GPII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 5

Wednesday 30th March 2011
GPII Group 15 B2+2
2pm - 5pm
Lesson 5

Class
Legal Principles
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3859004.ece
How Grammar is tested (Open Cloze)
Nouns (Countable/uncountable) pronouns, determiners etc.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The-Trouble-With-Nouns

Home
Read Notes on the following links
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The-Trouble-With-Nouns
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442624/Each-And-Every
Revise notes on Legal Principles
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3859004.ece
Extra Practice for Open Cloze type exam tasks
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/ocltst3.htm

EC II Groups 8 (B2+2) and 18 (B2+1) Lesson 5

Tuesday 29th March 2011
ECII Group 8 B2+2
1.30pm Lesson 5

Class
3rd Conditionals and pronunciation
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals-and-Pronunciation
The Music Industry - reading, discussion, noticing verb structure
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37963837/The-Music-Business
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/14/david-joseph-universal-music-brit-awards/print
Business Plans
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37941671/Business-Plans

Home
In pairs or small groups, prepare a short business plan for a music industry company to present to the class next lesson. Focus on new products and services and how these are related to your analysis of the market and how you are going to implement these new products/changes (points 3,4 and 5 on the standard plan). Each person should be prepared to speak for 5 minutes.

Tuesday 29th March 2011
ECII Group 18 B2+1
4.00pm Lesson 5

Class
3rd Conditionals and pronunciation
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals-and-Pronunciation
Open and Hypothetical Conditionals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32379905/Hypothetical-versus-Open-Conditionals
The Music Industry - reading, discussion, noticing verb structure
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37963837/The-Music-Business
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/14/david-joseph-universal-music-brit-awards/print
Business Plans
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37941671/Business-Plans

Home
In pairs or small groups, prepare a short business plan for a music industry company to present to the class next lesson. Focus on new products and services and how these are related to your analysis of the market and how you are going to implement these new products/changes (points 3,4 and 5 on the standard plan). Each person should be prepared to speak for 5 minutes.

Monday 28th March SPI and GPIV Lesson 5

MONDAY 28TH MARCH 2011

SP1 GROUP 7 C1.2
2PM
LESSON 5

CLASS
Grammar - open cloze practice.
http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/ocltst3.htm
Political Leadership - listening and discussion
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37883227/Political-Leadership

Home
Choose a political leader and start researching for your essay and presentation.

GPIV GROUP 6 CRIMINAL LAW
5PM
LESSON 5

Class
Legal Writing - the principles of good style
Reading and Error Correction
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080245/Legal-Writing-In-Plain-English

Home
Choose an essay topic for your essay.

GPIV Legal English Groups 2 and 4

Friday 25th March 2011 1.30pm
GPIV Legal English Group 2
Lesson 4

Reading Case Law
Briefing a Case

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24661613/Dealing-With-Case-Law

Friday 25th March 2011 4.30pm
GPIV Legal English Group 4
Lesson 4

Reading Case Law
Briefing a Case

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24661613/Dealing-With-Case-Law

GPIII Groups 6 (B2+2) and 13 (B2.3) Lesson 3

Thursday 24th March 2011
GPIII Group 6 B2+2
11:30am
Lesson 3

Class
Legal Principles
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3859004.ece
How Grammar is tested (Open Cloze)
Nouns (Countable/uncountable) pronouns, determiners etc.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The-Trouble-With-Nouns

Home
Read Notes on the following links
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The-Trouble-With-Nouns
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442624/Each-And-Every
Revise notes on Legal Principles
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3859004.ece

Thursday 24th March 2011
GPIII Group 13 B2.3
2pm Lesson 3

Class
Legal Principles
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3859004.ece
Past Modals Revision
Sense Verbs (English File 4 pp. 60 - 61, 138
Pronunciation - silent letters p. 62

Homework
Body Vocabulary p. 62, p. 152
Read over Legal Principles again
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/law/student/article3859004.ece
For more "In Character" photos by Howard Schatz go to:
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/04/incharacter200804
http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2006/05/actorsacting_portfolio200605#intro

GPII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 4

GPII Group 15 B2+2
Wednesday 23rd March 2pm
Lesson 4

Negotiating Language and Techniques
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37881077/Negotiations

Company Law Negotiation Role Play Assessed Task

Tuesday 22nd March ECII Groups 8 and 18, Lesson 4

ECII Group 8 B2+2
22nd March 2011 1.30pm
Lesson 4

Class
Fast Connected Speech - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Consumer Rights / Reading
Conditionals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals
Open vs Hypothetical Conditionals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32379905/Hypothetical-versus-Open-Conditionals

