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1. Introduction
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1.2 AGL
AGL (Automated Group Learning) programs are group-based 2/3 day management training seminars designed by ex-professors from INSEAD/IMD/GSB and used in over 20 countries around the world in several languages for over 100,000 managers: AGL 1 Accounting Reports AGL 2 Cost Control AGL 3 Planning and Budgetary Control AGL 8 Communication for Effective Management AGL 10 EVA and Financial Management of Working Capital AGL 20 Business Strategy AGL 100 Language series - EFG etc. This Mini-AGL 201 in just four hours, is based on the AGL 100 series.
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1. A partner to learn with. 2. A pre-learning audio tape (available on demand). 3. A text book to provide learning maintenance.
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Now ... choose the "most correct" answer ... How are you, Lady Thatcher? a. b. c. d. I am well, thank you. You are well, thank you. Dennis is well, thank you. I am well ... Dennis ... please...!!!
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2. Objectives
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To speak with an excellent accent, we need: a. accurate text b. scientific standards c. good friends d. something else
3. Accent/Structures
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3.1 Instructions
Read each note with your partner ... with emotion ... use a variety of tones to try to convince your the partner ...
Show how each point is ... valid ... practical ... related by example to you your own experiences ... Review the glossary as necessary.
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FOR THE WHOLE MORNING WHILE YOU ARE WORKING WITH YOUR PARTNER ...
THIS IS IMPORTANT ... FOR BOTH CONSCIOUS AND NON-CONSCIOUS LEARNING ...
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beautiful .. on we go ...
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enough enough!!!
Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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Use your new name ... to go with your new accent ....
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a. What is it? Yes, yes, yes, it is wine. No, no, no, it is not wine!!
b. Who is it?
Yes, yes, yes, it is Charlie (or your new "name"). No, no. no, it is not Charlie!!!
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a. b. c. d.
I drink the water. Yes, yes, yes, you drink it. He eats the bread. She eats it.
3. To illustrate nouns and plurals: a. b. c. d. The man eats the bread. The woman eats the bread. The men drink the water. The women drink the water.
5. To illustrate demonstrative pronouns: a. b. c. d. This man wants the room. That man wants the room. The woman wants this bread. The woman wants that bread.
7. To illustrate possessive pronouns: a. b. c. d. The woman eats my bread. My woman eats my bread. The man's woman eats his bread. Charlie's woman eats her bread.
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Now stop a moment ... for quiet reflection ... relax, close your eyes and let the language live in your mind ... imagine yourself speaking like the Queen breath deeply feeling very well ... but just a little strange very good ... very good ... on we go together ...
13. To illustrate the passive tense: a. b. c. d. The man eats the bread. The bread is eaten by the man. The woman wants the water. The water is wanted by the woman.
a. b. c. d.
17. To illustrate "want" a. b. c. d. I want some love. You want a room. I want to eat. You want some.
19. To illustrate relative pronouns: a. b. c. d. The man who is here. The man with whom I eat. The man who I want. The bread which I eat.
21. To illustrate the future tense: a. b. c. d. I will eat. I will not eat. You will not eat the bread. You will not eat it (the bread).
No I don't!
Yes, you do!!
No, I don't!
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AS ES IS OS US AT ET IT OT UT OW OH OW OH OW OH OW OH...... WHO HOW WHO HOW WHO HIW ..... AW FOR AW FOR AW FOR AW FOR ..... ONLY CROSS ONLY CROSS ONLY CROSS ....
3. Mexican hotel: The manager has personally passed all the water served here.
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4. Introductions A
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Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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... am John
I am John
I am ...
I am John.
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Are you Xavier? a. b. c. d. Yes, he is Xavier. Yes, I am not. No, he is not. No, I am not.
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It is ... It is here.
Is it here? Yes, it is Yes, it is here Is it here? No. it is not here!!!!
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1. Good morning, Charlie. a. b. c. d. Good morning, please Liza. Good morning. Good morning, Liza. It is a good morning, Liza.
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Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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Are you there, Ronald?
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Yes, I am here. Yes, Ronald, you are there. Yes, Nancy I am there No, Nancy, I am not here.
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... and so ends Introductions A ... on now to Introductions B very very conscious of accent beginning to sound so beautiful ...
5. Introductions B
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repeat many times aloud with a perfect accent ... try to absorb the word/acent into your sub-conscious mind to enable ... instant ... natural ... effortless ... recall and reproduction ...
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Now with eyes closed ... do the "RADIO EXERCISE" for two minutes:
30 seconds - relax and listen 30 seconds - listen intensely alert 30 seconds - relax and try NOT to listen 30 seconds - relax, listen and repeat
Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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Now with eyes closed ... do the "RADIO EXERCISE" for two minutes:
30 seconds - relax and listen 30 seconds - listen intensely alert 30 seconds - relax and try NOT to listen 30 seconds - relax, listen and repeat
Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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Is Jane well?
..., Jane is well.
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Jane is a woman
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6. Employment: I have no children as my husband is a bus driver and works all day and night.
... and so ends section 5 ... ... now on to review ... and a nice coffee break ...
