Freescale Business Communication Course June 2007.docVIP

Freescale plan for Jack Class Topic 1-3 The Steps to Successful Writing Thinking about purpose and audience Planning Drafting Revising and Editing Practice each step 4 Present simple vs. present continuous Market leader Pre-Int pg 26 Reward pre-int 5 – But what are they doing now? Add from book 6 about special verbs. Daily routine at work vs what are you doing at the moment? What’s the company doing? Excuses game? The grammar activity book – 1.3 adverb backgammon Games for grammar practice – 1.5 time and again (adverbs of frequency. 5 Passive vs. active voice Market leader pre-int pg 110 Market leader int – pg 137 and 57 Can also do exercises from Book 6 unit 45 Write sentences and match the verbs to the right one activity Reward intermediate – 28/29 Passives quiz Games for Grammar Practice – 9.2 grown ups (passives and causatives) Intermediate grammar games – 17 active and passive infinitives intermediate grammar games – 25-27 The grammar activity book – 12.1 signs of the passive. 6-8 Business writing style Tone – formal vs informal language Simple sentences and clarity Active vs passive sentences Thinking about the reader Practice exercises 9 Past simple vs. present perfect Present perfect vs present simple board game – time phrases 10 Past simple vs. past continuous American history game 11-12 E-mail Introduction Useful language Practice drafting and editing 13 Asking Questions Lower level classes – do the questions activity from level 5 Higher level classes – do jeopardy game – What’s the question? 14 Asking for and giving advice Any standard advice game with problem cards Can do some business problems and some personal problems. 15-18 Reports Progress reports Recommendation reports Proposals Describing numbers and trends Useful language Practice planning, drafting and editing 19 1st, 2nd and 3rd conditionals 20-23 Presentations Useful language Preparation Materials Delivery Practice 24 Exam