Today is the first class in our current four-class set. We will begin class with unit 7 in our grammar book.

The phrase of the week is, "pawn off." We use this phrase in a negative way when we give responsibility to someone else. For example, "I was supposed to buy my mom a gift, but I pawned it offed to my brother." We can also use this phrase in a literal sense and actually pawn something off at a pawn shop. People will bring their valuable items to a pawn shop and receive a cash loan. If they are not able to pay back the loan, the shop will keep their valuables. 

Today's reading is about underperformers on a team. The listening material is an audio clip from Japanese businesswoman Tomoko Namba, the CEO of DeNA. The vocabulary words will come from the reading. Please be able to describe them. 

Vocabulary

• remiss - (adj) lacking care or attention to duty; negligent.
• misbehavior- (noun) the action of misbehaving; bad behavior.
• retain - (verb) continue to have (something); keep possession of.
• integrity - (noun) the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness.

Click HERE for the reading