British Council at ANIA Group 6 B1.2

Class
Today's material was taken from New Language Leader (2014, Pearson) unit 4.1 p. 37 and Unit 10.1 p. 96 - 97

• phrasal verbs to do with language learning
• language learning discussion
• phrasal verbs in context - take off

verb (adverb)
(transitive) to remove or discard (a garment)
(intransitive) (of an aircraft) to become airborne
(informal) to set out or cause to set out on a journey   ⇒  ■ they took off for Spain
(transitive) (of a disease) to prove fatal to; kill
(transitive) (informal) to mimic or imitate, especially in an amusing or satirical manner

(intransitive) (informal) to become successful or popular, especially suddenly

• Trends - discussion

Homework

Trends - p. 97 reading & vocabulary exercises. 

Post CPE Lesson 8

Class
(1) Reading & Discussion - In the news this week.
(the videos discussed in today's articles are available on the links below)

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/nov/26/donald-trump-mock-new-york-times-reporter-disability

http://www.theguardian.com/media/mediamonkeyblog/2015/nov/26/katie-hopkins-brunel-university-students-turn-backs-video

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/nov/22/why-job-interviews-are-pointless

(2) Collocation multiple choice and open cloze
Gold p.144
Exercise 1
1B, 2D, 3C, 4A, 5C, 6A, 7D, 8C, 9B, 10D, 11D, 12B
Exercise 2
The qualities for an air traffic controller - i.e. personal qualities, not training or experience are:
To think quickly, good anticipation, aggressive, confident personality, handle stress very well.
Exercise 3 - Use of English
1. Against/the, 2. To, 3. Could/might, 4. Stand, 5. Every/each, 6. Does, 7. Say, 8. But, 9. Less,
10. Chance/opportunity, 11. Without, 12. However, 13. Getting, 14. Tell, 15. Myself.

Corrections
make ask some questions
when it comes to hire hiring someone (to here is a preposition and therefore followed by a gerund)
when I think to about
the job I applied to for
Pronunciation
negligible 
ideology /aI/
Vocabulary 
to (take) care of  - protective or supervisory control
to care for  - to provide physical needs, help, or comfort (for)
to care for/about - to have regard, affection, or consideration (for)
to apologise (verb), apology (noun)

Homework
Look at the material I gave you today on verb structure. Look at the examples and questions on reporting verbs and impersonal report structures. How could you incorporate these into the summary you wrote last week?

E.U. Commission Writing Course - Lesson 9

Lesson 9
Thursday 26th November 2015

Class
1. Impersonal report structures
2. Clemency for Snowden?
Discussion and summary writing exercise
http://dailysignal.com/2015/10/30/the-european-parliament-is-wrong-on-edward-snowden-and-national-security/
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/european-parliament-edward-snowden/413257/
Write a brief summary of the opposing views in the above articles.

D'Amico Shipping B1 Lesson 3

Lesson 3
Thursday 26/11/2015

Class
Vocabulary Strategies
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary
8 Things you could do - an example: 
(1) Legal write the word down, check the spelling
(2) (adjective) note the part of speech
(3) Pronunciation

legal (ˈliːɡəl   ) 

Note and practise the pronunciation - especially vowel sounds and where the stress falls. Listen to the word here. Is your pronunciation the same?
(4) Legalise (Leagalize U.S.), Legality, Legally - note the suffixes it takes to create other forms
(5) Illegal - note prefixes to change the meaning (or an antonym)
(6) (i) Related to law/the legal profession (ii) Within the law/lawful - note meanings in English or a synonym so you can explain it if you forget it.
(7) Legal English, legal representative, legal document c.f. law firm  - Collocations
(8) (i) A passport is a legal document. (ii) The judge ruled that the transfer of shares was legal.   Write example sentences that reinforce the meaning and remind you of the structure.

Homework
Download an phonemic chart and bring it along to class next week. If you can't find an interactive one for your tablet or phone, print off a copy of the version below (click on the image to see it in full) or one with the same layout.

Legal English at Bennett Languages, Civitavecchia: Lesson 6

Lesson 6

Class

Consumer Rights

Conditionals Overview

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals

Corrections
unpolite impolite
What I told said before.

Pronunciation
Purchase
Item

Vocabulary
cooling off period
quibble (noun and verb)
to factor in
O.F.T. - Office of Fair Trading

Going further
Read the following notes and exercises. 