6. Review
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6.1 Relax
1. Now is the time to quickly review part I in your mind ... Relax with deep breathing for three minutes ... and think about how you are feeling in this new learning environment ... Just a few relaxing things to do before coffee
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Has Catherine got a room? a. b. c. d. Yes, he has a room. The room is here. No, she has not. No, they have no room.
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7. Are you well?
a. b. c. d. They are not here. Yes, he is well, thank you. No, we are not well. No, I have no room.
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THEN WE CAN DO PART II OF THE PROGRAM ... ... TO FINISH IT ALL BY 1.00 P.M.!! HOORAY ON WE GO TO THE COFFEE ...
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Good evening, Khulu. How are you? a. b. c. d. Good morning Bob, I am OK. Good evening Bob, I am well. Goodnight Khulu, I am feeling sexy. Good afternoon Bob, I am not well.
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1. Accent/Structures
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1.1 Instructions
Read each note with your partner ... with emotion ... use a variety of tones to try to convince your the partner ...
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FOR THE WHOLE MORNING WHILE YOU ARE WORKING WITH YOUR PARTNER ...
THIS IS IMPORTANT ... FOR BOTH CONSCIOUS AND NON-CONSCIOUS LEARNING ...
beautiful .. on we go ...
this
he
that
has
these
how
who
but
best
if
plane wrong
of
please life
for
road wife
hours
rail knife
strong
enough enough
wild
is is
how much?
enough enough!!!
Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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a. What is it? Yes, yes, yes, it is wine. No, no, no, it is not wine!!
b. Who is it?
Yes, yes, yes, it is Charlie (or your new "name"). No, no. no, it is not Charlie!!!
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a. b. c. d.
I drink the water. Yes, yes, yes, you drink it. He eats the bread. She eats it.
3. To illustrate nouns and plurals: a. b. c. d. The man eats the bread. The woman eats the bread. The men drink the water. The women drink the water.
5. To illustrate demonstrative pronouns: a. b. c. d. This man wants the room. That man wants the room. The woman wants this bread. The woman wants that bread.
7. To illustrate possessive pronouns: a. b. c. d. The woman eats my bread. My woman eats my bread. The man's woman eats his bread. Charlie's woman eats her bread.
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Now stop a moment ... for quiet reflection ... relax, close your eyes and let the language live in your mind ... imagine yourself speaking like the Queen breath deeply feeling very well ... but just a little strange very good ... very good ... on we go together ...
13. To illustrate the passive tense: a. b. c. d. The man eats the bread. The bread is eaten by the man. The woman wants the water. The water is wanted by the woman.
a. b. c. d.
17. To illustrate "want" a. b. c. d. I want some love. You want a room. I want to eat. You want some.
19. To illustrate relative pronouns: a. b. c. d. The man who is here. The man with whom I eat. The man who I want. The bread which I eat.
21. To illustrate the future tense: a. b. c. d. I will eat. I will not eat. You will not eat the bread. You will not eat it (the bread).
No I don't!
Yes, you do!!
No, I don't!
... and so on ... until the divorce ...
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AS ES IS OS US AT ET IT OT UT OW OH OW OH OW OH OW OH...... WHO HOW WHO HOW WHO HIW ..... AW FOR AW FOR AW FOR AW FOR ..... ONLY CROSS ONLY CROSS ONLY CROSS ....
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2. Social A
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How long do you stay? Oh, just a few days ... What do you think of it? Its wicked!!! Really cool! How are you? Oh, not too bad.
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9. Hello Liza, how are you? a. b. c d. Good-bye Liza. Hello Charlie, not well thank you. Hello Charlie, I am well. I have no wine today.
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Now with eyes closed ... do the "RADIO EXERCISE" for two minutes: 30 seconds - relax and listen 30 seconds - listen intensely alert 30 seconds - relax and try NOT to listen 30 seconds - relax, listen and repeat Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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14. Where is that toilet? a. b. c. d. That toilet is bad. The toilet is over there. Dennis has no toilet. This toilet is cold.
Have you food? No, I have no ... John. Are you happy?
No, I have no food John. Are you happy? No, Jane, I am ... happy. I am hungry. No, Jane, I am not happy. I am hungry.
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Where is the post office?
a. b. c. d. That post office is bad. It is very cold here. We have no post office. The post office is here.
How many dollars do you have, John? I have ten ..., Jane.
I have ten dollars, Jane. Are you happy, John? Yes, I am ... Are you happy, John? Yes, I am happy.
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9. Education: With a college education you learn have worries about the problems all over the world
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... and so ends Social A ... on now to Social B very very conscious of accent beginning to sound so beautiful ...
3. Social B
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that where? how much? good for... do eat Sir... want drink
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Can I have the key please? Yes Sir ... here it is ...
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that where? how much? good for... do eat Sir... want drink
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Jane is there.
The food is here and the wine is there. ... is the food. This is the food. ... is the wine. That is the wine.
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This is John.
Who is that? ... is Jane. That is Jane.
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Five and two and one makes: a. b. c. d. Three and four. Six. Eight. Nine.
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Where is that coffee? a. b. c. d. That coffee is bad. The coffee and the food are here. Dennis has no coffee. This coffee is cold.
