Lesson 15 - venerdì 18 maggio 2012

SONG
Hometown Glory - Adele (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 5C - TRICK OR TREATMENT
Es. 6d p. 79: comment

THE INTERVIEW
Es. 5a p. 82: have a look at the glossary
Es. 5b p. 82: listen and answer the questions

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 5b p. 80
1) aim of this report
2) assess student satisfaction
3) rated the teachers very highly
4) As regards class sizes
5) the duration of classes
6) purchasing
7) The majority of students
8) the suggested changes are implemented
Es. 5c p. 81
1) speaking
2) general
3) view
4) considered
5) Overall
Es. 5d p. 81
1) purchasing new computers
2) to improve the registration process
3) reducing class sizes
4) changing / that you change the opening hours
5) to last an hour
Revise & Check p. 83
GRAMMAR
Es. a p. 83
1) to apologize / to have apologized
2) being told
3) to have seen
4) to be going out
5) to sit down
6) go
7) phoning
8) to be seen
9) to use
10) bring
Es. b p. 83
1) OK
2) I can hear
3) OK
4) You should have listened
5) is not permitted
6) OK
7) tastes like
8) don't need to
9) I needn't have taken
10) as if
VOCABULARY
Es. a p. 83
1) under
2) plaster
3) log
4) blister
5) scribbled
6) mule
7) osteaopath
8) along
9) glanced
10) post
Es. b p. 83
1) self-portrait
2) blink
3) installation
4) acupuncture
5) tremble
6) hypnotherapy
7) doodle
Es. c p. 83
1) misunderstood
2) demotivated
3) outnumbered
4) overrated
5) anti-war
6) undercharged
7) pre-paid
8) rearranged
Es. d p. 83
1) out
2) up
3) out
4) out of
5) down
6) in 

Lesson 14 - venerdì 4 maggio 2012

SONG
Conduct - Cranberries (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 5C - TRICK OR TREATMENT
Es. 1e p. 76: listen and complete
1) watching
2) viruses
3) defences
4) syndrome
5) strain
6) sweat
Es. 1f p. 76: comment
Es. 3a p. 77: listen and complete
+ to + infinitive
agree - can't afford - happen - manage - pretend - refuse - tend - threaten
+ gerund
avoid - can't help - can't stand - deny - imagine - involve - it's not worth - look forward to - miss - practise - regret - risk - suggest
+ infinitive without to
had better - let - would rather
Es. 4a p. 78: try to explain the meaning of the words
Es. 4b p. 78: listen and match the definitions with the words
1) hypnotherapy
2) herbal medicine
3) homeopathy
4) aromatherapy
5) reflexology
6) chiropractic
7) osteopathy
8) acupuncture
Es. 4c p. 78: listen and check; underline the main stressed syllable
hypnotherapy - herbal medicine - homeopathy - aromatherapy - reflexology - chiropractic - osteopathy - acupuncture
Es. 4d p. 78: listen and underline the main stressed syllable
an acupuncturist - a chiropractor - a homeopath - homeopathic medicine - hypnosis - a hypnotherapist - an osteopath - a reflexologist
Es. 5a p. 78: comment
Es. 5b p. 78: listen and answer the questions
Es. 5d p. 78: comment

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 6b p. 79
1a - 2b - 3b - 4a - 5c - 6a
Es. 6c p. 79
1) mainstream
2) unproven
3) ineffective
4) useless
5) sham
6) rip-off
7) mild

Lesson 13 - venerdì 13 aprile 2012

SONG
Give me all your luvin - Madonna (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 5C - TRICK OR TREATMENT
Es. 1a p. 76: do the quiz
Es. 1b p. 76: comment
Es. 1c p. 76: listen and answer the questions

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 2a p. 77
1) mule (very stubborn)
2) sheet (very pale)
3) fish (drinks a lot, usually alcohol)
4) post (can't hear at all)
5) log (sleeps very well; sleeps like a baby)
6) bat (can't see at all)
7) gold (very well-behaved)
8) dream (works very well)
9) flash (very quickly)
10) horse (eats a lot)

Es. 3b p. 77
1) both
2) being told
3) to have brought
4) both
5) to park
6) to last
7) worrying
8) to become

Grammar Bank 5C p. 150: gerunds and infinitives
Es. a p. 150
1) to have followed
2) to have been
3) to be told
4) running
5) to be working
6) to have saved
7) committing / having committed
8) to eat
9) phoning
10) to walk
11) to sit down
Es. b p. 150
1) haven't got / don't have enough eggs to
2) hate being waken up
3) Do you regret not having / not having had
4) without having finished school
5) 'd love to have gone / would have loved to have gone / 'd have loved to have been able to go
6) The children seem to be having a good time
7) plan is not to redecorate the kitchen

Lesson 12 - venerdì 23 marzo 2012

SONG
Vincent - Don McLean

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 5B - JUST ANY OLD BED?
Es. 2d p. 73: answer the questions
Es. 4 p. 74: read, listen and answer the questions

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 5a p. 75
1) onto / into / back / upon
2) towards / away / along
3) back / towards
4) round / back
Vocabulary Bank p. 164 - Place and movement
Es. a p. 164
1a) above / over
1b) over
1c) above
2a) under
2b) below
2c) under / below
3a) off
3b) away
3c) off / away
4a) inside
4b) into
4c) in
5a) on
5b) on top of
5c) onto / on
5d) on top
6a) out of
6b) outside
6c) out
7a) through
7b) across
7c) through / across
8a) along
8c) past
8c) round
9a) to
9b) toeards
10a) at / in
10b) in
10c) at

JUST A NOTE:
We have 4 lessons left:
Friday 13th April
Friday 4th May
Friday 18th May
Friday 25th May - Extra lesson at 19.00: English film and then English pizza

HAPPY EASTER! 

Lesson 11 - venerdì 9 marzo 2012

SONG
Into dust - Mazzy Star (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 5B - JUST ANY OLD BED?

Es. 1c p. 72: listen and answer
Es. 1e p. 72: comment
Es. 3a p. 73: read and listen to the poem and comment


HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 2a p. 72
1) look at / see 
2) looks as if
Es. 2b p. 73
1) Looks as if is followed by a clause (it looks as if it is alive); looks like is normally followed by a noun), even if in informal English it can also be followed by a clause.
Look at (guardare) is a conscious action; see (vedere) is not necessarily a consious action (you can see something without looking at it)

2) The other four senses are smell, hearing, taste and touch.
3) Smell: smell, sniff
    Hearing: hear, listen, sound
    Taste: taste
    Touch: touch, feel

Grammar Bank 5B p. 149
Es. a p. 149
1) correct
2) correct
3) I actually heard the bomb explode
4) It sounds like Beethoven's 7th
5) correct
6) It feels more like plastic
7) correct
Es. b p. 149
1) both
2) seems
3) seem
4) is looking
5) look
Es. c p. 149
1) like
2) seems
3) shut / close 7 slam
4) if / though
5) of
6) fishing
7) can't

Lesson 10 - venerdì 24 febbraio 2012

SONG
This is us - Mark Knopfler (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 5A - WHO'S IN CONTROL?

