Improve Your Listening Skills Over The Holidays

Improve your listening skills and find out what it is like to work for a British law firm.
Go to:
http://www.slaughterandmay.com/careers/trainee-solicitors/life-as-a-trainee/trainee-podcast.aspx
This is excellent practice for ILEC exam preparation or just working on your listening skills with Legal English vocabulary.

Preparing For A Tutorial - All B2+ Groups

Prepare for your tutorial this week by thinking about the following questions:

1. What have you learnt this semester?
2. What areas have you improved?
3. What areas do you need to improve on?
4. How are you going to improve your English when the course is finished?

The tutorial is your last chance to hand in any course work for marking (e.g. essay, progress test). You must also present your self study notebook or folder for marking.

A Note About Self Study:

A Note About Self Study:

25% of your final grade is for Self Study, so therefore it is extremely important. Apart from homework you must also show evidence of:

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  Full answers to the 3 discussion questions posted on this blog this term.
  Recording new vocabulary
  Extra reading
  Extra Grammar work (e.g. workbook exercises)
  Lesson notes and reflection on them.
  

I will also take into account your attendance and participation in assessed activities (e.g. debates, role play negotiations) and class discussions.

Please have your blogs, notebooks and folders up to date and ready for assessment for your tutorial in the last week (14th – 18th December).

LUISS Classwork & Homework 1st – 4th December 2009

LUISS Classwork & Homework 1st – 4th December 2009

GPIII B2.2 Group 9
Tuesday 11:30am

Classwork:

Progress Test

Homework:

Prepare for your tutorial 15/12/09
What have you learnt this semester?
What areas have you improved?
What areas do you 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 any course work for marking (e.g. essay, progress test). You must also present your self study notebook for marking.

GPII B2+.1 Group 18
Wednesday 5pm

Classwork:
Presentations

Homework:

Prepare for your progress test – which will include questions on grammar, vocabulary and reading. Remember to keep a record of the revision that you do (e.g. exercises, example sentences, mind maps) that you do as this will also count towards your self study.

GPI B2+.1 Group 20
Thursday 11:30am

Classwork:
Presentations

Homework:

Prepare for your progress test – which will include questions on grammar, vocabulary and reading. Remember to keep a record of the revision that you do (e.g. exercises, example sentences, mind maps) that you do as this will also count towards your self study.


GPIII B2+.1 Group 17
Thursday 5pm

Classwork:
Presentations

Homework:

Prepare for your progress test – which will include questions on grammar, vocabulary and reading. Remember to keep a record of the revision that you do (e.g. exercises, example sentences, mind maps) that you do as this will also count towards your self study.



GPIII B2+.2 Group 19
Friday 11:30 pm

Classwork:
Presentations

Homework:

Prepare for your progress test – Remember to keep a record of the revision that you do (e.g. exercises, example sentences, mind maps) that you do as this will also count towards your self study.

The test will be in 3 parts:
Written: Reading, Open Cloze (Grammar), Sentence Transformation (Grammar).
Listening: 2 Legal English Tasks – A gap fill & a matching exercise
Speaking:

For the speaking test you can choose the format you wish to practice – Legal English (ILEC), Academic English (IELTS) or General English (CAE)

For information on these exams go to: http://www.cambridgeesol.org/exams

LUISS Classwork & Homework 23rd – 27th November

LUISS Classwork & Homework 23rd – 27th November

GPIII B2.2 Group 9
Tuesday 11:30am

Classwork:

Revise & Check Listening p. 51
Reading & Discussion pp. 52 – 53
Past & Present Hypotheticals, 2nd & 3rd Conditionals p. 54, pp. 138 – 139 (4A)

For an overview of all conditional tenses go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Conditionals

Homework:

Revise all vocabulary, grammar & pronunciation in units 3A, 3B & 3C. Next week’s progress test will also include listening, speaking, writing and reading. The test will start promptly at 11:30am. Don’t be late.

ESSAYS ARE NOW 2 WEEKS OVERDUE!!
The essay is worth 25% of your final grade, if you do not hand it in, you are at risk of failing the course.

