Song of the Week: Bono - Dreaming With Tears In My Eyes.

From the album The Songs of Jimmie Rodgers - A Tribute 


My heart is longing for you, love

I cared for you more then you knew

Though you have broken each promise

And yesterday's dreams are untrue


Alone, I'll be yearning tomorrow

When sunshine brings memories of you

My sunshine will turn into sorrow

As I dream of the love we once knew


Why should I always be lonesome

When sunny and blue are the skies

While shadows and loneliness linger

I'm dreaming with tears in my eyes


Why did you promise me sweetheart

Never to leave me alone

Yesterday's sunshine is faded

Your love wasn't true like my own


Alone, I'll be yearning tomorrow

When sunshine brings memories of you

My sunshine will turn into sorrow

As I dream of the love we once knew


Why should I always be lonesome

When sunny and blue are the skies

While shadows of loneliness linger

I'm dreaming with tears in my eyes




Read more at http://www.songlyrics.com/bono/dreaming-with-tears-in-my-eyes-lyrics/#OwOdlPOseV4FZUzp.99

D'Amico Shipping B2 Course Lesson 11

Class
Pronunciation workshop

'ea' spelling and vowel sounds

Pronunciation of regular past tense verbs - 'ed' endings.
Check: descended, anxiety, shuttered, barred, propped.

Today's exercises can be found on the pronunciation worksheet available here: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation
To download the British Council Sounds Right App go to : http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right
When working on your computer you can also use this phonemic chart: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

Song of the week.

At the lesson today, Andrea suggested that we consider using songs in the English language as an extension to our studies. From next week onwards, someone will be assigned to present a song to the group for everyone to listen to and discuss. Choose a song you particularly like but also pay attention to how the song might be used to improve some aspect of your English. 

Consider: vocabulary (collocation, idioms etc), grammatical structures (e.g. "Wish You Were Here" by Pink Floyd is a good example of how we use the past tense to talk about present wishes and hypotheticals) or pronunciation (rhyme schemes and rhythmn patterns).

Mirta will start the ball rolling with a song from The Cranberries. If you like you can post a Youtube link to the song in the comments section below. 

D'Amico Shipping B2 - Term 2 Lesson 10

Class
1. Pronunciation - the problem with vowel sounds and ed endings
To download the British council Sounds Right App go to : http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right
When working on your computer you can also use this phonemic chart: http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/phonemic-chart

2. Modals of Probability revisited - today's worksheet was an extract from the following page of my website: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

3. Business Advantage 2.2 Case Study Global Consumer Goods Industry
p. 21 - 22 Consumer goods sectors

Vocabulary & Collocation 
big high price
to tend to do something
inbuilt obsolescence 

Homework:
Complete the speed reading task on pages 22 - 23.
Follow the instructions and timings i.e. 2 minutes for phase one(orientation), 3 minutes for phase two (skimming), 2 minutes for phase three (scanning), 3 minutes for phase four (detailed reading).

Andrea - especially for you: Autumn Playlist

D'Amico Shipping B2: Term 2 Lesson 9

Future certainty & uncertainty

How do we convey this idea?

Through grammar (modals of probability, going to)

Through vocabulary (I suppose, I guess, defintely, probably, might well)

Through intonation (Compare: We may subcontract to a partner with We may subcontract that to a partner. )

Textbook p. 20

Corrections

How was it called?
What was it called?

Pronunciation

Hybrid (click on the link, listen and repeat - what is the vowel sound?)

Linked (the final ed should be pronounced /t/)

New vocabulary

Incentives

Oil well(s)/reserves/supply

Solar energy

S.U.V (Sport Utility Vehicle)

People carrier

people carrier

Going Further

Modals: For more notes and exercises see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

T Shirt of the Week

If you said 'could of' instead of 'could have', please don't think I won’t notice. You don’t even want to know what I think of your written English. For grammar pedants everywhere.

To order a t shirt click here: http://www.shotdeadinthehead.com/correction-t-shirt.html?utm_source=TP_FB_SD_IP&utm_medium=LN&utm_content=IP&utm_campaign=TOTD%20TP%20Correction%20FB

Learning Diagrammatically

Articles in English

Click on the link below to read an interesting article on different approaches to language learning.
http://blog.britishcouncil.org/2013/11/26/how-seeing-a-language-can-help-learners-retain-it/?utm_source=facebook-teachingenglish&utm_medium=wallpost&utm_campaign=bc-teachingenglish-facebook

Welcome Back D'Amico Shipping

Dear Students,

Next Wednesday (10th September) in-house lessons will resume at D'Amico Shipping. I hope you have had an enjoyable summer and are rearing to get back into your English course!

In preparation for next week take a look back over the first two chapters in the book and take stock. What vocabulary and structures do you remember? What have you improved on so far in the course? We have 12 lessons in this block, what do you want to achieve next?

I look forward to seeing you all again next week.

Sean

Can you name the two Ports featured in these photos?
What is their connection?