GP III Group1 Module B2+2

Class


How Grammar is Tested: Open Cloze 
For more practice go to http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/ocltst3.htm
Common Mistakes - articles, countable and uncountable forms, singular and plural forms.


Final Presentations.


Homework
If you gave your presentation today write a couple of paragraphs about how you thought it went. Did you achieve your aims? What do you think the audience remembered from your presentation? If you had to do the presentation again what would you change to make it better? Write about 100 words.  




Next week there will be a Progress Test. The test will start at 2pm sharp and will last for 2 hours. PLEASE BE ON TIME.


The test will cover all the work that we have done in class over the last 10 weeks. 
The test will be in 6 parts

1. Legal principles
2. Error correction (modals, articles, countable and uncountable, verb structure)
3. Negotiation language
4. Writing a covering letter
5. Grammar: open cloze (see today's lesson)
6. Summarizing, Referencing & Citations

As we discussed in the first lesson your final grade will be determined this way:

25%                 Presentation

25%                 Written Summary

25%                 Progress Test

25%                 Self Study& Class work

(a)Participation in class and group activities (including seminar)

(b) Homework & Self Study  - this can take the form of a notebook, folder or blog

Our last lesson on 12th December will be a tutorial. Please bring along evidence of your self study as this is worth 25% of your final grade. Your self study should contain:

• All your homework
• New vocabulary – including word lists, mind maps, example sentences & pronunciation
• Links to useful websites
• Extra activities for problem areas
• Error correction of written work
• Articles from English magazines or websites that you find interesting
• Questions & comments about the course for your teacher or other students
• Reflection on your own progress
• Your responses to questions set on this blog

12th December will also be your last chance to complete any of the assessments you have missed, e.g. presentation (Flavia, Nicola) and the summary (Nicola, Natalia, Irene).

Wednesday & Thursday Lesson Notes GP EC & SP

Wednesday 23rd November 2011, 11:30am

GPI GROUP 11 MODULE B2+1

Lesson 7

CLASS

Overview of modal auxiliary verbs.

Sean's English Classroom / Modals

p.21, p. 137

HOMEWORK

Find an article from a newspaper, magazine or the internet, print it off and highlight all the modal auxiliaries. What are their meanings?

Check My Language Lab for work assigned.

http://intlpegasus2.pearsoned.com/Pegasus/frmLogin.aspx?s=3

Read the notes on modals on the link above and on My Language Lab

Wednesday 23rd November 2011, 3pm

ECII GROUP 10 MODULE B2.1

Lesson 9

CLASS

Sport: Vocabulary, Reading & Idioms p. 26 - 27, 139

Listening & Quantifiers p.28 - 29, 138 - 139

HOMEWORK

Do some research on the internet and prepare a short (3 - 4 minute) presentation on a sportsperson. Use the article on p. 27 to help you with structure and what things to include. The person could be famous or inspiring or someone, like New Zealand runner Sylvia Potts, who overcame disappointment and defeat and dedicated their lives to the sport they loved. 

For a brief biography of Sylvia Potts see: School of Physical Education  

http://physed.otago.ac.nz/alumni/wof/inductees/2008SylviaPotts.html 

Thursday 24th November 2011, 11:30am

GPII GROUP 8 MODULE B2.3

Lesson 9

CLASS

Presentations

1. In the future no one will read newspapers. 
2. The internet is destroying the music business.
3. Italy can not survive without Europe.

If you missed today’s lesson please be prepared to give a presentation on one of the above topics in the final lesson on 15th December.

HOME

1. Write a paragraph in your self study blog/notebook about today’s presentation. Did it go well? Why/Why not? Were you surprised by the timing? What do you need to work when you give a presentation in the future? 
2. Next week is the progress test so you need to do some revision on all the grammar and vocabulary we have covered in units 5a, 5b, 5c and 6a. There will also be reading and listening questions and you will have to write 2 paragraphs about the legal principles we talked about in class this term. 

Remember that all the preparation you do for the progress test also counts towards your self study grade. 

