Thursday, January 7th

Because of the snow 19 students were absent.
We started class with some warm up.

Warming up

 
VOC:
a child supervisor: un animateur
The New Year's eve:  le reveillon du nouvel an
I had a good time : I had fun
We danced the whole night through: toute la nuit
 
What ... for ? Pour .. quoi ?          
=> To + V
 
I went + activité
             + V + ing
          + shopping
 
Rude: Grossier
 
 
What did you do those past two weeks ?
 
Aziz : He worked in Noiseau as a child supervisor. On the New Year's eve he went to a party, and he had a good time / wonderful.
It was  awsome                                                                                                                                                    
Elvine : She went shopping in Paris and stayed (at) home. For the New Year's eve she had a family diner and them she went to a party with her friends and danced the whole night through.
 
Floriane : She went to the mountains for a week. She skied there. She also went bowling and to the cinema. She saw Avatar and loved it.
 
Mariam : She stayed home. She went to the cinema (brit) / the movies' (US) to see Avatar.
 
Sabrina : She stayed home. She went Christmas shopping. She celebrated the New Year eve's by going to friends'.
 
 Then we started to speak about a new topic:

Brainstorming remue-méninge

FIRMS :

competitivity

customer

meetings

leader

CEO (PDG)

manager

businessman

job

employee

employment =/ unemployment

extra hours - overwork

company

b to be = business to business

turnover (CA)

team spirit
international relation
factory
profit
salary = wages
money
environment
 
 
What is a firm ?
 
It is a corporate enterprise that produces goods (des biens) or services.
 
Purpose (but )
 
to make profit = to be profitable (rentable )
to be successful to ensure (assurer) its continuity
 
How can the company be successful ?
 
It applies the marketing mix : The  P
- Price : sell at the right price
- Place : sell at the right place
- Product : sell at the the right product
- Promotion : with the right promotion
- Packaging : with the appropriate packaging.
 
What is a good product ?
 
- is innovative
- answers a need répondre à un besoin
- applies quality imperatives
- is ecological / environmentally-friendly .

Thank you Sabrina for your notes.

Homework for Thursday, January 14th : Read the article : All the rage since Reagan  and complete the Looking for words section.

Learn and File the vocabulary : FIRMS