There will be NO LESSONS from 1st until 10th November 2013 for exams and public holidays.
The second class will meet on Tuesday, 12th November 2013.
English Learner's Dictionaries ONLINE
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| The Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary [link] [free] |
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| Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary [link] [free] |
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| The Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English [link] [free] |
Extra Activity: The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey
The Hobbit - An Unexpected Journey was released in December 2012. Listen and complete the transcript of the trailer.
Bilbo: My dear Frodo, you 1).…….……………. me once if I had told you everything there was to know about my 2).………………………….. Well, I can honestly say I have told you the3)……………………... I may not have told you all of it.
Gandalf: Bilbo Baggins, I’m looking for 4). ………………………….. to share in an adventure.
Bilbo: I can’t just go running off into the blue. I’m a Baggins of Baggin.
Gandalf: Bilbo! Allow me to 5) ……………………………. Fili, Kili, Oin, Gloin, Dwalin, Balin, Bifur, Bofur, Bombur, Dori, Nori, and Ori and the 6) ………………………………… of our company, Thorin Oakenshield.
(Thorin and dwarves singing)
Far over the misty 7) …………………………………… cold
To dungeons deep and 8) .…………………………… old
The pines were roaring on the heights
The 9) …………………………….were moaning in the night
The fire was red , it flaming spread
The 10) ……………………………………….like torches blazed with light
Thorin Oakenshield: I 11) ……………………………………. garantee his safety
Gandalf: Understood
Thorin Oakenshield: Nor will I be 12)………………………………………………..for his fate
Gandalf: You’ll have a tale or two to tell when you 13) ……………………………………………….
Bilbo: You can 14)………………………………….. that I will come back?
Gandalf: No. And if you 15)………………………………, you will not be the same
Bilbo: My name is Bilbo Baggins
Gollum: Bagginses. What is a Bagginses? Precioussss …
Lesson 1 [Tue., 29th Oct. 2013]
Topics discussed UNIT 1
Vocabulary: Greetings (p6); English for specific purposes (p8).
Grammar: State & Action Verbs (p6); Present Simple Tense.
Homework for Tue., 12th November 2013
Vocabulary: Greetings (p6); English for specific purposes (p8).
Grammar: State & Action Verbs (p6); Present Simple Tense.
Video on the use of Present Simple in the English Language:
- Visit www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it and obtain information on the Lettorato Exam.
- Study your notes.
- Read the extract from The Hobbit (page 7) and do #2 on page 7.
- Read A world full of Englishes (page 15) and do #1 [Warm Up] and #1-3 [Reading] on page 12.
GENERAL OVERVIEW First Semester
First Year Lettorato Group 1 & 2 - Pre-Intermediate Level
General information available at www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it.
CLASS TIMETABLE:
Group 1 Tue. 12-2 p.m. Room 3 Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo di via Sant'Ottavio 20 (Go to Google Maps)
Group 1 Tue. 12-2 p.m. Room 3 Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo di via Sant'Ottavio 20 (Go to Google Maps)
The first class will meet on Tuesday, 29th October 2013.
ATTENDANCE:
If you sign up for a lettorato, you are expected to attend it regularly, do homework that is assigned and also do additional self-study work. If you are absent three times in a row, you will lose your place in the lettorato group.
SET BOOKS:
- Clandfield, L., & Benne, R. B. 2011. Global Intermediate Coursebook. Macmillan.
- Campbell, R., Metcalf, R., & Tennant, A. 2011. Global e-Workbook Intermediate. Macmillan.
Students are expected to purchase them BEFORE Tuesday, 29th November 2012 and bring the relevant books to each class.
TUTORING/RICEVIMENTO:
Chris Owen's office hours: Tuesday 2.30-4.00 p.m. Palazzo Nuovo 3rd floor, Room 30.
Please return to this blog at least once a week beginning in late October 2013 for updates.
Have a great semester!
Sara Ribotta
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