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Prepare for quarterly test vocab pre teach

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 20240116 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 tbc Describing your achievements (with present perfect) By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 12 ex 6 grammar speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> 20200212-1948 Questions with present perfect and answers with past simple active grammar 20200404-0823 Present perfect vs past simple active grammar now ----|----|----|---- 1 (2) 3 ≠ 2 points in time → past simple 2) He has worked in this company for many years Does he still work in this company? ✓ yes = 2 points in time

             now
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    1   (2--->3)

(2+3) experience in the past & relevance to today → present perfect I [saw already | have already seen] this film three times ✓ have already seen

             now
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   x  x  x--->3

= many times so far / up to now → present perfect Time markers used with the perfect aspect: so far - yet - already - up to now - since - lately - over the last fortnight (...) Time markers used with the past simple: ago - this time last week - last month - last night - earlier today (...) ]]> 20210630-1227 Points in time vs completed actions active decks deck_of_phrases_past_simple_past_perfect_present_perfect_future_perfect_points_in_the_past_vs_completed_actions.csv active textbook pg 13 ex 7 ~~A B~~ C grammar set for homework pg 13 ex 9 A grammar ]]> 1 Role play role_play active Recycle new expressions and language. Explain how recent changes on the market have affected your business. You are pessimistic & conservative. 〆I have never seen this before. 〆It started in... when we were... 〆I had heard of this in other countries, markets... You think change is a good thing. You are optimistic & open to new solutions. ✓ I have seen it before... ✓ It's not the crisis or the technology! ✓ People have always been naturally resistant to change. ✓ We weren't happier in the past, were we?! active textbook 20231219 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active I've never seen star wars By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 11 ex 3 A B grammar Rescheduled form previous lesson pg 12 ex 5 C reading & vocab I've never seen star wars speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf

