D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 7

Class

Vocabulary skills.

Textbook reference p. 31

Remember the 8 x 8 rule.

• Practise pronunciation
• Write a definition in English
• Find synonyms and antonyms
• Draw a mind map or create a lexical set (e.g. A business in trouble: fail, collapse, go bust, go bankrupt, cut jobs, lay people off, make people redundant)
• Note word forms e.g redundant (adjective), redundancy (noun)
• List collocations
• Write example sentences

For more notes and examples go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary

Homework

Test yourself on the new vocabulary from today's lesson e.g. To make someone redundant, turnover, to launch. What words do they collocate with? What are their synonyms and antonyms? Can you write an example sentence or a definition in English?

Vocabulary

turnover - note the two meanings - turnover of a company versus turnover of people. 
soar
rocket
plunge 
plummet

Pronunciation  

redundant /rɪdʌndənt/
launch  /lɔːntʃ/