Objectives
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Reading about Lisbon, Portugal. Using colourful language to describe a city. (This is your homework! Don’t use wikipedia!)
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Sandra’s presentation, “Pole dancing is a great exercise”.
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Duelling with concession clauses
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American & British English quiz
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Jigsaw reading – read and summarise for another group:
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A Benjamin Zephaniah poem & interview
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Polish IT consultant’s account of his experiences of life in the UK: random stuff that baffles me as an immigrant reddit.com post
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Migrants views on Britain (The Daily Telegraph website)
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British quiz
Today’s words:
docks:
patio:
Catholic monks:
Gothic architecture:
revel verb [I]
UK US /ˈrev.əl/ (-ll- or US usually -l-) literary
quaint adjective
UK US /kweɪnt/
C2 attractive because of being unusual and especially old-fashioned:a quaint old cottage› Quaint can also be used to show that you do not approve of something, especially an opinion, belief, or way of behaving, because it is strange or old-fashioned:“What a quaint idea!” she said, laughing at him.
incidentally adverb
UK /ˌɪn.sɪˈden.təl.i/ US /-t̬əl-/
C1 used before saying something that is not as important as the main subject of conversation, but is connected to it in some way:We had a marvellous meal at that restaurant you recommended – incidentally, I must give you the number of a similar one I know.› used when mentioning a subject that has not been discussedbefore, often making it seem less important than it really is:Incidentally, I wanted to have a word with you about your travelexpenses.
subsequent adjective
UK US /ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/
subsequently adverb
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