Book Openings...

For this series of converation classes we will be discussing the first few pages of famous novels.
We will read them together, go through unfamiliar vocabularly, and then talk about them. The focus, as always, is on encouraging discussion...what do you think? What would make you want to continue reading this book? Or what reasons do you have for not liking the sound of it?

We will look at the first pages of...
"Animal Farm" by George Orwell, "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan, "The Giver" by Lois Lowry and "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte among others...

Beginning 28th July...

Next Tuesday (28.07.09) the next set of conversation classes will begin...join us!

* Please email me to let me know if you will be unable to make a conversation class


Tuesdays, 08.15 - 09.10 and 09.15 - 10.15

1. 28.07.09
2. 04.08.09
3. 11.08.09
4. 18.08.09
5. 25.08.09
6. 01.09.09
7. 08.09.09
8. 15.09.09
9. 22.09.09
10. 29.09.09

Next Block of Ten Begins Today!

For the next block of 10 lessons, we will be working with the BBC Learning English Website - Business Language to Go


* Please email me to let me know if you will be unable to make a conversation class and if possible, do listen to the lesson at home!

Tuesdays, 08.15 - 09.10 and 09.15 - 10.15

1. 31.03.09 - Part 1

Break: 07.04.09 & 14.04.09

2. 21.04.09 - Part 2
3. 28.04.09 - Part 3
4. 05.05.09 - Part 4
5. 12.05.09 - Part 5
6. 19.05.09 - Review 1 - 5
7. 26.05.09 - Part 6
8. 02.06.09 - Part 7
9. 09.06.09 - Part 8
10. 16.06.09 - Part 9

We will also be reading extracts from "A Very Short Introduction to EVERYTHING" collection of short articles (2006, Oxford University Press)

Jargon!

If you got a letter saying that local officials 'wish to engage you as a stakeholder', who could blame you if you thought it was a marriage proposal or even an offer to employ you as a barbecue chef?! In this week's programme, William joins Yvonne as she finds out about an attempt at jargon-busting - getting rid jargon...

The listening comprehension for today...