Lockdown special !!!
Pick one text from the 2018 or 2019 archives, prepare a commentary, answer one of the questions below from 2 to 11, then record yourself and send it using Vocaroo. Use the help below!
First recording to be sent by April 15th, then another recording by May 1st.
For those of you who didn’t send me any report about their Work Placement (by April 20th)
Prepare a work placement report, about 500 words (+/- 10%), use the following document as a guideline and help, then later, at home, record and send your presentation.
DATES : 31 mai et 1er juin 2021
Oral exam ressources (scroll down to get to the class logbook)
probable questions :
- What can you tell me about your work placement (GB) / internship (US)?
- Why did you choose to study accounting?
- What are your plans for next year?
- What would be your dream job?
- What type of company would you like to work in?
- Would you choose rather a less-paid job in a small firm in the country or a better-paid job in a big city?
- What kind of specialty do you prefer in the vast field of accounting?
- Have you ever travelled abroad?
- Would you like to travel abroad, and if so, where to?
- Would you consider living abroad?
- What can you tell about some of your hobbies and interests?
You may need to talk about the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic: Socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
TOUS LES SUJETS DE LA SESSION 2018
TOUS LES SUJETS DE LA SESSION 2019
Thursday, March 25th and Friday, 26th
Wednesday, March 24th
Why are no-frills airlines so cheap?
Thursday, March 18th and Friday, 19th
Translate
- 1.Rachel a travaillé chez Ford comme comptable pendant 7 ans.
- 2.Rachel a travaillé chez Ford comme comptable pendant 7 ans
avant de trouver une opportunité intéressante chez Google. - 3.En ce moment, Ellen habite New York, avant de déménager
pour Tokyo pour travailler sur un tout nouveau projet. - 4.John habite à Seattle, il adore cette ville.
- 5.Pendant les vacances, il va souvent dans les Montagnes Rocheuses.
- 6.Summer habite à Cupertino depuis 2 ans.
- 7.Summer habite à Cupertino depuis 2019.
- 8.Summer habite à Cupertino depuis qu’elle a trouvé du travail chez Apple.
- 9.Summer a habité à Chicago pendant 3 ans.
- 10.Patrick a surtout fait de la saisie de données pendant son stage
qui a duré 6 semaines. - 11.Lucinda va aller vivre à Londres pendant 5 ans pour faire des études
de comptabilité afin de devenir expert comptable.
Use this link and then click on each sentence to view the answers.
Thursday, March 11th and Friday 12th
Change management, a podcast from the British council
Public relations, another podcast from the British Council
Thursday, March 4th and Friday 5th
Reported Speech, check your answers.
Wednesday, March 3rd
Thursday, February 25th and Friday 26th
Tenses
- https://www.englishclub.com/esl-quizzes/grammar-3-for-since.htm
- http://englishmaven.org/HP6/Present%20Tense%20Final%20Exam.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/at050-my-piano-lessons.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/all-tenses-19.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/all-tenses18.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/all-tenses17.htm
- http://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/tenses/all_tenses3.htm
- http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs29practicetest.htm
- http://examtimequiz.com/english-aptitude-test-on-tenses/
Tuesday, February 24th
Tenses : Simple Tense Chart / Complete Tense Chart
Thursday, February 4th and Friday 5th
Reported Speech, check your answers.
Tuesday, February 2nd
Thursday, January 28th
Start working on a commentary about the picture above using this worksheet. At the end of the week you will send it to me using this form, so work item by item.
You may use some inspiration from the Wikipedia article about Gender pay gap:
The gender pay gap or gender wage gap is the average difference between the remuneration for men and women who are working. Women are generally paid less than men. There are two distinct numbers regarding the pay gap: unadjusted versus adjusted pay gap. The latter takes into account differences in hours worked, occupations chosen, education and job experience. For example, someone who takes time off (e.g. maternity leave) will likely not earn as much as someone who does not take time off from work. Factors like this contribute to lower yearly earnings for women; while the pay gap has narrowed over time, a gender pay gap still exists, even when controlling for these external factors. Unadjusted pay gaps are much higher. In the United States, for example the unadjusted average female’s annual salary has commonly been cited as being 78% of the average male salary, compared to 88-93% for the adjusted average salary for college graduates.
