IntUpp D: Answers- Take

3. 1. took place, took forever
2. put a stop
3. take offense
4. taken my advice
5. take responsibility
6. putting pressure
7. didn't take notice
8. take them for granted


4. 1. Take your time- There's no need to hurry.
    2. The party's on the 21st. Put it on your calendar
    3. Their relationship will never last.- Take my word for it. I know these things.
    4. I told her a joke about the French and it turned out that she was French.- Whoops! you really put your foot in your mouth, didn't you?
   5. Take it easy- Calm down. There's no need to panic.
   6. Put yourself in my shoes- What would you do?
   7. You always take things too personally- No one's out to get you.

UppInt D: Answers- p. 75/76

Articles

1-1. a
2. the
3. the
4. a
5. x, a, the
6. the
7.a, x
8. the, x
9. x, the, x, the

2- 1.a
2. the
3. a
4. x
5. the
6. the
7. a
8. a
9. the
10. x
11. the
12. the
13. the
14. a
15. x
16. x
17. x
18. a
19. the
20. the
21. an
22. the
23. the
24. the

Determiners

1- 1. everything
2. everything
3. all
4. every
5. all
6. all
7. everything
8. all
9. every
10. everybody 


2- 1. all/none
2. either/both
3. both/neither
4. every
5. no/every
6. every
7. each
8. either/both
9. neither
10. either
11. both/either
12. each

Demonstratives

3- 1.These
2. This
3.That/This
4. those
5.that
6. that
7. this
8.these
9. this
10. this
11. that
12. this
13.that
14. those
15. that

Bus. Eng: Resumes

"Why should I hire you?"

A résumé is a concise summary of information that will interest an employer. Along with a cover letter and possible application form, a resume is part of your initial contact with a potential employer. Therefore, it is vital to make a good first impression. The purpose of a resume is to get you an interview. Imagine how many resumes an employer has to go through...You want to make sure yours stands out in the crowd.

A resume is a document that will never be complete and should be constantly changing as you gain more experience. Also, it should be modified for each distinct job you apply for.  Sometimes a resume can also be used to apply to universities, scholarships and volunteer work, as it is a summary of your skills and work history.

As there are many variations of resumes, each specific field of work may have a preferred type. You must be knowledgeable of what is the standard format and style of your field of work. There are specific guidelines that you must follow to meet the standards of a Canadian style resume, but there are also ample opportunities to spruce up your resume with your own style and organization
 
A short recap of what we talked about today in regards to resumes...

SAMPLE HEADINGS:

►Objective
►Summary of Qualifications
►Education
►Credentials/Skills
►Employment/Work Experience
►Volunteer/Extracurricular Experience 
►Interests
►References

YES!

Current and up-to-date contact information
Keep it positive ☺

1-2 pages, white paper
In reverse chronological order (most recent experience first)
Point form/bullet points to highlight knowledge, skills and experience
Emphasize transferable skill instead of simply giving a job description
Use bold, underline, italics to emphasize, highlight and organize
Proofread! Beware of spelling and grammar mistakes
Consistent and organized
Focus on accomplishments, credentials and qualifications

NO!

X  Acronyms, slang, short forms or jargon people might not be familiar with
X  Picture, age, marital status, immigration status, religion, race, height/weight, sex, SIN #,
X  The word 'RESUME' on the top
X  Fancy fonts
X  Irrelevant information
X  Paragraphs/complete sentences
X  Lying!




Suggestions: 
-Pay attention to specific language that we use on resumes to describe our transferable skills and traits
-Know your audience that you are writing to (Adapting resume to job applied for)
-Look up sample resumes in books and online. If you see something you like, steal it and adapt it to your taste!
-If you put it on your resume, make sure you can defend/talk about what you put down during your interview
 
Additional advice: 
http://www.bcjobs.ca/re/career-advice/resume-advice
https://careers.sso.queensu.ca/student/map/resumesAndInterviews/resumeCVFormatContentAndExamples.htm
http://www.youth.gc.ca/eng/topics/jobs/resume.shtml

To help you with your own resume, it is a good idea to take a look at sample resumes and get used to the type of language/organizational styles that is used.
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/sampleresumes/a/sampleresume2.htm
or simply google: "sample resume" + the specific type of job you are applying for

Also, I stumbled across an interesting site where you can purchase (not cheap!) very artsy/stylish resumes...an interesting business venture. These types of resumes may only be suitable for certain industries depending on the company culture. It certainty wouldn't work for every job you apply for.
http://loftresumes.com/

IntUpp D/UppInt A: ED pronunciation

A video recap of what we talked about today. At the end, he gives a good activity for you to practice...

