ANIA C1 Group 2 Lesson 17

Class

Vocabulary for discussing trends p. 113

Speaking - public spending - recycling modals

Corrections

Pronunciation

Defence /dɪfens/

Mayor /meəʳ/

Verb Structure

To risk doing something

Word Forms

To product - to produce

Comparatives

Less good - worse

Vocabulary 

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear

Lunch(eon) vouchers
"Fare le nozze con i fichi secchi" = to do something on a shoestring (budget) or to cut corners. 

Notes

Today's speaking task was not so much about the (difficult) arguments surrounding public spending but to practice modal auxiliaries for possibility (might, may, could), deduction (must, can't, couldn't) assumption (will, should), adivce, recommendation, obligation and necessity (should, ought to, must, have to, need to). 

Homework

Finish your budget predictions - what do you think it is and what do you think it should be?