Es. 5c p. 71: listen and answer the questions
Es. 5d p. 71: listen and tick the suggestions mentioned
Es. 5e p. 71: comment
Es. 6a p. 71: listen and complete
A. Did you know that in Califormia schools they're not allowed to say "Mom" and "Dad" any more in case they offend someone from a on-parent family?
B. What a ridiculous idea!
A. Did you know that America was named after a British merchant called Ricahrd Ameryk?
B. How interesting! I'd aleays wondered where the name came from.


UNIT 5B - JUST ANY OLD BED?
Es. 1a p. 72: look at the photos and comment; check the real works of art on p. 118

Lesson 9 - venerdì 10 febbraio 2012

SONG
Mr. Saxobeat - Alexandra Stan (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 5A - WHO'S IN CONTROL?
Es. 1a p. 68: read and comment
Es. 1b p. 68: omment on the title of the article
Es. 1c-d p. 68: read the article and discuss
Es. 1g p. 69: answer the question and comment
Es. 3a p. 69: read and comment on the proposed lawsEs. 3b p. 69: propose a new law and try to convince your mates to vote for you
Es. 4b p. 70: explain the meaning of the highlighted words
Es. 5b p. 70: do the quiz and check your answers on p. 117-119


HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 2a p. 69
1) The same in meaning, but it is not permitted is more formal.
2) The same register, but a slight difference in meaning: you'd better is stonger than you ought to and suggests that something negative may happen if you don't.
3) The same register, but a slight difference in meaning: we're supposed to speak English suggest that there is an obligation to speak English but that people don't always do it.
4) The same meaning and register.
5)The same register, but completely different meaning: I should have means that it was an obligation but I didn't do it, I had to means that it was an obligation and I did it.  
Es. 2b p. 69
Grammar Bank 5A p. 148 - Permission, obligation and necessity
Es. a p. 148
1) supposed to park
2) you'd better put that cigarette out
3) have lost my temper
4) not permitted / not allowed / forbidden
5) have to wear a seat belt 7 must wear a seat belt
6) allowed to swim
7) have to wear a tie
8) ought to get / should get
9) got to fnish the sales report
10) needn't bring your car / don't need to bring your car
Es. b p. 148
1) have to pay
2) is not permitted / is not allowed
3) better not be
4) needn't pay me
5) shouldn't have said
6) had to change
7) ought to do
8) allowed to use / supposed to use
9) needn't have brought / taken / worn / put on
10) supposed to wear
Es. 4c p. 70
1) misjudged
2) rewrite
3) antivirus
4) prearranged
5) outsells
6) pro-government
7) demotivated
8) underprepared
9) overcharged
10) outdoor
READ AND WRITE A COMMENTARY ON THE FOLLOWING SHORT STORY
The Demon Lover by Elizabeth Bowen

Lesson 8 - venerdì 27 gernnaio 2012


SONG

Last Friday night (TGIF)  - Katy Perry (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


FACT OR FICTION
The interview
Es. a p. 66: read the glossary
Es. b p. 66: listen to part 1 and answer the questions
Es. c p. 66: listen to part 2 and answer the questions
Es. d p. 66: listen and complete
In the street 
Es. a-b p. 66: listen and answer the questions
Es. c p. 66: listen and comment


HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Revise & check 4
Grammar 
Es. a p. 67
1B - 2A -3B - 4B - 5C - 6A - 7C - 8A - 9C - 10C
Es. b p. 67
1) to learn
2) would have enjoyed
3) travelling
4) pay
5) doesn't mind
6) would win
7) hadn't been wearing
8) to attend
9) Had...told
10) catching
11) wouldn't be living
12) have seen
Vocabulary
Es. a p. 67
1) landline
2) casualties
3) ceasefire
4) voicemail
5) minded
6) enquiries
7) sighted
8) siege
9) worn
10) arrows
11) retreat
12) refugees
Es. b p. 67
1) broken
2) get
3) up
4) blow
5) out
6) up
Es. c p. 67
1) of
2) on
3) with
4) on
5) on

Lesson 7 - venerdì 20 dicembre 2011

SONG
If the stars were mine - Melody Gardot (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 4C: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT
Es. 4a p. 62: answer the questions and comment
Es. 4b p. 61: read and comment
Es. 6a p. 63: listen, answer the questions and comment
Es. 6c p. 63: answer the questions
Es. 7 p. 63: song Addicted to love - Robert Palmer 
You can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni"
WRITING: DISCURSIVE ESSAY - A BALANCED ARGUMENT
Es. 4a p. 64: discuss
Es. 4b p. 64: read the model essay
Es. 4c p. 64: choose an introductin and a conclusion and explain why



HOMEWORK
Planning what to write p. 65
Write an essay of your choice

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 4c p. 63
1C - 2B - 3A - 4A - 5C
Es. 5a p. 63
1) with
2) to
3) to
4) on
5) with
6) to
7) of
8) for
9) on
10) of
11) on

Lesson 6 - venerdì 16 dicembre 2011

SONG
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star - Fredrika Stahl (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 4B: HELP YOURSELF
Es. 4e p. 59: listen and complete
1) Well, I have quite a few friendes who are into psychology.
2) I see myself as a bit of an expert on diet books.
3) According to this book, making a marriage work is entirely up to the wife.
4) ... the husband doesn't have to do anything at all.
5) The wife just has to try to be exactly what her husband wants her to be, and then everything will be just fine.


UNIT 4C: CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT IT
Es. 1b p. 60: read, answer the questions and comment
Es. 1c p. 61: listen and complete
1W - 2M - 3F - 4T - 5Th - 6M
Es. 1e p. 61: listen, answer the questions and comment
Es. 1f p. 61: answer the question and comment
Es. 2a-b p. 61: listen and complete
1st column: addiction - anxious - condition - crucial - obsession - officially- pressure - technician
2nd column: attachment - century - future- switched
3rd column: conclusion - decision - occasion - pleasure
4th column: arrangement - engaged - journalist -message - surgery
Es. 3d p. 61: answer the questions and comment


21.45: Christmas pizza all together at "Pizzeria Tre Lanterne"


HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 5a p. 59
1) second-hand
2) long-term
3) last-minute
4) duty-free
4) worn-out
6) home-made
7) air-conditioned
8) part-time
9) narrow-minded
10) well-behaved
Es. 5c p. 59
mass-produced
short-sighted
high-heeled
kind-hearted
blue-eyed
hands-free
first-class
easy-going
left-handed
absent-minded
Es. 1a p. 60
1) to call - to phone - to ring
2) a. give
    b. make
3) a. up
    b. turn / switch
    c. off
    d. up
    e. out
    f. through
    g. speak
    h. put
4) a. charge
    b. landline
    c. engaged
    d. missed
    e. directory
    f. voicemail
    g. pay phones
Es. 3a p. 61
1D - 2F - 3B - 4E - 5A - 6C
Es. 3b p. 61
1 and 4 are third conditionals (if + past perfect, would have + past participle). They are used to talk about hypothetical situations in the past and their consequences.
3, 5 and 6 are second conditionals (if + past simple, would + infinitive). They are used to talk about hypothetical or improbable situations in the present / future and their consequences.
2 is a mixed conditional (a combination of a second and a third conditional). It refers to a hypothetical situation in the present (If I wasn't a journalist) and the consequence it would have on the past (I would never have done the experiment). If I wasn't could also be If I weren't with no change in meaning.
Grammar bank 4C p.147: conditional sentences
Es. a p. 147
1) right
2) if the camp wasn't / weren't so ceowded
3) right
4) right
5) if she hadn't got injured last month
6) right
7) They would have gor divorced ages ago
8) If the strom hadn't been at night
9) right
Es. b p. 147
1) provided 7 providign
2) Even
3) long
4) Had
5) condition
6) whether
7) even
8) as / so
9) Supposing
10) whether
11) Had

