Business English MACO lesson 3

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Business English MACO, lesson 3

Preparation

3 articles

Group assignment

• Write a work instruction on making summaries
• Note: your instruction should lead to a successful completion of the criteria in the assessment rubric

• You have 10 minutes

Wisdom of the crowd

• Join forces with another group
• Compare your instructions
• Come up with the best joint version
• You have 15 minutes

A logical question

(on the app)

If we work in groups in class, does that mean I can hand in my final assignment with a group?

1. No, the final assignment must be individual work
2. Yes, of course. The final assignment is similar, right?

Individual work

In class/preparation: practice

Learn together!

Grade: proof of competence. Diploma is individual, too.

Note: you can share articles, but the plan must be individual

What constitutes plagiarism?

1. You copy sources from the internet so that you are sure to present well-written English
2. You paraphrase sources from the internet and refer to them APA-style

What does the verb 'paraphrase' mean?

1. say something in your own words
2. use phrases from someone else

Paraphrasing

For the summaries, you have to paraphrase the text from the articles. However, you can use certain key words from the text, because very often it is jargon that is hard to replace by a meaningful synonym.

Can you use key words when paraphrasing?

1. Yes, you can
2. No, you must find synonyms for all words

Assignment

• Work on the summaries of your articles  

Time for some usage

Guidelines

• according to a person but not me

• according to a source (document, report, institute, figure)

• as a result of / owing to / because of - as a consequence of

• for a reason - gives an explanation for something

Proposals are sorted ...... their price, quantity and time priority.

1. according to
2. as a result of
3. because of
4. for reason of

.... it is high time we had a re-election.

1. Because of me
2. In my opinion
3. Owing to them
4. As a result of me

...... our estimates about 30,000 people will attend the conference

1. Because of
2. Owing to
3. According to
4. Based of

She was forced to give up her job .... her ill health.

1. according to
2. owing to
3. due to
4. for

.....these reasons, they had to leave early.

1. According to
2. For
3. Owing to
4. Why

He is a strong believer in equality between men and women, ......those that have worked with him.

1. according to
2. owing to
3. because of
4. for

Remember

The term 'according to' always means that you, the speaker/writer, voice somebody else's opinion, not your own.

Structure

About the structure of formal writing / reports

Use this for your damage control plan!

Circular structure

Introduction: 

• introduce topic
• provide background
• promise of content

Input Boaz: background is the reason why the topic is relevant.

Body of text

In the paragraphs, work out the content:

• one topic per paragraph
• connect all paragraphs

Conclusion

In the conclusion, make good on your promise made in the introduction

Assignment

Make a structure for you damage control plan

NOTE: only use bullet points, not full sentences

Homework

• Perfect the structure of your damage control plan and bring to class. Note: only in bullet points!
• Work on the summaries of the first three obligatory articles
• Bring one summary to class
• Find the last two obligatory articles and make a list

Work instructions for summaries

1. Read the article carefully
2. Underline the important sentences
3. Write the important information down in bullet points
4. Write the summary in your own words

Note: 

• a bullet point is max. 3-4 words
• a bullet point is never a complete sentence