Sept 28th


A. Use of Both, Either or Neither

Click here and open up the document and let's do the exercises in class.



B. Asking politely someone something

Use the following forms when asking:

May I please?

Do you mind if or Will you mind if?

Is it OK if or Will it be OK if?

Does it bother you if or Will it bother you if?


Look at the following list of requests and build a sentences using the forms shown above

1. Smoke                              

2. Listen to Music

3. Cook tonight

4. Do the dishes

5. Help me on this project

6. Turn up the music

7. Buy a new purse

8. Go out tonight

9. Go to sleep early

10. Watch the game tonight


C. Barilla screaming for help. Save the Pasta!
Listen to the program and answer the following questions:

Transcript: read the trasncript ONLY if you have problems understanding the podcast and need some help to answer the questions.  http://www.npr.org/templates/transcript/transcript.php?storyId=158565443

  1. Provide a 2-3 minute summary of the story: who are the actors, where is this taking place, what is interesting about the story
  2. Was the problem?
  3. What were some of the measures that the plant manager took in order to solve the issues?
  4. They talk about an employee getting fired.  Why did he get fired?
  5. Do you think that these measures could work in France? Why or why not?

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