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32379905/Hypothetical%20versus%20Open%20Conditionals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/42354161/A%20Comparison%20between%20Italian%20and%20English%20Conditional%20Forms
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/77337743/Conditionals%20In%20Song

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 3

Class

The importance of intonation

Exercise - intonation directions

Homework

Reading - Driverless Cars

Link: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/sep/13/self-driving-cars-bmw-google-2020-driving

Discussion:

1. What is a backseat driver? What are his/her characteristics?
2. Do you think you would ever consider buying a driverless car?
3. If you were in a driverless car, what things would you be most concerned about?
4. Do you think you are a better driver than a computer would be?
5. Do you think driverless cars could be used on the roads along side regular  cars?
6. When a completely autonomous car causes an accident, do you think the owner of the car or the manufacturer should be held responsible? 
7. Who would you be more likely to buy a(n autonomous) car from: Google or BMW?

Now scan through the article and compare your views with the results of a recent survey on driverless cars. 

Vocabulary:

Where would you find the following on a car?

gear stick/shift, bumper, bodywork, steering wheel, brakes, windshield

Reading:

1. Has the article changed your mind about driverless cars? Why/Why not?
2. What is the main drawback for companies such as BMW and Mercedes?
3. What is the difference in approach between BMW and Google?
4. What is the main shortcoming of the Google bubble car?
5. What is the main difference in opinion between technology companies and car manufacturers regarding the potential of driverless cars? 

Style:

Find the following expressions in the text:

to move with the times, to take on a life of its own, to turn over in your mind/head

How does the author modify them to add humour and interest to the article? 

Going Further

1) For more notes on pronunciation in general and intonation in particular go to: 

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

2) Viewing/listening practice

• Acorn Antiques from The Victoria Wood Show 1982

In this spoof of a typical British soap opera, the actress makes a mistake with her intonation on the line:
"What is it? Muesli."
Why do the audience laugh?

• Namaste 

What does this sketch tell you about fast connected speech in English?

• The Conversation (1974) 

Although winning the Palme D'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and being nominated for 3 Academy Awards, Francis Ford Coppola's The Conversation was somewhat overshadowed by the director's other release that year - The Godfather Part II. However, The Conversation has endured as a bona fide classic and one of the best American films ever made. What's more, Coppola's slow burning thriller about a surveillance expert (Gene Hackman, giving one of his finest performances) who realises that his recordings may have murderous consequences, is even more relevant today as CCTV surveillance and internet privacy are once again causing considerable concern the world over. For students of English the film of particular interest as it highlights the importance of intonation. The film's mystery hinges on one line of recorded dialogue - and where the stress falls in the sentence.

"He'd kill us if he got the chance" turns out to be very different from "He'd kill us if he got the chance"as the lead character finds out too late.

The British Council at ANIA C1 & C2. Lesson 25

Group 5 C2

12:30pm

Class

1) Free speaking - Thought Experiments

Nature the Artist

The Pappadom Paradox

Pre-Emptive Justice

For other responses to these experiments see:

http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/aug/01/philosophy

2) CPE Writing feedback

Homework Corrections

Collocation exercises from Gold p.144

Exercise 1

1B, 2D, 3C, 4A, 5C, 6A, 7D, 8C, 9B, 10D, 11D, 12B

Exercise 2 

The qualities for an air traffic controller - i.e. personal qualities, not training or experience are:

To think quickly, good anticipation, aggressive, confident personality, handle stress very well.

Exercise 3 - Use of English

1. Against/the, 2. To, 3. Could/might, 4. Stand, 5. Every/each, 6. Does, 7. Say, 8. But, 9. Less, 

10. Chance/opportunity, 11. Without, 12. However, 13. Getting, 14. Tell, 15. Myself. 

Homework

Finish the summary on Brexit.

Group 7 C1

2:00pm

Class

1) Free speaking - Thought Experiment - Nature the Artist http://www.theguardian.com/books/2005/aug/01/philosophy

2) Listening - Identifying verb structures Language Leader Advanced p. 83

Homework

Verb patterns G1 pp. 148 - 149 read notes and do the extra practice exercises.

Corrections

Think to x

Think about

Quite always x

Almost always

Fed up by x

Fed up with

Sick to hear x

Sick of hearing

Vocabulary

Fiction or programme? 

