WELCOME

RULES, GOALS and MATERIAL

RULES
 Puntualidad
 Avisar un día antes o como mínimo una hora ANTES
para poder recuperar la clase.
 Tienes 4 (cuatro) recambios (de horario) mensuales
 Clases personalizadas Al grupo financiero
 Cuestiones acerca de:
 Contrato
 Pagos de cuotas
GOALS
 Conversational skills:
 Fluency: Am I confident? Am I speaking slowly,
choppy or fast?
 Pronunciation: Am I clear enough? Am I
mispronouncing?
 Vocabulary: Synonyms, Antonyms, family words,
collocations, fixed phrases, context
 Grammar: Rules of the language!
Together we will see and put in
practice some of the strategies to
reach all those goals!
MATERIAL
 Book: Market Leader + another book (maybe)
 Helping hand from other sources
 Audios
 Videos
 Images
 Activities online
Dudas
 Topics: interés general
 Speaking skills
 Vocabulary development
Getting to know you…
 What is your name?
 How old are you?
 What do you do? What´s your occupation?
 I work in the marketing field/ I´m a marketer
 What do you do in your free time?
 ….and have a good time
 Chat with my friends/ hang out with my friends/ spend time with my …
 Why are you learning English?
 For travel
 For business
 For my studies
 I want to learn EN for my studies, for business and to get to know people from other countries
 To get to know people who don´t know my language
 other
Examples
 I am learning English because I want to meet
people from other countries
 I want to meet people from different
backgrounds/cultures/countries

 I work on the record/off the record

 I work independently/ I am a freelance worker
CLASS 2
 Wednesday, 23rd
 Reading & speaking
 Verb to be
 I, you, he, she, it, we, they, you (pronombres
personales)
 Am, are, is (verb ser/estar)
DAVID: Hello, I´m David Lopez. I´m a new worker in this
company.
BETH: Hi. My name is Elizabeth Silva, but please call me Beth.
DAVID: Ok. Where are you from, Beth?
BETH: Brazil. How about you?
DAVID: I´m from Mexico.
BETH: Oh, I love Mexico! It´s really beautiful.

BETH: Oh, good. Look over there! Sun-hee is here.

DAVID: Who´s Sun-hee?
BETH: She´s my co-worker. We´re in the same department.
DAVID: Where´s she from?
BETH: South Korea. Let´s go and say hello. Sorry, what´s your
last name again? Lopiz?
DAVID: Actually. It´s López.
BETH: How do you spell that?
DAVID: L-O-P-E-Z.
BETH: Sun-hee, this is David Lopez. He´s a new club
member from Mexico.
SUN-HEE: Nice to meet you, David. I´m Sun-hee Park
DAVID: hi. So, you´re from South Korea?
SUN-HEE: that´s right. I´m from Seoul.
DAVID: that´s cool. What´s Seoul like?
SUN-HEE: It´s really nice. It´s a very exciting city.
 STATEMENTS WITH BE & POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES
Statements with be
I´m from Mexico
Can I have a sandwich?
 I'm not from Mexico
You´re from Brazil
 You aren´t from brazil
John (he) is a new worker
 He isn´t a new worker
She´s Maria
 She isn´t Maria
It´s an exciting city
 It isn´t exciting city
We´re in the same company
 We aren´t in the same…
They´re my co-workers
 They aren´t my co-workers
Short form or contractions of Possessive adjectives
be
Mi, tu, su, nuestro, sus
I´m = I am My name is Mara
You´re = you are Your name is Alex
He´s = he is His name is Roberto
She´s = she is Her clothes is beautiful
It´s = it is Its name is Lassie (pet)
We´re = we are Its origin is American (dollar)
They´re = they are Our airline ticket is lost
Their shoes are
expensive/green
CLASS 3
 Thursday, 24th (+ clase de recuperacion Friday,
25th)
 Speaking
 The alphabet
 Possessive adjectives
 P. 7 book: market leader
 Business cards information, nationalities
 The Alphabet

• Click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sx3QNVXyyKc

 Speaking

1. What´s his full name?

1. Last name/surname
2. What´s his address?
3. What´s his phone number?
4. What´s his E-mail address?
1. What´s her full name?
2. What´s her address?
3. What´s her phone number?
4. What´s her E-mail address?

