nlmkitscp2501 nlmkitscp2501 20240328 icons8-reading-100.png quarterly test Prepare for quarterly test 〆no dictionaries 〆no language notes → complete as h/w (annotate the pdf or attach a docx file with your answers) → send back by e-mail by Friday 20230317 → time allowed: 60min (the url will be available here later) (the file will be available here later) vocab pre teach functional language grammar focus smartphone or tablet device listening Download onto your phone or tablet and listen carefully. https://online-readyskill.ru/ Login: admin@rdskl.ru Password: RS2020 http://www.ictnle.com login: nlmkitspc2501 password: y24nlmkitspc2501 Teacher Ready Skill 6:36 PM Ekaterina, I've just realised there is NO interaction possible in b/o rooms with the pdf that I uploaded earlier. I can't make it bigger or smaller, I can't move to the next slide either... or have I missed sth? Update - if I take the presenter role I can resize but I can't change slides forwards / backwards Update - can change slides in the main session → check in b/o rooms if possible too ]]> xml sbook_plugins/wordlist_generated_from_xml_clog_sbook_for_sbook_session.inc 20240328 18:10-19:10 1.5 active How can cultural differences impact global teams? (B2) How can cultural differences impact global teams? Team building Recipes for team building Motivating teams with intrinsic and extrinsic factors 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 3rd edition Upper Intermediate Case study Motivating the sales team pg 80 reading Background market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg80-81-136-138-142_case_study_motivating_the_sales_team.pdf Обсуждения в отдельных онлайн комнатах - BigBlueButton Управлять комнатой может тот участник, кто: 1) подключился с компьютера 2) использует браузер Google Chrome или Firefox 3) открыл в соседней вкладке сайт www.ictnle.com логин: nlmkitspc2501 парол: y24nlmkitspc2501 4) Поделитесь с собеседниками вкладкой ictnle.com в браузере 20240125_Обсуждения_в_онлайн_комнатах.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B2 Unit 8 Team building active wip 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 ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg76-78_recipes_for_team_building_modal_perfect.pdf ✓ power distance (i.e. importance of hierarchy) ✓ individualism vs collectivism 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 ]]> wip 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 ]]> 2 20230202 hw20230207 Role play wip 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! 1 Motivating an international sales team active edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png How can cultural differences impact global teams? visual → answer the questions ]]> What kind of motivators work best with well-paid, experienced staff [extrinsic | intrinsic]? ✓ probably intrinsic e.g. self-satisfaction, challenging goals, professional recognition → not interested in just making more money 〆extrinsic e.g. financial remuneration, promotion intrinsic = inherent, essential; belonging naturally (intrinsic value) extrinsic = not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside What motivational factors are more likely to succeed in the long term? ✓ intrinsic factors → self-satisfaction, professional recognition, work-life balance → teamwork with particular individuals, managers... 〆extrinsic factors ↔ hygiene factors that may not last long → depends on work culture, purchasing power & average income per capita in each country Herzberg 2-factor theory = motivators will fail if hygiene factors are not satisfactory hygiene factor = feature of a job that will make a worker unhappy if it is not provided, for example fair pay or comfortable working conditions: Hygiene factors are those which are necessary for people to work, not those that actually motivate people to work harder What could motivate staff in an industrial city located in a largely agricultural county in central England like Leicester? ✓ decent work life balance = intrinsic factor What problems can managers have when trying to motivate sales teams as opposed to other teams? ✓ success depends almost exclusively on money ✓ competition amongst sales reps ✓ too much pressure (...) active wip textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg80-81-136-138-142_case_study_motivating_the_sales_team.pdf T / Cl What problems does David Seymour have? 〆sales below target 〆low morale 〆Asian expansion in doubt 〆launch of new products next year under question → team members are not working together?... pg 80 David Seymour - reading T / Cl Is tighter control the right tool to improve sales performance of team members motivated most likely by intrinsic factors? 〆 probably not pg 80 David Seymour's plan T / Cl Do you agree with his ideas? 〆no individual commission might not be fair 〆being the least successful performer 〆weekly reports reminiscent of micromanagement → no team building actions pg 80 listening sales meeting market_leader/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/market_leader_3rd_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_030.ogg T / Cl What solutions do you agree with? Why? (...) pg 81 task 1 2 3 4 5 6 pg 136 director 1 T / Cl Who is guilty of poor sales results [team | David]? ✓ probably David → find a new manager pg 142 director 2 T / Cl What would you recommend [fire David | move him to another department | provide him with training]? ✓ many members are quite experienced already! → difficult team to manage (...) Who needs training? ✓ David (team-building rather than motivating) ✓ Natalya (sales) ✓ Hank (interpersonal skills) (...) pg 138 director 3 T / Cl Would you replace David with Chang? 〆too polite 〆not assertive enough in meetings → needs training Has Chang got greater potential for leadership? 〆training may not change mentality ✓ likeable & cooperative → can bring the team back together = people person pg 136 director 4 T / Cl Could Sonia be a good match to improve the team's morale? 〆 workaholic ]]> active wip textbook DVD case study commentary Feedback T / Cl What are David's mistakes according to the consultant? 〆no common ground (what is 'success'?) 〆no shared criteria 〆changes in compensation like opening a Pandora's box 〆no alignment of the team 〆DS isn't a good listener → should encourage team to communicate together rather than one to one What should monthly reports provide? ✓ celebrate success together (perhaps a little too formal?) ✓ indicate where help is required What conclusions can be drawn? 〆either David shouldn't be given a warning (yet) or be fired immediately → David needs support, continuous training in team building = mistake of HR in hiring him in the 1st place ⇒ recruit a new manager to start team building from scratch?... ]]> 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 persist = to continue to do sth in spite of difficulties or opposition, in a way that can seem unreasonable to win over = to convince; to make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something to get the picture = to get the meaning of something to pull your weight = to do your full share of work; do your part to have a quiet word in sb's ear = to talk in secret to put off = to hold back to a later time compound = thing consisting of two or more separate things combined together to compound = to make sth bad become even worse by causing further harm, e.g. The problems were compounded by severe food shortages intrinsic = inherent, essential; belonging naturally (intrinsic value) extrinsic = not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside Herzberg 2-factor theory = motivators will fail if hygiene factors are not satisfactory hygiene factor = feature of a job that will make a worker unhappy if it is not provided, for example fair pay or comfortable working conditions: Hygiene factors are those which are necessary for people to work, not those that actually motivate people to work harder purchasing power = money that people have available to buy goods with in that they will have a work tomorrow This report is quite | really enough at all If he will be is provided with more training, he will work better ]]> to vary /'veri:/ 20240321 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Travelling and experiencing different cultures Can you experience different cultures without travelling? By the end of this session you will have studied The Point of Travel We travel more than ever but rarely pause to ask ourselves why we’re going – or what we should be trying to change about ourselves by taking off. by http://www.theschooloflife.com produced by http://www.sophiekokogate.com/ - in collaboration with Mad Adam: http://www.madadamfilms.co.uk #TheSchoolOfLife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaExiKsvt9A (optional) smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. travelling_and_experiencing_different_cultures_ictnle.pdf Обсуждения в отдельных онлайн комнатах - BigBlueButton Управлять комнатой может тот участник, кто: 1) подключился с компьютера 2) использует браузер Google Chrome или Firefox 3) открыл в соседней вкладке сайт www.ictnle.com логин: nlmkitspc2501 парол: y24nlmkitspc2501 4) Поделитесь с собеседниками вкладкой ictnle.com в браузере 20240125_Обсуждения_в_онлайн_комнатах.