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Week 2

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- Analyze ways to take notes
- Practice notetaking for writing skills

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When do we normally take notes?

What are the best ways to take notes?

What can be difficult about taking notes?

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Discuss the questions with your partner.

Based on what we have seen so far in this unit…

How do you see the growth of the world and Mexican economy?

What kind of professional growth and development are you looking for? How will
you achieve this?

What kind of personal growth and development are you looking for? How will you
achieve this?
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Listen to four voicemails for Matt. Choose all of the voicemails (1–4) that apply.

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Answers

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Listen to three voicemails. Write the
key words.
Suggested Answers
1. Mum – dinner on Thurs, 7 p.m. Bring
dessert (if possible).
2. Jewelry shop – watch is ready. Pick up on
Tues–Fri, 9–4.30 or Sat 9–6.
3. Gerry wants to borrow camera on Sun.
Call him.

Then write them in note form using

abbreviations.

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Suggested Answers
1 Mum – dinner on Thurs, 7 p.m. Bring dessert.

2 Jewelry shop – watch is ready. Pick up on Tues–Fri, 9–4.30 or Sat 9–6.

3 Gerry wants/borrow camera on Sun. Call him.

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Exercise 9 (page 39) Read these notes (1–4) made while listening to voicemails.
What do you think the original voicemails said?

1. Anya can't do Mon. Will send Jul/Aug budget. = Hi, this is Anya. I can’t do Monday. I’ll
send you the July and August budget.
2. Confirm I can meet accountant, Fri 2nd, 10.30 am.
3. Text Nicole available days for Sept.
4. Return Jeff's call by 2 pm Thurs.

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Suggested Answers
1. Anya can't do Mon. Will send Jul/Aug budget.
Hi, it's Anya. I can't do Monday. I'll send the budget for July and August.
2. Confirm I can meet accountant, Fri 2nd, 10.30 am.
Hi, it's x, your accountant. Can you confirm that you can meet me on Friday the
second at 10.30 am / half past ten in the morning?
3. Text Nicole available days for Sept.
Hi, it's Nicole. Can you text me the days in September that you're available?
4. Return Jeff's call by 2 pm Thurs.
Hi, it's Jeff. Can you please return my call by 2 pm / two o'clock in the afternoon
on Thursday?
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Exercise 10a (page 39) Look at the abbreviations we use in notes and informal
writing. Which are days and which are months? Complete the activity.

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Answers

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Exercise 10a (page 39) Complete the spoken forms of these times and dates.

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Answers 7. 12/2 — February the twelfth / the
twelfth of February
1. 06.00 — six o'clock in the morning
8. 1/10/2009 — the first of October two
2. 14.10 — ten past two (in the
thousand and nine
afternoon)
9. 11/11— the eleventh of November
3. 5.45 pm — five forty-five pm
10. 22/5/2016 — the twenty-second of
4. 7.30 am — half past seven in the
May twenty sixteen
morning
11. 3/8/2000 — August the third two
5. 19.50 — ten to eight in the evening
thousand
6. 3 am — three am
12. 30/4 — the thirtieth of April

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Exercise 11 (page 39) Make notes from these voicemails. Use abbreviations.

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Suggested Answers

1 Look at emailed sales projections – Janine. Get back by Thurs 10th.

2 Scott – talk about ideas for promotions, Jul + Aug. Tues.
3 Call Luigi before beg Dec.
4 Confirm Angela market research meeting 2.30 pm, Fri.

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Listen to six voicemails. Take notes for each of them.

Remember to only write the key words and use abbreviations whenever
relevant.

1. Pharmacy – collect prescription after 3.

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Suggested Answers
1. Collect prescription on Wed after 3.
2. Yoga on Mon, 8.30 am.
3. Call Ray – conference in Paris, Apr 2017.
4. Confirm Dentist appointment 21/06 – or – Jun 21
5. Send Joe flight info by Mon a.m./morn.
6. Marketing team - Change trip from Sep to Aug.

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How can you use the language for leaving voicemails?

How can you use the language and abbreviations we say for notetaking?

How are these two skills useful?

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