Improve Your English_ English in the Workplace (Book)_ Hear and see how English is actually spoken--from real-life speakers ( PDFDrive )

In 1989 or 1990.

Employment performed for fewer than forty hours per week.

They realized they could focus on both American Sign Language and discourse at Georgetown and Gallaudet University in D.C.

From all over the United States, including universities like Harvard, Yale, and George Washington University.

The Centers for Disease Control and HUD.

Looking at how people interact in situations, such as telling stories and having conversations.

ALS stands for Advanced Life Support, which involves temporary life support, including medication administration for resuscitation.

Write questions to accompany their transcripts.

They enjoy fixing things more than creating them.

Accountant.

It indicates that the page is empty and has been deliberately designed that way, often for formatting purposes.

The Congressional Research Service.

A fascination with how people communicate and interact.

Writing new laws related to water pollution and environmental concerns.

The nonstandard form itself.

IT equipment and copiers.

It has over 42,000 employees.

They do programming in the IT department.

They prepare written reports for requests.

The speaker acknowledges a moment of reflection where one can choose between paths, considering the risks and rewards.

The interviewee works at the U.S. Library of Congress.

When students transcribe spoken language versus written language.

Contracts for the university related to equipment and services.

The lack of a typical day; each day is different.

Prepare questions, review the transcripts, and share them with the class.

A comparatively small institution in the United States that provides two-year degrees and certifications.

He was a farmhand, a carpenter’s helper, a bricklayer’s helper, worked in an ice cream shop, cleaned furnaces, and taught flying.

A lecture on Iwo Jima and comparisons with Gallipoli.

The lead paint program.

Buying equipment and services for the university staff and faculty.

Record an interview based on one of the DVD topics.

He flew a medical helicopter for a hospital in Washington, D.C.

The horn player has been a professional musician for about 21 years, while the violinist has been for a good 10 years since '96 or '97.

Gender communication.

To elicit natural speech and allow speakers to express themselves freely.

Emergency Medical Service, focusing on providing emergency medical care.

Linguistics.

Managing the morning chaos of getting their son ready and preparing themselves.

Getting their son ready for school and themselves ready for the day.

Washington, D.C.

BLS stands for Basic Life Support, which includes CPR for people who have suffered breathing or cardiac arrest.

Homework questions and exercises that pertain to the students.

Teaching and training EMTs and working in an emergency room.

Review the questions and exercises, and have students read their answers aloud.

Checks it around ten o'clock and distributes it to various people.

It affects them for the rest of their lives.

Faxing them is quicker than mailing them.

They have an eight-year-old son and a wife who leaves early in the morning.

People who teach at an educational institution on a part-time basis and are not members of the regular faculty.

Primarily through phone calls and some paperwork.

Flying.

For a total of twenty years (nine years with the state police and over eleven years with the hospital).

To reflect natural speech as closely as possible.

A Certified Public Accountant is a licensed professional who performs various financial tasks.

The violinist works in various settings, including chamber orchestras, big orchestras, and opera performances.

To provide examples of actual speech as spoken by a wide range of people in the United States.

The brass quintet consists of two trumpets, a horn, trombone, and tuba.

Speakers from states like Maryland, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and many others, as well as from Canada, India, Guyana, England, New Zealand, Cameroon, Egypt, and Spain.

A morning person, preferring morning tasks over afternoon ones.

Discourse analysis, primarily focused on American Sign Language.

To provide information and assistance to members of Congress and their committees.

Anthropological linguistics.

Deborah Tannen from Georgetown University.

To schedule a time for something.

In the morning, as it is the better time for them.

Lead in toy jewelry, which can be swallowed by children.

A surgical technologist works in an operating room.

A licensed medical professional who provides patient care under a physician's direction.

Environmental Protection Agency.

Jobs that involve customer service or direct communication with clients.

Running a number of programs at the Environmental Protection Agency.

To minimize lead poisoning in children in the United States.

Because timing is associated with money and underestimating it can upset professors.

Environment, particularly water pollution issues.

An editor.

Registered nurse and businessman.

An educational institution where undergraduates take a wide range of courses before specializing in one area of study.

