diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f49db1b..f2b7e00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -4,26 +4,22 @@
 To run the notebooks (and later the code you are going to write within this course)
 you are expected to have installed the following packages:
 
-python 2.7+
-
-numpy (anything above 1.6, 1.9+ recommended, optimally
-       compiled with some BLAS library [MKL, OpenBLAS, ATLAS, etc.)
-
-scipy (optional, but may be useful to do some tests)
-
-matplotlib (for plotting)
-
-ipython (v3.0+, 4.0 recommended)
-
-notebook (notebooks are in version 4.0)
+<ul>
+<li>python 2.7+</li>
+<li>numpy (anything above 1.6, 1.9+ recommended, optimally compiled with some BLAS library [MKL, OpenBLAS, ATLAS, etc.)</li>
+<li>scipy (optional, but may be useful to do some tests)</li>
+<li>matplotlib (for plotting)</li>
+<li>ipython (v3.0+, 4.0 recommended)</li>
+<li>notebook (notebooks are in version 4.0)</li>
+</ul>
 
 You can install them straight away on your personal computer, 
 there is also a notebook tutorial (00_Introduction) on how to
-do this on DICE, and what configuration you are expected to have. 
-For now, it suffices if you get the software working on your 
-personal computers so you can start ipython notebook server 
-and open the inital introductory tutorial (which will be make
-publicitly available next Monday).
+do this (particularly) on DICE, and what configuration you 
+are expected to have installed. For now, it suffices if you 
+get the software working on your personal computers so you can
+ start ipython notebook server and open the inital introductory 
+tutorial (which will be made publicitly available next Monday).
 
 ### Installing the software on personal computers
 
@@ -53,7 +49,7 @@ so you pick up the version of python you just installed
 
 #### On DICE (we will do this during the first lab)
 
-### Setting up the repository
+### Getting the mlpractical repository
 
 Assuming ~/mlpractical is a target workspace you want to use during
 this course (where ~ denotes your home path, i.e. /home/user1). 
@@ -64,13 +60,13 @@ git clone https://github.com/CSTR-Edinburgh/mlpractical.git
 
 (Note: you can do it from your git account if you have one as the
 above just clone the repo as anonymous user, though it does not 
-matter at this point, as you probably will not submit pull requests)
+matter at this point, as you are not required to submit pull requests)
 
-Naviagate to the checked out directory by typing cd ~/mlpractical and type:
+Naviagate to the checked out directory (cd ~/mlpractical) and type:
 
 ipython notebook
 
-This should start notebook server and open the browser with the page
+This should start ipython notebook server and open the browser with the page
 listing files/subdirs in the current directory.
 
 To update the repository (for example, on Monday),