LESSON BTS CG1 THURSDAY THE 20 TH OF MARCH

 

LESSON BTS CG 1 MARCH THE 20 TH

GOAL : work session 2

 

Words of the day :

it is essential to .................have a well paid job	ɪt ɪz ɪˈsɛnʃᵊl tuː .................hæv ə wɛl peɪd ʤɒb
it is crucial to ...............receive some social benefits	ɪt ɪz ˈkruːʃᵊl tuː ...............rɪˈsiːv sʌm ˈsəʊʃᵊl ˈbɛnɪfɪts
it is important to.................... have equal opportunities	ɪt ɪz ɪmˈpɔːtᵊnt tuː.................... hæv ˈiːkwəl ˌɒpəˈʧuːnətiz
it is paramount to .............have some leisure time	ɪt ɪz ˈpærəmaʊnt tuː .............hæv sʌm ˈlɛʒə taɪm
it is foremost to ................hold a top job	ɪt ɪz ˈfɔːməʊst tuː ................həʊld ə tɒp ʤɒb

 

STEP 1 VOCABULARY TEST 

-  earn (gagner) a lot of money = where you are paid handsomely

-a well-paid job

- a decent , respectable job

-a secure (sur) job

- better oneself ( amèliorer sa condition sociale)

- be tempted by

- a skilled job ( qualifié)

-a manual worker #a white -collar worker

-a working class  person # upper class person

-a civil servant (un fonctionnaire)

-tiring

-wear yourself out (s’épuiser)

-some leisure time /leisure activities

-travel abroad

- a band (un groupe musical)

-be on the dole = be unemployed= be redundant

-get on well with someone (bien s’entendre avec qq)

-an employee # an employer

-a degree = a diploma

-be trampled  (être écrasé)

-a yobbo = a tramp (un clochard)

-be disappointed = have a disappointment

-pass an exam

-social welfare (la sécurité sociale)

- the social benefits ( les prestations sociales)

-a dead-end job (un travail sans débouchés)

-a part-/full time job (un travail à temps partiel /plein

-toil (travailler dur)

 -a workaholic ( un bourreau de travail)

- be overworked (etre surmené)

- live on a pension (vivre à la retraite)

-equal opportunities (égalité des chances)

 -sex discrimination/ be prejudiced against

 -a demeaning job ( un travail avillissant)/

 -Hold a top job (occuper des postes importants)

 -work flexi-time (avoir des horaires souples)

 -the unemployment rate (taux de chômage)/ be on the dole (être au chomage)

 

 

STEP 4 WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT ?

1.    …………………………………..

STEP 6 LISTEN WITH THE TRANSCRIPT   

It is difficult to pinpoint what an accountant does because there are so many areas  in accounting like tax and audit.Like i said before  or real estate there is a lot of areas an accountant can specialize in .

The days of an accountant sitting in a cube crunching numbers are really going away or are gone .

An accountant has to take those numbers and  figure what the meanings are behind those numbers  and very importantly be able to communicate  that meaning to upper management and those within the business  and also make decisions  that would be consistent with the numbers  and consistent with companies strategy .

So an accountant is really a partner  to upper management  aiding them in making decisions

Step 7 WORKING ON THE TEXT A° FIND THE TRANSLATION FOR THE FOLLOWING TERMS

1)    1.       Mettre le doigt sur F	a)    taxes
2)    2.       L’immobilier G	b)    aid
3)    3.       De nombreux domaines C	c)    in many areas = fields =domains
4)    4.       Faire des calculsJ	d)    upper management
5)    5.       La comptabilité E	e)    accountancy
6)    6.       Les impots A	f)     pinpoint
7)    7.       Coherent  I	g)    real estate
8)    8.       Comprendre   H	h)   understand their meaning
9)    9.       Apporter une aide     B	i)     consistent
10) 10.   La direction ( d une entreprise)  D	j)      crunch numbers

 SO ONCE AGAIN WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO BECOME AN ACCOUNTANT ?

 

B) GRAMMAR TIME

1. trouvez dans le texte la traduction de : il y a / comment se conjugue t il ? 

THERE IS : THERE ARE 

 IL S ACCORDE AVEC CE QUI EST DERRIERE 

ex:  there are so many areas

 there is a lot of areas

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

2. « It is difficult to pinpoint.. » traduire cette construction ?

il est difficile DE mettre le doigt sur ...

……………FORMULE = it is + adjectif + TO + bv ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

APPLICATION :Traduire les phrases suivantes :

a)      Il est ridicule ( ridiculous) de dire qu’un comptable ne fait que faire des calculs toute la journée

……IT IS RIDICULOUS TO SAY (THAT ) AN ACCOUNTANT ONLY CRUNCHES NUMBERS ALL DAY LONG ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

b)      Il est impossible de comprendre la comptabilité si on n’a  PAS un diplome d’expert comptable

…IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO UNDERSTAND ACCOUTANCY IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A DIPLOMA AS A CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

c)       Il est excitant de considerer que le comptable  est  un partenaire à part entiere de la direction .

……IT IS EXCITING TO CONSIDER THAT THE ACCOUNTANT IS A FULL TERM PARTNER WITH/ TO THE MANAGEMENT ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

 

STEP 8 RECAP ask each other the following questions

1.what is important in a job for you ?

2. what would be your dream job ?

3. what does an accountant do ?

4. why did you decide to become an accountant ? Why did you decide to study accountancy ?

 HOMEWORK 

TEST JEUDI  27 :  SAVOIR REPONDRE AUX QUESTIONS SUIVANTES ?

 

1.what is important in a job for you ?

2. what would be your dream job ?

3. what does an accountant do ?

4. why did you decide to become an accountant ? Why did you decide to study accountancy ?