white collar worker : sorry my friend I cant get this job Iam white collar worker.

twist some one arm: they twisted his arm because they knew that he could not have any hope to find another one.

working under the table ;he had a good job because he was working under the table all the time .

yes man: they refused me in this job because they want yes man in this job and I can not do this .

up in the air : all my dreams became up in the air scince  I got this job.

Edited by Lucy:

white collar worker : Ssorry my friend, I can't get this job because I am a white collar worker.

twist some one arm: Tthey twisted his arm because they knew that he coulddo not have any hope to find another onejob.

working under the table ;Hhe had a good job because he was working under the table all the time.

yes man: Tthey refused me in this job because they want a yes man in this job and I can not do this .

up in the air : Aall my dreams became up in the air scince  I got this job.

Listen to that video and then answer the following activities:

Listen to the speakers describing their favourite things and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

1. Preparation: matching

Do this exercise before you listen. Match the verb with the correct noun and write a – g next to the numbers 1 – 7.

1……e.. take                                                                                       a. a designer

2……g.. listen to                                                                                b. your scooter

3……d.. watch                                                                                   c. a business

4…f….. stroke (= move your hand gently over something)         d. films

5……b.. park                                                                                      e. photos

6……a.. make it as (= be successful as)                                         f. the cat

7…….c. set up (= start)                                                                    g. music

2. Check your understanding: matching

Match the speakers with their favourite things. Write a – e next to the numbers 1 – 5.

1…a….. Speaker                   A a. a tablet

2……e.. Speaker                   B b. a sewing machine

3…c….. Speaker                   C c. a scooter

4…b….. Speaker                   D d. a set of knives

5……d.. Speaker                   E e. a cat

3. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gaps.

A. My favourite thing has to be my new tablet. It’s really light and quite _______small______, so I take it with me everywhere. I’m always writing to friends and it’s big enough to do college work on it too. It takes really good ___photos__________, and I play games and listen to ____music_________ on it as well, of course. I often download ____films_________ onto it, and watch them in ______bed_______. My mum says I’m ___________addicted__, because I’m always on it. I even read things on it at breakfast time. I’m not allowed to at __dinner___________ time, though. I have to be _____polite________ and talk to people then. “Welcome back to real life,” my mum says.

B. My favourite thing? Does my ________cat_____ count as a thing? She’s not really a thing, but anyway. She’s a really _____beautiful________ little cat. I’ve had her since she was ___four__________ months old. You know how some cats are really ______independant______ and hardly talk to you? I know cats don’t really talk, but you know what I mean. Well, she’s not like that at all. She’s really _affctionate___________ and comes up to me as soon as I get home, purring away like mad. She makes a lot of ____noise_________ for a tiny thing. She loves being stroked and comes and curls up next to me when I’m on the ___________sofa__. She’s great ____companion______.

C. My new scooter! It’s quite small, but ____fun_________, and just what I needed for getting around the ____city_________. I used to have quite a long walk to the ___metro__________, then a longish walk at the other end to get to __________collage___. But now I can just whiz there on my _______scooter______. And there’s no problem parking, there’s always _____space________ for it. You have to be _________careful____ with the cars and ___lorries__________ – they don’t always see you – and when it rains the surface of the road is _______terribal______, it gets really slippery. But in general it’s perfect for me, and I can fit a ___friend__________ on the back too – I’ve got an extra ____helmet______ for a friend. It’s great. Riding along makes me feel so free.

D. This might sound a bit old-fashioned, but my sewing ______machine_______ is my favourite thing. I’m studying ___fashion__________ and love making things, as well as designing them. I also love ____clothing__ myself and often buy second-hand clothes – everyone loves the “vintage” __________look___ at the moment – and then I adapt them to my _______size______. It’s much easier using a machine to do that than doing it by __________hands___. I do alterations for my mum and my sister too. If I don’t make it as a ___designer_________, I suppose I can always set up my own alterations and customising _______business______. Customising clothes, by taking things off and adding things on, is actually very ________creative____, so I wouldn’t mind that.