5. Sorry?
6. Can you spell it?
 Speaking
Name: Carmen
Family/Last name: Salinas
Occupation: Waitress, works (on )the night
shifts on weekends
She´s a waitress and she works …
Her occupation is a waitress…
Nationality: American
Age: 24
E-mail: C_Salinas@hotmail.com
Phone number: 555-6712
Hobbies/ free time activities: plays
volleyball and goes to the gym, on Mondays,
Wednesdays, Fridays -At the weekend, at
She usually plays…. weekends (BrE)
On Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays she -On the weekend , on
goes… (the) weekends (AmE)
What does this/that mean? _ “underscore”
55= double five @ at
. Dot
/ dash
Speaking

Is it her first time in

usa?
Yes, it is
No, it isn't
Is she happy or
unhappy?
yes, I know him …
He is happy with the
people in N.Y
He´s happy with the
New Yorkers
 Reading: work vocabulary
Job: computer engineer (or software engineer)
Location of the company: Beijing, China

Wei Zhang works as a computer engineer for a company

located in China. He received his Bachelor´s (BA) degree in
Computer Science and Technology at the East China
University of Science and Technology (ECUST). He
receives/earns a monthly salary. He has paid vacations. He
has been a fulltime employee for two years. He is a very
skilled employee because he is specialized in the fields of AI,
software engineering, network information service, cloud
computing, and big data.

[´saienz]
Undergraduate degree= four-year degree
Graduate degree= (master/phd) after you got a undergraduate
degree
Employer= 1 person or an organization
CLASS 4
 Monday, 28th
 Strategies for Listening activities
 Listening activity
 Market Leader p. 6 Act. C
Tips for listening activities
 Note-taking: Take down notes of what you hear
 Key Words (sustantivos, verbos, adjectivos), phrases,
symbols
 Organize your notes using the “shopping list” format.
 Escribí la información en grupo para que haya un orden,
generalmente a X grupo le podes asignar un título
 Ejemplo:
Verb TOBE Kitchen objects Brands (marcas)

Is Kettle NIKE
Am Fridge PRADA
are Table CHANNEL
dishes MERCEDES
 Another strategy could be T-formation
 Dibujas una T en una hoja y después escribí el título
del tema arriba, en la columna de la izquierda escribí
información sobre categorías o subtemas y a la
derecha escribí detalles, ejemplos, comentarios,
explicaciones.
Personal pronouns + verb TO BE

I, you I am , you are

He, she, it He is, she is , it is

We, they, you We are, they are, you are

 Most of the popular brands are from Europe. There
are Italian, French and Spanish brands. For
example, the Italian brands like PRADA etc…
 Listening for gist (content words: nouns
(sustantivos), adjectives, verbs)
 Tratar de entender de qué se habla/ el tema en general
 Listening for details (bits of information: phrase)
 Answer WH- questions (why, what, where, when,
who, etc)
 Write down new vocabulary

 Predict and guess (infer meaning)

Listening for gist & details
 Listen to the audios (1.1-1.4)  listening for gist
 Listen again and take down notes about the KEY
WORDS (nouns, phrases, clues about the context,
verbs)
CLASS 5
 Wednesday, 30th
 Market Leader
Homework: Listening

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Market Leader a medida que vayamos avanzando.
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Password: alianza

1. Activities. Book: Market Leader

1. P. 6 act. C Where is each speaker? AUDIO 1.1- 1.4 son 4
audios]
2. P. 8 act. A True or False AUDIO 1.8
3. P. 8 act. B Complete the what Jeremy says AUDIO 1.9
CLASS 6
 Thursday, 31st
 Speaking
 Market Leader workbook
 P. 5 Activities A, B, C , D ( verb to be )
Speaking
TO RECEIVE MEDICAL/ HEALTH INSURANCE
BENEFITS LIKE PAID VACATIONS,
DISCOUNTS,