Homework
Conditionals - follow up reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/18/what-if-star-wars-never-existed
The Music Business - in preparation for next week's lesson please go to the following link and print off a copy of this article to bring with you to class.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/14/david-joseph-universal-music-brit-awards

ECII Group 18 B2+1
22 March 2011 4pm
Lesson 4

Class
Fast Connected Speech - Present Perfect Simple and Continuous
Consumer Rights / Reading
Conditionals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals


Homework
Conditionals - follow up reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/18/what-if-star-wars-never-existed
The Music Business - in preparation for next week's lesson please go to the following link and print off a copy of this article to bring with you to class.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/feb/14/david-joseph-universal-music-brit-awards

Monday 21st March SPI and GPIV Lesson 4

SP 1 GROUP 7 C1.2
21ST MARCH 2011 2PM
LESSON 4

CLASS
Countable and Uncountable Nouns, Modifiers, Pronouns and Determiners - exercises
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The-Trouble-With-Nouns
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442624/Each-And-Every

Listening Skills
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37875566/Listening-Skills

Wikileaks - discussion and listening
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37888574/Wikileaks
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/audio/2010/dec/03/us-embassy-cables-wikileaks-podcast

HOMEWORK
Do some background research on the following U.S. political figures
JFK
Martin Luther King Jr
Harvey Milk
Betty Friedan
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37883227/Political-Leadership

GPIV GROUP 6 CRIMINAL LAW
21ST MARCH 2011 5PM
LESSON 4

CLASS
SENTENCING - discussion and Listening
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/31299679/Sentencing

HOME
Follow up tasks and links
Listening
Listen to the following interview with U.K. Justice Minister, Kenneth Clarke. The Minister discusses manner of the themes we talked about in class.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00vhgfp
For a copy of the interview transcript (to read while you are listening) go to:
http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/radio4/law-in-action/20101028-law-in-action.pdf

Reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/nov/08/ken-clarke-bravery-defy-mail
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/jul/14/ken-clarke-right-question-prison-crime-rate-link

Conditionals and Hypotheticals - For All Students

I've noticed that as well as modals, many of you are still having difficulties with hypothetical and conditional forms. The best way of getting to grips with this problem area is to notice how native speakers use them. Look out for these forms when you are reading and listening and think about the situations they describe. The link below will take you to an entertaining article from Friday's Guardian, which contains many good examples of second,third and mixed conditionals and other structures for speaking hypothetically.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/mar/18/what-if-star-wars-never-existed

GPIV Private Law Groups 2 and 4 Lesson 3 Friday 18th March 2011

GP IV Private Law
Group 2
Lesson 3
Friday 18th March 1:30pm


Class
Getting a Law Job
Covering Letters and Error correction
Questions - Dictation
Listening - interview
Speaking - interview roleplay

(Material adapted from International Legal English (2006) CUP pp. 196 - 198)

Homework
Go to http://www.simplylawjobs.com/ or http://www.lawjobs.com/

and find an advertisement for a job that interests you (try to find one for a newly qualified (NQ) lawyer if you can), print the advertisement and write a covering letter to go with your application.


GP IV Private Law
Group 4
Lesson 3
Friday 18th March 4:30pm


Class
Getting a Law Job
Covering Letters and Error correction
Questions - Dictation
Listening - interview
Speaking - interview roleplay

(Material adapted from International Legal English (2006) CUP pp. 196 - 198)

Homework
Go to http://www.simplylawjobs.com/ or http://www.lawjobs.com/

and find an advertisement for a job that interests you (try to find one for a newly qualified (NQ) lawyer if you can), print the advertisement and write a covering letter to go with your application.

Wednesday 16th March GPII Group 15 Lesson 3

GPII Group 15 B2+2
Wednesday 16th March 2011 2pm
Lesson 3

Class
Modals continued.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals
Exercises - common problems with modals
May & Shall in Legal English
May (for permission similar to "can") and Shall (for a promise similar to "will" or for obligation similar to "must")

Homework
More noticing work needed for modals and check the notes on the link above.

Lessons Monday 14th March (SPI, GPIV) Tuesday 15th March (ECII)

Monday 14th March 2pm
SPI C1.2 Group 7
Lesson 3

Class
Exercises on Modals

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

Open Cloze - exam technique
Introduction to Noun Forms - Countable and Uncountable nouns

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The-Trouble-With-Nouns

Homework
Work on problem areas with modals e.g. ability, assumption, deduction and possibility, will and would for characteristic/annoying behaviour.
Work on listening for modals.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24078431/Sex-And-The-City

Monday 14th March 5pm
GPIV Group 6 Criminal Law
Lesson 3

Class
How to Read Case Law
Briefing a Case
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24661613/Dealing-With-Case-Law

Homework
Do the video/vocabulary exercise on Miscarriages of Justice
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37687502/Miscarriage-of-Justice

Tuesday 15th March 1:30pm
ECII B2+2 Group 8
Lesson 3

Class
Analyzing common errors exercise
Introduction to the English tense system
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The-English-Tense-System
Identifying tenses when listening - the features of fast connected speech

Homework
Do some listening practice using podcasts, Youtube or DVDs, focussing on identifying tenses, especially perfect and continuous forms.

