The Last Lesson

As we discussed at the beginning of the term, every lesson is important. Your final lesson is especially important as it gives you the opportunity to speak directly and privately to your teacher and get valuable personal feedback on your progress. If you have missed an assessment (e.g. essay, presentation or test) it is essential that you attend because this is your last chance to catch up on any work you haven't done. Obviously, the more assessments you have done, the easier it is for me to accurately gauge your progress, so, do make the effort to come to class next week. I shouldn't have to remind you that 70% attendance is obligatory and "going home to study" is not a legitimate excuse for your absence. 

If you really are unable to attend (due to sickness, for example), then please make sure you contact me by email on or before the day of your lesson. In your email include a link to your blog, Google docs, dropbox file etc , if you have completed your self study digitally, so I can assess your self study grade. If you have been doing your self study in a workbook or in a handwritten notebook or folder, then please include a brief (250 - 300 word) summary of what you have been doing for self study this term in your email. Also in your email you should discuss the tutorial questions that I posted on Monday.

The deadline for all assessments, emails and self study is 5th December. Anything received after that date will not be considered towards your final grade.

I look forward to seeing you all next week.

The Neo-liberalism Debate Continues

For the Economics and Political Science groups who looked at the causes and effects of inequality this term, here is an interesting article from the Washington Post.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/pope-francis-denounces-trickle-down-economic-theories-in-critique-of-inequality/2013/11/26/e17ffe4e-56b6-11e3-8304-caf30787c0a9_story.html

SPIII Group 7 B2+2 Lesson 11

Lesson 11

Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Unit 8
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills
• General Grammar
  
  Homework
  Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
  Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html
  
  Next Thursday please arrive at 4:30 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Jacopo, Elisa, Serena, Andrea P. Allegra & Simone please arrive at 4:30 p.m. also and I will give you the topic for your essay. You will have 40 minutes to write your essay and when you have finished you can have your tutorial.

SPIII Group 3 C1.1 Lesson 11

Lesson 11
IELTS writing workshop
Writing Assessment - IELTS Academic Paper Part Two

Procedure for next week

2 pm Tutorials for Group Yunus. Put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave.

3 pm Seminar for Group Shiller. The seminar should take around 45 minutes, group and individual feedback will follow.

Preparing For your Tutorial.

You can also prepare for your tutorial next week by thinking about the following questions:

• What have you learnt this semester?
• What areas have you improved?
• What areas do you still need to improve on?
• How are you going to improve your English when the course is finished?

Next week's tutorial is your last chance to hand in any ciurse work you would like to have assessed.

GPII Group 19 B2+1 Lesson 10

Lesson 10
Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Units 1 & 9
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills

Gianpiero and Andrea, you will have an opportunity to do the test next week 5/12

Homework
Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html

Next Thursday please arrive at 11:30 a.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Gianpiero and Andrea please arrive at 11:30 a.m. also. You will have 100 minutes to complete the written part of the test and 10 minutes to complete the listening when the tutorials have finished.

ECII Group 15 B2+2 Lesson 11

Lesson 11
Progress Test

• Grammar & Vocabulary Unit 8
• Listening Skills
• Reading Skills
• General Grammar
  
  Homework
  Finish your self study and have it ready to present physically or digitally in your tutorial next week. http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/63767935/Self%20Study
  Prepare for your tutorial - see notes in Monday's posting to all groups. http://seansstudypage.blogspot.it/2013/11/preparing-for-your-tutorial-2nd-6th.html
  
  Next Wednesday please arrive at 5 p.m. as usual, put your name down for an appointment and then come back at your allotted time. Once you have had your tutorial you may leave. Luca please arrive at 5 p.m. also and I will give you the topic for your essay. You will have 40 minutes to write your essay and when you have finished you can have your tutorial. 

Euler Hermes Legal English Course Lesson 10

Lesson 10

Group 1
Modals continued: Modals of probability (assumption, deduction, possibility), "can" special uses, error correction.

Group 2
Modals continued: "Can" special uses, error correction.

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

Extra Practice & Related Articles
For more on the Profumo Scandal see:
http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/932575/Profumo-affair
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2001/apr/10/past.derekbrown
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/oct/01/profumo-affair-christine-keeler

Listening for modal perfect forms:
Sex & The City "Coulda, Woulda, Shoulda"* Season 4, Episode 11 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0698625/* Could have, would have, should have.