Marchuk was born on May 12th 1936 in Moskalivka, Ukraine. The Daily Telegraph (UK) listed him as one of the 100 geniuses of today.
Requiem 1993
Marchuk graduated from Lviv Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts in 1965, and his work was exhibited in Moscow, Kiev and other Soviet cities but it wasn’t until 1990 that he was officially recognised by the Soviet artistic establishment. His work has now been displayed in New York, Toronto, Detroit, Philadelphia, Massachusetts and Sydney, Australia. The Boston Herald wrote that Marchuk’s paintings “Expressed the desire for independence, the pain and anger, the pride and hope of [his] people.”
Source: Hogan, E (editor), ‘From Three Worlds’, New Ukrainian Writing, 1996, GLAS Publishing
Forest Fairy
A Couple
For me, art – is life and revelation. There is no alternative. Simultaniously, art – is a hard labor. I work 365 days a year, and without it I can not exist. This is destiny, karma, judgment, doom.
From mid 1966 – 1967, Brian Wilson recorded tracks for the ‘Smile’ LP, while The Beach Boys were on tour. For years, ‘Smile’ would be regarded as the greatest LP never released.
Brian Wilson with Van Dyke Parks working on the Smile LP. The LP wouldn’t be released until decades later.
On the 24th November 1966, The Beatles went into Abbey Road to begin work on ‘Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’.
Resting after a motorcycle accident in July 1966, Bob Dylan spent the spring of 1967 writing songs with The Band in his house near Woodstock, New York. In June 1967, they switched to Big Pink, a house The Band shared, and began recording in the basement. These recordings were heavily bootlegged, and finally released in 1975. Dylan’s first LP since ‘Blonde on Blonde’ (June 1966) was released at the end of 1967.
The Band at Big Pink
Also in 1966, Peter Green officially replaced Eric Clapton in John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, before leaving to form Fleetwood Mac. Green in turn was replaced by future Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor.
Peter Green
The new year was only days old when out of LA came the debut album by The Doors …
Please note, most dates are from Wikipedia so there may be some errors. Also, UK and US release dates varied; I have usually given the UK date. This is a selective discography, showcasing just some of the amazing music of 1967.
December 23rd 1966 Buffalo Springfield ‘For What It’s Worth’ single (charted in Spring 1967)
December 1966 The Electric Prunes ‘The Electric Prunes’ LP
January
4th The Doors ‘The Doors’ LP
4th The Doors ‘Break On Through (To The Other Side)’ single
9th The Byrds ‘So You Wanna Be A Rock ‘n’ Roll Star’ single
9th The Monkees ‘More Of The Monkees’ LP
13th The Rolling Stones ‘Let’s Spend The Night Together’ / ‘Ruby Tuesday’ double A-side single
20th The Rolling Stones ‘Between The Buttons’ LP (UK). Album released Feb 11th USA.
23rd The Supremes ‘Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland’ LP
February
1st Jefferson Airplane ‘Surrealist Pillow’ LP
3rd Herman’s Hermits ‘There’s A Kind Of Hush’ single
3rd Death of Joe Meek (record producer. Produced ‘Telestar’, the second British song to top the US charts)
Joe Meek
6th The Byrds ‘Younger Than Yesterday’ LP
10th The Hollies ‘On A Carousel’ single
12th Keith Richards & Mick Jagger arrested for drug possession at Redlands, home of Richards.
Keith Richards & Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones
13th The Beatles ‘Strawberry Fields Forever’ / ‘Penny Lane’ double A-side single
16th Miles Davis ‘Miles Smiles’ LP
Two Miles Davis LPs released in 1967
17th John Mayall And The Bluesbreakers ‘A Hard Road’ LP
Simon & Garfunkel
27th Simon & Garfunkel ‘At The Zoo’ single
27th Elvis Presley ‘How Great Thou Art’ LP
February The Mamas & The Papas ‘Dedicated To The One I Love’ single
February The Left Banke ‘Walk Away Renne’ LP
February Gene Clark ‘Gene Clark With The Gosdin Brothers’ LP
February The Mamas & The Papas ‘Deliver’ LP
March
3rd The Walker Brothers ‘Images’ LP
7th Sandie Shaw ‘Puppet On A String’ single (Sandie won the Eurovision Song Contest with this song, the first time the UK won the contest)
8th The Monkees ‘A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You’ single
10th Pink Floyd ‘Arnold Layne’ single
clip from the ‘Arnold Layne’ video.
