PART 1: WARM-UP

PRACTICE: Read these sentences

• The task was beyond the scope of human capability.
• My boss has put off the meeting until tomorrow.
• All members are requested to attend this meeting.
• Could you take the minutes and circulate them to everyone present at the meeting?
• She managed to find a job immediately after graduation.
PRACTICE: Conversation Starter
• What recent technological advancements have made your job easier? Have any technological advancements
made your job harder?

PART 2: VOCABULARY + GRAMMAR

PRACTICE: Correct the errors in each sentence
1. Despite I was tired, I came to work today.
2. If we had a gym here, I can work out after work.
3. I always try to do things very careful and make sure I do them correct. (two mistakes)
4. We have people from all over the world here: India, United States, Venezuela, Canada, United Kingdom,
Germany, and France. (two mistakes)
5. Are we going to have to work overtime again this week? I hope no.
6. Yesterday, he told me that he will send the email after lunch, but he didn’t do it.
7. My schedule often changes, but I normally work since 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
8. I thought you were still with Microsoft. When did you stop to work there?
9. I’m not pretty sure about what we should do.
10. How long time did you work in the public sector?
11. Do you know where is the restaurant?
12. He is well-experienced, so we know that he can do the job.

PRACTICE: Which Word? (https://www.portlandproof.com/games/which-word)

PRACTICE: Finish these sentences with your own ideas

1. School would be a better place if
2. The thing that worries me most is
3. I never worry about
4. Someday I am going to
5. I like people who
6. I get very angry if
7. I find it difficult to

PART 3: SPEAKING

TOPIC: ADVERSITY, CHALLENGES, AND FAILURE

sink or swim
a situation where you will either succeed by your At this stage in the competition; it's sink or swim.
own efforts or fail completely

come (up) short

have an accident; get into trouble We're so close to getting the job done, but we keep
coming up short.

• Tell us about a sink-or-swim situation you were in. Were you able to succeed? Why or why not?
• Tell us about a time you set a goal for yourself but came up short. Why do you think you came up short?
Q&A Session