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GO PAPERLESS.- Session 1.- The office of

the future.

Situation
Listen to the situation.

Script
Lourdes and Susana have been in London for over a
month and they seem to be more used to their new
lives. Time flies and although they have been there
for a short period of time, it seems like ages! They feel
much more comfortable in their apartment, and
although they have to get up at 6.30 in the morning,
they are also quite happy at work. At the weekends,
they usually go sightseeing around London and
from time to time they even go to pubs.

One morning, while they are on their way to the company, Susana stops at a
kiosk and takes a magazine.

-Lourdes, look. Can you imagine what the office of the future will look like?

-Come on Susana, we are running late!

-It's just a second, this is a really interesting article about the office of the future!

-OK, if it is so interesting, why don't you buy it so that we can go to work, I don't want
to be late!

-OK, let's go...

On their way to the office, Susana keeps thinking about the article and asks
Lourdes:

-Lourdes, how do you imagine the office of the future? Can you imagine what British
Corporation will look like in 2090?

Think about it
And you? How do you imagine the office of the future? Do you think it will be much
different from the ones we have nowadays? Enter the forum and share your opinion
with your classmates.
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1.- What to say: Asking and Giving Opinion.

Quotation
"I wish life was not so short," he thought. "Languages take such a time, and so do all
the things one wants to know about." J.R.R. Tolkien

Situation
Luckily, they get to the office on time, but Lourdes is
angry because like every day, they have to rush to the
office. She is not an early person, and she prefers
getting up with plenty of time so that she can walk
peacefully and wake up gradually on her way. Susana
on the contrary, loves fooling around with things and
she always has to run to places to avoid getting late.

At the office, the girls say good morning to every one

and turn their computers on so that they can start working. In the meantime, Susana
tells their colleagues about the article and asks them about their opinion.

When discussing about any topic, it is very important to ask and listen for people's opinion.
Below, you will find some useful expressions.

Asking and Giving opinion.

Expresion Translation into Spanish

ASKING FOR OPINION PREGUNTAR POR LA OPINIÓN

What do you think about … ? ¿Qué piensas sobre … ?

What's your opinion on … ? ¿Cuál es tu opinión acerca de … ?

What are your views on … ? ¿Cuáles son tus ideas acerca de … ?

¿Estás de acuerdo / en desacuerdo con …

Do you agree / disagree with … ?
?

Are you for or against … ? ¿Estás a favor o en contra de … ?

EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION EXPRESAR TU OPINIÓN

In my opinion ... En mi opinión ...

From my point of view / I'm my view ... Desde mi punto de vista ...

As I see it... Tal y como yo lo veo ...

EXPRESSING AGREEMENT OR ESTAR DE ACUERDO O EN

DISAGREEMENT DESACUERDO

I think / don't think (that)... Pienso que... / No pienso que ...

I believe / don't believe (that)... Creo que … / No creo que ...

I feel / don't feel (that) ... Siento que … / No siento que ...

That's right! / You're right! ¡Correcto! / ¡Tienes razón!

I couldn't agree more! ¡No podría estar más de acuerdo!

Estoy de acuerdo / No estoy de acuerdo

I agree / don't agree / disagree / with you
contigo.

I'm afraid that´s incorrect! ¡Me temo que éso no es correcto!

I don't see it that way. Yo no lo veo así.

I see your point but ... Entiendo lo que dices, pero ...

Think about it
Give your opinion in the forum:

What do you think about living abroad? Would you like to go to London to do your
FCT internship or would you prefer to do it in Spain? Why?

1.1.- Expressing your opinion in a business

meeting.
When we are with our family or friends we usually express our opinion freely without taking many
other things into account, however, in a business meeting we should be careful with that and try
to be polite if we don't want to get into trouble. The following tips will help you.

How to express your opinion.

It's easy to tell people that you agree with them. However, depending on the
circumstance, it may not always be so easy to tell people that you disagree. It's
especially important in business meetings and workplace meetings for all members of
the team to say what they think so that the meeting is fruitful. However, this may be
easier said than done.