Lesson 5 - venerdì 2 dicembre 2011

SONG
It's oh so quiet - Björk (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 4B: HELP YOURSELF
Es. 3a p. 57: listen and complete
1) Would you mind opening the window? It's a bit stuffy in here.
2) To Victoria Station. And can you hurry, please?
3) Could you do me a favour? I need someone to help me with htis report.
4) If you're going to the canteen, do you think you could get me a sandwich?
5) Would you mind asking your parents to come next weekend, and not this one?
6) Could you possibly give me a lift to the station? My car's being serviced.
Es. 3b p. 57: listen again to the polite and impolite intonations
Es. 4a p. 58: look at the covers and comment
Es. 4b p. 58: read and comment
Es. 4c p. 58: listen and answer the questions


Next time, Friday 16th December, at 21.45, just after the lesson: Christmas pizza all together at "Pizzeria Tre Lanterne"

Lesson 4 - venerdì 25 novembre 2011

SONG
For once in my life - Tony Bennet - chosen by Danila (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")


TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig


UNIT 4A: HISTORY GOES TO THE MOVIES
Es. 5b p. 55: listen and answer the questions
Es. 5d p. 55: answer the question and comment
Es. 6a p. 55: listen and complete
1) obviously
2) all in all
3) in fact
4) apparently
5) basically


UNIT 4B: HELP YOURSELF
Es. 1a p. 56: answer the questions and comment
Es. 1b p. 56: read and comment
Es. 1c p. 56: read and comment
Es. 1e p. 57: answer the questions and discuss
Es. 3d p. 57: try to persuade your mates to do something for you


HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Grammar bank p. 145 - Discourse markers
Es. a p. 145
1) basically
2) in any case
3) obviously
4) I mean
5) at least
6) all in all
7) by the way
8) otherwise
9) in fact
10) talking of
Es. b p. 145
1) on the whole
2) anyway / in any case / besides
3) after all / I mean
4) talking of
5) by the way / incidentally
6) at least / on the other hand
7) actually
8) in other words
9) as far as...is concerned
10) otherwise
11) on the one hand, on the other hand
Guess the sentence - Student A p. 117
Es. a p. 117
1) A lot of people say the book is better than the film, but actually I preferred the film.
2) He's supposed to be really mean. Apparently, he never buys his wife a present on her birthday.
3) It wasn'ta particular nice day for the garden party, but at least it didn't rain.
4) The sea was blue, the sun shone, and the picnic was marvellous. All in all, it was a great day.
5) On the one hand, dogs are far better company than any other pets, but on the other hand you have to take them for a walk at least twice a day.
6) Make sure your suitcase weughs less than 20 kilos, otherwise you may have to pay extra.
Guess the sentence - Student B p. 119
Es. a p. 119
7) I'm not sure you would enjoy the play and in any case it will be very difficult to get tickets.
8) Some of the teachers aren't very stimulating, but on the whole I think it is a good school.
9) Laura's husbandonly thinks of himself and he always gets his own way. In other words, he is totally selfish.
10) I have my own import-export company. Basically, I buy and sell fruit and vegetables.
11)  I don't feel like going to Miranda's birhtday party and besides, I haven't go tanything to wear.
12) It's no big surprise that Leo didn't do very well in his exams. After all, he didn't study at all.
Es. 2a p. 57
1) ok
2) when I was a child I was often made to do the washing up.
3) I want you  to finish these exercises in five minutes.
4) ok
5) ok
6) I don't mind you not finishing/ if you don't finish everything, but at least eat your vegetables!
7) I suggest you take the 7.30 train - it'll be less stressful than trying to catch the earlier one.
8) ok
9) ok
10) The job involves me travelling abroad at least twice a month.
Grammar bank p. 146 - Verb + object + infinitive or gerund
1) I dislike people answering their mobiles in restaurants.
2) The situation at work made me feel uncomfortable.
3) We have arranged for you to stay with a British family.
4) I don't mind Jane coming, but I'd rather her boyfrined didn't.
5) I would hate you to think I didn't enjoy myself, because I did!
6) I didn't expect you to pay for everything.
7) I would love you to stay for a few days.
8) This job will involve you travelling a lot.
9) I reminded Hannah to do the washing up.
10) I can't imagine you being shy!
11) The money my uncle left me enabled us to buy a bigger flat.
12) The guards prevented us from crossing the border.
13) Would you prefer me to call back/if I called back later?
14) We don't want to risk the car breaking down while we're on holiday.


Lesson 3 - venerdí 11 novembre 2011

SONG
The Sound of Sunshine - Michael Franti & Spearheads (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 4A: HISTORY GOES TO THE MOVIES
Es. 1a p. 52: answer the question
Es. 1b p. 52: read and complete
Braveheart
1) rebel
2) overthrow
3) outnumbered
4) arrows
5) troops
6) victorious
Gone with the wind
1) Civil War
2) side
3) besieged
4) looted
Spartacus
1) weapons
2) forces
3) rebellion
4) defeat
5) casualties
6) capture
Es. 1e p. 53: explain the differences
1) A spear is longer than an arrow and is thrown; an arrow is shot from a bow.
2) Survivors are people who are not killed in a war or an accident; refugees are people who have to leave their homes because of a war or a political situation.
3) A coup is when a small group of people try to overthrow a government or change the political system; a revolution is when the mass of the population try to do the same thing.
4) A ceasefire is when two sides agree to temporarily stop fighting; a treaty is when two or more sides sign an agreement.
5) To withdraw means to move to another place for tactical reasons; to retreat means to move away from an enemy because you have lost the fight or because you are in danger.
6) To defeat sb means to beat them in a war or battle; to overthrow sb means to remove them from power using force.
Es. 4a p. 54: answer the question
Es. 4b p. 54: read and answer the question
a
Es. 4c p.55: choose the correct answer
1b - 2c - 3c - 4b - 5c
Es. 5b p. 55: listen and answer the questions


HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Vocabulary bank p. 163 - History and warfare
Es. 1 p. 163
1) cannon
2) spear
3) shield
4) machine gun
5) arrow
6) bullet
7) bow
8) sword
9) missile
Es. 2a p. 163
1) refugees
2) casualties
3) forces
4) troops
5) snipers
6) civilians
7) the wounded
8) survivors
9) ally
Es. 2b p. 163
1) revolution
2) coup
3) ceasefire
4) civil war
5) siege
6) treaty
Es. 3 p. 163
1) overthrew
2) broke out
3) blew up
4) withdrew
5) shelled
6) retreated
7) surrendered
8) defeated
9) captured
10) looted
11) declared
Es. 2a p. 53
capture - captive/captor - captive - capture
civilization - civilian civil/civilized - civilize
execution - executioner - execute
history - historian - historical/historic
looting - looter - loot
rebellion - rebel - rebellious - rebel
siege - besiege
survival - survivor - surviving - survive
withdrawal - withdraw
victory - victor - victorious
Es. 4e p. 55
1) released
2) big screen
3) final credits
4) plot
5) premiere

