Breaking News For Political Science Students: "Nelson Mandela Becomes The First Politician To Be Missed" - The Onion

Yesterday, Nelson Mandela died at the age of 95. He is possibly one of the most influential figures of modern times and his death highlights our lack of faith in current political leaders. Do you agree?

Read this satirical piece from The Onion.
http://www.theonion.com/articles/nelson-mandela-becomes-first-politician-to-be-miss,34755/

Euler Hermes Legal English Course Lesson 11

Lesson 11
(1) May/Shall - special uses in Legal English
http://www.ukessays.com/essays/languages/functions-of-modal-verbs-in-european-and-british-legal-documents.php
(2) Legal Systems - Civil Law vs Common Law

Class Notes

Company Law

Memorandum of Association (UK)
Articles/ Certificate of Association (US)
 
Sets out objectives and capital structure
Legally binding statement of intent which the members of the company must follow
Can include

• Appointing members of the board of directors
• Changing the corporation bylaws
• Procedures for holding a vote of shareholders
• Rules for keeping corporate records

Vocabulary

1. Passed - expired
2. who have the right to - entitled to
3. instead – in lieu thereof
4. on condition - provided
5. cancelled - repealed
6. revised - amended
7. given to – vested in

 Shall

• indicate an obligation The Corporation shall keep as permanent records…
• express a promise The directors shall have the power to enact bylaws…
• make a declaration which legally binds the parties
• future action or state Until two years shall have expired…

 May

• permission

can in general English

Legal Collocations

To be based on

To be bound by

Contrast with

Refers/reference to

Derived from

Settle something by

Take into consideration (fixed phrase)

Distinguished from

Deal with

To develop through

In contrast (discourse markers)

Write down (phrasal verb also take down, note down)

The Last Lesson

As we discussed at the beginning of the term, every lesson is important. Your final lesson is especially important as it gives you the opportunity to speak directly and privately to your teacher and get valuable personal feedback on your progress. If you have missed an assessment (e.g. essay, presentation or test) it is essential that you attend because this is your last chance to catch up on any work you haven't done. Obviously, the more assessments you have done, the easier it is for me to accurately gauge your progress, so, do make the effort to come to class next week. I shouldn't have to remind you that 70% attendance is obligatory and "going home to study" is not a legitimate excuse for your absence. 

If you really are unable to attend (due to sickness, for example), then please make sure you contact me by email on or before the day of your lesson. In your email include a link to your blog, Google docs, dropbox file etc , if you have completed your self study digitally, so I can assess your self study grade. If you have been doing your self study in a workbook or in a handwritten notebook or folder, then please include a brief (250 - 300 word) summary of what you have been doing for self study this term in your email. Also in your email you should discuss the tutorial questions that I posted on Monday.

The deadline for all assessments, emails and self study is 5th December. Anything received after that date will not be considered towards your final grade.

I look forward to seeing you all next week.

The Neo-liberalism Debate Continues

For the Economics and Political Science groups who looked at the causes and effects of inequality this term, here is an interesting article from the Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pope-francis-denounces-trickle-down-economic-theories-in-critique-of-inequality/2013/11/26/e17ffe4e-56b6-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html

SPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 11

Lesson 11

Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Unit 8
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills
• General Grammar
  
  Homework
  Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
  Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html
  
  Next Thursday please arrive at 4:30 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Jacopo, Elisa, Serena, Andrea P. Allegra & Simone please arrive at 4:30 p.m. also and I will give you the topic for your essay. You will have 40 minutes to write your essay and when you have finished you can have your tutorial.

SPIII Group 3 C1.1 Lesson 11

Lesson 11
IELTS writing workshop
Writing Assessment - IELTS Academic Paper Part Two

Procedure for next week

2 pm Tutorials for Group Yunus. Put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave.

3 pm Seminar for Group Shiller. The seminar should take around 45 minutes, group and individual feedback will follow.

Preparing For your Tutorial.

You can also prepare for your tutorial next week by thinking about the following questions:

• What have you learnt this semester?
• What areas have you improved?
• What areas do you still need to improve on?
• How are you going to improve your English when the course is finished?

Next week's tutorial is your last chance to hand in any ciurse work you would like to have assessed.

