GPIII Group 7 B2.2 Lesson 8 12/11/12

Lesson 8
12/11/12

Class
Narrative Tenses p.61, 145
See also: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System

Evil Characters in Literature and Film p. 62

We Need To Talk About Kevin (2011)

 

The Reader (2008)

 

Used to do/Would do for past habits and states P. 63

Compared with to be used to -ing

See also: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442664/Used%20to%20Made%20Easy

 

Homework:

1. Extra practice: Write some sentences that are true for you: First think of which structure you need to use for each pair.

• 2 sentences describing your present habits.
• 2 sentences describing past habits that you don’t do anymore.
• 2 negative sentences about past habits.
• 2 questions about someone else’s past habits.
• 2 sentences describing a situation that was difficult in the past but is OK now.
• 2 sentences describing a situation that you are becoming accustomed to.

2. Self Study: Vampire stories are currently very popular both at the cinema (The Twilight Trilogy, Let The Right One In) and on T.V. (True Blood). Why do you think people are still fascinated by these stories and why do you think they are particularly popular now?

 

True Blood

 



GPII Group 18 B2+2 Lesson 6 9/11/12

Lesson 6
9/11/12

Class
Process Writing
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25560180/Process%20Writing%20For%20Academic%20Essays
Writing Assessment - Academic Essay

If you were absent today you MUST complete the essay for homework and bring it with you to class next week. Your essay should be approximately 250 words in length and address the following topic:

Discuss an area of law which needs to be reformed. What might be some of the problems which arise when drafting new legislation in this area?

Spend some time planning your essay using the notes in the link above and then spend 40 minutes writing it.

ECIII Group 18 Module B2.4 Lesson 6 9/11/12

Lesson 6
9/11/12

Class
Process Writing
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25560180/Process%20Writing%20For%20Academic%20Essays
Writing Assessment - Academic Essay

ABSENTEES:
If you were absent today you MUST complete the essay for homework and bring it with you to class next week. Your essay should be approximately 250 words in length and address the following topic:

Discuss the factors which determine how much someone gets paid. Do you think that large differences in pay are justifiable?

 

 

Spend some time planning your essay using the notes in the link above and then spend 40 minutes writing it.

Homework
Self Study: As your progress test on 30th November will cover everything you have done at B2 level, start revising the language (grammar and vocabulary) you have learnt, not just this semester but in previous semesters. You will get credit for this revision as part of your self study grade and it will help you get a better mark in the test, so it's a win/win situation. Now is the time to check for anything you don't understand and ask me questions.

GPII Group 16 B1.3 Lesson 6 8/11/12

Lesson 6
8/11/12

Class

• Crime Reading, discussion, Vocabulary & Listening p. 122 - 125
• Overview of Conditionals. How manner conditionals are there? http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals
• For a discussion of the difference between English and Italian conditional forms see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/42354161/A%20Comparison%20between%20Italian%20and%20English%20Conditional%20Forms
• For a discussion on hpothetical distance and thinking in English see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41658221/English%20Grammar%20and%20Thinking%20in%20English
• The Third Conditional p. 125, p. 156 - 157
• Feedback on Writing Assessments

Writing Assessments – Feedback

Letter

You don’t know the reader so you need to be very formal and polite
•No contractions: can’t - can not
•I mean - In other words

Madam not Madame
Information – uncountable – never plural
I would to know – I would like to know
What sort of people attend the course? – Be more specific e.g. Where are the students from? Are they law students or practicing lawyers?

Report
Make conclusions based on the data try not to make up conclusions that rely on information from outside the graph/table provided.
e.g.
It seems from the data that more people are deciding to live alone which will have future implications for housing, infrastructure, taxation policy and pensions.
The graph showed projected growth so FUTURE tenses were needed.
Composed of not composed by
Has an increase - not really the right collocation use increase as a verb or use the verb to be
e.g. There will be an increase in the number of one person households OR The number of single person households will increase.
Two million not two millions

Homework

1. Third Conditional - read the notes in the links above and finish the exercises on p. 125 (questions 7 and 8)
2. Correct your letter and report.

ECII Group 6 B2+2 Lesson 7 7/11/2012

Lesson 7
7/11/12

Class
Process Writing - Essays
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25560180/Process%20Writing%20For%20Academic%20Essays

In class writing assessment.

ABSENTEES:
If you were not in class today please write an essay of approximately 250 words on the following topic:

Discuss the factors which determine how much someone gets paid. Do you think that large differences in pay are justifiable?

Spend some time planning your essay using the notes in the link above and then spend 40 minutes writing it. Please hand it in to me in class next week.

GPI Group 17 B1.1 Lesson 5 7/11/12

Lesson 5
7/11/12

Class
Pronunciation: Using the phonemuc chart and "ed" endings
For a copy of the chart and this morning's exercise go to http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442648/Pronunciation and click on the link "pronunciation worksheet"
See also http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart

Present Perfect : Listening, Pronunciation (weak form of the auxiliary), difference between Present Perfect and Past Simple, Use of Adverbs: yet, already, never, ever, before. p. 21, p. 136 - 137

Listening: Note-taking skills. p. 24

Homework

1. Preparation for next week: Reading p. 26 - 27 Questions 4, 5, 6.
2. Self Study: Your own vocabulary, listening or pronunciation work.

GPII Group 4 B2.4 Lesson 7 6/11/12

Lesson 7
6/11/12

Class
Unit 12.2, 12.3 Reading The Amish FAQs (p.124 - 125), No Going Back To Nature (p.126 - 127)

Conditionals: 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Mixed p. 124 - 127, p. 156 - 157
For more information on Conditional forms see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/42354161/A%20Comparison%20between%20Italian%20and%20English%20Conditional%20Forms

Feedback on Essays:

B2.2 Writing Feedback

Essays

·        Answer the question in the introduction and give an overview of the essay (rather than giving definitions or background)

·        Use clear paragraphs

·        An essay is formal therefore no contractions

·        Articles – over use of “the”:  the bullying

·        Countable/uncountable: a legislation, a bad behavior, researches, informations

·        Over formal latinate phrases due to over-translation: In this epoch it is much felt the problem of bullying  > Nowadays, the problem of bullying is strongly felt.

·        False Friends: According to me > In my opinion, Dispositions > orders, regulations, rulings

·        Keep Subject, Verb and Object together at the start of the sentence: In Canada it is adopted a legislative solution > A legislative solution has been adopted in Canada.

·        Suffixes: Specifical

·        Verb Patterns: Explain something to someone

Homework:

1. Finish rthe exercises on third and mixed conditionals on p. 127 Questions 8 and 9.
2. Read the notes and exercises on the links above.
3. Start preparing for your progress test. What units of the book have you had difficulty with?