ESL Trainers wanted: TOEIC prep course Nordhausen, January to July 2010

ESL Projects English Team Trainers
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Hi everybody,

We are looking for English language trainers who want to take part in the following training project:

TOEIC prep course
location: Nordhausen
period: Monday, January 25 through July 7 2010
time: from 7:30 am to 3 pm, (8 units 45 minutes each), Monday through Friday
purpose: preparation to take the TOEIC Test

The group consists of about 8 people who want to increase their job chances by improving their English. The course is funded by the federal labour/employment agency (Bundesagentur für Arbeit, Nordhausen).

For previous TOEIC prep courses in Nordhausen, please check these threads:
ESL/teaching English job: Nordhausen July 14 through September 21, 2009
ESL job: Nordhausen October 6 through December 14, 2009

Here is some more information on the course: Englischkurs in Nordhausen

If you are interested, please contact us here on the forum.

Many thanks,
Torsten

TOEIC listening, question-response: Where is the nearest ATM machine?

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Minutes and topics

  • introducing another person

  • vocabulary : i.e. locksmith,

  • spelling and abbreviations

  • review alphabet and exercises: map, straight, block, corner, drive

  • NATO-Alphabet: A – alpha äi CIA
    B - bravo
    C – charlie
    D – delta
    E – echo
    F – foxtrott
    G – golf
    H – hotel
    I – India
    J – Juliet
    K – kilo
    L – Lima
    M – mama, mike
    N – november
    O – Oscar
    P – papa
    Q – queen
    R – Romeo
    S – Sierra
    T – tango
    U – uniform
    V – Victor
    W – whisky
    X – X-Ray
    Y – Yankee
    Z – zulu

  • Repeating the asks and the answers

  • Vocabulary: tires – müde
    appointment – Verabredung, Termin
    don’t forget to tell …. about
    right now – sofort
    figures – Zahlen
    VAT – Value Added Tax
    CEO – Chief Executive Officer
    initial - Anfangs-, initial
    human resources manager (HR)
    personal manager
    technical construction designer
    married
    gap - Lücke
    let me introduce you to … - darf ich mich vorstellen
    nice to meet you too- schön se kennen zu lernen
    pleased to meet you - nett sie kennen zu lernen
    competitors - Mit-/Wettbewerber
    employee - angestellter

  • verb be

  • I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they

  • Present simple

  • exercises: abbreviations
    Interview with spelling

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Good morning Wolfgang,

Thank you very much for your first report which looks very good. Please note the difference between ‘tires’ and ‘tired’. Both words look very similar but can have completely different meanings. Also, you may want to add some keywords describing your professional background as well as the jobs of the rest of the group.

Today it will be Alexandra’s turn to take the minutes, collect the vocabulary and compose the report so I’d like to ask you to assist her with these jobs.

Many thanks,
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC short conversations: Two colleagues talk about their current projects.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Journal, 26.01.2001

  1. Memorize information
    Marco likes milk.
    Alfred likes action.
    Henry likes hot drinks.
    Matthias likes mathematic.
    Alexandra likes apples.
    Wolfgang likes wine.
    Manuel likes motor cross.
    Uwe likes usefule thinks.
    Michael likes motor bikes.
    Josefine likes jogging.

  2. Übung Übersetzung Deutsch - Englisch
    Prensent simple

  3. Übung: Spells, Umschreibung
    Factory
    Employee
    Competitor
    Main
    Successful
    Sale

Frage Henry:
Unterschied zwischen present simple und present continnous
Bsp. What does the company do? / What is the company doing?

  1. Übung: Hilfsverb, Verneinung
    Does /doesn´t, do / dont

Eingedeutschte Wörter
Airbag, Aftershave, Jetlag, Shampoo, User, Computer, Tuning, T-Shirt, Receiver, Popcorn, DJ, Happy hour, Ladies night, Hamburger, Cola, Mountainbike, Shopping, Pullover, Shuttlebus, Wellness, Beautyfarm, Shop, Notebook, Show, Beamer, Scanner, Internet, Cowboy, Sneakers, Jeans, joggen, Running, Callgirl, Swimmingpool,

Brainstorming, casting, news, flipchart, satellite, tuner, box, zappen, switch, translator,
Bowling, standby, oldtimer, community, opern air
Flate rate, bobby car, support,

Brunch, blackout, moviestar, carport, highlight
Mobbing, call center, punch

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Hello Alexco,

Many thanks for your report. Can you please also ask each member to tell you one new word they’ve learned today and add it to your post?[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC short conversations: Talking about being self-employed.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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New words:
main designer, fondly, advertiser, register, employees, research center, competitor, expression and success.