GPII Group 19 B2+1 Lesson 10

Lesson 10
Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Units 1 & 9
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills

Gianpiero and Andrea, you will have an opportunity to do the test next week 5/12

Homework
Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html

Next Thursday please arrive at 11:30 a.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Gianpiero and Andrea please arrive at 11:30 a.m. also. You will have 100 minutes to complete the written part of the test and 10 minutes to complete the listening when the tutorials have finished.

ECII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 11

Lesson 11
Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Unit 8
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills
• General Grammar
  
  Homework
  Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
  Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html
  
  Next Wednesday please arrive at 5 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Luca please arrive at 5 p.m. also and I will give you the topic for your essay. You will have 40 minutes to write your essay and when you have finished you can have your tutorial. 

Euler Hermes Legal English Course Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Group 1
Modals continued: Modals of probability (assumption, deduction, possibility), "can" special uses, error correction.

Group 2
Modals continued: "Can" special uses, error correction.

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

Extra Practice & Related Articles
For more on the Profumo Scandal see:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/932575/Profumo-affair
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/apr/10/past.derekbrown
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/01/profumo-affair-christine-keeler

Listening for modal perfect forms:
Sex & The City "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"* Season 4, Episode 11 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0698625/* Could have, would have, should have.

GPII Group 5 B2+1 Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Units 1 & 9
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills

Francesco Mattioli, you will have an opportunity to do the test next week 4/12

Homework
Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html

Next Wednesday please arrive at 2 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Francesco please arrive at 2 p.m. also. You will have 100 minutes to complete the written part of the test and 10 minutes to complete the listening when the tutorials have finished.

GPII Group 1 Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Progress Test
Listening & Reading Skills
General Grammar
Vocab & Grammar from Units 3 & 7
Legal English

Francesca Parato, Natalia Riccio, Mariapaola Rotellini and Francesca Romana Trisciuzzi,  you will have an opportunity to do the test next week 3/12

Homework
Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html

Next Tuesday please arrive at 2 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave.Francesca Parato, Natalia Riccio, Mariapaola Rotellini and Francesca Romana Trisciuzzi please arrive at 2 p.m. also. You will have 110 minutes to complete the written part of the test and 10 minutes to complete the listening when the tutorials have finished. Federico & Elisa please arrive at 2 p.m. as well and I will give you the topic for your essay. You will have 40 minutes to write your essay and when you have finished you can have your tutorial.

GPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Progress Test
Listening & Reading Skills
General Grammar
Vocab & Grammar from Units 3 & 8

Simone Sciannimanico & Lorenzo Tringali you will have an opportunity to do the test next week 2/12

Homework
Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in the previous posting http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html

Next Monday please arrive at 2 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Simone & Lorenzo, please arrive at 2 p.m. also. You will have 110 minutes to complete the written part of the test and 10 minutes to complete the listening when the tutorials have finished. Angelino please arrive at 2pm as well and I will give you the topic for your essay. You will have 40 minutes to write your essay and when you have finished you can have your tutorial.

Preparing For your Tutorial 2nd - 6th December 2013

The course isn't over with the test. There is still one more, very important lesson to go and the attitude, insights and work you present during your private tutorial could mean the difference between you going on to the next module or repeating the course again. For example, imagine you sit the progress test this week and you are not happy. You find it too hard or you feel you are unprepared. Don't just wait for your bad result and expect to fail. Think about where you went wrong. Revisit the areas you found difficult - in your notes, in the text book or on the internet and come prepared to talk about this in your tutorial. Your teacher can help you - especially if you are the kind of student who has difficulty doing or preparing for written tests.


You can also prepare for your tutorial next week by thinking about the following questions:

• What have you learnt this semester?
• What areas have you improved?
• What areas do you still need to improve on?
• How are you going to improve your English when the course is finished?

The tutorial is your last chance to hand in or do any course work for final marking (e.g. essays, reports, presentations, speaking assessments or progress tests). You will also be asked to present your self study blog/folder/notebook and talk about the ways you have tried to improve your English independently this term.

Progress Tests Next Week

Please we punctual for your tests next week. We will be starting with the listening question so if you are not on time, you will have to wait outside until the listening has finished.

SPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 10

Lesson 10
Academic Essay IELTS Approaches - thesis or argument led
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65348624/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20Two

Writing Assessment - Part 2 IELTS - timed.
Editing Checklist:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37583119/Correction-Checklist-For-L1-Italian-Speakers

Progress Test

• Journalism & Media vocab and collocations (Unit 8)
• Word order exercise
• Idioms with 'keep'
• Verb patterns
• Reading Skills - completing notes
• General Grammar (open cloze)
• Listening Skills - listening for opinion

The best way to prepare is to do something (e.g. listening to the CD Rom, the extra practice on page 149) rather than just reading over your notes. Keep a record of all the exercises/revision you do in preparation for next week's test - this will also count towards your self study.

SPIII Group 3 C1.1 Lesson 10

Lesson 10
IELTS speaking workshop
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/31561900/IELTS
Functional Language
Confirming Understanding, Agreeing & Disagreeing, Speculating, Fillers
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/english-functional-phrases/
Speaking Test Role-play and Speaking Assessment
http://www.ielts-exam.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=category&sectionid=6&id=43&Itemid=71

Feedback & Error Correction from Speaking Exercise

• Turn hesitations into pauses through the use of fillers and "chunking" your speech into phrases. Speak in phrases not words.
• Word stress - e.g. Necessary
• Pronounce your plural endings and check noun-verb agreement
• Word forms e.g. advantage (noun) - advantageous (adjective)
• Relative pronouns - don't overuse that - not always accurate - instead use who, which, where, when to avoid mistakes.

GPII Group 19 B2+1 Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Homework answers - Adverbs
p 151, G1:
1: very, 2: entirely, 3: highly, 4: highly, 5: extremely, 6: really, 7: essential, 8: really/utterly, 9: fairly, 10: very.
If you have made mistakes look back at the examples and consider the overall meaning of the sentence  (e.g. 5, 9) or whether the adverb is part of a collocation e.g. highly qualified, highly motivated.  

Preparing for Cambridge or IELTS speaking exams.
Criteria, Approaches & Functional language
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/31561900/IELTS
Agreeing & disagreeing, speculating & expressing possibility, using fillers when responding to questions. http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/english-functional-phrases/

Speaking Assessment:
Interactive Task (CAE/ILEC)
Individual Long Turn (IELTS)

Progress Test

• Juvenile Justice (Unit 9) & Education Vocabulary (Unit 1)
• Continuous aspect
• Perfect Aspect
• Adverbs of degree
• False Friends in Legal English e.g. sentence, process.
• Reading skills - missing sentences
• Listening skills - listening for opinion

The best way to prepare is to do something (e.g. listening to the CD Rom, the extra practice on pages 135 & 151) rather than just reading over your notes.
Keep a record of all the exercises/revision you do in preparation for next week's test - this will also count towards your self study.

Euler Hermes Legal English Course Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Group 1
Modals: Ability, "Should","Must"
Group 2
Modals: Ability, "Should","Must", Probability

Homework
In your general reading and listening look out for the modals that we covered today.
Link: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

Sex & The City "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"*
Season 4, Episode 11 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0698625/ * Could have, would have, should have.

Self Study For All Political Science & Economics Groups

Entrepreneurs Can Save the World?

Read the articles here and tell me what you think. 

http://www.forbes.com/sites/actiontrumpseverything/2012/09/30/entrepreneurs-can-save-the-world-and-revitalize-the-u-s-will-either-obama-or-romney-help-make-happen/
http://www.forbes.com/sites/erincarlyle/2013/11/17/muhammad-yunus-and-a-cinderella-moment-at-the-forbes-philanthropy-summit/

GPII Group 5 B2+1 Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Preparing for Cambridge or IELTS speaking exams.
Criteria, Approaches & Functional language
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/31561900/IELTS
Confirming understanding, agreeing & disagreeing, speculating & expressing possibility, using fillers when responding to questions. http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/english-functional-phrases/

Speaking Assessment:
Interactive Task (CAE/ILEC)
Individual Long Turn (IELTS)

Someone left their copy of the workbook behind in class today. To claim it, go to the custodians at reception.

Progress Test

• Juvenile Justice (Unit 9) & Education Vocabulary (Unit 1)
• Continuous aspect
• Perfect Aspect
• Adverbs of degree
• False Friends in Legal English e.g. sentence, process.
• Reading skills - missing sentences
• Listening skills - listening for opinion

The best way to prepare is to do something (e.g. listening to the CD Rom, the extra practice on pages 135 & 151) rather than just reading over your notes.
Keep a record of all the exercises/revision you do in preparation for next week's test - this will also count towards your self study.