Lesson 2 - venerdí 28 ottobre 2011

SONG
The Golden Age - The Asteroids Galaxy Tour (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 3: COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH - WOMEN AND MONEY
The interview
Es. 3c p. 50: listen to part 2 and make notes
Es. 3d p. 50: listen, complete and explain the meaning
1) focus on: give attention to one particular subject
2) massive amounts: very large sums of money
3) in hindsight: the understanding that you have of a situation only after it has happened
4) along with: in addition to
5) having a roof over her head: to have somewhere to live
6) dropped out of school: to leave school early
In the street
Es. 3a p. 50: listen and answer the questions
Es. 3c p. 50: listen and complete
Es. 3d p. 50: answer the same questions

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Revise & Check 3 
Grammar
Es. a p. 51
1) Not only did we see the sights
2) I think he might have got lost
3) OK
4) The waiter probably didn't notice
5) it's time youwent to bed
6) OK
7) OK
8) must be baking
9) OK
10) I'd rather you came
Es. b p. 51
1) to arrive
2) were we
3) to have heard
4) had they got / did they get
5) hadn't bought
6) be trying
7) started
8) had I seen
9) work
10) you didn't park
Vocabulary
Es. a p. 51
1) bite my tongue
2) beyond her means
3) behind my back
4) cost a fortune
5) spends money like water
6) can't make ends meet
Es. b p.  51
1) slammed
2) whispered
3) whistled
4) sighed
5) rattled
6) screeched 
Es. c p. 51
1) buzz
2) drip
3) small talk
4) thought-provoking
5) bland
6) fare
7) shares
8) budget
9) fee
10) intriguing/interesting
Es. d p. 51
1) wealthy
2) implausible/improbable
3) tight-fisted
4) penniless
5) vast
6) adhere to
7) profoundly
8) vast

Lesson 1 - venerdì 14 ottobre 2011

SONG
My Sharona - The Knack (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 3: WRITING A REVIEW
Key success factors p. 48: read and comment 
Es. 3a p. 48: answer the question and comment
Es. 3b p. 48: read the book review and comment
Es. 3c p. 49: read the extracts and the rules for participle clauses
Es. 3e p. 49: underline the adverbs of degree

UNIT 3: COLLOQUIAL ENGLISH - WOMEN AND MONEY
The interview
Es. 3a p. 50: have a look at the glossary
Es. 3b p. 50: listen to part 1 and answer the questions

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 3b p. 48
3 - 2 - DS - 1 - 3 - 4 - DS - 1 - 2 - DS - 4
Es. 3d p. 49
1) Believing him to be the murderer...
2) Armelle, forced to marry a man she does not love, ...
3) Simon, realizing that...
4) First pubished in 1903, it has been...
5) Deeply ashamed of how he has behaved, ...
6) Set during the First world War, it...
7) Hearing the shot...
Es. 3f p. 49
1) OK 
2) VERY can't be used with strong adjectives like "fascinating" and "amazing", which already mean "very interesting", "very surprising"
3) OK
4) RATHER means "quite" and is not generally used with strong adjectives like "thrilling"

Calendario corso inglese mir 2011 / 2012

This year we will follow a short advanced English Course, that will be the continuation of last year's course. 
It will be open only to last year's students and we will use the same textbook, starting exactly from where we had stopped.
There will be 15 lessons instead of 30 (that is 30 hours instead of 60) and we will meet once every two weeks, on Friday, from 19.30 to 21.30.
This is the calendar for the first lessons:
Friday 14th October 
Friday 28th October
Friday 11th November
Friday 25th November
Friday 2nd December
Friday 16th December
A you can see, the last lesson in November and the first lesson in December are near, so that we can avoid having a lesson on 9th December, when some of you are perhaps going out on a short holiday.
We will prepare the calendar for the following months all together during these first lessons and according to your necessities.

I hope to see you again soon!

Lesson 31 - lunedì 30 maggio 2011

Well, we have also come to the end of the 2010/2011 English Course edition...
The course could not end in a better way: Barbara and I have decided to prepare something to eat during the film! She prepared some delicious little sandwiches and I prepared some little chocolate croissants as a dessert.
We were so sad for the end of the course that we forgot taking the usual pictures of our food creations: therefore, I am sorry, but I cannot show the images :-(
Summing up, I want to thank all my students for the great enthusiasm and the active participation they have shown during the lessons: they have given useful and interesting ideas and opinions, they have made me laugh with their written compositions and their brilliant interventions and they have also made me put on some kilos with their delicious recipes.
I hope these lessons have been useful and interesting for them as they have been for me: I have certainly learnt a lot from these fantastic students! 

FILM
How to lose a guy in ten days

Lesson 30 - giovedì 26 maggio 2011

The English course has nearly finished, but the cake competition hasn't: in fact, Alessandra and Nicoletta have decided to take part with their fantastic cheese cake. And, to demonstrate that this is a serious game, they have also made use of the precious contribution of an external collaborator: Nicoletta's sister! And we must say that the result was delicious, as you can see from our smiles in the following pictures...
SONG
American Pie - Madonna (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 3 p. 162
rich
1) rich, wealthy
2) affluent
3) well-off
4) loaded 
poor
1) poor
2) penniless
3) hard up
4) broke 
Es. 4 p. 162 
1D - be very expensive
2F - spend money in large quantities
3E - its products are worth the price
4H - can't live on the money you have
5C - have a negative bank balance
6b - mean
7A - have a lot of money but not know how to spend it
8G - living a lifestyle which they can'y afford    

UNIT 3C: ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM AFFLUENZA?
Es. 6b p. 47: read the glossary and listen to the first part of the lecture
Es. 6c p. 47: listen again and answer the questions
Es. 6d p. 47: listen to the second part of the lecture and choose the correct answer
1B - 2A - 3C - 4B - 5A

Lesson 29 - 19 maggio 2011

SONG
A lady of a certain age - Neil Hammond (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 1 p. 162
1) budget
2) grant
3) loan
4) fees
5) fare
6) charge
7) savings
8) donation
9) fine
10) instalment
11) deposit
12) will
13) overdrafr
14) lump sum

Es. 2 p. 162
Consumer society. a society where buying and selling material goods is considered very important
Standard of living: the amount of money and level of comfort that a particular person or group has
Income: the money sb receives for their work
Inflation: the rise in the price of goods and services which results in a fall in the value of money
Cost of living: the amount of oney you need to spend to cover the basc necessities
Can't afford: not having enough money
Interest rates: the percentage of extra money that you have to pay back when you borrow money from a bank
In debt: owing money
Mortgage: money lent by a bank to buy a house
Shares: units of equal value into which a company is divided and sold to raise money
Stock market: the business of buying and selling shares and the place where this happens
Currency: the sysem of money used by a country
Exchange rate: the amount of money you get when you change one currency into another

