D'Amico Shipping B1 Lesson 29

Class

1. Using songs for listening practice and vocabulary (especially idioms and metaphors). Why not join an online discussion about what your favourite song means? Go to genius.com. You can find the discussion on the meaning of Pink Floyd's Shine On You Crazy Diamond here: http://genius.com/504590
2. Effective communication and appropriate language. Unit 4.3 New Language Leader Intermediate,  pp. 40 - 41. Listening, vocabulary and discussion. 

Vocabulary and Collocations:

to upset someone, to be upset

to build/lose trust

permanent record

to have some advice for someone

to give someone some tips

to be in a rush

to be in a hurry

Use a monolingual dictionary to confirm the meanings of each word, check their pronunciation and see example sentences http://www.collinsdictionary.com

False friends:

Do you mean argument or  topic?

Do you mean nervous or touchy/irritable?

Use a monolingual dictionary to check the different meanings of each word: http://www.collinsdictionary.com

Connotation:

Words can have a similar meaning but have positive or negative connotations.

 e.g. a product you didn't pay much money for could be cheap, economical or inexpensive while someone who doesn't like spending a lot of money could be careful, tight, mean or thrifty depending on your point of view. Use a monolingual dictionary to check the slightly different meanings of each word and how to use them: http://www.collinsdictionary.com

Homework

Reading pp. 40 - 41, questions 4, 5, 6.