2017-09-29 18:00

lesson 24/2017 »

The UK time: 5 pm

6 Minute English: cultural differences

Film: Android Employed

Article / discussion: Catalans independence, Kurds independence


practise


Android Employed - Unit of Measurement
https://vimeo.com/226795992

Before you watch
  1. Which jobs could a robot do at your workplace?
  2. If not at your workplace, where would robots be useful?
While you watch
  1. How long has Derek worked for the company?
  2. How do the other office staff treat the robot?
  3. Why does he get fired?
  4. Why's the robot better?
  5. How does Derek respond?
  6. Which office item does Derek take?
  7. How many hours is the robot able to work?
  8. "You seem on edge Derek". What does this mean?
  9. Which job does the other robot do?
  10. Derek spent a lot of time doing something he hated. What was it?
  11. "Accounting is not your forte, Derek?" What does 'forte' mean?
  12. What does Derek change his mind about?
  13. How's Derek's new life?
After you watch
  1. Do you think the robot was a good counsellor?
  2. Could robots replace councellors?

6 Minute

cultural differences:
  • argument
  • gestures
  • shaking heads and hands
  • thumbs-up signal
  • example of wrong understanding in Dubai

new words (for me):

  • no hard feelings
  • trot
  • fall out with somebody
  • nod in agreement
  • nodding and shaking a head


hair:

  • hair-raising situations - when do you get goose bumps?
  • why did we (people) lose or are we losing our hair?
  • men have more hair on their body than women
  • baldness, to be follicly chalenged
  • Why is hair so important to us? Why do we have to shave, wax, trimm and pluck?
  • hair as sign of getting older: hair today, gone tomorrow:)
  • miracle od nature - when we're ageing our hair get stronger
  • the main goal of rich people - regenerate their body cells

other new words or phrases:

  • hair-raising
  • get goose bumps
  • hair follicle

Questions, problems

I have a favour to ask.
Can I pronounce it: I've a favour to ask.

When we're talking it's better, if I ask you:
What do you think?
What are you thinking?

Hair na hairs - what's the difference by using them?

the difference again:
I was in university.
I was at university.



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