Thursday 24th November 2011, 2:30pm

SPIII GROUP 7 MODULE C1.1

Lesson 9

CLASS

Presentations

Speaking Assessment

If you missed today’s lesson please be prepared to give a presentation in the final lesson on 15th December.

HOME

1. Write a paragraph in your self study blog/notebook about today’s presentation. Did it go well? Why/Why not? Were you surprised by the timing? What do you need to work when you give a presentation in the future? 
2. Next week is the progress test so you need to do some revision on all the grammar and vocabulary we have covered e.g. tenses and conditionals. there will also be an error correction exercise as well as two CAE type tasks - an Open Cloze and a Key Word Transformation task. For extra practice go to CAE Practice Tests for examples (http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/tests/pt1index.htm ). There will also be a question on describing graphs similar to the IELTS task we completed in class. 

Remember that all the preparation you do for the progress test also counts towards your self study grade. 

D'Amico Shipping Legal English Course Lesson 5

22nd November 2011, 11:30 am
Lesson 5

CLASS
Legal Collocations
Tenses - Error Correction & Gapped Cloze
Sean's English Classroom / The English Tense System
Memorandum of Association & Articles of Association (c.f. U.S. & U.K. meaning of by-laws)
Types of Laws



HOME
What makes a good negotiator?
What cultural and language issues should you consider?

Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd November: Class Notes GPIII & GPII

Monday 21st November 2011, 2pm

GP III GROUP 1 MODULE B2+2

Lesson 8

CLASS

Presentations

HOMEWORK

If you gave your presentation today write a couple of paragraphs about how you thought it went. Did you achieve your aims? What do you think the audience remembered from your presentation? If you had to do the presentation again what would you change to make it better? Write about 100 words.  

N.B. You should have now completed 50% of your final grade:

Summary 25%

Presentation 25%

Tuesday 22nd November 2011, 2:30pm

GP II GROUP 1 MODULE B2+1

Lesson 8

CLASS

Modals Overview. for a copy of today’s notes and more examples go to:  

Sean's English Classroom / Modals

Exercises Modals p. 21

HOMEWORK

Own self study. 

Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th November 2011 - Class Notes for GP EC SP

Wednesday 16th November 2011, 11:30am

GPI GROUP 11 MODULE B2+1

Lesson 6

CLASS

Speaking Assessment - Choosing an Intern Scenario p. 12 - 13

Conservation: Reading & Listening p. 18 - 19

Overview of articles p. 19

HOMEWORK

Tourism: Vocabulary (collocations and idiomatic expressions) & Reading p. 16 -17

Check My Language Lab for work assigned.

http://intlpegasus2.pearsoned.com/Pegasus/frmLogin.aspx?s=3

Read the notes on tenses on p. 135 and on the links above and on My Language Lab

Wednesday 16th November 2011, 3pm

ECII GROUP 10 MODULE B2.1

Lesson 8

CLASS

Testing Questionnaires - Aims & Data Collection Speaking Assessment

Speaking Assessment - Renewable Energy - Town Meeting Scenario p. 22 - 23

HOMEWORK

Think about the effect that the financial crisis is having on European politics. Read the following article and write a paragraph (60 - 100 words) explaining whether you agree or disagree with the view of the author and why. 

Triumph of the spivs as democracy is sidelined - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 08, 2011

N.B.

spiv 

(noun Brit., informal)

a man, typically characterized by flashy dress, who makes a living by disreputable dealings.

Thursday 17th November 2011, 11:30am

GPII GROUP 8 MODULE B2.3

Lesson 8

CLASS

Articles p. 85, 143

Presentations - Preparation & Delivery

Sean's English Classroom / Presentations

Presentations  - Listening p. 86

HOMEWORK

Next week you will be doing your speaking assessment which is worth 25% of your final grade. It will take the form of a short 4 - 5 minute presentation. The topics are as follows:

1. In the future no one will read newspapers. 
2. The internet is destroying the music business.
3. Italy can not survive without Europe.

