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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!