Warm ups (Remember to go over these warm ups several times this week)
Alphabet
r t y o i e j g @ . , : ; / ! ? . www.google.com/business!
Big Numbers
100,000 200,000 ... 900,000
Years
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2020 2025 2030
Time (Remember that you only use AM and PM if it is not obvious)
5:20 PM 9:20 AM 4:35 PM 10:50 AM 7:55 PM 8:22 AM 9:33 PM 10:44 AM 11:56 PM noon midday midnight
Currency
$13 €30 £14 $40 €22 £96
Time
Sunday evening, Monday noon, Tuesday morning, Wednesday afternoon, Thursday later in the day, Friday earlier, The day before yesterday, The day after tomorrow, In a week, A week ago, In a few weeks, A few weeks back
Wednesday 1:45
Tuesday 8:30
Friday 6:30
Monday 9:15
Saturday 3:45
Thursday 6:15
Dates
June 1, 2004
November 2, 1998
August 3, 1990
March 4, 2021
December 1, 2016
May 2, 2003
September 3, 2015
Prepositions under behind below
behind the door / behind the car / behind the desk / behind closed doors
under the books / under the table / under the shelf / under pressure / under budget
below the line / below the pictures / below the shelves / below the belt / below budget
Acronyms
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions HTML Hypertext Markup Language
i.e. that is to say… ETA Estimated Time of Arrival
GMT Greenwich Mean Time Kg Kilogram
FYI For Your Information Lb Pound (weight)
AGM Annual General Meeting ASAP As soon as possible
This week’s grammar point modals could would should
I could get you at the airport.
You should visit the client at the office.
He would go to Rio if he could.
She could not do the trip.
It should not be told to the boss.
We would not go to the head office if we could.
You could do the business trip next week.
They should organize the group meeting.
The company would do the project if it could.
The team shouldn’t try.
The group wouldn’t go to the meeting.
The employee couldn’t do the presentation.
Should the department see the results?
Could Steve talk to the client?
Wouldn’t Jack work best with the support team?
Should Jane not go on the trip?