Main Topic 3: Meetings Lesson 27: Asking Questions/Clarifications (20-25 minutes) Today, you will: 1. Learn useful vocabulary related to ASKING QUESTIONS/CLARIFICATIONS. 2. Review Adjectives. I. VOCABULARY Exercise 1: What s the meaning? (5-6 minutes) Choose the meaning of the underlined words from the choices that follow. Then practice using the words in your own sentences. 1. Mr. Finn asked his supervisor to elaborate on the topic. a. ask more b. relate more c. explain more d. simplify more 2. The applicant asked her interviewer to clarify the instruction. a. make easy b. make clear c. read aloud d. read silently 3. The answer of the employee was quite vague because they did not understand it. a. not clear b. not usual c. not reliable d. not common 4. Mr. Hendricks is unsure of the status of the new project. a. not serious b. not worthy c. not certain d. not secure Page 1
5. The team took the initiative in solving the problem. a. first talk b. first hand c. first look d. first move Page 2
Exercise 2: What s the word? (5-7 minutes) Read the following dialog with your tutor and try to use context clues to fill in the blanks with the most appropriate word. You can find the missing word from the pool of words at the bottom. In the middle of a meeting Mr. Sandico: This is the status of the project as of the moment. Ms. Legarda: Excuse me Mr. Sandico, but I have some (1) about the project, would that be ok? Mr. Sandico: Sure Ms. Legarda, go ahead! Ms. Legarda: Thank you. I think I (2) what you said about the investors in this project. Are they foreign or local investors? Mr. Sandico: Actually, we will have both. There will be a few Americans, and the rest would be local investors. Ms. Legarda: I see. And who will (3) the planning and execution of the project? Mr. Sandico: The local management will facilitate the project from start to finish. The investors are (4) strict, that is why the management decided to focus more on it. Ms. Legarda: Thank you for clarifying those things. Again, sorry for (5) the discussion. Please continue. Mr. Sandico: Okay. If that s settled, let s continue. Choices: a. misunderstood b. quite c. interrupting d. arguments e. queries f. organize Page 3
II. GRAMMAR REVIEW: Topic: Adjectives (5-6 minutes) An adjective is a word that describes or modifies a noun. Usually, adjectives are placed before a noun, but sometimes, it could also come after the verb. Two or more adjectives can be put together in the following order to describe a noun or a pronoun: Opinion (what you think of it) Size (how big or small) Age (how old or young) Shape Color Origin (where it comes from) Material (what it is made out of) Purpose (what it is used for) Noun Beautiful tall young - - American - - women. New rectangular yellow silk sleeping mattress Remember: Always follow the order given above when using more than one adjective in a sentence. Examples: Adjective/s Noun/Pronoun The honest employee was given an award. A serious, tall manager scares me. The young, Japanese man is new to the company. A big, brown suitcase was left at the table. Comprehension Check: Describe your office using adjectives. Page 4
Exercise 1: Incomplete Sentences (5-6 minutes) Choose the word or phrase that would best complete the following sentences. 1. The woman is the new secretary. a. serious, tall, German b. tall, serious, German c. German, serious, tall d. serious, German, tall 2. They left the machines in the storage room. a. old, computing, useless b. computing, old, useless c. useless, old, computing d. useless, computing, old 3. Ralph Calvin is than Kevin Klein. a. popular b. more popular c. most popular 4. Ms. Toralba is the among the supervisors in the office. a. admirable b. more admirable c. most admirable 5. Epic Tower is the building in that city. a. big b. bigger c. biggest Page 5