Painting,

Rope, 

Nails,

Make an offer

Flavour of the month

Pronunciation

Choose /u:z/
Chosen 

ˈtʃəʊzən

/

The British Council at ANIA - Group 6 B1.2

Class
Pronunciation - voiced and unvoiced consonants /t/ /d/ and /s/ and /z/
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation
Vocabulary strategies
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary

Homework
Reading 4c and phrasal verb vocabulary exercise 6a from the photocopy.

Post CPE Lesson 7

Class
1. Discussion - The Terrorism Threat
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/21/brussels-put-on-high-alert-as-belgian-authorities-warn-attack-imminent
2. Clemency for Snowden?
Discussion and summary writing exercise
http://dailysignal.com/2015/10/30/the-european-parliament-is-wrong-on-edward-snowden-and-national-security/
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2015/10/european-parliament-edward-snowden/413257/
Write a brief summary of the opposing views in the above articles and then add your own opinion.

Vocabulary
flippant
see also flip - a flip remark
to tempt fate
break the law
breach security
breach a contract

Corrections
to have a surgery

Homework
Collocation multiple choice and open close exercises from Gold p. 144

E.U. Commission Writing Course - Lesson 8

Class

1. Verb structure
2. Patterns following reporting verbs

Homework

1. Finish the exercises on the photocopy.
2. For more notes and exercises on verb structure see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080022/Verb%20Structure
3. Reading:  Following on from our discussion about the effect of technology on our working lives and work/life balance you might be interested in reading this article from The Observer earlier this year. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/jan/18/modern-world-bad-for-brain-daniel-j-levitin-organized-mind-information-overload
4. Listening: An entertaining podcast on journalistic "sources" and how the news is "cooked". http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06npkft

D'Amico Shipping B1 Course - Lesson 2

Class

Pronunciation and grammar - the problem of fast connected speech
Grammar dictation
Identifying the features of fast connected speech

• elision
• weak forms
• intrusive sounds

What made the following sentences difficult to understand? Which words were stressed? What happened to the words that weren't stressed? 

N.b. The phrasing and order of the examples are slightly different to today's exercise. 

1) Who were you waiting for? Past continuous for an action of duration in the past.

2) He sold the flat last year. Past simple to describe a completed action at a stated time in the past

3) He's sold his flat so he's living with his parents at the moment. A recent past event that explains a current temporary situation.

4) They found some money in the street.

5) We like the hotel.

6) They'd been waiting for ages before he arrived. Past perfect continuous to describe an action of duration in the past that happened before another action in the past. 

7) I've failed my driving test. Present perfect smple to describe a recent action in the past that has a relevant effect now (i.e. I don't have a licence and therefore I can't drive).

8) She's enjoying her new job. Present Continuous for a current situation but restricting it to the present moment.

9) We washed the car on Sunday. Completed action in the past.

10) We wash the car on Sundays. Present simple to describe habitual/regular action.

11) She cycled home.

12) How are you hoping to get there? Present Continuous to describe your hopes at a present moment. 

Homework

Download the Sounds Right App http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right

More notes about pronunciation and fast connected speech. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

Legal English at Bennett Languages, Civitavecchia. Lesson 5

Class
Amending & modifying a law  - listening, useful phrases and free speaking practice

Balancing an argument

Having said that

I see what you're saying, but...

Although, whilst

That may be so, but...
That's all fair enough
Admittedly
Certainly

Checking Understanding
Do you know/see what I mean?
Do you see/get my point?

Agreeing/disagreeing
I couldn't agree more
I agree with you up to a point
I'm sorry/I'm afraid I don't see it that way

Legal Systems

The characteristics of Civil and Common Law systems

Verb + preposition, adjective + preposition collocations

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/78307961/Legal%20Systems

Pronunciation
punish  /^/
precedent /s/
crime /ai/
criminal /I/
based /t/
decreased /t/

New Vocabulary
surcharge
provisions
section, subsection comma
flick knife switchblade (U.S.)
favourite (noun)
to favour (verb)

Homework
Think of 3 advantages and 3 disadvantages for both Civil Law and Common Law systems.

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 2

Class

Grammar dictation.

The link between grammar and pronunciation.

What were the problem areas when listening to the sentences below? Were these problems caused by grammar, vocabulary or the features of fast connected speech?

