Creativity - conversation class 8/4/2014

Hi everyone,
Here you can find the video from yesterday's lesson:

For listening practice, please watch this link:
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/britain-great/creativity-great-part-1

If you like, you can try the tasks at the bottom of the page too.

For grammar practice, please see:
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm

For, in, on, to or from?!

Check out this list of common verb + prepositions:

FOR	IN	ON	TO	FROM
apologise for	participate in	focus on	object to	suffer from
hope for	be inherent in	insist on	be allergic to	choose from
wait for	be lacking in	concentrate on	belong to	recover from
pay for	believe in	depend on	subject to	save s/o from

Tip!
When you come across new verbs, always write them down and learn them with their preposition if they have one.

Exercise:
How many phrases can you write using the verbs above?

Music is GREAT!

Right guys, watch part one again so that you can complete your homework (Gianni!!) and then watch part two. Try doing the tasks!

Food is GREAT Britain

Short video describing modern attitudes to British food culture and dispelling myths about overcooked meat and soggy veggies!

How many different dishes can you pick up?

Interview Dos and Don'ts

Check out the video from this week's conversation class on what to do and what not to do during a job interview:

Different points of view

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:

http://www.ted.com/talks/derek_sivers_weird_or_just_different.html

4 ways to use SHOULD

Should I stay or should I go?

"Should" is most commonly used to make recommendations or give advice. It can also be used to express obligation as well as expectation.

Examples:

1. Recommendation

• When you go to Berlin, you should visit the palaces in Potsdam. 

2. Advice

• You should focus more on your family and less on work.

3. Obligation

• I really should be in the office by 7:00 AM. 

4. Expectation

• By now, they should already be in Dubai.

Need practice? Check out these links:

Test your modals: 

click here for explanation of should and shouldn't plus plus quick grammar quiz

click here for a quick quiz to test your knowledge of common modals - easy

click here for a quick quiz to test your knowledge of common modals - medium

*Conversation Class 9/10/2013