D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 9

Class

Simple versus continuous aspect

If a verb is in the simple form, it can mean one (or more) of the following:

Complete, finished, permanent, emphasise amount, neutral, formal, habitual.

If averb is in the continuous form, it can mean:

Duration, in progress, temporary, changing situation or trend, at a specific point in time, personal feeling (e.g. surprse, criticism, irritation), informal.

From the textbook

Pp. 18 - 19

Listening, department roles

Language in use - present simple and present continuous.

Vocabulary and pronunciation

Skim

Scan

Scheme

Subtle

Homework answers from last week 3/2 (reading pp.16 - 17)

Question 2 - skimming

1d, 2e, 3b, 4f

Question 4 - matching

1c, 2a, 3b, 4d, 5a, 6c

Homework

1) finish the exercises on p. 19, questions, 3,4,5.

2) listening - the changing accents of the Queen

3) listening - song of the week.