last lesson before Xmas break

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 Unit 1.2 It's a first active textbook 20191113-1654 Adjectives with ed vs ing active grammar 20231219-1714 Gradable adjectives active grammar a very an absolutely brilliant, global ∑ adverbs (modifiers) with non gradable adjectives ⇒ absolutely - really ]]> 1 Gradable & ungradable adjectives with modifiers pix/icons8-dictionary-100_white.png active wip xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd_row xml_multi_dd very angry? ✓ I am absolutely furious! → decide if an adjective is gradable or ungradable & put it under the correct heading → find another adjective which has the same meaning & put it under the correct heading → give examples of situations when you felt these emotions → emphasise your descriptions with appropriate modifiers ]]> common modifiers very | really | extremely + gradable adjective absolutely | really + non gradable adjective ]]> 40 10 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8;9;10;11 12;13;14;15;16;17;18;19;20;21;22 active textbook pg 11 ex 4 A B grammar ]]> 2 Gradable & ungradable adjectives with modifiers Describing feelings with gradable & ungradable adjectives and modifiers active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png When did you last feel really embarrassed? Why? 〆someone ignored you when you were asking a question 〆you forgot your wife's birthday What are you absolutely thrilled about? ✓ skiing Are there any actresses you find absolutely gorgeous? ✓ Marilyn Monroe active textbook ✓ travelling around the world ✓ swimming with dolphins Do you need to jump off a plane to have new experiences? ✓ turning over every stone doesn't have to be extreme Would you like to change a baby's nappies on a TV programme? 〆probably not... = trivial task ≠ extreme sports → not always interested in the normality of experiences... pg 12 ex 5 A reading I've never seen star wars Lexical material: Mundane, trivial & ordinary activities pg 12 ex 5 B C reading pg 12 ex 5 D speaking ]]> awkward /'ɔkwə:d/ = making you feel embarrassed; not convenient relieved = feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this reins (to pull on ~) = long, narrow, leather band that is fastened around a horse's neck and is held by the rider in order to control the horse flat-pack furniture = piece of furniture that is sold in pieces in a flat box and that you have to build / construct yourself to rate ~ sb/sth (as) sth | ~ as sth = to have or think that sb/sth has a particular level of quality, value, etc to leave no stone unturned = to try in every way; miss no chance; do everything possible thrilled (about / at / with sth) = very excited and pleased mundane = (often disapproving) not interesting or exciting trivial = not important or serious; not worth considering to totter around = to walk or move with weak unsteady steps, especially because you are drunk or ill/sick to loathe = to hate, despise bonnet = the metal part over the front of a motor vehicle, usually covering the engine to tap into = to make use of a source of energy, knowledge, etc. that already exists recurring = coming back shy = nervous or embarrassed about meeting and speaking to other people; стеснительный are looking look hilarious ]]> 20231212 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active It's a first By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Speak Out Upper Intermediate pg 12 ex 5 C reading & vocab I've never seen star wars speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> Speak Out B2 Unit 1.2 It's a first active textbook tmp_pdf/speak_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg11-3_have_never_seen_star_wars_present_perfect_vs_past_simple.pdf ✓ at a karaoke 〆terrible 〆embarrassed 〆ashamed pg 11 ex 1 speaking pg 11 ex 2 A B listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_7.ogg T / Cl Would you be anxious if you had to change a wheel by yourself? ✓ would feel relieved if someone could help you... pg 11 ex 2 B vocab pg 11 ex 2 C listening speak_out/speak_out_upper_intermediate/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/speak_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_8.ogg → drill intonation ]]> awkward /'ɔkwə:d/ = making you feel embarrassed; not convenient relieved = feeling happy because sth unpleasant has stopped or has not happened; showing this thrilled (about / at / with sth) = very excited and pleased job work ... when a lot of people are ~~hearing~~ listening to you She ~~frightened~~ was afraid that her boyfriend ~~will~~ would never manage to change the wheel ]]> 20231205 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Redirecting objections (with negative questions) Dealing with objections, redirecting objections 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 2.0 Upper Intermediate Questions for persuading, negative questions, dealing with objections pg 67 ex 9 negative questions the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg66-69_questions_for_persuading_negative_questions_dealing_w_objections.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> 4 Praat: doing phonetics by computer (optional homework) 20231116 hw20231128 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg66-69_questions_for_persuading_negative_questions_dealing_w_objections.pdf pg 67 ex 10 speaking → choose one object to sell & prepare a few question tags to persuade your customer → practise question tags & negative questions ✓ sellers ask questions ✓ customers answer without yes / no ]]> 1 Convincing a customer to upgrade pix/icons8-treadmill-100_white.png wip edit_2columns_2qa A new version of your product is available. What arguments can you find to convince loyal customers to upgrade. What objections can customers make to an upgrade? ✓ easier-to-use set of features (...) 〆5% more expensive (...) Role play role_play wip Recycle new expressions and language. Practise question tags and negative questions. A new version of your product is available. Convince loyal customers to upgrade. You have been using the same product for many years, haven't you? Wouldn't you like a faster solution by any chance? ✓ more configuration options available ✓ increased costs will pay off ✓ lower energy consumption You have been with this provider for many years. Ask for a discount, some training... You could give us a discount, couldn't you? You don't happen to have a cheaper solution, do you? We don't want to spend too much time learning how to use the new product, do we?! 〆resistance to change 〆learning curve 〆cost of training 〆likely glitches Role play role_play wip Recycle new expressions and language. Practise question tags and negative questions. A new version of your product is available. Convince loyal customers to upgrade. You have been using the same product for many years, haven't you? Wouldn't you like a faster solution? ✓ more configuration options available ✓ increased costs will pay off ✓ lower energy consumption You have been with this provider for many years. Ask for a discount, some training... You could give us a discount, couldn't you? We don't want to spend too much time learning how to use the new product, do we?! 〆resistance to change 〆learning curve 〆cost of training 〆likely glitches to spoil = to change sth good into sth bad, unpleasant, useless, etc; портить Every All the time I'm thinking in Russian ↔ I think in Russian all the time It would be absolutely ~~unuseful~~ useless Nobody is ~~interesting~~ interested in this collection You should have a ~~wide~~ rich experience to understand... You can ~~compensate~~ change your opinion We could ~~decide~~ solve this question (= problem), couldn't we? ]]> 20231116 16:30-17:30 1.5 1666 active Dealing with objections (with question tags) Dealing with objections, redirecting objections 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 2.0 Upper Intermediate Questions for persuading, negative questions, dealing with objections pg 67 ex 5 question tags the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg66-69_questions_for_persuading_negative_questions_dealing_w_objections.pdf

