nzhuchkov y23nzhuchkov 20250122 (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) icons8-reading-100.png quarterly test Prepare for quarterly test vocab pre teach functional language grammar focus smartphone or tablet device listening Download onto your phone or tablet and listen carefully. ]]> sbook_plugins/wordlist_generated_from_xml_clog_sbook_for_sbook_session.inc sbook_plugins/payment_history_generated_from_xml_clog_sbook.inc Nikita Zhuchkov zhuchkov94@gmail.com 20240724 bday 30 yrs old Alenka - wife B1+? Head of Innovations New tech & digital products Russian Post Mineapolis University manage-t role MTS - head of R&D Head of Innovations - GazProm Bank e bicycles drones self-service delivery 20231030 head of MTS digital strategy how to use technologies how will evolve in 5-10 years & make profits ~80% resources in English how to remain sustainable (unlike ESG) despite black swans create own Alisa-like virtual assistant or virtual, open source platform analytics & predictions → architecture → data science → cyber security → IT free vpn turbo vpn https://www.ledgerinsights.com/russia-law-digital-asset-sanction-busting-payments/ = alternative to classical instruments (e.g. shares, credits...) ~ cryptocurrency → use for transactions rather than speculation = sanctioned alternative! try cryptocurrency sx 15/18% commission! alternative: buybit peanuts peer2peer cryptocurrency shelp shopping help Figma - UX design 20231225 18:15-19:15 1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Lifestyle Upper Intermediate Risk assessment pg 71 ex 4 grammar lifestyle_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg_70-73_168_risk_assessment_mixed_conditionals.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 69 20231218 18:15-19:15 1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Lifestyle Upper Intermediate Risk assessment pg 71 ex 4 grammar lifestyle_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg_70-73_168_risk_assessment_mixed_conditionals.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 68 20231211 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Finding fixes By the end of this session you will have studied Complete quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w → deadline Friday 20231215 → time allowed: 60min Quarterly test (on-line version) Rescheduled from previous lesson smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 24 Need(n't), don't have to, mustn't pg 49 ex 1 2 3 4 icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete exercises key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit23_24_must_have_got_to_modals_of_deduction_neednt_w_key.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Lifestyle Upper Intermediate Risk assessment lifestyle_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg_70-73_168_risk_assessment_mixed_conditionals.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> Lifestyle B2 67 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What are these 2 men in the photo doing? Are they well equipped? ✓ they are finding fixes ✓ wear a helmet & appropriate outfit fix = (informal) solution to a problem, especially an easy or temporary one Could they have prepared better to such glitches? or are these usual teething problems? ✓ get a ladder (...) glitch = (informal) small problem or fault that stops sth working successfully teething problems = small problems that a company, product, system, etc. has at the beginning If you were in their situation, what would you do? ✓ call maintenance (...) What are contingencies? How do you deal with them? → make contingency plans contingency = events that may or may not happen, possibility black swan = metaphor describing an event which is unanticipated (perhaps because it seemed impossible or because no-one had considered it before), but which has very far-reaching consequences 66 active textbook pg 70 ex 1 speaking ]]> 65 active textbook tmp_pdf/lifestyle_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg_70-73_168_risk_assessment_mixed_conditionals.pdf lifestyle/lifestyle_upper_intermediate/lifestyle_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/lifestyle_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_1.ogg Grammar: Mixed conditionals pg 71 ex 4 grammar ]]> 64 20190618-0937 Conditionals active decks deck_of_phrases_conditionals.csv 63 20190624-1736 active review 62 active textbook conditionals mindmap ]]> 61 teething = small problems that a company, product, system, etc. has at the beginning;Despite different teething problems our company is anticipating a prosperous year 2023 black swan = metaphor describing an event which is unanticipated (perhaps because it seemed impossible or because no-one had considered it before), but which has very far-reaching consequences fix = (informal) solution to a problem, especially an easy or temporary one glitch = (informal) small problem or fault that stops sth working successfully to pre-empt = to prevent something from happening by taking action first runway = long narrow strip of ground with a hard surface that an aircraft takes off from and lands on 60 for waiting for road police traffic officers This is something about what that I did I will walk through up (or down) stairs more careful carefully They finished not in the deadline in time | late | By For | As a result of these