Extra Entry: Cultural shock

Cultural Shock

Last class we were talking about the differences between cultures, some things that mean something for us, in China, for example, mean something completely different. Besides, i also practiced my reading comprehension and the ability to look for clue words and scan large readings.

I discovered that at the time that i became a better reader, i also increased my comprehension, and not just with lectures.

I also knew new vocabulary words and how to make better sentences that sound more natural.

I think this vocabulary and the things that i learned will help me in the future making me more conscient about what i need to know at the time i want to make business or just to make a trip to different countries.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTE0G9amZNk

Entry 1: Forms of future

Future forms

This class we learned about forms of future and we did some excercises that helped me to understand better how this forms are used and in which cases we use each one.

Will: is used for predictions or decisions in the moment of speaking

Present continous: Is used to make arrangements

Going to: Is used for decisions made before speaking 

                                                              * For exaple:

An importat year for me WILL be 2018 because i will move to China for work. 

I´m having a meeting at 4 pm.

Tomorrow morning i´m going to visit my grandmother.

I think this forms will be very useful to me when i have to make an arrangement with important people or just to make my agenda.

Entry 2: Business Email

Business Email

In our last classes, we were learning about the form to write a business email. In this class i learned new vocabulary like "health centre" and "business centre". In spite of i learned new words, i also have mistakes whith writing because sometimes i confuse the meaning of some linking words. 

I really liked this topic because it makes me be more efficient for redacting important documents. 

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       * Some important things thatt a business email has to have, are:
                                                           

• write propperly
• the important use of time
• appropiate layout 
• the body be clear with relevant information
• correct use of linking words
• etc

Also, we learned how to difference between a formal email and an informal email.
for example, in formal email we would write:

Dear Sam,

I would be grateful if you could send me a short progress report on the data management project.


Informal way:

Hi Sam,

Please could yoou send me a short progress report with the data management project?

Second Partial. Extra Entry: Grammar conclusions

Grammar Conclusions  

This last class we were learning about grammar conclusions, and practiced about how to use present continous for fixed arguments.

I learned the formula for make correct sentences, that is: Person or subject+to be+verb in ing+ complement. 

In specific i understood how to use "to have", "to give" and "to fly".

For example:

she wants TO HAVE lunch

I want TO GIVE a demostration

He needs TO FLY back to London

Also, i learned that are some specific words or activities that use "to do" and others that use "To make", and i´m practicing on them because sometimes i don´t know in which cases we use do and when we use do.

                                       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-6ZBRkZKWI

Session 9

Session 9

Last class we talked about the publicity and how does some of the biggest companies in the world work with their staff. Some companies, like Pandora, has a really good relation between managers and staff, even better with their clients; compared with H&M that is a not really good enterprise, instead of, if you a re an employee of this company and you get pregnant you not just lose the job, they also cancel the contract and if you come back they give you a new one.

I also learned new vocabulary like outsoucing and off shoring and i think is really usefull for my career. 

Session 8: 02/02/17

Session 8 

Today we did some excercises using the topic of yesterday (Passive and active voice) and we practiced using a "memorandum" of some phrases that famous people said. We also had a test so today i learned new ways to use the passive and active voice. 

Session 7 01/02/17

Session 7 

Today we talked about the passive voice and the active voice. what i understood about it was that in the passive voice you make sentences usin the form: Object+ verb to be + the verb in past participle + the complement, and its used when the event is more important than the person who say it. 

And in the active voice is exactly the same but you the person or the object is more important than the event.

We also do some excersices using all the tenses that we already learned like simple present, simple past, future (will) and present perfect.

We did some excercises using the book and i learned some new words so my vocabulary is a little more complete.