Syd Barret of Pink Floyd in 1967
12th The Velvet Underground “The Velvet Underground and Nico’ LP
13th The Byrds ‘My Back Pages’ single
16th Otis Redding with Carla Thomas ‘King & Queen’ LP
17th Jimi Hendrix ‘Purple Haze’ single
17th Grateful Dead ‘The Grateful Dead’ LP
24th Manfred Mann ‘Ha Ha Said The Clown’ single.
31st The Move ‘I Can Hear The Grass Grow’ single
March The Dave Clark Five ‘You Got What It Takes’ single
March Neil Diamond ‘Girl, You’ll Be A Woman Soon’ single
March Frank Sinatra And Nancy Sinatra ‘Something Stupid’ single
Carnaby Street in London
April
1st Jefferson Airplane ‘Somebody To Love’ single
7th Lulu ‘The Boat That I Row’ single
‘Pictures Of Lily’ Japanese single cover
14th Bee Gees ‘New York Mining Disaster 1941’ single
21st The Yardbirds ‘Little Games’ single. This is the last UK single by the band, and it failed to chart.
22nd The Who ‘Pictures Of Lily’ single
24th The Doors ‘Light My Fire’ single
29th Aretha Franklyn ‘Respect’ single
Aretha Franklyn
29th The 14 Hour Technicolour Dream, a concert held at Alexandra Palace, London. Pink Floyd are the headline act.
April The Mamas & The Papas ‘Creeque Allee’ single
April Anti-Vietnam War protests in Washington DC, New York and San Francisco
1st Pat Martino ‘El Hombre’ LP recorded. Released later in 1967
Debut LP by the Jazz guitarist
Pat Martino, Jazz guitarist
May
1st The Association ‘Windy’ single
5th Jimi Hendrix ‘The Wind Cries Mary’ single
5th The Kinks ‘Waterloo Sunset’ single
11th Country Joe And The Fish ‘Electric Music For The Mind And Body’ LP
The 1967 Bond film
Theme song by Nancy Sinatra
12th Procol Harum ‘A Whiter Shade Of Pale’ single
Procol Harum
Scott Mackenzie
13th Scott Mackenzie ‘San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)’ single
13th The Grass Roots ‘Let’s Live For Today’ single
19th Traffic ‘Paper Sun’ single
Strawberry Alarm Clock
19th Strawberry Alarm Clock ‘Incense And Peppermints’ single
22nd The Byrds ‘Have You Seen Her Face’ single
22nd The Monkees ‘Headquarters’ LP
26th The Hollies ‘Carrie Anne’ single
26th The Beatles ‘Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band’ LP
26th Mothers Of Invention (Frank Zappa) ‘Absolutely Free’ LP
29th The Tremeloes ‘Silence Is Golden’ single
June
1st David Bowie ‘David Bowie’ LP
1st Elvis Presley ‘Double Trouble’ Soundtrack LP
6th Moby Grape ‘Moby Grape’ LP
Debut LP by Moby Grape, featuring Skip Spence on rhythm guitar and vocals
8th The Association ‘Insight Out’ LP
16th Pink Floyd ‘See Emily Play’ single
16 – 18 Monterey International Pop Festival
Jimi Hendrix
Jefferson Airplane
Performers include Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, Grateful Dead, The Who, Big Brother and The Holding Company, Buffalo Springfield, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Mamas & the Papas. Electric Flag, comprising Mike Bloomfield on guitar and Buddy Miles on drums, made their live debut. The band’s first LP, issued in 1967, was the soundtrack to the film ‘The Trip’
Electric Flag
Grateful Dead
The Who
23rd The Small Faces ‘The Small Faces’ LP
24th Jefferson Airplane ‘White Rabbit’ single
25th Our World TV. The Beatles perform ‘All You Need Is Love’ from Abbey Road, EMI studio. The program was broadcast by satellite, and watched by more than 400 million people in 25 countries.
26th The Hollies ‘Evolution’ LP
The Hollies
30th The Who ‘The Last Time’ / ‘Under My Thumb’ single (the single was recorded just two days previously, to support the legal fees of Mick Jagger & Keith Richards.