 
Extra Explanations & Practice:
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/pronunciation1/index.php
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/-ed.htm
http://eolf.univ-fcomte.fr/uploads/ressources/pronunciation/01_-ed_endings/01_ed.htm

IntUpp D: Proverbs

"Don't cry over spilt milk."                "Don't put all your eggs in one basket."

http://www.englishdaily626.com/proverbs.php/proverbs.php?001
http://a4esl.org/q/h/9801/lk-proverbs.html
http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/ma-proverbs.html

Bus. Eng: Positive Spin- Vocabulary

If you think you….	Then say this to your employer
Too compulsive: Your friends think you're nuts because everything in your locker is in alphabetical order.	I have strong organization skills and an ability to plan ahead. I always do a thorough job.
Too argumentative: You always tell people exactly what you think and feel - even if it's about them?	I'm very confident and deal with issues directly. I enjoy taking on a challenge.
Too lazy: You always start essays the night before they're due. If there's a reason not to do something you'll find it.	I can work with short deadlines and under pressure.
Too loud: When you talk, people can't help but hear you - you love being the centre of attention.	I'm enthusiastic and outgoing. I interact easily with groups.
Too stubborn: You hate to back down and don't like to admit when you're wrong.	I'm persistent. I always carry a project through to the end.
Too talkative: No one can get a word in when you're in the conversation - you are the conversation!	I'm articulate and enjoy public speaking. I'm persuasive and present my ideas well.
Too weird: You dance to a different beat and do things your own way.	I'm innovative and can always offer a fresh perspective. I enjoy taking the initiative.
Too indifferent: You never seem to have a strong opinion and just can't get excited about anything.	I'm adaptable and can be counted on to stay calm in stressful situations.
Too sensitive: You take everything to heart.	I'm a caring, perceptive person with strong people skills and a desire to please others.
Too serious: Everything is important. You never seem to relax.	I'm a careful and reliable person. I'm good at considering all the options.
Too extreme: You always overreact - every event in your life seems to be out of a soap opera.	I'm imaginative. My creativity leads to good ideas.
Too shy: Meeting new people makes you really nervous - you end up doing most things alone.	I'm self-motivated. I work well independently and need little supervision.

UppInt A: The Story of Stuff

WATCH: http://www.storyofstuff.org/movies-all/story-of-stuff/

ANSWERS:
 
1) What are the 5 stages of the materials economy? 
 1/Extraction                             2/ production                 3/ distribution         4/consumption                5/ disposal

2) What is wrong with this system?
It’s a system in crisis because it is a linear system and we live on a finite planet, and we can’t run a linear system on a finite system indefinitely.

3) What is the relationship between the governments and corporations?
As corporations have grown in size and power, the government has made sure corporations’ needs are met and satisfied

4) Other ways to say “Extraction” = Natural resource exploitation + trashing the planet

5) The US is using more than their share because…
The US has 5% of the world’s population but it uses 30% of the world’s resources and creates 30% of the world’s waste.

6) What does it mean to externalize the true cost of production? 
We are not paying for what we actually pay. People along the system are paying for it. People pitched in and made contributions- paying with their  health insurance, natural resources, clean air, future (dropping out of school) etc.

7) What has the national identity of the US become? Consumers

8)The American economy’s ultimate purpose is to produce more consumer goods

9) What is planned obsolescence?
‘designed for the dump’  making stuff to be as useless as fast as possible so we will chuck it and buy a new one.

10) What is perceived obsolescence?
Getting us to throw away stuff that is still perfectly useful. They change the way the stuff looks so we want to get a new one.
 
11) What do we do with the scare leisure time that we have?
Watch TV and shop

12) The point of an ad is to make us feel __ unhappy_______ with what we have and it can all be made right if we ___go shopping________________.

