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Monday
Oct252010

Using the phone in English: building our course document



As we start our new topic of "Company Communication: Using the Phone in English," you the students are going to take charge of your own learning.

Is all of this because I didn't prepare my class? NO!

In fact, I have a document on "Phoning in English" all ready to photocopy, and using it would be the easiest thing in the world.

But wouldn't it be more interesting and relevant to produce a document based at least partly on materials found or created by the class? Of course, I can always add a few elements myself if I feel you're missing something crucial.

So today, you're going to work in pairs on Internet in the lab and your task will be to find materials to help create our unit on "Using the Phone in English."

Here are some guidelines to help you work better:

1. Each pair is NOT responsible for finding ALL the materials that the class will use. Focus on one element: vocabulary, expressions, a text, a video, a listening extract, images...and try to do your best to find useful and interesting material.

2. In your research, try to address the question "What do we need to learn about using the phone in English?"

3. When using Google for research, you will of course find more material if you do your research in English, although a search in French could uncover something useful. Add +ESL or +EFL or +"business English" to help you find materials adapted to learners of English.

4. You need to leave a trace of your discoveries for me, and we aren't going to print everything out. Either leave a link/links in the blog comments area, or, if you prefer, send me a link/links or a document by email.

5. If you find your material quicker than the other groups, you can already start working on it and learning from it, or even create an activity that could go with it.

6. When you return to class today, you will give a short presentation of how you worked, what you found, and what you have already learned along the way.

Reader Comments (14)

http://www.anglaisfacile.com/free/voc/telephoner.php

October 25, 2010 | Unregistered Commenternico pow

This is about expression to introduce yoursefl, taking messages, asking for someone, and cool fun whaou exercises!!!!! Enjoy people!!!

October 25, 2010 | Unregistered Commenterpeter pow

http://www.cerpeg.ac-versailles.fr/ressdiscipl/comorga/com_tel_anglaise.htm

=> to learn vocabulary and differents ways to answer according to situations

October 25, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAlexis&Chloé

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/telephone_terms.htm
This is an intresting website because we can see that it's well organized. There is a lesson part and a practice part. that's a good way to progress in english.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-W6dXfm7YE

October 25, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterA&T

From group B:

http://www.sc-s.si/blog/wp-content/phone-calls-upk-zp.pdf

October 25, 2010 | Registered CommenterBetty Carlson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJyyhNwdQz0&feature=related

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered Commenteraurélie and valérie

why using celular, can be dangerous when you're driving?
This video show the reality of phone using in an english woman car.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSNVAA61MmM

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterGaelle and Simon

How to prepare and succed in a phone interview to get a job ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Text : http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/interviews/a/phoneinterview.htm

Video : http://www.howcast.com/videos/180143-How-To-Ace-a-Telephone-Interview-and-Get-the-Job

Enjoy !

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterAntho and Alex

The english legislation about the law and using your mobile phone while driving

http://www.nopenaltypoints.co.uk/TheLawAndUsingYourMobilePhoneWhileDriving.html

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterS&G

http://www.enseigna.fr/fr/actualites/id-71-telephoner-en-anglais
traduire la page
all the advices to succeed a phoning conversation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZaRXxtBN2U
video example showing an answer for a customer

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSArah/ Clément

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4hKN6vt6VE.
This is a video about "How to Ace a Telephone Interview and Get the Job". It's explain the best ways to obtain an interview after a call.

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterLoic et lionel

http://www.abc.net.au/reslib/200812/r320967_1430451.jpg
http://www.corbisimages.com/images/67/688FD903-E436-40D4-987C-86749876BA23/42-15248748.jpg
http://www.pvc.maricopa.edu/puma/nov06/images/TextMessage.jpg
http://esarsea.files.wordpress.com/2009/01/text.jpg
http://www.chrismadden.co.uk/cell-phone-cartoons/text-message.gif
http://www.mobileshop.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/mobile-phone-text-message.jpg
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/About/General/2009/6/7/1244400773239/Mobile-phone-with-text-me-001.jpg
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/08/window-phone4.jpg
http://www.cartoonstock.com/newscartoons/cartoonists/mbc/lowres/mbcn1076l.jpg

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterCF&LM

http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/telephone_terms.htm
glossary of phoning use

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterSArah/ Clément

Wow! I am impressed by all of this interesting material you found, and also the way you presented it to the class after your research.

I can't wait to plan our next classes now -- you are great!

I hope you have a wonderful long weekend!

BC

October 29, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterBetty C.

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