Lesson 1 Business

Business English

Getting to know each other.

What can you tell me about yourself and your hobbies?


Who are you?
Where do you come from?
What do you study?
Tell something about your family, your hobbies, your plans for the future.

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H O M E W O R K:
1. Write a short essay about your hobbies and submit it the day before your next lesson!

TO DO ——-
2. Learn the Dialogue & Lesson Vocabulary.
3. Do the Lesson Multiple Choice Exercises.

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Hobbies

Some guidelines to your essay.
You do NOT need to cover all the questions.

  1. What are your hobbies?
  2. What do you find so fascinating about your main hobby?
  3. What caught your interest in that hobby?
  4. Do you consider yourself an expert in that field?
  5. Is it an expensive leisure acitvity?
  6. Do you sometimes spend too much money on your hobby?
  7. Do you sometimes spend too much time on your hobby?
  8. What do other people think about your hobby?
  9. Can one make money with your hobby?
  10. Is is possible to make your hobby your career?
  11. Would you like to make your hobby your career?
  12. Anything else about your hobby?
About
Meeting in the pub

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Two guys meet in a pub and have a chat about a place to stay.

Slide 1
Meeting in the pub

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

John sits in the pub and has a beer.
Gerald enters.

JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Hi. Also here for a drink?

GERALD

GERALD:

GERALD

Yes. Finally found a place to stay.

Slide 2
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

And? Got what you wanted?

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

He pulls a face.
Sort of....

Slide 3
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Gerald sits down and looks around.

JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

You must get your drink at the bar.
No service at the tables here.

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

He gets up to fetch a drink
Ok. I'll have a pint.
Nice pub.

Slide 4
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

Gerald fetches a beer while John yawns.

JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Not too bad. And quite cheap.

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

He sits down and has a sip at his beer.
Not too many customers though.

Slide 5
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Too early. Later it's quite busy.

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Has another sip.
Funny agent.
Really thought I would fall for it.

Slide 6
Meeting in the pub

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Tell me more?!

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Well the place wasn't that hot.
And pricey!

Slide 7
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

What agent?

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Black!

Slide 8
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Laughs
That old shark.
Only thing he's interested in is his commission.

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

You know him?

Slide 9
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Who doesn't!
So you found a place?

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Signed and sealed.
Six months only.

Slide 10
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

How did you manage that?
Black never does contracts under one year.

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Grins
Twisted his arm a bit.

Slide 11
Meeting in the pub

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ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

And the price?

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Quite reasonable.
But now I can take my time to find something I really like.

Slide 12
Meeting in the pub

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

ABOUT:

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JOHN:

JOHN:

JOHN

Good luck!
He lifts his glas
Cheers!

GERALD:

GERALD:

GERALD

Cheers!

Slide 13
Meeting in the pub.
Oral Discussion

Continue with the dialogue.........

In-the-PubPrint

Dialogue Vocabulary List

Vocab_In-the-PubDownload

schwarz auf weiss

signed and sealed

teuer

pricey%%%expensive

in der Kneipe

in the pub

ziemlich billig

quite cheap

Druck ausüben

to twist someone's arm

die Kneipe

pub

mehr darüber

tell me more about it

darauf hereinfallen

to fall for it

nicht so toll

not that hot

ein Glas voll haben

to have a pint

ziemlich viel los

quite busy

in the pub

in der Kneipe

Question Explanation:

Explain

einen Platz zum Wohnen

a place to stay

der Makler

estate agent

der alte Gauner

that old shark

Dialogue Vocabulary G/E

Dialogue - In the Pub

In the Pub

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1. in der Kneipe

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2. darauf hereinfallen

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3. ziemlich viel los

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4. teuer

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5. ziemlich billig

The contract is finalised.

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6. schwarz auf weiss

Have a drink

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7. in the pub

Text to note

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8. mehr darüber

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9. die Kneipe

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10. Druck ausüben

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11. einen Platz zum Wohnen

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12. ein Glas voll haben

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13. nicht so toll

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14. der alte Gauner

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15. der Makler

Your score is

She gets dressed.

She puts on her gloves.

It is not worth it.

Don't be angry with me.

He behaves badly.

He asks me for help.

See you later.

I look at the house.

I work at Desma.

Everyone knows that.

Wrong shortcode initialized

She gets dressed.

She puts on her gloves.

It is not worth it.

Don't be angry with me.

He behaves badly.

He asks me for help.

See you later.

I look at the house.

I work at Desma.

Everyone knows that.

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