Downloadable version of activity 2a
Downloadable version of activity 2b
Downloadable version of activity 2b-workbook
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Activity 2: Becoming acquainted with Business Report Language
Activity 2a- Language Activity: Making Suggestions
The students read the given statements on quality in product manufacturing. They compare and contrast the highlighted phrases with their partners. Task 2- Activity 2a
Activity 2b- Troubleshooting
The students are provided with an extract from an owner’s manual indicating problem shooter situations where the problem and the fault cause are provided. The students are asked to fill in the remedy section using ‘should’ and ‘passive voice’. Task 2- Activity 2b
WORKBOOK: The students are asked to imagine they are assigned to train new employees about the instructions of a newly-designed product and write the full sentence forms of each instruction using “should” and “passive voice”. Task 2- Activity 2b-workbook
Estimated timing in total for activity:
In-class: 40 min
Out of class: 20 min