Men and Women: Conversation class notes

Great class last night! We were surprised that there wasn't more arguing!

Here are the notes:

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Try this quiz to practise ING and ED adjectives

Vocab List

to cheat on 

have an affair

remember- to remind me

bringing up the children\ raising

exception

nowadays\ these days

we are used to going - familiar\habit

we used to go - past

someone in your family

close - closer.... not as close

nowadays

Errors:

Can you remember the correct form?

-we are agree

-You have not a best friend?

-I have not  a dog.

-Have you a house at the sea?

Phrasal Verbs - B1 homework

• I heard a strange noise from my bike, but I kept on cycling
  

• After few km I couldn't shift gears because the shiftgear broke down 

• After A few kms I couldn't shift gears because the shift gear HAD brokeN down 

• Tomorrow I will take it to the mechanic, I hope to get it back soon

• I lost my notes, they turned up only after the exam.

• Mario is never on time, He make up some excuses every times.
• Mario is never on time, He makeS up some excuses every time.

1. The cash machine is broken down. Could lend me € 100? I'll pay you back tomorrow.
2. The cash machine HAS broken down. Could lend me € 100? I'll pay you back tomorrow.

1. Have you ever looked after a pet? Yes, I look after the neighbours cat when they are away
2. Have you ever looked after a pet? Yes, I looked after the neighbour’s cat when they are away

1. Why didn't you come to Barbara's birthday? My car broke down and I had to call the car mechanic and wait until 11 pm

1. If you ask for the bill in a restaurant and it is a bit pricey, how do you do? I call the waiter and I ask for explanations
2. If you asked for the bill in a restaurant and it WAS a bit pricey, WHAT WOULD you do? I’d call the waiter and I ask for AN explanation

5) How did you celebrate your degree? I took my parents and friends out for a dinner

New vocab from Conversation Class 21.4.2015

Words from the video:

cramped- crowded -overcrowded

escape

conflict

tackle

heartfelt- empathy

Words from the discussion:

citizenship

trafficking

easy-easier

vessel

too big

to give asylum

asylum seekers

Watch Out!

fall-fell

feel-felt

shoot-shot

Europe (no article)

The USA, The Netherlands, The UK

to risk + ING
risk dying,  risk losing, risk not seeing, risk feeling

Vocab from Conversation Class

QUIRKY

 

Do the shopping

Go shopping

Kinds of shop:

DIY store
a stationer's 
a newsagent's

a dry cleaner
a laundrette   

estate agent
a travel agent

mini-market

Newsagent

DIY

Stationery Shop

Mean / Tight

tight-fisted

adjective

informal

1. not willing to spend or give much money; miserly.

   synonyms:

   mean, miserly, parsimonious, niggardly, close-fisted, penny-pinching,cheese-paring, penurious, Scrooge-like, ungenerous

Things to remember:

AT the weekend

Once a week --- or ------once every two months

Once IN a while

organic

the mark up

to buy FROM 

fruit 

buying in bulk

take it TO   ------ go TO

bad - worse - worst

further

likely

Cultural Differences: conversation class 28/01/2015

Hi everyone,

We watched Derek Sivers: Weird, or just different?

on TED talks. Remember you can download the transcript to understand it in more detail.

More listening:
A few years ago HSBC put together a global campaign on cultural differences: it makes the point of cultural perceptions in a clear & funny way, giving examples from all over the world. Their slogan is “The world’s local bank”!  

Check out some of the adverts they made:

Writing - Photographs

Hi guys!

Homework B1 Group

Okay, this week's homework: writing!

Choose your favourite photograph and write 150-200 words about it. Include the information below, or use your own ideas

- How old were you?
- Who are you with?
- What's happening? Or what just happened?
- When and where was the photo taken?
- Why do you like it?
- Does it remind you of anything special?
- Where do you keep it? Display it?

Post your writing here or email it to me!

See here corrections: 

From Elvira:
It isn't simple for me to choose my favourite photograph. I've got so many pictures, and everyone every/each one reminds me of different moments of my life. So, for this homework, I decided to select one of my last Summer travel holidays. This image was taken 2 months ago (in September 2014). It represents me with my friend Barbara. We are at the amazing island of Itaca, where - as the classical myth says - the Greek hero Ulisse  was born. We've just arrived at the port and we are going to visit the little town. You can see us in the foreground, a part of the ship behind us, and the landscape on the background. I like this picture because it describes our friendship, and it also communicates to me a real sense of freedom. Indeed, we are not in pose, we wear casual dresses, and above all we have a tender attitude. I love my friends and I'm keen on taking pictures with them! 


From Mauro:
I love this photo. It has been was taken three years ago in the desert of Marocco. I was there with around 20 friends for a yoga retreat. We spent three days in on a trip in the desert, with camels and some local guides.
On In the evening our guides prepared the tents and the dinner. That day I saw, sitting on the top of a dune, to an incredible sunset. Sky, clouds and wind, the red of the horizon, that changed in other colours moving the head to up. Orange, blue, dark blue where the stars started to bright... We spent two hours seeing watching that wonderful show of the nature, in silent silence. After that we had dinner and before sleeping I took some pictures around of: to the tent, to camels, to the night.

Aperitivo in inglese: questo mercoledi' in Via dei Benci - Venite!!!!

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