ANIA C2 Group 6 Lesson 17

Class

Discussion: owning a cat

Lexical set

Paw, pawing, kneading, purr, meow, opposable thumbs, kibble (U.S.)/cat biscuits (U.K.)
Breeds - e.g. Maine Coon, Saimese, Russian Blue
Spayed/neutered/steralised
Description - long/short hair, ginger, tabby, tortoise shell, calico

Reading

http://www.care2.com/causes/10-signs-your-kitty-actually-loves-you.html

Going further

Films about cats

A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)

Kedi (2016)


Inside Llewyn Davis  (2013)

ANIA C1 Group 5 Lesson 17

Class

Sentence transformation strategy

(Paper 1, Part 4)

Structures tested

To have difficulty in doing something

To be on the point of doing something

To come as a disappointment/shock/surprise

To feel the effects of something

To insist on something/doing something

Past perfect + By the time + past simple

Homework

Read the guidelines for answering paper one - reading and use of English. 

ANIA C1 Group 2 Lesson 16

Class

Business & Economics Unit 11, Language Leader Advanced p. 113

Reading "Business/Economic Bites"

Vocabulary

retail outlets, turnover, counterfeit/fake goods, inflation, subsidiary.

Homework

Finish question 5, p. 113.

Discussion - How to translate "tirare i remi in barca"
There is not an equivalent expression in English as this discussion from the Word Reference Forum illustrates:

Question:
"When someone for whatever reason (age, physical condition etc ) is required to give up an activity which they love doing (sport, travel etc) in Italian we say "put the oars in the boat". How do you say that in English ? Thanks for your help."

Best Answer:
"Well I have slept on this and I still could not think of an exact equivalent. Due to age if we stop playing sport or retire from work we say "I will hang up my boots". Joan explains this is the same as 'Appendere le scarpe al chiodo'.

Of the previous suggestions : When we avoid arguments and let others take decisions we use "to go with the flow". If we sit back on work already done we "rest on our laurels". In terms of work we could also use "to take the foot off the gas" or "ease off" or "take the pressure off" but none of these equal Tirare i remi in barca as they do not indicate you are stopping.

Adding to Underhouse's comment I can give up sport or work and back down from the responsibility of helping. I would step down from a job or role to allow someone else to do it. The only other phrases I can think of are "to take a rest" or "take it easy". 

However here is the best I can come up with .... Tirare i remi in barca = to give it a rest. I want to play football but my wife has told me to give it a rest now. I want to continue to travel but my body tells me to give it a rest for good. You can even argue with your wife and she will tell you to give it a rest !"

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 23

Class

Presentaion - Giovanni

Peer feedback - Maria Grazia & Andrea

Tutorial - Loredana

Vocabulary skills

Accountability versus reliability
Also see the discussion here: http://wikidiff.com/accountable/reliable

Lexical set: slap, smack, backhand (all nouns and verbs, backhand can also be used as an adjective and an adverb).

Homework
Memorandum of Association - now that you have highlighted the various modals, what do they mean? Look especially closely at the use of will. 

ANIA B2 Group 8 Lesson 15

Class

Speaking skills - discussion

Road safety campaigns

Distracted driving

Vocabulary

Agreement

Produce (verb), product (noun)

Intersection

Checkpoint

Reduce by half

Advertising agency

Slogan

Competition

Corrections

Verb strucure:

Ask to someone. Ask someone.

Countable/Uncountable nouns

We spent many money. We spent a lot of money.

Homework

Subscribe to the 6Minute Grammar Podcast from the BBC and listen to the 16th May episode on "used to". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0532x49

D'Amico Shipping B1 Lesson 23

Class

Presentation - Giuseppe

Defining Relative Clauses

Recap

Non Defining Relative Clauses

New Language Leader p. 61, questions 6 & 7, p. 137 G2

Notes - whose

We use whose when the relative pronoun needs to show possession, e.g. 

Albert Einstein, whose theory of relativity is the most famous formula of all time, went to this university.

= Albert Einstein's theory

Vocabulary - punctuation marks

, comma

- hyphen

( ) brackets

Homework

Subscribe to the 6 Minute Grammar Podcast from the BBC and listen to the episode from 2nd May about defining relative clauses.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p051qb9s

ANIA C2 Group 6 Lesson 16

Class

Exam Skills - sentence transformation

(Source: Proficiency Test Builder 4th ed.Test 3, Paper 1, Part 4)

Key structures and vocabulary from the exercise:

To go smoothly

Expose yourself to something (e.g. a risk)

To be deluged with something pronunciation /deljuːdʒ/

In response to

To take note of

To conduct yourself in a certain way = behave in a certain way

To conform to (acceptable standards)

Discussion and Reading

The world's most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data.

Source: The Economist http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21721656-data-economy-demands-new-approach-antitrust-rules-worlds-most-valuable-resource

Homework

Read the article again and note the use of metaphor:

gouging consumers

data distilleries

blindsided by a startup

protective moats

shoot out acquisitions