Bus. Eng: Business Protocol/Etiquette Writing

Business Protocol/ Etiquette Writing- (THURS)

Using modals of advice, obligation/necessity, lack of obligation/necessity, do a short writing about how to do/conduct business in your country. Imagine it as giving advice/guidelines to a foreigner.You can either use bullet points or write in paragraph form. If you don't know too much about how business is done, either look it up online or you can focus more on general customs/traditions from your country.

Discuss the following topics:                              -greetings

-gift-giving
-time

-entertaining/socializing/hospitality

-conversation

-communication/behaviour

-appearance 

Use the following modals:

Modals of advice: should/shouldn't/ought to/ must/ mustn't

Modal of obligation/ necessity: must/ mustn't/ have to 

Modals of lack of obligation/necessity: don't have to (not necessary)

Example: Chinese business protocol and etiquette (read aloud in class today)

(From Market Leader Int)

Greetings
-You must greet the oldest person first.
-You don't have to be serious all the time. The Chinese have a great sense of humour. You should be ready to laugh at yourself sometimes.
-You mustn't move to a first-name basis until advised to. You should address the person by an honorific title and their surname.

Business cards
-You should exchange cards after the initial introduction.
-You should hold the card in both hands when offering it.
-You mustn't write on someone's card unless asked to.

Gift-giving
-You shouldn't give flowers, as many Chinese associate these with funerals.
-You mustn't give four of anything, as four is an unlucky number.

Entertaining at home
-It is a great honour to be invited to somone's home. If you cannot accept the invitation, you must offer a very good excuse.
-You should arrive on time, remove your shoes, bring a small gift and eat well to show you are enjoying the food.
-You don't have to eat loudly, but if you slurp or belch, it shows that you are enjoying your food.

INT D: In-Class Listening/Phrasal Verb Practice

LISTENING 

This week, the main topic we''ll be discussing is JOBS/THE WORKPLACE.
Go to this website and do the listening exercise "Job Hunting"

http://esl-lab.com/jobhunting/jobhuntingrd1.htm

1) Listen and answer the 5 questions below
2) Press Final Score to check your answers (If you have mistakes, please listen again and note where you made a mistake)
3) Go to http://esl-lab.com/jobhunting/jobhuntingsc1.htm . Listen again and this time follow along with the script as you listen. Please pay attention to pronunciation of unfamiliar words, sentence stress (reduction/emphasis), rhythm and intonation of the speakers.
4) Scroll over unfamiliar vocabulary to see their definition and write down any new words

 PHRASAL VERBS

1)Use this website http://a4esl.org/q/j/ck/fb-phrasalverbs.html to practice phrasal verbs. The objective is to get 67 questions correct while maintaining a high percentage of accuracy. Please ask me for help when necessary.

604: Living at an airport

Curious about what REALLY happens at YVR airport? Check out the video diaries of a man who lived 80 days @ YVR last year...   http://liveatyvr.tumblr.com/


 From http://liveatyvr.tumblr.com/about:  In celebration of YVR’s 80th anniversary, Vancouver Airport Authority launched a contest to find someone to live at YVR for 80 days and share the stories of the airport with the world. That’s right. Live here. Sleep here. Eat here. Shop here. For 80 consecutive days.
Vancouver resident Jaeger Mah was selected by public vote to take on the challenge. From August 17 to November 4, 2011, he has access to the people, places and behind-the-scenes spaces most have never seen. Until now.
As the official Live@YVR correspondent, Jaeger will sleep at The Fairmont Vancouver Airport Hotel, live in the YVR community and tell the stories of YVR’s 23,600 employees and 400 businesses. And he can’t leave the airport’s Sea Island home for the duration of the 80 days. Not even once.
Follow along as Jaeger uncovers the stories behind YVR and shares the triumphs—and trials—of living at an airport full time.

A news report about live@YVR:

               

One of his videos telling us how the baggage system works:

INT D: Time Expressions

Time expressions we saw this morning in class:

Better Late than never
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Better+late+than+never



Time flies when you're having fun
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/Time+flies+when+you%27re+having+fun
 

There's no time like the present
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/There%27s+no+time+like+the+present

604: Night Markets

Check out the two Richmond night markets, a summer tradition here in Vancouver. This is one of the cool things to see in Richmond if you've only seen YVR airport. The "Summer Night Market" opened last week and  "Richmond Night Market" opens this weekend. They are open every weekend up until the fall.You can find a lot of awesome / "exotic" food and random/weird things to buy! It is always packed and very lively.

http://www.straight.com/article-682291/vancouver/three-night-markets-bring-taste-asia-vancouver-and-richmond-summer

Summer Night Market- http://www.summernightmarket.com/main/default.asp
Richmond Night Market- http://www.richmondnightmarket.com/

INT C/D: May 14 Phrasal Verb List

 If you are unsure about the meaning of any of these verbs, please look it up (idiomatic/figurative) @ an online dictionary (http://www.ldoceonline.com/) or (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/) or alternatively you can google it e.g. "cut off meaning phrasal verb", find examples of it. We will practice more with these verbs tomorrow.

