ESL Trainers wanted: TOEIC® prep course Nordhausen, January to July 2010

[Torsten]

Hi Henry,

Thanks a lot your your update. Please note the correct spelling of the word 'grammar'. Best regards, Torsten

TOEFL listening lectures: A university lecture by a professor of American History

[Henry.Singer]

Hi Torsten,
Thanks for the hint.
in my defense, I must confess, I had copied the word "grammar" from my journal the previous. ;-)
It has been corrected

Best regards

[Torsten]

That's great to hear, Henry. Thanks a lot for your swift response!

TOEFL listening lectures: A university lecture by a professor of Anthropology

[Barbarossa]

Nordhausen, 11.03.2010

http://www.english-test.net/esl/learn/english/grammar/ii167/esl-test.php
Action verbs and sports expressions

Book – 112 – C Speaking
Discuss problems on telephone, mostly glasses
E-Mail phrases, more formal language

D Reading
Dear Ms Shining,
I tried to phone you the last three days, but there was no answer.
I regret to inform you that the damage was not caused from us. I think
the shipping company will be your counterpart.
Yours sincerely
…
(It could be better, I think to much “I”)

Dear Sir or Madam,
I regret to inform you that our order 4189 / JG of 20 calculators model RK 529 was not complete. There were no instruction manuals in the boxes.
I would be grateful if you could send 20 instruction manuals by express mail.
Please contact us again if there are any problems
Yours faithfully,
Steve Meehan

E Speaking
complaints - responses
Work in pairs – game
English for winners

News translated by the members of the group:
Henry : Millner the Q-cells-CEO resigns
Alexandra : Driver was 206 times flashed
Wolfgang : Pigs in snow
Marco : Richest man of the world
Michael : German people's holidays destination
Alfred : Two young boys torture and old wife

New words:
originated schaffen, ins Leben rufen
gained gewinnen; erreichen
imagined sich jemanden oder etwas vorstellen; sich etwas einbilden
starred in der Hauptrolle
defeated besiegen, schlagen
excelled übertreffen
counterpart Ansprechpartner
complaints Beschwerden
responses Antworten
tie Schlips
consecutive aufeinanderfolgende
challange Herausforderung
brush bürsten
receptive aufnahmefähig
purposes Zwecke
merely nur
exposure sich aussetzen
telly Fernseher (ugsp.)
spouse Gatte
distracted beunruhigt, besorgt

[Mardor]

Montag 15.03.2010 Marco (mardor)

english-test
business intermediate #20
letter of complaint 2

S 117 D 1
speaking
other ideas for solutions
write and explain

S 117 D 2
speaking
discuss problems with a partner in different ways

S 118 A 69 1
reading and listening
guess the jobs
1. banker
2. referee

S 118 2
read and answer the questions

S 119 B 70 1
listening
fill the gaps

S 119 C 1
speaking
make sentences using "can(can't)" and "don't have to(have to)"

premission and obligation

S 120 D 1
think about your own or last job and use:
I can..
I can't...
I'm allowed to...
I'm not allowed to...
I have to...
I don't have to...

S 120 2
match the jobs with the photos
write advantages and disadvantages of each job

english-test
advanced #22
you have to go

english for winners (last part)
new words:

at any rate (auf jeden fall)
either (auch)
depending (abhängig)
caught (erhascht)
intermittently (zeitweise)
crude (roh)
familiar (vertraut)
narrator (vorleser)
co-worker not cow-orker (mitarbeiter)
drifted (driftete)
still (noch)
stuck (hängen bleiben)

news
michael: database of useless knowlegde
marco: football fan donated blood and saving themselves
wolfgang: joke of the day
alexandra: most wanted list
henry: collision A38
alfred: collision A38

[Torsten]

Dear Alexandra, Josefine, Manuel, Wolfgang, Michael, Henry, Brian, Uwe, Alfred, Matthias and all the other Nordhausen learners! Thank you very much for doing such an excellent job with your learning program. I look forward to seeing you in person again next Monday.

Best regards,
Torsten

TOEFL listening lectures: How would you describe the results of the Viking biological experiments?

[Wolfgang]

Tuesday March 16th 2010

Minutes

English Grammar advanced #1 Newspaper advanced

page 120 E Reading Exercise 1 Match the words

page 121 Exercise 2 Company regulations

New words:
punctuality
moustache
beard
times
divided
decimal
no doubt
prospective
constituency
blown up
calmly
party headquarters
opponent
crank
threatening
sinister
inconspicuously
plainclothes
mingled
speech
hecklers
frightened
scream its head off
bribery

Exercise 3 examples of using “you have, you must …..”

F Speaking Work in pairs part 1 and 2

Exercise: self-created signs

Reading: A day in a life of a parliamentary candidate

News: Every members of our group has to write some lines about St. Patrick’s Day.

Tomorrow we all have to come in green, not to forget to bring a bottle of whisky with everyone

TOEIC listening exercises

[Henry.Singer]

Journal, Wednesday 17-03-2010

1. English-test.net
Advanced Test Grammar 9
Letter writing

2. Exercise 1 on Page 122
Listening

3.Exercise 2 , 3

4.Exercise speaking / Listening tape 73

Work with a partner
Give your details , credit card , car registration , …..