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> 1 Lead in active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Why do people enjoy travelling? What do they experience? visual → answer the questions]]> What are your most memorable travels and impressions from them? What cultural differences have you noticed while travelling? What struck or surprised you while travelling? How have your travels changed your view of the world and your values? 2 The Point of Travel active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Is travelling a therapy? When you go on holiday, do you choose a particular destination because you believe it's going to help you get better? What is the point of travel? The Point of Travel We travel more than ever but rarely pause to ask ourselves why we’re going – or what we should be trying to change about ourselves by taking off. by http://www.theschooloflife.com produced by http://www.sophiekokogate.com/ - in collaboration with Mad Adam: http://www.madadamfilms.co.uk #TheSchoolOfLife https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaExiKsvt9A → watch the video → answer the questions]]> the_point_of_travel_aaExiKsvt9A.mp4 Do you consider travelling a form of therapy? If so, how do you choose a destination to cure diseases? (suggested answers) ✓ ask yourself what you need → relaxing → changing routine → physical activity → intellectual challenges (...) What should travelling help strengthen in your inner evolution? ✓ resilience ✓ forgiveness ✓ creativity resilience = ability of people or things to feel better quickly after sth unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc What places in the world do you believe could mend the wounded parts of us? (suggested answers) ✓ Atlantic coast (when depressed) → get energised ✓ Mediterranean sea (when exhausted) → put your feet up & relax ✓ the Alps (when anxious & nervous) → take your mind off daily routine (e.g. practising extreme sports) (...) to mend = to repair sth that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again; to improve in health after being ill/sick What should travel agencies be doing? ✓ play the role of psychotherapist → find out what is wrong → make a recommendation (on a destination) psychotherapy = treatment of mental illness by discussing sb's problems with them rather than by giving them drugs How can we become more conscious travellers? ✓ search places for their (intrinsic) qualities which we need e.g. calm, perspective, sensuality, rigour ✓ follow the example of religious pilgrimage to improve our character → make sure we grow into better versions of ourselves pilgrimage = journey to a holy place for religious reasons; journey to a place that is connected with sb/sth that you admire or respect 3 How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky 20240117 hw20240124 active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png ✓ if that target language features concepts that don't exist in your mother tongue (...)]]> How language shapes the way we think | Lera Boroditsky There are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world -- and they all have different sounds, vocabularies and structures. But do they shape the way we think? Cognitive scientist Lera Boroditsky shares examples of language -- from an Aboriginal community in Australia that uses cardinal directions instead of left and right to the multiple words for blue in Russian -- that suggest the answer is a resounding yes. "The beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is," Boroditsky says. "Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKK7wGAYP6k → watch the video → answer the questions]]> how_language_shapes_the_way_we_think_lera_boroditsky_TED_RKK7wGAYP6k.mp4 So, I'll be speaking to you using language ... because I can. This is one these magical abilities that we humans have. We can transmit really complicated thoughts to one another. So what I'm doing right now is, I'm making sounds with my mouth as I'm exhaling. I'm making tones and hisses and puffs, and those are creating air vibrations in the air. Those air vibrations are traveling to you, they're hitting your eardrums, and then your brain takes those vibrations from your eardrums and transforms them into thoughts. I hope. (Laughter) I hope that's happening. So because of this ability, we humans are able to transmit our ideas across vast reaches of space and time. We're able to transmit knowledge across minds. I can put a bizarre new idea in your mind right now. I could say, "Imagine a jellyfish waltzing in a library while thinking about quantum mechanics." (Laughter) Now, if everything has gone relatively well in your life so far, you probably haven't had that thought before. (Laughter) But now I've just made you think it, through language. Now of course, there isn't just one language in the world, there are about 7,000 languages spoken around the world. And all the languages differ from one another in all kinds of ways. Some languages have different sounds, they have different vocabularies, and they also have different structures -- very importantly, different structures. That begs the question: Does the language we speak shape the way we think? Now, this is an ancient question. People have been speculating about this question forever. Charlemagne, Holy Roman emperor, said, "To have a second language is to have a second soul" -- strong statement that language crafts reality. But on the other hand, Shakespeare has Juliet say, "What's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." Well, that suggests that maybe language doesn't craft reality. These arguments have gone back and forth for thousands of years. But until recently, there hasn't been any data to help us decide either way. Recently, in my lab and other labs around the world, we've started doing research, and now we have actual scientific data to weigh in on this question. So let me tell you about some of my favorite examples. I'll start with an example from an Aboriginal community in Australia that I had the chance to work with. These are the Kuuk Thaayorre people. They live in Pormpuraaw at the very west edge of Cape York. What's cool about Kuuk Thaayorre is, in Kuuk Thaayorre, they don't use words like "left" and "right," and instead, everything is in cardinal directions: north, south, east and west. And when I say everything, I really mean everything. You would say something like, "Oh, there's an ant on your southwest leg." Or, "Move your cup to the north-northeast a little bit." In fact, the way that you say "hello" in Kuuk Thaayorre is you say, "Which way are you going?" And the answer should be, "North-northeast in the far distance. How about you?" So imagine as you're walking around your day, every person you greet, you have to report your heading direction. (Laughter) But that would actually get you oriented pretty fast, right? Because you literally couldn't get past "hello," if you didn't know which way you were going. In fact, people who speak languages like this stay oriented really well. They stay oriented better than we used to think humans could. We used to think that humans were worse than other creatures because of some biological excuse: "Oh, we don't have magnets in our beaks or in our scales." No; if your language and your culture trains you to do it, actually, you can do it. There are humans around the world who stay oriented really well. And just to get us in agreement about how different this is from the way we do it, I want you all to close your eyes for a second and point southeast. (Laughter) Keep your eyes closed. Point. OK, so you can open your eyes. I see you guys pointing there, there, there, there, there ... I don't know which way it is myself -- (Laughter) You have not been a lot of help. (Laughter) So let's just say the accuracy in this room was not very high. This is a big difference in cognitive ability across languages, right? Where one group -- very distinguished group like you guys -- doesn't know which way is which, but in another group, I could ask a five-year-old and they would know. (Laughter) There are also really big differences in how people think about time. So here I have pictures of my grandfather at different ages. And if I ask an English speaker to organize time, they might lay it out this way, from left to right. This has to do with writing direction. If you were a speaker of Hebrew or Arabic, you might do it going in the opposite direction, from right to left. But how would the Kuuk Thaayorre, this Aboriginal group I just told you about, do it? They don't use words like "left" and "right." Let me give you hint. When we sat people facing south, they organized time from left to right. When we sat them facing north, they organized time from right to left. When we sat them facing east, time came towards the body. What's the pattern? East to west, right? So for them, time doesn't actually get locked on the body at all, it gets locked on the landscape. So for me, if I'm facing this way, then time goes this way, and if I'm facing this way, then time goes this way. I'm facing this way, time goes this way -- very egocentric of me to have the direction of time chase me around every time I turn my body. For the Kuuk Thaayorre, time is locked on the landscape. It's a dramatically different way of thinking about time. Here's another really smart human trick. Suppose I ask you how many penguins are there. Well, I bet I know how you'd solve that problem if you solved it. You went, "One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight." You counted them. You named each one with a number, and the last number you said was the number of penguins. This is a