SPI Group 9 B2+1

Lesson 7
15th April 4:30pm

Class
1. Listening skills and Articles Unit 2.2 (p. 18 - 19)
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37880634/The%20Trouble%20With%20Nouns
2. Reading, Style & Two Word Phrases Unit 2.3 (p.20 - 21)
Key Vocabulary:

Sustainable development

Whacking great + noun

To plonk (on/down)

Grassroots campaign

Protracted struggle

Regional authorities

Business consortium

Environmental issues

Social considerations

To develop or to exploit?

3. Introduction to Modals

For a copy of the use/functions chart - click on this link:

http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals

Homework/Self Study

1. Find a text to read or listen to. Once you have understood it, highlight all the modal auxiliary verbs. What are their functions/uses?

2. Song Sprawl - Arcade Fire

 

 

 

 

SPI Group 4 B2+2

Lesson 7
15th April 2pm

Class
Linkers
http://www.ielts-exam.net/ielts_writing_samples_task_2/708/
Thesis and Argument led essays
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65348624/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20Two
Planning and essay - Outline, developing paragraphs, introductions and conclusions.
For an example question and model answer see: http://www.ielts-exam.net/IELTS-Writing-Samples/IELTS_Sample_Writing_Academic_Task_2_2.pdf
Writing Assessment - IELTS Academic Writing Part Two
Peer Correction:

• Count the number of words.
• Is the essay clearly thesis or agument led?
• Is the same point of view expressed in the introduction and conclusion but using different language?
• Are there any noticeable errors?

        

GPIV Legal English Group 5

Lesson 6
12th April 11:30am

Class
Legal Writing In Plain English http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/25080245/Legal%20Writing%20In%20Plain%20English
Feedback and Correction on Written and Oral Assessments. For notes see previous blog post http://seansstudypage.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/legal-english-feedback-on-case-brief.html

Homework
Finish the exercises on today's worksheet which is also available on the link above.
Have a look at my corrections, suggestions and comments on your case brief and correct your work. if you are unhappy with your grade and want to redo the task, I am quite happy to regrade your work.

Legal English Feedback on Case Brief Tasks

Written Case Brief

Content & Task Achievement

Overall the task was very well done and nobody failed. However, some case briefs omitted important information such as the names of the parties or the legal issues. Identifying the legal issues is the most important aspect and should not be confused with the ruling and the facts. Pose the legal issues as questions to help you. 

Organisation

Use heading in the written brief not the  linking language from the oral presentation which is inappropriate and/or redundant e.g. I'll be presenting ....  

Accuracy

1. Tenses

Need to be consistent. Present Tense OK for bullet point form but Past Tense better. When the facts are quite complex and the order of events important - use your full range of narrative tenses to make this clear (Past Simple and Continuous, Past Perfect Simple and Continuous).

They have been married for two years before they divorced.X

They had been married for two years before they divorced. 

2. Vocabulary

parts - parties    
Appliant - Applicant? Appellant?
sentence    - decision/judgment/verdict  

Word Forms - reimburse (v) reimbursement (n)    
Collocation & Verb Structure - relate to, promise of paying - promise to pay
Countable and Uncountable Nouns - evidence, litigation, legislation are uncountable and therefore always in the singular with no indefinite article.

3. Sentence Structure      

Put your subject first
The Court ruled that it does not exist an obligation. X
The Court ruled that an obligation did not exist.
There exists no valid contract. X
No valid contract exists.

Use verbs rather than nouns
He proposed a counterclaim. X
He counterclaimed.

Oral Presentation

Content & Task Achievement

Writing the brief beforehand meant that everyone knew their case well and could talk about it with confidence and authority. 

Organisation

• Generally, all presentations would have benefitted from more signposting. If you know your topic well and have a lot of information, you can confuse your audience if you don't outline your points clearly and communicate your structure to them. 
• Students who were unsure of their structure or who relied too heavily on their written notes tended to ramble and become repetitive. 
• Use your formulas: If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer them now. rather than Questions?

