D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 28

Lesson 28
Class
Writing: Formal & informal emails at work (p. 116 -117).
Short confirmation email to manager.

Homework
Stage 3  p.117 Write an email to the client as instructed by your manager

Corrections
Common uncountable nouns: advice, news, information, proof*, evidence, research, weather, money, work*
See also: https://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/nouns-uncountable-list.htm
* can be countable or uncountable with a change in meaning.

Don't worry versus don't care
I'm not bothered = I don't care
Even stronger: I couldn't care less

"Lauren"The Catherine Tate Show BBC 2009

Pronunciation - All Groups

Last month Andrea Passadori blogged about the 10 English words that give Italian speakers the most trouble. Do you agree? There is, however, a little bit of confusion in the article as the phonemic transcription for the words given are in Standard British English (or R.P.) while the audio files feature American (New York) pronunciation. Can you hear the difference?


http://www.huffingtonpost.it/andrea-passadori/10-parole-inglesi-forse-non-sai-pronunciare_b_6734058.html

Post CPE Lesson 18

Lesson 18

Class
Covering Letters Writing Exercise
Formal/Semi-Formal/Informal Letters Jigsaw - Resister & Discourse Markers
Job Interviews

The Office BBC 2001

You can find links to today's material below. The examples are taken from the legal sector but the language and structure are applicable to all fields.
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/47733197/Getting%20A%20Law%20Job
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/68873182/Useful%20Phrases%20For%20Covering%20Letters%20and%20Emails

Corrections
confront with someone
kind/polite
depends in on 

Homework
Write a second draft of your covering letter to bring in to next week's lesson. Remember that the letter has to be concise and persuasive so look at how you can make your sentences clearer and shorter and eliminate redundant words.

LUISS Business School at the British Council Lesson 4

Lesson 4

Group 5 (B2) 9:30am
Covering Letters
Introduction & Listening (Language Leader Advanced unit 1.5 p. 14 - 15)
Links:
Approach, Planning & Structure
Functional Language

Homework
Write a second draft of your covering email and send it to me for feedback.

Group 7 (C1) 11:30am
Covering Letters
Links:
Approach, Planning & Structure
Functional Language
Peer Correction - for an editing checklist for L1 Italian speakers click here.

Homework
Write a second draft of your covering email and send it to me for feedback. 

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 27

Lesson 27
Class
Report Writing/Describing Graphs
Writing Assessment

For a copy of today's worksheet go to: http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32702969/Academic%20Writing%20Paper%20One

Homework
Next week Stefano is going to give his presentation and I'd like you to focus on his use of signposting language and give him feedback. To review signposting language see the following links:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32233573/Presentations
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/65622930/Presentation%20Listening%20Notes
https://www.englishclub.com/speaking/presentations-lang.htm

Post CPE Lesson 17

Lesson 17

(1) Discussion: The importance of the Oscars and awards for Art.
(2) Error correction and noticing similar mistakes
(3) No/Not

Going Further:
Reading
http://scarybradshaw.blogspot.it/2015/02/oscar-countdown-2015-who-willshould-win.html

Oscars 2015: Who will win (and who should win) - CNN.com

Who Will Win (And Who Should Win) At The Oscars On Sunday

Oscars Predictions 2015: Who Will Win, Who Should Win (Analysis) - The Hollywood Reporter
Video

Anna Paquin wins for The Piano

See also Extras (Season 1, Episode 3). Kate Winslet on how to win an Oscar. http://youtu.be/EjDufjtIr1M

Homework
next week we will do the covering letter exercise, so please bring along any jobs/internships advertisements you have found on the internet that you are interested in. it doesn't matter if you don't have completely the right experience or qualifications, we'll look at how you can deal with that in the lesson.

LUISS Business School at the British Council Lesson 3

Lesson 3

Group 5 B2 
9:30am
Class

1. Separable & Inseparable Phrasal Verbs https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/630/03/
2. Listening Skills http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37875566/Listening%20Skills
3. Fast Connected Speech - 3rd Conditional Exercise http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
4. Using DVDs for listening practice http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442630/Film%20Lessons

Homework

1. Try the suggested DVD exercise (see link above)
2. Do some research on the internet for an English language position or internship that you may be interested in applying for. You could start with a site like http://www.jobsite.co.uk or the website for a particular company, law firm, N.G.O. or financial/medical/academic institution e.g. http://www.who.int/employment/en/

Group 7 C1

11:30am

Class

1. Lexical Precision: laugh - snigger, chuckle, guffaw, giggle
2. Overview of  Conditionals http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442621/Conditionals
3. Listening Skills http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/37875566/Listening%20Skills
4. Fast Connected Speech - 3rd Conditional Exercise http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/32174148/Conditionals%20and%20Pronunciation
5. Using DVDs for listening practice http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442630/Film%20Lessons
6. Annie Hall

Homework

1. Try the suggested DVD exercise (see link above)

2. Do some research on the internet for an English language position or internship that you may be interested in applying for. You could start with a site like http://www.jobsite.co.uk or the website for a particular company, law firm, N.G.O. or financial/medical/academic institution e.g. http://www.who.int/employment/en/