There are four sessions covering the business writing. They are:
- Meeting Minute
- Report
- Memorandum / Letter
Here below are some useful resources for Meeting Minute:
http://businesswritingcourse.blogspot.com/
Thursday, July 16, 2009
SESSION 23: BUSINESS WRITING - PART I
In this series of session, you'll be introduced the standard business writing required in your work as a professional.
There are four sessions covering the business writing. They are:
There are four sessions covering the business writing. They are:
Friday, July 10, 2009
SESSION 22: REVIEW OF PRONUNCIATION - PART IV
In this session, you'll continue to have fun doing quizzes related to ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION. This is the last session of series of review of pronunciation.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
SESSION 21: REVIEW OF PRONUNCIATION - PART III
In this session, you'll learn how to make connected speeches to create natural and fluent speeches as native English speakers do.
Exercises:
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Friday, June 12, 2009
SESSION 19: REVIEW OF PRONUNCIATION - PART I
Source: www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds
In this session, I'd like all of you to be familiar with an excellent source of improving your English pronunciation.
Whenever you're in doubt, please refer to this source or others as I will update them for you. Keep in mind that you're the very person accountable for your ongoing learning and improvement of your English.
Wish you successful in mastering, first oral then written English communication skills.
Part I: Single Vowels
Part II: Double Vowels
Part III: Voiceless Consonants
Part IV: Voiced Consonants
EXERCISES:
Thursday, May 28, 2009
SESSION 18: LISTENING AND COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS - PART VII
1. Idea Sharing and Discussion at Begining of the Session:
Each participant is required to share and discuss ideas, thought, issue for about 10 - 15 minutes at the start of the session.
2. Listening and Comprehensive Skills:
Video # 1:
Audio Script:
Video #2:
3. Commonly Used Phrases at Workplace:
Each participant is required to share and discuss ideas, thought, issue for about 10 - 15 minutes at the start of the session.
2. Listening and Comprehensive Skills:
Video # 1:
Audio Script:
Welcome to EF PodEnglish, brought to you by EF Education First and English Town. Learn anytime, anywhere.
PodEnglish Elementary 25: Office Party.
In this lesson, we'll find out how to ask questions like these (1):
You're going to the party tonight (2), aren't you?
It's a lovely day today (3), isn't it?
These are called tag questions. But first, let's watch the movies.
Dianne and Mark are talking about the office party. Dianne who is working in Human Resources or HR is organizing the party (4).
Dianne: You're going to the weekend party (5), aren't you?
Mark: I'm not sure. I haven't decided yet (6). Are you? (7)
Dianne: Yes, I'm on the planning committee. You should come. I've just talked to lisa from HR, we're finalizing those of events (8). It's going to be fun.
Mark: That's good. The last party was horrible (9). It was nothing to do. What do you think of it?
Dianne: Yeah, it was disaster!(10) I don't think everybody had a good time. But for this party, we have two bands coming. Have you heard about Wicked Souls? (11)
Mark: Yeah, they're very famous jazz band. They're going to be there, aren't they?
Dianne: Yes, and the Salt banb. You're a good dancer (12), aren't you?
Mark: Well, not really but I'll try. What else is going on?
Dianne: First, the jazz band is going to play. After that, we'll have a buffet and it's going to be award ceremony (13). Next, we're going to hand out prizes giving away a car (14).
Mark: You're kidding?
Dianne: No, finally the Salts band is going to play and we're going to give away prizes to the best dancers (15).
Mark: Wow! that begins to sound exciting! (16) It's OK if we're going to bring someone, isn't it?
Dianne: I think so. But I thought you were single (17). Who are you bringing?
Mark: Well, maybe my friend, Jessica. She's a great dancer (18).
Dianne: you should definely come (19). It's going to be a great party.
These are the questions from the movie. Listen then repeat after me.
You are going to the office party this weekend, aren't you?
Your voice should go up at the end of the sentence. Let's look at something else that mark said.
"It's OK if we're going to bring someone, isn't it?". Have a look at this sentence. "Isn't it?" is a tag question. It comes at the end of the question. How do we make a tag question? We use the opposite of the verb in the main question: "It's OK, isn't it?". "It's" is positive, so we use "isn't it?" at the end to check if we are right. You're confirming the information. This time, you'll do it. Make sentences into the questions.
It's a nice day,___________________? What comes next to make it a question?
It's a nice day, isn't it?
Jane will be here soon, __________? Let's make that into a question. Jane will be here soon, won't she?
Alex plays the piano,_____________? Alex plays the piano, doesn't he?
The weather was better than last year,________________? The weather was better than last year, wasn't it?
So what do you think? You like me? No...yeah? It's good....yeah, I'm happy.
We're only dancing (20), aren't we?
Well done! You can now practice making tag questions like those, can't you?
You are going to the office party this weekend, aren't you?
I hope you enjoy the lesson. See you next time.
Video #2:
3. Commonly Used Phrases at Workplace:
Thursday, May 21, 2009
SESSION 17: LISTENING AND COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS - PART VI
1. Practices of Listening and Comprehensive Skills:
Video #1:
Listen to the video below and fill in the missing words provided:
Welcome to EF PodEnglish, brought to you by EF Education First and English Town, learn any time, any where.
