Online Class Notes (Jesse)

Write about your trip to sanya – feel free to write during the trip if you can! Like a diary 🙂 – what have you been doing? talk about the best and worst things that have happened, any interesting things you’ve seen etc.

Review some of the notes we’ve done and think about the words and grammar. Think of some other sentences you might be able to use these words in during your life or work.

Enjoy your trip!! 😀

Last week the currently 12 most relevant European football teams announced the creation of the European Super League (ESL). The ESL was born to substitute the main football event in history: The Champions League. The project, led by Mr Perez – the president of Real Madrid, would be financed by JP Morgan, which would inject 3.5 billion euros in the new tournament. However, the initiative collapsed in less than 48 hours. After massive negative media coverage, fans disappointment and players fury, there were no alternatives from the heads unless to give up on the utopic project.

The political influence and tentative in transforming the European tournament into a new business model would only benefit the high management of the League. It would be an unexpected profit for the shareholders, thanks to TV contracts and increased revenue from the new competition. Consultation with the fans, players and small teams were skipped.

In the end, the ESL project was a clear example of what can go wrong when there is an overemphasis on property rights without an acknowledgment of broader responsibilities and costs for stakeholders.

Last week the 12 currently most relevant / the biggest / the most popular / the richest European football teams (at the moment) announced the creation of the European Super League (ESL). The ESL was born to substitute or be in addition to the biggest football event in history: The Champions League. The project, led by Mr Perez – the president of Real Madrid, would be financed by JP Morgan, which would inject 3.5 billion euros in / into the new tournament. However, the initiative collapsed in less than 48 hours. After massive negative media coverage / negative media attention, fans disappointment and players fury, there were no alternatives from the heads except to give up on the utopic project.

The political influence and attempt to transform the European tournament into a new business model would only benefit the upper management of the League. It would be considerably profitable / it would generate a considerable profit for the shareholders, thanks to TV contracts and increased revenue from the new competition. Consultation with the fans, players and small teams were skipped / didn’t happen / Fans, players and the smaller clubs were neglected throughout the process / left out of the process / were left behind.

In the end, the ESL project was a clear example of what can go wrong when there is an overemphasis on property rights without an acknowledgement of broader responsibilities and costs for stakeholders.

Vocabulary

this is a tentative arrangement = it’s not a definite / final arrangement

final decision < > tentative arrangement

Unless you do your homework, you won’t improve 
You won’t improve unless you do your homework = you must do your homework to improve

You can do many things, except breaking the rules. = you can’t break the rules
I will give everyone cake except you = you won’t get cake

sleet – icey rain / not snow

my lips crack / chapped lips
eg. I get chapped lips in winter due to the cold
eg2. my lips are getting cracked from the constant cold air hitting them while I ride

chap stick / lip balm – “lip stick” for dry lips

i felt myself dry – i felt dry / I felt I was dry 

i’ll try to manage with my boss – work it out / sort it out 

i was listening some tv – I was watching some TV / I was listening to the TV 

he had a sign which said “hello” / a sign which had “hello” written on it

i dont know if i’m right – from what i heard / apparently / as far as I know  

Pronunciation

juventus – “you ven tus”