Unit 4 February 10: Downtown

above: OMBD staff (My Lan Tran is second from the left)

1. "Business Diversity in Richmond" presentation by My Lan Tran, Program Manager for the City of Richmond's Office of Minority Business Development
2. Idiom: "Make a buck" to earn money example: It's hard to make a buck running your own business.
3. Homework: write paragraph describing today's presentation
4. Optional: esl-lab.com "Business Communications"

Unit 4 February 5: Downtown

above: hotels often sell or give away complimentary postcards

1. Homework review: Practical grammar, workbook p. 28 final exercise on some and any
2. Authentic practice; The hotel check-in, textbook p.48 exercises A & B, listen to CD and answer
3. Idiom from esl-lab.com - "tighten your belt" = live on less money example: "We need tighten our belt and reserve a cheap hotel."
4. Homework: Authentic practice, workbook p.29 exercises 10 & 11
5. Optional: visit the web page for the City of Richmond's Office of Minority Business Development in preparation for Tuesday's guest speaker, My Lan Tran. Listen to pod casts, watch videos and read newsletters about entrepreneurship.