Memo Writing

Write a one-paragraph memo for the situations below. Proofread, edit and publish for your instructor feedback.

Situation:

You are the manager of a small language school. The school building is going to be renovated in the next few months. You would like your staff to offer suggestions for redecorating areas of the school. You plan to have a suggestion box so staff can contribute their ideas.

Questions to help you draft the memo:

1. Who is the memo addressed to?

2. What is the subject line?

3. What is the purpose of this memo?

4. What background information do the readers need?

5. What do you want the readers to do?

To all the school staff:

Subject: Suggestion of school renovated areas

Our school building is going to be renovated in next few months, we will put a suggestion box to contribute the ideas of redecorating areas of the school.The box will be placed at  all the office's front door . we are appreciate for all the staff's suggestion.

Sincerely

Thursday Afternoon's Assignment

Thursday Afternoon's Assignment

Having gone over all the difficult interview questions that can be thrown at you, now is your chance to demonstrate your ability to tackle them. Are you ready, confident to tackle all the challenges?

Prepare responses to the following interview questions. Make sure to provide specific examples to support your responses. DO NOT EXCEED 5 MINUTES TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS.

      I.          Click on this link to record your answers.

   II.          Listen to it a few times until you are satisfied.

III.          Save the recording and copy the link.

IV.          Post that link on your blog.

Interview Questions:

1. Tell me about yourself.  
2. What is your greatest strength?  
3. What is your greatest weakness?  
4. Describe a time when you had a conflict at your workplace and how did you resolve it? 
5. How did you show initiativity in the past, can you prove it?
6. How do you evaluate success?  
7. Why do you want this job?  
8.  Why should we hire you?  
9. What are your goals for the future?  
10. If you were a colour, which one would you want to be? And why?
11. What are your salary expectations?
12. What would like to do in the next few years to develop yourself professionally?

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Publish your audio link and comment on 2 other classmates' audio answers. First, listen to the answer; then, in your comment, say something nice about your classmate's answer and post an alternative answer of your own.

1. Imagine you had a job interview that went well. Write a letter to the interviewer thanking him/her for the opportunity you were given. Remember to restate your key accomplishments/strengths as they relate to the job. 
2. Imagine you had a job interview that did not go well. Write a letter to the interviewer thanking him/her for the opportunity you were given and expressing what you have learned from it. 

Dear Sir:

       Thank you for meeting with me this morning and  discuss  about the position available in your company,    I would like to present  my   interest  of this position.

I believe I am a right  candidate of this job, I am very confident that my  skills  and    experiences are customize of this position, and I have enthusiasm  and   energy to do this job.I am   look  forward   to hearing from  you.  

Dear Sir :

      Thanks for your time to interview this morning,I learned lots from this interview experience, and I am very interest of the position ,I am look forward to hearing from you later.

Good morning everyone,

We are still trying to assess our skills and part of that is to identify your soft and hard skills.

Task 1:

Sort the following skills into two categories as soft or hard skills. Write SS for soft skills and HS for hard skills:

1. Patience  SS
2. Proficiency in a foreign language HS
3. Leadership Skills SS
4. Persuasion  SS
5. A degree or certificate HS
6. Typing speed  HS
7. Time Management  SS
8. Machine operation HS
9. Teamwork  SS
10. Computer programming  HS
11. Communication   SS
12. Flexibility  SS
13. Motivation SS

Task 2:

Now click on this link and decide which of these skills are soft and which are hard skills. 

pay attention to detail - soft skill	able to use dental technician tools - hard skill
write a computer program - hard skill	problem-solving - soft skill
do research on the Internet - soft skill	repair a car - hard skill
communicate effectively - soft skill	install carpeting - hard skill
resolving conflict - soft skill	facilitate meetings - soft skill
build a fence - hard skill	make contributions in meetings - soft skill
operate a cash register - hard skill	make decisions - soft skill
design a bridge - hard skill	landscape a yard - hard skill
maintain small talk - soft skill	wait on tables in a restaurant - hard skill
write an email or business letter- soft skill	nurse patients in a hospital - hard skill

Task 3: 

Think of two or more of your hard skills and soft skills, then write them down, and provide one example for each skill as how you have demonstrated this skill on the job.

I have  Bachlor  degree of construction engineer in China, I gratuated  with high scores, and I grasped the knowledge and technology of academic .It is very useful on my job. And I had  6 years experience in this field ,and assisted  the subway station's design in HK ,I am  proficiently calculate the materials of project ,and I am good at assess the dynamics of building  materials .

I am enjoy the term work ,assist the new hire, learn from senior colleagues, work in cooperation with a due division of job ,  we made good decision with term work.

I flexible the environment of company ,and follow the discipline of the firm. I seldom be late at work. 

Good morning everyone,

In order to make our speech/writing more colourful and vivid, we need to learn and practice the use of descriptive adjectives and adverbs.

Click on this link, go over the list there, and then answer the following questions:

Task 1:

Use at least 10 of these adjectives to describe yourself in a short paragraph.

I believe I am not an enthusiastic and sophisticated person, but I try to change my personality,  I think I am a jolly ,calming, peaceful person, and enjoy my study time very much, I am not a self-motivated person and I need others  encourage me more.I don't like  arrogant person, I think modestly is good personality for learner. I don't like any luxurious staff, just like famous brand watch and delicate food,I like folkloric brand product .On my job,I am punctual,soothing,  tranquil ,enjoyable person.

