to this e-mail) ||  || reply to the e-mail, task #7 || ~ what actually are the rules about commas in English? || [|punctuation.pdf] ||  || ~ text comprehension ++ scanning for specific details ++ practice of exam task - //right/wrong/text doesn't say// :-) ||  || **want to expand your vocabulary?** ~ what other words do you know that can be .. //-resistant// //-free// || ~we analysed the reasons for using the passive ~ we used a handout and analysed how to produce passive sentences in both present tenses and the simple past || ~ [|passive_pp 1-8.pdf] ~ [|Passive formation_tense overview with samples.pdf] ~ [|Zeiten in Englisch und Deutsch_passiv-activ.pdf] || **exam pratice** ~ a few weeks ago I gave you a reading and writing exam paper. I suggest you try and do some of the exercises from this - as much as you have time for || Brigitte Karin Sergio Werner ||  ||   ||
 * **Punctuation**
 * **manufacturing processes, p 76**
 * **grammar: the passive, p 77**
 * **Present**

** 9 November 2010 ** ~ ordering via the telephone ||  || Just occasionally, life can be a little depressing for a teacher. Here are some of the reasons why: http://tinyurl.com/35p5937 || ~ we interviewed one another about what services our internet providers do/don#t give us ||  || collect together this information and put it into a short "report". Use the following phrases to help you: http://bec-fire.wikispaces.com/Statistics+and+Graphs || ~ quite a complicated recording on what services someone provides. ||  || course book, p 73 #6 ~ put the sentences back into the right order || Brigitte Karin Sergio Werner ||  || workbook pp 37 (shapes and sizes) and 38 (comapratives and superlatives - good for part 2 of the oral exam as well) - as much as you can do ||
 * ==What we did== || ==Handouts== || ==Homework== ||
 * **Speaking practice, p 71, #9**
 * **Survey on colleagues' service providers, p 72**
 * **listening practice, p 73, #4**
 * **Present**

** Saturday, 6 November 2010 ** Brigitte Karin Werner ||  ||   || ~ the advantages for the employer/employee. ||  ||   || ~ word order: it is not usual to "invert" word order ... except after certain words (the list is short). Useful Examples are: //**not only ..., but also / under no circumstances**//. We practised this technique. ~ commas: they are not used in the same way as in German. || [|punctuation.pdf] ||  || ~ review of shapes (nouns and adjectives), e.g. circle/circular ~ using the language: //**What length**// is ... ? / //**How long**// is ... ? (task 3 and 4) ~ further use of the language: guessing an object which a colleague describes (task #5) ||  ||   || ~ input of new vocabulary / review of already-known vocab (task #1). Explaining the meaning of these words ~ reading practice - using the vocabulary to complete a reading text ~ writing a questionnaire (task #2). What experience have you have with an Internet service provider and with other services they provide? ||  ||   ||
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **Present**
 * **Discussion - overtime**
 * **homework - brief review of the problems**
 * **Orders and Contracts, unit 7.2, page 70**
 * **Listening practice, p 71** ||  ||   ||
 * Service providers, p 72

** 26 October 2010 ** Brigitte Karin Sergio Werner ||  ||   || ~ we looked at the first part with the notices: they had caused trouble because of the grammar. Why? Because notices leave out some words e.g. articles, helping verbs || [|Everybody_Somebody_ Anybody_Nobody-all_everything_everybody.pdf] ||  || ~ discussion about which business schools we know ~ discussion about what features would probably be important for people who wanted to do a course here (money no object!) ~ we compared our ideas with those in the book ~ negotiation: personal opinion about which 5 features are the most important ~ reading practice - task k#7 ||  || page 69, task #8
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **Present**
 * **homework - reading paper**
 * **Choosing a business school, p 69**

workbook, page 36 || ~ guessing what the recording "hotels of the future" might talk about (#1) ~ using information from the recording to complete a table (#2) ||  ||   ||
 * **Listening practice, p 68**

