2025-02-05

Welcome to our class!
My name’s Nata and I will be your teacher today. I live in Indonesia. I like gardening and cooking.
Email: natalisa.k.balicenter@gmail.com
If you would like to book another lesson with me, you can email me and I will be happy to help.

Introduce yourself:
·      What is your preferred name?
·      Where are you from?
·      What do you do?
·      What are your hobbies?

Students:
James
Lily
Sophie
Ma (Cherry)
Jun
Alan
Bob

Listening today:
Steven

Lesson title and aims:

Conflict Resolution

Four steps to resolve conflicts:
Identify the issue: what happened with whom
Discuss the issue: both sides’ perspectives
Brainstorm solutions to the problem
Agree on a course of action

Group 1: James, Lily, Sophie
Printing for the clients or meetings
He can write some notes on the paper
He may bring them back home and study the documents
Easy to handle to prepare for meetings and presentation

Group 2: Cherry, Jun
Mia wants to protect the environment.
It will be noisy to use the printer all the time.
Some confidential information may be leaked.
Save money for the company (being cost efficient)
It only wastes the papers.

Group 3: Alan, Bob
Mia is close to the printer so she is disturbed by the noise -> She can change her seat to be a bit faraway from the printer, or move the printer to the corner, or provide a single room for printing.

Add more devices like tablets, so the employees will not need to print so much document.

Group 1: Alan, Bob
Abby will be mad at John’s criticism. She is doing her job, so the criticism might hurt her.
John is too rough in giving the criticism. If he make the criticism softer, they probably will not suffer from the conflict.

Group 2: Jun, Cherry
John might think that Abby is selfish, and she is not considerate of others who are also working.
Abby’s behavior can interrupt the others’ productivity.

Group 3: Sophie, Lily, James
Both Abby and John should apologize to each other, and to everyone in the office for disturbing them.
Long term - establish a telephone room to focus on their call with the clients.
Set a meeting to communicate in a more appropriate way, not to make others angry.
Set quiet hours, where everyone cannot make any noise during this time.
Mind the environment when making phone calls.

2025-02-06

List of Winter Olympic sports
Skiing 滑雪
Snowboarding 单板滑雪
Figure skating 花样滑冰
Short-track speed skating 短道速滑
Cross-country skiing 越野滑雪
Biathlon 冬季两项
Bobsleigh 有舵雪橇
Luge 雪橇
Ice hockey 冰球

New vocabulary
athletes: professional sports players
composition: the process of making a set of movements until it’s a complete dance performance

What the judges will base their scores on
Technical elements: the number of spins and jumps
Program components: skating skills, transitions, performance, composition, interpretation of music
They will deduct points for falls, costume violations, timing issues etc…

Meaning of the letters
• SS = skating skills
• TR = transitions
• PE = performance
• CO = composition
• IN = interpretation of music

Leeds, England
patrice.robinson@ef.com

2025-02-06

WELCOME TO THE CLASS

GOOD SENTENCES

-The news was about the weather forecast. It said that the temperature will decrease sharply
-She was really young, that’s really a pity
-Because my job is busy, I have no time to read news
-The movie is quite popular these days in the news
-I also feel it will influence a lot of people
-Recently, the most common news in China is about AI technology company
-Many companies bear a lot of pressure from that
-It was invented by a new group in China
-There are several movie released. My friends and I would talk about which is the best one
-The economy is quite popular, from at least last year
-The economy is the most popular in my country
-The scandals about superstars are the most common in China
-It depends on different ages
-We can have different topics about different fields
-We are starting our own international newspaper
-We could add a column about technology
-We are starting our own international newspaper
-We could collect celebrity gossip from different countries

CORRECTIONS

You said: I know this actress famous for his features to make funny joke
But say: I know this actress, she is famous for making funny jokes

You said: Maybe I can share another news happen
But say: Maybe I can share other news that I heard

You said: He told me that famous actress
But say: He told me that a famous actress

You said: The heat news recently is coming back to work
But say: Most of the news is about coming back to work

You said: There are many news about deep sink
But say: There is a lot of news about deep sink

You said: The economy news
But say: The news about the economy

You said: It will difficult than before
But say: It will be difficult than before

You said: They are care about safety
But say: They care about safety

You said: about environment and sports
But say: about the environment and sports

You said: I always follow news about economy
But say: always follow news about the economy

You said: A lot of country have unemployment
But say: A lot of countries have unemployment

You said: People couldn’t care more about the economy these days
But say: People couldn’t care less about the economy these days/ people care more about the economy these days

You said: I chose this to add for our newspaper
But say: I chose this to add to our newspaper

You said: life in different country will be different
But say: Life/ preferences are not the same for different countries

2025-02-07

Welcome to our class!

Hello and welcome to our class today.
My name is Ruby, but everybody calls me Rubel, and I live in Bali.

