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.