English for slow business

TASK 1. Passive voice practice. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive TASK 2. Correct the mistakes. http://www.nonstopenglish.com/exercise.asp?exid=665 TASK 3. Change into the passive http://www.esl-classroom.com/grammar/passive1.html TASK 4 Reading. COOKING CONCEPTS. 1- The passive voice is often used in descriptions. Go to this link and write down on your notebook as many examples as you can find. You can work in groups of three or four. If this is the case, divide the reading task. http://www.cookingconcepts.com/?q=en

TASK 1 Do the exercises. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/reported-speech

TASK 1 Do the exercises. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/tenses

Read the text and make a list with the new words and expressions. TASK 2 Make a draft and explain your partner what you have read and give your own conclusions. EU austerity drive country-by-country For EU leaders the short-term goal is to restore confidence in the euro A new austerity drive is sweeping across Europe, as governments struggle to trim huge budget deficits and the 16-nation eurozone races to reassure sceptical markets. So far the biggest protests have been seen in Greece, but major strikes are making headlines elsewhere too. What belt-tightening measures are EU member states taking? GREECE The Greek government has pledged to make drastic spending cuts and boost tax revenue in return for a 110bn-euro (£95bn) bail-out from the EU and International Monetary Fund. Greece has started drawing on the bail-out money because a sharp downgrade of its sovereign debt rat...

TASK 1 Listen to these dialogues. HOW TO FIND A JOB. http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/employment/employment01.htm PREPARING FOR A JOB INTERVIEW. http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/employment/employment02.htm GREETING BY RECEPTIONIST. http://www.eslfast.com/robot/topics/employment/employment03.htm