Theme 2. Business contacts: presentation of the company; solving the problems.

Goal: to build vocabulary, to practice sentence stress, to improve speaking skills.

Activities

1. Homework checking.

2. Vocabulary.

3. Pronunciation Two.

4. Business Communication.

5. Output.

Teaching hints

1. Checking home assignment.

2.1. Write in the verb forms using a dictionary (Students’ book, page 19, section Vocabulary, exercise 1).

2.2. Fill the gaps (Students’ book, page 19, section Vocabulary exercise 2).

3. Listen to the recording and mark the stressed syllables (Students’ book, page 21, section Pronunciation Two, exercise 2).

4.1. Look at the chart and answer the questions (Students’ book, page 21, section Business Communication, exercise 1).

4.2. Listen to the presentation and check your answer (Students’ book, page 21, section Business Communication, exercise 1).

5. Read your answers to the questions giving attention to the sentence stress (Students’ book, page 21, section Pronunciation Two, exercise 2).

 

Home assignment

1. Exercises 2, 3 (Workbook, page 9, section Vocabulary).

Lesson 8

Theme 2. Business contacts: presentation of the company; solving the problems.

Goal: to be able to talk about subsidiary companies, to use the key language from the unit, to master writing skills.

 

Activities

1. Homework checking.

2. Business Communication.

3. Writing.

4. Checklist.

Teaching hints

1. Checking home assignment.

2.1. Work in 2 groups.

Group 1 finds out about Edizione Holding.

Group 2 finds out about Sony (Students’ book, page 22, section Business Communication, exercise 3).

2.2. Exchange information and complete the charts (Students’ book, page 22, section Business Communication, exercise 3).

3.1. Read through the example. Complete the exercise (Students’ book, page 20, section Writing, exercise 1).

3.2. Read the paragraph and change the underlined words (Students’ book, page 20, section Writing, exercise 2).

4. Answer the questions (Students’ book, page 23, section Checklist).

Home assignment

1. Section Writing (Workbook, page 11).

2. Exercise 3 (Students’ book, page 20, section Writing).

Lesson 9

Theme 2. Business contacts: presentation of the company; solving the problems.

Goal: to know new words of the main theme of the topic, th be able to use modal verbs “should” and “ought to” correctly, to write recommendations using the clauses of purpose.

Activities

1. Homework checking.

2. Key Vocabulary.

3. Lead – in.

4. Vocabulary.

5. Writing.

6. Output.

 

Teaching hints

1. Homework checking.

2. Listen to Key vocabulary section page 36 (Students’ book)

3.1. Read the text “A Model Manager” and complete the notes (Students’ book, page 36, section Lead – in, exercise 1). Name any high-profile fashion models you know.

3.2. Complete the notes (Students’ book, page 37, section Lead – in, exercise 2).

4. Do section Vocabulary (Work book, page 20).

5. Do section Writing (Work book, page 22).

6. Do exercise 3, (Students’ book, page 42, section Reading).

Lesson 10

Theme 2. Business contacts: presentation of the company; solving the problems.

Goal: to practice real life communication with recommendation or solution, to pronounce sentences using polite intonation correctly.

 

Activities

1. Language – Focus.

2. Pronunciation.

3. Language Practice.

4. Output.

Teaching hints

1. Study Grammar Reference (Students’ book, page 153).

2.1. Listen to the conversation (Students’ book, page 38, section Language – Focus, exercise 1). Put the numbers.

2.2. Listen again and complete the sentences (Students’ book, page 38, section Language – Focus, exercise 2).

3. Listen to the sentences then repeat them (Students’ book, page 39,, section Pronunciatio, exercise 1).

4.1. Find the solutions the exercise 1 (Students’ book, page 39, section Language Practice).

4.2. Complete the quiz, rewrite sentences using verb “should/shouldn’t” (Students’ book, page 39, section Language Practice, exercise 2).

5. Work in pairs. Give each other a piece of advice (Students’ book, page 39, section Language Practice, exercise 3).

 

Home assignment

1. Exercises 1 – 4 (Work book, page 21, section Language Practice).

 

Lesson 11.

 

Theme 2. Business contacts: presentation of the company; solving the problems.

Goal: to develop reading skills, to build vocabulary, to practice writing skills in clauses sentences.

 

Activities

1. Homework checking.

2. Reading.

3. Vocabulary.

4. Writing.

5. Output.

 

Teaching hints

1. Checking home assignment.

2.1. Read the first of the text “Car giant sends in the spy girls”. Do exercise 1 (Students’ book, page 40, section Reading).

2.2. Read whole text, complete the summary (Students’ book, page 40, section Reading, exercise 2).

3.1. Match the sentences (Students’ book, page 42, section Vocabulary, exercise 1).

3.2. Match questions with answers (Students’ book, page 42, section Vocabulary, exercise 2).

4. Using information from the text and Internet do a SWOT analysis for Ford (Students’ book, page 41, section Reading, exercise 3).

