B2c - weekly update

Here are this week's main points... We did a 'mock grammar test' in class (January 2011) and looked at the corrections together. Please look at the corrections and think about what you need to study/review before the exams arrive. Don't leave it until the last minute. If there are points that you find difficult/unclear and you would like clarifications - come to speak with me in office hours.

We also reviewed some modal verbs, looked at ways of making comparisons, beyond the simple 'comparatives and superlatives' (as usual, please study and do the exercises relating to this in your grammar books) and looked at one of the articles in your 'dispensa' to examine the use of articles.

Over the break, please review the grammar programme, look also at the handout of phrasal verbs which I posted on the blog yesterday. I'll be posting up some more exercises of sentence transformation, for those of you who feel you need more practice. Finally, here's an essay title that you can work on to put those comparatives and superlatives into action (please remember that before doing the essay you need to read the article 'Paris-on-Thames' from the 'dispensa').

"The grass is always greener on the other side" is a common English saying. Although Paris may seem attractive to the British, the article shows that in reality many people from Paris are choosing to live in London. Having read the article, what are some of the factors attracting the French to London? In your opinion could Londoners be attracted by aspects of life in Paris?