ECII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Academic Essay IELTS
Approaches - thesis or argument led
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65348624/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20Two

Writing Assessment - Part 2 IELTS - timed.

Progress Test

• Vocabulary: verb to noun transformation
• Economics & Finance Vocabulary (unit 11)
• Conditionals - rewrite sentences incorporating conditionals and various conditional conjunctions
• Phrasal verbs
• Negotiation phrases
• General grammar (open cloze)
• Reading - finish notes
• Listening - for opinion.

The best way to prepare is to do something (e.g. listening to the CD Rom, the extra practice on page 155) rather than just reading over your notes. Remember to keep a record of all the exercises/revision you do in preparation for next week's test - this will also count towards your self study.

GPII Group 1 B2+2 Lesson 9

Lesson 9
The Law Making Process
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70148984/The%20Law%20Making%20Process
Amending a Law
Speaking Assessment. Unit 9.4

Error Correction
Lifes, this people, in a lot of case, one of the celebrity Singular/Plural
relate with someone, discuss about something Verb structure
well know
as, such, such as

Progress Test:
Taken from Units 3 & 7 and from the Legal English we covered in class. It will include questions on:

• international relations vocabulary
• subordinate conjunctions and clauses
• modal perfect - error correction exercise
• conditionals - error correction exercise
• linking phrases for giving an opinion
• reading skills - match missing phrases from a text, true/false answers
• listening skills - ordering statements, identifying opinions
• legal principles - paragraph writing
• false friends in Legal English
• phrase completion - 2nd conditional, mixed conditional

The best way to prepare is to do something (e.g. listening to the CD Rom, the extra practice on pages 139 & 147) rather than just reading over your notes.

Self Study:
(1) Write up your draft law.
(2) Keep a record of all the exercises/revision you do in preparation for next week's test - this will also count towards your self study.

GPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8

Feedback on Essays

• Content: The question was generally well answered. Some candidates didn't talk about the future development of social media as a news source or spoke too generally about social media and therefore got a lower grade for content. 
• Organisation: Good range of linking devices used.
• Vocabulary: Good range of expressions for giving an opinion.

Corrections:

1. Common people has not the experience.
2. A good journalism is always reliable and doesn't give wrong informations.
3. The news are an important part of our daily life.
4. The different is going to be the way of its diffusion.
5. In this essay I will discuss about the effect of social media on journalism.
6. The age of ^ newspaper is not over.
7. Social media make us get news in a little time.
8. The internet is gaining always more and more space in our lives. 

Class:

(1) Seminar on Press Regulation - Speaking Assessment
(2) Speaking Skills - Speculating & Fillers
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/speculating-and-expressing-possibility/
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/using-fillers/
(3) Overview of Test

Homework:
Prepare for next week's progress test which is based on the grammar, vocabulary, fixed phrases and key language from Units 3 (International Relations) & 8 (Journalism & Media). There will also be skills task to test your reading and listening.

The best way to prepare is to do something (e.g. listening to the CD Rom, the extra practice on pages 139 & 149) rather than just reading over your notes.
 

SPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 9

Lesson 9
Modals - Error CorrectionIf you still have doubts about modals, take a look at the exercises and examples on the following link: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

Speaking Assessment - Seminar
Inequality & Neoliberalism - deciding on policy proposals for the Treasury Minister.
Feedback & Error Correction
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70510428/Mind%20The%20Gap%20-%20Seminar%20Preparation

The Spirit Level Research
Inequality & Trust
The Remedies
Policy from the One Society campaign.

Error Correction
Pronunciation – vowels and word stress
Crisis, Subsidise, Privatise, Decade, Prioritise, Proportionate, Encourage, Financial, Obsolete,
Necessary, Anxiety
Vocabulary & Collocation
In the long/short term
Housing  market  - state housing, Freelancer/Freelance professional,

Hold a referendum, Standard of living, (high) cost of living, To defraud, Juvenile crime,Tax rate
Grammar
Singular/plural   people are, everyone has
Suffixes – apply (not applicate)
Comparatives – higher not (more high)

Homework
(1) Review your notes on the Mind The Gap documentary as this will be the topic of your writing assessment next week.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70326019/Mind%20The%20Gap%20-%20Note%20Taking%20Outline
(2) For some background on Opinion/Thesis led essays, have a look at Unit 7.5 page 79.

