So, you never thought speaking English could be this important, huh?! Check out the introduction of the article below. If you want to read it all, the link is right below it.
Cheers!!
Speak English or be suspended, LPGA says
By Larry Dorman The New York Times Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Concerned about its appeal to sponsors, the U.S. women’s professional golf tour, which in recent years has been dominated by players born outside the United States, has warned its members that they must become conversant in English by 2009 or face suspension.
“We live in a sports-entertainment environment,” said Libba Galloway, the deputy commissioner of the tour, the Ladies Professional Golf Association. “For an athlete to be successful today in the sports entertainment world we live in, they need to be great performers on and off the course, and being able to communicate effectively with sponsors and fans is a big part of this.
“Being a U.S.-based tour, and with the majority of our fan base, pro-am contestants, sponsors and participants being English speaking, we think it is important for our players to effectively communicate in English.”
The LPGA and the other professional golf tours, unlike professional team sports, are dependent on their relationships with corporate sponsors for their financial survival.
Although Galloway insisted that “the vast majority” of the 120 international players on the LPGA circuit already spoke enough English to get by, she declined to say how many did not. There are 26 countries represented on the LPGA Tour. South Korea, with 45 golfers, has the largest non-U.S. contingent. The LPGA says that 358 American players are now eligible for the Tour.
The LPGA’s new language policy – believed to be the only such policy in a major sport – was first reported by Golfweek magazine on its Web site Monday. According to Golfweek, the LPGA held a meeting with the tour’s South Korean players last week before the Safeway Classic, at which the LPGA commissioner, Carolyn Bivens, outlined the policy. Golfweek reported that many in attendance misunderstood the penalty, believing they would lose their tour cards if they did not meet the language requirement.
Hi there guys,
First of all, let’s welcome Clara, our newest student. I hope you have some fun and learn a lot, dear. Please, let me know if there’s anything you need, ok?
Now, as far as our lesson was concerned, I truly believe the exercise we worked on today will give you more background to tackle Paper 1 Part 2. Don’t forget to give me some feedback on it, all right?
HOMEWORK:
Coursebook: Pages 10 and 11 (Word formation)
Exam Maximiser: Pages 10, 11 and 12 (this means everything from page 8 to 12 should be done by next class)
Handout: Paper 1 Part 2 (you have the answer key)
Enjoy your weekend!!!
Rick
Dear students,
I hope the activity we had today helped you out with Paper 1 Part 3. I know it was a bit long and time-consuming, but let’s see if it pays off, right?
Anyway, bacause of that, I’ll need to ask you to do a couple of things on your own, but since it’s mainly grammar exercises, this is actually the kind of approach we are most likely to take. Oh, and I’ll publish the text we worked on today on the wiki (see below), ok?
HOMEWORK
- Exam maximiser: Pages 32, 36 and 37 (this means you’re supposed to have done everything for Unit 4 but Listening and Writing)
- Coursebook: Pages 60, 61and 62 (Grammar and Register – use a dictionary if necessary, please!)
- Handout: Paper 1 Part 3 (I’ll give you the answer key next class, after checking the answers)
- Join our WIKI: http://atlantic-cpe.wikispaces.com/ (you’ll probably have to create a username at wikispaces and ask to join the wiki – do so asap, as it’s much easier and better to keep files and other things there than in the blog)
Enjoy your weekend!
Rick
If you sound better than Batman, then you’re more than ready for anything!
Cheers!!!
Hello there,
So, we spent a long time talking about music… and you made me realise how old I actually am. hehehe
I hope you enjoyed listening to some Blues and learning a tad about its history as well. Just in case you’re interested, the name of the festival promoted by Eric Clapton is CROSSROADS – Guitar Festival. I highly recommend it!!
Jaime mentioned something about reggaeton, which I don’t really know. Could you post a link to a You Tube video so I can check it out? Use the comments, ok?
Another interesting text you could read is about how to write a killer pop song. Haven’t you ever wondered how easy it is to write lyrics for this kind of music lately? Check out this short article:
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/08/last_week_i_had_an.html
Hope you enjoyed the lesson! Let me know what you thought of it.
HOMEWORK:
- Maximiser: p 8, 9, 10 & 11 – Check your answers with the answer key, but only erase your answer if you really understood what was wrong about it. If you don’t really know, ask me next class.
- Handout: Adjectives (don’t forget to try to put the words in sentences, ok?)
- Handout 2: In case you haven’t done it yet, do it – Vocabulary 11 – Entertainment.
And here goes a nice video about the evolution of dance. This is one of the funniest videos I’ve ever seen, and one of the most interesting as well. Btw, can you find other words for INTERESTING?
Cheers!!!
Hello there,
So, today I have got no excuses left for not posting anything on the blog, huh? I’m actually doing so while you’re taking your Paper 1 mock… hehehe
Anyway, as we’re talking about advertisement and I did show you guys a couple of ads, have a look at the following links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z0Ia5jDt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R706isyDrqI
And here’s the link for Windows comeback article:
http://www.economist.co.uk/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11893691
Homework:
- Coursebook: p 58 ex 1 & 2
- Maximiser: p 33 & 34
Cheers!!
Hi there,
So, our lessons have finally started. And what a nice topic – music! I believe we’ll have a good time this semester.
So, have you got anything to share about tribute bands? I guess I’ll share one of my videos shot at a Let it Beatle’s performance, have a look at it and let me know what you think.
Well, I’ll do that as soon as YouTube lets me do so.
Homework for next class:
- Coursebook – p. 9 ex. 4, 5 and 6
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