http://home.speedlingua.com/en/oral-skills/ ]]> 4 Praat: doing phonetics by computer 20231116 hw20231128 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active edit_match_qa edit_2columns_2qa http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/ ]]> Quick start either Praat object > new > record (crtl + r) or Praat object > open > read from file | long sound file → select in left column object imported file | long sound file > view & edit view menu > show analysis > longest analysis 30sec editor & viewer window > pitch > show pitch editor & viewer window > intensity > show intensity Navigating the GUI ctrl + i zoom in ctrl + o zoom out tab play (visible timeline) page up go back on timeline page down go forward on timeline Priorities: = focus on pitch (high vs low) rather than intensity (volume) ]]> Sample of a male native British English speaker's intonation answering questions during an interview src: Market Leader 3rd edition Upper Intermediate - audio cd 1 track 3 ]]> visual

]]> * intensity in green * Hz (pitch) in blue → notice how pitch peaks above intensity (probably a rhetorical question) Comparative analysis of two individuals src: EFL learners level B1/B2 ]]> visual

]]> * sample on the left features a narrow range of frequencies → probably a non-native speaker with a monotone voice * sample on the right features a wider range of frequencies → probably a speaker with more intonation (visible in blue) Comparative analysis of a single individual src: EFL learner level B1 ]]> visual

]]> * 1st sample (left) before training voice modulation * 2nd sample (middle) training voice modulation - take 01 * 3rd sample (right) training voice modulation - take 02 → notice how speaker improves existing potential (already visible peaks in 1st sample) to happen + infinitive = to occur by chance, accident, or without intention by any chance = by accident, without intention steering wheel = wheel that the driver turns to control the direction that a vehicle goes in on to contents You ~~manage to~~ can | are able to drive with a left hand-side steering wheel ]]> muscle /'məsəl/ 20231107 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Questions for persuading 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 Intermediate, 3rd ed Murphy, CUP Unit 52 Question tags