For homework think about ALL the topics and whether you agree or disagree with the statement and why. Next week you will be assigned one of these topics to speak about in class. 

Thursday 17th November 2011, 2:30pm

SPIII GROUP 7 MODULE C1.1

Lesson 8

CLASS

Discussion: Capitalism is no longer compatible with Democracy.

Presentation Skills

Sean's English Classroom / Presentations

Signposting Language

Presentations in English - Language

Note cards for Presentations

UEfAP: Speaking in Academic Contexts

HOMEWORK

Prepare and practise with your partner for next week’s presentation.

Take a look at the following link:

Triumph of the spivs as democracy is sidelined - The Irish Times - Tue, Nov 08, 2011

This is where I took the idea for today’s discussion. Read the article and write a couple of paragraphs (approximately 100 words) on whether you agree or disagree with the author. Support your answer with reasons and examples. 

N.B.

spiv 

(noun Brit., informal)

a man, typically characterized by flashy dress, who makes a living by disreputable dealings.

GPII Group 1 Module B2+1

Lesson 7
15/11/11 2:30pm

CLASS

Conservation: Listening & Vocabulary p. 18 - 19
Articles p.19
Reading p. 20

HOMEWORK:

Next week we a going to be looking at modals - which is quite a difficult area of English grammar to master. Find an article from a magazine or the internet and highlight all the modal auxiliary verbs used. Think of why they are being used and what meaning they have. Also have a look at the notes that I have put on Sean's English Classroom / Modals

D'Amico Shipping Legal English Course Lesson 4

Tuesday 15th November 2011, 11:30am
Lesson 4

Different Sentences - Same Mistakes
Overview of Tenses. For notes and examples go to
Sean's English Classroom / The English Tense System
Sean's English Classroom / English Grammar and Thinking in English
Describing what the law says/Describing the court system.

GPIII Group 1 B2+2

GPIII GROUP 1 B2+2
Monday 14th November 2011, 2pm.
Lesson 7

CLASS
Summary Writing - Assessed task.
Presentations - Preparation & Delivery. Signposting Language
Sean's English Classroom / Presentations
http://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-lang.htm

HOMEWORK

TASK

Choose one of the following topics and prepare a 5 minute INDIVIDUAL presentation (+ 2 minutes for questions) for next week. You may agree or disagree or present both sides of the argument. 

TOPICS

1. The internet is destroying the music, film and publishing industries and there is nothing the law can do to stop it.  How the internet has all but destroyed the market for films, music and newspapers | Media | The Observer
2. Overcrowded prisons are not the result of rising crime rates.  Evidence: Imprisonment | The Equality Trust http://www.ct.gov/opm/lib/opm/cjppd/cjresearch/recidivismstudy/whatiscausingprisonovercrowding.pdf  
3. In the future there won't be any Italian lawyers, only European ones. Europe on trial | Law | The Guardian

Lessons Wednesday 9th & Thursday 10th November GP, EC, SP

Wednesday 9th October 2011, 11:30am

GPI GROUP 11 MODULE B2+1

Lesson 5

CLASS

Fast Connected Speech - noticing perfect forms

Covering Letters

Timed Writing Assessment - Covering letter

HOMEWORK

Check My Language Lab for grammar and listening work assigned.

http://intlpegasus2.pearsoned.com/Pegasus/frmLogin.aspx?s=3

If you are experiencing any problems with the platform let me or Andy know immediately. Also keep your own record of  the work that you did and when you did it. 

Wednesday 9th 2011, 3pm

ECII GROUP 10 MODULE B2.1

Lesson 7

CLASS 

Present Perfect Continuous 

Indirect Questions (p. 19 - 20, 137)

Writing a questionnaire

HOMEWORK

Write a brief questionnaire using a variety of the question types discussed in class. The questionnaire should contain about 6 to 10 questions. We will test the questionnaires next week using your classmates as the survey sample to see if (a) The questionnaire really gathers the information you are looking for and (b) the results are easy to analyse. 

