In today's class we:
- Discussed the video exercise from last class (about irony v co-incidence) from Fawlty Towers
- Looked at 11 of the most commonly misspelt words in the English language:
-Dessert
-Accidentally
-Parallel
-Mischievous
-Tired
-Receive
-Recommend
-Eighth
-Acquire
- Looked at Apologies, excuses and thanks p34
- Confirmed the presentation times
- Looked at the famous sentence of the day “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.” -Oscar Wilde, 19th century playwright, poet and author
- Did a 6 word sentence writing competition. Write a sentence in 6 words. Use exactly 6 words. No more. No less. Any grammar using punctuation is ok… .,( )?! “My weekend”
http://www.smithteens.com/forum/story.php?did=251488
- Watched episode 7 of The Ricky Gervais shows and discussed the new vocabulary/idioms from it:
Boffins
Patent-office
To capsize
A craze
Jotting it down
Slagging it off
To potter
Putter
Hirsute
Arse
Podcast
A bumpy ride
Bloke
spud (potato)
paramedics
Idioms
It opens your brain up
Slagging it off
You’ve nailed it
Everyone was shocked
I’m gonna die
The clock’s ticking
He was kicking himself
It was swept under the carpet
- Freudian Slips http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEIslG2McpA
- Had an hour in our groups to prepare the presentation
- Watched an episode of Fawlty Towers (Communication Problems).Please analyse the style of language in this episode;
How does Basil speak to his wife and to other guests?
-Think about vocabulary used, sentences (and his pronunciation style). Also how formal is his language
How do other characters speak and how does this link to their role?
-Think about the man who offers the advice about gambling at the start and the man who has the vase. Also listen carefully to how the chef talks, including his vocabulary and style. Is his style formal?
We will discuss this tomorrow (Sunday)
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