UNIT 3C: ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM AFFLUENZA?
Es. 4a p. 46: answer the question
Es. 4b p. 46: read and comment
Es. 4d p. 46: explain the meanings
1) they can depend on their husbands to earn enough money to cover all their expenses
2) made it difficult to live in the space of their flat and on the money they eraned
3) not say what you really want to say because it might upset sb or cause an argument
4) try to get the job of deputy head at the school where he works
5) becoming 13, 14, etc. years old
6) wanting what other people have so much that it almost makes you feel ill
7) even if he became head teacher, he wouldn't earn nearly as much money as her friends' hsbands do
8) complain about
9) do sth that corrects a bad situation
10) without her husband knowing
11) there a lot of advantages to
Es. 4e p. 46: choose the sentence that best sums up your reaction
Es. 5a p. 47: answer the questions
Grammar bank 3C p. 144: unreal uses of the past tenses
Es. 5c p. 47: choose and answer one question

HOMEWORK: es.3 - 4 p. 162

Lesson 28 - 12 maggio 2011

SONG
Kick Ass - Mika (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 3B: LOST IN TRANSLATION
Es. 6b p. 43: listen and answer the questions

Es. 6c p. 43: choose the correct answer
1C - 2C - 3B - 4C - 5B - 6A - 7C - 8A

UNIT 3C: ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM AFFLUENZA?
Es. 1a p. 44: read the definitions and try to guess the meaning of the woed "afflenza"
Es. 1b p. 44: read the product description and the review
Es. 1c p. 44: answer the questions
Es. 2c p. 45: choose the right word
1) broke
2) loan
3) red
4) in
5) loaded
6) exchange rate
7) standard
8) make
Es. 2d p. 45: hoose and tell about a person you know
Es. 3b p. 45: listen and check
Es. 3c p. 45: put the words in the right columns
1) bear - pear - wear
2) appear - earring - fear - clear - nuclear
3) earth - learn
4) beat - creak - deal - neatly -please - scream
5) death - jealous - plesure - spread - unhealthy
6) break - steak
7) heart

HOMEWORK: es.1e - 1f p. 45; es. 1 - 2 p. 162

Lesson 27 - 5 maggio 2011

SONG
Mad world - Elisa (thanks to Nicoletta - you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. p. 143
1) Not until years later did I realize my mistake.
2) Never had we seen such magnificent scenery.
3) Not only did they dislike her, but they also hated her family.
4) Only when we had read his autobiography did we understand what he had really suffered.
5) Hardly had we started to eatwhen we heard someone knocking at the door.
6) Rarely have I read such a badly written novel.
7) Not until the sun set did we put down our tools and rest.
8) Not only was the hotel room deprssing, but it was cold as well.
9) Only when it was unusually cold did they light the fire.
10) No sooner had he gone to sleep that there was a knock on the door.
11) Only then did I realize the full scale of the disaster.
12) Scarcely had I destroyed the evidence when the police arrived.
13) Never has he regretted the decision he took on that day.
14) Only when I had spoken to the manager was the problem sorted out. 

UNIT 3B: LOST IN TRANSLATION
Es. 3a p. 41: match the halves of the sentences
1B - 2A - 3D - 4C - 5E 
Es. 4a p. 42: listen and write the last word you hear
Es. 4b p. 42: read the information box
Es. 4c p. 42: listen and check
Es. 5a p. 42: answer the question
Es. 5b p. 42: read the two extracts and answer the questions
Es. 5c p. 42: read the article and answer the questions 
Es. 5d p. 42: match the highlighted words to their meanings
1) barely 
2) profoundly
3) arguably
4) vast
5) bland
6) awkward
7) quirky
8) lowly
9) syaccato
10) neatly
11) smooth
12) faithful
Es. 5e p. 42: answer the question

HOMEWORK: es.7a p. 43

Lesson 26 - giovedì 28 aprile 2011

SONG
Breathless - The Corrs (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. a p. 142
1) must have moved them
2) Correct
3) it must be
4) Correct
5) she definitely won't like it
6) bound to be late
7) Correct
8) she must still be studying
9) Correct
Es. b p. 142
1) probably won't have time tocall in and see us
2) may never get over
3) should have heard the news by
4) can't have left my credit card in the restaurant
5) is bound to like the scarf
6) is unlikely to resign
7) must have been in love with her
8) you definitely lock
9) likelythat the couple will get divorced  

UNIT 3B: LOST IN TRANSLATION
Es. 1a p. 40: do the quiz
1) F, I
2) F, J
3) L, G
4) F, B
5) F, F
6) L, C
7) F, D
8) L, A
9) F, E
10) F, H 
Es. 1b p. 40: answer the questions
Es. 2a p. 42: complete
1) moving
2) thought-provoking
3) heavy-going
4) gripping
5) entertaining
6) intriguing
7) implausible
8) fast-moving
9) depressing
10) haunting 
Es. 2b p. 41: match the adjectives to a book or film
Es. 2d p. 41: talk about your reading tastes
Grammar Bank 3B p. 143: adding emphasis (1) - inversion

HOMEWORK: es.p. 143

Lesson 25 - giovedì 21 aprile 2011

SONG
Who said - Planet Funk (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Grammar
Es. a p. 35
1) When I was a child, I used to have / I had really long hair.
2) The boss appears to have a new secretary.
3) Did you really use to wear glasses?
4) Correct
5) I need to get my passport renewed urgently.
6) Correct
7) Correct
8) Correct
9) Could you get your brother to have a look at my car?
10) When I saw that she was wearing trousers, I was very suprised.
Es. b p. 35
1) that I had made a big mistake
2) seems to have
3) you get the tap fixed
4) is expected to resign
5) According to the daily Mail
6) it will get broken
7) There are said to be
8) They don'tusually get to the airport
9) the dog hd been sleeping on my bed all night 
Vocabulary
Es. a p. 35
1) friendship
2) freedom
3) neighbourhood
4) fear
5) shame
6) poverty
Es. b p. 35
1) take
2) spare
3) get
4) cope
5) left
6) know 
Es. c p. 35
1) lost
2) pushed
3) life
4) nerves
5) messge
6) way
8) out
Es. d p. 35
1) by
2) at
3) before
4) off
5) down
6) away
7) out
8) over

UNIT 3A: BREAKING THE SILENCE
Es. 4a p. 38: choose the right form
1) it can't be
2) he probably hasn't
3) it must have been
4) is likely to call
5) must be working 

Grammar Bank 3A p. 142: speculation and deduction
Es. 5a p. 38: read the article and answer the questions
Es. 5d p. 39: listen and answer the questions
Es. 5f p. 39: complete
1H - 2E - 3B - 4I - 5A - 6C - 7D
Es. 5h p. 39: answer the questions 

UNIT 3B: LOST IN TRANSLATION
Quotation p. 40: read and comment

HOMEWORK: es. a - b p. 142

And after the lesson: pizza at Pizzeria Centro at 21.30.

