Stocks. Peak was Friday 29th April rather than May/June as I forecast last quarter. The day before the peak I sent out a tweet that said: A fun prediction. My call is that US stock market topped yesterday. Won’t see this level again for more than ten years. See it here on 28th April: http://twitter.com/#!/PaulEmmersonCom… Read more »
Monthly Archives: July 2011
English to L1 to English (using business quotes)
Here is a variation on an old classic for higher level students. Take a short quote by a famous business person, translate it into L1, then have another student take the L1 version and translate it back into English. Compare the original English quote with the second version.
4 Whys and 4 So Whats
Asking the student to write down a statement and then repeatedly asking ‘Why?’ or ‘So What?’ leads to a great discussion. This is then very good preparation for homework report writing.
(Sales & Marketing) 101 Awesome Marketing Quotes
101 marketing quotes in the form of a Powerpoint presentation. All modern, with an internet/social media theme. Great warmers that can lead on to fuller discussions.
7 Tips for Writing Emails
Here is a piece taken from the site of an American copywriter (Robbie Hyman) that gives 7 tips for writing emails. This would be a good reference document for working with students on email style and content.