Thursday 10th November 2011, 11:30am

GPII GROUP 8 MODULE B2.3

Lesson 7

CLASS

Covering Letters - Timed Writing Assessment 

HOMEWORK

Reading & Grammar (articles) p. 84 - 85

Thursday 10th November 2011, 2:30pm

SPIII GROUP 7 MODULE C1.1

Lesson 7

CLASS

Pronunciation Workshop

Sean's English Classroom / Pronunciation

HOMEWORK

Continue your research and reading on The Spirit Level in preparation for your presentation on 24th November. Robert & Anna you will be working together as a pair. 

Lesson 6

CLASS
Feedback on Letters
Interviews for a Law Job - Role-play (Speaking Assessment)
Sean's English Classroom / Getting A Law Job
Scenario: Internship - Listening & Speaking Assessment (p. 12 -13)

HOME
Reading & Vocabulary p. 16 - 17

D'Amico Shipping Lesson 3

8th November 2011, 11:30am
Lesson 3

Legal Systems
Verb + Preposition Collocations in Legal English
Debating, Functional Language (agreeing, disagreeing, giving examples, interrupting)
Sean's English Classroom / Legal English
Sean's English Classroom / Formal Debate Structure

GPIII Group1 B2+2 Monday 7th November, 2011

GPIII Group 1 B2+2
Lesson 6 Monday 7th November, 2011,  2pm

CLASS
Plagiarism - How to avoid it
References, Citations & Summarising Skills
Sean's English Classroom / Summarising, Paraphrasing, Quoting
Summarising Task
The law that wants to be free | Judith Townend | Law | guardian.co.uk
For a suggested answer see:
Sean's English Classroom / Vocabulary In Context Suggested Answers

HOME
Next week is your in class writing assignment. I would like you to summarise an article using the techniques that we practised today. Your summary should also include citations and a reference. We will do the writing in class time next week, you can use dictionaries and ask me for assistance but you must complete the task in 30 minutes. Please find an article and bring it along with you next week. Make a copy to hand in with your finished summary. The article can be on any LEGAL topic and should be about 300 - 400 words long - any longer and you will have difficulty finishing it within the time and word limits set. If you were not in class today you must still do the task. Make sure that you check the links above and catch up on the work you have missed.

Interesting Film For Economics & Political Science Students Especially.

This Week Sky Cinema is screening the HBO film, Too Big To Fail.  Directed by Curtis Hanson ( L.A. Confidential), the film tells the true story of the events surrounding the fall of the Lehman Brothers in 2008 which signalled the start of the current financial crisis. The story focuses on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, played by William Hurt, and the relationship between big business and government.

For more details go to: HBO: Movies: Too Big to Fail: Home
For details on when to see it go to: Sky.it - News, video e la TV di Sky

Thursday 3rd November 2011 GPII & SPIII

Thursday 3rd November 2011, 11:30am

GPII GROUP 8 MODULE B2.3

Lesson 6

CLASS

Recycling media vocabulary p. 78

Journalism:

Reading - Multiple Choice Cloze p. 78 - 79

Listening  p. 79

Grammar “As” p. 79 

Phrasal Verbs in Context p. 157

Formal Letters p. 81

Introduction to Covering Letters. 

HOMEWORK

Go to www.lawjobs.com or www.simplylawjobs.com find an advertisement for a job or training position that may interest you in the future. In particular look for posts for NQ (newly qualified) lawyers and solicitors as well as trainees, internships and law clerks. Print off the advertisement and bring it with you to class next week - you will need it for your writing assessment. 

Thursday 3rd November 2011, 2:30pm

SPIII GROUP 7 MODULE C1.1

Lesson 6

CLASS

Conditionals - overview - identifying types & context, key word transformation exercise.

Error correction and feedback on writing assessment. 

Discussion - The Spirit Level

Main points and critics

http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/aug/14/the-spirit-level-equality-thinktanks

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/26/response-spirit-level-bad-social-science

For an Introduction - see the video below:

HOMEWORK

Go to The Evidence in Detail | The Equality Trust

and choose which area of evidence you and your partner would like to focus on for your presentation on 24th November.