pg 105 ex 51.1 51.2 key to exercise

Check your answers with the key at the end of each file. english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit52_question_tags_w_key.pdf smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business 2.0 Upper Intermediate Questions for persuading, negative questions, dealing with objections the_business_upper_intermediate_2_0_students_book_pg66-69_questions_for_persuading_negative_questions_dealing_w_objections.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> active textbook 〆gender gap is more tangible (women are put on a pedestal) ✓ women use more makeup ✓ men are less dandy ✓ appearance & brand identification are more important ✓ Russian (as well as Chinese) customers are very brand oriented (because they have been missing quality products for decades?) When do buyers take their decision to buy a particular good [before | at point of sale]? ✓ in some countries, B & C segments are more demanding & savvy → decision will be made after comparing prices on the internet & reading customer reviews 〆 in other countries, consumer behaviour & buying decisions will change at the point of sale → sales team may influence choice of purchase (i.e. convince people to buy) How do you close a sale (i.e. convince people to buy)? [open question | closed question | question tag] ✓ question tag ]]> 20210123-1051 Question tags active review grammar_tag_questions_b2_01_selection.csv grammar_tag_questions_b2_02_selection.csv active textbook pg 66 ex 2 negative questions ]]> complaint = reason for not being satisfied; a statement that sb makes saying that they are not satisfied; жалоба to close a sale = to agree to a deal and make a purchase or sign a contract; to proceed with the final and most crucial step in the process of convincing a prospect point taken = to understand a thing that sb says or writes giving their opinion or stating a fact dandy = man who cares a lot about his clothes and appearance are never forget names ~~don't~~ do you? (never = always true → habit, rule → present simple) But you have never ~~get~~ got a complaint yet, have you? (yet → present perfect) ~~Yes~~ No, I'm not (suggesting to invest in...) It's ~~an unknown~~ a little tested | an untested instrument ]]> 20231031 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Auxiliaries and question tags By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1 Impression Putting your foot in it - neither, nor pg 7 ex 3 grammar extra see pg 133 ex 2 writing a response to show agreement / disagreement new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> 20200131-0910 Tag questions active decks deck_of_phrases_question_tags_a202.csv 20200131-0916 Tag questions active grammar 20210123-1051 Question tags active review grammar_tag_questions_b2_01_selection.csv active textbook pg 7 ex 2 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_6.ogg pg 7 ex 3 grammar extra see pg 133 ex 2 3 ]]> Did Were you ~~was~~ born in Europe? ]]> 20231024 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Dealing with embarrassing mistakes, Making comparisons (and so have you, and neither have you) By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1 Impression Putting your foot in it - neither, nor pg 6 ex 3 vocab new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. English Grammar in Use - Intermediate by Murphy, Cambridge University Press

Complete the following exercises Unit 10 Present perfect continuous & simple key to exercise

Check your answers with the key at the end of the file. english_grammar_in_use_intermediate_3rd_ed_murphy_cambridge_unit10_present_perfect_continuous_and_simple_w_key.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> 20210226-0940 Too vs either active grammar 20210226-1001 (and) so + inversion meaning 'too' active grammar active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_5.ogg ]]> 20210226-0923 Inversion after neither/nor active grammar active textbook ]]> active textbook pg 7 ex 3 grammar extra see pg 133 ex 2 writing a response to show agreement / disagreement ]]> abrasive = rude and unkind; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings hardly ever = almost never, seldom so the woman wasn't ~~too~~ either Are you ~~interesting~~ interested in history? I hardly ever go to the cinema ~~last time~~ these days So Neither do you (talking about sth negative) ]]> 20231019 16:30-17:30 1.5 1666 active Putting your foot in it By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 - Eat Restaurant critic pg 137 ex 1 2 grammar Unit 6 new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 1 Impression Putting your foot in it - neither, nor new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> New Inside Out Upper Intermediate B2 Unit 1 Impressions 1 Lead in Making a good, first impression active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How do you make a good, first impression? How do you dress and behave? ✓ dress well ✓ have charming manners → wanting to be charismatic charismatic = having charisma; inspiring enthusiasm Imagine you have to meet a new business partner at a seminar: how would you describe yourself on the phone? ✓ send a selfie When did you last see a forced smile? ✓ when you were trying to apologise for an embarrassing mistake forced = not sincere, not the result of genuine emotions active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg6-7-133_so_neither_nor.pdf pg 6 ex 1 2 3 vocab Functional language: Putting your foot in it pg 6 ex 1 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd01_5.ogg ]]> charismatic = having charisma; inspiring enthusiasm forced = not sincere, not the result of genuine emotions firm = snow may be firm underfoot limp = uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg staring = looking at sb/sth for a long time sleek = smooth and glossy tousled = extremely disorderly husky = deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion shrill = piercing and high-pitched in sound to put your foot in it = to make an embarrassing mistake, a blunder; to lack diplomacy abrasive = rude and unkind; acting in a way that may hurt other people's feelings genuine = sincere and honest, that can be trusted; истинный, настоящий, искренний in order so that my interlocutor understands my level of English I should ~~explain my view~~ describe my appearance ]]> 20231010 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Explaining what you have (just) been doing By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 - Eat Restaurant critic pg 59 ex 3 5 grammar new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> active textbook ]]> 20200411-0917 State verbs (stative vs dynamic meanings) active grammar active textbook pg 59 ex 6 grammar see pg 137 ex 1 2 extra 6 part 1 T / Cl Have you been thinking about renovating your flat? ✓ for some time (perhaps because it looks old fashioned) cooler pg 58 speaking - anecdote ]]> demanding = needing a lot of skill, patience, effort, etc; требующий больших затрат сил cooker cook has just finished cutting onions He's crying because he has just ~~cut~~ been cutting onions It's very ~~hard practice~~ difficult | demanding The Russian market is ready to produce ~~his~~ its own furniture ]]> 20231003 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Restaurant critic By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Unit 6 - Eat How to do restaurant sign language pg 57 ex 3 vocab new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf smartphone or tablet device

