Course Extras

Watercooler chat situation cards

From Widgets Inc. Appendix A

1. Last night you had some free time for your favorite hobby. What did you do? How long did you do it? How was it?

2. You watched an old movie on TV last night. It was terrible! What movie was it? Who were the main actors? Why was it so bad?

3. Someone did something really nice for you recently. What was it? Why did they do it? What did you do in return? How do you feel about it?

4. Something bad happened to you; for example you missed the bus or dropped your phone and it broke. What happened? What did you do about it? How do you feel about it now?

5. You are planning your next vacation. Where are you going? For how long? What are you going to do there? Who is going with you?

6. You watched a new movie recently. What was the movie? Who were the actors? Did you like it? What was your favorite thing about it?

7. You went to a wedding or another big party recently. How was it? How was the food? What did you wear? Did anything interesting happen?

8. Your friends planned a surprise for you recently. What was it? Where was it? Were you surprised? Did anything interesting happen?

9. There is a musician or band that you discovered recently. Who is it? Why do you like them? Describe their songs or performance.

10. You had a great meal at a restaurant recently. What did you eat? Why was it so good? Who were you with? Give interesting details!

11. You could not sleep last night because the neighbor’s dog barked all night. What do you think about pets or noisy neighbors?

12. You spent a very nice time with a family member recently. Who was it? What did you do? Why was it so nice? When are you going to do it again?

13. You were surprised about a world event you heard about recently. What was it? Why did it surprise you? What do you think will happen next?

14. You were very late for work or school recently. Why were you late? Was it your fault? How are you going to avoid this problem next time?

15. Someone you know had a baby recently. How is the baby? Have you met him or her yet? What is their name? How do you feel about babies?

16. You were angry with a family member yesterday. What did he or she do? What did you say to them? Ask the other interns for advice.

17. You did something nice for someone recently. What did you do? Why did you do it? How did you feel? What did they say to you?

18. You are planning to buy an item that you really want. What is it? Where are you going to buy it? What are you going to do with it?

19. Your best friend is dating someone you don’t like. Why don’t you like them? Give some reasons. Ask the other interns for advice.

20. You are worried about something in the near future. What is it? Why are you worried? What are you going to do if it happens?

