"Kids Create Dining Disasters" (in your CD).
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Kids Create Dining Disasters".
Video name on your CD: "Kids Create Dining Disasters" MPEG-4 file.
Vocabulary.
Unchecked.
Adjective. Not to prevent from doing, exhibiting, or expressing something. “I never leave my kids unchecked”.
Spoil.
Verb. To impair the quality or effect of. “These people really spoiled my meal.”.
Pipes.
Noun. Kids used the pipes to climb the walls batman style”.
Subjectively.
Adverb. Expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations.
Knuckles.
Noun.
Whack.
Noun. A stroke. “I had a good, solid whack at the ball at the top of the 9th inning”.
Expressions.
Kids oriented restaurant. A restaurant for kids. “I hate going to kids oriented restaurants”.
Ever increasing pattern. “We saw an ever increasing pattern of children misbehaving in our restaurant”.
To the extent that. “They were so mischeavous to the extent that one of them started climbing the walls”.
Questions about Context.
- What were Ralph’s kids doing at the restaurant when Dan got furious?
- In that same episode, what did Dan ask Ralph and his wife to do?
- What’s the main purpose of that sign at the entrance?
- What happened with those people sending letters? Why were they doing that?
- Is Dan having a financial crisis with his restaurant? Why or why not?
Script.
Find the script at
http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/12/scripts-lesson-21.html .
Extra work: "Japanese Stereotypes" (in your CD).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "JapaneseStereotypes".
Audio name on your CD: "JapaneseStereotypes.mp3".
Extra exercise.
Come up with the list of stereotypes mentioned in this audio.
Find the full list at
http://englishvillemexico.blogspot.com/2010/12/scripts-lesson-21.html
Foind out a bit more about Japanese society. Check the following to find out why Facebook is not popular in Japan:
http://nyti.ms/f2H5UU
Extra work: "European Business Customs" Part I (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "European Business customs". From 01'15'' to 02'08''
Audio name on your CD: "Worldwide Business Customs QandA.mp3".From 01'15'' to 02'08''.
Extra Exercise.
Mention the differences Rick has found in the following countries:
Germany:
Bulgaria:
Switzerland:
France:
Extra work: "European Business Customs" Part II (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "European Business customs". From 02'09'' to 05'54''
Audio name on your CD: "Worldwide Business Customs QandA.mp3".From 02'09'' to 05'54''.
Questions about Context.
- What is the common complaint from foreign countries when talking about how Americans are abroad?
- What does the author mean by good mistakes when you are in a foreign country?
- What happened at the surprise party she threw in Vienna for her husband 15 years ago?
- What did John F. Kennedy do when he was in Berlin?
Extra work: "European Business Customs" Part III (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "European Business customs". From 08'47'' to 10'45''
Audio name on your CD: "Worldwide Business Customs QandA.mp3".From 08'47'' to 10'45''.
Questions about context.
- According to Mary, is it important in Europe to dress appropriately when you go to a restaurant? Why or why not?
Extra work: "Doing Business in London" Part I (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Doing business in London". From 11'56'' to 14'18''
Audio name on your CD: "Doing business in London.mp3".From 11'56'' to 14'18''.
Questions about Context.
- What's so unique about driving in Central London? And parking?
- What's the architecture like in London?
- What are people like in London?
Extra work: "Doing Business in Mexico City" (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Doing business in Mexico City". From 01'49'' to 05'18''
Audio name on your CD: "Doing business in Mexico City.mp3".From 01'49'' to 05'18''.
Questions about Context.
- Listen to this suggestion to get downtown from Mexico City airport. Tell us whether you agree with that or not. (from 01'49'' to 02'19'')
- Listen to these guidelines to take a taxi in Mexico city and tell us whether you agree with that or not. (from 02'19'' to 03'41'').
Extra work: "Doing Business in Toronto" Part I (in your CD)
- Listen to these guidelines about the dressing code and weather in Mexico city to see whether you agree with them or not (from 04'39'' to 05'19'').
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Doing business in Toronto". From 04'21'' to 05'05''
Audio name on your CD: "Doing business in Toronto.mp3".From 04'21'' to 05'05''.
Questions about Context.
- Describe the tips for tipping in Toronto (at the airport, in a cab, in a bar).
- Can you run a tab in a bar in Toronto?
Extra work: "Doing Business in Toronto" Part II (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Doing business in Toronto". From 05'05'' to 05'51''
Audio name on your CD: "Doing business in Toronto.mp3".From 05'05'' to 05'51''.
Questions about Context.
- Tell us when not to make a business trip to such city.
Extra work: "Doing Business in Toronto" Part III (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "Doing business in Toronto". From 05'51'' to 07'33''
Audio name on your CD: "Doing business in Toronto.mp3".From 05'51'' to 07'33''.
Questions about Context.
- What's the weather like during the Summer?
- What's the weather like during the Winter? Are overshoes necessary for instance?
- What is the PATH System supposed to be?
More info about the PATH system at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PATH_(Toronto).
Extra work: "Describing What Happens in a Movie" (in your CD).
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "The SG Show #43 - Home Alone". From 09'55'' to 13'17''
Audio name on your CD: "The SG Show #43 - Home Alone.mp3". From 09'55'' to 13'17''
Extra exercise.
Did you ever see Cars: the movie? Listen to Sam as he describes what happens in the movie. Take a few notes to describe what he said.
Extra work: "Art Lovers Guide to Europe" (in your CD)
Audio name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "An Art-Lovers Guide to Europe". From 46'28'' to 51'32''
Audio name on your CD: "An Art-Lovers Guide to Europe.mp3".From 46'28'' to 51'32''.
Someone on the phone talks about the things that make the Thyssen Bornemisza Museum worth visiting.
Questions about Context.
1. Why is it so attractive to visit this museum just blocks away from del Prado Museum in Madrid?
2. What's Rick's take on Del Prado Museum?
3. Why did Spain end up having such wonderful art collections?
Extra Info.
Find out more about the museum at
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thyssen-Bornemisza_Museum .
Extra Work: SBUX at the Stock Market.
Video name on I-tunes and the I-pod: "3-22-07 Starbucks (SBUX)".
Video name on your CD: "3-22-07 Starbucks (SBUX)" QuickTime Movie file.
Easy Questions About Context.
Write down the list of drinks Lindsay is planning to buy at the coffee shop.
Difficult Questions About Context.
1. By March 22nd, 2007 (when the show was produced) and according to Lindsay, what were the market conditions back then? What were the conditions a few weeks before?
2. Why was it a good time to get in on several good stocks such as Sbux?
3. What seemed to be a guarantee that the stock will keep strong?
4. What was the big idea to increase the bottom line that the company had back then?
Extra exercise.
As an extra exercise, you can read the so called memo from Howard Schultz at
http://starbucksgossip.typepad.com/_/2007/02/starbucks_chair_2.html . Share with us the good and bad things that such company had experienced for 10 years until 2007. Can you think of any other examples from other companies you know?
