Thursday, April 05, 2018

NI2 5/4/18

As a general rule, adjectives are usually placed in this order:

opinion > size > quality > age > shape > colour > participle forms > origin > material type > purpose

weird /wɪəd $ wɪrd/ ●●● S2 adjective 
informal very strange and unusual, and difficult to understand or explain
- A really weird thing happened last night.
- He’s a weird bloke.
- They sell all sorts of weird and wonderful (=very strange) products.

Lovely wool hat from Peru
Grandmother’s old gold ring
Wonderful clay pots with a top
Nice brown leather coat fro the winter
Cute yellow teddy bear on my bed
An amazing hand-carved wood mask of a devil

p. 62

ex. 1
1b, 2c, 3f, 4g, 5e, 6h, 7d, 8a

feedback /ˈfiːdbæk/ ●●○ S3 W3 noun [uncountable] 
1 advice, criticism etc about how successful or useful something is
- How can I provide feedback without making someone angry?
feedback on
- Try to give each student some feedback on the task.

demanding /dɪˈmɑːndɪŋ $ dɪˈmæn-/ ●●○ adjective 
1 needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill
- a demanding job
physically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding
- Climbing is physically demanding.
► see thesaurus at difficult

inforˌmation techˈnology abbreviation IT [uncountable]
the study or use of electronic processes for storing information and making it available

training /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 
1 [singular, uncountable] the process of teaching or being taught the skills for a particular job or activity → train
training in
- On the course we received training in every aspect of the job.

ˈknow-how noun [uncountable] informal 
knowledge, practical ability, or skill to do something
- those who have the know-how to exploit the technology to the fullest
- the know-how needed by today’s practising lawyer
- No other company had the technical know-how to deal with the disaster.

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ex. 4
speach therapy - counselling
counsel verb (counselled, counselling British English, counseled, counseling American English) [transitive] 
1 formal to advise someone
counsel somebody to do something
- She counselled them not to accept this settlement.
2 to listen and give support to someone with problems
- a new unit to counsel alcoholics

Practical, some lectures but a lot of practice
Students. Some are very critical
Tutors. Knowledgeable, present things in a clear way
6 months
Just a certification, attend 80% of the classes
Ex. 5
She wants to be a speech therapist, so it’s
good for her CV
Ex. 6
basic counselling skills
lectures and seminars
experienced and knowledgeable
as everyone else
encouragement, not criticism
a six-month course

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