5. Work with a partner
Read the following information / use the information for the conversation

6. Advanced Test Grammar 10,11,12

7. A day in the life of a parliamentary candidate

New words: quote , issue date , leaflet , hoax , subsidies , appreciate , Haystack , exping date , to waste ,

[Torsten]

Hello Henry, thanks a lot for your update. Uli is looking forward to working with you tomorrow. Best regards, Torsten PS: Please note the spelling of the word 'expiring'.

TOEFL listening discussions: What will the student probably do with her next paper?

[Alexco]

Journal, Thursday 18-03-2010

1. Course book: Business Basics
Page 125 / F Speaking
Page 126 / A Speaking 1 to 3
Page 127 / Language note “Verb + -ing”
Page 127 / Vocabulary

2. Test run: TOEIC
www.english-test.net/toeic/simulator1/index.php

3. Short Story – Reading and Vocabulary
“A day in the life of a flat hunter”

New words
Persuasive, patient, adaptable, ambitions, energetic, attentive, outgoing

[Henry.Singer]

Hello Torsten
Thanks for your hint.
As I was thinking at the next word, and this I had not yet completed.
I have a few letters omitted.
Because of you can see how tightly it is going forward by us. ;-)
Best regards
Henry

[Torsten]

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Hi Henry, from what I can see you have been making excellent headway and I hope you will continue using English once the course is over. See you next week, Torsten

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a university professor and a student in the professor's office

[Henry.Singer]

Journal, Friday 19-03-2010

1. Welcoming

Hi Torsten, Hi Brian ,

We all wish you a nice and relaxing weekend !!!
see you next week….

Greetings from NDH
Marco, Wolfgang , Alexandra , Alfred , Uwe , Ulli , Henry

2.Alfred to organize chalk in white , blue , red , green ,

3. Exercise

- if you don´t mind ……
- please discuss this topic open - minded ( integration of migrants)
- narrow minded
- to confuse
- confusing

4.Exercise listening / speaking - work with a partner

regular verbs , irregular verbs
legal illegal

work , worked , worked
- I work as a software engineer in ….
- I worked as a…..
- I have worked as a…..
- I had worked as a ……

run , ran , run
- I run everyday 10 Km.
- In The last year I ran everyday 10 Km
- I have run ……

get , got , got (gotten)
- I get a ticket .
- I got a Book ..
- I have gotten an invoice .

And so one ……

5. Happiness is not to get what you want, but to want what you have gotten.


6. English Test written
English Idioms and Expressions

Out of control

- to buy , I´m buying , to be able , to buy , the buyer , to sell , the seller , unlucky , lucky , to spend , spent , spent
- you´ve used up your time , easy , easily , keep out,
- I have no money / I´m out of cash ,
- outside my control / out of my hands
- I can´t breathe easily / I´m out of breath

And so one ……

7. Merkel supports eurozone “red card”
- translate
- treated under economic viewpoint

- only 60 % debt gross domestic product
- deficit in the national budget under 3 %
- why the USD is so strong ?


New words / phrases:

capacity of the server , transfer rat , way of user , newcomer , freshman , multi-tasking talent ,
Word formation , stem , mad , parachute , unsure , uncertain , undecided , bounds , boundary , borderline ,
Customs union , to labour , common market , cross rates , gross domestic product , state budget , social safety ,
education , deficit spending by debts , internal / external debts , indebtedness , added value , treasury bonds ,
mutual dependence , demand , resources , inflation , indebted institute , thy repay their debts whit reduced value ,
depositor , barter ,

[Torsten]

Hello Henry, thanks a lot for your great work. I wish you a sunny and relaxing weekend too. Best regards, Torsten

TOEFL listening discussions: A conversation between a university student and an employee in the university registrar's office

[Barbarossa]

Nordhausen, 22.03.2010

Torsten is here, talking about the last weeks

outlet - oskar, uniform, tango, lima, echo, tango
useful – useless
founder
component
expensive
competitor
distribution

Grammar – questions – answers – speaking in pairs
Where do you live?
I live in Nordhausen.
Were there many costumers in the shop yesterday?
Yes, there were 5000 people in the shop.
How many times do you speak English with your colleagues/co-workers?
I think more than 20 times per hour.
What time did you get to work yesterday?
I was at work 07.30 o’clock.
What is your girl friend doing here? Why is your girl friend here?
She has a look at our work.
What did you do last week?
I do the same as the week before last week.
Where does your company advertise?
The company advertise in TV and Radio.
When does the meeting start?
The meeting starts tomorrow early in the morning.
Whose documents are those?
That’s documents are mine.
What month is your birthday? What size are you?
July is the month of my birth.
Why are you asking me so much?
It is my job for today.

gibt es – is there/are there
es gibt – there is/there are
Is there a …? There is a …?
Are there any good … in …?

book, pg. 128, C-Listening
1 1 Europe, South-East-Asia
2 computer services, constructers, engineers
3 …
2 like
to come to know new cultures, interview young people
dislike
flying, telling people how I can not help
necessary
adaptable, sensitive, outgoing
…
129,
employ employment employer/employee
resign resignation
apply for application applicant
advertise advertisement advertiser
shortlist shortlist

11.2 Applying for a job
Present perfect and past simple

From 1983 – 1986 I worked as medical Doctor in Peru.
He did his MBA course 1987 – 1988.
He worked as a research scientist from 1989 to 1991 with Schering.
He worked as a research scientist from 1991 to 1992 with Merck.
From 1993 – 1997 he was in charge of … Medilab.
…

New words:
Empty, crowded, mileage, abroad, strange,