Level 7 Assignment 1–Assignment 2

Unit 1: The Problem at Accelerated English

You will focus on:

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English

Assignment 2: Talking to a Consultant Reach missions from Sales and Support (badge) in Managing People and Projects (business skill)

Learning Objectives

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English

Assignment 2: Talking to a Consultant

Reach Skill: Managing People and

Projects Badge: Sales & Support

Express sympathy

Talk about past and pending actions using yet, lately, recently, already, and other phrases

Communicate duration of events using for and since

Write about your personal life and your job

Express worry

Understand conversations about business goals and concerns

Talk about actions that started in the past and are still occurring

Communicate the duration of ongoing events using for and all day

Write about something that concerns you

Describe business

dilemmas and outline

solutions

Ask for and give project

updates

Communicate with

clarity and precision

Develop language skills

that support effective

leadership

Daily Schedule

Required: Complete these materials to stay on track

Recommended: Complete these materials to achieve more "real world" confidence

Extension: Complete these materials to deepen understanding and fill knowledge gaps

SESSION 1

Day 1 1:1 Coach Session

Day 2

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 1. Listening Practice

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 2. Vocabulary Practice

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 3. Vocabulary Practice

Reach: Managing People and Projects Sales and Support: Mission 1

Reach: Managing People and Projects Sales and Support: Mission 2

Reach: Managing People and Projects Sales and Support: Mission 3

Day 3

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 4. Introduction to Grammar

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 5. Introduction to Expressions

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 6. Pronunciation Practice

Industry Feed Learner Choice

Day 4

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 7. Communication Practice

Assignment 1: Trouble at Accelerated English 8. Writing Practice

Grammar Center Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

Reach: Managing People and Projects Sales and Support: Mission 4

Reach: Managing People and Projects Sales and Support: Mission 5

Day 5

Assignment 2: Talking to a Consultant 1. Listening Practice

Assignment 2: Talking to a Consultant 2. Vocabulary Practice

Global Community Tutorial Explaining Success and Failure—Choosing the Right Tense

Coach Session Discussion Guide General Questions:

What would you like to work on today? Do you have any meetings, presentations, or important phone calls coming up at work that you’d like to prepare for?

What did you complete from the week’s learning plan?

What did you do well?

What did you struggle with?

Language Practice:

I. Present Perfect vs. Simple Past

Present Perfect Use the present perfect tense to describe an action that happened at some unspecified time before now. Positive Statements S + has/have + V (past participle) Jessica has tried the new restaurant. Negative Statements S + has/have + not + V (past participle) Steve hasn't ever been this late before. Questions Has/Have + S + V (past participle)? Have you ever eaten sushi? Simple Past Use the simple past tense to describe an action that began and ended at some specific time in the past. Positive Statements S + V (base form) + -ed We walked to the store this morning. S + irregular V (past tense) The company grew 10 percent last year. Negative Statements S + did + not + V (base form) We didn't buy stock in that company.

Questions Did + S + V (base form)? Did you hear the news about Jeff's promotion?

II. Discuss with your coach and decide if each of the underlined tense forms are present perfect or

simple past, and why that tense is appropriate for the sentence. a. He has visited 35 states in the US so far. b. We read the picture book together last night. c. How long has Harry lived there? d. We drove to the mall yesterday. e. I have visited many countries in Asia. f. My sister was born in Cuba. g. We bought a garden umbrella over the weekend. h. My wife and I have traveled a lot since we retired. i. Ginny and I have spent time in Paris. j. I have lived in four big cities in the U.S.: New York City, Boston, Los Angeles, and San

Francisco.

III. Describe a recent travel experience using the present perfect and the simple past tense forms. Use the following questions to structure your writing:

Which city / country did you visit? What kind of experiences did you have? Where did you go? What did you do? What new food did you eat? Etc.