Sheep shearing.

They are transcribed exactly as they are spoken.

He is an adjunct faculty member who teaches private instruction on the French horn.

Brackets around the simultaneous speech.

Summarizing what is said in a segment both in writing and aloud.

To protect human health and safeguard the environment.

Interview one another on the topic of the segment.

Listen to the segment.

The student enjoys editing and is inspired by their mother's career.

Access to information and advice on various topics relevant to Congress members.

It is ranked as the number one newspaper in the country.

A common discourse marker expressing surprise or amazement.

Write sentences to understand their usage better.

Almost ten years.

French horn.

Being rich, financially well-off, or wealthy.

They have developed a close working relationship.

It is a contraction of 'was not.'

Setting up the room, opening instruments, and preparing the patient.

A form of manual communication used by deaf and hard of hearing people in the United States, independent from English.

A discussion about the roles of an office manager and a retired policeman.

An entrepreneur manages small businesses including mini-storage, a skydiving school, and a tattoo studio.

A little more than ten years.

An experimental sheep farm.

A transportation company called Grace Transportation and Medical Services (GTMS).

Looking for work, interviewing for jobs, communicating, and using technology at work.

Non-emergency transportation from hospital to hospital or from home to hospital.

A policeman, nurse, accountants, paramedic, student, teachers, librarian, mechanic, IT professional, travel agent, sign language interpreter, and musicians.

Different jobs are highlighted, with opinions varying based on personal interests and experiences.

Recording the interviews and discussing them as a group.

The architecture of houses in the ancient city of Pompeii.

Their interviews, including hesitations and self-corrections.

You can include responsibilities, daily tasks, and what you enjoy about it.

To provide learners with natural models of spoken English.

Information or advice on crafting legislation and understanding various legislative processes.

By outlining their roles, responsibilities, and what they enjoy about their work.

Identify three new words or phrases and write sentences for each to demonstrate understanding.

To protect human health and safeguard the environment.

At least ten years or definitely ten years.

Handing instruments to the surgeon and anticipating their needs.

They train and certify workers to safely remove lead paint and identify other sources of lead exposure.

Art projects and speaking engagements on various topics.

Ancient language, Latin literature, ancient history, and Roman archaeology.

Ninety-one interview segments.

They have a background in ancient language and Roman archaeology.

They spent their childhood surrounded by a swarm of bees due to their father's profession as a beekeeper.

The chapter discusses various jobs, with one characterized as complicated due to its complexity and the skills required.

Archaeology and antiquities.

Finding one's own work and going from job to job without a long-term schedule.

They work in private practice, consult with companies, and teach sign language interpreting.

High school classes, university courses, and adult education programs.

In the Washington, D.C. area and various companies across the United States.

Ninety-one segments.

Varieties of English used in other countries that differ systematically from American or British English.

Listening to the segments again, first without and then with the transcript.

Discuss the transcript and answer related questions.

A professional violinist and freelance musician.

He had two jobs at the same time.

'Waitin’.'

A computer, along with real materials available at the library.

By using want ads, photos of work clothes, or other related materials.

Face-to-face interactions, telephone conversations, and writing reports.

A small liberal arts college serving deaf and hard of hearing students.

The variety in daily tasks; no two days are similar.

DVD segments and workbooks.

Staff people of Congress, although they also interact with members of Congress.

PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls).

The immediate transportation of a critically or seriously ill or injured person to emergency medical care, usually by helicopter.

Because it causes lasting damage to children and should be addressed in a developed country.

Legal issues, social services, foreign affairs, governmental policies, and procedures.

He felt good and fulfilled when patients remembered him and shared their recovery stories.

To have interacted with or talked with another person.

A medical procedure used on persons with kidney failure to cleanse the blood of waste products.

He is retired.

To provide transportation by air.

It means 'It could have happened to me.'

A colloquial utterance of 'walking.'

A group of five large freshwater lakes in northern Midwestern portions of the United States near the United States–Canadian border.

Read and discuss the transcript carefully.

It is a contraction of 'how is'.

By listening to the segment several times using the transcript.

It addresses the country’s housing needs and urban community development, and enforces fair-housing laws.

