POST 10: ENGLISH LANGUAGE CHALLENGES

Today you are expected to evaluate your English course. In order to do this, please answer the questions below.

 -How did you like this subject at university? What about the use of blogs?

 -What aspects of your English need to be improved and how do you plan to do this?

-Outside the English class, how much are you using English these days? What for?

- wordcount: 300
- make comments on 3 of your partners' posts.

POST 8: MY FUTURE JOB

Today you’re supposed to talk about your future job. In order to write your post consider the following:

>At university, what major(*)  have you taken / are you thinking of taking? Explain why.

> What kind of job would you like to have? Describe.

> What aspects would you consider  when choosing your job?

> If you were asked in a job interview about your strengths and weaknesses, what would you say?

 Make sure to write around 280 words and leave comments on 3 of your partners posts.

(*) major:  a student's principal subject or course /  a student specializing in a specified subject: a math major.

USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES:

-I’ve taken… / I’m doing a major in… / I’m thinking of taking… / I’m considering to study…/ I’m planning to do… / I have in mind to… / I’ve decided to… / I’m hoping to… / I’m playing with idea of…  __ing / I’d love to…/ I can’t choose between ….. or …../ I’m torn between ….. and ..… / It looks like I’m going to… / As long as we can get ……………, I'll be studying… / I’m not 100% sure, but I might …/ It's a toss-up between ……… and ………..  

-I’d like to get a job as…/ I’d like to work as …/ I hope to get a job in… /I wouldn’t like to…/

- Some aspects could be: Salary - Benefits - Location – Hours - Co-workers  - work atmosphere/environment.

- I’m good at … ___ing / I’m good with… (money, numbers,etc)/ I’m terrible at…./  I become nervous about ___ing  / I am very confident in… __ing / I can… / I can’t… /

VIDEO 3: A FOREIGN COUNTRY

 

In case you haven't made any of the previous videos here's your last chance to make up for it.

Video 3: A Foreign Country

Record a 2 minute mobile phone video presentation about a foreign country you would like to visit.

Say:

Why you would like to visit this country,

What you would like to do in the country,

Who you would like to travel with and why,

If you think you will ever make this trip in the future (if so, when, if not, why not).

Mention anything else you think is important.

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REMEMBER: No cuts and no reading

PET SESSION 1

 

Hi everybody,
Today's session will be devoted to get some practice for three parts of the Preliminary English Test (PET).
Please put on your headphones and access the links below.

Reading: http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading1.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/reading1.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_reading2.htm

Listening:http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part1.htm
http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_listening_part2.htm

Vocabulary: http://www.examenglish.com/PET/pet_vocab.htm

I hope you enjoy it!!