Tuesday 15th March 4pm
ECII B2+1 Group 18
Lesson 3

Class
Analyzing common errors exercise
Introduction to the English tense system
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The-English-Tense-System
Identifying tenses when listening - the features of fast connected speech

Homework
Do some listening practice using podcasts, Youtube or DVDs, focussing on identifying tenses, especially perfect and continuous forms.

GPIV Private Law Groups 2 and 4 Lesson 2 Friday 11th March

GP IV Private Law
Group 2
Friday 11th March 1:30pm

Private vs Public Law
Branches of Law
Mini Presentations

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/23973405/Branches-of-Law

GP IV Private Law
Group 4
Friday 11th March 4:30pm

Private vs Public Law
Branches of Law
Mini Presentations

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/23973405/Branches-of-Law

Wenesday 9th and Thursday 10th GPII and GPIII Lesson 2

Wednesday 9th March 2pm
GPII Group 15 B2+2
Lesson 2

Class
Getting a Law Job Part 2 - Interviews
Questions - Dictation
Listening - interview
Speaking - interview roleplay
Noticing modals
Introduction to Modals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

(Material adapted from International Legal English (2006) CUP pp. 196 - 198)

Homework
Noticing exercise for self study - find another article or listening script - highlight the modals and note their use.


Thursday March 10th 11:30am
GPIII Group 6 B2+2
Lesson 2

Class
Getting a Law Job
Covering Letters and Error correction
Questions - Dictation
Listening - interview
Speaking - interview roleplay

(Material adapted from International Legal English (2006) CUP pp. 196 - 198)

Homework
Noticing exercise for self study - read through the interview script again, highlight the modals and note their use (suggestion, ability, possibility, certainty etc).


Thursday 10th March 2pm
GPIII Group 13 B2.3
Lesson 2

Class
Job Interview - dictation and roleplay
Past Modals (EF4 pp. 56, 158)
Past Modals and fast connected speech

Homework

EF4 p. 57 Reading
EF4 p. 59 Vocabulary (use a monolingual dictionary - look at structure, meaning and example sentences)Mini Grammar
Self Study

N.B. Next Thursday 17th March is a holiday but there WILL be classes on Wednesday 16th and Friday 18th.

Tuesday 8th March ECII Groups 8 and 18 Lesson 2

Tuesday March 8, 2011 1.30pm
EC II Group 8 B2+ Module 2
Lesson 2

Class

The problems of translation
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442650/Sentence-Structure
Speaking Skills - getting from B2 to C1
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24352165/Getting%20From%20B2%20to%20C1%20-%20Speaking%20and%20Writing

Homework
Look at the changes you made in the translation exercise and come up with a correction checklist for yourself.

Tuesday March 8, 2011 4.00pm
EC II Group 18 B2+ Module 1
Lesson 2

Class

The problems of translation
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442650/Sentence-Structure
Speaking Skills - getting from B2 to C1
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/24352165/Getting%20From%20B2%20to%20C1%20-%20Speaking%20and%20Writing

Homework
Look at the changes you made in the translation exercise and come up with a correction checklist for yourself.

Monday 7th March SPI and GPIV Lesson 2

Monday 7th March 2011 2pm
SPI Group 7 C1.2
Lesson 2

Class
Pronunciation - using the phonemic chart
http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/try/activities/phonemic-chart
Introduction to Modals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

Homework
Find and print an article - highlight all the modal auxiliaries and note their use.

Monday 7th March 2011 5pm
GPIV Group 6 Criminal

Class
The International Criminal Court (ICC)
Listening and Discussion
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/26415420/The-International-Criminal-Court

Homework
Check out one of the "Go Further" Links on the worksheet.

Summarizing Tasks GPIV and ECII

Summarizing Tasks GPIV and ECII

Below you will find suggested answers to last week’s summarizing/vocabulary task.
When you are summarizing remember to:
(1) Use your own words as much as possible
(2) Be concise – a two sentence summary shouldn’t be more than 50 words.
(3) Concentrate on the main points – don’t go into too much detail
(4) Acknowledge the author and cite the source correctly.


GP IV

Neil Rose (2011), reports that the coalition government’s plan to reform litigation costs has met with strong opposition. Many academics and solicitors argue that putting the burden on the claimant will mean that seriously injured people will be denied access to justice and therefore their right to full compensation.

