Here are the main points from class this week. We were speaking about how 'Made in Italy' sells products in Britain (Britain being a nation which is pretty much in love with the idea of the Italian lifestyle!) and focused on the passive form of verbs. We also did some comprehension work relating to the book of short stories. We began doing a past exam reading comprehension in class (for those of you who took it home to finish, please remember to send/bring it back to me for correction) and to do one of the composition questions from the same test. For those not present in class on Thursday, please do a past reading/writing test and send/bring it to me for correction.
Remember to finish reading unit 8 in the grammar book (and please do bring your grammar books and 'dispensa' to class next week – we'll finish looking at causatives and get, among other things). Please also continue studying the grammar programme.
I didn't get a chance to give you this composition title in class, but please try to do it for the start of week 6:
“A nation's identity is in large part a result of its traditions, its typical customs and products – which are known around the world. It is said that the characteristics of national identity could be theatened by globalisation and mass production. Express your own opinion on this matter, giving examples regarding your own country.”
Last week we didn't get a chance to look at the newspaper stories that you had prepared, because of the reading comprehension that we did in class – we will, however, be looking at your newspaper stories tomorrow (Monday) – I haven't forgotten.
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