Monday's Assignment
We all make mistakes, but how we deal with them may be different in different cultures. Making an excuse is one of them:
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| Do dogs and excuses appear together in excuses in your L1? Here are more excuses in English. |
Here are your tasks:
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| Pick a favourite. |
- Vocabulary & Pronunciation: Time Off from Work
- Do not practise silently only. Speak aloud the new words, comparing the pronunciation carefully with the audio.
Follow the link of the audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jkfsn3h059xe62x/podcast%20176.m4a?dl=0
- Make sentences using the new vocabulary.
bachelor party - I have a friend who will marry. But before we will organize a bachelor party for him.
Vegas - The bachelor party will be in Vegas.
time off from work - I need to get time off from work to go to Vegas.
to miss out - I don't want to miss out on all the fun.
vacation leave - I need a vacation leave to go to Vegas.
company policy - The company police It does not allow me to take vacation this month.
maternity leave - leave of absence - I have some options like maternity leave or a leave of absence.
calling in sick - I'm thinking about just calling in sick.
accumulated sick leave - I have a lot accumulated sick leave.
leaving him hanging. - I like my boss and i don't want to leaving him hanging.
straight out - The best thing to do is just straight out.
wild weekend - Vegas will be a wild weekend with the guys.
the guys
- Role play: Plagiarism
Follow the link of the audio: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ov89eqoqr6phooo/podcast%20919.m4a?dl=0
- Write a brief trip report (no more than 100 words) for last Thursday's visit to TRL.
- If you didn't go, include your excuse and interview a classmate who did.
- Add pictures (feel free to steal from my FB).
- Have 2 classmates check your work before hitting the Publish button.
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