Assignment 13: Listening/writing

Video 1 & 3 was not available on the website.

Video 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWDnlY5MWkc

Abi Signorelli is the director of Internal Communications at Virgin Media. She is going to give a workshop on July 24. In this interview she tells what you can expect from the workshop.

She is going to show new releases in the technology. She shows what these products are, and how you can use it. She is going to tell something about Twitter, Boo and Flock. Twitter is a small messenger chat. Boo and Flock are phone blogs.

The technology is changing very quickly. Some people are scared of the new technology. She thinks there is no need for. The new technology opens many doors. When there is a new release she knows it first. She can see what the opportunities are. Abi want to help people to show them how the new technologies works. She is also very curious what other people’s thoughts are and what they’re doing.

4.2 Role play: The magazine

F. Marketing manager

• More contact than anyone else with managers and employees around the world.
• Not enough is done to bring everyone together, feeling of belonging to a family.
• Information in the magazine is already out of date before it is published.
• What you need instead is something much simpler, less glossy, more information.
• Creating an intranet website.
• News on screens in the entrance hall or staff restaurant.
• Weekly newsletter bij e-mail; provide staff with up to date information.

Student life in Holland 4

This time I want to tell something about the public transport.

It was Friday, and I had to go to school. My first lesson started at 9 o'clock. If I have to be in school at 9 o'clock, I must take the train about 10 minutes past 8.
My alarm clock ringed and I woke up. I couldn't get out of bed immediately. About 10 minutes later I looked at my clock. It was 8 o'clock!!! I jumped out of bed. I knew that I would not make the train. I thought: 'if I have to take a train later, I have time to take a shower'. I went to the bathroom and took a shower. I didn't had time to eat breakfast or make lunch for school.
Finally I had reached the train at 25 minutes past 8. I was very fast in the morning. Most of the time I need an hour to get ready. The train from Woerden to Utrecht takes about fifteen minutes. Fortunately, I don't have to sit long in the train. In Utrecht I have to take the bus to the Uithof. My school is at the Uithof in Utrecht. The bus takes also about fifteen minutes. The only drawback is that it is so busy at the bus stop. There are many people waiting for the same bus. Sometimes I have to let 3 busses passed before I can get on. Fortunately, this Friday was not very busy. Maybe because it was a little bit later than usually. Eventually I was at school about 10 minutes after 9 o'clock. I was only 10 minutes late! I was suprised that the trip had gone so fast.

Assignment 11: Reply to a request

Annie M.G. Schmidtweg 14
3446 ZJ Woerden
The Netherlands
Tel: 06 504 894 70
Email: liesbeth.s88@hotmail.com

25 September, 2010

Dreamtime Movies Universal Ltd
54 Oxford Road,
Skagnes SK3 4RG
Tel: 0223 123 4567
Email: info@dreamtimemovies.com.uk

Subject: Refer to a letter

Dear Sir/Madam,

Thank you so much for your letter. Unfortunately, I cannot send you the brochure and price lists you ask for. The reason I cannot send you this is because I do not have the brochures and price lists for 2010 yet.

I have a small business in website editing services. I checked your website and I thought maybe you are interested. The services I offer is a complete facelift, renewing the website and keep it up to date. I would like to know in which four languages you want to translate your website. I also would like to know what price you had in mind for the translation.

Please find enclosed a price list for the website editing services.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. I look forward to your response.

Yours faithfully,

Liesbeth Slooijer

Assignment 8: Interview with Catherine Cummings

www.youtube.com/watch?v=yeafit4ii1s

1. What is remarkable about the comments and the bloggers of the Federal Reserve Bank?
You can give anonymous comments, and you can write anonymous a blog .

2. The Federal Reserve Bank opened a blog to create "buzz". What is meant by this, in other words, what was the purpose of opening a blog?
The popularity of the website took off very much. They create buzz to attract people. They want more people visit the website.

3. What was the female recruiting manager's blog mainly about?
She is a fulltime mother and a fulltime manager for people who need her.

4. What was the purpose of her blog?
She tries to recruit people for the FED.

5. Which words show that the FED does exercise a form of control on the blogs?
Regulated, moderated .

6. By what kind of people were the very first FED blogs written?
By senior management.

7. Have the blogs changed the way that people who work for the FED think about internal communications?
Yes, because senior management used to write te blogs, and there was no possibility to respond anonymous. Nobody wrote comments on the blogs. It's possible now to respond anonymous, so the staff will do that often.

8. What is the latest development in the company as far as media are concerned?
There are flatscreens in the bank of the elevators has. Through the flatscreens, they can show some information from the internet.

9. Catherine Cummings says that this medium to communicate with staff is better than an older medium. Which more old-fashioned way of communicating with staff does she mention?
Memo's and meetings

10. What is the next big thing in social media at the FED?
Design of the intranet

Assignment 7: Letter of enquiry

Annie M.G. Schmidtweg 14
3446 ZJ Woerden
The Netherlands

19th September 2010

City College Manchester
5 Crescent Road
Crumpsall
Manchester M8 5UF

Subject: Course 'English as a Foreign Language'.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I searched on the internet for a English course for international students. I found the website of City College Manchester, and I read about the 'English is a Foreign Language' course. The course appeal to me. My name is Liesbeth Slooijer. I am 21 years old. I live in the Netherlands, in Woerden. That's a small town near by Utrecht. I study at the Faculty of Communication and Journalism of the University of Utrecht. I am interested in this course because I have to choose a minor for 6 months. My english level is medium. I can understand people, and I can familiar myself but I would like to improve my level. That's why I want to do my minor in a foreign country.

I have a view questions about the English course for international students. When is the course and for how long? What is the level of the course? Is there an exam at the end of the course? Do I have to find my own place to sleep or get it regulated? I would be most grateful if you could answer my questions.

Thanking you in advance for your information.

Yours faithfully,

Liesbeth Slooijer

Student life in Holland 3



The Dom church



If you want to go to school in Utrecht, you get a lot to do with the city. Maybe you have to move to the city because your parental home is to far away. Utrecht is not a very big city, but it´s nice. There are a lot of shops for clothing but also for jewelry or music and movies. Most of the time when I go shopping, I go to Utrecht. Utrecht is also a beautifull city to visit. The city is famous for his historical canals, and the monumental church ´the Dom´. The church is open for visitors every day. There are daily church services. Music plays a big part in the church services. There are concerts every week on Saterday. You can also climb the tower. The tower is quite high. When you are on the top of the tower, you have a nice view over the old city. You can see the Dom-tower from far outside the city. The tower is about 112 metre high. The Dom-tower is the highest church tower in the Netherlands.