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"