E. My set of Japanese knives. That sounds a bit sinister, doesn’t it, but I’m not a ____murder______ or anything. They’re chef’s knives and the best ones come from __Japan___________. Cooking is my new hobby. I got into it when I started watching Masterchef on TV. Then I went to an evening ____class________ for

beginners, and I haven’t looked back since. I try and have a ___dinner_________ for between four and eight_______friends______ every two or three ______weeks_______. That gives me something to work towards and I

always do new _______dishes______ so they can try them out and give me feedback. It’s quite an______expensive_______ hobby if you use good _______ingredients____, but now my friends help towards the_______cost______. They still get a good ______meal______ for a very low price.

4- What’s your favourite thing?

5- Why is it important to you?

6- Vocabulary Box: Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

er the following activities:

Listen to the speakers describing their favourite things and do the exercises to practise and improve your listening skills.

1. Preparation: matching

Do this exercise before you listen. Match the verb with the correct noun and write a – g next to the numbers 1 – 7.

1…e….. take                                                                                       a. a designer

2…g….. listen to                                                                                b. your scooter

3…d….. watch                                                                                   c. a business

4…f….. stroke (= move your hand gently over something)         d. films

5…b….. park                                                                                      e. photos

6…a….. make it as (= be successful as)                                         f. the cat

7……c.. set up (= start)                                                                    g. music

2. Check your understanding: matching

Match the speakers with their favourite things. Write a – e next to the numbers 1 – 5.

1……a.. Speaker                   A a. a tablet

2……e.. Speaker                   B b. a sewing machine

3……c. Speaker                   C c. a scooter

4……b.. Speaker                   D d. a set of knives

5……d.. Speaker                   E e. a cat

3. Check your understanding: gap fill

Do this exercise while you listen. Write the word to fill the gaps.

A. My favourite thing has to be my new tablet. It’s really light and quite _small____________, so I take it with me everywhere. I’m always writing to friends and it’s big enough to do college work on it too. It takes really good __photos___________, and I play games and listen to __music___________ on it as well, of course. I often download ____films_________ onto it, and watch them in _bed____________. My mum says I’m __adicted__________, because I’m always on it. I even read things on it at breakfast time. I’m not allowed to at _____dinner________ time, though. I have to be ________polite_____ and talk to people then. “Welcome back to real life,” my mum says.

B. My favourite thing? Does my ___cat__________ count as a thing? She’s not really a thing, but anyway. She’s a really _____beautiful________ little cat. I’ve had her since she was __four___________ months old. You know how some cats are really ___independed_______ and hardly talk to you? I know cats don’t really talk, but you know what I mean. Well, she’s not like that at all. She’s really _______affectionat______ and comes up to me as soon as I get home, purring away like mad. She makes a lot of ____noice_________ for a tiny thing. She loves being stroked and comes and curls up next to me when I’m on the ________sofa_____. She’s great _____company________.

C. My new scooter! It’s quite small, but____fun______, and just what I needed for getting around the _____city________. I used to have quite a longwalk to the __metro___________, then a longish walk at the other end to get to _______college______. But now I can just whiz there on my _scooter____________. And there’s no problem parking, there’s always ___space_________ for it. You have to be __careful___________ with the cars and ___lorries__________ – they don’t always see you – and when it rains the surface of the road is ______terrible_______, it gets really slippery. But in general it’s perfect for me, and I can fit a _____friend________ on the back too – I’ve got an extra _____helmet________ for a friend. It’s great. Riding along makes me feel so free.

D. This might sound a bit old-fashioned, but my sewing ______machine_______ is my favourite thing. I’m studying _____fashion_______ and love making things, as well as designing them. I also love _____________ myself and often buy second-hand clothes – everyone loves the “vintage” _____________ at the moment – and then I adapt them to my _____________. It’s much easier using a machine to do that than doing it by _____________. I do alterations for my mum and my sister too. If I don’t make it as a _____________, I suppose I can always set up my own alterations and customising _____________. Customising clothes, by taking things off and adding things on, is actually very _____________, so I wouldn’t mind that.