If you want to book a private lesson with me, please send me an email:
ruby.m.balicenter@gmail.com

If you choose to ‘listen only’, that’s totally fine.
But if you have any questions, you can type the questions in the chat box.
Please raise your hand anytime you would like to participate.

Please introduce yourself:
What is your preferred name?
Where do you live?
What do you do in your free time?
What is the reason why you are studying English?

Students:
Leo
Kate
Jesse
Bob
Lu / Sophie
Emma
Sandy
Changjiang / Jeffrey

Good points:
If I had a million dollars I would travel around the world. LEO
If I had a million dollars I would buy or build a house. I would also invest some of the money. KAT
If I had a million dollars I would realize my dream. I would also invest some of the money. JES
If I had a million dollars I would buy a car and house. I would also spend some of them to equip myself with education. BOB
If I had a million dollars I would buy a big house because I have a big family. SOP
If I had a million dollars I would give half a million to my parents and siblings. EMM
If I had a million dollars I would quit my job tomorrow. I would make a travel plan. SAN
If I had a million dollars I would deposit the money in the bank. JEF
Investing in AI technology would a cash cow. BOB
I hear that AI industry is a cash cow. Saving your money in the bank is safe as houses, but you will only get little return. JEF
I am not financially adventurous. It is still a cash cow if you have a lot of money in the bank, and it is safe as houses. EMM
Gold prices sometimes go through the roof. SOP
Investing our money in AI surely will give us a gold mine. JES
Investments need patience. They need strategies. JES
Investing in renewable energy is a gold mind now. AI is also the next big thing, and it can go through the roof. KAT

Points to remember:
My brother have a housing loan. (My brother has a housing loan.)
Which company’s stocks you are interested in? (Which company’s stocks are you interested in?)

Today’s Lesson:
Investing Your Money

Lesson aim
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to use idiomatic expressions to discuss investments.
Example:
Manufacturing is a cash cow at the moment.
Investments are going through the roof now.

Target Language
Vocabulary
Idiomatic language associated with investing:
safe as houses
control your purse strings
cash cow
go through the roof
a gold mine

Function
Recognition and use of honesty and dishonesty in expression

2025-02-07

Welcome to Career Club on ‘Five Forms of Power’. Remember, in this workshop we have students from different levels and our sole focus is building fluency so you will not get error corrections, just feedback at the end of the lesson about whether you have met the task objectives in the lesson.

If you have any questions, you can always email me after the lesson at: mariangela.barker@ef.com

INTRODUCTIONS

Mari - is from the UK

Coco - is from Nanjing

Chris - is from Shanghai

Jamie - is from Ningbo

Bob - currently lives in Shanghai

Jason - likes playing badminton and boxing

Maggie - is from Guangdong and likes reading

Lesson Context: Five Forms of Power

Welcome to today’s leadership seminar!

As members of your company’s leadership team, you have been invited to attend a seminar about the five forms of power.

Who has power brainstorm?

Who has power over you? Consider people from your family, work, city, and so on.

People who have influence over us may include our boss or other superiors at work, our peers, our family members and/or partners, police, government agencies, and so on.

Why do they have power? Where does it come from?

Power comes from different sources, e.g., a local government agency has a legal right to require people to do certain things.

The Five Forms of Power

Expert: This is based on a person having superior skills and knowledge compared to other people.

This power is gained through having specialized knowledge or skills that others don’t have.

Legitimate: This comes from the belief that a person has the formal right to make demands of others.

This power comes from being in a position of authority, like a manager or leader, and having the right to give orders.

Coercive: This comes from the belief that a person can punish others for not complying with demands.

This power is based on the ability to punish or penalize others for not following rules or commands.

Referent: This is the result of a person’s perceived attractiveness, worthiness, and right to respect.

This power comes from being admired or respected, often due to a person’s, looks, personality or qualities.

Reward: This results from the ability to compensate others for compliance.

This power is based on the ability to offer something desirable, like money, praise, or opportunities, in exchange for following your wish or command.

ROLE PLAY: Case Studies

Case Study

Discussion: Coco, Chris and Jamie

Suggested power forms:

Not expert power (changed)
Expert power?
Reward power?

Observers: Bob, Jason and Maggie

Case Study

Discussion: Bob, Jason and Maggie

Suggested power forms:

Coercive power?
Legitimate power?
Expert power?

Observers: Coco, Chris and Jamie

31:28

Case Study

Discussion: Coco, Chris and Jamie

Suggested power forms:

Coercive power?

Case Study

Discussion: Bob, Jason and Maggie

Suggested power forms:

Reward power?
Expert power?
Coercive power?

In the next round we won’t have observers, just every team doing one case study.