PodEnglish Upper Intermediate 70: COMPUTERS
John: Is it the new computer?
Today, you will be learning about computer and internet related terminology.
John: "Oh, It always happens..."
Make note of kind of languages used to explain how to find something on the internet. We're now going to watch a movie about someone teaching her friend how to use the internet.
Christian: Jane, I want to find the weather forcast for tomorrow. What do I need to do?
Jane: First, you need to be connected to the internet.
Christian: Right. So use the mouse to click on the icon here at the desktop, right?
Jane: Yeah. Then wait till the computer does it.
Christian: Why is it taking so long?
Jane: Because our modem only works on 64K. If you want faster connection, we have to upgrade.
Christian: Ok. Now, I'm connected. What do I do next?
Jane: Choose the search engine from the list of favorites and type in some key words.
Christian: How about "weather forcast Chicago"?
Jane: That should do and click on search.
Christian: Ok. Right. Now, I have a menu of different states.
Jane: Good, click on the link of most helpful.
Christian: Oh, this one's good. It has a satellite map. But it looks like it's going to rain!
John: I think I'm going to bring all of them.
Now, take a closer look at the language they used. Jane is giving Christian direction on how to find the weather forcast online. As she takes Christian through the process step-by-step. She starts by saying "You need to be connected to the internet". The internet is a worldwide digital network that links more than networks to computers such as in schools, organizations and governments and individual computers such as your own PC, allowing information to be shared. Once internet is running, Jane said to Christian "Choose search engine from the list of favorites, and type in some key words".
A search engine is a program used to help search information on the internet.
John: Oh ....I receive an email...
Spam is any kind of mail that you don't want. Spam is also called junk mail.
John: Oh...It's a spam email...there are, you know, bad guys and they send many emails and...and I don't know it's...and they want me to send them 2 million dollars...I don't know...oh, oh...oh, ok...
Now, I want you to give me the term that fits my description of these things related to the internet. What's the name of a software program that lets the users view websites on the internet. That would be a web browser or just browser. What kind of program can let you look for information on the internet. Jane tells Christian to choose one from the list of favorites on her computer. That would be a search engine. And finally, what do we call a junk email that nobody wants? That's right, we call it spam. Companies can spam unwanted advertisements.
Well done! Today, we talk about terminology related to computer and internet. Some new terms that we learn today are:
Web browser, search engine, spam.
New terms are created all the time but hopefully now you understand a bit more. Thanks for joining me and see you next time.
John: Bye bye...
Video #2:
2. Commonly Used Phrases at Work and Play:
Video #1:
Listen to the video below and fill in the missing words provided:
Welcome to EF PodEnglish, brought to you by EF Education First and English Town, learn any time, any where.
PodEnglish Upper Intermediate 70: COMPUTERS
John: Is it the new computer?
Today, you will be learning about computer and internet related terminology.
John: "Oh, It always happens..."
Make note of kind of languages used to explain how to find something on the internet. We're now going to watch a movie about someone teaching her friend how to use the internet.
Christian: Jane, I want to find the weather forcast for tomorrow. What do I need to do?
Jane: First, you need to be connected to the internet.
Christian: Right. So use the mouse to click on the icon here at the desktop, right?
Jane: Yeah. Then wait till the computer does it.
Christian: Why is it taking so long?
Jane: Because our modem only works on 64K. If you want faster connection, we have to upgrade.
Christian: Ok. Now, I'm connected. What do I do next?
Jane: Choose the search engine from the list of favorites and type in some key words.
Christian: How about "weather forcast Chicago"?
Jane: That should do and click on search.
Christian: Ok. Right. Now, I have a menu of different states.
Jane: Good, click on the link of most helpful.
Christian: Oh, this one's good. It has a satellite map. But it looks like it's going to rain!
John: I think I'm going to bring all of them.
Now, take a closer look at the language they used. Jane is giving Christian direction on how to find the weather forcast online. As she takes Christian through the process step-by-step. She starts by saying "You need to be connected to the internet". The internet is a worldwide digital network that links more than networks to computers such as in schools, organizations and governments and individual computers such as your own PC, allowing information to be shared. Once internet is running, Jane said to Christian "Choose search engine from the list of favorites, and type in some key words".
A search engine is a program used to help search information on the internet.
John: Oh ....I receive an email...
Spam is any kind of mail that you don't want. Spam is also called junk mail.
John: Oh...It's a spam email...there are, you know, bad guys and they send many emails and...and I don't know it's...and they want me to send them 2 million dollars...I don't know...oh, oh...oh, ok...
Now, I want you to give me the term that fits my description of these things related to the internet. What's the name of a software program that lets the users view websites on the internet. That would be a web browser or just browser. What kind of program can let you look for information on the internet. Jane tells Christian to choose one from the list of favorites on her computer. That would be a search engine. And finally, what do we call a junk email that nobody wants? That's right, we call it spam. Companies can spam unwanted advertisements.
Well done! Today, we talk about terminology related to computer and internet. Some new terms that we learn today are:
Web browser, search engine, spam.
New terms are created all the time but hopefully now you understand a bit more. Thanks for joining me and see you next time.
John: Bye bye...
Video #2:
2. Commonly Used Phrases at Work and Play:
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