Thinking outside the box

Today we:

1. Wore one of Edward de Bono's thinking hats (green, white, yellow, black, red, or blue) while thinking about what to do about Katrina's teenage pregancy. 
2. video explanation
3. Had a company meeting--think "Gattaca"
4. CAE listening:  "Wolf" a ballet with dogs
5. Common English mistakes: A11 (from photocopies)

Homework:
Do A12
read notes for next meeting (based on role A,B, or C)
bring scripts and listening photocopies next time

sink plug/stopper vocabulary

plug	tapón
stopper	tapón
cork	corcho
corkscrew	sacacorchos
screw	atornillar
screw	atornillar
screw it!	fuck it!
screw up	arruinar, meter la pata
discriminate against	discriminar
lead to	llevar a
for profit	con fines de lucro
in addition	además
additionally	además
whether we use it or not	si la usamos o no
we'll be at a disadvantage	vamos a estar en desventaja
important issue	cuestión importante
loss of productivity	pérdida de productividad
where does it end?	¿dónde termina?
where will it stop?	donde va a parar?
genetic testing	las pruebas genéticas
economic problems	problemas económicos
economical car	coche económico
energy crisis	crisis energética
energetic person	persona enérgica
beware the ides of march	Cuídate de los idus de marzo
beware of the big bad wolf	cuidado con el lobo feroz
he was the culprit	él era el culpable
he was the guilty one	él era el culpable
worth it	vale la pena
valuable	valioso
trustworthy	digno de confianza
worthy of trust	digno de confianza
worthwhile	vale la pena
make the wrong decision	tomar una decisión equivocada
ruin your life	arruinar tu vida
united	unido
what's done is done	lo hecho, hecho está
paternity test	prueba de paternidad
leave them out of it	dejar fuera de él
give the child up for adoption	dar al niño en adopción
put the child up for adoption	poner al niño en adopción

Distractions

Today's class:

fluency practice
cognate handout A10
scripts (Gus/Ben, 3 person script)
using e-readers to learn English

HW:
cognate handout A11
read 3 person script

Wed. English class at 9:45 w/Lisa

Sorry everyone, but I am ill, so Lisa will be filling in for me today. Class will start 15 minutes late.

Thanks for you understanding,

Lewis

Pebble Watch

http://kck.st/HumIV5

Don't wake up in a roadside ditch!

Today we:

watched a youtube video
did A9 in the cognates handout
listened to some very interesting presentations (thanks to Pijou, Carles, and Ramon) on:

• how to calcutate the sum of a series
• why banks don't really have your money,
• the diversity of European languages

wrote a definition to the word pimp (chulo), alternate verb form: "pimp your ride"
the verb primp: "quit primping! we're late!"
did a CAE listening about kites

HW:

Angels and Xavi--presentations if possible
add 6 lines to your Ben & Gus script
read the other script (with 3 characters)
do A10 from the cognate handout

Welcome back from Spring Break!

Today we:
Practiced the script from last time (our friends Ben and Gus)
Finished the cognate packet (A8)
Did pages 62 and 63 in the book (SB 6A)--formal/informal comparisons
Please tell me if I left something out...

HW:
add 6 lines to the script
read the new script I gave you today

Next class:
Short presentations: Pijo, Angels, Ramon
CAE listening
Book: finish 6A, start 6B
Script practice
New cognate handout and reference
Phone conversation (from In Company Upper book)

Note: in the beginning, from the beginning, at the beginning vs from the start