Tuesday, 24 March 2015

Building Bridges - Reading Comprehension exercise answers

Hi!

See below the answers to the reading comprehension exercise that we started last class and get them ready for discussion in class on Thursday, March 26th.

Good luck!
1. C             4. B
2. B             5. A
3. C

Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Our books

Hey! Have you checked the books we are using this year in this course?


Both Student's book and Workbook available at York!


Tuesday, 10 March 2015

Take with a pinch of salt

           

Would you take a cup of tea... 

with a pinch of salt?


Listen again to the conversation between Helen and Neil and post your comments below following these questions:

Click here for listening (a new tab opens)
  • Why did Helen invite Neil to that cafĂ©?
  • How did Neil react to Helen's request?
  • What opinion does Neil have about John, their colleague?
  • How did the confusion arise?
  • What explanation did Neil give about the phrase "take with a pinch of salt"?
  • Can you think about a short situation/dialogue where you can use this idiom? Post it below to share it with your classmates.


That's all for now! 
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