Reference:
Rose, N. (2011) Lord Justice Jackson’s proposed reforms of litigation costs ignited a fierce debate. The Guardian, February 16, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011 from http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/feb/16/jackson-litigation-costs-reform/

Vocabulary:

Legal English

Tort Law:
Libel
Personal injury (claim)
Clinical negligence

Collocations:
Pay costs/damages
Bring a claim
Implement a reform

Success fee
No win/No fee
CFA (Conditional Fee Agreement)
Legal aid


General English:
Fierce debate
The strength of the argument
Shoulder the burden
Special pleading



ECII

Dominic Rushe (2011) observes that the high valuation of social media companies, despite the fact that many of them are unprofitable, could be dangerous for the market. Rushe goes on to list ten indicators which identify when a market is about to burst, concluding that already eight of these are present in the current social media boom.

Reference: Rushe, D. (2011) Is this the start of the second dotcom bubble? The Observer, February 20, 2011. Retrieved February 23, 2011 from
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/20/is-this-the start-of-the-second-dotcom-bubble/

Vocabulary:

Collocations and business/financial English
To float (a company (on the stock market))
To value something at (a price)
A valuation of (amount)
A good/bad investment
Property/social media etc boom
Startups (no longer start-ups)

Idiomatic Expressions:
Stupid money
Old/new school
A smart cookie

GPIV Groups 2 & 4 First Lesson Friday 4th March 2011

GPIV Group 2 Legal English Private Law
Lesson 1 Friday 4th March 2011 1:30pm

Class

Needs analysis
Vocabulary skills
Reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/feb/16/jackson-litigation-costs-reform

Homework

Finish summary of article - 2 sentences - be concise.
Read through the article and highlight useful vocabulary - remember the 8 word rule and pay particular attention to collocations.


GPIV Group 4 Legal English Private Law
Lesson 1 Friday 4th March 2011 4:30pm

Class

Needs analysis
Vocabulary skills
Reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/law/2011/feb/16/jackson-litigation-costs-reform

Homework

Finish summary of article - 2 sentences - be concise.
Read through the article and highlight useful vocabulary - remember the 8 word rule and pay particular attention to collocations.

GPII and GPIII First Lessons 2nd & 3rd March 2011

Wednesday 2nd March 2011 2pm
GPII Group 15 B2+ Module 2
Lesson 1

Class
Needs analysis
Getting a job
Advertisements & covering letters
Error correction

Homework

Go to http://www.simplylawjobs.com/ or http://www.lawjobs.com/index.jsp

and find an advertisement for a job that interests you. Try to find one for a newly qualified (NQ) lawyer, print the advertisement and bring it with you to class next week.



Thursday 3rd March 2011 11:30am
GPIII Group 6 B2+ Module 2
Lesson 1

Class
Needs Analysis
Revision and Correction
Tenses, verb structure
Discussion – finding a law job.

Homework
(1) Start your self study blog/folder/notebook by doing some work on one of your problem areas e.g. gerunds and participles, tenses (especially the past perfect), hypothetical forms , the third conditional – look at the notes and exercises on http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442632/General-English to help you.

(2) Go to http://www.simplylawjobs.com/ or http://www.lawjobs.com/index.jsp

and find an advertisement for a job that interests you. Try to find one for a newly qualified (NQ) lawyer, print the advertisement and bring it with you to class next week.

Thursday 3rd March 2011 2pm
GPIII Group 13 B2 Module 3
Lesson 1

Class
Needs analysis
Getting a job
Advertisements & covering letters
Error correction
Interview questions

Homework
(1) Finish your 6 interview questions

(2) Go to http://www.simplylawjobs.com/ or http://www.lawjobs.com/index.jsp

and find an advertisement for a job that interests you. Try to find one for a newly qualified (NQ) lawyer, print the advertisement and bring it with you to class next week.

Tuesday 1st March 2011 ECII Groups 8 and 18 Lesson 1

Group 8 ECII B2+ Module 2

1.30pm

Class

Needs analysis
Vocabulary skills
Reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/20/is-this-the-start-of-the-second-dotcom-bubble

Homework

Finish summary of article - 2 sentences - be concise.
Read through the article and highlight useful vocabulary - remember the 8 word rule and pay particular attention to collocations.

Group 18 ECII B2+ Module 1

4pm

Class

Needs analysis
Vocabulary skills
Reading
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/feb/20/is-this-the-start-of-the-second-dotcom-bubble

Homework

Finish summary of article - 2 sentences - be concise.
Read through the article and highlight useful vocabulary - remember the 8 word rule and pay particular attention to collocations.