Class Work

Practice

Make sentences using the vocabulary list:

1. Opportunity

I got a great opportunity working for a big company.

2. Stairs

If you go up and down the stairs you’ll get strong legs.

3. Computer

The computer is the most useful tool for a lot of professional workers.

4. Technology

Nowadays, knowing and using in a right way the technology, is the key for successful.

5. Mate, Partner, Co-Worker

I hate when my partner is in a bad mood.

6. Colleague

I don’t like when my colleague beat around the bush when we talk about my money!!!

7. Team work

Many management gurus, institutes and schools, preach the importance of teamwork in

business.

8. Hesitate

I dislike when I hesitate saying what I am really thinking.

9. Punctual

My boss loves the punctual delivery of the daily mail.

10. Strict

My niece doesn’t like her strict teacher.

11. Flexible

The strongest and more expensive swords are made with carbon and flexible steel.

12. Skills

If you boost your English skills you’ll get better work offers.

Homework

1. Bring information about: personal qualities, job titles, your personal computer skills.

a. Personal Qualities:

- To help gain respect from people around you:

Courage, Enthusiasm, Thankfulness, Generosity, Modesty, Positive Outlook, Wisdom,

Loyalty.

- For success in life:

Honesty, Being creative, confidence, selfe discipline, optimism, responsibility, respect,

self-reliance, ambitious, sociable, knowledgeable, punctuality, leadership.

- To help you to get on with people and make friends:

Unselfishness, friendship, kindness, tolerance, forgiveness, trust, compassion.

b. Job Titles:

Teacher, student, police man, doctor, lawyer, janitor, firefighter, accountant, actor,

adviser security, aeroplane captain, agronomist, design engineer, detective, nurse.

c. My personal computer skills:

Proficient in:

- Processing words: Microsoft office and Open Office

- Statistical software: SAS, Statistica, Excel.

- Graphics and Pictures: Photoshop, Gimp, Illustrator, Picture Collage Maker, Corel Draw

Graphics Suite.

- Web Designer: HTML Code, Dreamweaver, Flash Intro Banner Maker.

- Multimedia software: Camtasia, Ashampoo

- Data Bases: MySQL and Access

- Software Programming: Netbeans and Eclipse.

2. Culture and differences: Cards exchange, personal distance, bribe

a. Cards exchange:

This exchange could be the beginning of a new business relationship in some cultures.

Korea and Japan are so formal in this practice. The significance of this fact is not so

important for British, US or Australians, it is just to give your info to someone, like a

reminder.

b. Personal distance:

Personal space requirements vary among European countries. Generally, people in

Mediterranean and Eastern European countries tend to be more intimate and stand close

to one another. In other European countries, people are more reserved and maintain

greater personal space. It is important to be aware of this- you might offend a European

by backing away if he stands close to you.

c. Bribery:

Cultural differences in the understanding of bribery are some of the most different hurdles

to overcome when dealing with international politics. What might be perfectly

commonplace in one nation of the world, in another could be interpreted as an

unforgivable act of bribery. A very basic example includes tipping the practice of leavin a

gratuity for services from a waiter or waitress, or a bellboy. While in America, tipping is

very much commonplace and considered the norm, in other societies, tipping is viewed as

a form of bribery and is frown upon.

3. Bring sentence with the following words: mandatory, schedule, kind (person, people),

Busy, Apologize.

a. Mandatory

The king´s mandatory was killing the enemy… so the soldiers done it.

b. Schedule

This train´s schedule is so confused.

c. Kind (person, people)

Her grandmother is a very kind person

d. Busy

Sorry I can´t help you, I´m so busy

e. Apologize

The bus driver apologized to passengers for the delay