Mariangela B.
Coco, Chris and Jamie will do Case study 3 : You are the manager of a team of 10 people. Generally, it’s an easy team to lead. One of the employees, though, does not always follow the code of conduct. He is sometimes late for work, his clothing is not very professional, and he uses bad language in the office. You want him to change how he behaves so that he doesn’t negatively influence others.
10:36 pm

Mariangela B.
Bob, Jason and Maggie you will do Case study 4: You are a well-known and well-liked manager. Your company is trying to improve the health of its employees. There are several initiatives to help staff become healthier, including health classes and subsidized exercise equipment purchase. You want your employees to take advantage of these programs.
10:38 pm

Mariangela B.
@Coco, Chris and Jamie well done on choosing ‘Coercive power’ for case 3

Mariangela B.
it’s correct because the source of the managers in that context is his ability to punish someone not following the rules
10:42 pm

Mariangela B.
@Bob, Jason and Maggie, this manager is very admired so people want to model what he does and follow what he tells them to do so it’s ‘referent power’.
Type a message here

2025-02-08

Listeners: Yang W,

Task 1

I heard alot about AI.
It’s powerful and comparable to CHAPGPT.
It’s useful and helpful-Weiwei

It can provide insight-Eric

Every famous brand will release their favorite product.-Bob

There is a device like smart glasses.-Barry

I heard about smart electric cars.
It is very and easy for people to use it.-Linda

It makes our life more convenience.
The fee is really high-Rachel
Vocabulary

It will be very big-Eric

It will be popular for a short time-Bob

It’s just a trick-Rachel

It will be very succesful-Weiwei

popular-Barry

Go viral-Weiwei

Practice

I think will be much popular.-Eric

If I want to be higher
They won’t choose this kind of shoes
-Linda

It’s not cost-effective
Disposable clothing is not eco-friendly
-Bob.

It is environmentally friendly-He

After you buy it and dress it-
It won’t pollute the environment-.
Every people would buy it-Barry

It will be clever during the vacation-Linda

I bought a wearable watch-Weiwei

It’s not as good as the massage a masseuse can give me.-Bob

It is worst than other brands-Bob

2025-02-08

Welcome to Life Club on ‘Learn How to Teach’. Remember, in this workshop we have students from different levels and our sole focus is building fluency so you will not get error corrections, just feedback at the end of the lesson about whether you have met the task objectives in the lesson.

If you have any questions, you can always email me after the lesson at: mariangela.barker@ef.com

INTRODUCTIONS

Mari - is from the UK

Nick - lives in Beijing

Bob - lives in Shanghai

Jun - is from Suzhou

Cynthia - lives in Shanghai

Helen - is originally from Shandong

LESSON CONTEXT: Learn How to Teach

Thank you for your application

You have decided to apply for a job teaching English. As part of the application process, you will do a teaching demo. This means planning a lesson and delivering it to a small group of students.

Let’s start thinking about what you want to teach!

LESSON CONTEXT: Learn How to Teach

Thank you for your application

You have decided to apply for a job teaching English. As part of the application process, you will do a teaching demo. This means planning a lesson and delivering it to a small group of students.

Let’s start thinking about what you want to teach!

BRAINSTORM: How do we plan a lesson?

For your teaching demo, you will be given a topic and you’ll need to plan a lesson.

What different things will you need to plan?

You will need to decide which target language to teach in relation to the topic; this could be vocabulary or grammar structures

What are the different stages of a lesson?

There are different ways to stage a lesson, but one common way is to present the target language, have students practice it in a clear, structured way, and then have students use it in a free task with a real-life context (present-practice-produce)

PRACTICE: Making a lesson for ordering food in a restaurant

Group A (Cynthia, Juna Helen): Choose 5-10 vocabulary items to teach.

Target Language:

Could I see a menu, please?
Could I order ______?
Drinks: Orange juice / soda
Main course: T-bone steak
How do you like your steak done/cooked?
well-done / medium rare / rare
Side dish: chips / black pepper sauce
Dessert: ice-cream

Lesson Plan: Ordering Food at a Restaurant

Present: Introducing the Target Language (TL)

Target Language (TL):

Possible Questions to Introduce the TL:

Imagine you are in a restaurant. What do you ask the waiter if you want to see the food choices?
[Students can answer using: “Could I see the menu, please?”]
What words would you use to order a drink from today’s vocabulary?
[Students can answer using: “Orange juice / Soda”]
Using the new language, what can you order for a main course?
[Students can answer using: “T-bone steak”]
What can you order as a side dish?
[Students can answer using: “Chips / Black pepper sauce”]
What can you order for dessert?
[Students can answer using: “Ice cream”]
Practice: Using the Target Language
How do you politely order a dish or drink?
[Students can answer using: “Could I order ______?”]
How do you ask the waiter how the steak is cooked?
[Students can answer using: “How do you like your steak done/cooked?”]
What are the possible responses when the waiter asks about steak doneness?
[Students can answer using: “Well-done / Medium rare / Rare”]
What sauce would you like on your steak?
[Students can answer using: “Black pepper sauce”]
How can you order a side dish?
[Students can answer using: “Could I order some chips on the side?”]
Produce: Role Play Activity

Scenario: Ordering food at a restaurant

Student A (Customer): Orders food from the menu.
Student B (Waiter): Responds, takes the order, and asks follow-up questions (For example: “How would you like your steak done?”).
Teacher: Introduces the role play, assigns roles, then listens and provides feedback on pronunciation, fluency, and grammar.