Self Study
Write a paragraph reflecting on your experience today. What have you learned from the documentary and the research you have done? Have your opinions changed or been challenged by the research? Do you think you would like to work in policy development either for a political party or a government minister?

SPIII Group 3 C1.1 Lesson 9

Lesson 9 

Procedure for Seminar

2:15pm - 3:15pm
Group Yunus
Francesca, Clementina, Maria-Chiara, Amanda, Antonio, Vittorio & Giulia 

In the Seminar you need to:

• set the agenda
• give individual presentations
• debate and form a consensus
• draft a policy statement and legislative measures for the minister

Group Shiller
(Caterina, Cristina, Augusto, Marzia, Giovanni, Patrizia & Irene) will give their presentation 5/12 at 3pm. 

Feedback Group Yunus

• well researched and professionally handled
• an initial discussion on the seriousness of the problem of inequality would have given the seminar a clearer focus
• some of the presentations (especially those with a lot of information) would have been improved by outlining the structure more clearly through the use of signposting language.

Pronunciation – vowels and word stress

Subsidise

Privatise

Encourage

Public

Funded

This/these

Necessary

Vocabulary & Collocation

In the long/short term

Housing  market  - state housing

Hold a referendum

Standard of living

Tax haven

Tax loophole

Employment law/contracts/policy – workers’ rights

To go on strike

Both Groups need to submit their literature review next week (21/11).

GPII Group 19 B2+1 Lesson 8

Lesson 8
Juvenile Crime
Age of Criminal Responsibility: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_infancy#Ages_of_criminal_responsibility_by_country
Sentencing & Criminal Justice
Agravating & Mitigating factors in Sentencing
Video - Teen Crime - You Be The Judge
http://ybtj.justice.gov.uk/
Unit 9.2 p. 92 - 93
Adverbs of Degree

New Vocab - Fairness

Homework
Adverbs of Degree: Read the notes (G1 p. 150) and do the exercise (G1 p. 151)
Self Study
(1) Read about the recent case of a teenage bank robber http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/22/boy-barclays-bank-robbery-15-year-old Do you think he was given the right sentence?
(2)Take a look at some of the other sentencing hearings on the You Be The Judge website. What agravating and mitigating factors did you have to consider? Compare your sentence with the punishment in the actual case.

ECII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 9

Lesson 9

Modals - Error Correction
If you still have doubts about modals, take a look at the exercises and examples on the following link: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

Speaking Assessment - Seminar
Inequality & Neoliberalism - deciding on policy proposals for the Treasury Minister.
Feedback & Error Correction
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70510428/Mind%20The%20Gap%20-%20Seminar%20Preparation

n.b. state/public housing, in the short/long term, the missing link.

The Spirit Level Research
Inequality & Trust
The Remedies
Policy from the One Society campaign.

Homework
(1) Review your notes on the Mind The Gap documentary as this will be the topic of your writing assessment next week.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70326019/Mind%20The%20Gap%20-%20Note%20Taking%20Outline
(2) For some background on Opinion/Thesis led essays, have a look at Unit 7.5 page 79.

Self Study
Write a paragraph reflecting on your experience today. What have you learned from the documentary and the research you have done? Have your opinions changed or been challenged by the research? Do you think you would like to work in policy development either for a political party or a government minister?

GPII Group 5 B2+1 Lesson 8

Lesson 8
Juvenile Crime
Age of Criminal Responsibility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_infancy#Ages_of_criminal_responsibility_by_country
Sentencing & Criminal Justice
Agravating & Mitigating factors in Sentencing
Video - Teen Crime - You Be The Judge
http://ybtj.justice.gov.uk/
Unit 9.2 p. 92 - 93
Adverbs of Degree

Self Study
(1) Read about the recent case of a teenage bank robber http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/22/boy-barclays-bank-robbery-15-year-old Do you think he was given the right sentence?
(2)Take a look at some of the other sentencing hearings on the You Be The Judge website. What agravating and mitigating factors did you have to consider? Compare your sentence with the punishment in the actual case.

