2^ LESSON

 

KEYWORDS

HOUSING AND SOCIETY

VOCABULARY:  TYPES OF HOUSE: COTTAGE, DETATCHED, SEMI-DETACHED, TERRACED, BLOCK OF FLATS, BUNGALOW. 

ADJECTIVES REFERRING TO A HOUSE: SMALL, OLD, ATTRACTIVE, MODERN, TALL.

NOUNS CONNECTED WITH HOUSES: FLOOR, UPSTAIRS, DOWNSTAIRS, SIDE.

LEXICON REFERRED TO HOUSING: NOUNS: BUILDING SOCIETY, COUNCIL HOUSE, ESTATE AGENT, FLAT, LANDLADY, LANDLORD, MORTGAGE, RENT, TENANT. VERBS: TO RENT A FLAT, TO LET A FLAT,  TO BUY A HOUSE, TO SELL A HOUSE, TO LIVE IN A HOUSE, TO OWN A HOUSE, TO BORROW MONEY, TO LEND MONEY, TO PAY THE RENT, TO PAY THE MORTGAGE.

GRAMMAR:  THE POSITIVE ADJECTIVE, IRREGULAR COMPARATIVE AND SUPERLATIVE FORMS ( A LOT OF – MORE – MOST), FREQUENCY ADVERBS (OFTEN, USUALLY).

CONFIRMATION AND VERIFICATION

VOCABULARY: TYPICAL  EXPRESSIONS USED ON THE TELEPHONE;  HELLO, MAY I HELP YOU?  COULD I SPEAK TO .., TO BE ON LINE, THIS IS MR...,JUST AMINUTE, WHEN TALKING TO AN ESTATE AGENT:  TO LOOK FOR AN APARTMENT/FLAT, INSTALMENT PLAN

GRAMMAR: TAG QUESTIONS,  NUMBERS, PRICES 

CENTRAL HEATING

VOCABULARY: TECHNICAL TERMS RELATED TO SYSTEMS AND THE HEATING SYSTEM.

GRAMMAR: SUPERLATIVE AND COMPARATIVE FORMS OF THE ADJECTIVE, MODAL VERBS (MAY, MUST, CAN) RELATIVE PRONOUNS, PASSIVE FORM

 

HARD TIMES

VOCABULARY: REFERRING TO THE DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF AN INDUSTRIAL TOWN AND THE PEOPLE LIVING IN IT AND OF FACTORY WORK IN THE 19TH CENTURY. VAST USE OF ADJECTIVES.

GRAMMAR: IF CLAUSES OF THE THIRD TYPE, PAST SIMPLE OF BE AND OTHER VERBS, USE OF "LIKE" FOR COMPARISONS