English ADE Plasencia

Business English Practice | Reading Comprehension | Which Company is it? Here’s an exercise to help you practice your business English.  Below, you can find information about some of the most successful companies in the world. Can you guess which ones we’re referring to? 1. This company is headquartered in the United States. It designs and manufactures a variety of hardware such as smartphones and MP3 players – known for their sleek and modern look. Currently, the CEO is Tim Cook. Its annual sales have reached almost $200 billion, with profits at nearly $45 billion. 2. This company is based in Germany and is a major player in the automotive industry. It sells a variety of luxury brands including Audi, Bentley, and Porsche. Founded in 1937, the company has reached almost 200 billion EUR in sales and employs nearly 600,000 people globally. 3. This company, founded by Sam Walton, was started in the United States. It operates a chain of massive discount retail stores

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WELCOME BACK TO UNI AND TO PLASENCIA!!!!! ACTIVITY 1. WATCH  MR BEAN TAKING AN EXAM. WHAT PROBLEMS IS HE HAVING? TALK TO YOUR PARTNER AND TRY TO DESCRIBE WHAT'S GOING ON. SPEAKING: WHAT'S THE WORST EXAM EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE HAD? HOMEWORK: GO TO THE COMMENTS AND WRITE ABOUT YOUR WORST EXAM EXPERIENCE.

HOMEWORK Do you know the reason why your name is your name? Is there a story behind it? Did your parents almost name you something else? Do you know where your name comes from? What does you name mean in that language? Please, add a comment and share all this information with your classmates.

Let's have a chat about our last summer holidays. Draw your hand on your notebook to help you talk about last summer. Thumb:  Tell us something special you did Index finger: Describe  the places you visited Middle finger: Talk about a bad experience you had Ring finger:  Talk about the people you met  Little finger: Tell us something you wanted to do but you couldn't   Add your comments: Write what your partner told you about his/her summer.  Listen to a boy and a girl telling their friends about their summer.  Before listening, go through some vocabulary:  -to have a blast – to have a good time   -to drift away - to move away -a cramp - muscle contraction  -damp - wet -show off - draw attention behaving proudly -to splash around - to throw a liquid, ex. water -you don’t gotta brag – slang for you mustn’t boast   -put up a fight - to struggle, to resist -to stroll - to walk -to make out – to kiss   -fling - love affair, relationship (not a serious on