Post CPE Lesson 3

Class

(1) Presentation 

Wish List  by Pearl Jam

I wish I was?
You may sometimes hear "was" used, since the subjunctive is relatively uncommon in English and people sometimes forget to use it, but "were" is definitely the correct verb.
For a discussion of I wish I was/were and the subjunctive see: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/subjunctive-verbs?page=all

(2) Language Training

Exercises from Gold

P. 85 Collocation. Same word/different context.

P. 120 Prepositions and particles

(3) Discussion 

Driverless Cars

Link: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/13/self-driving-cars-bmw-google-2020-driving

New Vocabulary

Malfunction (noun and verb)

Negligence (noun)
Tantamount to (adjective)
If you say that one thing is tantamount to a second, more serious thing, you are emphasising how bad, unacceptable, or unfortunate the first thing is by comparing it to the second - e.g. What he is saying is tantamount to heresy.

Commonly Confused Words

Incident or accident?

Pronunciation

Variable (note the syllable stress)

Corrections

Drive a plane x

Drive a bike x

Fly a plane

Ride a bike

Scaring x

Scary

Drive you at your destination x

Drive you to your destination

They always run a lot x

They always drive/go too fast

They always speed

Examinator x

Examiner

Homework

P.120 Phrasal verbs with get

Read the article on driverless cars and answer the questions on the worksheet.

Going Further

Before seeing The Walk at the cinema, make sure you catch the stunning documentary, Man On Wire, which is also about Philippe Petit and his amazing (and illegal) feat.