ANIA B2.3 Group 5 (2pm)

Class:

Listening Skills 

Prediction & filling in

Listening  Activities 

Note taking

Phone calls/messages

Short talks

(BEC Masterclass pp. 27 - 28)

Notes:

Things to notice when listening:

Word complementation

I'll call you in the afternoon on Thursday.

Phrasal verbs

Check out (overview, look at get some information on)

Fix up (organise)

Linkers

By the way

While you're on the phone/line

Informal vocabulary - "get"

Let me get my diary

I'll get back to you next week

Ok got it

Hedging

Pretty clear

Towards the end of the week

ANIA C2 Group 8 (2pm)

Class

(Personally I find Mr Duncan's presenting style a little grating, but you will definitely remember the words)

New words - definition game 
Discussion:
Do you think acronyms and slang should be included in the OED?
Will you learn any of these new words? Why/why not?
How do you think the OED decides which words to include?
What “trendy" words might be included next year?

CPE practice vocabulary

Homework
Reading
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/09/12/the-10-most-notable-entries-to-the-new-oxford-english-dictionary/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2016/sep/12/yolo-new-words-oxford-english-dictionary

Exam Dates

The CPE exam is available in Rome in the computer format on 19/11/2016, 4/03/2017 and 15/07/2017. The exam in the paper format will be held on 8/06/2017

ANIA C1 Group 6 (12:30pm)

Class

• Vocabulary skills http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/41184334/Vocabulary
• New words - definition game 
• Discussion:

Do you think acronyms and slang should be included in the OED?

Will you learn any of these new words? Why/why not?

How do you think the OED decides which words to include?

What “trendy" words might be included next year?

Homework

Reading:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2016/09/12/the-10-most-notable-entries-to-the-new-oxford-english-dictionary/

https://www.theguardian.com/science/shortcuts/2016/sep/12/yolo-new-words-oxford-english-dictionary

Exam Dates

The CAE is available in Rome each month in the computer format. The paper format of the exam will be held next year on 7/06/2017.

ANIA B2.3 Group 5 (2pm)

Class

Speaking Skills

Fillers to help fluency
http://www.ieltsspeaking.co.uk/using-fillers/

Two minute speeches

Corrections

Present perfect or past simple?

I have been in London this summer.  X

I was in London this summer.

Have you ever been to London?

Have as an auxiliary or a main verb?

We haven't regulations  X

We don't have regulations

Collocations

I did an error X

I made an error

False friends

What is the difference in meaning between the following pairs of words:

Register/record

Story/history

Countable/uncountable nouns

What is the difference in meaning  between many times (countable) and much time (uncountable)?

When to use the definite article

How do we prepare the children for the life? X

How do we prepare children for life?

ANIA A2.2 Group 2 (12:30pm)

Class

Speaking skills

Intonation

Fluency

Keeping a conversation going

Vocabulary skills

Strategies for learning words faster and more efficiently

Verb structure

To say something to someone

To tell someone something

False friends

Convenient

Stay

New vocabulary

Toll - you have to pay a toll to use the motorway.

Road works - the cars had to slow down because of the road works.

Homework

Think of 8 things you can do to help you learn new words.

E.g. Writing down a definition in English to help you explain the word if you forget it. 

D'Amico Shipping B1 Lesson 30 (Final)

Class
1. Testing & Revision Skills:

• Why do we test?
• What is the best way to test language skills?
• What is the best way to prepare for a language test?

2. Unit 1 Review

3. Brexit - discussion 

Vocabulary

The test revealed that prefixes and compound words were a problem. Why do you think that is?

anti-social

over-rated

discomfort

misunderstand

outperform

easy-going

strong-willed

self-confident

open-minded

level-headed

Homework

Revise units 2 - 4 using the unit tests. 

Homework answers for 7/7 Reading pp. 40 -41

Question 4 - identifying main ideas

1f, 2c, 3e, 4d, 5b, 6a

Question 5 - match the mistakes

Tip 1 - d

Tip 2 - h

Tip 3 - b

Tip 4 - e

Tip 5 - g

Tip 6 - f

Question 6

Own answers.

English Speaking Lunch - Monday 18th July at 1pm - meet in reception

D'Amico Shipping B2 Lesson 30 (final)

Class
Speaking Skills - Exam practice for BEC Vantage

• Part 2 - individual long turn p. 100 
• Part 3 - collaborative task p. 108

Listening Skills - business ethics p. 107

Vocabulary & Collocations

compromising position

deeply regret

I assure you that nothing like this will (ever) happen again

to pay someone a pittance (to be paid a pittance)

to pride yourself on something

to make a fuss

sweatshop

Corrections

according to me  in my opinion/from my point of view

telphonetic technique  telephone manner

you need to have a good dress be well dressed

you could still have earn a good revenue

Holiday Work

Exam preparation

Click here for free computer based practice tests:

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/business-certificates/business-vantage/preparation/

http://academic.fltrp.com/sites/academic.fltrp.com/files/resource_files/bec_vantage_practice_tests.pdf

Exam Information

The next BEC Vantage exam will be held in Rome on  05/11/201

The speaking exam will take place between 29/10/2016 - 06/11/2016

This will be the Computer Based version and it costs € 234.00.

There are currently places available. For more information or to enrol go to: https://esolreg.britishcouncil.org/italy?_ga=1.123309961.360396213.1468438003