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  1. Buchstabieren von Wörtern:
  • Competitor
  • Customer
  • Advertising
  • Employee
  • Introduction
  • Question
  • Sales
  • Founder

Wörter aussprechen, buchstabieren und versuchen zu erklären (in englisch)

Danach gemeinsame Übung zur Erklärung in der Gruppe
Entsprechende Verben: compete, customize, advertise, employ, introduce, aks, sell, found

Littfassseule in englisch advertising column/piller

  1. Buch seite 12 E1

France / French
Brazil / Brazilian
Itale / Italian
china / chinese
Portugal / Portugelia
Australia / Australean
German / Garmany
Japan / Japanese
Span / Spanish
Mexiko / Maxican

Sprechübung > Betonung für Country and Nationality

Buch seite 13 F 2

Interviewe mit Hör- , Sprech- und Buchstabierübung

Zaahlen 0- 20 und in 10er Schritten

1 one 11 eleven 21 twenty-one 31 thirty-one
2 two 12 twelve 22 twenty-two 40 forty
3 three 13 thirteen 23 twenty-three 50 fifty
4 four 14 fourteen 24 twenty-four 60 sixty
5 five 15 fifteen 25 twenty-five 70 seventy
6 six 16 sixteen 26 twenty-six 80 eighty
7 seven 17 seventeen 27 twenty-seven 90 ninety
8 eight 18 eighteen 28 twenty-eight 100 a/one hundred
9 nine 19 nineteen 29 twenty-nine 1,000 a/one thousand
10 ten 20 twenty 30 thirty 1,000,000 a/one million
Zahlen > Sprechübung

Zahlen mit Komma in Englisch point

Buch seite 14 A2

Richtiges zuordnen der Worte:

turnover / emplloys / market share / located

prodcts / subsidiary / competitors / outlets

B2 > Präsentation der Firma Pizza Hut

B.3

3 seite 16 C1

-übersetzen der 14 Sätze über die Swatch Group

Geimeinsame sprechübungen > Nachsprechen des gehörten Texstes

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Briefing 28.01.2010

  1. private study ( Alfred, Marco,Henry) from 7:30 – 15 :00

Übungen 10 b Point 1,2,3,4,

question Alfred:
-interview to drill
-factory figures to drill

  • Pronunciation 11
    Alfred translate the question 1,2,3,- Question what is earn(new word)

Übung 12 / 2
-Alfred give a short presentation on his company

private study ( Michael,Josefine)

-She reading News about GM reaches agreement to sell SAAB to Spyker

private study ( Manuel,Uwe)

  • reading about News about cars

private study (Wolfgang , Alexandra,Matthias)

  • reading about English test ,vocabulary……

New Word from Alexandra (website: www.owad.de)
-rubber-stamp(etwas durchwinken,ohne große prüfung absegnen)

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Dear Mr Daerr,

As requested, I’ve registered on the forum.

I would be very interested in teaching from Monday. What information do you need ?

I can be contacted on 015 223 684 573, or at johnstonoliver at hotmail.com.

Warm Regards,

Oliver Johnston

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Dear Oliver,

Thanks a lot for registering on the forum. Have you had time to read through the reports of the current course as well as the previous ones?[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC short conversations: A colleague asks how to submit vacation requests.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Dear Torsten,

Yes, I’ve had a thorough look over the notes from the previous teaching sessions.

One thing I’m wondering, which I’ve not been able to determine from the notes, but is there a set curriculum and are all teaching materials provided?

Warm Regards,

Oliver Johnston

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Dear Torsten,

I’ve read through all of the posts for the class, including the posts by the students regarding topics covered, new vocabulary, etc… I was unable to determine if there was a particular course book that they’re using (the previous classes seemed to have a course book). If there is a book, could you please let me know which one so I can get a copy of it. I’ve got materials to use if needed. Also, is there a copy machine available, or should I copy any additional materials I might need before I go? From the names I’ve jotted down, there are ten people in the class. Is this correct?

Sorry for all the questions.

Kind regards,

Sheila Grace

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Dear Oliver and Sheila,

Yes there are ten people in the group and we are using Business Basics, New Edition, Oxford University Press as our course book. More details soon. Many thanks, Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC short conversations: A customer books a flight to Tokyo.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Dear Torsten,

I am interested in this course, and would be available starting Monday. I have read through all the material I could find on this forum about the course, but still have a few questions.

When you say the pay is 130EU/day including travel and accommodations, does that mean that we pay for travel and accommodations out of this salary, or that they will be covered by your company? I just want to be clear.