Possible Dialogue Example:

Customer: “Could I see the menu, please?”
Waiter: “Of course! Here you go. What would you like to order?”
Customer: “I’ll have a T-bone steak. How is it cooked?”
Waiter: “You can have it well-done, medium rare, or rare.”
Customer: “I’d like it medium rare. Could I also order chips as a side?”
Waiter: “Sure! Anything to drink?”
Customer: “I’ll have an orange juice.”
Waiter: “Great choice! And would you like any dessert?”
Customer: “Yes, I’ll have some ice cream, please.”

Teacher’s Feedback Focus:

Make sure student make polite requests, using “could I…”
Ensure pronunciation and vocabulary related to food is correctly used
Correct any grammar mistakes

MAIN TASK: Teaching Demo

Present:

Teacher: Helen
Students: Bob, Jun and Cynthia
Interviewers: Nick

Practice:

Teacher: Nick
Students: Jun, Cynthia and Helen
Interviewers: Bob

Produce

Teacher: Jun
Students: Nick and Bob / Helen and Cynthia
Interviewers: Mari

Mariangela B.
@Cynthia, would you like to speak or listen in the lesson?
10:19 pm

Mariangela B.
Target Language: Could I see a menu, please? Could I order ______? Drinks: Orange juice / soda Main course: T-bone steak How do you like your steak done/cooked? well-done / medium rare / rare Side dish: chips / black pepper sauce Dessert: ice-cream
10:25 pm

Mariangela B.

Possible Questions to Introduce the TL:

Mariangela B.

Imagine you are in a restaurant. What do you ask the waiter if you want to see the food choices? [Students can answer using: “Could I see the menu, please?”]

Mariangela B.
2) What words would you use to order a drink from today’s vocabulary? [Students can answer using: “Orange juice / Soda”]

Mariangela B.
3) Using the new language, what can you order for a main course? [Students can answer using: “T-bone steak”]

Mariangela B.
4) What can you order as a side dish? [Students can answer using: “Chips / Black pepper sauce”]

Mariangela B.
5) What can you order for dessert? [Students can answer using: “Ice cream”]
10:33 pm

Mariangela B.
2) Practice: Using the Target Language

Mariangela B.

How do you politely order a dish or drink? [Students can answer using: “Could I order ______?”]

Mariangela B.
2) How do you ask the waiter how the steak is cooked? [Students can answer using: “How do you like your steak done/cooked?”]

Mariangela B.
3) What are the possible responses when the waiter asks about steak doneness? [Students can answer using: “Well-done / Medium rare / Rare”]

Mariangela B.
4) What sauce would you like on your steak? [Students can answer using: “Black pepper sauce”]

Mariangela B.
5) How can you order a side dish? [Students can answer using: “Could I order some chips on the side?”]
10:42 pm

Mariangela B.
Scenario: Ordering food at a restaurant

Mariangela B.
Student A (Customer): Orders food from the menu.

Mariangela B.
Student B (Waiter): Responds, takes the order, and asks follow-up questions (For example: “How would you like your steak done?”).

Mariangela B.
Teacher: Introduces the role play, assigns roles, then listens and provides feedback on pronunciation, fluency, and grammar.

2025-02-11

Introduction

My name is Tino, I live in Port Elizabeth, a beautiful coastal city in South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. I enjoy reading, travelling, watching television, and surfing the internet.

Continue Working On :

Vocabulary/ Target language

Adjectives relating to art works: revolutionary; faddish; clichéd; offensive; groundbreaking; contemporary; tasteful; classic; unique; trendy; etc.

Corrections

You said - You should have said

I feel the same with Andy … - I share Andy’s views that …

The author want to pass on to me reader … - The artist is trying to communicate with me through their art …

Graffiti

Bold/vivid lines

Confusing/confused state of mind

Bright

Vague

It is just drawed … - It was painted by …

I have sawed … - I have seen …

Sculpture

Vivid brush strokes

Even though I am grown in China … - Even though I grew up in China …

He keep his eye on something … - He is gazing at something …

I want a trendy art piece for my home …

Pronunciation
Please work on pronouncing these words accurately:

Please note that
This is a conversation class and so it is important for everyone to take an active role in the class.
If you are facing any technical problems please refresh your computer, check your hardware or your internet connection.

2025-02-12

Hi Students

My name is Teacher Nateley, my hobbies are baking, cooking, spending time with family and friends, and relaxing.