** 19 October 2010 ** Brigitte Karin Sergio Werner ||  ||   || ~ we looked at some of the questions in the brochure Brigitte and Karin brought from the hotel they stayed in at the weekend: very interesting and thank you! ||  ||   || ~ good structures/vocabulary which you used in your h/wk e-mails, e.g. Is there any **possibility of** (my/me) be**ing** in Paris in time? is there any **possibility that** I **could/might** be in Paris on time ||  || **If not already done last week:** - workbook, p 35 - comparatives handout: complete the table with "Stöbich typical" words - use technical data/information sheets of Stöbich products and compare some of them (experiment with as many different types of comparatives structure as possible) || ++ choose 3 of the examples and make sentences with them, including "because", e.g. //E-mails are more efficient than faxe//s //**because**// you can send different types of attachment and you do not need an extra piece of equipment (1 computer to another) || ~ guessing what the recording "hotels of the future" might talk about (#1) ~ using information from the recording to complete a table (#2) ||  ||   || ~ completed a table about our last hotel "experience" ~ interviewed a colleague about their last hotel "experience" ||  || **course book, p 68, #5** ~ summarise your experiences: show what things that you experienced were the same and what things were different || ~ all tasks on this page ||
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **Present**
 * **hotel customer service questionnaire**
 * **homework review**
 * **Review: comparatives, superlatives, p 68, #3**
 * ~** reading practice ||  || **course book**, p 67, #4
 * **Listening practice, p 68**
 * **Reading and speaking practice, p 68, #4**
 * ||  || **reading practice, workbook, p 36**

** 12 October 2010 ** Brigitte Karin Sergio Werner ||  || any outstanding homework :-) || ~ practising reported speech - short accounts of what other people have told us recently ||   ||   || ++ choosing the correct way to start and end - a handout about this was already on the wiki ;-) || [|letters_formal_informal.docx] || **workbook**, p 34 ++ do task 1 in the book ++ send or give me #2 (it is not enough to compare your answer with the suggested one at the back of the book). Remember to note down how long it took you to do the task. || ~ reading practice ||  ||   || ~ this was revision of a topic we dealt with some time ago ~ we used pages from a catalogue to compare 3 different types of calculator || [|comparatives_adjectives and adverbs.docx] || ~ use technical data/information sheets of Stöbich products and compare some of them (experiment with as many different types of comparatives structure as possible) ~ **workbook**, p 35
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **Present**
 * **warm up**
 * **Writing Test, part 1, p 65**
 * ~** recognising the level of formality of a piece of correspondence
 * **Products and Services, p 66**
 * **Grammar** (revision): **comparatives and superlatives**, p 67 (box)

~ it would be useful for you if you could add "Stöbich typical" adjectives to the first page of the handout ||

** 5 October 2010 ** Brigitte Karin Werner ||  ||   || ~ practising reported speech - short accounts of what other people have told us recently ||  ||   || ~ task #2: listening - train announcements ~ tasks #3 and #4: choosing a flight from instructions in an e-mail + listening ~ task #5: working with vocubulary for booking a flight ~ task #7: role play - booking your own flight (including commenting on our own recordings) ||  || **workbook**, pp 32-33 || ~ note: details also on p 24 ~ task #1: becoming aware of the style to use (informal or formal) ~ task #2: reading practice ~ task #3: analysis of what makes an exam answer incorrect (why does the example in the book not follow the guidelines for this type of task) ||  || ~ **course book**, p 63, #8 and #9 (e-mail about changes to flight details) ~ copy me in please ~ Karin --> Werner / Brigitte --> Karin / Werner --> Brigitte || On 21 September I gave Brigitte a sample paper. She wanted to copy it and give it to you all. Do you now all have a copy. Note: you can also download the paper direct from the exam page on this wiki ||
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **Present**
 * **warm up**
 * **Arranging business Travel, p 62**
 * ~** revision of how to say the time (click here to find the handout)
 * **Writing test, part 1, p 64** - short piece of internal office correspondence
 * ||  || **Exam practice**: reading and writing paper.
 * Brigitte **: please bring the paper copy to class next week.

** 28 September 2010 ** Brigitte Karin Werner ||  ||   || ~ practising reported speech - short accounts of what other people have told us recently ||  ||   || ~ #6.3: proofreading. A very useful skill to develop for the exam: everyone makes mistakes but what is important is to find them before you send something. This task offered practice in this type of task. ||  || course book, p 60, tasks #4 and #5 (hotel booking enquiries - copy me in, please) || ~ #6.6, defining job titles ~ #6.7-10: listening practice ~ #6.11: mini role play. In pairs, we practised common situations which take place in a hotel. ||  || workbook, p 31 ||
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **Present**
 * **warm up**
 * **Travel Arrangements, p 60**
 * ~** #6.2 reading task to decide whether the hotel's amenities are suitable for a business conference
 * **Travel Arrangements, p 61**

** 21 September 2010 ** ~ reporting about funny or bad travel experiences ||  || Note ~ none of you seem happy to try workbook task #4 on p 27. **However,** it is a very useful task **because** it asks you to practise using linking words. These words are, **nevertheless**, very important for making the quality of what you write good **and** helping you, **therefore**, to improve your writing skills **and** the way you express yourself. ~ please try to find the time to do this task.
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **warm up**

The highlighted words are all linking words!

