D'Amico Shipping B1 Lesson 24

Class

Tutorial - Simonetta

Listening Skills - listening for opinion

P. 61

Speaking Skills - comparing education systems

Vocabulary

Higher/lower starting salary

N.b. The difference between salary and wages.

It wasn't for me = I was not suitable for the job/course etc.

Give you an edge

Put you way ahead

Both expressions mean to give you an advantage way = by a large amount

Enjoy yourself too much 

Vocabulary Notes:

Compare: waste time and lose time.

A waste of time is also a noun phrase

"Lose time" means to do something too slowly especially when there is a deadline or some urgency.
We lost half an hour looking for the passports.
"Waste time" means to do something useless or unnecessary.
I wasted the day watching T.V. when I should have been studying.

Going further:

Today we discussed the criminal justice system, you might be interested in the following films and links. 

13th

Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/V66F3WU2CKk

You Be The Judge

http://www.ybtj.justice.gov.uk