Source: Headway
CLASS 7
 Monday, 4th
 Simple present (grammar + vocabulary)
 Topic: work
 Speaking

1. Where does she come from?

2. Why is she in the USA?
3. How much English does she know?
4. What did she do back in Australia?
5. How many employees does the
company have?
6. How often does she go back home?
40+ (plus) , 30+
Self-monitoring
She goes…
•Sarah Miller, 41, from Sidney,
Australia
• Currently living in the USA
for business purposes, but working
as a babysitter
•Single and a business manager at a
clothing company in her home town
(500 employees)
•Speaks English only
•Once a year
 Speaking + Vocabulary work
Job: computer engineer (or software engineer)
Location of the company: Beijing, China
Wei Zhang (he) works as a computer engineer for a company
located in China. He received his Bachelor´s (BA) degree in
Computer Science and Technology at the East China
University of Science and Technology (ECUST). He earns a
monthly salary. He has paid vacations. He has been a fulltime
employee for two years. He is a very skilled employee because
he is specialized in the fields of AI, software engineering,
network information service, cloud computing, and big data.

[´saienz]
[SPESIALAISIS] SPECIALIZES
An undergraduate degree in = a four-year degree in …
A graduate degree in = after you got a undergraduate degree
( Master´s , PhD, Licenciature
Employer= 1 person or an organization
ON THE RECORD= EN BLANCO
Simple present tense
 I, we, you, they work, watch, study
 He, she, it works, watches , studies
Vocabulary: https://www.freecollocation.com/

 To receive/ earn a salary (noun)

 I receive/earn a monthly/ basic/good/bad salary.
 Workers are asking for a increase in salary.
 employee vs. employer (la persona o empresa que da
empleo, empleador/a o jefa/e)
 I am a new employee and I have a good employer. He always
pays me on time.
 I specialize in
 I have a degree in Business but I specialize in marketing and
finance.
 She works for a company and specializes in business law.
Class 8 & 9
 Wednesday, 6th
 Reading self-employed= to charge a fee
QUALIFICATIO
NS
OCCUPATION
Job: Lawyer
Location of the law firm: Kyoto, Japan
WHERE/
PLACE
I work as a lawyer in Kyoto, Japan. I took my degree in
law then I joined a law firm. I earn a reasonable salary.
Some of my duties are advising clients on all aspects of
the law and presenting cases in courts. I also interpret the
law and communicate with the clients, colleagues, and
judges. I specialize in divorce and intellectual property
law.
EXPERIENCE or
MONEY FIELD of
work(prefer/like)
RESPONSIBILITI
Organization of ideas
 Name, age, nationality
 Employed or unemployed or self-employed (freelancer)
 I work as…+ profession
 I´m unemployed, but I´m looking for a job as a marketing manager
 Qualifications (education)
 Degrees, certificates, diplomas
 Employed
 where do you work? What´s your role in the company?
 How much money you make?
 What are your responsibilities?
 Work experience or specialization
Vocabulary
 to work as a lawyer
 To work for a company
 To work from home
 To take/earn/have a degree in law
 To join a law firm
 To receive/earn a salary

 Some of my duties are -ing, -ing and –ing

 Some of my duties are implementing marketing strategies, being creative and

creating advertising campaigns.

 To specialize [spesialais) in divorce and intellectual property law

 As a marketing professional I specialize in project management (in marketing )

and digital strategies.

 Be an employee  you work for someone
 To receive/earn a salary
 To have medical insurance
 To receive a retirement plan ( fondo de pensión de
jubilación)
 Be Self-employed  your work on your own
 to be self-employed= to charge (cobrar) a fee
(cuota/tarifa) for your services
 How much do you charge per hour/day?

 To be a freelancer / to work independently

Activity
 Complete the sentences with the word in the box
 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in the box below.

To earn to specialize degree to get to work

1. I have a DEGREE in Chemistry.

2. I WORK as a software engineer for a small company.
3. I EARN a good salary for the work I do.
4. Employees generally GET paid vacations and health insurance.
5. Lawyers sometimes SPECIALIZE in so many different fields to attract more
clients.