13) Recycling will never be enough because:
1/waste coming out of house is not the core of  the problem, 70 cans of garbage come from the factory for every 1 can from your house

2/ A lot of garbage can’t be recycled- either too many toxins or not designed to be recycled in the first place

IntUpp D: Preposition Collocations- Extra Practice

Preposition Collocations

http://www.englishforums.com/English/CaeUsingPrepositionsSelective/wdxmn/post.htm 
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-76432.php
http://www.scoop.it/t/something-about-prepositions

UppInt A: GET Answers

p.36 B
2. get off
3. get around to
4. get going
5. get the feeling
6. get to know
7.get through
8. get it
9. get used to
10. get away with


p.36 C
1. get out of it
2. get over it

p.37
1. get off work
2. get through the week
3. get out of going
    get over their shyness
4. get out of an invitation
    get away with it
5. get through your email
    get around to answering
6. get around to it

Bus. Eng: Cover Letters

This is no such thing as a perfect cover letter. There are many variations of it, but mostly they follow certain guidelines and a format that we discussed in class today. It is up to you to personalize and adapt your cover letter to the job that you are applying for. This will forever be a ongoing document, as it can never truly be complete. With each specific job we are applying for, we should ideally be changing/updating our cover letter to match the job requirements with our existing qualifications.
I suggest looking at as many samples as possible to get used to the type of language that is used.

There are numerous resources out there regarding cover letters. Here are some that I've come across....


http://www.career.vt.edu/jobsearchguide/coverlettersamples.html
https://careers.sso.queensu.ca/student/map/resumesAndInterviews/coverLetters.htm
http://www.jobsetc.gc.ca/pieces.jsp?category_id=202&crumb=1&crumb=34&crumb=106&crumb=202&lang=e
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/549/01/

IntUpp D: Sentence Stress

http://www.pronuncian.com/materials/podcasts/Episode_20.aspx
 http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/sentence-stress.htm

UppInt A: Extra 'GET' practice

 
 http://esl.about.com/cs/intermediate/a/a_get.htm
http://esl.about.com/od/vocabularyreference/a/Uses-Of-Get.htm
http://www.perfectyourenglish.com/usage/get.htm
http://a4esl.org/q/h/mc-vm-ex-get.html

IntUpp D/UppInt A: Phrasal Verb: PUT

to put s.t. on
1-Clothes  "I got up, took off my PJs and put on a pair of jeans."
2-Put s.t. on the surface of one's skin- e.g. Lotion, cream, make-up.
 "Put on some sunscreen before you go down to the beach!"
"How long do girls take to put make-up on?"
3- Music "Can you put on some dance music? I really feel like dancing"
4- Weight = to gain weight "After coming to Vancouver, I put on about 10 lbs."
5-A performance/show. "Lady Gaga really put on a great concert last night." 

to put s.t. off = to delay/postpone/procrastinate
"I always put off doing my homework until the last minute."

to put s.t. out =to extinguish a fire/cigarette
"Before we went to sleep, we put the campfire out."
"The firefighter put out the kitchen fire very quickly."
"You need to put out your cigarette because you can't smoke here." 


to put up with s.t./s.o  = to endure/tolerate/bear/stand an unpleasant person/situation
 "I couldn't put up with the noise from my neighbour's house anymore, so I called the police.
"How can you put up with him? He's super annoying!"
"Don't put up with his behaviour. Tell him to grow up!"

to put s.t. away

1.to put something in the place where it is usually kept
"He never put his toys away"
"Put away your books and take out a pen." 

2.to save money for a large expense = to save up
"We're putting away money to go to Hawaii next year."



to put s.o away- to put s.o in prison/jail (informal) 
"If he gets caught, the police are going to put him away."


to put s.o down
1- to criticize s.o to make them feel stupid or silly
"My boss always puts us down. It's horrible." 
"I hate it when people put other people down. It's not nice." 


2-to put a baby in their bed/to sleep
"When did you put the baby down?" 
"I just put her down for a nap." 


to put s.t. (an animal) down = to put s.t. to sleep
to kill an animal without causing it pain, usually because it is old or sick
"We had to put our dog down." 


to put s.o up-to let someone stay in your house and give them meals
"Can you put me up for a few days when I come into town?"
"I'm putting my sister up when she comes to visit me next month."

to put s.o under- if a doctor puts you under, they give you drugs to make you unconscious before surgery
"He was put under before his open heart surgery."