ANIA B2 Group 8 Lesson 11

Class

1. Reading and discussion: Quake Brain http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/opinion/91027782/editorial-quake-brain-is-real-and-the-cost-of-canterburys-psychological-recovery-has-been-underestimated?utm_source=eSocSci+Newsletter&utm_campaign=43568f6c9d-News_Bite_31_March_20159_03_2017&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_733045f55a-43568f6c9d-286971653

2. Listening The Happiness Index - why Norway is the happiest country in the world
http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-30032017/av-38214759
For a copy of the 2017 Happiness Index click here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/sdsn-whr2017/HR17_3-20-17.pdf

Notes - verb structure

Stop to do versus stop doing

1. He has stopped listening to recorded music.

2. He stopped to listen to the song and then carried on working.

The question to ask is: Which activity has been stopped?

The gerund shows the activity stopped.

The infinitive shows the reason why a different action was stopped.

For more notes and examples: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080022/Verb%20Structure

Vocabulary

Mayor /meɪəʳ/ and Major / meɪdʒəʳ/ check the difference in spelling, pronunciation and meaning.

Hot springs

Maze

Impair (verb), impairment (noun)

Unemployment

Homework

Download the Inside Europe podcast.
http://www.dw.com/en/inside-europe-30032017/av-38214759
Listen again following this procedure:

1. Divide the podcast into 3 90-second segments, making notes under these headings:

• Norway's oil and gas wealth
• Norway's welfare system
• Trust and common purpose
• Climate 
• Outdoor activities

2. Listen again ticking off the expressions we discussed in class when you hear them:

1. Count your blessings
2. To put something to good use
3. To squander
4. To set something aside
5. To save for a rainy day
6. To blow away the cobwebs

3. Listen once again, this time concentrating on the speaker's accent and intonation. What is it about the way he speaks that makes him easy/difficult to follow?