GPII B2+.1 Group 18
Wednesday 5pm

Classwork:

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  The Criminal Justice System – vocabulary & discussion - for class notes and further reading go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/The-Criminal-Justice-System
• 
  Preparing a presentation – listening & signposting language. For extra material on presentation skills go to: http://www.uefap.com/speaking/spkfram.htm

Homework:

Individual Presentations 5 mins per person. Prepare for your presentation. This will be on the same topic as your essay but think about the changes that need to be made for a presenting the material orally. This assessment is worth 25% of your final grade. It’s important to practise your presentation before next week to check the timing, resolve any problems and to gain confidence.


GPI B2+.1 Group 20
Thursday 11:30am

Classwork:

Preparing a presentation – listening & signposting language. For extra material on presentation skills go to: http://www.uefap.com/speaking/spkfram.htm


Homework:

Group Presentations – 10 minutes per group. Prepare for your group presentation. This will be on the same topic as your essay but think about the changes that need to be made for a presenting the material orally. This assessment is worth 25% of your final grade. It’s important to practise your presentation before next week to check the timing, resolve any problems and to gain confidence.

GPIII B2+.1 Group 17
Thursday 5pm

Classwork:

Preparing a presentation – listening & signposting language. For extra material on presentation skills go to: http://www.uefap.com/speaking/spkfram.htm

Pronunciation - common problems for Italian learners. For more material on pronunciation go to: http://www.uefap.com/speaking/spkfram.htm and http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/Pronunciation


Homework:

Individual Presentations 5 mins per person. Prepare for your presentation. This will be on the same topic as your essay but think about the changes that need to be made for a presenting the material orally. This assessment is worth 25% of your final grade. It’s important to practise your presentation before next week to check the timing, resolve any problems and to gain confidence.


GPIII B2+.2 Group 19
Friday 11:30 pm

Classwork:

How Grammar is tested in the International Legal English Certificate Exam
How Listening is tested in the International Legal English Certificate Exam
Material for today’s Lesson was taken from International Legal English p. 220, 234

Preparing a presentation – listening & signposting language. For extra material on presentation skills go to: http://www.uefap.com/speaking/spkfram.htm

Homework:

Essay (250 words)
Presentation (10 minutes)

Presentations

Next Week the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday groups will be giving presentations. This is an assessed Task and is worth 25% of your final grade. To help you prepare, have a look at the link below.

http://www.uefap.com/speaking/spkfram.htm

Click on "Presentation", "Check List" and "Exercises"

Good Luck and remember...
Practise! Practise! Practise!

LUISS Classwork & Homework 16th – 20th November

LUISS Classwork & Homework 16th – 20th November


GPIII B2.2 Group 9
Tuesday 11:30am

Classwork:
Expressions with “take” p.45
Listening “Risk” p.45, p. 47
0 & 1st conditionals & future time clauses p. 46, p. 136 3c

Homework:
Revision pp. 50 - 51
Opinion Essay – do exercises and write essay p. 49
Topic: “There is nothing that we as individuals can do to prevent climate change.”

DUE TUES 17TH NOVEMBER THIS IS NOW A WEEK OVERDUE!!

GPII B2+.1 Group 18
Wednesday 5pm

Classwork:

Homework:
Essay

Essay Question: “What is the most important legal issue facing Italy today? What steps should be taken to try to solve this problem?”

THIS ESSAY IS NOW DUE

GPI B2+.1 Group 20
Thursday 11:30am

Classwork:
The Criminal Justice System – vocabulary & discussion - for class notes and further reading go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/The-Criminal-Justice-System

Homework:
Organise yourselves into groups of 3 and select your group presentation topic.
Maria Rosaria, Giorgia, Cristina, Claudia – you need to contact your classmates and form a group.

GPIII B2+.1 Group 17
Thursday 5pm

Classwork:
The Criminal Justice System – vocabulary & discussion - for class notes and further reading go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/The-Criminal-Justice-System

Homework:
Look at the further reading on the Criminal Justice System (see link above).


GPIII B2+.2 Group 19
Friday 11:30 pm

Classwork:
Company Law – Vocabulary, Listening, Directors’ Duties (Fiduciary Duty & Duty of Care)
Case Study & Negotiation
Material for today’s Lesson was taken from International Legal English p. 23, 25, 32, 62 - 63

Homework:
Start thinking about your Essay & Presentation topics. (Presentations & Essays due 4/12/09)