While some people find it easy to speak up, other people may feel uneasy about it
because they are concerned about the possibility of offending someone. ESL
speakers who find it easy to disagree in their first language, may find that they don't
have the same ease of expression in English. Here are some tips that will help you to
express disagreement in a tactful and polite manner:

Listen carefully to what your interlocutors are saying and make them feel that
you are interested in their speech.
Choose a few "good words" to start giving your opinion so that you don't offend
anyone. Phrases like “that sounds interesting but...” or “that's a good idea,
however...” will help you.
Mind your tone of voice. Having a high-pitched tone of voice may say you are
self-confident, however it may also reveal you are arrogant and that you don't
care much about the others. On the contrary, a low tone of voice may say you
are shy, immature or that you are unsure about what you are saying.
Body language is also a key factor, especially when dealing with foreigners
since what you think is correct in your culture, may not be like that in another.

Follow these tips and you won't have any problems!

1.2.- Now you put it into practice.

Now it's your turn

Read the text again and answer these questions:
When in a business meeting …
You shouldn't say what you think since it can be impolite.
Say always what you think about any topic.
Don't speak, just listen.

Your tone of voice is important since...

It reveals the others about your personality.
It is not important at all.
It helps you to communicate with your colleagues.

Body language …
...is not important at all.
...helps you to communicate effectively.
...is difficult to understand from one culture to another.

Now it's your turn

Asking and giving opinion.
Match the questions in A to the answers in B.
Matching exercise.

A Match B

How was the movie last night? a. You're welcome, it was a pleasure!

How do you like living in b. In my opinion it was really good,

London? but Jane didn't like it.

What does he do? c. Oh don't worry, I'm okay.

Why not put it off until next d. Of course I don't. I'm totally against
week? it.

Thank you very much for all of e. I think he is an account but I'm not
your opinion. completely sure.

Can you see what I mean? f. It couldn't be better! I love it!

You look upset. What's the g. I don't think so, he lives far away
 matter? from here.

Do you agree with the new h. Are you sure? Don't you think it's
policy? going to be very late?

Will we be on time for the

i. I think so, don't worry about it.
meeting?

j. Yes, I see your point but I don't

Do you think he will come?
agree with you.

1.3.- Having an argument.

Having an argument with your colleagues at work is something
natural. Read the fo llowing conversation between Joseph and Anne.

Joseph: I think moving out to a different building is a bad idea

because if the Sales and Marketing departments are in different
places it will be very difficult to be in touch.

Anne: No hang on a minute, ... you know we’re really overcrowded

here and ...

Joseph: Let me finish what I’m saying please ... what I wanted to say
is that it’ll take longer to transmit a particular piece of information if we’re physically in different
buildings and if ...

Anne: I don’t think so … in my view, we’ll just have to use the phone and email more and it’ll
save time.

Joseph: Yeah, OK I guess you’re right there, but what about face-to-face meetings, those will
just get harder and ...

Anne: Yes but why don’t we schedule them in? It’ll be more time-effective than just seeing each
other every day.

Joseph: I see what you mean, what about Mondays at noon, after the meeting we can have
lunch together like in the old days.

Anne: What a good idea! That sounds great to me.

Think about it
In the previous conversation, which sentences do the characters use to...

a. … give personal opinion?

b. … express tactful disagreement?
c. … express suggestions?
d. … clarify what they are saying?
e. … express agreement?
 a. … give personal opinion: “I think that...”, “ in my view...”
b. … express tactful disagreement. “I don't think so” “OK, I guess you are
right there but...”
c. … express suggestions: “ Why don't we...” “ what about...”
d. … clarify what they are saying: “ what I wanted to say is...”
e. … express agreement: “ I see what you mean”, “what a good idea!” ,“that
sounds great to me.”

2.- How to say it: The future tense.

Think about it
Read the following sentences carefully and answer: What is the difference between
them?

The telephone is ringing. I'll answer it!

The meeting is starting at 12 o’clock.
I am going to travel to Mexico next summer.