June Cream ‘Strange Brew’ single
June Captain Beefheart ‘Safe As Milk’ LP
Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band
June The Kaleidoscope (USA band) ‘Side Trips’ LP
July
7th The Beatles ‘All You Need Is Love’ single
7th Dave Davies ‘Death Of A Clown’ single (solo from Davies of The Kinks)
7th Simon & Garfunkel ‘Fakin’ It’ single
13th The Byrds ‘Lady Friend’ single
14th Bee Gees ‘Bee Gees 1st’ LP
17th Death of John Coltrane
John Coltrane
24th The Beach Boys ‘Heroes and Villains’ single
28th Keith West ‘Excerpt From A Teenage Opera’ single
July The Monkees ‘Pleasant Valley Sunday’ single
The Yardbirds with Jimmy Page (2nd from left). Page would later go on to form Led Zepplin
July The Box Tops ‘The Letter’ single
Alex Chilton of The Box Tops
July Canned Heat ‘Canned Heat’ LP
July The Yardbirds ‘Little Games’ LP (USA only. This lineup has Jimmy Page as sole guitarist)
August
4th The Flower Pot Men ‘Let’s Go To San Francisco’ single
4th The Small Faces ‘Itchycoo Park’ single
4th Pink Floyd ‘The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn’ LP
18th The Rolling Stones ‘We Love You’ single (UK)
19th Jimi Hendrix ‘Burning Of The Midnight Lamp’ single
21st Bobbie Gentry ‘Ode To Billie Joe’ LP
23rd Big Brother & the Holding Company ‘Big Brother & the Holding Company’ LP
Big Brother & the Holding Company with singer Janice Joplin
23rd Jimi Hendrix ‘Are You Experienced LP
25th The Move ‘Flowers In The Rain’ single
27th Death of Brian Epstein (Beatles manager)
Brian Epstein
28th Merle Haggard ‘Branded Man’ LP
August Traffic ‘Hole In My Shoe’ single
August Glenn Campbell ‘Gentle On My Mind’ LP
August The Seeds ‘Future’ LP
The Seeds
Vanilla Fudge
August Vanilla Fudge ‘Vanilla Fudge’ LP
September
1st John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers ‘Crusade’ LP, featuring new guitarist and future Rolling Stone Mick Taylor.
1st Procol Harum ‘Procol Harum’ LP
4th The Doors ‘People Are Strange’ single
15th The Kinks ‘Something Else’ LP
16th Scott Walker ‘Scott’ LP
18th The Beach Boys ‘Smiley Smile’ LP (USA). The ‘Smile’ concept was abandoned, and this LP was cobbled together to fulfil record company commitments. The Album was released in November in the UK
19th Bee Gees ‘Massachusetts’ single
22nd The Hollies ‘King Midas In Reverse’ single
25th The Doors ‘Strange Days’ LP
The Doors ‘Strange Days’
End of September John Coltrane ‘Expression’ (First posthumous release) LP
The launch of Radio One
September Gene Pitney ‘Something’s Gotten Hold Of My Heart’ single
30th Radio One starts broadcasting in the UK. The first song is ‘Flowers In The Rain’ by The Move.
October
3rd Death of folk singer Woody Guthrie (a major influence on Bob Dylan)
Woody Guthrie
6th David McWilliams ‘Days of Pearly Spencer’ single
10th Elvis Presley ‘Clambake’ Soundtrack LP
13th The Who ‘I Can See For Miles’ single
13th The Kinks ‘Autumn Almanac’ / ‘Mr Pleasant’ single
13th The Troggs ‘Love Is All Around’ single
20th The Byrds ‘Goin’ Back’ single
23rd The Beach Boys ‘Wild Honey’ single
23rd Miles Davis ‘Sorcerer’ LP
25th The Monkees ‘Daydream Believer’ single
The Monkees
25th The 13th Floor Elevators ‘Easter Everywhere’ LP
27th Ten Years After ‘Ten Years After’ LP
31st Phil Ochs ‘Pleasures Of The Harbour’ LP
Phil Ochs
November
1st Love ‘Forever Changes’ LP
2nd Scott Walker ‘Jackie’ single
2nd Cream ‘Disraeli Gears’ LP
Cream
Eric Clapton in Cream
6th The Monkees ‘Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd’ LP
10th Moody Blues ‘Nights In White Satin’ single
10th Moody Blues ‘Days Of Future Passed’ LP
18th Buffalo Springfield ‘Buffalo Springfield Again’ LP
24th The Beatles ‘Hello, Goodbye’ / ‘I Am The Walrus’ double A-side single
24th Dave Davies ‘Susannah’s Still Alive’ single
24th Traffic ‘Here We Go Round The Mulberry Bush’ single
24th Kaleidoscope (UK band) ‘Tangerine Dream’ LP
The UK band Kaleidoscope
November The Dave Clark Five ‘Everybody Knows’ single. Their first Top 10 hit since July 1965
November the Lemon Pipers ‘Green Tambourine’ single
November Glenn Campbell ‘By The Time I Get To Phoenix’ LP
November Country Joe And The Fish ‘I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ To Die’ LP
November The Hollies ‘Butterfly’ LP
November Lee Morgan ‘Delightfulee’ LP
Jazz trumpeter Lee Morgan
November Van Dyke Parks ‘Song Cycle’ LP
Van Dyke Parks, who had collaborated with Brian Wilson on the aborted ‘Smile’ project
November or December The Doors ‘Love Me Two Times’ single
December
1st Jimi Hendrix ‘Axis: Bold As Love’ LP (UK. Released 1968 in USA)
8th The Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ double EP (in USA, this is released as an LP with the inclusion of all singles and B-sides from 1967)
8th The Rolling Stones ‘Their Satanic Majesties Request’ LP
8th Traffic ‘Mr Fantasy’ LP
9th Jim Morrison of The Doors is arrested onstage at New Haven, charged with obscenity and incitement to riot. He becomes the first rock star to be arrested onstage.
