Thursday, 4 May 2017

D'Amico Shipping B1 Lesson 20

Class

  • Presentation - Simonetta G.
  • Tutorial - Luca
Listening Skills
(New Language Leader Intermediate p. 58, p. 169)
Listening for opinion
Listening for key words (adjectives)

Vocabulary skills - meaning from context

Writing skills - profile 

Vocabulary
pace (noun) = the speed with which something is done
criticise (verb) = to express disapproval by saying what you think is wrong
criticism (noun) 
Note how we can change the negative connotation of criticism by adding the adjective constructive.

Homework
Dictionary Skills
  1. Using your dictionary, compare pace with speed, tempo, rhythm. Are they close synonyms? Which would you use when talking about a match or a race? Which would you use when talking about a piece of music or a song? 
  2. In what contexts can the noun criticism have a positive meaning? Is this also true of the verb? Look at the example sentences given in the dictionary. 

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