Awesome! As you may have noticed the three sentences express future actions
with a slightly difference in meaning. In the first sentence, “will” expresses a
spontaneous decision, whereas in sentences number 2 and 3 the action has
been planned in advanced. In addition, the are also differences in meaning
between sentences number 2 and 3; The present continuous in the second
sentence “is starting” tells us that the action has been scheduled, “the meeting
is definitely starting at 12” whereas in sentence number 3 “be going to” tells us
about our intentions to go to Mexico but my trip may take place or not.

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Translation
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 Genial! Como te habrás dado cuenta, las tres frases expresan acciones futuras
con una pequeña diferencia en significado. En la primera frase, “will” expresa
una decisión espontánea, mientras que en las otras dos la acción se ha
planificado de antemano. Del mismo modo, encontramos diferencias en cuanto
al significado se refiere: El presente continuo “is starting” nos muestra que la
acción ha sido planificada con antelación y por tanto la reunión tendrá lugar
casi con total seguridad a las 12, sin embargo “be going to” muestra nuestra
intención de ir a Méjico este verano, pero puede ser que al final vaya o no.

Now it's your turn

Can you extract the rule?

We use to talk about predictions or spontaneous decisions.

“It's really cold in the office, I close the window.”
We use to talk about our future intentions.
“I learn Italian next year.”
We use to talk about things that have been scheduled beforehand.
“I am meeting my colleagues at 7 pm at the local pub.”

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Translation
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Usamos “Will” para hacer predicciones y tomar decisiones espontáneas.

“Be going to” nos ayuda a expresar nuestras intenciones, cosas que queremos
hacer.
El presente continuo se utiliza para hablar de cosas programadas con
antelación.

Think about it
These are common mistakes made when using the future tense:

She going to the cinema this evening.

Paul will to be back at the office at noon.
They are going to shopping on Saturday.

Can you correct them?

The correct forms are:

 She is going to the cinema this evening.
Paul will be back at the office at noon.
They are going to go shopping on Saturday.

2.1.- Now you put it into practice.

Think about it
Give your opinion in the forum.

Answer the following questions:

What will you do when you retire?

What are you doing tomorrow?
What are your plans for next summer?

Now it's your turn

Complete the following sentences with the present continuous or the future simple:

a. I (meet) my boss tomorrow at noon.

b. Sarah (to be promoted) to the sales department next year.
c. My colleague ( travel) to Croatia on Monday.
d. Anne (have) an appointment with their sales representative next week.
e. According to my planner, my flight (take off) at 7 a.m.

Now it's your turn

Complete the predictions about the future. Use the correct verbs from the box and
use contractions if possible.

Discover - Not do - Live - Make - Not meet - Communicate - Have - Not

be - Not work.

a. Everybody through their laptop.

b. We probably our boss face to face anymore.
c. Scientists new technology devices.
d. I’m sure there a more powerful company than Microsoft in 10 years time.
 e. Technology time travel possible.
f. People in offices anymore– they’ll work at home.
g. Thanks to medical advances, we probably much longer.
h. People their shopping in supermarkets anymore!

Now it's your turn

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct future tense:

1. A: Why are you wearing your coat?

B: Because I (go) to leave for a meeting.
2. A: I think we are lost!
B: OK, I (find) a policeman to ask for directions.
3. A: The office is on fire!!!!
B: Oh no!!! I (call) the fire brigade.
4. A: I think the office needs some new equipment.
B: I know. Yesterday, I ordered many things online. They (bring) them tomorrow
at noon.
5. A: How are you going to the office this afternoon?
B: John (give) me a lift.
6. A: Someone's at the door!
B: I (go)!

Now it's your turn

Match the sentences in A with the ones in B.

Matching exercise

A Match B

I'd love a cup of tea a. He will turn 32 in November.

b. Yes, I'm going to ask for a pay

What is Tom studying?
raise.

What are you doing this c. The forecast said it will sunny
summer? tomorrow.

What will the weather be like

d. It will be cold and rainy.
tomorrow?