little trick that you're taught to use as kids. You learn the number list and you learn how to apply it. A little linguistic trick. Well, some languages don't do this, because some languages don't have exact number words. They're languages that don't have a word like "seven" or a word like "eight." In fact, people who speak these languages don't count, and they have trouble keeping track of exact quantities. So, for example, if I ask you to match this number of penguins to the same number of ducks, you would be able to do that by counting. But folks who don't have that linguistic trick can't do that. Languages also differ in how they divide up the color spectrum -- the visual world. Some languages have lots of words for colors, some have only a couple words, "light" and "dark." And languages differ in where they put boundaries between colors. So, for example, in English, there's a word for blue that covers all of the colors that you can see on the screen, but in Russian, there isn't a single word. Instead, Russian speakers have to differentiate between light blue, "goluboy," and dark blue, "siniy." So Russians have this lifetime of experience of, in language, distinguishing these two colors. When we test people's ability to perceptually discriminate these colors, what we find is that Russian speakers are faster across this linguistic boundary. They're faster to be able to tell the difference between a light and dark blue. And when you look at people's brains as they're looking at colors -- say you have colors shifting slowly from light to dark blue -- the brains of people who use different words for light and dark blue will give a surprised reaction as the colors shift from light to dark, as if, "Ooh, something has categorically changed," whereas the brains of English speakers, for example, that don't make this categorical distinction, don't give that surprise, because nothing is categorically changing. Languages have all kinds of structural quirks. This is one of my favorites. Lots of languages have grammatical gender; every noun gets assigned a gender, often masculine or feminine. And these genders differ across languages. So, for example, the sun is feminine in German but masculine in Spanish, and the moon, the reverse. Could this actually have any consequence for how people think? Do German speakers think of the sun as somehow more female-like, and the moon somehow more male-like? Actually, it turns out that's the case. So if you ask German and Spanish speakers to, say, describe a bridge, like the one here -- "bridge" happens to be grammatically feminine in German, grammatically masculine in Spanish -- German speakers are more likely to say bridges are "beautiful," "elegant" and stereotypically feminine words. Whereas Spanish speakers will be more likely to say they're "strong" or "long," these masculine words. (Laughter) Languages also differ in how they describe events, right? You take an event like this, an accident. In English, it's fine to say, "He broke the vase." In a language like Spanish, you might be more likely to say, "The vase broke," or, "The vase broke itself." If it's an accident, you wouldn't say that someone did it. In English, quite weirdly, we can even say things like, "I broke my arm." Now, in lots of languages, you couldn't use that construction unless you are a lunatic and you went out looking to break your arm -- (Laughter) and you succeeded. If it was an accident, you would use a different construction. Now, this has consequences. So, people who speak different languages will pay attention to different things, depending on what their language usually requires them to do. So we show the same accident to English speakers and Spanish speakers, English speakers will remember who did it, because English requires you to say, "He did it; he broke the vase." Whereas Spanish speakers might be less likely to remember who did it if it's an accident, but they're more likely to remember that it was an accident. They're more likely to remember the intention. So, two people watch the same event, witness the same crime, but end up remembering different things about that event. This has implications, of course, for eyewitness testimony. It also has implications for blame and punishment. So if you take English speakers and I just show you someone breaking a vase, and I say, "He broke the vase," as opposed to "The vase broke," even though you can witness it yourself, you can watch the video, you can watch the crime against the vase, you will punish someone more, you will blame someone more if I just said, "He broke it," as opposed to, "It broke." The language guides our reasoning about events. Now, I've given you a few examples of how language can profoundly shape the way we think, and it does so in a variety of ways. So language can have big effects, like we saw with space and time, where people can lay out space and time in completely different coordinate frames from each other. Language can also have really deep effects -- that's what we saw with the case of number. Having count words in your language, having number words, opens up the whole world of mathematics. Of course, if you don't count, you can't do algebra, you can't do any of the things that would be required to build a room like this or make this broadcast, right? This little trick of number words gives you a stepping stone into a whole cognitive realm. Language can also have really early effects, what we saw in the case of color. These are really simple, basic, perceptual decisions. We make thousands of them all the time, and yet, language is getting in there and fussing even with these tiny little perceptual decisions that we make. Language can have really broad effects. So the case of grammatical gender may be a little silly, but at the same time, grammatical gender applies to all nouns. That means language can shape how you're thinking about anything that can be named by a noun. That's a lot of stuff. And finally, I gave you an example of how language can shape things that have personal weight to us -- ideas like blame and punishment or eyewitness memory. These are important things in our daily lives. Now, the beauty of linguistic diversity is that it reveals to us just how ingenious and how flexible the human mind is. Human minds have invented not one cognitive universe, but 7,000 -- there are 7,000 languages spoken around the world. And we can create many more -- languages, of course, are living things, things that we can hone and change to suit our needs. The tragic thing is that we're losing so much of this linguistic diversity all the time. We're losing about one language a week, and by some estimates, half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years. And the even worse news is that right now, almost everything we know about the human mind and human brain is based on studies of usually American English-speaking undergraduates at universities. That excludes almost all humans. Right? So what we know about the human mind is actually incredibly narrow and biased, and our science has to do better. I want to leave you with this final thought. I've told you about how speakers of different languages think differently, but of course, that's not about how people elsewhere think. It's about how you think. It's how the language that you speak shapes the way that you think. And that gives you the opportunity to ask, "Why do I think the way that I do?" "How could I think differently?" And also, "What thoughts do I wish to create?" Thank you very much. (Applause) What is unusual about the language used by an Aboriginal community in Australia, called Kuuk Thaayorre? [02:45-03:30] "Which way are you going?" answer: North - north east in the far distance ]]> What two conclusions can you draw from the cultural example of language spoken by Kuuk Thaayorre people [03:30-05:51]? (staying oriented [03:48]) (thinking about time [05:10]) ✓ if your language and your culture trains you to do it, you can do it e.g. stay oriented although we have no magnets in our beaks or in our scales ✓ they organize time from east to west = it gets locked on the landscape → no egocentric view (traditionally from left to right or vice versa) ✓ use a more organic approach to time management = less linear & target-oriented? → open to sharing more opportunities than just your own goals ✓ assess your position (as well as perhaps skills) in your environment in real time → anticipate possible obstacles better? What are the risks of losing linguistic diversity? [12:28-12:56] 〆about one language is lost every week 〆half of the world's languages will be gone in the next hundred years according to some estimates 〆almost everything we know about the human mind and human brain is based on studies of usually American English-speaking undergraduates at universities → what we know about the human mind is actually incredibly narrow and biased 4 Debate active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Is the impact of tourism on local communities always positive? visual → answer the questions]]> What are the advantages of tourism? ✓ employment opportunities in the hospitality services ✓ urban development (public transport, road infrastructure) ✓ preservation of historical sites & architecture (...) hospitality = business of providing food, drink, and accommodation for customers of restaurants, bars, etc. or guests at hotels; food, drink, and entertainment provided by a company for business associates, e.g. business trips and corporate hospitality What are the drawbacks of tourism? 