EF 1 2 Class 33

 

English Foundations 1&2

Speaking and Listening 1/2

 

Today’s class plan:

·      Return Test#6

OPTIONAL Rewrite for a bonus point

·      Pronouncing ‘r’ ‘l’ and ‘v’

·      Job interview dialogues

·      Continue Listening work Word List 1.6

 

 

 

 

Test #6 – Focus on present progressive verbs.

Nice short paragraph.

What are you doing these days?

 

AUXILIARY VERB + ‘ing’ VERB

AUXILIARY VERB ‘to be’  am   is   are

 

She is walking down the street.

I am taking English Foundations 1.

You/They are cleaning up the front yard.

 

present progressive – happening right now, happening currently, these days

 

Let’s make some corrections and rewrite.

 

 

Examples:

I am growing tomatoes in my garden. I enjoy this job hobby/pastime.

Swimming is my favourite pastime.

 

pastime- fun activity in your freetime

 

 

She heated up her dinner in the microwave. microwave oven

 

whale   veil   fail

 

Whales are mammals.

 

Walt   vault   fault

 

bail   veil

 

veal   veil

 

 

 

 

 

“Interviewing for a Job”

Dialogue Reading

dialogue – two people talking, conversation

 

applicant (noun, person) – a person who looking applies (verb) for a job

apply(verb)          She applies for many jobs every week.

She applied for a job at Microsoft.

She will apply for a job at Microsoft.

She is going to apply for a job at Microsoft.

                               She is applying for a job at Microsoft right now.

 

I’m in charge of hiring. I am the HR manager. I do the recruiting.

HR- human resources

recruit- attract new employees

 

benefits – perks  e.g. medical, dental, discounts, vacation time

perquisites ‘perks’

Shira’s job has a lot of perks.