Euler Hermes Legal English Course Lesson 8

Lesson 8
Conditionals continued:
Open & Hypothetical Conditionals http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32379905/Hypothetical%20versus%20Open%20Conditionals
Context & alternatives to "If"
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals
Comparison Between Italian & English forms
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/42354161/A%20Comparison%20between%20Italian%20and%20English%20Conditional%20Forms
Error Correction exercise
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/49720439/Hypothetical%20Distance%20-%20Error%20Correction%20Task

General Correction
Think about your collocations - e.g. use get rather than take
e.g. I'm just going to get some water. I need to get my glasses. Can I go and get a pen?

Homework
Reading for 3rd and mixed conditionals.
http://www.theguardian.com/film/2011/mar/18/what-if-star-wars-never-existed

Read about Lord Denning
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/1999/mar/06/claredyer1

GPII Group 1 B2+2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8

In class writing assessment - IELTS Part Two

For more information on the IELTS exam - including tips, sample questions and model answers - go to:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/31561900/IELTS
For more information on Part Two of the IELTS writing exam  - including tips, sample questions and model answers - got to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65348624/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20Two

GPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 7

Lesson 7

• The golden rules of legal writing:

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080245/Legal%20Writing%20In%20Plain%20English

• IELTS writing - Part Two - Essay. Thesis/Opinion Led Essays versus Argument Led Essays

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65348624/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20Two

• Writing Assessment - Timed Essay. 

Homework:
Prepare for your (final) speaking assessment, See below:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70692621/Press%20Regulation%20and%20New%20Media

Seminar Task

Last year, the phone hacking scandal (illegally listening or intercepting phone calls and text messages) seriously damaged the reputation of several important newspapers in the U.K. Many journalists and editors are now standing trial for their involvement. The U.K. government wants stricter controls on journalists to stop this happening again, however, no one can agree on the the best solution.

What do you think is best:

• A government appointed regulatory body?
• An independent regulatory body?
• A body formed of journalists and editors and other persons in the media?
• An ombudsman? (For a definition see:  http://definitions.uslegal.com/o/ombudsman/)

Prepare a short (5 minute) presentation on what form of regulation is best for the industry. Support your answer with examples.

You will give your presentation to a small group of your peers. When everybody has presented, you need to decide as a group which form of regulation is best and what powers the regulatory body/person should have?

The aim of your seminar is to present a proposal to the Minister of Broadcasting.

Preparation:

(1) Think about the problems:

• invasion of privacy - phone tapping/hacking
• stealing private information e.g. emails, medical records 
• harassment 
• recklessly publishing inaccurate stories
• maliciously publishing untrue stories

(2) Current Legal Protections: 

Which of the above problems are already punished by Criminal or Civil Law? Do you think that is enough protection? Do we need an explicit Privacy Law like the French? Does Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights provide enough protection? 

(3) Think about the powers the regulatory body/person should have:

• force newspapers to print apologies
• demand corrections to stories 
• impose fines
• impose exemplary damages

(4) How will the regulatory body work in practice - especially as news stories are spread via blogs and social media?

Research:

The following articles will give you some ideas and background information. Also note any vocabulary and collocations that might be useful for your presentation.

http://theweek.com/article/index/217378/rupert-murdochs-phone-hacking-scandal-a-timeline

http://www.economist.com/node/21546025

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/mar/18/press-regulation-newspapers-furious-deal

Speaking Skills:

• Be clear about your aim and what you want to achieve - you only have 5 minutes.
• Make sure your structure is clear - this will give you confidence - make sure you outline your structure with the use of signposting language.
• Don't read.
• Don't speak too fast or in a monotone, "chunk"what you have to say phonetically so you get the intonation right and sound natural.
• Answer questions diplomatically and politely.

For more tips and examples of signposting language: see Presentations  

SPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8
Input for Seminar Assessment

Mind the Gap - Video Note Taking
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/68919498/Mind%20The%20Gap

 

Click Here for a copy of the note taking questions

Homework

To prepare for next week's seminar, review the notes you took today. How far do you agree with the ideas expressed in the documentary? If you were a policy adviser in Treasury, what would your advice to the Minister be? Think of legislative measures you could suggest to the Minister e.g. policies on privatisation & deregulation, tougher penalties for tax fraud, policies to encourage and promote social business models, the introduction of a "Robin Hood Banking Tax", a rethinking of benefits and social welfare, raising the minimum wage and/or linking it to a maximum wage, indexing tax rates to increases in inequality.

