ECII Group 1 B2+1

Lesson 4
13th March 2:30pm

Corrections from last week

She made a terrible accident. (collocation error)

He's always asking to someone for the homework. (verb pattern)


Revision

What are the Two elements of meaning in the English tense system?

What are the three aspects?

If something is "simple" what could it mean?

If something is "continuous" what could it mean?

If you can't rely on rules, what three things do you need to consider when choosing the right tense in English?

Why is pronunciation important when learning grammar?


Class
The Perfect Aspect
Unit 1.3 Listening
Present Perfect, Past Perfect, Future Perfect, Perfect Infinitive, Perfect "-ing" form
Unit 1.4 Listening Essential/Desirable requirements

Home
1. Choose an internship that you would like to apply for e.g. go to: http://jobs.internship-uk.com/
print off the advertisement and bring it to class.
2. Extra practice on continuous and perfect aspects - p. 134 (G1 & G2 notes) p. 135 Exercises 1 - 3
3. Listening/Reading - noticing tenses.

GPI Group 17 B1.2

Lesson 4
13th March 11:30am

Class
Introduction to IELTS
Describing Tables and Charts, Writing Reports Unit 4.5 (p. 46 - 47)
Writing Assessment - Report

If you were absent today you MUST complete the writing assessment for homework (p. 47, question 9) and bring it to class next week.

Homework & Self Study
For more information about IELTS go to http://www.ielts.org/
Self Study - Vocabulary 8X8 rule.

Notes:
Tips for report writing

1. Vary your language

51%, just over half, a slight majority ….

2.       Check your facts! Read the information carefully before you start writing.

3.       Plan! Don’t repeat all the information in the graph, chart or table. Talk about the main trends/changes or most significant results then organise this information into appropriate paragraphs.

4.       Use a variety of linking devices. In addition, similarly, on the contrary, however

5.       Timing! 5 minutes planning, 10 minutes writing, 5 minutes checking.

Beware singular and plural!

A quarter of the people in South Africa use English ….
A quarter of the population in South Africa uses

GPII Group 4 B2+2

Lesson 4
12th March 5pm

Class
Legal Principles:

• parliamentary sovereignty, proportionality, the law must not be retrospective, discharging the burden of proof, the rule of law, justice must be seen to be done, the separation of powers, better 10 guilty people go free than 1 innocent person be convicted, ignorance of the law is no excuse, independence of the judiciary.

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

Consumer Law
Overview of Conditionals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals
Print off a copy of the Consumer Law article from here: http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2003/dec/04/christmasfinance.business/print


Home

• Read about the difference between English and Italian conditionals. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/42354161/A%20Comparison%20between%20Italian%20and%20English%20Conditional%20Forms
• Print off a copy of the Consumer Law article andhighlight the conditionals
• Review the 6 types of conditionals in English. Can you find some other examples?

SPI Group 9 B2+1

Lesson 3
March 11th 4:30pm

Class
Grammar - "The elephant in the room."
Dealing With Fast Connected Speech - Pronunciation and the Third Conditional
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
Introduction to the English Tense System
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41658221/English%20Grammar%20and%20Thinking%20in%20English
The Continuous Aspect

Homework
Reading & Grammar - The Continuous Aspect p. 8 - 9. (questions 7 - 10)
Self Study - listening practice http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation

SPI Group 4 B2+2

Lesson 3
11th March 2pm

Class
Grammar & Pronunciation - 3rd Conditional
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
Listening Skills - Note Taking p. 72.
Reading, Vocabulary & Quantifiers Unit 7.2 p. 72 - 73
Quantifiers p. 146 - 147


Homework & Self Study
1. Quantifiers - p. 73 Questions 8, 9, 10
2. Next week we will revise all the conditional forms but you could practise your past hypotheticals and 3rd Conditionals using the song lessons on the wiki see: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/40995990/This%20Woman%27s%20Work%20Listening
3.

Watch the trailer to the documentary Searching For Sugar Man. What does it say about the nature of fame?
4. Each & Every http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442624/Each%20And%20Every

GPIV Legal English Group 5

Lesson 2
8th March 11:30am

Please click on the following link to find your course outline for this term: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/64140945/GPIV%20Legal%20English%20Group%205 make a note of when the assessments are. Remember that you must attend at least 70% of the course and complete all the assessments if you wish to get credits for this module. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any suggestions or questions.

Class
Intellectual Property - The Banksy Case - Listening & Vocabulary
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/64224503/Intellectual%20Property%20%28Banksy%29
Branches of Law
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/23973405/Branches%20of%20Law
Promoting yourself (and your course of study) in an interview (Role-play)
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/47733197/Getting%20A%20Law%20Job

Homework

1. Read over the links to today's lesson and do the "Go Further"exercises.
2. Continue your own vocabulary work - remember the 8X8 rule.  

GPII Group 11 B2+1

Lesson 3
7th March 11:30am

Class
Idioms based on the law
http://www.englishclub.com/ref/Idioms/Quizzes/Law_1/index.htm
Grammar - "The elephant in the room."
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442655/The%20English%20Tense%20System
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41658221/English%20Grammar%20and%20Thinking%20in%20English
The Continuous Aspect Unit 1.2 p. 8 - 9

Homework
P. 134 - 135 G1 - notes and exercises on the continuous aspect.
p. 8 Vocabulary questions: 5(a), 5(b), 5(c)