Today’s Agenda
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Attendance
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“Self-Assessment Reflection” Week 6
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Clause in gig contract
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Vocabulary
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Business writing
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gig- short-term job for a musician or a creative person
VOCAB the gig economy – short-term, non-permanent jobs
hard to find fulltime work
Saturday – gig contract
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VOCAB 3
1. with
regards – about
I’m calling you about the job offer.
I’m calling you with regards to the job offer.
I’m calling you regarding the job offer.
Business letters
RE:
I want to meet with you with regards to my final mark.
I want to meet with you about my final mark.
I want to meet with you regarding my final mark.
with regards to
in front of
in back of
in lieu of- instead of
She worked extra hours all week. She took a day-off in lieu
of extra pay.
Obituary- In lieu of flowers, please donate to the SPCA.
SPCA- Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
-dog and cat shelter for stray animals
cruel(adj) - treat someone very badly
mean
Children who are cruel to animals often grow up to be cruel
to people.
Closing of a letter:
Regards,
Best regards,
regard- good opinion
I hold my sister in high regard. I value and respect her.
I hold my brother-in-law in low regard.
She holds her mother’s opinion in high regard.
2.updated resume CV- curriculum vitae
3.income – money
benefits package, perquisites(perqs)- parking space, meal
allowance, travel allowance, company car, transit pass
Her job doesn’t pay well, but it has good perqs.
compensation package
wage with few benefits- $/hr
4.entrepeneur(French)- business person
She has an entrepreneurial spirit. She likes being her own
boss.
She wants to work for herself.
self-employed(a)
He is a self-employed salesperson.
5.amass(v) gather, save, accumulate
He amassed a huge collection of antique cameras.
She amassed a lot of parking tickets.
He amassed a big stamp collection.
My son amassed a tremendous amount of Pokemon cards.
He built a house out of Lego.
She likes to build Lego people.
VOCAB hoard(v) hoarder(n)- collect junk, fill up the house
and yard
Her neighbour was a
hoarder.
6.efficient- do of lots of things in a short time, big result,
minimal effort,
effective-
7.Dynamite-
Alfred Nobel – Nobel Prizes- Nobel Peace Prize
-Nobel
Prize for Chemistry
--Nobel
Prize for Physics
--Nobel
Prize for Economics
There is no Nobel Prize for Mathematics.
Fields Medal for Math
Academy Awards for movies.
Gig this weekend- banjo, violin and mandolin
8.intensive- intense(adj), tension(n), tense(adj)
He put a tension bandage on his wrist.
There is a lot of tension at her job.
attention- attend
She will sit/take/write/do an exam.
9.luxury(n) luxurious(adj)- opulent, rich, wealthy
wealth(n) wealthy(adj)
He has a lot of wealth. She is a wealthy person.
wealth- extra money that you don’t have to use
She is wealthy. She is tall.
class – sophistication, stylish
He is very gauche. rich
but unsophisticated, showy
She is classy and understated.
rural- countryside, somebody from a farm
urban- city
10.prestigious(adj)- respected, good name and reputation
UBC is a prestigious university.
Vocab 4
1. Absolutely!
2. entitled(adj)
eligible
NEGATIVE an entitled person – someone
who thinks that they should have special treatment, thinks that everyone owed
them something
He has a very entitled attitude.
3. burn
off calories-
I’m going to burn off my lunch.
The kids should burn off some energy.
The light bulb burned out.
The doctor felt burned out. He
needed a vacation.
5.limping, limp(v) walk uneven on on one leg, usually due to
pain
leap(v) big big jump
The Great Leap Forward, Mao
The dog leaped over the fence.
The kid is growing in leaps and bounds.
Your English is improving in leaps and bounds.
Leap Year – a year with an extra day-February 29th,
once every four years
soar(v) how an eagle flies
sore(adj) – painful
sourdough bread
5.childhood
nostalgia(n)- sweet and sad memories of the past, bittersweet
She is very nostalgic about her hometown.
IDIOM Take a walk down memory lane.
7.recharge her batteries
8.prospective- possible, potential
We interview prospective students at SHEC.
He is a good prospect/possible candidate for the job.
9.poverty(n)- extremely poor condition
Many people live below the poverty line in Canada.
The minimum wage in BC about $18.25/hr.
40 hours/week
10. let you off- no penalty, just a warning
Test 4
Devices and notes away.
You can have the article out.
Write an opinion paragraph of at least 150 words on the
following topic.
Should credentials from foreign-trained immigrants be
recognized by Canadian employers?
Paragraph- opinion
(150-200ww)
Grabber
Topic sentence
3-4 points
Concluding sentence