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Where is that man? a. b. c. d. She is not here. He man is over there. Dennis has no coffee. That man is very good.
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No, I am not tired. I do not want to ... I do not want to sleep. This bed is not ... me. This bed is not for me.
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19 I travel to Paris. You ... to Bonn. I travel to Paris. You travel to Bonn.
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that where? how much? good for... do eat Sir... want drink
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4. Accent/Structures
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this
he
that
has
these
how
who
but
best
if
plane wrong
of
please life
for
road wife
hours
rail knife
strong
enough enough
wild
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how much?
enough enough!!!
Do this exercise every half hour or so throughout the morning ... and surprise yourself ... with that beautiful accent improving all the time
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a. What is it? Yes, yes, yes, it is wine. No, no, no, it is not wine!!
b. Who is it?
Yes, yes, yes, it is Charlie (or your new "name"). No, no. no, it is not Charlie!!!
a. b. c. d.
I drink the water. Yes, yes, yes, you drink it. He eats the bread. She eats it.
3. To illustrate nouns and plurals: a. b. c. d. The man eats the bread. The woman eats the bread. The men drink the water. The women drink the water.
5. To illustrate demonstrative pronouns: a. b. c. d. This man wants the room. That man wants the room. The woman wants this bread. The woman wants that bread.
7. To illustrate possessive pronouns: a. b. c. d. The woman eats my bread. My woman eats my bread. The man's woman eats his bread. Charlie's woman eats her bread.
Now stop a moment ... for quiet reflection ... relax, close your eyes and let the language live in your mind ... imagine yourself speaking like the Queen breath deeply feeling very well ... but just a little strange very good ... very good ... on we go together ...
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13. To illustrate the passive tense: a. b. c. d. The man eats the bread. The bread is eaten by the man. The woman wants the water. The water is wanted by the woman.
a. b. c. d.
17. To illustrate "want" a. b. c. d. I want some love. You want a room. I want to eat. You want some.
19. To illustrate relative pronouns: a. b. c. d. The man who is here. The man with whom I eat. The man who I want. The bread which I eat.
21. To illustrate the future tense: a. b. c. d. I will eat. I will not eat. You will not eat the bread. You will not eat it (the bread).
c. That's OK by me!!
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No I don't!
Yes, you do!!
No, I don't!
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AS ES IS OS US AT ET IT OT UT OW OH OW OH OW OH OW OH...... WHO HOW WHO HOW WHO HIW ..... AW FOR AW FOR AW FOR AW FOR ..... ONLY CROSS ONLY CROSS ONLY CROSS ....
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5. Review
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Afer CLE you will feel well and very confident to make the very best use of the program, to enjoy it and to remember everything! Agreed ? So now relax
5.2 Post-test
NOW JUST A LITTLE POST-TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOUR ACCENT HAS CHANGED ... DOING THE PROGRAM ... CHOOSE ABOUT 5-15 QUESTIONS ... SPEND ONLY ABOUT TEN MINUTES ... FOUR HOURS ALMOST DONE TO COMPPLETE THE WHOLE PROGRAMME IN A MORNING! JUST TO HELP YOU ALONG ... READY ... STEADY ....GO ...
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Buy a book from Hodder-Headline of London, UK: from the "Language in a Week" series.
Use the program in your own way for: 1. GRAMMAR - review a simple grammatical summary and some UN vocabulary. 2. REPETITON - repeat the morning at very high speed ... 37 minutes. 3. GLOSSARY - to improve vocabulary 4. QUIZ - to do the full exercise Glossary Help Quiz Return Continue
To diagnose the quality of your current accent. b. To practice using about 200 words/phrases in the language with an EXCELLENT accent. c. To develop personal confidence in whispering, speaking, singing, imitating and even shouting in the language. d. To speak instinctively with the right accent.
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and you seek out every opportunity to use what you have learned ... every day ...
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Thank you ... in advance ... for feedback and suggestions to ... robertboland@wanadoo.fr
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4. Social problem: I want the pension money as quick as possible. I was all the week in bed with the doctor and it does not seem to be doing me any good. 5. Chinese Dry cleaners: Drop your trousers here for the best results.
6. Employment: I have no children as my husband is a bus driver and works all day and night.
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7. Charity claim: Mrs. R has no clothes and has not had any for a year. The Clergy have been visiting her regularly.
8. Aging: Middle Age ... is when a "small bottom" and "large mind", seem to change places.
9. Education: With a college education you learn to have worries about the problems all over the world
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10. Beauty: Wife returns early from the beauty shop, to find husband who says: "Was it was closed again today, dear?"
11. Youth: Wife says: "When we were young, you used to nibble my ear". Husband leaves immediately saying: "I'll just go and get my teeth, dear."
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12. Ethics: Where can I always be sure to find an honest lawyer? 13. Love: Wife says: "Will you still love me when I'm old and wrinkled?" Husband replies politely: "But I do, dear".
14. Maturity: Miguel aged four says to his father: "No, no papa, I don't take a bath in the morning!!! I have a shower, like my big brothers!!!" so bye for now from BB and the team.
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