6. I haven´t a degree… don´t have

1. Have got  I have got two cats/ I haven´t got two cats
7. I am not earn a ….
1. I don’t earn …
Speaking
Occupation: lab technician
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Qualifications: a BA degree in Chemistry and a Master´s degree in
Biochemical science
Status: employee at a Lab in Boston
Responsibilities: carry out experiments, manage the team and make reports
Salary: a monthly salary with health and retirement benefits, paid vacations
Her principal duties are… // other benefits/ perks
Some of my duties are…// I have a job as a …
Work ( uncountable noun) = works of Arts = obra de arte

Occupation: marketer / marketing professional

Location: Madrid, Spain
Qualifications: a BA degree in business or marketing
Status: employee at a publishing company
Responsibilities: monitor market trends, create advertising campaigns, work
for different companies and work as part of a team
Skills: good interpersonal skills, creativity, deadline management ( time
CLASS 10
 Thursday, 7th
 Job ads
We are recruiting a professional specialized in the field of marketing and sales to work as an
independent contractor for a well-established US-based language company.

The schedule is flexible, but we require availability of 6 hours per day.

(sediual)
The ideal candidate is bilingual in English and Spanish, enjoys working from home with a
flexible schedule, is self-reliant, has good people skills and excellent computer skills.

The candidate must have at least 1 ( one) year of experience in marketing, sales or
advertising. Also, he/she must have a bachelor´s degree in marketing, business or related
field.
1. What are the necessary skills for this job?
1. You need to have/be….
2. How much work experience does the candidate need to have?
3. Does the candidate need to have any qualifications?
4. How much money does the employer pay? I don’t know/ It doesn’t say/ the
employer didn’t include that information in the job ad
5. Would you send a resume/CV to this job ad? Why/why not?
Speaking
 Watch the following video. What´s your opinion about
these jobs?
 https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/careers/what-does-
a-marketing-specialist-do

 What´s more important in an interview? Passion or

qualifications? Being creative or having a degree in a
specific field?
 I believe that it is important to have a degree in … because…
 I think it´s not important to have a degree because…
 I think it´s important to be creative/passionate/ interested/
enthusiastic
Writing e-mails: structure
 Greeting // Salutation  saludo
 Dear Mr., Ms., Mrs. ( señor, Ms= Miss señorita, Mrs= Misses señora)– Dear Mr. Sanchez
 Hi/hello Kelly… (informal)
 To whom it may concern = A quien corresponda (formal)
 Thank to the recipient
 Thank you for contacting ABC Company/ Burger King ( you´re employee and you answer the client)
 Thanks for getting back to me = gracias por responderme ( you´re the client)
 Thank you for your prompt reply = Gracias por tu rapida/pronta respuesta
 State your purpose
 I am writing to enquire/ question about …
 Add your closing remarks
 Write me soon ( informal)
 Thank you for your consideration
 I look forward to hearing from you ( formal)
 If you have any questions or concerns, don’t hesitate to let me know/ TO WRITE ME
 End with a closing
 Best regards,
 Sincerely,
 Regards,
CLASS 11
 Tuesday, 12th
 Parts of an e-mail and functions

Receiver

Dear Mr. Garcia ( GREETINGS )

I am writing to ask about the…. ( OPENING LINE )

(BODY)

I look forward to hearing from you. ( CLOSING REMARK )

Writing an e-mail
 We write e-mails to generally get a prompt
response. Also, we write e-mails because they are
fast, direct and easy to use, but there are some
conventions to follow.
 E-mails need to have a certain layout (structure)
 E-mails need to have a certain style (register)
 E-mails are used for certain reasons or purposes
 Giving information, requesting information, giving news,
sending an invitation, apologizing, giving advice, asking for
advice
Examples: Layout
 Examples: layout

1. Who is the sender? the receiver?

2. Is there a signature? A disclaimer?
3. Is the subject line filled in?
4. What is the purpose of the e-mail?
5. What is the receiver expected to
do?
1. Who is the sender? the receiver?
2. Is there a signature? A disclaimer?
3. Is the subject line filled in?
4. What is the purpose of the e-mail?
5. What is the receiver expected to do?