E. My set of Japanese knives. That sounds a bit sinister, doesn’t it, but I’m not a _____________ or anything. They’re chef’s knives and the best ones come from _____________. Cooking is my new hobby. I got into it when I started watching Masterchef on TV. Then I went to an evening _____________ for

beginners, and I haven’t looked back since. I try and have a _____________ for between four and eight_____________ every two or three _____________. That gives me something to work towards and I

always do new _____________ so they can try them out and give me feedback. It’s quite an_____________ hobby if you use good _____________, but now my friends help towards the_____________. They still get a good _____________ for a very low price.

4- What’s your favourite thing?

5- Why is it important to you?

6- Vocabulary Box: Write any new words you have learnt in this lesson.

Monday's assignment

Good morning everyone,

We are still trying to assess our skills and part of that is to identify your soft and hard skills.

Task 1:

Sort the following skills into two categories as soft or hard skills. Write SS for soft skills and HS for hard skills:

1. Patience                                              SS
2. Proficiency in a foreign language     HS
3. Leadership Skills                                SS
4. Persuasion                                          SS
5. A degree or certificate                      HS
6. Typing speed                                     SS
7. Time Management                            SS
8. Machine operation                            HS
9. Teamwork                                         SS
10. Computer programming                  HS
11. Communication                               SS
12. Flexibility                                         SS
13. Motivation                                      SS

Task 2:

Now click on this link and decide which of these skills are soft and which are hard skills. 

Task 3: 

Think of two or more of your hard skills and soft skills, then write them down, and provide one example for each skill as how you have demonstrated this skill on the job.
My hard skills are expirience in my engineering work ,and a Master in civil engineer.and my soft skills are the ability to learn fast and I love serching.

Monday, 18 July 2016

Monday's assignment

Monday's assignment

Good morning everyone,

We are still trying to assess our skills and part of that is to identify your soft and hard skills.

Task 1:

Sort the following skills into two categories as soft or hard skills. Write SS for soft skills and HS for hard skills:

1. Patience
2. Proficiency in a foreign language  HS
3. Leadership Skills                             HS
4. Persuasion                                       SS
5. A degree or certificate                     HS
6. Typing speed                                    HS
7. Time Managemen                            SS
8. Machine operation                          HS
9. Teamwork                                       SS
10. Computer programming                HS
11. Communication                              SS
12. Flexibility                                       SS
13. Motivation                                      SS

Task 2:

Now click on this link and decide which of these skills are soft and which are hard skills. 

Task 3: 

Think of two or more of your hard skills and soft skills, then write them down, and provide one example for each skill as how you have demonstrated this skill on the job.

Monday, 18 July 2016

Monday's assignment

• Reading Text                 good

• Document                     Useintermediate 

• Numeracy                      expert                          

• Document                      Useintermediate 

• Numeracy                      expert

• Writing                           good 

• Oral Communication     Useintermediate 

• Work with Others           good

• Thinking Skill                good 

• Computer Use               Useintermediate 

• Continuous Learning      expert

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

learn very fast.

study my master degree in engineering one day.

Continuous Learning    .

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with …

Oral Communication

Document

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

Reading Text

Computer Use

Continuous Learning

                                

• Writing                                good 

• Oral Communication         Useintermediate 

• Work with Others               good

• Thinking Skill                    good 

• Computer Use                   Useintermediate 

• Continuous Learning        good

• Document                         Useintermediate 

• Numeracy                          expert 

• Writing                              good 

• Oral Communication        Useintermediate 

• Work with Others             good

• Thinking Skill                  good 

• Computer Use                  useintermediate 

• Continuous Learning       expert

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

learn very fast.

study my master degree in engineering one day.

Continuous Learning    .

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with …

Oral Communication

Document

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

Reading Text

Computer Use

Continuous Learning

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

learn very fast.

study my master degree in engineering one day.

Continuous Learning    .

Weaknesses: I feel I struggle with …

Oral Communication

Document

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

Reading Text

Computer Use

Continuous Learning