Post CPE Lesson 18

Lesson 18

Class
Covering Letters Writing Exercise
Formal/Semi-Formal/Informal Letters Jigsaw - Resister & Discourse Markers
Job Interviews

The Office BBC 2001

You can find links to today's material below. The examples are taken from the legal sector but the language and structure are applicable to all fields.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/47733197/Getting%20A%20Law%20Job
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/68873182/Useful%20Phrases%20For%20Covering%20Letters%20and%20Emails

Corrections
confront with someone
kind/polite
depends in on 

Homework
Write a second draft of your covering letter to bring in to next week's lesson. Remember that the letter has to be concise and persuasive so look at how you can make your sentences clearer and shorter and eliminate redundant words.

LUISS Business School at the British Council Lesson 4

Lesson 4

Group 5 (B2) 9:30am
Covering Letters
Introduction & Listening (Language Leader Advanced unit 1.5 p. 14 - 15)
Links:
Approach, Planning & Structure
Functional Language

Homework
Write a second draft of your covering email and send it to me for feedback.

Group 7 (C1) 11:30am
Covering Letters
Links:
Approach, Planning & Structure
Functional Language
Peer Correction - for an editing checklist for L1 Italian speakers click here.

Homework
Write a second draft of your covering email and send it to me for feedback. 

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 27

Lesson 27
Class
Report Writing/Describing Graphs
Writing Assessment

For a copy of today's worksheet go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32702969/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20One

Homework
Next week Stefano is going to give his presentation and I'd like you to focus on his use of signposting language and give him feedback. To review signposting language see the following links:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32233573/Presentations
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65622930/Presentation%20Listening%20Notes
https://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-lang.htm

Post CPE Lesson 17

Lesson 17

(1) Discussion: The importance of the Oscars and awards for Art.
(2) Error correction and noticing similar mistakes
(3) No/Not

Going Further:
Reading
http://scarybradshaw.blogspot.it/2015/02/oscar-countdown-2015-who-willshould-win.html

Oscars 2015: Who will win (and who should win) - CNN.com

Who Will Win (And Who Should Win) At The Oscars On Sunday

Oscars Predictions 2015: Who Will Win, Who Should Win (Analysis) - The Hollywood Reporter
Video

Anna Paquin wins for The Piano

See also Extras (Season 1, Episode 3). Kate Winslet on how to win an Oscar. http://youtu.be/EjDufjtIr1M

Homework
next week we will do the covering letter exercise, so please bring along any jobs/internships advertisements you have found on the internet that you are interested in. it doesn't matter if you don't have completely the right experience or qualifications, we'll look at how you can deal with that in the lesson.

LUISS Business School at the British Council Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Group 5 B2 
9:30am
Class

1. Separable & Inseparable Phrasal Verbs https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/630/03/
2. Listening Skills http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37875566/Listening%20Skills
3. Fast Connected Speech - 3rd Conditional Exercise http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
4. Using DVDs for listening practice http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442630/Film%20Lessons

Homework

1. Try the suggested DVD exercise (see link above)
2. Do some research on the internet for an English language position or internship that you may be interested in applying for. You could start with a site like http://www.jobsite.co.uk or the website for a particular company, law firm, N.G.O. or financial/medical/academic institution e.g. http://www.who.int/employment/en/

Group 7 C1

11:30am

Class

1. Lexical Precision: laugh - snigger, chuckle, guffaw, giggle
2. Overview of  Conditionals http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals
3. Listening Skills http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37875566/Listening%20Skills
4. Fast Connected Speech - 3rd Conditional Exercise http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
5. Using DVDs for listening practice http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442630/Film%20Lessons
6. Annie Hall

Homework

1. Try the suggested DVD exercise (see link above)

2. Do some research on the internet for an English language position or internship that you may be interested in applying for. You could start with a site like http://www.jobsite.co.uk or the website for a particular company, law firm, N.G.O. or financial/medical/academic institution e.g. http://www.who.int/employment/en/

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 26

Lesson 26

Class
Introduction to report writing
Verbs for describing trends
Discussion:  Global Warming (p. 80)

Homework
Look at the graph on page 80 and answer questions 1 - 5 (p.81 -85)

Corrections and Vocabulary
become extinct
melt
all the days everyday
depends from on

Post CPE Lesson 16

Lesson 16 - Saturday 14/02/2015

Class
(1) Revision of countable/uncountable/singular/plural etc.
If you have some lingering doubts, have a look at the notes available on the following links:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442624/Each%20And%20Every
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/92776893/No%20versus%20Not
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The%20Trouble%20With%20Nouns
(2) Discussion & Vocabulary Noticing
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/best-advice-how-cold-email-can-land-you-funding-brian-wong
(3) Amending & modifying a law  - Taken from Language Leader Advanced (Unit 9.4)
Phrases for balancing an argument:
having said that,
although, simply, certainly, admittedly
whilst accepting
that's all fair enough
I see/hear what you're saying, but
but I still think 