Vocabulary

Corrections
Articles, Singular and plural, Word choice, Prepositions, Verb tense,

You mentioned: I only know some of issues
It should be: I only know some of the issues

You mentioned: Some factory
It should be: Some factories

You mentioned: Influence our healthy
It should be: Influence our health

You mentioned: Has destroyed by human beings
It should be: Was destroyed by human beings

You mentioned: To release some policy
It should be: To release some policies

You mentioned: Encourage people use
It should be: Encourage people to use

You mentioned: I only get a few your ideas
It should be: I only got a few of your ideas

You mentioned: To development…
It should be: To develop…

You mentioned: More people to buy electric car
It should be: More people to buy electric cars

You mentioned: Those big question
It should be: Those big questions

You mentioned: Its danger to do that
It should be: Its dangerous to do that

You mentioned: I was look at…
It should be: I was looking at…

You mentioned: Smell badly
It should be: Smells bad

2025-02-13

My name is Reinthya. You can call me Rein. I am from Jakarta, Indonesia.

Introduce your name, where do you from and you can state your opinion based on the question.

Please tell me if I am speaking too fast or too slowly.

Students:
Jacky
Lee
Demi
Huan
Johnson
Snow
Mina - listen
Bob

Lesson aim:
By the end of this lesson, Ss will be able to break bad news.

GRAMMAR:

VOCABULARY:
How to tell bad news:
I’m really sorry but I have to telly you this
There’s no easy way to say this … due to …
It’s a pity!
Bad new is I made an accident …
I’m really sorry …
I have some good news and some bad news.
I’m going to tell you this straight
I hate to be the one to break this to you

Additional words from dialogues:
There are some bad news about our company. That news related to our staff
I’m so sorry but I have to tell you this.
It’s okay I can accept that.
Recently, due to stagnant economy, our company needs to cut …
No, I can’t
I know we are going to … but it’s not accepted ..
I also hate to be the one to break this to you.
I think we should negotiate with them. We deserve it, right?

It’s a great day but I’m going to tell you about a bad news. Our company will cut some ..
That’s really bad. I’ve been working for this company for many years.
They will terminate our project.
I can’t say (anything) anymore / anything else.
Some of us will be laid off.
We can talk to our manager.

I’m going to tell you some bad news directly. Some of our people in our company don’t have many workload.
Who is on the list?
But the good news is you can get more vacation (time) for a week.
Can I get some compensation?

PRONUNCIATION:

2025-02-25

Hello, I am Queen / Q, I am from Cape Town, South Africa. I love being out in nature, travelling and I am a sports lover, I am passionate about education. I love working with people.
Email: qaqamba.buso.pangea@gmail.com

Li X
Many hobbies like sports, art and some board games. Also like socializing to explore different people, their personality.

Alan L
I like listen to some Chinese music and watch movies.

Eva W
I’m on my business trip in another city for training. My hobbies include reading novels, doing acrobatic exercises and spending quality time with my kid.

Changjiang Y Jeffrey
My hobbies are reading, sports, playing basketball. Sometimes I go hiking and sometimes playing badminton with friend.

William W: Listening in

Notes
Topic: Suggesting a solution
What do you suggest we do?

e.g. We should respect the environment.

Like you mentioned it’s cause by global warming so we must stress some solutions to figure out this problem. Shut down some pollution heavy factory and prevent cutting down a tree and help the animal keep their species. Stop the carbon emission and develop some clear green resources instead of some unreasonable power (Bob).

In my opinion I just make the same opinions with Bob. We need to prevent carbon emission and encourage to plant more trees so I think it will be helpful to reduce global warming (Alan).

Firstly the government should feel great pressure to protect the environment. Take immediate action to call on the public to take actions, to do their own part. And make contribution to protect the environment. Secondly, as for the factories and the service industries, they might consider transforming to the green products instead of using the consumable products to reduce the garbage. For people, we should also do whatever we can to make the contribution to protect the environment, e.g. we should be more proactive in classifying garbage and recycling (Eva).

something eminent is that I can see a bear get stuck on a piece of iceland. What I need to do is send a boat to get the bear out of the stuck. Get to land to get food to eat. I can see this bear is looking for way to a place with lots of people or animals. Speaking of which we need to protect the environment by decrease the carbon emission. For example we should generate our electricity by hydro power and every people are encouraged to go to work by bicycle and by bus instead of driving a private car. That’s a way to decrease the carbon emission to our environment.(Jeffrey).

Task
What can you and your classmates do to help one another learn English? Make some suggestions.

My suggestion is to use English as a tool at work. If you have anything you are interested in, something to read, read a book or something that you feel you are interested in. Search it in English (Jeffrey).

I would suggest that read as much as possible. You might like to try reading at least ten pages every day. Keep doing it at least one year. You will notice that you made great progress. Pick one topic that you are interested in and talk to either your pet or your friend etc. for maybe 15 minutes a day (Eva).

One of my suggestions is to remember more vocabular=y by reading. The second is to listen to some music, I think it’s good for us for listening and pronunciation (Alan).