1) He's veen studying Political Science for 6 years. Present perfect continuous

2) He's had that apartment since he started that job. Present perfect simple

3) By the time we got to the hotel the conference had finished. Past simple & past perfect simple.

4) He hadn't come to the office so he didn't know which file to take. Past perfect simple & past simple

5) He was going to take the train but he changed his mind at the last minute. Future plans in the past

6) I stopped to do the shopping on the way home.  Stop + infinitive to show reason for stopping something else. 

7) I stopped going to the gym because the membership is too expensive. Stop + gerund to show which activity was stopped.

8) I'm used to having all my work done by the end of the day. To be + adjective + preposition + gerund to talk about a situation you are now accustomed to.

8) I used to have all my work done by the end of the day but I don't anymore. Used (past tense verb) + infinitive to talk about a past habit. 

He sold his car last week.

He's sold his car so he's walking to work now.

In the above sentences it is the context, not the pronunciation which tells you what the tense is. 

Homework

Listening Practice

Choose a short text to listen to. Listen a couple of times to understand the context then listen again for tenses or verb structures. Do they sound like you expected they would?

Listening Sources

English Central http://www.englishcentral.com/videos#/browse-app?goal=3&browseType=course&difficulty=ADVANCED

BBC Radio 4 http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4

Ted.com http://www.ted.com

Youtube https://www.youtube.com

Going Further

Pronunciation - http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

To BEC or Not to BEC?

The main point that came out of today's discussion was that most people felt that they did not have the necessary time needed to prepare for the exam but felt that a course aimed at BEC Vantage would be useful nonetheless. Whether you do the exam (and when you do it) is a personal choice and we can discuss your options throughout the course and in the final tutorial. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or queries regarding either the course or the exam.

The British Council at ANIA C2 & C1 - Lesson 24

Group 5 C2

12:30 pm

Class

Skills

Listening for gist, note-taking and summarising skills.

Task (to be finished for homework and handed in next lesson)

Based on your notes from the listening, write a 250 word essay summarising the main arguments regarding Great Britain's renegotiation with the E.U.

Listening texts:

Yesterday in Parliament (whole podcast) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037qblk

What The Paper's Say 8/11/2015 ( from 4:15 where they talk about Theresa May and Michael Deakin's satirical take on the German response to the renegotiation) http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06npkft

Law In Action (from 15:10 - 20:44 for the interview with Dr Silvia de Mars on the legal implications of a possible Brexit). http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06np61n

Vocabulary

Thin gruel

Pig in a poke

To give/get the thumbs up/down

To tinker around (with)

To bang the drum

To look at plans in the round

To pay lip service to something

To twig (= to suddenly realise)

To put your cards on the table

Catch-22 

Language Training

Homework

Collocation (from Gold p. 144)

Going further

What the papers say 15/11/2015 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06p59dm

Group 7 C1

Class

Grammarising task - turning headlines into grammatical text.

Reading - Journalism, Language Leader Advanced p.82.

Homework

Vocabulary exercise p. 83, questions 4 & 5.

Vocabulary

Lo and behold

To get the axe/the chop/the sack = to be fired/sacked/dismissed

To keep in touch/to stay in touch 

To lose touch (with someone)

The British Council at ANIA - GROUP 6 B1.2

Class

Using the phonemic chart to improve pronunciation.

1) Hidden Names - identifying phonemes

2) "ea" spelling and pronunciation

3) "ed" endings and pronunciation

4) The features of stress timed intonation

Going further:

For more notes and exercises on pronunciation go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

Post CPE Lesson 6

Class

What The Papers Say BBC Radio 4 8/11/2015

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06npkft

Listening skills - gist listening, note-taking, summarising

Vocabulary

To foil

To hamper

Lo and behold Originally from the Middle English word loke, the expression literally means look and see and is an exclamation used to show surprise. Often it is used ironically to suggest that even though surprising, the event could have been predicted. 

The mind boggles

Put/place your cards on the table

To cook the news, To cook the books (to manipulate or falsify)

Makes me nostalgic for the day (when)

To twig (to guess/realise suddenly) This has nothing to do with twigs on trees but comes from an old Irish word tuigim meaning to comprehend. 

To bring over (convince)

To be upfront

Dawn raids

Sketch comedy

Journalistic cliches

Striking a balance

Shocking revelations

A Whitehall/government source/a source at number 10

The (name of newspaper) has learnt

Metaphors

To slither down the slope of... with the handbrake on

To water the barren landscape (of)

Corrections

Make people to fear X

Make people fear

Weigh /wei/ verb - How much do you weigh?