reasons, they were not able to check IT systems ]]> 20231204 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Explaining what KPIs should have been achieved (at a performance review) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 24 Need(n't), don't have to, mustn't pg 49 ex 1 2 3 4 icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete exercises key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit23_24_must_have_got_to_modals_of_deduction_neednt_w_key.pdf (optional - same pdf) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 23 Modals of deduction pg 47 ex 1 2 3 4 must and have got to zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 59 20191014-2338 'Should' to give somebody advice active grammar 58 20230202-0916 Must in the past - had to active grammar 57 20230202-0955 Don't need to vs needn't active grammar 56 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. You are disappointed by your team. You are running a performance review. → explain what KPIs should have been achieved You must have been sleeping at our meetings to forget everything about our targets. You can't have been working so many years without knowing how to do such obvious things! You should have planned your workload better. You needn't have wasted time on costs downstream. You could have focused on current expenses. I ought to have fired you long ago! You are an experienced staff member. Disagree with your manager. → explain why objectives couldn't have been reached. Your objectives were completely unrealistic. You can't have been serious! You must have been out of your mind! You needn't have agreed to such tight deadlines. You should have given us more resources... 55 1 Mind reading active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Amazing mind reader reveals his 'gift' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I ]]> amazing_mind_reader_reveals_his_gift_f7pyhn9ic9i.mp4 Do you believe in mind readers, fortune-tellers? mind reader = person who knows what sb else is thinking without being told fortune teller = person who claims to have magic powers and who tells people what will happen to them in the future What is Dave's gift? What will he predict? → watch 1st part (till Dave was only warming up) [01:05] ✓ read people's mind ✓ feel people's bodies & pain gift = talent What is going to happen? → watch 2nd part (till 'it's scary') is going to happen = prediction based on visible evidence Can all this be true, or is it just a scam? ✓ it must have been staged 〆it can't be true scam = clever and dishonest plan for making money It must have been... = modal perfect Do you believe all your life is going to be available online? 〆it can be but it needn't be = it doesn't have to is going to be = intention, plan After watching this viral, will people be more careful? ✓ they ought to be → must create advanced passwords will be = prediction ≠ promise After watching this video, you will be | you are going to be more careful? Would you open an account in this bank? 〆I'm going to be careful = only intention ✓ I will be careful = promise 54 to be out of one's mind = unable to behave or deal with things normally because something has made you very worried, unhappy, or angry scam = clever and dishonest plan for making money 53 up me up every morning Let's continue to work with resources what that | which we have ... to be more loyal for to this bank ]]> 20231127 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Explaining what should have been done and what needn't (at a continuous assessment meeting) Explaining what KPIs should have been achieved (at a performance review) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Upper Intermediate pg 78 ex B modal perfect market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 24 Need(n't), don't have to, mustn't pg 49 ex 1 2 3 4 icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete exercises key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit23_24_must_have_got_to_modals_of_deduction_neednt_w_key.pdf (optional - same pdf) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 23 Modals of deduction pg 47 ex 1 2 3 4 must and have got to zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 52 1 Modal verbs active decks deck_of_phrases_modal_verbs_b202.csv 51 20201003-0932 Must vs have to, must in the past active grammar 50 20191014-2338 'Should' to give somebody advice wip active grammar 49 20230202-0916 Must in the past - had to wip active grammar 48 20230202-0955 Don't need to vs needn't wip active grammar 47 wip active textbook → role play ]]> 46 wip textbook print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Advanced pg 57 ex 5 A grammar speak_out_advanced_students_book_pg58-59-139_family_secrets_modal_verbs_should_ought_neednt_practice.pdf Speak Out Advanced Lexical m aterial: Secrets When should you spill the beans? = tell a secret to someone who is not supposed to know about it pg 56 ex 3 A B vocab set for homework pg 152 vocabulary bank--> pg 56 ex 4 Grammar: Modal verbs & phrases (had better/sooner, needn't...) T / Cl We'd better go now [we have to / it's a good idea] - it's a good idea 'd is the contracted form of [would / had] - had You needn't have done that [you did it but it was not necessary / you did it but it wasn't a good idea] - it was not necessary pg 57 ex 5 grammar ]]> 45 2 