It is most important to have English, use it frequently. You can try to find a job in a foreign company and it’s reasonable to have a dialog every day with your colleague in English. This way you will practice and you can watch some short video in English (Bob).

Now give some alternative suggestions.

Alternatively, like you mentioned instead of use it frequently you can involved in group lesson frequently and you can watch some news which will amuse you a lot (Bob).

Instead of watching TikTok you should listen or watch some movies to learn English (Alan).

Alternative/other/different etc.

Reading English novels is a good option to improve your English. However, when you inconvenient to reading books you might what to try taking a diary in English. This way you can review the vocabulary you learned recently (Eva).

Listening, if you think that you are ready to listen to something instead of reading my alternative suggestion is you should focus on listening. Listen to some music and some lyrics are very beautiful. You start by watching animation, that’s a way to improve your listening skills. At the same time you can learn a lot of expressions (Jeffrey).

Vocabulary
Did you use any of these phrases when giving suggestions and alternatives? What else might you think?

No, I didn’t use any of these phrases in my previous answers. I also use, I suggest, one thing to keep in mind is that, have you ever considered …, how about? (Jeffrey).

Yes, I used rather than. Why not… you might consider… instead of … (Eva).

No, I didn’t use any of these phrases in my previous answers. What if… (Bob).

Thank you everyone for taking class with me today. You all did well!

2025-02-26

My name is Teacher Shanny

I am from Johannesburg, South Africa.

My hobbies include: Walking, reading & listening to Podcasts & how about you?

Keep in mind we only speak English in the lessons:)

Well done on
This advertisement is really colorful
The boy seems really happy and full of energy
I think this is a perfect advertisement
The slogan ‘’Hockey can be fun!’’ truly matches the boy’s smile, don’t you think?
The man looks professional
The slogan is more captivating

Instead of saying

The hockey stick is very professional
The boy just playing the stick
It look like the boy feel very joyful to play that too.
It will be confused what product that advertisement is doing
He is plays the hockey
Not very persuasing advertisement ‘
I wanna take a relax
First one more attractive

You could say
The hockey stick is designed for professional use.
The boy is playing with the hockey stick.
It looks like the boy is very joyful that he is playing hockey.
It will be confusing what product that advertisement is doing
He is playing hockey
Its not a persuasive advertisement
I want to relax
The first one is more attractive

What product that the advertisement is endorsing for.
The advertisement is endorsing the hockey stick.

In class

Abby intro task
Leo
Bob
Helen intro task
Jimmy
Starry
Lily
Simin - Just listening

Thank you for joining class today :)

2025-02-26

My name is Maya. I’m from Johannesburg, South Africa. I like traveling, baking and working out. Welcome to our classroom.

Topic: Understanding advertising
Bob: China
Ason: China
Will: China

Vocabulary
Despite the fact that
On the other hand
In addition / Additional
Moreover
Consequently
Therefore
Furthermore
Taking into consideration
Apart from
In spite of..
However

Grammar
Green: correction
advertising
a hockey stick?
hockey sport?
hockey practice.

Use connective phrases to compare and contract the different ideas.
The first one uses a catchy slogan and contrasts with black and white.
Despite the fact that the advertiser left plenty of the blank in the picture, consequently he influenced me to explore the exercise immediately.
Not only is the first advertisement vivid, but it’s slogan is easy to bury into my mind. Taking into consideration that so many benefits it has, I decided to buy it.
The third slogan has a more profound and passionate message. It gives us more emotional and symbolic feel. Even though the first advertisement… third advertisement convince a deeper connection.

Feedback:
Subject-verb agreement (singular (one)) (plural (two or more))
subject > The first one (one advertisement) (singular)
verb > uses (singular) singular verbs end with ‘s’ at the end.
subject (plural) (Taking into consideration that so many benefits they have, I decided to buy it. ) (they > subject)
verb > (plural) > have

You are an account manager at an advertising firm.
It’s not good for China because it’s too vivid.
Apart from this point, we need to match with this generation. Nowadays it is a more open age. Young woman in the work place…
I like the first one because the first one has apparent… The lip has a lot of white lines. It seems like it’s dry. It would be dry after using our product.
The first one advantage, it appears that the product feature clearly indicates that it is waterproof. In spite that, we need to take into consideration of our customers’ deep needs. Why a woman using the lipsticks. What situation and what occasions they want to use our products.
The first one focuses on the lipstick long lasting wear, represents what makes our product stand out. In spite the advertisement, show the target customer are our potential customer. The second advertisement is exaggerated and makes me feel uncomfortable. Is meaningful and .. for our customers. Will
There are some various drops of water on this lipstick and there are our slogan on it and we use white color as our background and it make the color of our product so vivid. Additionally, background there are some flower. Make it better. Bob

Taking the floor of the first advertisement it is rally eye cathcy. It will attract younger demographic and make the c
Pronunciation

2025-02-27

Hello, Welcome to class. My name is teacher Nadia. I am from Johannesburg, South Africa.