Now structure your ideas into a short presentation (5 mins) to give to your group.

The Global Social Business Summit is on at the moment watch the live stream here: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/5055332/events/2506011

SPIII Group 3 C1.1 Lesson 8

Lesson 8

• Writing - Golden Rules

• Preparation for Seminar and Literature Review

For notes, including links and resources, see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/68919498/Mind%20The%20Gap
For advice on both assessments see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70510428/Mind%20The%20Gap%20-%20Seminar%20Preparation
The Global Social Business Summit is on until 9th November - watch the live stream here: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/5055332/events/2506011

Seminar Groups for next week:

Group Yunus

Francesca, Clementina, Maria-Chiara, Amanda, Antonio, Vittorio & Giulia (Giulia please contact the other group members to find out what part of the argument you are going to present).


Group Shiller

Caterina, Cristina, Augusto, Marzia, Giovanni, Patrizia & Irene  (Irene please contact the other group members to find out what part of the argument you are going to present).

GPII Group 19 B2+1 Lesson 7

Lesson 7

The law making process
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70148984/The%20Law%20Making%20Process

Unit 9.4 Language For Balancing an argument,
Speaking Assessment - Amending A Law

Homework & Self Study

(1) Key Language p. 150
(2) Write up the final version of your draft law
and/or
(3) Write a paragraph about an Italian law which you think should be amended or repealed.

ECII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 8

Lesson 8

Thank you to Alessandro and Luca for re-presenting today - much improved!

Input for Seminar Assessment
Mind the Gap - video  Note Taking

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/68919498/Mind%20The%20Gap

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70326019/Mind%20The%20Gap%20-%20Note%20Taking%20Outline

 

If you were away today, please watch the video (above) and take notes. Use these questions to help you focus on the most important information.

 

Homework

To prepare for next week's seminar, review the notes you took today. How far do you agree with the ideas expressed in the documentary? If you were a policy adviser in Treasury, what would your advice to the Minister be? Think of legislative measures you could suggest to the Minister e.g. policies on privatisation & deregulation, tougher penalties for tax fraud, policies to encourage and promote social business models, the introduction of a "Robin Hood Banking Tax", a rethinking of benefits and social welfare, raising the minimum wage and/or linking it to a maximum wage, indexing tax rates to increases in inequality.

Now structure your ideas into a short presentation (5 mins) to give to your group. Remember your signposting language and the feedback you received last time.

The Global Social Business Summit is on until 9th November. Watch the live stream here: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/5055332/events/2506011

GPII Group 5 B2+1 Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Homework answers:
Conservation Vocabulary:
biodiversity, endangered, emissions, sprawl, irreversible, renewable.
Articles:
1. a) the islands, the area, b) the islands, c) the planet, the islands, d) the most, e) the Galapagos Islands, f) the Pacific Ocean
2. g) nature, h) Quito, i) zoologists j) thirteen
3. k) a short flight, an environmental ambassador.

Class
The Law Making Process http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70148984/The%20Law%20Making%20Process

Speaking Assessment - Discussing Amendments and drafting a law. Unit 9.4
Key Language p. 150

Homework & Self Study

• Write up the final version of your draft law

and/or

• Write a paragraph about an Italian law which you think should be amended or repealed.

Euler Hermes Legal English Course Lesson 7

Lesson 7
Consumer Law
Introduction to Conditionals and Hypotheticals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals

Homework

Group 1 (9:30 - 11:00) Look at the article and decide what type of conditional each one is. Be careful with the first one!
Group 2 (11:00 - 12:30) Read over the grid again and look at the examples - are you sure about the situation each type of conditional describes?

Listening Practice - Law In Action (1) The Law Profession. Are there too many lawyers? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tgy1 (2) Privacy & the Internet. What information do internet companies and social networks have on us? Should this be the case?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b02ykrdy

GPII Group 1 B2+2 Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Homework answers:
Unit 7.3 p. 74 - 75

1. Own answers.
2. (1) thrillers and mysteries, (2) military applications such as the delivery of weapons and tracking of troops, (3) Thomas Edison
3. a) A b) A c) A d) A (traditional lightbulbs)
4. consumption, emissions, rigorous, indispensable, concept, ingenious.
5a. criteria, phenomena, hypotheses, analysis, thesis
5b. 1. thesis, 2. phenomenon, 3. correct, 4. correct, 5. analysis.