10th Death of Otis Redding
Otis Redding
13th Jimi Hendrix ‘Foxy Lady’ single
15th The Who ‘The Who Sell Out’ LP
17th Bob Dylan ‘John Wesley Harding’ LP
18th The Beach Boys ‘Wild Honey’ LP
18th The Beach Boys ‘Darlin” single
26th The Beatles ‘Magical Mystery Tour’ broadcast on the BBC. The film, which is shown in black & white, is poorly received. A colour version in screened on 5th January 1968
27th Leonard Cohen ‘The Songs Of Leonard Cohen’ LP
Leonard Cohen
Dave Gilmore
December The Loving Spoonful ‘Everything Playing’ LP
By using discourse markers, students will be able to link their ideas together as well as increasing their fluency. Consequently speaking for two minutes without pauses or hesitation will be a piece of cake.
I recommend students learn at least two from each section
Using discourse markers: I give teams two words which they have to incorporate into a short passage.
EXAMPLE: ‘therefore‘ and ‘subsequently‘
The class had an extremely important speaking test, therefore they should have studied hard. One student preferred to play video games all night. Subsequently, he failed the exam and his mother, who is a real tiger mum, was absolutely furious.
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One perennial IELTS speaking topic, an old chestnut in fact, is family. You will, no doubt, encounter such questions as, “Who do you live with ?” or “Which member of your family do you feel closest to and why.”
So, continuing on from the pervious posting, here are some exercises designed to increase your speaking prowess, and boost your score.
To kick off, a recap of expressions:
a heart of gold // firm but fair // as good as gold
life and soul of the party // a little angel // is a good sport
he looks out for me // he has my back //
never has a bad word to say about anybody
On the other hand
a real tiger mum // is a bit of a wallflower
is a little devil // drinks like a fish
is a real prima donna // is very touchy
Exercise 1
Tell me about your mother, using a subordinate clause and at least one of the above expressions.
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EXAMPLE:
My mother, who works as a medical secretary, has a heart of gold.
Exercise 2
Tell me about your father, brother, sister, grandmother and uncle. Make sure you use a subordinate clause for each person. Endeavour (try) to make longer, jaw-dropping sentences.
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Now, let’s kick it up a notch. Add at least one of the personality adjectives from below:
First, decide if these adjectives are positive or negative, then match with the expressions accordingly.
EXAMPLE:
My mother, who is very fastidious, is a bit of a tiger mum. By that I mean she always wants me to pass every test with flying colours. However, I know, deep down, she wants what’s best for me, and that she has a heart of gold.
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Exercise 3
Tell me about your family. You have to speak for two minutes, and tell me what the members look like, their personality, their occupation, and an anecdote about them.
EXAMPLE:
My uncle Michael, who lives in Ha Noi where he works as a tour guide, is the life and soul of the party. He is so outgoing and a real extrovert. I recall one time he came to Sai Gon for Tet Holiday and he really enjoyed himself. To be honest, he drank like a fish, singing karaoke and dancing with everybody. My uncle, who is my mother’s brother, actually looks nothing like her as he is very tall and thin, and has a receding hairline.
A receding hairline. Image from stylist225.com
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A collection of exercises to prepare students, who need practice, for IELTS speaking which tests the use of grammatical range and accuracy.
The aim is to get students forming complex sentences naturally in order to pass with flying colours.
So, without further ado, let’s go to London which is my hometown as well as being the capital of the UK.
