British Council English Courses at the LUISS. 6/3 and 7/3

British Council English Courses at the LUISS
Tuesday 6th March 2012

11:30am
GPIV Group1

Class
Branches of Law
Mini Presentations

For a copy of today's materials go to http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/23973405/Branches%20of%20Law

4pm
GPI Group 10 B2+2

Class
All page references are to Language Leader Advanced.
Juvenile Justice - Reading & Listening skills pp. 92 - 93
Adverbs of Degree

Homework
Vocab revision p. 151, questions 5,6,7.
Exercises and Discussion set on http://www.myenglishlab.com/courses-lang-leader.html


Wednesday 7th March 2012


2pm
GPII Group 11 B1.2 

Class
All page references are to Language Leader Intermediate
Language - discussion, reading and phrasal verbs p. 38 - 39
Reading Strategies:

• prediction 
• read for gist (skim)
• read for detail (scan)
• notice vocab &/or grammar features

Listening - Future Forms p. 40, 140 - 141 (G1)

Listening Strategies:

• prediction
• listen for gist
• listen for detail
• notice vocab &/or grammar features

Homework

(1) Reading & Vocabulary p. 40 - 41

(2) Multiple Intelligences: Go to http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/ and do the Multiple Intelligence test. What kind of learner are you? How can this help you with your English studies? Your Law studies?

(3) Other suggested activities for Self Study: 

• Workbook (if you have it) p. 25 - 26
• Work on your future forms by doing some extra reading/listening - practise the strategies above. 

British Council English Courses at the LUISS 5/3

British Council English Courses at the LUISS
Monday 5th March 2012
4pm

GPI Group 16 Module B2.2

Class
All page references are to Language Leader Upper Intermediate. 
Medicine & Branches of Law
Medical Terms p. 38
Reading - Note taking p. 39, 162
Listening  p. 40
Reading - Skimming & Scanning p. 41

Homework

1. Think about how we describe the future in English. What structures do we use?
2. Learn another 8 words (remember to do 8 things with each word or phrase) and add them to your self study blog/folder/notebook.
3. Write a paragraph (about 100 words) on each of the following topics and put it with your self study:

In what ways is the Law involved in medicine?

What professional standards do both doctors and lawyers share?

The Trouble With Accents

Many students find different accents hard to understand but it is the same for native speakers too! If you live in America sometime people from Britain are incomprehensible and vice versa. This year's Academy Award winner, Meryl Streep, is particularly famous for learning languages and using different accents in her films. Below are two videos featuring the actress. In the first she plays the "accent" game on the Ellen Show and the second features clips from her many films. Can you hear the difference in the accents?

D'Amico Shipping Legal English Course - Semester 2 Lesson 1

D'Amico Shipping Legal English Course.

Friday 2nd March 2012
11:30am

Semester 2 Lesson 1

Today was the start of our second block of lessons. This semester will consist of 10, 90 minute lessons and take place every Friday from 11:30am to 1pm.

Class:
Contract Problem: Gainsborough Construction v. Deep Blue Pools Ltd.
Legal issue, material facts, options for client.
First draft of letter to client.

Homework:
Next week we will look at models for letters of advice and then use these examples to help us improve on the first draft letters started last week.

British Council English Courses At The LUISS 2/3

British Council English Courses at the LUISS,
Friday 2nd March 2012

2pm
GPIV Group 5 Legal English

Needs Analysis
Strategies For Legal Vocabulary
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary
Interview for an internship - role play
See http://www.ten-percent.co.uk/top-100-interview-questions-for-lawyers for typical interview questions.

Homework
Look at the link above on vocabulary and use some of these strategies to learn 8 new words this week.

Multiple Intelligences.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/Have a look at the site and do the test. What kind of intelligence are you? How can this help you with your English studies? With your Law studies?

British Council English Courses at the LUISS 1/3

British Council English Courses at the LUISS

1st March 2012 11:30am

GPII Group 12 B1.2

Class
Needs Analysis
Vocabulary Strategies

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/VocabularyLegal Systems
For a copy of today's handout go to http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442642/Legal%20English and click on the link called "Introduction to Legal English"
Debate

Homework
Start your self study notebook/folder/blog
Read the notes about learning vocabulary on the link above.  Learn 8 new words (or phrases) remember to note their pronunciation, collocations and example sentences.

British Council English Courses At The LUISS 29/2

British Council English Courses at The LUISS
Wednesday 29th February 2012

GPIV Group 3 Legal English 10:30am

Needs Analysis
Strategies For Legal Vocabulary
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary

Interview for an internship - role play
See http://www.ten-percent.co.uk/top-100-interview-questions-for-lawyers for typical interview questions.

Homework
Look at the link above on vocabulary and use some of these strategies to learn 8 new words this week.

Multiple Intelligences.
http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/
Have a look at the site and do the test. What kind of intelligence are you? How can this help you with your English studies? With your Law studies?

I can now confirm that there will be no lesson next Wednesday. See you all again on 14th March.

GPII Group 11 B1.2 2pm

Class
Needs Analysis
Vocabulary Strategies
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary
Legal Systems
For a copy of today's handout go to http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442642/Legal%20English and click on the link called "Introduction to Legal English"
Debate

Homework
Start your self study notebook/folder/blog
Read the notes about learning vocabulary on the link above.  Learn 8 new words (or phrases) remember to note their pronunciation, collocations and example sentences.