Weight /weit/ noun - What is your weight?

Going Further

To download podcasts of What The Papers Say from previous weeks, go to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sgy8c/episodes/downloads

The next episode (summarising and satirising this week's news) will be available on 15/11 at 22:45 (GMT)

EU Commission Writing Course Lesson 7

Lesson 7

Class

Listening Skills - note taking and summary exercise

Brexit

Yesterday In Parliament http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p037qblk

Law In Action http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06np61n (15:10 - 20:44)

Vocabulary

Pig in a poke

Thin gruel

To tinker around with (something)

Bang the drum

To give the thumbs up/down

Verb Sructure

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080022/Verb%20Structure

Homework

Finish the verb structure and reporting verb exercises on the photocopy worksheet.

British Council at D'Amico Shipping Level B1/2

Class

Goal setting
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/84924628/Things%20To%20Think%20About%20When%20Starting%20A%20New%20Course

The Four Keys to success in learning a language

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/84924640/The%20Keys%20To%20Success

Corrections

False Friends

Actually/really

Society/company

Verb Structure

What's the difference between 

He stopped to think.

He stopped thinking

Word Forms

It's a very problem x

It's a very big (difficult, etc) problem

Very + adjective

Homework

1. Set yourself a realistic timetable for practising English during the week.

2. Check out the range of podcasts available from BBC Radio 4. You can listen on BBC iPlayer or download for free. http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4

Legal English at Bennett Languages, Civitavecchia - Lesson 4

Lesson 4
Class
The Law Making Process
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/70148984/The%20Law%20Making%20Process
Listening Exercise - redrafting a law

Homework
Choose one of the other proposed laws. What amendments could you make so that the law achieves its aims while being clear, unambiguous, enforceable and practical?

Going Further
Law In Action - listen on the BBC iPlayer or download the podcast for free http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tgy1

British Council at D'Amico Shipping Level B2

Lesson 1

Class
1. Goal Setting - Starting a New Course
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/84924628/Things%20To%20Think%20About%20When%20Starting%20A%20New%20Course
2. To BEC or not to BEC? See links below.
3. Discussion - Language Learning and Tests
Compare and contrast your experiences learning Italian and learning English

• What do your remember about your classes at school? 
• How was writing taught at school?
• What is different about studying a language as an adult?
• Do you think it is important to learn language terminology (e.g. the names of tenses)? When studying your own language? When studying a foreign language?
• What should be the main aim of a language test?

References
Nicky Morgan is the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Education
Key Stage 2 refers to the national curriculum for school years 3 - 6 in England in Wales (7 to 11 year olds)
Spag = spelling, punctuation and grammar

Vocabulary
to keep in mind - remember
to stack up - accumulate
to turn up - appear
to bring in - introduce
trick question - deliberately misleading question
essay

Reading
What are Michael Rosen’s criticisms of the test? Do you agree?
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/03/morgan-grammar-test-right-answer-spag-english-spelling-punctuation-grammar?CMP=fb_gu

Corrections
depends from on
sorry for the late I'm late

Homework
1. Take a look at the test discussed in the article. Do you agree with the comments made by Michael Rosen?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439299/Sample_ks2_EnglishGPS_paper1_questions.pdf
2. Which Exam is for me?
BEC Vantage B2 level
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/business-certificates/business-vantage/
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/business-certificates/business-vantage/exam-format
BEC Higher C1 Level
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/business-certificates/business-higher/
http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/business-certificates/business-higher/exam-format

How long is a Cambridge Certificate valid for? See: http://www.cambridgeesol-bern.ch/PDF/LanguageAbility.pdf Fees for the computer based Vantage exam in 2015 are €225.00.

British Council at ANIA: Lesson 23

Group 5 C2
Class

1. Writing Folder 10 - articles & letters
2. Writing Task Two - brainstorming and planning

Homework
1. Write your answer (280 - 320 words). Give yourself 35 minutes for the task including time for editing and checking.

2. Prepositions and particles - both exercises taken from Gold p.120

Group 7 C1
Class
1. Modal perfect - listening for form and identifying function
2. Unit 8.1 continued - print and broadcast media - listening and vocabulary.

