Theme:

Career Development
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✓ your camera is on and mic is off (unmute when
needed)
✓ you are in a quiet area that helps you focus
✓ you have a notebook or a note app ready to
take notes

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Check your audio and video settings Use Annotate when a screen is shared

Use Latin letters for your name

Ask questions in the Chat or use

Reactions
Share Screen when the teacher asks

Use Save to make screenshots

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What do you expect to learn by the end of this class?

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 The topic of this lesson is common problems at work or university.
In this live part of the lesson, you will describe an issue and give
recommendations.

Highlighted skills:
Speaking, pronunciation, listening
Vocabulary: phrases related to explaining a problem
Grammar: adverbs of frequency
Functional language: explaining a problem

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E.g. How often do you work from home (have tea in the morning, have breakfast at
home, argue with your colleagues etc.)?

I never work from home. (never is after subject)

sometimes (beginning, end, or after subject)
usually (beginning, end, or after subject)
always (after subject, end)
rarely (after subject)
hardly ever (after subject)
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➢ Do you have a minute? (asking for availability)
➢ I have a problem I want to discuss with you. (start discussing a problem)
➢ That’s not really the issue. (response)
➢ The rooms are always busy.
➢ What do you suggest? (asking for advice)
➢ We can put a booking sheet on the door. (solution/suggestion)
➢ I think you’re right, Davy. (agreeing)

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➢ What have you learned from today’s lesson?

➢ When would you use this beyond the lesson?

➢ What do you need more practice with?

➢ Did you participate fully?

➢ Did you achieve your aims for this lesson?

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Make sure you have
• downloaded the *.pdf with this
presentation
• saved the Zoom Chat

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