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EnglishSpecial Education

This lesson contains 22 slides, with interactive quizzes and text slides.

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Agreeing or disagreeing
INFORMAL:
-If you ask me, Tom is the only one who can do the job.
-I guess you're probably right. He has the background for it.                      OR
-I don't know if I'd go that far. There are others who could do it, too.        OR
-You can't be serious! He's overworked as it is.
FORMAL:
-I think we should build a new plant rather than buy an existing one.
-I couldn't agree with you more.                                                                        OR
-I tend to agree with you. But I want to have akk the facts first.               OR
-I'm afraid I can't go along with you on that.

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Listening
Listen to two MBA students at the Judge Business School talking about cultural differences, and answer the related question:
1. What concepts does Krishna say are important in management in Singapore?
2. How does this differ from the European countires Krishna mentions?
3. From what Carlo says, how similar is Italy to Switzerland and Britain?

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Choose the correct answer!
Cover letters

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Because of the small size of this company, I have been ______ to and participated in most aspects of managing a business.
A
averse
B
exhibited
C
exposed
D
advertised

Slide 11 - Quiz

_______ a Web Developer with MasterCard ( = when I was working as a WD at MasterCard), I was responsible for updating and maintaining all of the corporate websites.
A
Since
B
As
C
Like
D
For

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I ______ the development of ( = I helped develop) several prominent products.
A
spoke about
B
assisted in
C
included
D
excluded

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I believe that the ________ of my education, work experience, and personal
interests make me an ideal candidate for this job.
A
combination
B
union
C
unification
D
merge

Slide 14 - Quiz

An ideal candidate = A _____ candidate
A
good
B
decent
C
perfect
D
busy

Slide 15 - Quiz

As I _______ ( = said, mentioned) earlier...
A
indicated
B
vindicated
C
appointed
D
shouted

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Please don't _______ ( = feel free) to contact me with any further questions.
A
hesitate
B
a value
C
valuable
D
think

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I look forward to ______ your reply.
A
the reception of
B
receive
C
getting
D
to catch

Slide 18 - Quiz

My education and employment background are _______ ( = suitable) for the position.
A
appalling
B
appropriate
C
appealing
D
apperance

Slide 19 - Quiz

Some of my _______ ( = tasks, etc.) included designing and testing the user
interface of the company's corporate intranet.
A
responsibilities
B
responses
C
respectability
D
restart

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Goodbye!

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