Unit 16

The silk road

Complete waste of timeAbsolute flopTotal disasterSignificant breakthroughGreat successAmazing achievementReal triumph

Answer Key - Ex.6

Expression They don’t give that impression - They don’t appear that wayIf you can spare me some time - If you can give a moment of your timeLet’s talk about it over coffee - Let’s discuss while having a cup of coffeeMake contacts - Initiate new relationsWhere does it leave us with ...? - What should be the next step?

OlliDestination: IndiaImpression & verdict: Impressive welcome from Mr Rahman, wasting their time; the factory is chaotic and old-fashioned; need to modernize; let current contract run and look for someone elseNext step: Make sure the rest of the orders are completed; focus on improving their system; review situation in a couple of months

Sandrine

Destination: VietnamImpression & verdict: Factory is small but business is dynamic and efficient; furniture is of excellent quality; could become better if given support; few communication problemsNext step: Invite Mr. Tran to visit; develop relationship

1. How did it go in Vietnam? 2. I’ll bring you up-to-date.3. Give me an overview. 4. I was pleasantly surprised. 5. Tell me more. 6. This highlights the need to ..7. I think the next step is ..8. We need to concentrate particularly on ...

Ex. 3 - page 98

How did it goWhat makes you say that, why do you say that?what were your overall impressionsI was impressed withTell me morehighlights the needneed to concentrate, should focus on

Ex. 4 - page 98

Contrasting Language

To CompareWhen you compare two things, you put together the similarities

To Contrast Is to look for differences between two things/points of view/product attributes

Contrasting Words

Unlike, DespiteFollowed by nouns/gerundsDespite being small, the factory is efficient and organized. Unlike India, Vietnam seems to have some language barriers.

But, Even though, Although, However

Followed by a clause [S + V]

The work is overloaded but the plant is understaffed.

Although the order came in late, we can still deliver it on time.

The factory is well-run. However, the machines are old.

To generalize

On the whole

All in all

Overall

Mainly

Mostly

In general

Generally speaking

To specify

Particularly

In particular

How to Generalize

Activity 2

You are on a mission to search for a new place to hang out with friendsWhere did you go? [Pick a few places]What are your impressions? Which place do you choose?What’s the next step? Going back? Activity?

Vocabulary - Cafédirect

Fairtrade: trading programs between corporates and farmers with the intention to improve the farmers’ economic condition

Example: Starbucks, The Body ShopBeing everywhere: ubiquitous

Street vendors are ubiquitous in Bangkok.

Feedback - Activity

Flow in dialogueCoherent - responsive to the previous statement - add transitionAvoid repetitive choppy word

Practice critical thinking

By adding your own opinion into the given files

Spoken languageBe sure to transform given information from files into correct spoken language

VocabularyCustomer demographic: age, income, educationTo do a researchTo extend the product lineTo (re) launch a product

GrammarShould + infinitive [no TO]