During my spare time I enjoy shopping and reading novels.

VOCABULARY

PRONUNCIATION

SENTENCES
Please calm down, calm down.
That’s my feeling- That’s how I feel.
Sometimes I feel stomach- Sometimes I feel a stomach ache.
Before I am a dancer- I used to be a dancer before. (Grammar)
Was stare at me- Was staring at me. (WC)
It’s a mess of my mind- My mind was a mess. (SC and Grammar)
I was shamed- I felt ashamed. (Grammar and WC)

TARGET LANGUAGE
Might have something to do with
Could be due to
May be related to
Could be linked to
Sweaty palms
Sweat
Dizziness
Goosebumps
Trembling
Headache
Stomachache
Heart beating fast
Shortness of breath
Shaking
Stuttering
Blankness of the mind- Forgetfulness
Diarrhea

Jin-a-p
Qian-a-i
Rebecca-a-p
Bob-a-i
Jimmy-a-i
Xiangyang- David-a-p

2025-02-27

Hi
Welcome to the class
My name is Susan

Corrections
My mind went blank, this made me MORE nervous
I will rehearse
Sweaty palms
He suffered from high blood pressure
Will help me to be more confident
I feel depressed

New Vocabulary
Speculating:
might have something to do with;
could be due to;
may be related to;
could be linked to; etc.
Stuttering

Many Americans these days suffer from insomnia. This might have something to do with the amount of coffee they drink, or it could be due to something else. It may be related to stress. Often physical problems can be linked to psychological causes.

2025-02-28

Mtika

Cooking, Exercising, Programming

Student names:
Estella
Bob
Selina
Murdoch
Clarissa
Riley

Polite Conversion:
Your not very good at this

We are not very good at this.

I think you have a lot of potential

I think you can do better in this area

Your boyfriend can choose shoes with more height.

Your outfit is unusual.

Your boyfriend is different

Your boyfriend looks very young

Your boyfriend has an exquisite look.

Vocabulary
Fat, overweight

Softened: chubby, heavy
Positive: well-built, cuddly

Pig-headed

Softened: stubborn, opinionated
Positive: determined, persistent
Rude, tactless

Softened: blunt, outspoken
Positive: straightforward, honest
Never shuts up

Softened: talkative, chatty
Positive: enjoys a good conversation
Eats too much

Softened: likes his food
Positive: has a healthy appetite
Odd, weird

Softened: different, unusual
Positive: eccentric, quirky

Final Task:

Hey Bob I wonder if you have several minutes to discuss about your performance

Okay lets do it.

Some of your coworkers talked to me lately and they are saying they find it difficult to work with you lately.

I was just wondering if its the same and if its common
and lets see if there’s any other way to figure out what happened.

Could you tell me who I’m hard to get along.

Not just one, nearly all the coworkers they give me the same feedback so its quite serious.

Its hard to believe that.

Recently I did some different,, maybe it seems I’m a little bit arrogant but its not correct, I will change could you give me a chance to talk with my colleagues?

Sure I would love to and why don’t we sit down

The person they complained is me? I’m so surprised

Final Task:
Riley and Murdoch

Today’s clothes is not very suitable for you, I think you should choose another style it will better than this one!

Maybe you try another style of clothes
I think my current style is the best style

I doubt you don’t believe my chosen

I get these clothes from my mother.

Okay maybe just wear what you like.

2025-03-05

Date/Time- 3/5/25 7:00 EST
Lesson/Grade Level- Planning a charity event

Brief Introductions

Jimmy - China. I’ve been paying taxes.

Bob - China. Being volunteer. One experience- pick up garbage on the street. Donate money to people…

Leo - China. I donate …money to poor people to charity. Help my community.

Emma - China. I used to donate my old clothes.

Mary - China. Donate money to people in trouble/charities/non-profitable

Tobby - China. I’ve been volunteering in my daughter’s elementary school.

Jerry - China. Donate old clothes to the community boxes. Donate money.

Liry - China. Sometimes I donate old clothes or something community center. Also, eat veges…from local farms. Support local businesses.

Caren-US/Florida/semi-retired educator/six years with EF

Notes:

Check and make sure your mic/videos are working properly.
Listen Only students- use the Chat Box to participate or join the class at any time. Just let me know via the Chat Box.
Group lessons allow 45 minutes of teaching time. I encourage all students to open their mics and stay after class and talk with other students. I’ll be listening in, but often I must edit my notes or get ready for another class.
You may be asked to work with another student during the class.
Look for feedback and corrections on the Notepod. Green highlights (good examples of key language or sentence corrections) and purple highlights (pronunciation or grammatical corrections).
Questions? - use the Chat Box or wait until the end of the lesson.
Feel free to contact me at csnell1130@gmail.com with questions about the lesson or to book a private lesson.
If you need to leave the class or go “Listening Only”, please send me a quick Chat Box message. Thanks!