The reasons for lower pay include both individual choice and other innate and external factors. An example of a voluntary choice is choosing to work part-time when full-time employment is available. An example of an involuntary choice is working a low-skill job because of an inability to access higher education. An example of an external factor is discrimination.
The gender pay gap can be a problem from a public policy perspective even when the reason for the gap is entirely voluntary, because it reduces economic output and means that women are more likely to be dependent upon welfare payments, especially in old age.
Wednesday, January 27th
About MKBHD
Wednesday, January 19th, Thursday 20th, Friday 22nd
11 Accounting Trends for 2020/2021: New Forecasts & What Lies Beyond?
These 6 Accounting Trends Will Define 2021
Wednesday, January 13th, Thursday 14th, Friday 15th
5 Predictions for the Future of Accounting in 2021
Thursday, January 7th + Friday 8th
A dictation in English: Airpods by Jony Ive, the exercise is here and if you need to view the video separately it is here.
Thursday, December 10th + Friday, 11th // GrA+B
To be sent by Monday, December 21st
Work Placement Group
Prepare a work placement report, about 500 words (+/- 10%), use the following document as a guideline and help, then later, at home, record and send your presentation.
Lycée Mathias Group
Work on your text presentation and recording: Choose any text from the 2018 archive then later, at home, record and send your presentation.
Wednesday, December 9th
Work Placement Group
Prepare a work placement report, about 500 words (+/- 10%), use the following document as a guideline and help.
Lycée Mathias Group
Work on your text presentation and recording.
Friday, November 27th
Choose any text from the 2018 archive then later, at home, record and send your presentation.
Wednesday, December 2nd
Friday, November 27th
Choose any text from the 2018 archive and comment upon it using this form.
Wednesday, November 25th
Wednesday, November 18th
at home: Enola Holmes with English and/or French Subtitles, click here.
Friday, November 13th
Text 13 – 2019 – Communication Technology and Inclusion Will Shape the Future of Remote Work
Friday, November 6th
Text 18 – 2019 – The Real Cost of Returns for Retailers
finish the work started in class by presenting the text
written work to be sent here
OR you may also do an oral work here
Wednesday, November 4th
Election Day in the United States of America is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. It can fall on or between November 2 and November 8. It is the day when popular ballots are held to select public officials. These include national, state, and local government representatives at all levels up to the president.
Latest Daily Show episode with Trevor Noah.
Thursday, October 15th GrB + Friday, 16th GrA
Present the text N°17-Art works – how art in the office boosts staff productivity using this form.
Wednesday, October 14th
N°17-Art works – how art in the office boosts staff productivity preparing a commentary using this worksheet.
Thursday, October 1st GrB + Friday, 9th GrA
Basic Interview Questions
1. Tell me a little about yourself.
2. What are your strengths?
3. What are your weaknesses?
4. What are your short term goals?
5. What are your long term goals?
6. What do you want to be doing five years from now?
7. If you could change one thing about your personality, what would it be…
8. What does success mean to you?
9. What does failure mean to you?
10. Are you an organized person?
11. In what ways are you organized and disorganized?
12. Do you manage your time well?
13. How do you handle change?
14. How do you make important decisions?
15. Do you work well under pressure?
Wednesday, October 7th
N°17-Art works – how art in the office boosts staff productivity
Thursday, October 1st GrA + Friday, 2nd GrB
Find your voice for the exam
Wednesday, September 30th
Exam text 2019 – 16: Free, healthy and a boost to creativity companies must get staff walking
Thursday, September 24th GrB + Friday, 25th GrA
Today to help you prepare your oral here are 4 links related to reasons to become an accountant: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4
Wednesday, September 23rd
Exam text 2019 – 10: Keep It Clean
Thursday, September 17th GrA + Friday 18th GrB
Start answering the potential questions for the Oral Exam. Use an online service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, PCloud, or simply save this as an email draft in your webmail account.
Search the web to get some ideas and some good English to improve your answers, for example on the subject of travelling (questions 7 and 8) here is a page where you may find some ready-made elements.
Wednesday, September 16th
Useful sentences and structures.
Thursday, September 10th GrB
Start answering the potential questions for the Oral Exam. Use an online service such as Google Drive, Dropbox, PCloud, or simply save this as an email draft in your webmail account.
Search the web to get some ideas and some good English to improve your answers, for example on the subject of travelling (questions 7 and 8) here is a page where you may find some ready-made elements.
Wednesday, September 9th
What’s it really like to be an accountant?