Product catalog information gap tasks

From Widgets Inc. Appendix B

Course video scripts

From Widgets Inc. Appendix C

Student book glossary

From Widgets Inc. Appendix D

active (adj.) doing an action; involved to a high degree advertise (v.) to make something, usually a product, known to others advertisement (n.) abbr: ad; something which advertises; e.g. a poster analyze (v.) to examine something logically and in detail announcement (n.) a public statement to give information about something app (n.) a piece of software, as on a smartphone; an application appendix (n.) an extra section, often of a book, added to the main part applicant (n.) a person who applies for something; e.g. for a job assistant (n.) a person who helps another, usually in a work situation athlete (n.) a person who practices sport to a high level attendance (n.) being in a place; e.g. students must have good attendance at school attitude (n.) how a person feels about something, either good or bad attractive (adj.) good-looking; well-designed; appealing to the senses audience (n.) the group of people who watch or listen to a performance banner (n.) a hanging sign; online, a kind of ad which is long and thin blame (n.) the responsibility for doing something wrong brainstorm (v.) the act of creatively and quickly thinking of many ideas brief (adj.) short in duration; not taking a long time brief (n.) a short, formal summary of information about a topic budget (n.) a plan of how to spend a limited amount of money catalog (n.) a collection of images and descriptions of products for sale category (n.) a division of things by class, kind, type, etc. CEO (n.) Chief Executive Officer; the person who runs a company CFO (n.) Chief Financial Officer; the person who manages money in a company characteristic (n.) an important or typical quality of a person or thing chat (n.) a short, informal conversation on any topic combination (n.) two or more things placed together for a purpose commercial (n.) general: to do with business; in advertising: an ad, usually video competitive (adj.) enjoying trying to win or be the best in all things confident (adj.) sure about one’s ability to do something connect (v.) to bring two or more things or people together connection (n.) a bond or a link between things CTO (n.) Chief Technology Officer; one who manages technology in a company decisive (adj.) able to quickly and easily choose what to do deliver (v.) to give something; often a product or a presentation description (n.) words which tell what a thing is for, or what it looks like, etc. deserve (v.) to be worthy to get something, good or bad; e.g. the winner deserves a prize device (n.) a machine of any kind; usually now used for electronics donate (v.) to give money or things to help people who need it draft (n.) an unfinished or early piece of work; not the final version edit (v.) the act of checking a piece of writing to make it better effective (adj.) good at achieving a goal; works well; e.g. this medicine is effective employer (n.) a person or company that hires people to work at a job employee (n.) a person who works for an employer endorsement (n.) a statement, often by a famous person, that something is good enthusiasm (n.) a feeling of great excitement; e.g. she always sings with enthusiasm evaluation (n.) a formal rating of whether something is good or bad everyday (adj.) common; not unusual; e.g. in cities, traffic jams are an everyday event external (adj.) outside; e.g. this medicine is for external use – don’t drink it! failure (n.) the opposite of success; when a goal is not achieved feedback (n.) a detailed evaluation or analysis given about a specific topic finances (n.) things having to do with money founder (n.) a person who establishes something, like a company, a town, etc. generous (adj.) often giving help, money, gifts, etc. to others grip (v.) to hold something tightly in the hand handout (n.) a piece of paper given to the audience in a presentation harmful (adj.) not good; something that causes a bad outcome homemaker (n.) a person whose job is to take care of their own home and/or children honest (adj.) true; not false or a lie; a person who does not lie or cheat illustration (n.) an image used to help explain something impression (n.) a feeling or idea about something; e.g. the man made a good impression instructions (n.) a step-by-step explanation about how to do something interactive (adj.) when two or more things act on each other; e.g. an interactive game internal (n.) inside of something; e.g. my computer has an internal battery internship (n.) a trainee position designed to give experience working at a company interviewee (n.) a person who is being asked questions in a formal situation interviewer (n.) a person who asks questions to others in a formal situation invention (n.) a new item or device which has been created launch (n.) the release of a new product into the market leadership (n.) the quality of being able to take charge of a group of people logo (n.) a visual mark that represents a company or other group media (n.) all channels of mass communication connecting people to each other memo (n.) a written form of business communication; like a report or a letter motto (n.) a phrase that represents the ideas of a company or other group nametag (n.) a small card with a person’s name, usually worn on a shirt or jacket negative (adj.) no; not good; the opposite of “positive” negotiable (adj.) can be changed by discussion; e.g. this price is negotiable observations (n.) ideas you get from watching or thinking about something orientation (n.) a meeting to familiarize people to a new company, school, etc. outcome (n.) the final result of something, whether good or bad outgoing (adj.) very friendly and open to meeting new people participant (n.) a person who is involved in a meeting, group, activity, etc. participate (v.) to join a meeting, group, activity, etc. permanent (adj.) not intended to change or to end; e.g. tattoos are permanent pitch (v.) to present an idea, product, etc. in a persuasive way polite (adj.) following society’s rules about being nice to others praise (v.) to say good things about a person or thing proficient (adj.) very good at something promo (n.) a piece of advertising; abbr. of promotion __-proof (adj., suffix) protected against __; e.g. my house is earthquake-proof pros and cons (n.) the good (pros) and bad (cons) points of something reflector (n.) a thing that re-directs light away from it, usually for safety reject (v.) to decide “no” to an idea or an option relevant (adj.) important for a particular purpose remote (n.) abbr. of remote control; a device used to control another device R&D (adj.) Research & Development; a department that creates new products researcher (n.) a person who tries to find an answer to a certain question resume (n.) also known as a CV; a short summary of a person’s job history salary (n.) the money a person makes for working at a company scientist (n.) a person whose job is to study the real world script (n.) a piece of writing meant to be read out loud select (v.) to choose from two or more options session (n.) a length of time scheduled for a purpose; e.g. this course has 15 sessions slideshow (n.) the visual component of a presentation, often via a computer solve (v.) to find the answer to a problem specialize (v.) to focus and become an expert on one thing spokesperson (n.) someone who speaks for a company or other group spreadsheet (n.) an app used for listing and organizing pieces of information startup (n.) a young, small company that hopes to soon grow quickly strength (n.) a positive feature; something that makes a person or thing strong submit (v.) to send something officially; e.g. submit your paper to the teacher summary (n.) a short, complete description of something supervisor (n.) a person who manages a group of people; in Widgets: your teacher survey (n.) a list of formal questions used to get information from people swipe (v.) the act of passing something, like a card through a card reader threat (n.) something that could cause harm; a danger or a risk vending machine (n.) a device used for selling items automatically; e.g. soft drinks viral (adj.) very popular, so that it quickly circulates around social media weakness (n.) a negative feature; something that can cause harm