Lesson 9

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Josh and Andy prepare for their sales presentation.

Josh: I am having trouble turning on this computer.

Andy: You might want to check whether the screen is turned on or not.

Josh: You’re right! (presses the screen button) It’s on now but the computer isn’t starting
properly.

Andy: I’d suggest you to follow the instructions in the manual for restarting the computer.

Josh: (reads the instructions and restarts the computer) Okay! It works now. Andy: Could

you pull up a browser and open the slides for our presentation? Josh: Of course. What time

are we presenting tomorrow again?

Andy: At 2:00pm.

Josh: Great. This means that we have all morning to pore over and get prepared for our
presentation. Do we have our printed catalogues ready?

Andy: Not yet. I’ll have them printed this afternoon.

Josh: Thank you. Would you be able to make extra copies?

Andy: Yes. Our company has loose policies for printing.

VOCABULARY
a. Present (v): to give a presentation/ speech. E.g. The CEO has to present
the annual report to the investors.

b. Instruction (n): something that someone tells you to do. E.g. Please
follow the recipe for cooking instructions.

c. Screen (n): the flat surface of your phone, television, or computer where
you see things. E.g. iPhones are touch screen devices.

d. Browser (n): a piece of computer software that you use to search for
information on the internet. Examples of browsers include: Google
Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, etc.

e. Mailbox (n): a box where letters are received and delivered.

f. Catalogue (n): a list of goods that you can buy from a company. E.g.
The supermarket has a catalogue of all the items that are on sale.

g. Pore over (v): to read carefully. E.g. John spent hours and hours poring
over the report because he wanted to make sure that it was perfect before
he submitted it to his boss.

h. Loose (adj): describes rules/policies that are flexible and not too strict.
E.g. Our company has loose policy for dress code.
 Contrastive Analysis
Compare and Contrast
a. Pore over vs. Pour

i. Pore over (v): to read carefully. E.g. John spent hours and hours poring over the
report because he wanted to make sure that it was perfect before he submitted it
to his boss.
ii. Pour (v): If you ‘pour’ someone a drink, you put the drink into a cup or glass so
they can drink it. E.g. The waiter poured some wine into the glass.

b. Loose vs. Lose

i. Loose (adj): describes rules/policies that are flexible and not too strict.
E.g. Our company has loose policies for dress code.
ii. Lose (v): to not win. The past tense of ‘lose’ is ‘lost.’ E.g. Germany lost to Korea
in the World Cup of 2018.
CHALLENGES
1. Give your coach instruction on how to create a Zalo account
2. What is the purpose of catalogues? Do you actually look at store
catalogues? Why or why not?
3. List out all the internet browsers that you know of.
4. Have you ever had to present something in front of your boss?
Please describe the experience to your coach.