20230202 hw20230207 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. You are disappointed by your team. You are running a continuous assessment meeting to find out why they are late on schedule. → explain what priorities were not addressed, what should have been done and what needn't You needn't have considered what is neither important nor urgent! You should have set more time aside in your calendar to cover what was important. Only then could you have better understood what is urgent but not important. Finally, you would have understood what is urgent and important, and should have started with those... You are late on schedule. You are arguing about the mistakes made in your time management strategy with your manager. → explain how you would have prioritised your tasks (80/20 rule, aka Pareto Principle) You needn't have told us to consider what is not urgent nor important in the first place... We couldn't have delegated what is urgent but unimportant because we lack staff! We should have avoided competing priorities by focusing on a single goal at a time. We needn't have tried to address multiple tasks at the same time because it decreased our performance. We ought to have identified the 20% objectives that can produce 80% results and make them the priority! 44 Pareto principle = rule which states that for many outcomes, roughly 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. In other words, a small percentage of causes have an outsized effect 43 in yourself (in your skills) You should have in at first time discussed with me Yes No, I'm not happy with your results By Thanks to this exercise we will understand how will you will self identify your priority by yourself ]]> 20231120 18:15-19:15 1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Upper Intermediate pg 78 ex B modal perfect market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 24 Need(n't), don't have to, mustn't pg 49 ex 1 2 3 4 icons8-hand-with-pen-100.png Complete exercises key to exercise Check your answers with the key at the end of the file english_grammar_in_use_advanced_hewings_cambridge_unit23_24_must_have_got_to_modals_of_deduction_neednt_w_key.pdf (optional - same pdf) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Advanced by Hewings, Cambridge University Press Unit 23 Modals of deduction pg 47 ex 1 2 3 4 must and have got to zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 42 20231113 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Recipes for team building By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Upper Intermediate pg 76 ex A B C D E reading pg 77 Recipes for team building market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B2 Unit 8 Team building 41 active textbook ✓ empowerment [competition | no competition]? 〆 no competition [formal atmosphere | not contrived atmosphere]? 〆 not contrived atmosphere pg 76 ex A B reading pg 77 Recipes for team building T / Cl What other activities could help build team spirit in an informal atmosphere? ✓ board games ✓ modelling clay ]]> 40 20200120-1123 Modal perfect (perfect infinitive) active grammar 39 active textbook set for homework pg 78 ex B modal perfect ]]> 38 20230130-1907 active review 37 20230130-1914 active review 36 active textbook pg 78 ex C speaking → role play ]]> 35 to foster = to promote the growth of to contrive = to make or work out a plan for; to devise contrived = artificially formal; showing effects of planning or manipulation to persist = to refuse to stop; continue firmly or obstinately (in an opinion or a course of action) esp. despite obstacles, remonstrance... dab hand (at sth) = person who is very good at doing sth or using sth pedestrian = without any imagination or excitement; dull DOS = Dept of State, federal department in the United States that sets and maintains foreign policies to cook up = to plan and put together; make up; invent storm = situation in which a lot of people suddenly express very strong feelings about sth to pitch in = (informal) to join in and help with an activity, by doing some of the work or by giving money, advice, etc dispersed = spread over a wide area to resort to = to do something because there is no other way of achieving something 34 find found a cheaper hotel I couldn't have (resorted to) any other option ]]> 20231030 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Team building Recipes for team building By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Upper Intermediate pg 76 ex A B C D E reading pg 77 Recipes for team building market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B2 Unit 8 Team building 33 active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf 〆 only when requested → fewer opportunities for casual conversation, sharing feelings Should you be limited by subject-heading thinking? 〆 probably not ✓ though some agenda is needed → need to have random, creative ideas Will you talk with colleagues without a specific need? 