Vocabulary

Generally excellent - everyone used a good range of accurate, appropriately collocated legal English.

Delivery

• Some persistent pronunciation errors e.g. vowel sounds /violated/, "th", suffixes /confirmed/
• Some students need to Slow down, others to speak up
• Be aware of end rising intonation
• Work now on intonation and chunking to sound more natural and to turn hesitations into pauses.
• Use notes as a prompt not a script.

Accuracy

Correct the following errors: 

many evidence

datas

depend from

for asking money

He then appellated

GPII Group 11 B2+1

Lesson 7
11th April 11:30am

Class

Homework answers:
Conservation vocabulary: 1. biodiversity (check pronunciation), 2. endangered, 3. emissions, 4. sprawl, 5. irreversible (check spelling), 6. renewable.

Arcade Fire Sprawl
What is the song about? Why have they chosen this title?

Class:
Overview of modals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals
Unit 2.3 p. 20 - 21
Vocabulary: Turn back the tide, grassroots campaign, whacking great + noun = huge, to plonk (on/down) = to put without care. 

Homework

1. p. 21 q. 10, p. 137 G2 q.3
2. Self Study - Reading & listening - find a text and highlight the use of modals. 

ECII Group 1 B2+1

Lesson 7
10th April 2:30pm

Homework answers:
Conservation vocabulary: 1. biodiversity (check pronunciation), 2. endangered, 3. emissions, 4. sprawl, 5. irreversible (check spelling), 6. renewable.

Listen to Arcade Fire's song, Sprawl. What 's the song about? Why have they given it this title?

Class:
Overview of modals
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals
Unit 2.3 p. 20 - 21
Unit 2.4 Listening p.22
Vocabulary: Turn back the tide, grassroots campaign, whacking great + noun = huge, to plonk (on/down) = to put without care. 
Homework

1. p. 21 q. 10, p. 137 G2 q.3
2. Self Study - Reading & listening - find a text and highlight the use of modals. 

GPI Group 17 B1.2

Lesson 7
10th April 11:30 am

Class
Presentations Input unit 5.4 p. 54 - 55
Think about:

Preparation

Objectives

Audience

Content

Organization

Visual information

Practice!

Delivery

Nerves

Voice

Body language:  eye contact DON’T READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Visual information

Questions
 

Advertising campaign the presentation needs to include:

Names

Slogan

Packaging

Type of advertising

Special promotions

Colour, shape, TV commercials, Internet, different commercials, radio, sponsor, free cans, cheap T-shirts

Signposting Language

Good Morning (if before midday – Good Afternoon if after), I’m ….

I’d like to introduce myself, my name is

I’d like to talk to you today about…

My purpose today is to present ….

I’ll also suggest…

My presentation is divided into _ parts

First, after that, and finally

If you have any questions, I’ll be pleased to answer them at the end of my presentation

Moving on now to

Let’s turn to my second point which is…

Please look at the screen

As you can see…

If we now look at…

Well I have given you our ideas for/expalained/discussed

Now, let me summarise the/our/my main points

Thank you (very much everyone) for you attention

Are there any questions?

Business Vocabulary and Business Plans Unit 6.1 p. 58 - 59

Wages/Salary = the money you earn from a job

Loss (n) make a loss = to lose money

To charge = make somebody pay for goods/services

Pay wages, taxes, a bill, an invoice

Charge high/low prices, a lot, a little

Cover your costs

Give you a (good) return on your money/make a profit

To market a product

Homework

Presentations

Next week 17^th April we will have your speaking assessment for the term – a presentation. Please prepare a product launch, advertising campaign or a business plan for a product or company of your choice. See p. 54 – 55 and 58 – 59 (and the audio-scripts for the listenings at the back of the book) for examples, language and ideas. This will be an Individual presentation lasting  3- 4 minutes but you will deliver it in front of a group not the whole class).The most important aspect – preparation, especially make sure that you have a strong structure and use lots of signposting language (for more examples see this link) and practice!