There is a lot of homework this week. Please do what you can - don't stress yourselves out. || - task 7: anylsis of how reported speech works - moving tenses "back 1" - task 8: analysis of what other changes are necessary - because the "point of view" changes: ++ time words ~ pronouns ++ possessive adjectives - some words do NOT change ++ modal verbs - task 9: reporting what people said ||  || ~ **Workbook** p 30 - all tasks (gap fill exercises: grammar practice) ~ remember 3 conversations you have this week (with neighbours, members of your family, people at work). Be prepared to tell us about them - briefly - next week ... you will of course have to use reported speech to do this! || - practice in our all time favourite exam task (reading text #4: right/wrong/doesn't say) ++ we worked through all the tasks on this page ||  || I gave Brigitte a copy of a reading/writing exam paper. She will copy it for you all. Note: it is also available direct from the wiki on the exam page || - a letter with the paragraphs mixed up ++ when you write, it is important to present the information logically. In this task, we analysed how to do this, what I can do to link each paragraph together ||  || course book, p 59, task #7 - writing a letter || ~ task #1: we looked at the amenities (Ausstattung) which holiday and business hotels offer ||  || course book, p 60, task #2 - reading skills || Brigitte Karin ||  ||   ||
 * **grammar - reported/Indirect speech, p 57**
 * ~** task 6: analysis of sentences which already are in reported speech. We worked out what the original speakers much have said
 * **reading practice, p 58**
 * **further reading practice, p 59** (tasks # 5 and #6)
 * **vocabulary input: travel arrangements, p 60**
 * **Present**

** 14 September 2010 ** ~ what can you do to prepare for a job interview? What tips could you give to someone? ||  ||   || ~ if there is anything missing here but you need it, let me know and I'll prepare it/look into it. || [|going to future vs present progressive with future meaning.pdf]
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **warm up**
 * **date for Saturday sessions**
 * ~** confirmed for November. See above. ||  ||   ||
 * **grammar comment**
 * ~** quite a lot of grammar handouts have already been uploaded onto the grammar page but I think you may have forgotten this :-(. Please check this page out.

We examined the difference last week. This is a summary of our discussions and the examples we used. ||  || - reminder on what pronouns there are ~ handout distributed but it was already on the grammar page || [|Pronouns.doc] || there is a short exercise on this page, which we did orally in class || - adjective word order || [|adjectives_word_order.docx] || ~ complete the exercises ~ add **5** more examples of your own which relate to you and/or your work at Stöbich || ~ difference between **//to lend//** (= to give temporarily) and //**to borrow**// (= to take temporarily) ~ listening comprehension tasks, 4-5 ||  ||   || ~ brainstorming of topical vocabulary (travel documents, people involved when you travel, other travel words): task 1 ~ using the vocab, task 2 ||  || ~ only 5 of the words from the box in task 1 were used in task 2 ~ your homework: write sentences (or a short text) which uses all the other words from the box || ~ listening practice ++ listening for gist (task 3) ++ listening for details (task 4) ||  ||   || Brigitte Karin Sergio ||  ||   ||
 * **grammar**
 * **grammar**
 * **negotiating a bank loan, p 53**
 * **business travel, unit 6, p 56**
 * **business travel, p 56**
 * **Present**

** 7 September 2010 ** ~ positive aspects from the summer break ||  ||   || - course book, 5.2.4 – 5.2.5 - course book, 5.2.6: - work book: p25, p 26, p 27, p 28, #6 || [|already_still_yet.doc]
 * ** What we did ** || ** Handouts ** || ** Homework ** ||
 * **warm up - small talk**
 * **date for Saturday session**
 * ~ 25 September** is not good (Werner away right now). I have sent you an e-mail with the Saturdays I am free and hope we can find something which suits us all. ||  ||   ||
 * **grammar review: going to future vs. present progressive with a future meaning (diary future)**
 * ~** we analysed situations in which these two tenses are used and think that we understand the difference a little better now ... but it is is not that easy! ||  ||   ||
 * **homework check** including revision of key words for present perfect

- this is for you Sergio. Brigitte Sergio ||  ||   ||
 * Note**: All grammar handouts can be found on the grammar page (scroll down to the verbs) || if you are not up to date with this homework, please do all missing exercises e.g. #4, p 27 - workbook ||
 * **Present**