Lesson 24 - lunedì 18 aprile 2011

FILM IN ENGLISH
Valentine's Day

Lesson 23 - giovedì 14 aprile 2011

SONG
Tom's Diner - Suzanne Vega (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. b p. 161
1) tick
2) sniff
3) click
4) splash
5) bang
6) creak
7) buzz
8) hoot
9) tap
10) slurp
11) hiss
12) drip
13) roar
14) whistle
15) hum
16) slam
17) crunch
18) snore
19) rattle
20) screech, crash 
Es. 2 p. 161
1) scream
2) yell
3) giggle
4) whisper
5) mumble
6) groan
7) stammer
8) sob
9) sigh 

UNIT 3A: BREAKING THE SILENCE
Pronunciation p. 37: read the explanation
Es. 2a p. 37: listen and repeat
Es. 2b p. 37: listen and repeat
Es. 3a p. 37: answer the question
Es. 3b p. 37: listen and tick the best summary
Es. 3c p. 37: listen and answer the questions
Es. 3d p. 37: answer the question
Es. 3e p. 37: answer the question

HOMEWORK: Revise & Check 2 p. 35

Lesson 22 - giovedì 7 aprile 2011

SONG
Speak now - Taylor Swift (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. a p. 141
1) becoming
2) buy
3) persuade / convince
4) have
5) received
6) catch / take
7) arrive / be
8) fetch / bring
9) be
10) persuade / convince
Es. b p. 141
1) got my work permit renewd
2) get used to driving
3) nearly got killed
4) get my sister to babysit
5) get all the locks changed
6) got stopped
7) get my eyes tested
8) got bitten

UNIT 3A: BREAKING THE SILENCE 
Quotation p. 36: read and comment
Es. 1a p. 36: answer the questions
Es. 1b p. 36: make your hit parade of the most annoying noises in an office and comment
Es. 1c p. 36: listen to the noises and comment
Es. 1d p. 36: add other annoying noises and comment
Es. 1f p. 36: listen to the sounds and complete the sentences
Article p. 36: read and comment

Save these dates:
Monday 18/04/11 Extra Lesson from 20.30 to 22.30: we are going to see a film
Thursday 21/04/11 Lesson from 19.30 to 21.30 (as usual) and then pizza at Pizzeria Centro

Barbara, we hope everything is ok! See you soon!

HOMEWORK: Vocabulary Bank p. 161 (es. a - b part 1 SOUNDS and es a - b part 2 THE HUMAN VOICE)

Lesson 21 - giovedì 31 marzo 2011

SONG
Something in the water - Brooke Fraser (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 1 p. 160
1) get the impression
2) get a shock
3) get the chance
4) get the joke
5) get to know
6) get hold of 
7) get rid of
8) get my own back on
9) get into trouble
10) get out of the way
Es. 2 p. 160
1I - 2J - 3A - 4F - 5D - 6C - 7E - 8B - 9H - 10G
Es. 3 p. 160
1J - 2A - 3K - 4D - 5B - 6C - 7L - 8E - 9F - 10G - 11I - 12H 

UNIT 2C: 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
Grammar bank p. 141: get

UNIT 2: TIME AND TECHNOLOGY
The interview
Es. 2b p. 34: listen to part 1 and answer the questions
Es. 2c p. 34: listen to part 2 and answer the questions
Es. 2d p. 34: listen and complete
1) to some extent
2) goes down
3) you can't be bothered
4) I've had it in for
5) for the sake of it
6) a blacklash against
7) in my lifetime
In the street
Es. 2a p 34: listen and answer the questions

HOMEWORK
Es. a - b p. 141

Lesson 20 - giovedì 24 marzo 2011

Today, our recipe game recorded a new success: Leonardo arrived with a fantastic chocolate cake made with his hands, to be garnished with zabaglione sauce...
We drank the drinks that Massimo had taken last time, even if Massimo was absent this time... Sorry Massimo, but we have left some for you, anyway ;-)!
This time, the quality of the pictures is not very good, but it is better than nothing, to illustrate our delicious lessons!
SONG
Tell your mama - Norah Jones (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 1 p. 159
1) waste
2) save
3) kill
4) take
5) make up for
6) take 
7) give
8) spare
9) take up
10) have
11) run out of

Es. 2 p. 159
1) on
2) before
3) by
4) in
5) at
6) off
7) in / for
8) from / to
9) at
Es. 3 p. 159
1I - 2B - 3J - 4D - 5F - 6G - 7E - 8C - 9A - 10H 

UNIT 2A: AN ARTICLE
Es. 2b p. 32: read the artickle and choose the best title 
Es. 2d p. 33: find sysnonyms
1) these days, today, nowadays
2) boys and girls, youngsters, young people
3) by themselves, on your own
4) toys, pastimes
Es. 2e p. 33: find synonyms
1) enormously
2) neighbourhood children
3) racing
4) hazardous
5) scarcely
6) could possibly afford
7) idyllic

UNIT 2: TIME AND TECHNOLOGY
The interview
Es. 2a p. 34: have a look at the glossary
Es. 2b p. 34: listen to part 1 and answer the questions

HOMEWORK
Es. 1 - 2 - 3 p. 160; es. a - b p. 33: write an article about one of the many aspects of life that have changed over the last 30 years (marriage, dating and the role of women or men); you can follow the tips on p. 33

Lesson 19 - giovedì 10 marzo 2011

SONG
History repeating - Propellerheads - Miss Shirley Bassey (thanks to Giulio) you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig 

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Revise & check p. 19
Grammar
Es. a p. 19
1) though
2) their
3) got
4) there
5) one
6) as
7) herself
8) so
9) have / get 
10) because 
Es. b p. 19
1) I've broken my glasses. I need to have them mended.
2) If one learns a few phrases, the local people will appreciate it.
3) They managed to get to the meeting on time despite the heavy traffic / despite the traffic being heavy.
4) The flight was cancelled due to the fog.
5) Jane and Martha see each other about twice a month.
6) The children managed to wrap the present by themselves.
7) I haven't seen him since 1998.
8) She wore dark glasses so as not to be recognized.
9) If we buy a disheasher we won't have to do the washing up.
10) She hasn't got any pictures yet so her flat looks a bit bare. 
Vocabulary
Es. a p. 19
1) teeth
2) mind
3) run
4) trousers
5) guns
6) terms 
Es. b p. 19
1) career
2) part-time
3) alike
4) half-sisters
5) take after
6) synonym 
Es. c p. 19
1) of
2) off, up 
3) up
4) off
5) in
6) with, on 
Es. d p. 19
1) challenging
2) competitive
3) unsuccessful
4) rebellious
5) enjoyable
6) repetitive 

UNIT 2C: 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
Es. 5b - 5c p. 30: listen and answer the questions
Es. 5e p. 30: listen and complete
1) good match
2) fall for
3) go for
4) go off
5) long-term
6) turn-off
7) getting involved
8) carried out
Es. 6a p. 31: answer the questions
1C - 2B - 3A
Es. 6c p. 31: answer some of the questions

HOMEWORK
Es. 1 - 2 - 3 p. 159
The next lesson will be on Thursday 24th March, 2011.

