Over the cliff!

The video above is the ending of a movie launched in 1969 called The Italian Job. It is a wonderful example of a type of ending for a movie called a CLIFFHANGER.

SHOCKER = THRILLER = SUSPENSE-FILLER = CLIFFHANGER 

Here is another great movie ending:

This would be what we call a TEAR JERKER - one that really makes you cry. 

What kind of movie ending do you like? Use the COMMENTS box to write about a movie ending that you particularly liked and say why you liked it so much. 

A movie ending

that I'll never forget

that was completely unexpected

that left a lot of questions answered

that left an atmosphere of tension or suspense. 

Studying the benefits of work situations

This post focuses on working at home and working in an office: the trend versus the tradition.

       

To help review the pros and cons, think of ONE of the possibilities listed below and COMMENT on it below. 

The benefits of 

1. being an employer and not an employee 
2. being a trainer and not a trainee
3. being an interviewer and not an interviewee
4. working in the public service and not in the private sector
5. working for a multinational company and not for a small business
6. commuting in public transport and not in your own car
7. working with individual projects and not with routine tasks 
8. setting up a home office and not having a workstation in an office
9. being able to exchange ideas online and not having to put up with annoying colleagues
10. being creatively idle and not having to be busy all the time
11. sending reports via email and not having to deliver face to face presentations
12. being able to innovate and not doing things the same way 

P.S. You CAN write more than ONE paragraph and talk about more than one topic.

Questions Galore - Reviewing for the tests

How would you answer the following questions?

1. Can you make somebody do something even they don't want to?
2. Do you know what it is like to have no sensitivity in a part of your body?
3. What's the best part of falling out with a friend or a loved one?
4. What advice would you give to someone who needs to learn English but doesn't have the time?
5. News is that scientists have learned that bees venom is lethal for HIV? Do you think they will have eradicated it by 2025?
6. Do you need to get anything fixed at home?
7. What pisses you off?
8. Do you think you would be willing to learn how to read and write if you were illiterate?
9. Who do you usually ask for help when you're in trouble?
10. Do you think the press usually minimizes the gravity of a tragedy?
11. Have you ever had to cancel an appointment? What happened?
12. Do you think it's better to anticipate meetings at work? Why?
13. What in a man generally attracts women?
14. Are you 100% sure of your plans for the future?
15. How do you react to totally unexpected news? (body, head, eyes, face)
16. Why do you think it is more difficult to make some people understand something than others?
17. Is it good to always do something nice for others?

Clubbing and other topics

Lesson 30



Talking about clubs


It depends on the club/clubber/type of music
It varies from club to club
Each club is unique
Each club has its features/its peculiarities
I totally/utterly agree = Absolutely = No question/No doubt
People go just to start a fight, just looking for trouble
You can meet not only … but …
It is useful to buffer your mind (buffer = protect, cushion)
Do you think so?
It was different in my time/in my day
Most clubs don’t … x Most of the clubs (more specific) don’t …

Topics that will be covered in the PC3

Pets: having a pet, buying a pet

• Are you planning to have more pets?
• Would you buy an expensive pet?
• Would you buy an offbeat pet/exotic pet?

Clubs and gangs

• What makes people join a gang?

Reacting to Annoying things:

• What really gets on your nerves?

Inappropriate behavior: smoking in public, graffiti, disrespect, rudeness, conversation hijackers

• Do you suffer with conversation hijackers?
• What is the most common inappropriate behavior you come across at work?  

Choosing clothes
Problems in relationships

HW

1. Write a paragraph on ONE of the topics
Presenting counter-arguments
Choose one of the topics below and give an OPPOSING view and say why. Use the expressions we learned in the past class to give counter-arguments.

1. People don't complain about problems as much as they should
2. Advice columns in newspapers are a waste of time
3. Companies use body language as a form of discrimination against interview candidates
4. Sports personalities make too much money

e.g.
It’s not altogether true that sports personalities make too much money, that’s not always the case.  Most sportspersons get an average salary or get just enough to get by. In fact, a very small minority of these athletes make millions of dollars because the rest earn very little.


2. Read the article on p.48