Health problems

Vocabulary:
1. Learn some vocabulary about illnesses and remedies. Listen to the words and look them up in a dictionary if you're not sure about the meaning.
2. Check this website if you want to learn more medical vocabulary. You have the definition and an example.
3. What's wrong with...? Review some health problems here.
4. Learn the differences between: injure/wound/hurt/harm/damage as verbs/adjectives/nouns.

Preventing the 5 most fatal accidents at home

Watch the video and learn how to prevent accidents at home.

Minor medical injuries

Listen to the podcast and take notes (it includes vocabulary explanations). You can read the script.

Friday night mishaps

Listen to a conversation and do the activities.

Accidents

Watch this video and complete the script (check your answers in 'comments').



Humans.
We mean well, but we're _________(1) creatures living in a beautifully _________(2) world. Sometimes the little _________(3) get us and other times the not so little.
It's _________(4) we've made it this far.
Maybe it's because when one of us _________ _________(5), someone else comes along to _________ _________(6).
At Liberty Mutual Insurance we get that it's tough out there, and our _________(7) is to make it less tough. That's the thing about _________(8), when things are at their _________(9), we're at our _________(10). 
See how at libertymutual.com. Liberty Mutual Insurance: _________(11). What's your _________(12)?

You're hired

"You're Hired" videos

WebWare, a successful IT company, is suddenly in need of a new sales director. Follow Philip Hart and Marcia Boardman as they take us through the process of recruiting a new team member.

Job interview questions

1. Watch this video about how to define your strengths and weaknesses and answer the questions (check them in 'comments').

Carolyn:

The best way to answer this question is to identify what your ___________   ___________ are and answer the question very ___________ . As regards to your  weakness question, focus on something you’ve ___________    in the past.

Nina:

Pick up ___________   ___________   and give an ___________   of it.

Just ___________    ___________ . Talk about how it is both a ___________  and a ___________ .

Kate:

Pick strengths that are completely ___________  to the job and weaknesses that aren’t ___________ .

For example, if you apply for a customer service role, a strength would be that you’re passionate about ___________    ___________. Don’t choose ___________  as your weakness.

Kevin:

Focus on probably no less than ___________   ___________   (not technical ___________ ) and be able to articulate ___________. In terms of weaknesses, don’t focus on ___________    ___________ .

Jo:

Think about a ___________   , the ___________  , the ___________  that you took and the ___________.

Kate:

A job interview is all designed to ___________   your weaknesses and strengths, so ___________    ___________.

2. Career advice videos. If you want to watch more videos like the one above, visit this website. You'll find a Career Tips mini-series to learn how to perform the essential steps in submitting a job application, landing your ideal job and managing your career progression.

3. Read an article including the 25 weirdest job interview questions of 2012.

Job interviews

1. Listen to the job interview without looking at the script. Then try to answer the True / False questions and finally, listen and read.

2. Listen to this job interview and take notes. Then click at the bottom to have a look at the questions. Once you've finished, you can review the quiz and look at your answers and the correct ones.

Formal letters

Have a look at this website, where you will find instructions on how to write formal letters (layout, paragraphs...).

Martin Luther King

Every 3rd Monday of January, people from the United States and various parts of the world celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day). 
1. Watch a short video about Martin Luther King and then try the quiz.
2. Have a look at his life.
3. Listen to part of his famous speech and do the exercises.
4. Watch another video about him.

Advice on writing CVs

Listen to this podcast about how to write CVs. Do the tasks.

Achievements

Listen to this speech given at a party being held for the retirement of an employee, James Dawson. The managing director of the company delivers a speech outlining James's achievements.

IQ tests and multiple intelligences

1. Read an article that questions  IQ tests and includes a quick one you can take.

2. Watch this video. It's an excerpt taken from an interview with Howard Gardner in which he explains how his theory originated. Answer these questions (see key in 'comments').

1. Who was he working with at the time?
2. What was his intuition about the classification of people into smart, average and dumb?
3. Which 2 things did he do that were important academically speaking?
4. What is 'smart' a conjunction of?
5. What happened in 1980?
6. When did he promulgate his theory?

3. Another longer interview with Howard Gardner about his theory. You can watch it and take some notes. Then you can check them in the script you'll find here.

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS

1. Listen to a text about New Year's Day and New Year's Resolutions (don't look at the script and take notes). Then listen, read and check your notes.

2. Listen and do the exercises.

3. Watch the video and take notes. You can then listen and read the transcript to check your notes.

4. Watch this video from EnglishCentral about how to make New Year's Resolutions. (Remember that you can register - it's free!)

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