• Do you have a job at the moment?

= talked about my previous job and experience.

= I don’t have time now to work because I’m studying.

= I don’t have a work permit.

= I used to work at a bank as a Teller, and I found it very stressful, so that’s why I quit.

= I’ve never had a full time job, I’ve only ever had a part time job.

= When I was in secondary school, I had a job teaching students how to draw.

= I have a tourist visa, so if I get a job here, it’s illegal and I will be kicked out of / deported from Canada. I’m just allowed to stay here for six months.

= I’m a student, but I have an online store and I use it to sell some hand made things like jewelry (DJOO-luh-ree).

= I tried to open it on Ebay, but it’s really complicated because of all of the rules. I can’t understand the rules because they’re all in English. In the future, when my English is better, I will try again.

= I worked in a design company for several months. I felt lucky to find a job in which I could work together with professional designers. They taught me how to communicate with consumers.

= I used to have some part time job as a singer when I was in university. It was hard to get a job, so when I got my first pay cheque, I bought a dress for my mom.

• Is your country’s economy doing well?

= In general the economy is doing well.

= It’s still improving / growing.

= Because of the large population, there aren’t enough natural resources such as water for people in poor areas.

= Parts of China still have problems with poverty.

= The north east part of China is the richest part. / has the best economy.

= Comparing imports and exports, we have a surplus.

= The suicide rate is the highest in Asia, because the economy in Korea is not good.

= Since the financial crisis that began in the US, Korea’s economy hasn’t been doing well.

= For the last 10 or 20 years, I think the economy has been stable. This is because the main part of our economy is oil, so I don’t think oil is flexible in the way that some people might need it.

= The GDP has been slightly downward during the current year, 2014. Additionally, our economy has huge fluctuations in the currency exchange rate. As well, / In addition imports dominate exports.

• What kind of jobs do young people want to do?

= the job in which someone can make the most money.

= a movie star or a famous singer.

= a government worker / civil servant.

= a civil servant or a job in a big company.

= in the financial industry.

= a celebrity.

= a civil engineer / an engineer.

= a teacher.

= in an office.

= to build their own business / an entrepreneur. (ahn-treh-prih-NRR)

Pronunciation

four (fohrr)

fall (fahll)

foul (FAEOW-wll)

What did you learn in that activity?

• steep
• plunge
• up and upward = use “up” by itself, but use “upward” with a noun.

E.G. prices were up / an upward trend

• dip
• “erratic” doesn’t really work with “trend”. Instead, you can use “erratic” with “increase” or “decrease”.
• trend = tendency. E.G. The trend has decreased slightly during the last year. There is a gradual increase in the trend of bicycle sales.
• some of these nouns can also be used as verbs such as “peak” and “dip”.
• soar
• don’t forget your articles!!! = before a noun or before an adjective + noun you usually need something like an article, a number, a quantifier (many, a lot etc.) etc.

Economic Vocabulary

• renewable energy such as wind, solar, hydro, geothermal, tidal etc.

• What should I do if I don’t know the real answer to a question? For example, I don’t know what the main industry in my country is. = remember, the information that you say doesn't need to be accurate. Of course, it needs to be connected to the topic, but as long as this is true, focus on your accuracy and fluency and talk about the topic as best you can. I'm sure that all of you can say something about every possible topic.

mature (muh-TCHOOR)

mutual (MYOO-tchoo-lll) 
or (MYOO-tchuh-lll)

ALS Questions: Link

ALS Links

www.cbc.ca/news/business/ice-bucket-challenge-brings-millions-of-dollars-to-battle-als-1.2739663

http://www.forbes.com/sites/matthewherper/2014/08/19/think-the-ice-bucket-challenge-is-stupid-youre-wrong/

http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/amyotrophiclateralsclerosis/detail_ALS.htm

Things We Did Well On The Test

• did well on the last section.
• followed section 2 well.
• did well in section 2.
• spelling.
• concentrated well.
• knew about the novel. = read lot and read of different things.
• read ahead and guessed what the answer could be. = this is super important and helpful.

Things We Want To Improve

• spelling = read and write, notice the spelling, set your computer to English, text in English.
• multitasking. In other words, listening and taking notes at the same time. = need to concentrate, relax, practice.
• expand my vocabulary. = listen to the news etc., write down new words, read a lot and a lot of different things,
• remembering what was said.

IELTS Listening Practice: Link

Speaking - Do Well / To Improve

Do Well

• even if I don’t know what to say, I keep on talking.
• finding examples from my life that connect to the topic.
• can find something to say about any question.
• can talk about my true thoughts and feelings.
• confident and not afraid to talk.
• I like to make up my answer.

To Improve

• pronunciation especially final “s”. = move your mouth, read a script, talk more, listen to a recording of yourself.
• intonation = I sound a little monotone. = bring more energy when you speak. Imagine you’re with your friends.
• grammar = I don’t make them while speaking. = practice, read lots and lots of different things, copy the grammar / expressions / vocabulary /  structure that you hear.
• structure = mixed logic. = practice, read lots and lots of different things, copy the grammar / expressions / vocabulary /  structure that you hear.
• don’t use new or complex vocabulary. = practice, read lots and lots of different things, copy the grammar / expressions / vocabulary /  structure that you hear.

= the good news / bad news is that it’s all in your control.