Avanzado 1 - Inversion exercises

Here are the extra exercises I handed out in class. If you didn't get a copy, you can print them here and the answer key too.

All - Grand Central

Watch this New York Times video on the 100 anniversary of Grand Central in New York and fill in the blanks below. You can check the answers in comments in a few days.

·         In the whispering gallery you can communicate with people_______________ away.

·         It opened 100 years ago in _________________.

·         It created Park Avenue and ________________.

·         It’s the busiest and biggest _________________ in the world.

·         The clock on the façade is extremely ___________________.

·         The time on the train departure boards is _______________.

·         The sky on the ceiling is _________________.

·         Last year ________________ passengers came through the station.

Avanzado 1- Meryl Streep

Meryl Streep talks about her role in The Iron Lady here. If you're in the Tuesday-Thursday group, answer the questions on your worksheet. You'll be able to check if you're right - clicking on 'comments' - in a couple of days.

Intermedio 1 - Obama's inauguration

Some people talk about the importance of Barack Obama's inauguration to them. Watch the video.

Avanzado 1- Vocabulary

This is the vocabulary from the cloze test we did in class:

 CRIME NOVELIST SUED FOR SETTING PLOT AROUND PARIS LANDMARK

fabric: cloth, especially when it is used for making things such as clothes or curtains

sew: to make or repair clothes using a needle and thread

loathing: a strong feeling of disliking something or someone very much

depiction: a description of something using words or pictures

flabbergasted: very surprised or shocked

lawsuit: a case that a court of law is asked to decide involving a disagreement between two people or organizations

gloomily: (adverb) from the adjective gloomy, feeling sad and without hope

Avanzado 1 - Golden Globes

Here's a summary of the awards. You've also got the transcript and the vocabulary.

...and Jodie Foster's much-praised acceptance speech with some parts of the transcript.

Remember it's alwasys a good idea to listen first without reading the words!

Avanzado 1 - Interview with Quentin Tarantino

Here's an interview with Quentin Tarantino on British Channel 4. The interesting bit starts at minute 4.
What's your view on the subject? Is Tarantino right in getting angry? Try watching it first without reading the transcript.