English Conversations 2

Do you enjoy telling stories? What kinds?   How important is storytelling in your culture?   Are storytelling traditions a thing of the past or should they be preserved for future generations?   Watch Daveed Diggs acceptance speech in Tony Awards. What do you notice about his use of a story?   Read  the article on business storytelling here . FOCUS ON OWN IT! Now, using the tips from the article, turn your childhood story into an inspirational one to promote your company's message.

 Look at the lyra bird from Australia. What can it do from 1-5? 1. Shake 70% off its feathers in one day. 2. It can eat up to 10 times its mass in food in a meal. 3. Its skin releases a natural sunscreen that prevents it from getting sunburned. 4. It can reproduce almost any sound in its environment.    Practice prepositions https://create.kahoot.it/share/prepositions-advanced/20ca120f-311c-4ae7-a6f9-30c426e8afb5 Circle all the /dj/, /tj/ and /sh/ sounds in the tongue twisters (1-8).  Practise saying the tongue twisters in pairs.  1. I'm= sure 1 saw Sheila selling seashells on the seashore, but I can't be sure she sold seashore shells.  2. Julia, George, Jean and Joan joyfully jumped down the jagged hill.  3. Chester the Cheetah chewed a chunk of cheap cheddar cheese.  4. Fresh fried fish,  Fish fresh fried,  Fried fish fresh,  Fish fried fresh.  5. If a dog chooses to chew shoes, whose shoes does he choose to chew?  6. Jenny just got jeans and a jacket for graduation in June o

 Work in pairs Do you sometimes not get to say what you want to a group conversation? Why? Think of someone who often holds the floor, i.e. talks for a long time without letting anyone else talk. How do they do this? Look at the Quiz. Do it twice, once for conversations in your own language and one for the ones in English. Look at Communication Skills below. Work in pairs to discuss potential strategies for you Listen to four different examples of people managing group conversations.  Match them with the descriptions. What strategies can you discern? a. interrupting someone  b. holding the floor so others don't interrupt c. dealing with an interrupton d. bringing the conversation back to the previous topic How to do it! OWN IT!

 Do you engage in writing for work? What genre - if any- do you use most?  Let's discover formal and informal expressions Business English Writing: Formal or Informal Instructions:  Match the informal phrases (1-15) with the neutral/formal phrases (a-o).                                                       Informal   Neutral/Formal 1  What do you need? ____ a) With regard to....(or With reference to) 2  Thanks for the email of 12 Feb. ____ b) I can assure you that... 3  Sorry, I can't make it. ____ c) We note from our records that you have not... 4  I'm sorry to tell you that... ____ d) Please let us know your requirements. 5  I promise... ____ e) I was wondering if you could... 6  Could you....? ____ f) We would like to remind you that... 7  You haven't.... ____ g) I look forward to meeting you next week. 8  Don't forget... ____ h) Thank you for your email received 12 February. 9  I need to.... ____ i) I am afraid I will not be able to attend. 10 Shall I....?