I also could not find any information about accommodations.

Lastly, is there a course book? And are we expected to bring any prepared materials?

Thanks, and I look forward to working with you all.

Laurenne

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Dear trainers,
in my understanding the most important thing in this Nordhausen group is to handle the big heterogenity of the course participants.
We should be very flexible to motivate all learners to find the best way of a target oriented learning, a new approach in helping each others, to document the course development, to apply the very different learning / teaching methods very creatively ( ex cathedra teaching, group work, project learning in order to have more time to work individually with the beginners, station learning, partnering, dialogues, individual coaching etc.pp. ).
A great opportunity in Nordhausen is to use the Internet and our web based English-test.net system.
I am absolutely sure that we all shall manage to generate an excellent learning atmosphere as the basic precondition for a succesful course.
Many thanks for your great contribution.
Best regards
Uli.

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Hi Uli, Torsten.

Thank you for the information.

Uli,

You suggested using the Internet and English-test.net which is a great idea. Do the students have access to computers in the classroom or on-site?

Torsten,

Should I purchase a copy of the course book? Also, which dates would you like me to teach? I see Oliver is keen to go as well and you may have other teachers lined-up, too. For now, I’m flexible and available through April. Also, I have made a reservation at the Appart Zentral Nordhausen through the 17th of February (minus the weekend of Feb 5th). If another teacher goes during this time, they could easily take that reservation. It’s 28 euros per night,or 175 per week.

Look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,

Sheila

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Thorsten,

Hi I am very interested in this role. Can you please contact me to discuss it further.

Regard

Lyneham

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Quite new as I am
I really don’t know if I should join the posts about this subject already. But I am hoping to get a chance to teach, too, and so I would say, if there’s no certain book necessary, it doesn’t matter. Especially for me. I have read the topics the course is about, and I would always “go from near to further”.
That means, people should first learn to say who they are, where they are living and so on, some important facts of their identity, and then later talk about their work, skills, hobbies, wishes, visions, views of life and so an. Then at last you only need to add some vocabulary of economy and business.
How to teach all these things? The methods depend on the kind of people who want to learn, I would say, and without some creativity we could not carry it out. The bigger the group the more difficult the possibilites of a good learning for each one of them. It’s a challenge, all the time.

Best regards,
Andreas

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Hello everyone,

Thank you all so much for all your responses, it’s great to see you have such an interest in working with us. Since this particular Nordhausen job is of such short notice it’s probably best if Brian Trenton from Ireland takes it. Brian has family in Nordhausen so accommodation and food is free for him. Yes, with any government (Arbeitsagentur) funded we get paid for the training itself only. They never cover any additional costs for accommodation or travel because they want to employ local trainers.

As for access to the Internet, yes every group member has got a laptop which they can use any time to look up words or other information. Today I introduced them to english-test.net and everyone tried out some of the materials. I explained the main elements: the fee email English course, the tests, especially the TOEIC listening comprehension ones, the progress report and of course, the forum.

The trainer also has a copy of Business Basics, New Edition along with a copy of both audio CD’s and other audio materials. In addition, the trainer has a laptop and active speakers as well as a projector which you can get from the staff.

So far we have covered the first two chapters of Business Basics, please review all the grammar and vocabulary items and make sure the three beginners can go slower. I also showed the beginners www.ego4u.de which has lots of explanations in German to make them feel more comfortable.

Oh, there is something else: In addtion to the 8 units from 7:30 am to 3pm there is a new course every Monday and Wednesday from 5 pm until 7:15 pm. The course starts this Monday and so far there are 5 people. You can use the same book, the same room and equipment with them.

For those of you who won’t be doing the Nordhausen job right now, please take a look at the other jobs we have (Havelberg, Moenchengladbach, etc) since we really want to work with you and new jobs come up constantly.

More soon,
Many thanks
Torsten[YSaerTTEW443543]

TOEIC short conversations: Two acquaintances discuss recent rise in cost of living.[YSaerTTEW443543]

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Friday, 29.01.2010

Torsten spell us 10 Words:
subsidiary,turnover,headquartes,outlet,population,average,statement,deliver,percentage,question

Collect Information about the Swatch-Group by reading and writing.

Pronunciation stressed Words.

Short presentation about Swatch-Group.

Preparing a trip:

hotel services
read a fax with request about hotel information
exercises by speak about hotel-informationen

New Words on Friday: unfortunately,subscribers,…here you are (Floskel),Polite requests,

The Group do privat study with Headset in the internet, to example youtube or radio.