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Advanced S1 #3
Get the Best Panelists for your
American Seminar
CONTENTS
2 English
3 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
5 Grammar
7 Cultural Insight
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1. JENNIFER: Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today.
10. DANIEL Currently, I'm the head of the multi-chemical division. We are
GIESBRECT: usually in charge of the crude oil processing, although, sometimes
that can be outsourced.
CONT'D OVER
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13. JENNIFER: Are your independent contracts related to your position at
ExxonMobil?
14. DANIEL No and yes. I'm usually contracted because my position is high-
GIESBRECT: profile. However, the contracts I receive are not "because I work at
Exxon."
VOCABULARY
a number of things of a
series similar kind grouped in noun
successive order
SAMPLE SENTENCES
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The logistics department of this company I usually have three meals a day.
is outsourced.
Next time I visit Mexico, I will travel for She takes pleasure in the simple things in
pleasure, not business. life.
There are several series here for you to I don't think that hat will fit my head.
enjoy.
The oceans near Brazil have large deposits I wish I could strike it rich by finding oil on
of crude oil. my property.
Sometimes I like eating big meals. He fortunately was at the library when it
started to rain.
Fortunately, there were two seats open Ive been processing these reports and Ive
side by side. found a few discrepancies.
Our headquarters are located in Buenos I called his office, but I didn't reach him.
Aires.
What we wanted to point out here is how this phrase fits into the sentence. Specifically, wether
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to use "you" or "your" directly before it." Many people say "you" because the "you" conjugates
the verb "taking." "Taking the time" is an action that the person performs.
However, some experts hold that, particularly in formal writing, "taking the time" as an idiom
has become a noun phrase and therefore should be possessed by the individual, which
would require the pronoun "your." For me, they both sound right when put in the correct
contexts. If I were talking to an individual person, I'd say, "you taking the time." But if I were
talking to a board of directors at my company, I'd say "your taking the time."
"It's my pleasure"
This is a very polite phrase used to show that you are happy about talking to the other person.
This is often used in response to the phrase "taking the time." These two phrases aren't paired
exactly, but they do happen together frequently.
"crude oil"
This phrase refers to petroleum before it's processed. The adjective "crude" can sometimes
mean "low" or "degrading." as in "That's crude language." to refer to language containing
swear words.
GRAMMAR
Adverbs of Manner
For example:
"Jack drives very carefully."
Adverbs of manner are placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence.
For example:
"Their teacher speaks quickly."
Adverbs of Time
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For example:
"We'll let you know our decision next week."
Adverbs of time are placed after the verb or at the end of the sentence.
For example:
"She visited her friends last year."
Adverbs of Frequency
For example:
"They usually get to work at eight o'clock."
Adverbs of frequency are placed before the main verb, not the auxiliary verb.
For example:
Adverbs of Degree
For example:
"They like playing golf a lot."
Adverbs of degree are placed after the verb or entire expression (at the end of the sentence).
For example:
"She'll attend the meeting as well."
Adverbs of Comment
For example:
"Fortunately, there were enough seats left for the concert."
Adverbs of comment are placed at the beginning of a sentence.
For example:
"Luckily, I was able to come to the presentation."
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Important Exceptions to Adverb Placement
Some adverbs are placed at the beginning of a sentence to provide more emphasis.
For example:
"Now you tell me you can't come!"
Adverbs of frequency are placed after the verb "to be" when used as the main verb of the
sentence.
For example:
"Jack is often late for work."
Some adverbs of frequency ("sometimes," "usually," "normally") are also placed at the
beginning of the sentence for emphasis.
For example:
"Sometimes I visit my friends in London."
Adverb Formation
CULTURAL INSIGHT
Panel Discussions
A panel discussion is a type of convention panel, which is a forum for discussion of a particular
topic at conventions, seminars, and symposiums. Usually, the discussions and presentations
are related to the topic of the convention itself.
Since the theme of this seminar is "Energy and our Future," the topics for these panel
discussions will probably be about things such as nuclear energy, wind energy, petroleum,
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and other forms of energy production.
They could also deal with reduction in energy costs, alteration of energy taxes and subsidies,
or energy distribution models. Usually, each member of the panel of delegates gives a short
presentation and after all of them are finished with their presentations, the panel is opened up
for discussion and or Q&A, which means "question and answer."
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