Lesson 1

15 Fevereiro 2016, 12:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- Introduction to the course

- "Valentine's Day 2016: Jane Austen tops poll to find most romantic line from literature, film and TV" (http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/valentines-day-2016-jane-austen-tops-poll-to-find-most-romantic-line-from-literature-film-and-tv-a6863091.html + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=88_tyulOQDE)

- "Issues in education" - reading + vocabulary + speaking

- Homework: read "I never loved Valentine's Day. Thank God I married a British woman" (http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/feb/11/valentines-day-married-couple)

Vocabulary from the lesson:

- a shotgun wedding
- dumbing down
- a whiz-kid
- a high-flier
- a know-all
- a dark horse
- a team player
- an all-rounder
- a smart aleck
- rote learning