Class
Conditionals continued p. 75, p. 147
/Hypothetical%20Distance%20-%20Error%20Correction%20Task

Preparation for next week's writing assessment:
The problems of over-translation when writing in English
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442650/Sentence%20Structure
Creating an editing checklist
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37583119/Correction-Checklist-For-L1-Italian-Speakers
Opinion Essays Unit 7.5
The Golden Rules of good legal writing in English
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080245/Legal%20Writing%20In%20Plain%20English

Homework
Conditionals - extra practice - p. 147 G2 (2) (3)

GPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 6

Lesson 6

Homework Answers

2a. The second subheading is better as it reflects the emphasis on curiosity about the world. 
3. Never begin a paragraph with it; No more than one key idea per paragraph; avoid sloppy words (e.g. interesting, problem), qualifiers (key, bad, unfortunately) or abstract nouns (punctuality, truancy).
4. subjective, succinct, deplorable, invaluable superfluous, sloppy, aspiring, uninhibited. 

Class

• Verb Structure continued p. 148 G1, P. 83 Q. 10
• Legal Issues of Journalism & Using film for legal vocabulary http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70375950/Absence%20of%20Malice

Unit 8.4 - Ethical Dilemmas - Speaking Assessment

Homework
1. Write up your set of journalistic guidelines (at least 8) - express each guideline clearly, including any exceptions, using a range of modal verbs.
2. In preparation for next week's writing assessment, read the article on new  media (p. 84 - 85)  and think about the questions 1 - 5.

SPIII Group 3 C1.1 Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Input for speaking assessment (seminar 14/11) and writing assessment (literature review due 21/11)
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/68919498/Mind%20The%20Gap
Note Taking Skills - Video Listening

If you were absent today, you MUST watch the video and make notes (use the questions on this page as a guideline) so that you are ready to participate in the discussion on 7/11.

SPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 7

Lesson 7
Immigration
Discussion
Note Taking Unit 9.3
Presentations http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32233573/Presentations

Self Study
Look at the following material (article, graph and video) then write a paragraph on what people in Italy think about migration (emigration & immigration). Consider: Border Control, Refugees, The Brain Drain, Citizenship Rights.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/oct/29/italy-immigrants-treviso-honorary-citizens

Why is the poem called Mathematics? What point is the poet making about immigration?

GPII Group 19 B2+1 Lesson 6

Lesson 6

Interview Role-play

Dictation –note the stress

1. What can you tell me about yourself? (7 words)

2. What are your greatest strengths? (5)

3. What are your greatest weaknesses? (5)

4. Why did you decide to study law? (7)

5. What was the most valuable experience you had in law school? (11)

6. What qualities do you think a good lawyer needs to have? (11)

7. What accomplishment are you most proudof? (7)

8. What do you know about this firm? (7)

9. Why do you want to work for this firm? (9)

10. Why should we hire you? (5)

11. How would you describe your ideal job? (7)

12. What can you tell me about your work experience? (9)

Extra Reading on typical interview questions and model answers.
http://jobsearch.about.com/od/interviewquestionsanswers/a/top-10-interview-questions.htm
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/47733197/Getting%20A%20Law%20Job

Covering Letters - Error Correction

Feedback on covering letters

·         Sentences too long. Sentences shouldn’t be longer than 20 words

·         Very limited use of tenses – where was the present perfect to talk about experience?

·         Use precise verbs rather than the verb to be – I am specialized in – I specialized in

·         To be used to + ing

·         Verb structure e.g. apply for

·         Dear Sir/Madam – Yours faithfully

·         Graduate (noun) graduated (past form of the verb)

·         Support your qualities, strengths etc with practical examples e.g. say why you are hard working

·         Don’t just copy formulas – adapt them e.g. As a law school graduate/second year law student…

Which one are you ?

Pronunciation & Grammar
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

Homework/Self Study
Too Many Law Students, Not Enough Jobs
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tgy1
Listen to the above podcast. What points do they make? Do you agree? Is it similar to your experience?
Listen first for content but then listen again and try to identify the tenses.