The definition that is provided beside the phrasal verb is a general definition and may not work in every situation in which it is used.

to take off- to depart
to take s.t. off -to remove
to go out- to participate in an activity outside of your house/ lights shut off/not work
to cut s.t. off- to remove a small part for a larger part
to be cut off- to be interrupted (phone/conversation)
to pick s.t. up - to collect s.t.
to get along with s.o. - to have a good relationship with s.o.
to put up with s.o./s.t.- to endure/tolerate/stand s.t. unpleasant
to look forward to s.t.- to be excited/happy about s.t. in the future
to run out of s.t.- to not have s.t. anymore/to use s.t. up
to come up with s.t.- to think of  (usually an idea, solution)
to put s.t. off- to delay/postpone
to make s.t. up- to create/invent
to throw s.t. away- to get rid of/ to dispose/ to throw s.t. away
to look like s.t./ s.o.- to resemble
to get over s.t./ s.o.- to recover from
to look back on s.t. - to recollect/ to recall
to work out- to exercise
to come across s.t./ s.o -to find by chance/accident
to pass away (euphemism) - to die
to look up to s.o. - to admire/respect
to hold on- to wait
to pick s.t. out - to choose/select
to take place - to happen (an event)
to blow s.t. up - to explode/ to inflate (balloon)
to leave s.t./s.o. out - to omit/to exclude
to call s.t. off - to cancel
to carry on- to continue

Phrasal Verb: CUT

to cut s.t. off
1-to separate s.t from the larger part
"When I was cooking, I accidentally cut the tip of my pinky off. There was a lot of blood."
"Before I wore my new dress out, I forgot to cut the tags off."

to get/be cut off
 -to suddenly not be able to hear someone that you were speaking to on the telephone:
"Hello? Can you hear me? We got cut off."

to cut s.o. off
1-to stop having a friendly relationship with
"Jenny had been completely cut off by all her family and friends."

2-to interrupt s.o. in conversation not allowing them to finish
"Can you not cut me off! Let me finish!"

3-to change lanes dangerously, suddenly moving in front of another car
"I almost got into an accident this morning. An idiot cut me off!"

4-to stop giving money to s.o, especially parent to child
"My parents threatened to cut me off if I didn't go to university."


to cut down/back on s.t. -to reduce (an amount, size, cost of s.t.)
"I've always smoked, but I need to cut back." 
"I want to cut down on eating so much junk food. I need to think of my health 

to cut s.t. down -to cut the trunk of a tree so it falls 
"They cut down all the trees in my neighbourhood." 

to cut s.t.out- to remove s.t. by cutting around it. E.g/ cutting a shape from a piece of paper, a coupon out of a magazine
" My mom likes to cut out coupons all the time." 

"Cut it out!" (spoken) - used to tell s.t. to stop doing s.t. because it is annoying
(Noisy) "Can you guys cut it out! I'm trying to study!"  

Bus. Eng: Vocab List May 14-18

Standard Bank overcomes culture shock
spouse/sibling
to overcome: to get over
to struggle
life: elevator
to have an effect on s.t/ s.o.
to underestimate/overestimate s.o./s.t.
competence
to cope with s.t.
day-to-day
tailored
to face s.o./s.t.
etiquette
to perceive s.o.
to maximize
make-up

Boardroom culture clash
to assess s.o/s.t.
to reinforce s.t.
efficiency- to be efficient
a novelty
cautious/ caution
to prove oneself
to have a competitive edge
to network
to lose face

INT D: Vocab List May 14-18

Time Management
-to prioritize
-to make the best of your time
-efficiency/ to be efficient (fuel-efficient/ energy-efficient)
-punctuality/ to be punctual
-on the other hand
-harsh-severe
-constantly
-persistent
-to upset s.o,
"When in Rome, do as the Romans do. "
-a night owl/ an early bird
-to stay up/to stay out


JOB HUNTING
-to look up
-"in a nutshell" = "to cut a long story short"
-sort of/kind of
-reasonable- appropriate-fair
-benefits
-job security
-to drop out of s.t.
-post-secondary

-headlines
 -to act in a movie
-to star in a movie
-to be in a movie
-to appear in a movie
-to make a movie
-to be/get laid off
-resignation letter
-to resign
-a mayor

Talk about yourself
-to walk the dog
-overcrowded
-to commute
-to take after s.o.
-to look forward to s.t.
-to put up with s.t./s.o
-to take care of s.o.
-to put s.t. off
to give s.t. up

The world's most successful twins
-so far
-a sitcom/ a "dramedy"
-a hit
-a single
-a cover/ a re-make

Idioms from time
-to kill time
-in no time
-in the nick of time
-for the time being
-to call it a day
-the big time
-the time is right
-to take one's time
-on the spur of the moment
-in no time
-high time

INT C: Vocab List May 14-18

to get along with s.o.: to have a good relationship with s.o.
to take up s.t.: to star doing (a  hobby)
to come up with s.t.: to devise/think of
to hand s.t. down: to pass down
to cut s.o off:: to separate
to end up: to find yourself somewhere unexpectedly
to carry on: to continue
to take off; to leave the ground and fly
to come across: to find by chance

-headlines
-to resign
-a resignation letter
-to get/be laid off
-to get fired


Talk about yourself:
-to take after s.o.
-to look forward to s.t.
-to put up with s.t./s.o
-to take care of s.o.
-to put s.t. off
to give s.t. up

-to retire
-senior
-pension
-retirement age
-widow/widower (to be widowed)
-in-laws (mother-in-law, son-in-law)