Air New Zealand

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/air-nz-swap-hobbits-hotties-in-latest-safety-video-5825959

What do you think of this new air safety video by Air New Zealand?

Air New Zealand has win awards for it's Welcome to Middle Earth air safety campaign featuring characters from The Hobbit and highlighting the link between the movies and New Zealand as a tourist destination but this is a different direction for the airline.

Controversial...Sexist or very clever marketing because everybody is talking about it?

What do you think?

Teamwork and Collaboration

Working together can be great but of course it can also have its challenges..

What difficulties or problems do you think can happen when people work together in a group?

How can these problems be resolved or avoided in the first place?

Here is an article about the trend of shared working space in New Zealand. Please feel free to comment on the article or the questions above...


http://www.nzherald.co.nz/small-business/news/article.cfm?c_id=85&objectid=11195756

See you tomorrow..

Getting to know each other.

It was great meeting everybody today and everybody sharing their experiences and giving their opinions in the various groups.Did you enjoy the activity above? As I said in class, I would like you to feel free to contribute your ideas and comments on this blog and if any of you would like to help manage the blog, that would be great!

Why do you think a class blog is a good idea?

What do you think you will learn?

See you tomorrow..

Welcome to Business English Class Blog

Hi Everyone,

My name is Melody and I will be your Business English tutor. I have been an English Language teacher since 1996 and have worked in lots of different countries.I came to teach in New Zealand in 2003.I am originally from England. Have any of you ever visited England?

As you can see I am also a Mum to two children, Tom and Evie.I first started teaching Business English in Italy, helping various learners with English for meetings and presentations.I then worked back in the UK, Portugal and Australia before coming to New Zealand. I am a certified International Business English trainer and  have worked with students from around the world.What I love about teaching Business English is that by studying  this type of course you will have the opportunity to expand your vocabulary, practise lots of real life language, discover cultural diversity in the world of  doing business and collaborate and contribute your skills and opinion.

So here is the first question to you all. In the world of business icons, who do you admire the most and why?

Have any of you heard of Richard Branson? I really admire him but he didn't give up on his dreams.
Here is a link to some information about him....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Branson

Please share your Business Icons...it would be so interesting to see who you choose and why.