Can I take a message? e. I'm travelling to New York!

Don't forget to give me your keys f. No thanks, I'll call back later.
 g. No, he isn't. He's going to
Have you decided what to do?
resign,

h. Medicine. He wants to be a
How old is your friend?
doctor

Is Tim happy with his new job? i. OK! I'll make some for you!

j. Don't worry I'll give them to you

Look at the blue sky
right now.

2.2.- Revision of Grammar.

You should know

Why don't we revise some of the main grammar points we've seen in this session?
Take a look at the following presentation. You might find it interesting.

Text summary
2.3.- The Future Continuous and The Future
Perfect.

Think about it
Read the following sentences carefully and answer: What is the difference between
them?

This time next year, I will be doing my FCT internship in London.

By this time next year, I will have finished my FCT internship in London.

Great! As you may have noticed both sentences refer to future actions,
however, the main difference lies in the completion of them. Whereas, in the first
sentence we talk about an action in progress in the future, in the second one,
we clearly see that the action is finished.

The future continuous (will be + ‘ing’ form) and the future perfect
(will have + past participle) tenses are used to talk about events in
the future.

Future continuous

Don’t ring at 8 o’clock. I’ll be working on the project.

This time tomorrow we’ll be having a delicious meal at the
canteen. I can’t wait!

We use the future continuous to talk about something that will be in progress in the future or that
we assume is happening at the moment.

Don’t phone Mr. Parker now, he’ll be interviewing the candidates.

My colleagues are very competitive. They’ll be studying for the exam!

Future Perfect

We use the future perfect to say that something will be finished by a particular time in the future.

Do you think you will have finished all the emails by Thursday?
In 3 years time, I’ll have finished my Vocational Training and I’ll be able to earn some
money at last.

We often use the future perfect with ‘by’ or ‘in’

By the year 2020, I will have worked at British Corporation for 15 years.
I’ll have finished in an hour and then you can use the computer.

‘By’ means ‘not later than a particular time’ and ‘in’ means 'within a period of time’. We don’t
know exactly when something will finish.

I promise I’ll have done all the work by next Saturday.

We don’t know exactly when he will finish the work – maybe Thursday, maybe Friday – but
definitely before Saturday.

Translation
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Tanto el Futuro Continuo como el Futuro Perfecto se utilizan para hablar de

acciones futuras.

El Futuro Continuo, cuya fórmula es WILL BE + VERB+ING, se utiliza

para hablar de acciones que estarán en progreso en un punto del futuro,
o que damos por hecho que están sucediendo ahora.
El Futuro Perfecto, cuya fórmula es WILL HAVE + PARTICIPIO PASADO,
se utiliza para hablar de acciones completas o acabadas antes de un
punto concreto del futuro.
“By” o “in” suelen utilizarse con el futuro perfecto e indican una idea
aproximada de cuándo tendrá lugar dicha acción aunque sin especificar
exactamente cuándo acabará.

2.4.- Now you put it into practice.

Now it's your turn

Complete the sentences by matching the phrases in B to the sentences in A.

Matching exercise.

Opinion Match Speaker

1. will have paid my mortgage and the

Tomorrow at this time...
house will be mine!

In ten years time, I... 2. she will be flying to Paris.

How will I recognize you?

3. will you be wearing?
What...
 What do you think... 4. will have lived in London for 30 years.

By the end of 2040,

5. Will have changed in 10 years time.
Sally...

Now it's your turn

Complete the sentences with verb in brackets by using the Future Continuous or
Future Perfect.

1. This time tomorrow, Maria on a beach in Majorca. (sunbathe)

2. Wake me up by nine o'clock - I long enough by then. (sleep)
3. Look, I can give you a lift to the station - I that way anyway. (drive)
4. When we get to Sydney, we for more than 10 hours. (fly)
5. Don't phone me between 7 and 8. We dinner then. (have)
6. Phone me after 8 o'clock. We dinner by then. (finish)
7. Tomorrow afternoon we're going to play tennis from 3 o'clock until 4.30. So at 4
o'clock, we tennis. (play)
8. Tom spending his money very quickly. If he continues like this, he all his money
before the end of his holiday. (spend)

3.- Words you need: IT VOCABULARY.

