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