〆 perhaps not because you are stuck in your daily work → need for informal meetings, integration activities pg 76 ex B listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_026.ogg T / Cl Who pulls the team together? ✓ the gluers What do they look after? ✓ pastoral needs = relationship (emotional, 'spiritual') needs of people pg 76 ex C listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_027.ogg T / Cl What kind of role do you usually play in a team [leader | creator | glue | doer]? What does it depend on? ✓ professional experience ✓ personal qualities (...) pg 76 ex D listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_028.ogg T / Cl What form of leadership is more popular in Russia [empowerment | command & control]? ✓ depends on corporate culture ✓ perhaps traditionally C2 What form of leadership is more popular in the US [empowerment | command & control]? ✓ empowered form of leadership ]]> 32 pastoral /ˈpɑ:stərəl/ = relating to the work of a priest or teacher in giving help and advice on personal matters, not just those connected with religion or education to steer = to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops; to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves C2 = command and control form of management (vertical) empowered management = form of management where someone is given an instruction and left to do it how they want to contrive = to make or work out a plan for; to devise 31 's depend depends on team mates ]]> 20231016 18:15-19:15 1.5 lc By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Upper Intermediate pg 76 ex A B C D E reading pg 77 Recipes for team building market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 30 29 20231009 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Describing a business plan & goals (future perfect) - Team building By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Upper Intermediate 2.0 Sustain - Company history, future continuous, future perfect pg 78 ex 4 grammar Rescheduled from previous lesson pg 79 ex 5 6 7 grammar the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg78-79_sustain_company_history_future_continuous_future_perfect.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader Upper Intermediate pg 76 ex A B C D E reading pg 77 Recipes for team building market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 28 active textbook → practise future perfect ]]> 27 active textbook T / Cl What will you be presenting at your next webinar? → future continuous (...) set for homework pg 79 ex 6 practice → use Sustain 5th anniversary ball description (right margin) ]]> 26 20210522-1039 Future continuous for being polite & tentative questions active grammar 25 active textbook T / Cl What will you need to be doing to convince a bank to lend you money?
✓ we are signing a new contract for a big customer (present continuous → arrangement) ✓ in year 6 we are going to build a new plant (going to → intention based on visible evidence) ✓ in year 7 we will be recruiting new scientists ✓ in year 8 we will be employing more staff in sales ✓ the market will be growing ✓ we will have penetrated the African market by year 9 (because there is much sun) (future perfect → time marker) ✓ we will have finished building a new plant by year 10 (...) ✓ it will maximise our turnover (future simple → promise)
pg 79 ex 8 discussion & presentation ]]> 24 20200415-1712 Verbs followed by the present simple with a future meaning (I hope I get...) active grammar 23 2 20230123 hw20230126 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. → practise future forms Your company needs to expand. Explain what you will need to be doing to convince a bank to lend you money. ✓ we are signing a new contract for a big customer (present continuous → arrangement) ✓ we are going to build a new plant (going to → intention based on visible evidence) ✓ as soon as we receive a loan we will be recruiting new scientists (as soon as = when → present simple for a future action) ✓ we will be employing more staff in sales ✓ the market will be growing ✓ we will have penetrated the African market by year 6 (because there is much sun) (future perfect → time marker) ✓ we will have finished building a new plant by year 8 ✓ it will maximise our turnover (future simple → promise) You are a bank manager. Ask how your customer is going to pay back their loan. What collateral can you provide? How are you planning to pay us back on time? Aren't you going to need more resources? What will you do as soon as you obtain this loan? (as soon as = when → present simple for a future action) When do you think you'll have broken even? What return on investment will be reaching by year 3? What guarantees have you got that your supply chain won't be disrupted by some economic crisis? Market Leader 3rd edition B2 Unit 8 Team building 22 active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf ✓ the team leader ✓ makes the goal clear and understandable Building successful teams pg 76 ex A listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_025.ogg ]]> 21 sustainable = involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment black tie = very formal men's clothes worn for a social event, usually including a black bow tie fancy dress = clothes that you wear for fun to make you look like a particular type of person collateral = guarantee to break even = to attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business 20 At In year 8 I will be taking some holiday I'll be your (loyal!) client for years ago to come If you will be faced face with some troubles we have a client who will help to... We need your solution decision in within one month ]]> 20231002 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Talking