Unit 13: New places, new peoplePhoto Courtesy: http://activerain.trulia.com/image_store/uploads/agents/chillywilly/files/meeting-people.jpg

What would you like to be when you grow up?

Photo Courtesy:http://i0.wp.com/stemjobs.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/156280210.jpg?resize=725%2C483

Photo Courtesy: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/3e/61/cf/3e61cfe3df5f1d4b950d7cca4f1b0728.jpg

Listening 1, pg. 66Exercise 3, pg. 67

Exercise 1, pg. 66

Put your foot downThe reverse side of the coin(Be on) a very steep learning curveJump in at the deep end

The best way to learn about your new role:Jump in at the deep endRead a manualAttend a training session at workAttend a training day before workBe paired up with a “buddy“ for a few months

Photo Courtesy: http://www.cpl-ni.com/Blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Career-change.jpg

Secure, adj. - likely to continue or be successful for a long time

Salary, n. - money that employees receive for doing their job, especially professional employees or people working in an office, usually paid every month

Reasonable, adj. - acceptable and appropriate in a particular situation

Bored, adj. - feeling tired and impatient because you have lost interest in somebody/something or because you have nothing to do

Sales, n. - an act or the process of selling something; the part of a company that deals with selling its products

Experience, n. - the knowledge and skill that you have gained through doing something for a period of time; the process of gaining this

Advertisement, n. - a notice, picture or film telling people about a product, job or service

Apply, v. – to make a formal request, usually in writing, for something such as a job, a place at college, university, etc.

Persuade,v. - o make somebody do something by giving them good reasons for doing it; to make somebody believe that something is true

Current, adj. - happening now; of the present time

Reading 1&2, pg. 64-65Emphasise, v. - to give special importance to something

Reflect, v. - to show or be a sign of the nature of something or of somebody’s attitude or feeling

Promotion, n. - a move to a more important job or rank in a company or an organization

Disappoint, v. - to make somebody feel sad because something that they hope for or expect to happen does not happen or is not as good as they hoped

Wonder, v. - to think about something and try to decide what is true, what will happen, what you should do, etc.

Hasty, adj. - said, made or done very quickly, especially when this has bad results

Concern, v. - a feeling of worry, especially one that is shared by many people

Settle in, v. - to move into a new home, job, etc. and start to feel comfortable there

Accept, v. - to take willingly something that is offered; to say ‘yes’ to an offer, invitation, etc.

Negotiate, v. - to try to reach an agreement by formal discussion

Effort, n. - the physical or mental energy that you need to do something; something that takes a lot of energy

I have just seen an advertisement online.

I have never done the job before.

You haven’t had any experience in that field yet.

Have you ever needed to persuade someone to change their mind about something?

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect Simple

nowYET, JUST, ALREADY, EVER, NEVER, SO FAR, RECENTLY, BEFORE, SINCE, FOR

Present Perfect Simple

Present Perfect SimpleAFFIRMATIVE:

HAVE/HAS + Past Participle (-ed/IIIc.)I have been to London three times so far.

Josh has worked here for three months.

NEGATIVE:

HAVE/HAS + NOT + Past ParticipleI have not been to London before.

Josh has not worked in a bank.

INTERROGATIVE:

Inversion (HAVE/HAS + Subject + Past Participle)Have you ever been to London?

Has Josh worked in a bank before?

Present Perfect VS Past Simple

now

now

Present Perfect Simple(just, yet, already, before, ever, never, recently, so far, since, for)

Past Simple(in, on, ago, when, last)

Thank you for listening!