〆negative carbon footprint 〆litter 〆higher housing costs 〆fewer parking spaces 〆possible traffic congestion 〆crowded town centre litter = small pieces of rubbish/garbage such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place How will tourism impact the local culture? active textbook resilience = ability of people or things to feel better quickly after sth unpleasant, such as shock, injury, etc to mend = to repair sth that has been damaged or broken so that it can be used again; to improve in health after being ill/sick on the mend = (informal, especially BrE) getting better after an illness or injury; improving after a difficult situation psychotherapy = treatment of mental illness by discussing sb's problems with them rather than by giving them drugs pilgrimage = journey to a holy place for religious reasons; journey to a place that is connected with sb/sth that you admire or respect hospitality = business of providing food, drink, and accommodation for customers of restaurants, bars, etc. or guests at hotels; food, drink, and entertainment provided by a company for business associates, e.g. business trips and corporate hospitality litter = small pieces of rubbish/garbage such as paper, cans and bottles, that people have left lying in a public place many much time in each country We're not haven't been travelling a lot during the last past years People much more value (much more - option 1) time (much more - option 2) The losing loss | disappearance of a place ]]> 20240314 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Why should people live in sustainable, global villages rather than dense, high-rise cities? People should live in sustainable, global villages rather than dense, high-rise cities By the end of this session you will have studied Обсуждения в отдельных онлайн комнатах - BigBlueButton Управлять комнатой может тот участник, кто: 1) подключился с компьютера 2) использует браузер Google Chrome или Firefox 3) открыл в соседней вкладке сайт www.ictnle.com логин: nlmkitspc2501 парол: y24nlmkitspc2501 4) Поделитесь с собеседниками вкладкой ictnle.com в браузере 20240125_Обсуждения_в_онлайн_комнатах.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> 1 Housing active edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png People should live in sustainable, global villages rather than dense, high-rise cities. Do you agree? visual -->
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→ answer the questions.]]> How big should your ideal home be? Does it need to be bigger than 50 square meters? ✓ enough to cater for a family & guests ✓ guarantee some privacy even with an extended family to cater = to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants In what kind of building would you like to live the most? A flat or a house? ✓ individual house off-the-grid off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid Have you ever tried sleeping in a capsule hotel in an airport? ✓ might feel claustrophobic What is the most original solution for housing you have ever seen? ✓ containers ✓ trailers ✓ re-purposed concrete tubes to repurpose = to use something for a different purpose to the one for which it was originally intended 2 Concrete pipes transformed into tiny homes active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png If you were in your mid 20s or 30s, would you want to spend a third of your salary on the rent of a flat? Would you be ready to take out a mortgage for 20 years to buy a flat? Are there any alternatives? Concrete pipes transformed into tiny homes In this day in age, it's kind of hard to find affordable housing that's actually decent. Because of that, tiny houses have been popping up all over the world. People have managed to make homes out of shipping containers and even wood pods in the shape of eggs! Tiny houses aren't just good for your pocket, they're super cute, as well. Recently in Hong Kong, a new type of tiny house has been revealed, and you won't believe how truly tiny this one is! Architect, James Law, came up with an absolutely genius idea. He knew that there was a huge housing problem in Hong Kong, so he began brainstorming solutions for the overcrowding. What he has come up with will blow your mind! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BO-WzUd0QNE ]]> greatest advantage of this solution is probably its cost. ]]> concrete_pipes_transformed_into_tiny_homes_could_be_the_future_of_micro_housing-bo-wzud0qne.mp4 Would you like to live in an OPod Tube House? 〆doesn't solve the problem of over-crowding ✓ only in a couple ✓ once you retire What are the benefits? ✓ cheap cost (USD 15000) ✓ easy installation & connection to the grid ✓ almost any location will (including under a bridge) ✓ fast to clean up & keep tidy What are the drawbacks? 〆limited space for storing e.g. no room for storing bikes 〆noisy neighbourhood(s) 〆insufficient insulation from climatic changes 3 Life in an earthship active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png If people have been living in the international space station for years, why couldn't you live in a ship on planet Earth in a similar independent way? The Kinney Earthship http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YTpnlIc7Co
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]]> the_kinney_earthship_2ytpnlic7co.mp4 How is an earthship built? What are its key concepts? ✓ passive solar earth shelter ✓ made of both natural and upcycled materials ✓ designed with thermal mass construction ✓ feature natural cross-ventilation to regulate indoor temperature ✓ people with little building knowledge can construct them thanks to simple designs ✓ the structure needs to provide everything for its inhabitants to survive: shelter power waste management water food What are the advantages of living in an earthship? ✓ sustainable, modern living ✓ cost effective because off-the-grid → (almost?) no utility bills off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid What are the disadvantages of living in an earthship? 〆might run out of electricity after a series of cloudy days 〆water filters need changing regularly 〆maintenance can be expensive (though perhaps not as expensive as utility bills?) earthship = style of architecture developed in the late 20th century to early 21st century by architect Michael Reynolds. Earthships are designed to behave as passive solar earth shelters made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tyres 4 Sustainable housing active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Many past civilisations used to live in the caves of mountains or huts covered with a mix of earth and straw... Would you like to live like a Hobbit? earthbridge example
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]]> Would you like to take part in the government programme to promote the development of regions 'Own a hectare of land'? Would you like to live off-the-grid? ✓ likely better work life balance ✓ more people are now used to working remotely ✓ isolation isn't an obstacle thanks to widespread 3/4G coverage & access to the internet ✓ small communities of IT, fintech & freelance consultants are mushrooming in the suburbs of greater towns 〆access to schools for children remains the main hurdle off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid hurdle = problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth If you could go back in time, would you still choose living in a flat, or would you buy a house in the suburbs? ✓ since the pandemic more people & companies are ready to consider telework as a viable alternative sustainable = involving the use of natural products and energy in a way that does not harm the environment to cater = to provide the things that a particular person or situation needs or wants to repurpose = to use something for a different purpose to the one for which it was originally intended commute = journey that a person makes when they commute to work stove = piece of equipment that can burn various fuels and is used for heating rooms pellet = small hard ball of any substance, often of soft material that has become hard prerequisite = something that must exist or happen before sth else can happen or be done stale = (of air, smoke, etc.) no longer fresh; smelling unpleasant hurdle = problem or difficulty that must be solved or dealt with before you can achieve sth biomass energy = type of fuel whose energy is derived from biological carbon fixation. Biofuels include fuels derived from biomass conversion, as well as solid biomass, liquid fuels and various biogases. geothermal energy = energy derived from the heat in the interior of the earth tidal energy = form of hydropower that converts the energy of tides into useful forms of power - mainly electricity. wind turbine = device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy primary sector = any industry involved in the extraction and production of raw materials, such as farming, logging, hunting, fishing, and mining. The primary sector tends to make up a larger portion of the economy in developing countries than it does in developed countries secondary sector = economic sector in the three-sector theory which describes the role of manufacturing. It encompasses the industries which produce a finished, usable product or are involved in construction. This sector generally takes the output of the primary sector (i.e. raw