2. • Lead in funny emails – (5 mins)
• What’s the best way of communicating different situations (10 mins)
• Emails lead in – which is from a friend / company (5 mins)
• Email examples – checking new vocabulary (10 mins)
• Email examples – comprehension questions (10 mins)
• Reading skills different types of reading (5 mins)
• Reading skills scanning for details (10 mins)
• Email fails quiz (10 mins)65
• Email language – vocabulary building (10 mins)
• Speaking practice – (10 mins)
• Idioms introduction and examples (5 mins)
• Idioms vocabulary building (10 mins)
• Work idioms vocabulary quiz (10 mins)
• Writing emails – formal vs informal expressions (10 mins)
• Vocabulary from the class quiz (5 mins)
4. • Which method of communication would you use in
these situations? Why would you choose it?
1. You want to make dinner plans with your friend.
2. You want to complain to the council about their
services.
3. You want to contact a company to ask about
special offers.
4. You’re waiting for a delivery that is late.
5. You want a refund for something you bought
online.
5. 1. Email from Sophia Harding.
2.Email from Customer services, Eclipse Furniture.
6.
7.
8.
9. a sofa
13 November between 10 and 11 a.m.
New York
She’s been promoted.
She wants a spare bedroom.
getting a transfer to the Far East
Because those sorts of
positions are hard to come by.
15. “I sent a test email saying
‘TESTTESTBORINGTESTTESTBORING
’ to _________ database contacts.”
“I emailed the boss asking him what he
was _________________________–
he has the same name as my husband.”
A) 2,000 B) 12,000 C) 20,000
A) wearing today B) cooking me for dinner
C) Buying me for my birthday
16. “I sent ‘do you mind if I
_____ him today then?’ to
the person I was _____
(instead of my line manager).”
A)promote / promoting
B) sack / sacking
C) transfer / transferring
17. “I accidentally replied to all, complaining
about the ‘______’ who kept replying to all.”
“After the office Christmas party, I found
some photos on my phone of a co-worker, with
her head down a toilet. I tried to send them to
her so we could laugh together, but
accidentally sent them ______ (with the same
name) instead.”
A) idiot B) manager C) client
A) a client B) my manager C) HR
18. I _________________________ at work and had
to get the HR rep and accountant to help me out.
After thanking them for said help, accountant
replied to a different thread, with senior managers
cc’d in, referencing the incident.”
A) blocked the toilet
B) broke the photocopier
C) set the microwave on fire
25. • Look at the two photos you have.
• You need to compare and contrast them.
• You also need to answer the question.
• Describe the photos a little to begin with.
• When you finish your partner will answer a question
about your photos.
• Then you change roles.
27. When would you use
these
communication
methods?
Follow up question
Which method
would you prefer to
use?
28.
29. Dear Cuz,
Dear Ms Howard Hi Joe!
Love,
Yours,
Yours sincerely
Yours faithfully
Best wishes
30.
31.
32. a) Working late into the night
b)The last minute
c) Forced to begin something again
d)To work too hard, with possible bad consequences for
one’s health
e)If you delay or are not alert, you will miss
opportunities.
f) A working holiday
g)Making faster progress than anticipated; ahead of
schedule
33. 1. We’re ahead of the game. We’ve already finished unit 1 in the
group project, and everyone else is still working on it.
2.The currency devaluation has completely changed the situation,
and all our work has been wasted. Back to the drawing board!
3.I’m worried about Cynthia – she’s been coming in before 6 and not
leaving until midnight. She’s burning the candle at both ends.
4.I’ll be burning the midnight oil tonight, but I guarantee I’ll finish
the paper before class tomorrow at 9.
5.I’m going to Mallorca next week, but I’m afraid it’ll be something
of a busman’s holiday – I’m bringing work.
6.Sorry, the stoves that are on sale are already sold out. You
snooze, you lose!
7.Brad will wait until the eleventh hour before starting a project,
but he always finishes on time.
34. Ahead Of The Game
•Meaning: Making faster progress than anticipated; ahead of schedule (g)
•Example: We’re ahead of the game. We’ve already finished unit 1 in the
group project, and everyone else is still working on it.
Back to the Drawing Board
•Meaning: Forced to begin something again (c)
•Example: The currency devaluation has completely changed the situation,
and all our work has been wasted. Back to the drawing board!
Burn the Candle at Both Ends
•Meaning: To work too hard, with possible bad consequences for one’s
health (d)
•Example: I’m worried about Cynthia – she’s been coming in before 6 and
not leaving until midnight. She’s burning the candle at both ends.
35. Burn the Midnight Oil
•Meaning: Working late into the night (a)
•Example: I’ll be burning the midnight oil tonight, but I guarantee
I’ll finish the paper before class tomorrow at 9.
Busman’s Holiday
•Meaning: A working holiday (f)
•Example: I’m going to Mallorca next week, but I’m afraid it’ll be
something of a busman’s holiday – I’m bringing work.
You Snooze, You Lose
•Meaning: If you delay or are not alert, you will miss opportunities. (e)
•Example: Sorry, the stoves that are on sale are already sold
out. You snooze, you lose!
Eleventh Hour
•Meaning: The last minute (b)
•Example: Brad will wait until the eleventh hour before starting a
project, but he always finishes on time.
