09 y 11/02

THIS WEEK WE FINISHED CHECKING POLITE EXPRESSIONS TO MAKE REQUEST OR  OFFERS  AND REFUSING THEM. YOU PROVIDED  YOUR OWN EXAMPLES.
THEN WE LISTENEDTO A SONG AND ANALISED THE MEANING OF THE LYRICS AND VOCABULARY.WE DISCUSSED IDEAS ABOUT WHY PEOPLE BREAK UP.THAT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION.

ON THE SECOND CLASS, WE STARTED TALKING ABOUT INTERNATIONAL STYLES FOR DOING BUSSINESS.WE TALKED ABOUT DIFFERENT STEREOTYPES  FOR MANAGERS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES; THEIR ACADEMIC TRAINING, PROFILE AS A MANAGER, SENSE OF AUTHORITY,ATTITUDES TO WORK, ETC.
WE CONSIDERED DIFFERENT DESCRIPTIONS FOR DIFFERENT PROFILES  ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT COUNTRIES. YOU USED THOSE IDEAS TO TALK ABOUT THE FEATURES FOR SPANISH MANAGERS.YOU ALSO GAVE YOUR VIEWS ABOUT ADVANTAGES/DISAVANTAGES OF EACH APPROACH TO MANAGEMENT.
FOR NEXT CLASS YOU WERE ASIGNED AN EXERCISE TO RELATE DE NAME OF A PRODUCT, ITS NATIONALITY AND THE PRODUCT ITSELF.

26-01-15

ON THIS WEEK WE HAD ONLY ONE CLASS.
WE WORKED ON SOME ADJECTIVESVERBS,AND ITS OPPOSITES: FAKE, LIKE, TINY, HAPPINES,GUILTY,SAFE, ETC THEN WE USED THOSE WORDS IN CONTEXT BY FILLING IN AN EXERCISE.
WE TALKED ABOUT THE USE OF ANTONYMS IN  AN IRONICAL WAY, HOW WE CAN SAY SOMETHIG MEANING EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE.AS AN EXAMPLE, WE LISTENED TO SOME PEOPLE  GIVING SOME EXAMPLES
 A)JENNY IS THICK
 B)SHE IS NOT THE BRIGHTEST!.
WE ALSO ANALISED ADJECTIVES WITH DIFFERENT MEANINGS ACCORDING TO THE NOUN:FAIR DECISION /HAIR,CLEAR SKY/ CONSCIENCE,HARD MATRESS/ EXAM.
BASED ON THOSE ADJECTIVES, WE WORKED ON THE OPPOSITE ADJECTIVES
FOR HOMEWWORK YOU WERE ASIGNED  TO WRITE SOME EXAMPLES  FOR THAT KIND OF USE OF ADJECTIVES

02-04/02

ON MONDAY WE HAD A DIFFERENT CLASS: IT WAS A FREE TOPIC-CLASS. YOU SAID YOU WERE VERY TIRED FROM  WORK AND DIDNT FEEL LIKE "WORKING" IN CLASS. MAR COMMENTED ABOUT A MAGICIAN SHOW SHE ATTENDED WITH HER MOM.  SHE DESCRIBED THE PLACE, KIND OF PEOPLE ATTENDING, WHO THE SHOWMAN WAS AND SOME TRICKS. WE GAVE OUR OPINIONS ABOUT TRICKS, MAGICIANS.
THAT WAS A NICE KIND OF CONVERSATION.
AFTER THAT WE LISTENED TO A SONG AND REVISED SOME ADJECTIVES. FIRST WE HAD TO FILL IN THE LYRICS AND THE WE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE REAL FEELING OF THE SINGER.
WE ALSO REVISED  POLITE EXPRESSIONS FOR MAKING REQUESTS AND OFFERS.WE ALNALIZED SOME PHRASES  TO REFUSE POLITELY: I´D LOVE TO BUT..I´M TERRIBLY SORRY,BELIEVE, I WOULD IF I COULD....ETC.
YOU HAD TO IMPROVISE YOUR  OWN OFFERS FOR OTHER PEOPLE TO REFUSE POLITELY.
YOU WERE ASIGNED TO PREPARE SOME MORE PHRASES FOR OTHERS TO ANSWER USING WHAT WE  LEARNT IN CLASS!