Generally speaking, English is the language of technology and
therefore, anyone who wants to keep up with technology must
learn English. Below you will find a list of the most common IT
words and expressions. Have you heard about any of them
before?

IT Words and expressions

IT words Translation

IT (Information
Informática.
Technology).

Hacker. Pirata informático.

Download. Bajarse un archivo de Internet.

Upload. Subir un archivo a la red.

Print out. Imprimir.

Hack into. Piratear (un programa...)

Boot up. Encender el ordenador.

Reboot. Reiniciar el ordenador.

Crashed / frozen. Quedarse pillado el ordenador.

Delete. Borrar.

Keyboard. Teclado.

Mouse. Ratón.

Virus. Virus.

Delete. Borrar.

Flash drive. Pendrive / lápiz óptico.

Wifi. Conexión Wifi.

Wireless. Inalámbrico, sin cable.

Folder. Carpeta.

File. Archivo.

Database. Base de datos.

Website. Página Web.

Comenzar / terminar sesión mediante

Log in / out.
una clave personal.

USB slot. Puerto USB.

Turn on / off. Encender / apagar.

CD burner. Regrabadora de CD.

Expressions Translation

To surf / browse
Buscar en Internet.
the net.

To google a word. Buscar una palabra en Google.

To burn a CD. Grabar un CD.

To click on an icon. Hacer click en un icono.

3.1.- Now you put it into practice.

 Now it's your turn
Fill in the gaps with a suitable word from the ones you learned above.

1. There's too much information here, why don't you some paragraphs?
2. It takes ages for my computer in the morning. I usually turn it on and then go off
for a coffee.
3. I always music and vídeo games from the Internet.
4. Could you please the last Kiss CD for me?
5. I'll just the more relevant information since I'm running out of ink.
6. They were able to Microsoft's system and steal the passwords.
7. She is in a bad mood today. Her computer yesterday and she lost a lot of her
work.
8. If you want to find some information about this subject you could the net.

Now it's your turn

Fill in the gaps using the words below. Be careful there are more words than you
need:

Special programme / crashed / folder / modem / mouse / website / power

file / flash drive/ icon / virus / database / key / laptop / disk / boot up / surf.

1. Remember to switch your PC off when you are not using it to save .
2. You need to log in before you can start using this .
3. You need to connect up your to the telephone line.
4. I can’t find the called grammar.doc I thought it was in the called “avanza” .
5. If you want to open Facebook, click on this .
6. You need to wipe it out with a .
7. I need to key this data into the .
8. To get a capital letter , press the shift and the letter you want.
9. I have a desktop computer at home but I also have a .
10. Don’t open any mails today. There's is a new that can destroy all the
information on your hard .
 Now it's your turn
Acronyms.
Did you know that “acronyms” are words formed
from the initial letters of other words? Take a
look at the following common IT acronyms. Do
any of them sound familiar to you? Surf the net
for the words they stand for.
Example: RAM (Random Access Memory)

CD-ROM= .
WIFI= .
CPU= .
DVD= .
GPS= .
PC= .
PDF= .
ROM= .
SMART= .
URL= .
USB= .
WWW= .

Appendix.- Licenses of resources.

Licencias de recursos utilizados en

Resource (1) Resource information (1) R

By: @boetter.
License: CC by 2.0.
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jakecaptive/3205277810

By: Alejando Dagnino J.

License: CC by-nnc 2.0.
From:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/adagnino/4420032709/in/photostream/

By: Vermin Inc.

License: CC by-nc-sa 2.0.
From:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vermininc/2337307518/in/photostream/
By: Sara Björk.
License: CC by 2.0.
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/aegishjalmur/2215008038/

By: Zlady.
License: CC by-nc 2.0.
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozlady/3353025268/

By: Bopuc.
License: CC by 2.0.
From: http://www.flickr.com/photos/bopuc/194861760/