6. Regards, sincerely
CLASS 12
 Monday, 18th
 Writing an informal e-mail
 Homework

The sender is
signal by the
word FROM
Style/register

Here= /jia/ Is from Altheim A sales manager

Cyberfair= Company sells business is
/saivafea/
do business
Homework
 Write an informal e-mail to a friend talking about your life.
Some suggestions…
 Name, age, occupation (JOB DESCRIPTION)
 Where do you live
 What do you do in your daily routine
 What are your favorite free time activities

 Tips:
 Use the simple present tense
 Follow the conventions to write e-mails: informal register
 In this case, you know the person.
CLASS 13
 TUESDAY, 19TH
 Writing an informal e-mail
CLASS 13
 Thursday, 21st
Register: formal
FORMAL INFORMAL
EMAIL EMAIL
Dear Mr. Sanchéz, Hi, José!

Thank you for contacting GFK We heard that you got what you
software company. We received your bought.
e-mail and we are glad your package
arrived on time. Tell me if you want to buy more things
or if you need anything else.
If you have further requests you are
welcomed to visit our products on our Bye,
website. If you have any questions, do
not hesitate to let us know. Simmi

Sincerely,

Simon Rogers
GFK support
What not to do
 When you write e-mails you need to
 Follow the conventions
Structure and reason
 style
 Formal register
 No contractions (I don’t .., I´m )

 No idioms, no abbreviations

 Formal language (Could (can), would)

 No conversational/colloquial English

 Be polite, positive, and use appropriate language

 No direct questions, no informal punctuation like exclamation marks

 Mmm… ehh….
CLASS 14
 Monday, 25th
 BOOK: Market Leader
 p. 9 ACT. A (Reading), ACT. B, C
 p. 10 ACT. A, D, E
 Reading: From A Small Town To Global Leader

 Vocabulary work
1. CEO 1. To dream of + ING “ …(he/she)
2. Fashion/British company dreams of being a rock star”
3. luxury brands 2. to travel on business
4. Headquarter =oficina central
5. Stores =tienda, negocio
6. back-to-back meetings = one after the
other

Visit: https://www.freecollocation.com/search?word=meeting

Meeting(s) Adjective+ meeting Verb + meeting

regular , weekly, face- To attend
to-face, online/virtual,
 Which is the main reason you want to run/have
your own business?
 The main reason is that/because I want to teach about
topics related to my field of specialization like marketing,
technology and business.
 Another reason is that I want to earn more money /want to
have economic stability/ want to have another source of
income.
CLASS 15
 Tuesday, 26th
 BOOK: p. 11
 ACT. F,
 Language focus 2: Wh- questions (word order), ACT.
A, B (writing & speaking)
 Making questions to do, to play
QUESTION BE SUBJECT (pronoun, COMPLEMENT (noun,
WORD WH- noun) adjective, -ING form)
Where are Mary and David (they) from?
What is your name?
your co-worker´s name?
- Are you happy?
- Is Mary (she) a mother?
Is the company British?
Where are you going on holiday?
QUESTION AUXILIA SUBJECT COMPLEMENT
WORD RY (infinitive)
What does he/she (it) do in the morning?
Where does Mary/ young lady/ the kid go for holidays?
How often do Mary and David (they) play sports?
How often Does She Play sports?
 She plays sports on Mondays
 She plays sports on Mondays but she doesn’t play
sports on Sundays.
CLASS 16
 Wednesday, 27th
 BOOK: p. 11
 ACT. C (Listening)
 p. 12
 ACT. A (Listening) , Act. B (Listening)
Vocabulary work
 Activity C
 What are the professions mentioned in the audios?
 Act. A (p. 12)
 Which is the verb that collocate with company?
 To_________ a company
 what are the prepositions of the verb work?
 To work…
 Act. B
 Make a chart with vocabulary related to the world of work
 New intern, …
CLASS 17
 Thursday, 28th
 BOOK. P. 13
 Act. Case Study #1
CLASS 18
 Monday, 16th
 MARKET LEADER
 Work-related vocabulary
Speaking
Practice