D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 20

Class

Discussion:

• Groucho Marx and the Present Perfect Tense
• The importance of English in Europe post Brexit

Vocabulary:

pun

to meddle

to be caught in the crossfire

a broadside

Click on the words above to check their meaning.

Language Training:

Modals in context - sentence transformations

• Necessity, Prohibition, Obligation, Advice, Permission
• Ability & Probability (Assumption, Deduction and Possibility)

Tutorial: Maria Grazia 

Homework:

1. Do the exercise on the worksheet regarding Intention, Willingness and Characteristics. Think about the different uses of will, won't, would, wouldn't and shall. 
2. Reading: Follow up our discussion with this article on Jean Claude Juncker's comments about the importance of English in Europe. Do you agree with the views expressed? https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2017/may/05/brexit-english-is-losing-its-importance-in-europe-says-juncker