about a company's history and successes By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Upper Intermediate 2.0 Sustain - Company history, future continuous, future perfect pg 79 ex 5 6 7 grammar the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg78-79_sustain_company_history_future_continuous_future_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 19 active textbook ]]> 18 active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg78-79_sustain_company_history_future_continuous_future_perfect.pdf the_business_mac_millan/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd02/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_audio_cd02_027.ogg pg 78 ex 3 speaking Grammar: Future perfect pg 78 ex 4 grammar ]]> 17 sustainable = involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment black tie = very formal men's clothes worn for a social event, usually including a black bow tie fancy dress = clothes that you wear for fun to make you look like a particular type of person 16 changed forged If it will behaviour some weird behaves in a weird | odd manner She will have be having a meeting from 11 to 12 She will not have writed written up the trip report ]]> 20230925 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Pranav Mistry - The thrilling potential of SixthSense technology Talking about your future By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Upper Intermediate 2.0 Sustain - Company history, future continuous, future perfect the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg78-79_sustain_company_history_future_continuous_future_perfect.pdf zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 1 The thrilling potential of Sixth Sense technology 20230918 hw20230925 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png The thrilling potential of Sixth Sense technology - Pranav Mistry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg]]> 15 1 The thrilling potential of Sixth Sense technology 20230918 hw20230925 active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png The thrilling potential of Sixth Sense technology - Pranav Mistry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg]]> pranav_mistry_the_thrilling_potential_of_sixthsense_technology_yrtanptnhyg.mp4 Do you think that technology makes life harder? 〆learning curve 〆generation gap learning curve = rate at which you learn a new subject or a new skill; the process of learning from the mistakes you make What are the 5 senses? powers that your body uses to get information about the world around you ✓ sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch What is often called the '6th sense'? ✓ intuition What should be the principle of some 6-th sense technology? ✓ technology that you don't need to learn because it is intuitive Why is this technology called 6-th sense? ✓ it is based on intuitive body language = technology adapts to the user and not the user adapts to the technology What obstacles can you think of in implementing Sixth Sense technology? 〆cost of wearable, lightweight electronic devices 〆data privacy 〆intrusion into other people's lives (because not everyone may accept you have a camera turned on all the time) 〆actual, in-the-field deployment in-the-field = away from the laboratory, office, or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment How would you further develop 6-th sense technology? What applications could you develop? ✓ diagnosis of illnesses & self medication ✓ trying on virtual clothes when shopping ✓ choosing make-up & hair dye ✓ VR games (e.g. tennis, skiing...) 14 active textbook 13 20210403-1823 Future simple vs future continuous active grammar 12 wip textbook 11 20210403-1213 Future perfect vs present perfect active grammar 10 20210403-1027 Future simple vs future perfect active grammar Which action is 'in progress'? ✓ (4~5) I will be travelling next week = future continuous Which action is a 'point in time'? ✓ (4.5) I will visit the customer (on Tuesday) = future simple Which action will be completed by a certain time? ✓ (5) I will have signed the contract = future perfect ]]> 9 20230116 hw20230119 1 How to complete a project by its deadline active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa Explain what you need to do to complete your project by its deadline. Before I contact the customer... I'll have rehearsed my sales pitch. I'll have always prepared all my diagnostic questions. to rehearse = to practise or make people practise a play, piece of music, etc. in preparation for a public performance I will be travelling on a business trip and... I'll be flying from one plant to another I will need to recruit a team a month before the peer review starts peer review = professional evaluation of colleague's work Before I leave.., Before I leave I will have signed the relevant papers. Before the peer review starts all participants should have adequate authorisation for visiting the plant. If we want to reach a win/win solution... We will usually have been negotiating for a long time. We will have been preparing well before the meeting. 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Most of common users not don't interact with code In my practice culture | environment It's an additional part of the world who which can help interact By this point From this point of view | In this regard I think I 'm disagreed disagree If I'm not mistake mistaken Your data is not so as secured secure as it seems It 's happened happens every day every all the time I'm totally agreed about it agree with that It's not like as easy as you suppose Before I contact a customer I will have studied his previous experience with us ]]> process /'prɔ,ses/ 20230918 18:15-19:15 1.5 active Course introduction Introduction to job interviews JH | Job hunt debriefing questions By the end of this session you will have studied CV sample - Stanford Read the following CV. → what do you like/dislike about its format? → what techniques can you use to improve yours? https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/sites/gsb/files/Sample-Marketing-Resume.pdf?pid=