Exercise 1 A day in London. The aim is to introduce aspects of London in the form of complex sentences, using
who where which whose
EXAMPLE
Please allow me to introduce you to London, where I was born, so you can experience first hand what it is like to live in this incredible historic city.
Firstly, we can visit the British Museum, which is a must-see sight, as it contains some of the world’s most amazing treasures such as a giant stone figure from Easter Island, Egyptian mummies and the unique Rosetta Stone.
The Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, London
Secondly, I would be pleased to introduce you to the buskers and street performers at Covent Garden. These artists, who work for tips, really lend the area a bustling, friendly atmosphere. In my opinion this area, which is close to many sights, is not to be missed although prices can be sky-high.
No trip to London would be complete without sampling fish and chips which, along with shepherd’s pie and the Sunday roast, is traditional British food.
We have a variety of ways to get around. The famous black London taxis are ubiquitous in central London however, they cost an arm and a leg. Most Londoners use the Tube, which is the subway system, as it connects most areas of the city. Having said that, avoid using at rush hour, because it will be chockablock.
In the example I mentioned one famous sight, some people, some food and how to get around.
Now … your turn
Work in small groups and plan a day for me in your hometown. Assign one paragraph to each student so that everybody prepares work and speaks.
Remember, the aim of the exercise is for you to use relative pronouns.
The formula
An introduction
First paragraph a famous sight
Second paragraph about some people
Third paragraph about local food
Finally, how to get around.
The Tube is chockablock during rush hour
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Indeed, this week the language schools reopen in Sai Gon after an incredibly long break due to the COVID pandemic.
Furthermore, Tet Holiday has just finished so time to put your noses to the grindstone and get back to work.
Thus, some warm up games to practise using complex sentences.
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First up, tell me about a member of your family using a relative pronoun for a subordinate clause. This means, in a nutshell, adding extra information about a subject.
EXAMPLE:
My uncle lives in Singapore.
My uncle, who is a doctor, lives in Singapore.
My uncle, who is a doctor and works at a private clinic which is extremely expensive, lives in Singapore.
My uncle, who lives in Singapore, is a doctor and works at a private clinic which is extremely expensive.
If you want to pass IELTS with flying colours, and why wouldn’t you, forming complex sentences is imperative. After all, if you don’t employ such sentences, you will not get high marks for grammatical range and accuracy.
So what are you waiting for ? I give you two minutes … Go !
Vocabulary Bank
My cousin is always the life and soul of a party. However, he drinks like a fish ! freepic.com
Expressions to help you give more colour and complexity to your answers:
Positive
a heart of gold (My mother has a heart of gold)
firm but fair
life and soul of the party
a little angel / is as good as gold
he looks out for me / he has my back
never has a bad word to say about anybody
is a good sport
Negative
a real tiger mum
won’t listen to reason
is a bit of a wallflower
is a little devil / looks like butter wouldn’t melt in (his or her) mouth
drinks like a fish
is a real prima donna
is very touchy, can’t take a joke
My aunt, who lives in Mexico, is very touchy. She can’t take a joke.
For Top Cats: look at these pictures and give me astounding, jaw-droppingly brilliant complex sentences. Because I have a heart of gold, allow me to offer an example.
The Deep Six featuring my mate Pete, who is wearing a check shirt and glasses, on bass.
My close friend Pete, who lives in Birmingham which is the second biggest city in the UK, plays bass guitar in a band called The Deep Six. Pete, who is a good sport, never has a bad word to say about anyone, in fact he always looks out for me when I go to visit him because my London accent makes me stand out. However, and I’m sure he won’t mind me spilling the beans, he enjoys a beer or two. To be honest, he drinks like a fish although he can still play which I find truly amazing. Cheers, Pete, keep on rocking.
Piece of cake, yeah ? OK, impress me. Don’t be afraid to use your imagination … GO !
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A chance for younger students to watch short videos in order to practise their listening skills. After the clips, the teacher can ask basic comprehension questions.
Top Five Activities for Children in HCMC
What was the name of the first activity ?
What is special about the pictures ?
Where is the museum ?
How high is the climbing wall ?
How much does it cost ?
What can you hear at a water puppet show ?
On what day is the Water Park closed ?
How old was the youngest child on the bike tour ?
What would you like to do, and why ?
Is there any place you would not like to visit ? Tell me why.
Answers
Artinus 2. The pictures are 3-D 3. District 7 4. 20 metres 5. About $6 6. Singing (in Vietnamese) and traditional music. 7. Tuesdays 8. 2-years old.
