D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 3

Class
1. Listening Skills - Using Podcasts
Losing Friends In A Club - Should you move around or stand still?
Listen again or download from here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04hxmrg
The relevant story starts at 12:54 and runs until 18:04

Fixed Phrases & Phrasal Verbs
to bump into someone/each other
to stay put/still
to synch up
to smooth out
to cover (more) ground

Synonyms
steps/paces
friends/chums
move/roam around

Keep
Keep your head
Keep straight (ahead)
Keep going/walking
Keep the change

Lexical sets
Experiments
test a course of action
roadtest a theory
put in some legwork

Clubbing
have a night out
head to the bar
bar, entrance, DJ booth
spill a drink (over someone)
keep the change
a half, a pint e.g. "2 half shandies please."
to get chucked out (of the club)


2. Vocabulary Skills - Business Travel 
BEC Masterclass pp. 22 -23

Note that even synonyms might not have the same collocations - e.g. you can book a flight/a hotel/a room or a ticket but you can only reserve a room or a ticket.

recline your seat/reclining seat
lots of legroom
cramped
squashed

Corrections
Chance can be both countable or uncountable but be consistent with your use. See: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/chance_1
Convenient is a false friend. Do you want to emphasise that something is useful, easy and or quick to do or whether it is value for money?


Homework
Reading Skills
BEC Masterclass pp. 24 - 25, all questions