They work with the United Nations Environment Program on mercury issues.

Information Technology.

Various professions such as teachers, nurses, or engineers.

They are rare but can happen, such as receiving a direct phone call from a senator.

Both native and nonnative speakers frequently use nonstandard or ungrammatical forms of English.

One-on-one briefings for people in their offices.

It should detail responsibilities, qualifications, and personal aspirations.

Premature babies.

He felt amazed and emotional that the parent remembered him.

It was cleared in the 19th century but never properly published.

Undertake excavations and explore historical periods preceding the eruption.

Among the best.

He felt like he was really helping people and always wanted to fly.

Managing international ticketing, cruises, tours, and vacation management.

The critical first hour after injury in which timely treatment can significantly improve survival.

The CPA works as an accountant.

To expand their services from Basic Life Support (BLS) to Advanced Life Support (ALS).

By selecting how many segments to cover.

Information Technology, which involves equipment for transmitting or processing electronic data.

Complete transcripts, definitions of vocabulary words, idioms, and exercises.

Putting tires on cars, doing oil changes, and alignments.

Accounting for individuals and companies.

Being punctual to classes is crucial; arriving exactly on time is expected.

Problems with classes, professors, or personal issues.

Time is very valuable and punctuality is important, unlike back home where timing has less value.

A nonstandard construction; the standard word is 'expand'.

Very bad or poor condition.

An allied health professional responsible for responding to medical emergencies and providing initial care.

He performs regularly as a musician.

Customary and idiomatic constructions found in American English.

The student is considering becoming an editor.

They play classical music and pops music, as well as educational programming.

People do not always speak in complete sentences; they may hesitate, interrupt themselves, or correct themselves.

A spin-off is when a company becomes a subsidiary of another company.

By detailing responsibilities, work environments, and skills used.

Not right or in disarray; to have made a mistake.

The eruption of A.D. 79.

Houses, public buildings, streets, shops, temples, and government buildings.

ASL 3 (American Sign Language).

It can lead to a lack of awareness about poverty and other societal challenges.

A group of private residences surrounded by a barrier, with controlled access.

Highly toxic organic chemical compounds originally used for insulating and cooling.

A genre of popular music.

A colloquial pronunciation of 'you know.'

A program focused on mercury in products and reducing sources of mercury in the United States.

They perform at weddings, graduation ceremonies, corporate events, and parties.

Features of African-American Vernacular English (AAVE).

The IT professional works at a company called Broadridge, formerly Argus Group.

Physically messed-up people, often in critical condition.

The horn player books performance dates, works with clients, hires musicians, and provides sheet music.

Being thanked by patients he transported months later.

Attending meetings and writing reports.

Manager of the Purchasing Department.

Gallaudet University.

Excavating the House of the Large Fountain.

In the Maryland-Baltimore-Washington area and Delaware.

Being in place as planned or taking place without problems.

They may vary from full-time to part-time depending on the job type.

Pompeii.

BLS can provide oxygen and ensure stability, while ALS can administer drugs and respond to emergency calls.

Faxing documents and handling urgent requests.

Patients needing non-emergency transport, such as those on dialysis or discharged from a hospital.

Reading the transcript out loud and ensuring understanding of grammar and vocabulary.

Answering questions quickly.

Insights into both the negative and positive aspects of life that most people don't see.

People often don't believe the negative events he describes from his police department work.

Maryland state police officer.

The first sixty minutes after trauma during which medical care is critical.

A special emergency department at hospitals that treats critically ill or injured persons.

It means 'Whatever.'

85 percent.

Natural spoken English in the United States.

The speakers express various positive aspects, such as challenges, teamwork, and personal growth.

Listen to the selected segments two or three times in class.

The houses.

They work at the embassy of the United Arab Emirates.

To receive emergency medical, police, or fire services.

A proactive action in which one person or organization initiates contact with another to address a particular issue.

A job that is performed for fewer than forty hours per week.

Document the architectural development and publish a detailed book.

Doctor of Philosophy, the highest earned academic degree awarded by a university.

A colloquial contraction for 'got them'.

Cutting the wool off sheep for use in thread, cloth, and clothing.