Now to my home town: what can kids do in London ?
First, board some new words and expressions. The kids can shout out when they hear them spoken.
loads and loads / I reckon / really / very / amazing
What are the names of the kids from the UK ?
What can you see at the Natural History Museum ?
Where does the Queen live ?
What can people do on the South Bank ?
How many people can ride in the London Eye ?
What was the girl’s favourite waxwork ?
How much are the Crown Jewels worth ?
What is the name of the bus that can drive into the river ?
What films were made at Warner Brothers Studio ?
How can people travel around London ?
What is the most exciting thing for YOU in London ? Choose 3 things to want to do or see in London.
Answers
Robert, Jess, Lara & Olive 2. dinosaurs 3. Buckingham Palace 4. See buskers, shows and markets 5. 800 6. Hulk 7. 23 billion GBP 8. Duck Tours 9. Harry Potter 10. The Tube (subway) walk, bud, taxi, bicycle
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Many interviews have similar questions. Read the following and then role-play with a partner. Feel free to add your own information, or make up something new.
Possible questions:
What experience do you have ?
What do you know about the company ?
Have you ever had to work to a deadline ?
Tell me about yourself
I was born in …. and I graduated from …. University in 2019 with a major in Business Administration. Since then I’ve had two year’s experience in administrative work at ABC and XYZ Corporation.
I’m a very organised person, well-balanced and efficient. I’m hard-working and dedicated.
In my free time, I like to travel and I love to paint. Furthermore, I enjoy going out having coffee with friends.
What do you know about (COMPANY) ?
DFG are an established company with a good reputation. They help …….. and there are over (x) sites in VN (or your country).
What are your strengths ?
I feel I am easy-going, hard-working, careful and diligent. I think my greatest strength is my positive outlook, even during times of stress. I can work under pressure and I really enjoy a challenge. Lastly, I like working in a team.
What are your weaknesses ?
Well, my English isn’t perfect, so this will be a great chance to improve. Maybe I can be a little quiet sometimes; that’s why working as part of a team will help bring me out.
Can you give an example of when you had to deal with an angry customer ?
One time, a customer didn’t like the price of a visa, and he began shouting and getting angry. I asked him if I could explain the reason. I then told him how it wasn’t our fault, but that I understood his anger and said sorry. Then I told him he could check elsewhere, but we would still be happy to serve him. He calmed down, said sorry to me and bought the visa and was happy.
Where do you see yourself in two years ?
My short-terms goals are to work hard and efficiently, so I can master this job. However, in the long-term, I would be interested in possibly doing more courses so I could be a manager.
What can you bring to the job ?
I’m very friendly and enjoy working with people. I always try to be happy at work and share my positive outlook. I’m very motivated and open to learning. I’m very excited about being a part of this great company.
Do you have any questions ?
May I just ask, what career opportunities are there at ABC ?
It is not a good idea to ask immediately about salary, money and bonuses, although this is an important part of the interview process.
Congratulations, when can you start ?
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Sol was the Roman God of the Sun. All stars are suns
All the planets are names after Roman Gods, except Uranus who was a Greek God, and Earth which is an English-German word.
The first four planets from the sun are small, and have a rock centre (core).
The outer four are mostly made of gas.
The rings of Saturn, which look amazing and so beautiful, are just made of dust and ice, with bits of rock.
FUN FACTS:
The speed of sound is 343 metres per second (usually given as 330 m p s)
The speed of light is 299 792 458 metres per second or approximately 300 000 000 m p s or 300 000 km per second.
Sound cannot travel through a vacuum
To demonstrate the last point, show NOT tell. Here’s a good example (start around the 0:24 second mark): An iPhone not making sound in a vacuum.
Space Cadets Quiz
Who was the first man on the moon ?
Buzz Aldrin / Michael Collins / Neil Armstrong
What is the biggest planet ?
Jupiter / Saturn / Mars
The sun is a… ?
planet / star / moon
What is faster ?
light / sound / Ms Bao Tran speaking (just give the name of any talkative students, and then elicit the adjective talkative).
In space, people are … ?
heavier / lighter / weigh the same
The first animal in space was a … ?
monkey / elephant / dog
The crew of Apollo 11
Answers: Neil Armstrong / Jupiter / star / light / lighter / dog
The Last one could seem to be a trick question. The answer is Laika, the Russian dog. Fruit flies and then monkeys were first put into rockets but they didn’t go high enough to officially enter space.
Laika, the Russian space dog
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