Business Learning Portal: 09/01/2009

Tuesday 29 September 2009

Happy Birthday to Mr. Mafia

To the class Godfather,

Happy Birthday!!!

Grammar Presentation List - Group A

Updated!
Please check once again the dates for your group presentations. Although I have noted all dates for Mondays, the presentations will normally be on Tues during our double period

Please note that these are the dates for your grammar presentation. Ensure that during your presentation, you provide enough examples and exercises for your friends to practice the grammar item.

14/9/09
Lim Yan Ping, Christine Loh (Make and do)
Chua Kai Xin, Lee Chen Hong (Used to do, used to be doing)

28/9/09
Sherwynn Choi, Ng Chai Ying, Bruce Wong (Imperatives)
Sim Kuan Liang, Woh Xian Ting, Ng Yap Siang (Adjectives)

19/10/09
Ng Wen Xian, Yow Hui Chean, Wong Hui Ying (Adverbs)
Ng Hui Shan, Tay Boon Cherng, Seng Wei, Eric, Ming Zhi (Conditionals)

26/10/09
Andrea Poon, Angeline Lim (Allow, Enable, Let etc)
Chong Liang Wai, Yim Kien Zhong, Ong Keen Hong (The Passive)

2/11/09
Soon Leong, Jasmin, Hui Min (Nouns and Prepositions)
Kho Kar Hua, Aw Bing Xing, Prem (Phrasal Verbs)

9/11/09
Ho Yong Shen, Shaun Jit Singh (Reported Speech)
Ng Hui Shan, Tan Mui Kim (Articles)

16/11/09
Eric Phoon, Pung Khai Keong, Kok Chee Kian (Modals)

Sunday 27 September 2009

Memo Writing Task _ Group A

You have received the following e-mail from your company’s President. He wants you to inform all staff and department heads of the below.

EFFECTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE TRAINING
Date : 8th November 2009
Time: 9.30 – 4.30pm

For all members of staff
Attendance compulsory for all staff.
Staff have to be dressed in company uniform.
Staff must be punctual at all times.
Staff are encouraged to conduct discussions in English.

Heads of Department to take attendance of their members of staff.

Head of Human Resource Department to ensure that training room is ready for the training one day before.
There must be enough chairs and tables for all. Stationery (Pens, Paper, Paper file) must be provided.
Arrangements also need to be made for refreshments (One hot drink, one bottle of mineral water and lunch for all staff that are attending the course)

Write a memo to all department heads and members of staff to ensure that they get the information above.

You are also encouraged to add additional details about the customer service training and the do’s and don’ts during the training.

Task :
Write a memo

Friday 18 September 2009

REMINDER TO ALL GROUPS

I noticed that many groups in August 09, Group A have the same blog title. Can you please kindly change the blog names so that I do not get your blogs mixed up?

Used to do Vs Be used to doing

Used to do
"Used to do" is used to describe a habitual action in the past. Typically, the action is already finished in present time.
EG :
He used to play football every evening (he doesn't do so now)
He used to sleep early. (he doesn't do so now)

Be used to doing
"Be used to doing" is habitual action (present)
EG :
He is used to sleeping in class. (he still does it now...and does it frequently)
He is used to skipping 8.30 lectures (he still does it now)

Grammar Guide - Make and Do

Both groups have been hard at work, presenting on the differences between make and do...
As everyone knows, using the words "make" and "do" can be quite confusing, especially when both the Malay and Chinese language only have one corresponding word.

Make
Make is generally used to mean constructing, building, creating, producing.
It is normally followed by a physical product.
Eg :make tea, make chicken rice, make a cup of coffee.
There are also collocative phrases with "make", eg : make a date, , make progress.. in this phrases, the product cannot be seen yet the verb "make" is still used.

Do
Do is normally used to describe an action, a task, or some sort of work.
Eg : do the ironing, do homework