5. Use words from the table and write 5 sentences by your own.

Home assignment

1. Section Reading (Work book, page 20).

2. Exercises 1 - 3 (Students’ book, page 41, section Vocabulary).

Lesson 12

Theme 2. Business contacts: presentation of the company; solving the problems.

Goal: to train listening for gist, to write the report, to master writing skills through the recommendation writing.

Activities

1. Homework checking.

2. Listening.

3. Business Communication.

4. Final Task.

5. Output.

Teaching hints

1. Checking home assignment.

2.1 Before listening give predict possible answers to the questions (Students’ book, page 43, section Listening, exercise 1).

2.2 Listen to the interview, complete the gaps (Students’ book, page 43, section Listening exercise 2).

2.3 Discuss do you agree with the manager (Students’ book, page 43 section Listening, exercise 3).

6.1. Read recommendation (Students’ book, page 44, section Business Communication, exercise 1).

6.2. Work in pairs (Students’ book, page 44, section Business Communication, exercise 2).

6.3. Do exercise 3, 4, page 44 (Students’ book, section Business Communication).

6.4. Write recommendations for IMY and Ford’s International Women’s Marketing panel (Students’ book, page 44, section Business Communication, exercise 5).

7. Work in pairs. Read your card and roleplay the meeting using information on page 147 (Students’ book, section Final task, page 45).

8. Answer the questions (Students’ book, page 45, section Checklist).

Lesson 13

Theme 3. Retaling: types of stores, customer care.

Goal: to study new vocabulary, to master pronunciation of articles.

Activities

1. Key Vocabulary.

2. Lead-in.

3. Vocabulary One.

4. Language Focus One.

5. Pronunciation.

6. Language Practice.

Teaching hints

1. Read through the Key Vocabulary section (Students’ book, page 56).

2. Give answers to the questions: Do you use the Internet, TV shopping channels or catalogues? What are the advantages of these methods or shopping?

2.1. Work in pairs. Discuss the questions (Students’ book, page 56, section Lead-in, exercises 1-3).

3.1. Match the types of retail outlet with the correct definition. (Students’ book, page 57, section Vocabulary One, exercise 1).

3.2. Work in small groups. Discuss the following questions (Students’ book, page 57, section Vocabulary One exercise 2).

3.3. Match the definition to each example of direct sales. (Students’ book, page 57, section Vocabulary One, exercise 4).

4.1. Put the words from the box into two lists - as countable and uncountable nouns (Students’ book, page 58, section Language Focus One, exercise 1).

4.2. Study the sentences with countable and uncountable nouns; then answer the questions (Students’ book, page 58, section Language Focus One, exercise 2).

5.1. Listen to the sentences and answer the question (Students’ book, page 58, section Pronunciation, exercise 1).

5.2. Complete the sentences (Students’ book, page 59, section Pronunciation, exercise 2).

6.1. Read the sentences. Which nouns are countable, uncountable, singular or plural? (Students’ book, page 59, section Language Practice, exercise 1, 2).

6.2. Read the text, fill the gaps (Students’ book, page 59, section Language Practice, exercise 3, 4).

6.3. Complete the gaps with an article where it is necessary. (Work book, page 27, section Language Practice, exercise 2).

Home assignment

1. Exercises 1, 2 (Work book, page 26, section Vocabulary).

Lesson 14

Theme 3. Retaling: types of stores, customer care.

Goal: to develop reading and speaking skills, to give free practice in new words combinations

 

Activities

1. Homework checking.

2. Reading.

3. Vocabulary Two.

4. Language Focus Two.

5. Language Practice.

6. Output.

 

Teaching hints

1. Checking home assignment.

2.1 Read the text “Bars and Stripes”. (Students’ book, page 60, section Reading, exercises 1, 2).

2.2. Do exercises 3, 4 (Students’ book, page 60, section Reading).

3.1. Read the text (Students’ book, page 61, section Vocabulary Two, exercise 1).

3.2. Do exercise 2 (Students’ book, page 61, section Vocabulary Two).

3.3. Answer the questions (Students’ book, page 61, section Vocabulary Two exercise 3,4).

4.1 Do exercise 1 (Students’ book, page 63, section Language Focus Two).

4.2. Listen to six people. Then match the parts of the sentences (Students’ book, page 63, section Language Focus Two, exercise 2).

5. Fill the gaps (Students’ book, page 64 section Language Practice).

6. Have a conversation (Students’ book, page 58, section Cross – cultural comparison).

Home assignment

1. Exercise 1 (Work book, page 27, section Language Practice One).

 

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