How
How we do it
Speaking, listening and speaking again! Whether it is a one-on-one class or it is a group, an on-line or a face-to-face class, English4work
mainly focus the classes on speaking and listening activities in a very dynamic way through videos. study cases, articles from business newspapers or audios.
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Come in and join our student Patricia! The class is about to begin!
Our teacher Michael is ready to take notes regarding Vocabulary, Pronunciation and Grammar
Let´s start the class! I leave you with Michael and Patricia. Good luck!
Let´s start the class! I leave you with Michael and Patricia. Good luck!
Speaking > Warm up. Small talk (10 min)
Michael: "What did you do this last weekend Patricia?", "Any interesting news lately?", "What was the weather like?"
Michael gives feedback on vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar (i.e. , at the weekend NOT in the weekend, right use of the past tenses and words like " to set off" (to leave) or "siblings" (brothers and sisters)
Speaking > Topic of today. Team Building (15 min)
Michael: "Do you prefer to work individually or in a team? Why?", "What 2 advantages and 2 disadvantages can you see in working in a team? Why?"
Michael gives feedback (i.e., a new word "milestone" as a big progress, the use of would like + to + infinitive)
Michael: "Look at the chart. What answers would you give for every column? Why?"
Michael makes sure Patricia understands the meaning of the words in the chart. For example the expression "tread on people´s toes" (figurative speaking > to invade people´s territory), "deadline" (date when something must be finished), "time-wasting" (wasting somebody´s time). First, Patricia will try to guess the meaning through the context before Michael gives the definition in English. Ultimately, the definition will be given in Spanish or Catalan.
Michael: "Patricia, do you think your group would make a good team based on the results? Why? Why not?", "And you?"
Michael gives feedback
Vocabulary > prefixes (20 min)
Michael: "Match the prefixes of the words (1 to 10) to their meaning"
Michael checks the answers
Michael goes through different words ("staff", "personnel", "debriefing session", "range of events")
Listening > Interview
Listen to the 1st part of an interview with...and answer the questions.
Why is team building important in an organisation?
How do you build effective teams?
Listen to the 2nd part of the interview and answer the questions.
1-In the US, who has most influenced about team building?
2- Can you give some examples?
3- How do you apply this in a business?