Going Further:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70148984/The%20Law%20Making%20Process
Vocabulary
unwieldy/unwieldly
cumbersome
the case of/with (both are possible) but compare with the preposition in case of which means in the event of 
Corrections
to do make an investment or to invest
bullyism bullying
these this money
Homework
1. Continue looking for an English language position or internship that you may be interested in applying for. Print off the details and have the information ready to bring in for our lesson on 28/02.
2. Write up your draft law. Keep it short but think about lexical precision and the following factors:
Interpretation (ambiguity, clarity)
Implementation (practicality)
Application (relevance, flexibility, longevity)

LUISS Business School at the British Council

Lesson 2

Group 5 - 9:30am
Class
Vocabulary Strategies
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary
Business & Economics Vocabulary
Word pairs:
boom and slump, mortgages and loans, profit and loss, income and expenditure, assets and liabilities, imports and exports, takeovers and mergers, creditors and debtors, supply and demand.
Check pronunciation: mortgage, debtor, owe, own

Homework
Negotiation - reading (p.117), phrasal verbs (p.117 questions 6 - 9)

Group 7 - 11:30am
Class
Vocabulary Strategies
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary
Collocations
impart knowledge
venture capital
demonstrate genuine interest
Fixed Expressions
the community as a whole
(more than) the sum of its parts
Idioms
to cold call/email
hard sell
at the end of the day
Word Complementation
to ask for something
to offer an insight into something
Phrasal Verbs
keep up - to maintain
carry out - to complete
make out - to discern or perceive (with difficulty)
go on to do - to finish one thing and start another
go on doing - to continue
See also: to come up with, to ease into, to play up, to reach out (to)
Semantic Precision
blaring/booming
walk - shuffle, trudge, stride, stroll

For a good online dictionary see: http://www.collinsdictionary.com

Homework:

• Learn 8 new lexical items (collocations, phrasal verbs, fixed expressions). Remember the 8 x 8 rule!
• What happens to native speaker speech when people are speaking quickly? 

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 25

Lesson 25

Class
Unit 5.3 Dealing with problems across departments
Listening
Strategically summarising a position

Corrections
a cooperation (uncountable)
knowledge (uncountable)
depends on
I am graduated I have a degree (in law etc)/I am a graduate (in Economics etc)

Going Further
Click on the links below for notes and exercises
excuse me/sorry
say/tell
Pronunciation of "ed" endings
used to

Next week reports.

Post CPE Lesson 15

Lesson 15 

• Countable & Uncountable Nouns continued. Click here for more more common mistakes.
• Covering Letters

Homework:

1. Worksheet on articles/quantifiers etc. 
2. Do some research on the internet for an English language position or internship that you may be interested in applying for. You could start with a site like http://www.jobsite.co.uk or the website for a particular company, law firm, N.G.O. or financial/medical/academic institution e.g. http://www.who.int/employment/en/
3. Reading https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/best-advice-how-cold-email-can-land-you-funding-brian-wong

Going Further:

1. The documentary about backing singers I mentioned today is called 20 Feet From Stardom 
2. The funny side to job interviews - http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/02/03/20-essential-job-interview-tips/

LUISS Business School at the British Council

Lesson 1
Groups 5 & 7

• Introduction, Needs Analysis, Vocabulary, Error Correction, Goal Setting: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/84924628/Things%20To%20Think%20About%20When%20Starting%20A%20New%20Course  http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/84924640/The%20Keys%20To%20Success

For more information on multiple intelligences go to: http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/what.cfm

There you can find a brief descriptions of the various types as well as an online test to find out what type(s) you are. 

Homework

1. Write down your personal goal for the course and the steps you are going to take in order to achieve it. 
2. Read the article from Linked In, "How a cold email can land you funding". Think about how you can use it for your own vocabulary study. Pay particular attention to phrasal verbs, idioms, collocations and fixed expressions. Remember the 8 x 8 rule. 

Corrections

Pronunciation - passionate, area (Stressed and unstressed vowels)

False Friends - stamp/print, society/company, actual/current

Word Forms & Suffixes - determined determinated  foreign foreigner country (Adjective)

Structure/Word Complementation - I'm not very good in at listening, I'm very much more confident

Collocation - I don't like to lose waste time.

Use Verbs Rather Than Nouns - I took my graduation in 2007 ➡ I graduated in 2007

D'Amico Shipping Lesson Cancellation

Due to illness today's lesson has been cancelled. We will however, be able to make up the lesson at the end of the course on March 18th.