Lesson 18 - giovedì 3 marzo 2011

SONG
Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones (thanks to Massimo - you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig 

UNIT 2C: 50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER
Es. 1a p. 28: read and comment
Es. 1c p. 28: read and complete
1b - 2a - 3c - 4a - 5a - 6c - 7b - 8c - 9a - 10c - 11b - 12b
Es. 1b p. 28: answer the questions and comment
Es. 1e p. 29: read the sayings and comment
Es. 2b - 2b p. 29: read and listen to the correct pronunciation
Es. 3a p. 29: answer the questions
a) get your own back
b) get over
Es. 4 p. 29: listen to the song "50 ways to leave your lover" - Paul Simon
Es. 5a p. 30: read and comment
Es. 5b p. 30: listen and answer the questions

HOMEWORK
Revise & check p. 19

Lesson 17 - giovedì 25 febbraio 2011

Today I decided to take part in the cake competition started by Giulio and prepared my chocolate cake, in order to make our English lesson sweet...
You can find the recipe in the section "Ricette" under "Dolci": it is really an easy cake and you need only 30 minutes to make and cook it.

SONG
Sweet disposition - The Temper Trap (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. a p. 130
1) seems / appears
2) would
3) seems / appears
4) said / supposed
5) According
6) seems to / appears to
7) There
8) to
9) that 
Es. b p. 140
1) appear / seem that people who work night shifts die younger.
2) have escaped to France.
3) expected to make a statement this afternoon.
4) has been announced that the new drug will go on sale shortly.
5) are believed to be responsible for the rise in life expectancy.
6) to the manual, you have to charge the phone for at least 12 hours.
7) appears to be intending to lower interest rates.
8) has been suggested that the painting is fake.
9) seem / apppear to be more cyclists than there used to be.

UNIT 2B: ARE THERE REALLY 31 HOURS IN A DAY?
Es. 3a p. 26: read and comment
Es. 3b p. 26: listen and complete
Es. 3d p. 26: listen and complete
Es. 3e p. 26: give advice to the five callers
Es. 3f p. 26: listen and comment
Es. 3g p. 26: listen to the whole programme
Es. 3h p. 26: answer the questions
Es. 4a p. 27: complete and explain the meanings
1) wasting my time: using time badly
2) spare time: more time than you need, free time
3) saves...time: allows you to do something quicker
4) short of time: you don't have enough time
5) time's up: the time allowed for something has come to an end
Es. 5 p. 27: answer the questions of the time questionnaire

HOMEWORK
Es. 2c p. 25; just start doing revise & check p. 19

Lesson 16 - giovedì 17 febbraio 2011

SONG
What a feeling - Irene Cara (thanks to Danila - you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. a p. 139
1) was sitting - had been crying
2) both
3) both - had died
4) didn't use to look
5) both - both
6) had crashed - was pouring 
Es. b p. 139
1) spent / would spend / used to spend
2) had died
3) cooked / would cook / used to cook
4) took / would take / used to take
5) was invited /had been invited
6) told
7) was going
8) tried
9) got
10) decided
11) was sleeping
12) wanted
13) had been told
14) climbed
15) saw
16) had been asking
17) refused / had refused
18) heard
19) realized
20) had got up
21) was coming
22) opened
23) had caught
24) had forbidden 

UNIT 2A: ONCE UPON A TIME
Es. 5a p. 23: make abstract nouns from the given words
-hood: adulthood, childhood, neighbourhood
-ship: friendship, membership, partnership, relationship
-dom: boredom, freedom, wisdom
-ness: happiness, illness, kindness, sadness
-tion: celebration, competition, imagination
word changes: afraid - fear, ashamed - shame, believe - belief, dead - death, hate - hatred, lose - loss, poor - poverty
Es. 5c p. 23: complete
1) hatred
2) fear
3) happiness
4) imagination
5) poverty
6) boredom
7) illness
8) freedom 

UNIT 2B: ARE THERE REALLY 31 HOURS IN A DAY?
Quotation p. 24: comment
Es. 1a p. 24: answer the questions and comment
Articles p. 24 - 25: read and comment 
Es. 1d p. 25: complete
1) gadget
2) frenzy
3) blizzard
4) catch up with
5) peak
6) juggle
7) engrossed
8) cope
9) clog
10) overcome
Grammar Bank p. 140: distancing expressions

HOMEWORK
Es. a - b p. 140

Lesson 15 - giovedì 10 febbraio 2011

Today's English lesson could not start in a better way: Giulio, a very good pastry cook, arrived with a fantastic nut cake made with his hands!
We were all happy and ate and drank to his health!
Now, we are waiting for his nut cake recipe and, in the meantime, the English course recipe competition can start: who will be able to do better than Giulio? We are ready to taste and give our judgement ;-)  

SONG
The one that I want - Grease soundtrack (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 2A: ONCE UPON A TIME
Grammar Bank p. 139: narrative tenses
Es. 4a p. 22: listen and match the people to their emotion
1) happiness
2) fear
3) surprise
4) disappointment
5) sadness 
Es. 4b p. 22:listen and answer the questions
Es. 4c - d p. 22:listen and answer the questions
Es. 4e p. 22: listen and answer th questions
Es. 4f p. 22: tell your story / memory

HOMEWORK
Es. a - b p. 139; write a short paragraph on your childhood (you can follow the models on p. 20 or you can comment on the quotation on p. 20)

Lesson 14 - giovedì 3 febbraio 2011

SONG
La bonne cuisine (Four recipes) - Leonard Bernstein (thanks to Leonardo - you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

UNIT 1: FAMILY SECRETS
THE INTERVIEW
Es. c p. 18: listen and answer the questions
Es. d p. 18: listen and complete
IN THE STREET
Es. a p. 18: listen and answer the questions
Es. b p. 18: listen and answer the questions
Es. c p. 18: listen and complete

UNIT 2A: ONCE UPON A TIME
Es. a p. 20: read and choose the headings
1) Nightmares
2) School
3) Food
4) Toys and games
5) School holidays
6) First love
7) Illness

NO HOMEWORK FOR NEXT TIME

Lesson 13 - giovedì 27 gennaio 2011

SONG
I can feel your heartbeat - Enrique Iglesias (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 5a p. 14
1) idiom
2) collocation
3) register
4) phrasal verb
5) slang
6) colloquial
7) synonim
8) metaphor
Es. 5b p. 14
1) refuse to change your mind
2) say exactly what you think
3) be determined to continue despite the difficult circumstances
4) have different opinions
5) be the dominant partner

UNIT 1: A LETTER OF APPLICATION
Es. a p. 16: read the advertisement and comment
Es. b p. 16: read the letter and comment
Es. a p. 17: read the advertisement and comment 

UNIT 1: FAMILY SECRETS
THE INTERVIEW
Es. a p. 18: read the definitions
Es. b p. 18: listen and answer the questions 
Es. c p. 18: listen and answer the questions

HOMEWORK
Es. 5c part 2 p. 16; es. 5e p. 17; write a letter of application for one of the two jobs advertised (follow the model on p. 16 and the tips and instructions on p. 17).