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate Unit 6 - Eat Restaurant critic pg 59 ex 1 2 grammar new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf ✓ you were asked if you wanted red wine with fish → replied it was perhaps a joke pg 56 ex 1 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_010.ogg T / Cl How would you react to the waiter in the recording? ✓ might lose patience ✓ struggle to stay polite → ask for some recommendations to end the conversation Would it be impolite to refuse to answer? 〆may seem inadequate 〆might come across as being more stubborn than the waiter → probably doesn't matter Functional language: Being polite & remaining calm T / Cl What language can you use to avoid being rude? → use questions ✓ What would you recommend? → avoid indifference 〆I don't care ✓ I'd love to Have you ever refused to pay for a meal? ✓ because of a mistake in the bill pg 56 ex 2 speaking ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg58-9_137_restaurant_critic_present_perfect_simple_vs_continuous.pdf Describing your favourite restaurant ✓ restaurant critic pg 58 listening & vocab inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_012.ogg pg 58 ex 3 speaking - anecdote ]]> 20201029-1614 Past simple and present perfect continuous active grammar 20230510-1214 Points in time vs completed actions active decks deck_of_phrases_past_simple_present_perfect.csv 20201223-1605 Present perfect vs present perfect continuous active grammar 20210630-1227 Points in time vs completed actions active decks deck_of_phrases_past_simple_past_perfect_present_perfect_future_perfect_points_in_the_past_vs_completed_actions.csv active textbook ]]> to dump = to get rid of sth you do not want, especially in a place which is not suitable lamb = young sheep to disguise sb (as sb/sth) = to change your appearance so that people cannot recognize you posh = elegant and expensive; (sometimes disapproving) typical of or used by people who belong to a high social class square meal = substantial and nourishing meal stodgy = heavy and making you feel very full tablecloth = cloth that you use for covering a table, especially when you have a meal distinctive = of a feature that helps to distinguish a person or thing bland = lacking taste or flavour or tang subtle = evasive or mysterious; hard to grasp flirtatious = behaving in a way that shows a sexual attraction to sb that is not serious attentive = helpful; making sure that people have what they need intrusive = too noticeable, direct, etc. in a way that is disturbing or annoying à la carte = if food in a restaurant is a la carte, or if you eat a la carte, you choose from a list of dishes that have separate prices, rather than having a complete meal at a fixed price set menu = menu where multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged at a fixed total price to rescind /rɪˈsɪnd/ = (formal) to officially state that a law, contract, decision, etc. is no longer valid to revoke = (formal) to officially cancel sth so that it is no longer valid to terminate = (formal) to end; to make sth end patience = ability to stay calm and accept a delay or sth annoying without complaining; терпение, терпеливость to refuse = to say that you will not do sth that sb has asked you to do; отказывать to condemn = to express very strong disapproval of sb/sth, usually for moral reasons; осуждать (not) to stand = to tolerate; сносить not depends doesn't depend on it If I ~~will be~~ were the client, I would... It depends in on what time the meeting is at Many years ago in ~~any~~ some Asian country I don't understand in wine Nobody paid attention ~~for~~ to us They ~~demonstrated the decision~~ condemned our initiative to ~~take~~ sit at a table ]]> 20230926 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 active Ice breakers (when dining out) By the end of this session you will have studied print

Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. New Inside Out Upper Intermediate new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf

Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> active textbook background assessment AOI (area of interest) aluminium trader in an American subsidiary learning history 〆no recent English exams passed ✓ regular lessons with Russian teacher exposure to L2 ✓ only written English correspondence 〆little speaking practice ✓ Czech Toyota representative ✓ Japanese partners spelling ✓ BrEn linguistic expectations ✓ brush up English ✓ more speaking practice ✓ improve listening comprehension (with native Americans) ✓ learn daily vocab & set phrases ✓ review general English grammar (if relevant) goals ✓ no relocation ✓ maintain current level ✓ avoid translating from Russian into English Number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE - Association of Language Testers of Europe) CEF (Common European Framework) Guide, Pearson

Common European Framework, Guide in Pearson - number of teaching hours per level (according to ALTE)

EF - levels & exams concordances

Estimated level speaking B2 / EF 11 grammar B2- / EF 10

]]> New Inside Out B2 Unit 6 Eat active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf ✓ you were asked if you wanted red wine with fish → replied it was perhaps a joke pg 56 ex 1 listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_010.ogg T / Cl How would you react to the waiter in the recording? ✓ might lose patience ✓ struggle to stay polite → ask for some recommendations to end the conversation Would it be impolite to refuse to answer? 〆may seem inadequate 〆might come across as being more stubborn than the waiter → probably doesn't matter Functional language: Being polite & remaining calm T / Cl What language can you use to avoid being rude? → use questions ✓ What would you recommend? → avoid indifference 〆I don't care ✓ I'd love to Have you ever refused to pay for a meal? ✓ because of a mistake in the bill pg 56 ex 2 speaking ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg56-57_eating_out_wrist_language.pdf e.g. asking for the bill ✓ pretend to sign on your palm (...) ✓ WRIST = world restaurant international sign technique ⇒ great topic for entertaining guests when eating out | for breaking the ice pg 57 ex 1 reading & vocab How to do restaurant sign language pg 57 ex 2 reading & listening inside_out/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/new_inside_out_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_011.ogg T / Cl When could you use WRIST? ✓ use WRIST as a topic for ice-breakers when meeting for the 1st time → ask your guest if they know those gestures & mimic set for homework pg 57 ex 3 vocab ]]> to break the ice = to make people who have not met before feel more relaxed with each other WRIST = world restaurant international sign technique (of course, this is a joke) bustling = full of people moving about in a busy way to dash = to go somewhere very quickly pepper mill = mill for grinding pepper to grind sth (down / up) ~ sth (to / into sth) = to break or crush sth into very small pieces between two hard surfaces or using a special machine loosely = not tightly profuse = a lot convincing = that makes sb believe that sth is true; убедительный to bulge = to stick out from sth in a round shape archaic /ɔr'keiik/ = old and no longer used speech therapist = therapist who treats speech defects and disorders a Russian ~~speaking~~ native speaker My ~~word source~~ vocabulary is very poor Every time I ~~trust~~ try to remember Maybe it will be business or any other ~~themes~~ topics I ~~get up~~ raise my hand Can I have a the bill? If I do it myself I use a ~~vocabulary~~ dictionary ]]> 16:15-17:15 1.5 1666 future By the end of this session you will have studied Zoom meeting details Y.Ivnitskiy - D.Potter's Zoom Meeting Meeting ID: 749 5274 4999 Passcode: 5wjc8d https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74952744999?pwd=W5eAO9E9ReUe4SVCsBMgHGjB0mcInM.1 ]]> active textbook ]]> active textbook