Business English

Week 1

Agenda

-Introductions

-Contact Information

-Grading

-Two Truths, One Lie

-Mind Map Activity

-A Letter to the Professor

-Homework: Like the Facebook Page and Visit the Class Website

Contact Information

Name: Kyle Welch

Email Address: tetouanenglish.kw@gmail.com

Class Website: http://www.welchenglishportal.weebly.com

Facebook Page: English at University- Tetouan (http://www.facebook.com/TetouanEnglish)

Office Hours: Wednesday 1:00-2:00PM (Office # 20)

Class Website

Facebook Page

Grading

Final Exam- 50%

Attendance, Classwork, Participation- 50%

Two Truths, One Lie

In this activity, you will work together with two other people to write three sentences about yourselves. Two of the sentences will be true and one of them will be false. You will present these sentences to the class and your classmates will try to determine which one is false by asking you questions.

Example: Joe Smith1 - I speak five languages fluently.

2 - I do not like reading books.

3 - I have three sisters and two brothers.

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1. What was the last book that you read? I finished “For Bread Alone” by Mohamed Choukri last week.

2. Which languages do you speak? I speak Spanish, French, Arabic, English, and Tachelhit

3. Do you have siblings (brothers and sister)? No, I don’t. Statement # 3 is not true.

Kyle Welch, your teacher

1. I have visited more countries in the world than states in the United States. 2. I do not speak Spanish. 3. I prefer drinking coffee without milk or sugar.

It’s Your Turn!

Mind Map Activity

In this activity, you will work with the people around you to generate a list of words that you associate with “Business English.” Once you have a list, I will ask you to share one with the class until we have filled the board.

A Letter to the ProfessorYour final task of the day is to write a short letter to the professor. This letter will help me to learn more about you, your level of English, and your interests, which I will use to create more interesting class exercises. Please answer the following questions:

1. How many years have you been studying English for? 2. Where are you from in Morocco? 3. Which languages do you speak? 4. What do you enjoy doing in your free time?5. Do you have any concerns about the class? 6. What are you interested in discussing/learning about in class?

Homework:

-Like the Facebook Page

-Visit the Class Website