materials) and creates finished goods suitable for use by other businesses, for export, or for sale to domestic consumers (via distribution through the tertiary sector). Many of these industries consume large quantities of energy and require factories and machinery tertiary sector = the area of industry that deals with services rather than materials or goods amenities = things that make you comfortable and at ease premises = building and land near to it that a business owns or uses real estate = property in the form of land or buildings retrofitting = addition of new technology or features to older systems earthship = brand of passive solar earth shelter that is made of both natural and upcycled materials such as earth-packed tires, pioneered by architect Michael Reynolds. The name is based on the idea of a ship or a space ship. Both of those structures need to provide everything for their inhabitants to survive: shelter, power, waste management, water, and food. Are intended to be "off-the-grid-ready" homes, with minimal reliance on public utilities and fossil fuels. They are constructed to use available natural resources, especially energy from the sun and rain water. They are designed with thermal mass construction and natural cross-ventilation to regulate indoor temperature. The designs are intentionally uncomplicated and mainly single-story, so that people with little building knowledge can construct them off-the-grid = system and lifestyle designed to help people function without the support of remote infrastructure, such as an electrical grid. Off-the-grid homes aim to achieve autonomy; they do not rely on one or more of municipal water supply, sewer, gas, electrical power grid, or similar utility services. The term "off the grid" traditionally refers to the electrical grid only grey water = water which has been used at least once already. Typically it is filtered waste-water from sinks and showers. black water = water that has been used in a toilet. Earthships utilize anaerobic digestion in their septic tanks, which naturally separate solid waste. The black water is used in concrete cells containing plants, separate from the grey water plants in the greenhouse; it may also be used in exterior planters. Studies on the safety of growing food plants in a black water system show low levels of E. coli bacteria. It is not recommended to plant edibles in black water is your family is There should be some standards about how much many metres should be per person Where are the shit tubes grey water pipes? ]]> spouse /spauz/ 20240307 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Artificial Intelligence will replace 40% of jobs By the end of this session you will have studied Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> 1 pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png What jobs will be replaced by AI? active wip xml_multi_dd_row How will AI affect jobs? How many jobs will be replaced by AI in the near future? visual How good is AI at generating realistic pictures? https://this-person-does-not-exist.com/ → put the jobs under the correct heading → suggest why some jobs may be automated ]]> Artificial intelligence (AI) could replace the equivalent of 300 million full-time jobs (...) The report also predicts two-thirds of jobs in the U.S. and Europe “are exposed to some degree of AI automation,” and around a quarter of all jobs could be performed by AI entirely src: investment bank Goldman Sachs https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html Educated white-collar workers earning up to $80,000 a year are the most likely to be affected by workforce automation src: University of Pennsylvania and OpenAI https://www.goldmansachs.com/intelligence/pages/generative-ai-could-raise-global-gdp-by-7-percent.html ]]> 47 14 left 1;2;3;4;5;6;7;8 9;10;11;12;13;14;15;16 Jobs likely to be automated Customer service representative Receptionists Accountants/Bookkeepers Salespeople Research and analysis Warehouse work Insurance underwriting Retail Jobs not likely to be replaced by AI teachers lawyers & judges directors, managers and CEOs HR managers psychologists & psychiatrists surgeons computer system analysts artists & writers src: How Will Artificial Intelligence Affect Jobs 2024-2030 https://www.nexford.edu/insights/how-will-ai-affect-jobs ]]> 2 Role play active wip role_play AI will replace as many as two million manufacturing workers by 2025 src: MIT and Boston University report https://www.forbes.com/sites/ariannajohnson/2023/03/30/which-jobs-will-ai-replace-these-4-industries-will-be-heavily-impacted/?sh=4b7d49235957 By 2030, at least 14% of employees globally could need to change their careers due to digitization, robotics, and AI advancements src: McKinsey Global Institute https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/d44b651ee25cd6f8717a9b049d2f2e0de8a965f5 ]]> You agree with the statement ✓ AI can build presentations analyse & enter data write content (...) ✓ Many AI tools are already available Chat GPT Gamma Numerous AI (...) ✓ By 2030, the average simulation shows that some 70% of companies will have embraced the AI revolution and adopted at least one type of AI technology You disagree with the statement. You are a nay sayer. 〆AI will be taking some jobs ✓ will be creating new ones ✓ We just need to... ramp up our technical skills complete online courses understand the industry gain work experience develop our soft skills ✓ some jobs just can't be taken by AI ✓ an enhancer rather than a full replacement of jobs 3 Mr Kettle active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-movie-100_white.png Will AI ever take over our lives? SBERBANK | Mr Kettle Would you like to call your fridge to check if you have any sausages left? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PzvbSMJQuY → watch the video → answer the questions]]> mr_kettle_sberbank-5pzvbsmjquy.mkv Would you like to have a smart home? Could you trust AI to manage your home in your absence? Would you like to have an AI friend at home? 4 Debate active prep_ol_qa edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Skate to where the puck is going, not where it has been Wayne Gretzky ]]> https://beta.character.ai/ ]]> active textbook white-collar = working in an office, rather than in a factory, etc.; connected with work in offices underwriting = accepting responsibility for an insurance policy so that you will pay money in case loss or damage happens to gain = to obtain or win sth, especially sth that you need or want to embrace = (formal) to accept an idea, a proposal, a set of beliefs, etc., especially when it is done with enthusiasm to ramp up = to bolster or strengthen; used in economics and business to describe an increase in a firm's production ahead of anticipated increases in product demand. Alternatively, ramp-up describes the period from completed initial product development to maximum capacity utilization, characterized by product and process experimentation and improvements nay sayer = person who always says 'No' to take over = to seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession strengthen strengthening their goods Yes, I'm agree Maybe call to the police ]]> 20240229 18:10-18:50 1 active Choosing a strategy - Prosperity or preservation (B2) Dilemma: Striking a balance (Camisea) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 5 Development pg 43 reading Gas for Peru vs green imperialism intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg45-48_142_138_144_gas_for_peru_modal_verbs_of_likelihood_dilemma_camisea.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> active textbook ✓ contribute to reducing carbon footprint perhaps only on a small scale ✓ have a rather questionable impact on climate change → are your efforts worthwhile? → try at least to set a good example, especially for developing economies = not to repeat mistakes made by developed economies since the industrial revolution Does prosperity take place at the cost of preservation? ✓ industrial revolution ✓ boom of consumer society 〆plans taking into account sustainability are relatively recent pg 41 keynotes Prosperity or preservation? T / Cl Will standards of living change as a result of people's endangered health & depletion of natural resources? ✓ standards will change, though not necessarily to the worse → NGOs & government should support & invest in alternative economic development projects ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf 20230130-1907 wip active review wip active textbook Grammar: Modal verbs of likelihood pg 45 language check pg 45 ex 1 practice pg 46 ex 2 grammar The future of the world's natural energy resources pg 46 ex 1 2 speaking → practise modals of likelihood from pg 45 ]]> active textbook Brief pg 48 task 1 2 pg 144 group A - consortium representatives pg 142 group B - Peruvian government representatives pg 138 group C - Amazon Watch pg 48 task 3 4 ]]> 3 SWOT analysis Preparing & delivering a SWOT analysis pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png active prep_2columns_2qa edit_2columns_2qa How will you conduct construction works for a pipeline across the Amazon Forest with endangering this unique eco-system? What guarantees can the consortium provide to ensure future FDI won't bring about social changes to the detriment of the local community? → use a SWOT analysis → add arguments under each category ]]> Strengths
