Kisdobos Presents: English for Marketers

Task 1. Personals. Let’s play pretend you want to join the Couchsurfing community. Create a personal profile for yourself. Here are examples from another member. My interestsI like anything life has to offer. Every experience is just that, an experience that we both learn and grow from. I…

Motto: “The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others.” ----Gandhi Hello. This is gonna be a class on travelling around the world. Let’s first do a quick travellers’ quiz. Task 1. Let’s share some…

1.       stay with sy (=crash at sy’s place): sleep in sy’s home2.       to make a long story short: a phrase to use when you feel your story has been too long3.       ended up getting in touch…

Task 1. Video: Report on couchsurfing. Fill in the gaps with the words below...a ton ofcrashlooked uppeople travellingtested outthe causevouch 1.       ……………………… on other members’ couches while…

Task 1. Write a 300 word email to a friend and try to convince him or her to join you to do couchsurfing during your travels. Post your email in Comments. In your email  1.       Convince your friend that couchsurfing is safe (mention the vouching system, if you…

 Hello. In this class we’re gonna find out about a uniquely American phenomenon: Craigslist. We’re gonna watch founder Craig Newmark on the Jon Stewart show. All you need to worry about now is to figure out three things: 1.       When did…

Task 1. Thoughts about Craigslist. Check out http://craigslist.org. Spend 5 minutes on the site. Why do you think such a simple website as Craigslist can be so successful?Here's some more insight into the Craigslist phenomenon. I deleted some words from each text. Once you’ve…

The Jon Stewart Show 1.       Craig: I’m very glad to be here.2.       Jon: Why is it that horny people seem to have so many afternoons free?3.       Jon: In terms of … afternoon delight ...…

Task 1. Let’s listen to this college HW video to find out more about Craigslist. Pick the answers that are closest to what you heard in the video.  1.      What happened to communities in the dotcom age?         A. They…

Task 1. Word search. horny                                monetize…

 Task 1. Reading: Read the interview with Craig Newmark.Write out phrases next to the verbs below to illustrate the way people use them. See solutions in Comments. VERBS1.       charge (charge for job postings; Craigslist charges $75 to post a job…