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Targeting your CV (chronological, functional vs skills) CV review in googledocs for LinkedIn Writing a covering letter Building a successful social media profile Drafting your self introduction ('headline' section in LinkedIn) - CV update Brainstorming keywords for a social media profile Writing a LinkedIn profile Preparing for an experience interview Anticipating CV-based questions of head hunters Job interview (preliminary screening) Describing education, strengths & weaknesses Experience interview, current achievements Speaking strategies STAR method Minto Pyramid Kinds of interviews - Answering difficult questions Identifying support stories Drilling support stories Identifying single answers for many questions Behavioural questions Case / stress interview --> zoom_meeting.png Zoom meeting details N.Zhuchkov - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 739 2293 0448 Passcode: Z9H9zm https://us04web.zoom.us/j/73922930448?pwd=Eb3FNOWULJZtG3s1NSZbtRyMgYqjKa.1 ]]> 4 active textbook background assessment AOI (area of interest) ✓ Head of Innovations, new tech & digital products - Russian Post ✓ humanitarian background ✓ studied law & public administration ✓ studied programming - computer science learning history 〆last studied in 2018 〆no recent English exams passed exposure to L2 ✓ reading articles & news about competitors 〆little speaking practice 〆lack of active listening practice (e.g. taking notes, attending presentations) ✓ 1-2hr zoom conf calls / month with native & non native speakers (e.g. India) ✓ no psychological barrier in communication → ready for ~5hrs / week homework spelling ✓ AmEn linguistic expectations ✓ business English ✓ future daily presentation needs (2-3 / week) ✓ performance appraisal meetings ✓ leadership ✓ negotiations ✓ occasional general English (grammar) goals ✓ relocating ✓ improve listening & speaking skills to participate actively in meetings ✓ self development in robotics, digital transformation ✓ aspiring career change from project management to strategy (5-10 yrs) possible agenda 202309 language review 202312 LinkedIn & CV update - job interview drills 202401 job hunting - prep to exams 202403-05 language exam(s) Number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE - Association of Language Testers of Europe) CEF (Common European Framework) Guide, Pearson
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]]> 3 1 The thrilling potential of Sixth Sense technology 20230918 hw20230925 active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png The thrilling potential of Sixth Sense technology - Pranav Mistry http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrtANPtnhyg]]> Do you think that technology makes life harder? 〆learning curve 〆generation gap learning curve = rate at which you learn a new subject or a new skill; the process of learning from the mistakes you make What are the 5 senses? powers that your body uses to get information about the world around you ✓ sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch What is often called the '6th sense'? ✓ intuition What should be the principle of some 6-th sense technology? ✓ technology that you don't need to learn because it is intuitive Why is this technology called 6-th sense? ✓ it is based on intuitive body language = technology adapts to the user and not the user adapts to the technology What obstacles can you think of in implementing Sixth Sense technology? 〆cost of wearable, lightweight electronic devices 〆data privacy 〆intrusion into other people's lives (because not everyone may accept you have a camera turned on all the time) 〆actual, in-the-field deployment in-the-field = away from the laboratory, office, or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment How would you further develop 6-th sense technology? What applications could you develop? ✓ diagnosis of illnesses & self medication ✓ trying on virtual clothes when shopping ✓ choosing make-up & hair dye ✓ VR games (e.g. tennis, skiing...) 2 learning curve = rate at which you learn a new subject or a new skill; the process of learning from the mistakes you make in-the-field = away from the laboratory, office, or studio; engaged in practical work in a natural environment 1 what that my level of English it's is not enough A new born city which is builded built in 2016 American style English is widely distributed common | (more) widespread in UAE... In both cases I feel myself very comfortable I have problems with explanation explaining myself by for this reason I have problems ]]>