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]]> active wip textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg41-48_142_138_144_unit5_development_prosperity_or_preservation_gas_for_peru_dilemma_camisea.pdf pg 48 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_15.ogg T / Cl Feedback What mistakes have been made? 〆insufficient guidelines on construction procedures 〆poor quality control of work on the ground 〆lack of communication with local people 〆no evaluation of the impact on the local communities & environment What lessons are to be learnt? Amazon Rainforest = sensitive area ✓ not possible to proceed with such projects without respecting international guidelines ✓ ought to observe accepted international standards for construction & development in sensitive areas Who can be blamed for such mismanagement? What should be done about it? ✓ no single organisation can be held accountable → should take into account precise guidelines laid down by the World Bank ]]> wip active textbook Writing pg 48 writing Write a report → outline key issues → recap stakeholders' views → make recommendations Paste your assignment in a Googledoc. (send the link to your google doc (in edit mode!) ]]> to hold out = wait uncompromisingly for something desirable to call a spade a spade = call a person or thing a name that is true but not polite; speak bluntly; use the plainest language KISS principle = keep it short & simple cunning = marked by skill in deception, showing inventiveness and skill consortium = group of people, countries, companies, etc. who are working together on a particular project GDP = gross domestic product foreign direct investment (FDI) = refers to purchase of an asset in another country, such that it gives direct control to the purchaser over the asset (e.g. purchase of land and building). In other words, it is an investment in the form of a controlling ownership in a business, in real estate or in productive assets such as factories in one country by an entity based in another country.[1] It is thus distinguished from a foreign portfolio investment or foreign indirect investment by a notion of direct control another other countries How What it's called? We don't spare waste our time for nothing on anything ]]> 20240222 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Communicating the big picture - choosing a strategy (B2) By the end of this session you will have studied print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Intermediate Unit 3 Strategy pg 24 ex 1 reading pg 25 Nike's Goddess intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg23-26_the_big_picture_nike.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> active textbook
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T / Cl Imagine you have to start a new product or service. How do you communicate the big picture? ✓ analyse market ✓ assess competition ✓ identify opportunities for growth ✓ recognise threats → set strategic objectives pg 23 keynotes The big picture ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_intermediate_students_book_pg23-26_the_big_picture_nike.pdf SWOT analysis ✓ rank competitors at the top → check why & how to sell ✓ keep financial viability high on the agenda → can investment pay off? pg 24 preview How can you map out the best strategy for a given business? → use a SWOT analysis ✓ strengths ✓ weaknesses ✓ opportunities ✓ threats pg 24 ex 1 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_intermediate/intelligent_business_intermediate_audio_cd01/intelligent_business_intermediate_cd01_6.ogg pg 24 ex 2 listening (reading) pg 24 ex 1 reading pg 25 Nike's Goddess
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We can share sell this solution to on the market ]]> threat /θret/ strength /s'treŋkθ/ analysis /əˈnæləsɪs/ analyses /ə'nælə,si:z/ 20240215 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Reporting findings (B2) By the end of this session you will have studied Previous sessions are available in the dynamic menu top left visual Click on any session date to check feedback, new vocab, etc. smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Intelligent Business Upper Intermediate Unit 15 Consulting intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. reported_speech_mindmap.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> active textbook ]]> 1 pix/icons8-lecturer-100_white.png Verb patterns checklist wip active move_contents ∑ 4 verb patterns 1) verb + infinitive 2) verb + gerund 3) verb + infinitive OR gerund → no real difference in meaning + ing = about the past, focus on an ongoing process + to + infinitive = about the future, focus on a goal 4) verb + infinitive OR gerund → difference in meaning Common verbs with ing (incl. 3 -4) to admit [or to admit that] to avoid to begin (3) to belong to carry on to consider to continue (3) to deny [or to deny that] to enjoy to fancy to finish to forget (3) to give up to go on (4) to imagine to involve to keep to keep on to mean (4) to mind to postpone to put off to recommend (3) to risk to start (3) to suggest [or to suggest that] to think of to understand to weigh ]]> active textbook reported speech mindmap reported_speech_mindmap.pdf ]]> active wip textbook tmp_pdf/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_students_book_pg133-135_consultants_reported_speech_case_study_conscience.pdf ✓ when you don't know how to fight competition ✓ if you want to think big but don't know how to put a stake in the ground... (...) pg 132 ex 1 2 listening intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_20.ogg T / Cl Do you agree with the consultant's ideas? ✓ justify higher price with better quality pg 132 speaking → discuss pieces of advices given set for homework pg 132 writing ~ 300 words formal e-mail summarising recommendations provided by consultant ]]> active textbook pg 133 Career skills --> Functional language: Reporting to colleagues T / Cl Can you depend on consultants for impartial feedback? 〆show critical thinking ✓ better work with than against pg 133 ex 1 2 listening 2 intelligent_business_the_economist_longman/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02/intelligent_business_upper_intermediate_audio_cd02_track_21.ogg T / Cl She recommended [to agree | agreeing] with the consultant's opinion ✓ to agree → focus on future goals ✓ agreeing → focus on on-going situation Functional language: Reporting pg 133 Career skills T / Cl Management decision → report & interpret a controversial decision made by management → recycle expressions a-g ]]> 2 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. You had a meeting with your boss. Discuss with your colleague how you are going to improve your company's turnover despite the crisis. ✓ Our boss said we had to push the envelope. → we (...) a team of creative marketeers → we need (...) ✓ He recommended thinking big → we (...) advertising campaign on Tv ✓ At least, we should put a stake in the ground... → we (...) exhibitions ✓ He claimed we could raise the bar → outsource consultants 〆He warned we shouldn't... → localise production in cheaper labour cost countries → disappoint loyal customers You had a meeting with your boss about how you're going to improve your company's turnover despite the crisis. Discuss with your colleague but disagree with him/her: you think what your boss said is different. ✓ I thought our boss meant we had to hit the ground running! → hire more staff 〆He didn't suggest we had to lower the bar. → take out a loan ✓ I'm sure he meant that... → invest in new equipment 〆Come on! We don't want to push the peanut! → provide relevant training active textbook active textbook to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it to maintain = to keep stating that sth is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it to warn (sb) (of sth) | ~ (sb) (about / against sb/sth) = to tell sb about sth, especially sth dangerous or unpleasant that is likely to happen, so that they can avoid it to push the envelope (or the edge of the envelope) = to approach or extend the limits of what is possible to hit the ground running = to start something and proceed at a fast pace with great enthusiasm to think big = to be ambitious to lower (or raise or lift) the bar = to lower (or raise) the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something to put a stake in the ground = to take the first step; to make a big move to get something started to push the peanut = to have a race in which peanuts are pushed around the room with lead pencils or walking sticks. Someone's pushing peanut from one place to another with their nose (for instance) is treated as a ridiculous act in news stories from the early 1900s too many cooks spoil the broth = (saying) if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well for by about 10% per every year Customers prefer pay paying less People prefer more cheap cheaper prices The consultant asked what options did she have had regarding that situation You say told me that... He said we should to hire more people ]]> to raise /'reiz/ the bar to rise /'raiz/ 20240208 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Reporting changes (B1+) By the end of this session you will have studied Previous sessions are available in the dynamic menu top left visual Click on any session date to check feedback, new vocab, etc. smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. The Business Intermediate 2.0 Future forms and expressing likelihood pg 93 ex 4 discussion the_business_2_0_intermediate_b1_student_s_book_pg92-93_future_forms_expressing_likelihood.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> wip textbook future forms mindmap
