Travel & Tourism Vocabulary

Reminder

AUSTER's In the Country of Last Things

DEADLINE: Up to page 90 for February the 26th

Here are some GUIDELINES for you to use WHILE you are reading

Also, you can download the free audiobook on Audible, which is always a good idea as you can practise reading and listening at the same time. Luke in Luke's English Podcast explains how to do it here.

Speaking about Transport & Travel

FEEDBACK AFTER session 05/02/2015

VOCABULARY

• peer versus peep
• the hiss of a snake
• tipped to win!
• tailback (thank you, Mª Jesús!) a long line of traffic that is moving very slowly or not moving at all
• hazard lights
• indicators
• rear-view mirror
• swerve
• drive AT 120 km/h
• parking ticket
• speeding ticket
• jump a light/ shoot through red lights
• take your life in your hands
• got cut up
• got beeped at
• road rage
• tow versus crane
• tow truck (haul is a synonym, thank you Pura!)
• reckless driving/drive recklessly
• abide by the law/law-abiding

STRUCTURES

• 'Just as well', she sighed.
• CAREFUL
•  (not) to + infinitive
• + wh-clause
• + -ing

PRONUNCIATION

• wonder /ˈwʌndə(r)/
• wander/ˈwɒndə(r)/

BEFORE session 10/02/2015

PERSONAL LANGUAGE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

https://app.box.com/s/1z8bzlcog4bsje4ezcgtt9802cgn7g0k

Think about all the situations in which YOU practise English on your own. How actively do you engage in practising English outside your classes?

Start creating a map. Jot down some ideas before Tuesday's class. You will have to share them with us in a one-minute monologue.

FEEDBACK AFTER session 03/02/2015

VOCABULARY

• Fausto created this set of flashcards to help us revise the vocabulary of the unit: http://www.cram.com/flashcards/cars-5463392 Thank you ever so much!
• Mar taught us the AmEng spelling of tyre: tIre!
• Other words and phrases we learnt today:
• windshield for windscreen
• AmEng word is hood - BrEng word is bonnet
• gear lever for gearshift
•  a puncture
• map app
• I'd imagine
• not quite
• to run a special offer
• to do some driving
• extra (n./adj.)
• STRUCTURES
• I'd rather not say
• I'd rather you didn't say
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• PRONUNCIATION
• /ɪnˈʃʊərəns/
•  /ˈviːɪk(ə)l/ 

BEFORE session 03/02/2015

• SPEAKING Interaction - Role-play SB p.77 Conversation practice #C
• WRITING
•  Prepare to write a narrative-story using Units 7 & 11 of the Workbook, pp.45 & 75. The best stories will be published in the school's magazine. We'll be writing them in class on Thursday @18.00 (30') https://app.box.com/s/eqlczuwqjd1nww9owi63jafqzoccawir
• Do the last exercise on the worksheet handed out in class (the one on the synonyms of say/look/run/walk/smile/laugh)
• Learn the vocabulary from THE NEWS today. The audio will be in the folder for you to listen to it again.