Vocabulary/Pronunciation

recycle
charities/charity fundraisers
donate
non-profit or not for profit
donations to metal containers/boxes

altruistic
civic-minded
compassionate
humanitarian
philanthropic
selfless

B- selfish, self-centered

Practice

Je- philanthropic (selfless)

T- civic-minded (duty)

M- civic-minded (humanitarian)

E- philanthropic (generous)

L- philanthropic, in compassionate (compassionate/inconsiderate)

B- duty, civic-minded (civic responsibility, civic-minded.)

Ji- philanthropic, selfish, indifferent. (good-hearted, selfish, egotist.)

Li- humanitarian, philanthropic (civic responsibility, civic-minded.)

Final Task

J/B

I think the best candidate is Lily. She has the personality of philanthropic. (I think Lily would be the best because she’s extremely philanthropic. She belongs to several charities and gives her time and money.) She will be great civic-minded/philanthropic in future. (Lily seems to be more civic-minded). Pablo is compassionate but not people-person.
Dave is pushy/audience will turn their back on him.

I’m not with you. I have a different point. In my humble opinion, Lily first time/Dave not uncomfortable with people around him. Dave ….more passion/help our charity funds take place successfully.

L/E

Lily best choice. She is philanthropic. But maybe we can help her to become Pablo.

We’re on the same page. I think Lily is the most suitable person. This is her first time. She will be dedicated and passionate in the event.

Ma/T

Pablo is compassionate. Dave has been generous but can be pushy. Recommend Lily…she is extremely philanthropic. We should provide an opportunity to her…

You raise some good points/partially agree. Maybe sometimes can be suitable…Dave can be pushy.

Je/Liry

We are planning a charity fundraiser next month. Three candidates. The best…is Dave. Dave can be pushy, great advantage, generous. We need someone who have a lot of money and resource. We need an experienced guide. Pablo is…compassionate, however…uncomfortable…The candidate need to do a lot of job to deal with people.
Although Lily is…philanthropic…first time volunteering…no experience. We have to make sure…succeed. Choose Dave…mess up.

Actually, he’s/he might be pushy. Others might put him off. Destroy the fund. Lily is very suitable/he’s…suitable (Some people might be put off by a pushy person.) philanthropic/great patience. Can’t agree. (Lily has experience working with charities and other groups. She’s a very patient and compassionate person.)

2025-03-06

Hello, and Welcome to the Life Club! :D
Things to know:

Always use a headset
Unmute your microphone when it is your speaking time and mute your microphone when it is not.
This is a Life Club. You won’t learn new language, but rather will get
to apply language you’ve learned before to a real-life task. It’s a chance to get more practice and build fluency.
You will not get correction about language, but you will get one about the task
Introduce yourself:

What is your preferred name?
Where are you from?
What is your hobby?
What is your current job?
Why do you study English?

Student:
Danni W: Senzhen - reading books - hiking - customer service representative - study English to get a promotion - study abroad
Emilian Z: Beijing - reading - swimming - improve my spoken English
Bob D: China - Beijing - watch short videos on tiktok -
Alan L: China - Wuhan - reading - watching movies - exercising - project manager -
Cathy W: Anhui - Shanghai - watching tv series - traveling - software engineer - communicate with foreign coworkers
Listening only students: Sara L, Joe D, Jimmy Z

Vocabulary:
BD
they like to promote one employee to be manager in order to manage all the employees, hard to see the real boss, not willing to pay more money,
EZ
have high expectations to their staffs,
CW
work in global company: my manager is friendly, feel free to ask anything, his manager always ask him to work overtime, has to do urgent tasks within a short time
DW
American company have a casual environment, if you are not punctual you will be punished, the boss asks you to just follow his ideas,
AL
Chinese big company: managers and employees have good relationship, have chances to improve yourself, International company: the company didn’t care about relationship among colleagues

Good point:
volunteered to answer question first: BD + EZ

Pronunciation:
customers
similar

Correction:
Some boss in Chinese
Some bosses in China (EZ)

American company have a casual environment
American company has a casual environment
American companies have a casual environment (DW)

if you beat the student its not correct
if you hit the student its not correct (DW)

everyone have clear role
everyone has a clear role (EZ)

Discussion
Group A: Bob + Danni

Group B: Emilia + Cathy

Group C: Alan + Bob

Discussion questions:
• Why are these problems happening?
• What should managers do differently?
• What should they ask their staff to do?

Group A: Danni + Emilia
store manager don’t know what to do, they don’t have good communication, report more frequently
design workflow and give different department clear workload, have regular meeting

Group B: Bob + Alan + Cathy
manager should make some rules, speak more politely, can ask questions directly (CW)
do team building, go traveling together, the manager should be talkative with others, ask the staffs to get to know the habits of the Chinese customers (BD)
different culture, training about other country’s culture, use formal talk (AL)