Lesson 10 [Tue., 18th February 2014]

Topics discussed UNIT 5
Vocabulary: -ics and -ology (p54), government collocations (p56)
Grammar: modals of obligation and permission (present & past) (pp55,57)

Homework for Tue., 25th February 2014

• Study your notes
• Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 5 (page 140) and do #1-2 on page 141 on a separate sheet of paper.
• Do #1-2 (Reading) on page 63

English-language Films and Cinemas in Torino

There are two cinemas in Torino showing films in their original language, usually with Italian subtitles:

- Cinema Centrale Arthouse located in via Carlo Alberto, 27 (see Cinema Centrale Arthouse website or Cinema Centrale Arthouse FB page)

- Cinema Massimo located in via Verdi, 18 (see Cinema Massimo website)

In addition, during the annual Torino Film Festival in November there are multiple screenings of newly released original language films shown at mainstream cinemas which normally only show films dubbed into Italian.

A film's original language and other details can be checked on the Internet Movie Database, which provides information on the director, actors, reviews and awards.

Mock Exam [Tue., 11th Feb. 2014]

Dictation Answer Key

The idea of a machine able to broadcast both sound and vision goes back to 1875. But it was not until 1926 that a Scottish engineer turned the idea into a practical reality. Now his invention dominates the modern media.

The first television pictures were produced just eight years after the First World War. They were in black and white and were not very clear,  but it had been proved that the principle worked. Early television sets cost as much as a small car and not many were sold. Soon, though, the original system was improved and in 1936 Britain’s first regular TV programmes went on the air.

It was in America, however, that the real TV revolution began after World War Two. US television expanded enormously in the late forties. Commercial stations began to open in almost every city and national networks made programmes which were seen from coast to coast. One of the American networks – CBS – even developed a color service as early as 1951. Two years later TV covered its first major international event – the coronation of Britain’s Queen Elizabeth. It was the first time a worldwide audience of millions had seen history take place in their own homes.

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GENERAL OVERVIEW Second Semester

General information available at www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it.

The 1st Year Lettorato Pre-Intermediate Course is annual. In the second semester, 12 lessons are scheduled, starting on Tuesday, 11th February 2014.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

If you sign up for a Lettorato you are expected to attend 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. If for some reason you are unable to attend the Lettorato course, it is highly recommended to contact Chris Owen so that you can plan a self-study programme in preparation for the exam.

EXAM POLICY

The first time students can take the lettorato exam is the summer session at the end of the year in which they are enrolled.

Have a great semester!

Sara Ribotta