I believe I am not an enthusiastic and sophisticated person, but I am trying to change my personality. I am calm and peaceful, and I enjoy my studying time very much. I am not a self-motivated person and I need encouragement and motivation from others. I dislike arrogant persons because I believe modesty is good personality for everyone. I am not interested in any luxurious stuff, like famous brand watches and delicate food. I prefer folkloric brand products.On my job, I am a punctual,soothing, tranquil, reliable person.

Edited by Isabella

Task 2:

Ask two of your classmates to read it and tell you his/her opinion and then they can add or change any adjective(s) that they feel is/are not relevant to you.

Task 3:

Look at this picture below and describe the person in it. You need to describe the surroundings, what she is thinking of, what you think is her emotional state, and what might have been going in her life. Write all in third person speaker (he/she/it).

This lady looks very sombre, mournful and sad,She seems worry about something,Maybe she gets sick and feels upset of her health, she is meditating 
The sky is dark ,sun set off and seems rain will come ,The place she stay is dismally and peaceful, the view out of window are successive mountain.

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this week is ''Know Yourself''. Based on that, we need to know our strengths and weaknesses in order to better evaluate ourselves and set our goals.

Task 1:

Read the list below and answer these questions:

1. Do you know all the nine essential skills? Yes,I think so.
2. Underline which one best describe you better:  expert - good - intermediate - beginner -  no knowledge 
3. Which of these skills you need to work on the most? I think I need to work on the soft skills just like writing, oral communication .

Essential Skills refer to the nine skills and abilities that are essential to success in Canadian occupations. The Government of Canada has compiled detailed lists, called Essential Skills Profiles (ESPs), of how workers in hundreds of jobs use these nine skills.

Nine Essential Skills:

• Reading Text      intermediate

• Document Use   intermediate

• Numeracy         intermediate

• Writing             beginner

• Oral Communication  beginner

• Work with Others   intermediate

• Thinking Skills   good 

• Computer Use   intermediate

• Continuous Learning   good

Task 2:

Complete an Essential Skills self-assessment:

Strengths: I am confident that I can ...

1.I am confident that I can think objective and logically

2.I like learning new skills and I am confident that I can learn it very quickly and accurate.

3.I am good at numeracy and I am confident that

Areas for Improvement: I would like to improve my ability to/on …

1.  I would like to improve my ability on writing,and I need work hard on it.

2. I need pratice more on my oral communication.

3.I think my reading skills is not so good ,So I need read more articles.

Good afternoon everyone,

Task 1:

Listen to this audio and answer the following questions afterwards:

1. Where did the chef learn to cook?  B
A. at a cooking school
B. at a family member's home
C. in a friend's kitchen

2. What is special about the chef's cookies?  A
A. He makes them by following a healthy recipe.
B. He prepares them by using inexpensive ingredients.
C. He sells them at many local stores.

3. Which ingredient does the chef NOT use to make his cookies?  A
A. baking powder
B. flour
C. sugar

4. At what temperature should you bake the cookies?C
A. at 305 degrees
B. at 315 degrees
C. at 350 degrees

5. What is the topic of the next cooking program? A
A. fun cookies for teenagers
B. inexpensive meals
C. tips for cleaning your kitchen

Word	Definition	Sentence
endure (verb)	change switch	He must endure the test
switch (verb)	complete or whole  entire	He switch the bulb's color to blue
entire (adjective):	keep doing something unpleasant or difficult endure	The little doll accompany me  entire childhood
ingredients (noun)	a small amount pinch	The pizza's ingredients are flour ,cheese,salt and so on
pinch (noun)	a group of similar things, used also with baking cookies  batch	He ate pinch of meat
preheat (verb)	materials for cooking ingredients	He preheated the oven before baked the cake
batch (noun)	heat an oven or stove before you start cooking something preheat	He baked the batch of  pizza

Task 2:

In addition to cookies, what traditional sweets are common in your area? What are the ingredients to prepare them? Are there any ingredients that are unique to your area that people in other countries might not include in the recipe?

In my area ,rice dumpling is a traditional sweet, the ingredients are sticky rice,sesame,sugar,peanut.I think sticky rice is unique ingredient in others country.

Task 3:

Imagine you are hosting a party at your house, and you have a variety of people attending. You are considering the option of either buying cookies online or making your own. Use the Internet to complete two tasks: (1) find at least one online service where you can order cookies and have them delivered to you (and identify the costs and quality of such a service), and (2) find at least one cookie recipe online that is easy to prepare and healthy to eat.

I can order the food through the website: https://www.grubhub.com/ , and search the food in the web, make a phone call and ask them delivery the food to my house.

such like ,two boxes of pizza, three bucket of wines,dozen of chicken wing 

The cost maybe around  300 dollars

The recipe of  Oatmeal toffee cookies:

Ingredient

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3.4 ounces all-purpose flour (about 3/4 cup) 

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon salt 

3/4 cup packed brown sugar 

1/4 cup butter, softened 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1 large egg 

1/3 cup almond toffee bits

Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°.

2. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flour, oats, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk. Place sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended (about 5 minutes). Add vanilla and egg; beat well. Add flour mixture; beat just until combined. Stir in toffee bits.

3. Drop dough by tablespoonfuls 2 inches apart on 2 baking sheets coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 11 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool on pans 1 minute. Remove cookies from pans; cool completely on wire racks.