Vocabulary
Defamation
Libel
Swindle

Pronunciation
row/row http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/row
ear piece/herpes Be careful!

Homework
Finish the exercises using the headlines on p. 81

Going Further
Modal Perfect
Song - Should Have Known Better by Sufjan Stevens

Strange Translations of English Language Movies.

http://www.buzzfeed.com/zachkornfeld/mr-cat-poop#.jsWpJW8mQv

British Council at ANIA Group 6 B1.2

Class
The link between pronunciation, listening and grammar.
Present perfect simple and continuous.

Homework
Download the Sounds Right App or a phonemic chart with the same layout and audio function.
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/apps/sounds-right

Going Further
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation

Post CPE Lesson 5

Presentation - Peanuts

Language Training

• Expressions with get, prepositions and particles (Gold, p. 120)
• Sentence transformation exercise (Gold, p. 164) - it's high time we did, shed light on, floods of complaints, lose no time in doing something, in the short term.

Vocabulary

Have/keep your nose to the grindstone

up your street/alley

Corrections

I speak/write a good English

better would be:

I speak/write English well

Discussion - Language Learning and Tests

1. Compare and contrast your experiences learning Italian and learning English
2. What do your remember about your classes at school? 
3. How was writing taught at school?
4. What is different about studying a language as an adult?
5. Do you think it is important to learn language terminology (e.g. the names of tenses)? When studying your own language? When studying a foreign language?
6. What should be the main aim of a language test?

References
Nicky Morgan is the U.K.’s Secretary of State for Education
Key Stage 2 refers to the national curriculum for school years 3 - 6 in England in Wales (7 to 11 year olds)
Spag = spelling, punctuation and grammar

Vocabulary
to keep in mind
to stack up
to turn up 

Reading
What are Michael Rosen’s criticisms of the test? Do you agree?
http://www.theguardian.com/education/2015/nov/03/morgan-grammar-test-right-answer-spag-english-spelling-punctuation-grammar?CMP=fb_gu

Going Further
(1) Take a look at the test discussed in the article. Do you agree with the comments made by Michael Rosen?
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/439299/Sample_ks2_EnglishGPS_paper1_questions.pdf
(2) Horrible Histories

Legal English at Bennett Languages, Civitavecchia - Lesson 3

Lesson 3
Class

1. Recycling legal practice collocations - role-play
2. Types of laws
3. Documents in court - listening skills and collocation
4. To Be Happy Lawyers (And Human Beings) - discussion and reading http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/101161204/To%20Be%20Happy%20Lawyers%20(And%20Human%20Beings)

Going Further

1. Listening practice - watch the videos at the end of the article on the link: http://today.law.harvard.edu/to-be-happy-lawyers-and-human-beings-eight-rules-for-law-students-to-live-by/
2. For Civil Procedure rules in the U.K. have a look at https://www.justice.gov.uk/courts/procedure-rules/civil

Notes, Vocabulary & Corrections

Pronunciation
affidavit
privacy
citizen
expertise

Vocabulary
to introduce a bill (to Parliament)
to give effect (to a law)
a law comes into effect
breach of contract
pleading

Corrections
parts    parties
You don't shouldn't say that
I came in to Civitavecchia a few years ago. 

British Council at ANIA Lesson 22

Lesson 22

Group 5 C2

12:30 pm

Class

CPE Listening workshop

Homework

1. Read through the audioscripts from the exams noticing where the answers are. Also make a note down any new vocabulary, especially collocations, phrasal verbs and fixed expressions.

E.g engrossed, to round off

2. Have a look at the examples of the various options in Part Two of the writing paper in your text book. Next week we will have a practice run with a task of your choice.  http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/proficiency/exam-format/

Group 7 C1

2 pm

Class

Review and Correction Units 1 - 3.

Discussion: New Zealand Flag Referendum http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/sep/01/new-zealands-new-flag-final-four-designs-announced

Introduction Unit 8 - Journalism & Media p.80, questions 1, 2a, 2b.

Homework

Jobs in the media p. 80, question 3a

What do these jobs involve? Are they related to broadcast or print media? 

Going Further

What aspects of journalism and the media are discussed in the following films?

Nightcrawler (2014, available on dvd and screening this month on Sky Cinema)

Absence of Malice (1982)

All The President's Men (1976)

Network (1976)

Spotlight (2015, released in Italian cinemas in February 2016)

Broadcast News (1987)