No lesson - giovedì 20 gennaio 2011

Sorry students, there will be no lesson on Thursday, 20th January.
Of course, we will make up for the lesson when it is more convenient for you.
See you on Thursday, 27th January!
Your teacher Manuela

Lesson 12 - giovedì 13 gennaio 2011

SONG
Rolling in the deep - Adele (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. a p. 138
1) both
2) you
3) both
4) herself
5) their
6) both
7) they
Es. b p. 138
1) their - they
2) herself
3) They
4) each other (or one another)
5) -
6) yourself (or yourselves)
7) you (or one)
Es. c p. 138
1) it - There
2) There - it
3) it
4) It - It
5) There
6) It - There 

UNIT 1C - WHOSE LANGUAGE IS IT?
Es. 3a p. 13: have a look at some useful phrases
Es. 3b p. 13: read and comment
Es. 4a p. 14: have a look at the glossary 
Es. 4b p. 14: answer the questions
Es. 4c p. 14: listen and comment 
Es. 4d p. 14: answer the questions
Es. 4e p. 14: listen and comment 
Es. 6a - 6b p. 15: listen and check the pronunciation 

HOMEWORK
Es. 5a - 5b p. 14

Lesson 11 - giovedì 23 dicembre 2010

SONG
Mele Kalikimaka - Mina (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 2 p. 158
1) takes after
2) distant
3) an only
4) alike
5) close
6) brothers and sisters / siblings
7) brought up
8) grew up
9) grown 
10) relationship
11) relations / relatives
12) ancestors 
Es. 3 p. 158
1F - 2A  - 3C - 4H - 5B - 6G - 7D - 8E

UNIT 1C - WHOSE LANGUAGE IS IT?
Es. 1a p. 12: comment
Es. 1b p. 12: read the first part of the article and check your answers to es. 1a
1) FALSE: around one-quarter of the world's population can communicate reasonably well in English
2) TRUE
3) TRUE
Es. 1c p. 12: correct the mistakes and comment
1) I think the film starts at 8.
2) Is there a restaurant in the hotel?
3) I think the women normally talk faster than the men.
4) My friend gave me some very good advice.
5) I phoned to my brother but his mobile was switched off. 
6) We discussed about global warming in class yesterday.
Es. 1d p. 12: read the second part of the article and answer the questions
1) All of them
2a) The writer thinks grammatical accuracy is important in written English, for example, if you want to get an article published in an academic journal.
2b) The writer thinks it does not matter in spoken English, where simply being understood is the main aim,   especially as in most cases both speakers are non-natives.
Es. 1f p. 13: answer the questions and comment
Es. 2a p. 13: correct the mistakes
1) correct
2) There It used to be a cinema near here, but it closed down.
3) correct
4) I never used an electric razor when I shave myself. I prefer the old-fashioned sort.
5) Two men were sitting in the café talking to themselves  each other about the match.
6) correct
7) They have a terrible relationship. They don't understand one other  one another at all.
8) correct
Grammar Bank p. 138: pronouns

HOMEWORK
Es. a - b - c p. 138; es. 6a p. 11: choose one topic and write your comment on it

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!
See you again on 13th January, 2011.

Lesson 10 - giovedì 16 dicembre 2010

SONG
Mr. Brown is back in town for Haiti - A. Pellizzari & S. Cogo (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. a p. 137
1) right
2) right
3) Has your husband got to work / Does your husband have to work tomorrow?
4) right
5) How long have you had
6) right
7) My parents had many problems with my sister when she was a teenager.
8) I haven't had a holiday for 18 months.
9) right 
Es. b p. 137
1) She hasn't got / doesn't have any brothers or sisters.
2) We used to have a family photograph taken every year.
3) All visitors to this site have to wear a hard hat.
4) He hasn't seen his father since 2009.
5) He hasn't got / doesn't have the right qualifications for this job.
6) We don't have to do it now / haven't got to do it now.
7) The sea water was amazingly clear and warm - we had a swim every morning.
8) How long have you got on badly?
9) I need to have the central heating fixed. I think the thermostat is broken. 

UNIT 1B - WHO AM I?
Es. 4b p. 10: listen and check
1) The eldest son and heir to the throne is the second from the left (Prince Fernando no. 3)
2) The King's sister is the old woman behind Prince Fernando (no. 4); the King's brother is the ols man behind the king (no. 10).
3) There are two theories about the mistery woman (no. 5): a) she may be Princess Maria Amalia, one of the King's daughters, who had died in childbirth three years before the picture was painted and she may be looking away because she is dead; b) she may represent the woman that Crown Prince Fernando would marry in the future and she may be looking away becouse she didn't exixt at that time.
4) The Queen's brother is second from the right (no. 12).
5) Goya made the Queen, Maria Luisa (no. 7), the central figure in the painting because she had a very strong personality and she completely dominated her husband the King.
6) The man in the background on the left is the painter, Goya (no. 2).
Es. 4c p. 10: listen and answer the questions
1) B - E
2) A - D
3) A
4) C
5) A 
Es. 5a p. 11: answer the questions
10 and 7: brother-in-law and sister-in-law
6 and 12: niece and uncle (but also sister-in-law and brother-in-law, because her uncle married one of her sisters)
8 and 4: nephew and aunt
13 and 9: grandson and grandfather 
Es. 1 p. 158: read and explain the meaning of the bold expressions
- Nuclear family: basic family unit composed of parents and children
- Stepfather / stepmother: the person married to your mother or your father, but who is not your biological parent
- Stepsister / stepmother: the daughter or son of your stepfather or stepmother
- Halfsister / halfbrother: a girl or a boy who as one parent in common with you
- Single parent: a man or woman who is bringing up a child alone
- Father figure: could either be the real father or another male who acts as an emotional substitute and role model for a child who has no father
- Extended family: the family all together, including grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc.
- Great-grandparents: the parents of your gradparents
- Great-great-grandparents: the parents of your grandparents   
Es. 5c p. 11: do the quiz
1) Great-granmother
2) Extended family
3) Single-parent family
4) A stepbrother is not your biological parent; a half-brother has a parent in common with you 
5) A nuclear family is the basic family consisting of parents and children; an extended family is a group which includes not only parents and children but also grandparents, uncles, aunts, etc.
6) Take after your father means to look or behave like your father; look like your father means to have a similar appearance to your father
7) My sister and my cousin aren't on sèpeaking terms.
8) My brother and I don't see eye to eye about politics.
9) Who wears the trousers in their marriage?
10) I'm sure they have a few skeletons in their cupboard.
Es. 5d p. 11: answer the questions

HOMEWORK
Es. 2-3 p. 158; imagine your family portrait and decide who you want in it and where they are going to stand and why: write a short paragraph to describe it

Lesson 9 - giovedì 9 dicembre 2010

SONG
The logical song - Supertramp (you can find the lyrics and the video in the section "Musica" under "Canzoni")

TEXTBOOK
New English File Advanced - Oxford University Press - Clive Oxenden and Christina Latham-Koenig

HOMEWORK CORRECTION
Es. 1d p. 8
1) plan
2) get
3) make
4) catches
5) go with
6) face
7) tell - hurt
8) keep

UNIT 1A - WHAT MOTIVATES YOU?
Es. 6b p. 7: listen and comment 

UNIT 1B - WHO AM I?
Es. 2a p. 8: match
1F - 2G - 3E - 4H - 5A - 6C - 7D - 8B 
Grammar Bank p.137: have - have got
Es. 3 p. 8: listen to the song and fill in the gaps
1) wonderful
2) magical
3) sensible
4) responsible
5) practical
6) dependable
7) cynical
8) simple
9) absurd
10) fanatical
11) respectable
12) presentable
Es. 4a p. 10: look at the picture and answer the questions
 
HOMEWORK
Es. a - b p. 137; write a short comment to the quotation on p. 8