future_forms_mindmap.pdf Functional language: Describing arrangements, plans & contingencies pg 92 ex 1 2 speaking ]]> active textbook [there's no way | there's no doubt] = expressing likelihood pg 93 ex 3 vocab pg 93 ex 4 discussion ]]> 20230529-1941 Reported speech (A2-B1) active wip active grammar 1 Reported speech active wip deck_shuffled deck_of_phrases_reported_speech_b1_02.csv 1 Lead in active wip edit_ol_qa prep_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png Do you always understand what (expensive) consultants recommend? Are you actually able to report their solutions to your team? Creative Accountants Funny Creative Accountants TV Commercial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jxaY14ddrY ]]> creative_accountants--jxay14ddry.mp4 When you develop your business, you want to [lower | raise] the bar? ✓ raise the bar raise the bar = improve your standards Do you want to push the peanut? 〆 no, you don't want ridiculous ideas push the peanut = waste time on silly things Who can help you push the envelope? ✓ (expensive) consultants push the envelope = extend the limits of what is possible How do you put a stake in the ground? ✓ launch an advertising campaign ✓ hire the services of consultants put a stake in the ground = take the first step Who can help you hit the ground running? ✓ more staff? hit the ground running = start immediately When would your manager claim you had to lower the bar? ✓ you were running out of budget in R&D ✓ if you had pushed the envelope too much Has any of your clients ever suggested you were pushing the peanut? ✓ when they didn't understand your product strategy How can you reassure your client you would hit the ground running? ✓ you may promise they would see the result immediately 2 Simon says wip active edit_ol_qa_writing edit_ol_qa pix/icons8-collaboration-100_white.png You have a new manager called Simon. Use indirect speech to paraphrase Simon's requests.]]> We need training in IT. → Simon said they needed training in IT. The HR officer replies: We will provide such training. → The HR officer replied they would provide such training.]]> We need to reorganise all our learning solutions! Simon said that...]]> we needed to reorganise all our learning solutions. You should have real management skills. Simon said that...]]> you had to have real management and leadership skills. We will have to be more advanced in leadership. Simon said that...]]> we would have to be more advanced in leadership. We should be more mature in our pedagogical design. Simon said that... ]]> we had to be more mature in our pedagogical design. In the past, we didn't worry if we were delivering the same information in various learning solutions. Simon said that...]]> in the past, we didn't worry | weren't worried if we were | had been delivering the same information in various learning solutions. I'll check if learning solutions satisfy the mapping of target competences. Simon said that...]]> he would check if learning solutions satisfy | satisfied the mapping of target competences. 20230529-1942 Reported speech B1-B2 (cont.) wip active grammar 20230529-1943 Reported speech B2+ wip active grammar wip active textbook reported speech mindmap reported_speech_mindmap.pdf ]]> 2 Role play wip active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. You had a meeting with your boss. Discuss with your colleague how you are going to improve your company's turnover despite the crisis. ✓ Our boss said we had to push the envelope. → we (...) a team of creative marketeers → we need (...) ✓ He recommended thinking big → we (...) advertising campaign on Tv ✓ At least, we should put a stake in the ground... → we (...) exhibitions ✓ He claimed we could raise the bar → outsource consultants 〆He warned we shouldn't... → localise production in cheaper labour cost countries → disappoint loyal customers You had a meeting with your boss about how you're going to improve your company's turnover despite the crisis. Discuss with your colleague but disagree with him/her: you think what your boss said is different. ✓ I thought our boss meant we had to hit the ground running! → hire more staff 〆He didn't suggest we had to lower the bar. → take out a loan ✓ I'm sure he meant that... → invest in new equipment 〆Come on! We don't want to push the peanut! → provide relevant training to be bound to + infinitive = to do / be sth certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth take-over = acquisition to reassure sb (about sth) = to say or do sth that makes sb less frightened or worried to claim = to say that sth is true although it has not been proved and other people may not believe it to maintain = to keep stating that sth is true, even though other people do not agree or do not believe it to warn (sb) (of sth) | ~ (sb) (about / against sb/sth) = to tell sb about sth, especially sth dangerous or unpleasant that is likely to happen, so that they can avoid it to push the envelope (or the edge of the envelope) = to approach or extend the limits of what is possible to hit the ground running = to start something and proceed at a fast pace with great enthusiasm to think big = to be ambitious to lower (or raise or lift) the bar = to lower (or raise) the standards which need to be met in order to qualify for something to put a stake in the ground = to take the first step; to make a big move to get something started to push the peanut = to have a race in which peanuts are pushed around the room with lead pencils or walking sticks. Someone's pushing peanut from one place to another with their nose (for instance) is treated as a ridiculous act in news stories from the early 1900s too many cooks spoil the broth = (saying) if too many people are involved in doing sth, it will not be done well given give a discount It's very likely Trumpet will win the next election - Yes, it's obviously obvious It was a the future for me If I want my team will be to win I hope it's just a predict prediction I wait 'm looking forward to the time (OR the day) when the rouble will cost the same as the dollar I said everything what that we (have) discussed There is no any government There are is so many much information about it ]]> 20240201 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Talking about your future (2/2) (B1+) Reporting changes By the end of this session you will have studied Previous sessions are available in the dynamic menu top left visual Click on any session date to check feedback, new vocab, etc. smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. Market Leader 3rd edition Intermediate Talking about the future, Telephoning: Making arrangements pg 19 ex D role play market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg18-19_talking_about_the_future_telephoning_making_arrangements.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. future_forms_mindmap.pdf vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> Market Leader 3rd edition B1 active wip textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg18-19_talking_about_the_future_telephoning_making_arrangements.pdf ]]> active wip textbook ✓ by phone ✓ by e-mail (...) pg 19 ex A listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_012.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_013.ogg pg 19 ex B listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_012.ogg pg 19 ex C listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_013.ogg Functional language: Answering the phone, making contact, stating your purpose, responding, closing useful language pg 19 ex D role play ]]> 2 Role play role_play active Recycle new expressions and language. Practise future forms. may happen that... we will need to discount some of our products]]> Your competitor has just released a new product. You are panicking because it is cheaper than yours. Discuss with your colleague what is likely to happen. Suggest what actions could be taken. It's a disaster! They're going to take over the market! (going to = prediction based on visible events) Our sales will drop significantly! (future simple = prediction) ✓ It might just happen that... ✓ There's a 50/50 chance... ✓ There's a good chance... ✓ There's no doubt... ✓ It's bound to be... Your competitor has just released a new product. You are not worried because it is not as good quality as yours. Discuss with your colleague what is likely to happen. Reassure your colleague. Offer solutions. Their product won't threaten our sales. 〆It's highly unlikely our loyal customers will want to... 〆It's impossible that... 〆There's no way... 〆Don't worry, there's not much chance... Don't worry! We'll launch a marketing explain which explains why our product is more reliable. to be bound to + infinitive = to do / be sth certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth take-over = acquisition to reassure sb (about sth) = to say or do sth that makes sb less frightened or worried didn't meet haven't met for a long time I'll check what can I can do for you So, are do we agreed agree? ]]> 20240125 18:10-19:10 1.5 active Talking about your future (1/2) (B1+) Telephoning - Future forms 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 3rd edition Intermediate Talking about the future, Telephoning: Making arrangements pg 18 ex A B grammar market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg18-19_talking_about_the_future_telephoning_making_arrangements.pdf smartphone or tablet device print Download onto your tablet or print the following pdf for our next lesson. future_forms_mindmap.pdf (optional homework) video BigBlueButton Student Overview How to use BigBlueButton video conferencing tool (implemented in Vznaniya) as a student. This video shows how to use BigBlueButton as a student -- a quick overview of sharing audio & video, responding to chat and polls, using the whiteboard, and participating in breakout rooms. