12:30 pm Group 5 - Level C1
Lesson 20
Discussion Why Italy has been spared mass terror attacks in recent years.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/23/why-has-italy-been-spared-mass-terror-attacks-in-recent-years
Reading/Discussion
50 Things that Made the Modern Economy
Find the article here:
http://www.radiotimes.com/news/radio/2017-08-25/podcast-of-the-week-50-things-that-made-the-modern-economy/
Vocabulary
to want a slice of something
a robust afterlife
to make waves
an uneven playing field
a venerable idea
to weigh in
to be on/up for something
chew/chewed
choose/chose/chosen
breed (of dog)
Corrections
Homework
What would be your suggestion for the 51st thing? Give reasons why this invention or process should be included in the programme, considering both the importance of the invention to the modern economy and why listeners may be interested in learning about it.
Follow up
Go to the website http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p04b1g3c/episodes/downloads and see if your suggestion has been included in either the first 50 episodes or the shortlist for the 51st.
2:00 pm Group 6 - Level C2
Lesson 20
Discussion
Education -What should children learn at school
Follow up reading: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/feb/15/robots-schools-teaching-children-redundant-testing-learn-future
Approaches to translation
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