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-zwnTK8oPg vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> active textbook Course contents - subject to changes B1+ Describing your corporate environment (12ach) Telling about a company's history and successes ✓ Talking about your future Making business arrangements (placing an order, planning business trips...) ✓ Reporting changes ✓ Reporting findings B2 Describing products & services (12-16ach) ✓ Communicating the big picture (SWOT analysis) Two kinds of quality (planned obsolescence) Describing & analysing quality Quality standards (industry standards, statutory requirements, best practice...) Cold calling Sales pitch Describing experience (8-10ach) ✓ Understanding rituals ✓ Describing past & present habits Choosing a manager (depending on past & present habits, performance...) Explaining your past & present habits Giving feedback (10-12ach) ✓ Coaching vs mentoring Expressing regrets ✓ Describing obligations (must vs have to) & giving advice (should) Describing past and present habits vs getting used to unfamiliar things ✓ Explaining your career path - used to / would Writing a letter of advice Team building vs people strategies (10-12ach) Recipes for team building ✓ Working across cultures - Breaking the ice ✓ Explaining what KPIs should have been achieved (at a performance review) ✓ Explaining what should have been done and what needn't (at a continuous assessment meeting) Corporate culture DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) policies ESG (environmental, social and governance) policies Glass ceiling Dealing with contingencies (black swan) (12-16ach) Finding fixes Zero conditional (habits), first conditional (predictions & promises), 2nd conditional (hypothetical situations in the present) Predicting negotiation outcomes with real & unreal conditionals ✓ Risk assessment ✓ Anticipating risks, defusing tension Tackling competition (10-12ach) Branding ✓ Culture at work - how much confrontation? ✓ Handling conflicts Avoiding blaming people directly ✓ Negotiating a BATNA (best alternative to a negotiated agreement) B2/C1 Presentations (10-16ach) ✓ How to use the structure of an elevator pitch for presentations ✓ Evaluating sales pitches (Presentation Checklist) ✓ Building rapport (understanding pitches vs public speaking) ✓ Drafting a presentation ✓ Scripting presentation notes & rehearsing for delivery ✓ Dealing with questions and sound bites ✓ Team presentation Negotiating (10-12ach) ✓ Questions for persuading ✓ Dealing with objections, redirecting objections ✓ Reformulating & modifying meaning ✓ Stalling for time in a negotiation ✓ Seven stages of a negotiation - Harry Mills ✓ Making a negotiation plan ✓ Negotiating within BATNA - Thinking win/win Employment trends (10-12ach) Employee retention Skills for the 21st century - Giganomics: And what don't you do for a living? Building a successful relationship Negotiating job offers ✓ Building your career path ✓ Lifelong learning Management styles (12-16ach) Stages of team development (Bruce Tuckman) & possible dysfunctions (Patrick Lenciono) ✓ Managing team members of different character types ✓ Describing personality, strengths & weaknesses Managing people the hard way Describing managerial styles ✓ Dealing with talented volatile managers Change curve Making staff feel safe Risk management (12-16ach) Risk management vs damage control ✓ Enterprise risk management Mitigating risk and pursuing legal action ✓ Communicating in a crisis Writing press statements Cross cultural communication in business (16-20ach) E.T.Hall cultural iceberg in marketing a product ✓ Lewis model & horizons to anticipate customer expectations Hoefstede cultural dimensions in branding (company image) Micro insults & political correctness across cultures Services localisation ✓ Social advertising B1+ / C1 Job hunt (16+ach) Debriefing questions CV review (chronological, functional vs skills) Writing a covering letter (→ comparing ideal candidate with self) Describing motivation & successes (→ CV / covering letter updates) Describing strengths & weaknesses (→ anticipating sticky points) Preparing for a job interview (understanding behavioural questions) Understanding expectations from a job description (matching needs with your offer) Answering questions with the STAR approach, the Minto pyramid Identifying single answers & support stories for many questions Reverse questions Negotiating job offers Behavioural question drills (team playing, motivational coaching, mentoring, adapting management styles, dealing with conflict...) C1 Crash course refresher for MBA managers (in addition to job hunt above) (24+ach) Motivation & team building (Herzberg 2-factor theory, empowerment, cross-functional collaboration) Talent management (Peter Principle, Johari Window, Blake & Mouton managerial chart) ✓ Conflict management (Kilman conflict management chart, Hersey & Blanchard situational leadership) ✓ Knowledge management (Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge, learning organisation vs organisational learning) ✓ Pitching vs presentations (Cialdini's principles of influence, STAR method, Minto Pyramid) Marketing (marketing mix - 4 Ps, brand building) ✓ Negotiating (diagnostic questions, concessions, BATNA, win/win) ✓ Risk management (ERM, Dorfman's 4 Ts, reputational damage, litigation, cease & desist) ]]> wip textbook Market Leader 3rd edition B1 20191014-1946 Present simple vs present continuous active grammar 20210708-1045 Arrangements, offers, plans active decks deck_of_phrases_future_arrangements_offers_plans.csv 20210630-1227 Arrangements, plans, promises and intentions active decks deck_of_phrases_future_arrangements_plans_promises_intentions.csv 20190418-1837 Future forms active decks deck_of_phrases_future_forms.csv active textbook future forms mindmap
future_forms_mindmap.pdf ]]> active textbook tmp_pdf/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_course_book_pg18-19_talking_about_the_future_telephoning_making_arrangements.pdf ]]> wip textbook ✓ by phone ✓ by e-mail (...) pg 19 ex A listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_012.ogg market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_013.ogg pg 19 ex B listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_012.ogg pg 19 ex C listening market_leader/market_leader_3rd_intermediate/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01/market_leader_3rd_intermediate_audio_cd01_013.ogg Functional language: Answering the phone, making contact, stating your purpose, responding, closing useful language pg 19 ex D role play ]]> 1 Role play active role_play Recycle new expressions and language. Recycle new expressions and language. You are reporting to your manager about an important project. The deadline is in 2 weeks but you need 3 weeks. Explain how you're going to deploy the new piece of software for your project. We are launching the new software next week. = present continuous → arrangement We're going to start with... = going to + infinitive → intention You are a project manager. The deadline for an important project is in two weeks. You are worried. How are you planning to finish on time? Are you going to need more resources? 2 Role play role_play wip Recycle new expressions and language. Practise future forms. may happen that... we will need to discount some of our products]]> Your competitor has just released a new product. You are panicking because it is cheaper than yours. Discuss with your colleague what is likely to happen. Suggest what actions could be taken. It's a disaster! They're going to take over the market! (going to = prediction based on visible events) Our sales will drop significantly! (future simple = prediction) ✓ It might just happen that... ✓ There's a 50/50 chance... ✓ There's a good chance... ✓ There's no doubt... ✓ It's bound to be... Your competitor has just released a new product. You are not worried because it is not as good quality as yours. Discuss with your colleague what is likely to happen. Reassure your colleague. Offer solutions. Their product won't threaten our sales. 〆It's highly unlikely our loyal customers will want to... 〆It's impossible that... 〆There's no way... 〆Don't worry, there's not much chance... Don't worry! We'll launch a marketing explain which explains why our product is more reliable. to be bound to + infinitive = to do / be sth certain or likely to happen, or to do or be sth take-over = acquisition to reassure sb (about sth) = to say or do sth that makes sb less frightened or worried do give | have | deliver a marketing presentation in at 2pm The main problem is another one different This company is making and selling makes and sells programmes (software) ]]> 18:10-19:10 1.5 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. vznaniya meeting Vznaniya meeting details https://webinar.vznaniya.ru/b/ele-sj8-ioa-68f ]]> active textbook active textbook