H/W for VC: Learning Irregular Verbs

Effective Strategy to learn English irregular verbs
    1. Download here and print the list of the most common irregular verb forms in alphabetical order.

    2. Write down all the verbs in a new blank paper on your notebook according to the following 3 categories:

    3. Write down again all the verbs in a new blank paper on your notebook according to the following 10 categories:
    4. Highlight the 10 categories with different colours.

    5. Find out other possible ways to categorise the English irregular verbs.

    6. Memorise the verb paradigms: read them aloud to learn the correct pronunciation & write them down to learn the correct spelling.

    In case of doubt, please leave a message in the comment box.

    Listening & Speaking Course Lesson 3 [Groups 1, 2 & 3]

    Topic under discussion: Icons and Institutions

    Download your worksheet here and, if necessary, print it for our 3rd lesson.

    English Course for Teachers [lower intermediate level]

    General Information about the English course for teachers
    @ I.I.S. "V. Alfieri"


    CLASS TIMETABLE: Tue. 3.15 - 4.30 p.m. in Room III C (first floor)
                                            @ Liceo Classico "V. Alfieri" in Asti

    No. of lessons: 20 lessons (25 hours) in November-May

    Our first class will meet on Tuesday, 29th November 2016. 

    SET BOOK:
    Wetz, B., English Plus Elementary. ed. standard. Oxford University Press. ISBN: 978-0-19-464866-0
    Please return to this blog for updates.

    Listening & Speaking Course Lesson 2 [B2 level] [Group 3]

    Topic under discussion: What the English are like

    Download your worksheet here and, if necessary, print it for our 2nd lesson.

    Listening & Speaking Course Lesson 2 [B1 Level] [Group 1&2]

    Topic under discussion: The United Kingdom


    Download your worksheet here and, if necessary, print it for our 2nd lesson.

    Listening & Speaking Course Lesson 1 [B2 level] [Group 3]

    Topic under discussion: Learning English

    Listening & Speaking Course Lesson 1 [B1 Level] [Group 1&2]

    Topic under discussion: The English Language

    1st Year English Lettorato Exam Dates

    Part 1: Use of English
    mar. 20 maggio ore 08,15 c/o Aule 32-34 Palazzo Nuovo o c/o 1M Palazzo Venturi
    [Let's practise @ www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it]

    The following is a list of the Global units with indications of the vocabulary sections that students should revise for the Use of English test (the sessions in May, September 2014 and January 2015).

    Unit 1
    The terms from the Glossary, page 7 – look + prepositions, page 10 – the terms from the Vocabulary and Pronunciation section, page 11.

    Unit 2
    The terms from the Vocabulary and Pronunciation sections, pages  19 and 23 – the terms from the Vocabulary  sections, pages 20 and 24 – the terms from the Glossary, page 21.

    Unit 3
    The terms from the Listening and Vocabulary section, page 32 – the terms from the Vocabulary sections, pages 35 and 36 – the terms from the Glossary, pages 33 and 35.

    Unit 4
    The terms from the Vocabulary and Speaking sections, page 43 and 48 – the terms from the Vocabulary section, page 46.

    Unit 5
    The terms from the Vocabulary section, page 56 – the terms from the Vocabulary and Speaking section, page 58 – the terms from the Glossary, page 54.

    Unit 6
    The terms from the Vocabulary and Listening section, page 70 – the terms from the Vocabulary section, page 72.

    Unit 7
    The terms from the Vocabulary sections, pages 79 and 82 – the terms from the Vocabulary and Pronunciation section, page 81.

    Unit 8
    The terms from the Vocabulary sections, pages 91, 94 and 97 – the terms from the Glossary, pages 90, 92 and 95.

    Unit 9
    The terms from the Vocabulary and Pronunciation section, page 102 – the terms from the Reading and Speaking section, page 104 – the terms from the Vocabulary section, page 105 – the terms from the Glossary, pages 107 and 109.

    Unit 10

    “in/at the beginning/end”, page 114 – the terms from the Listening and Reading section, page 114 – the terms from the Vocabulary section 115, 116 and 120 – the terms from the Vocabulary and Listening section, page 118 – the terms from the Glossary, pages 115 and 119.

    Please download the list @ http://www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it/n_chris5.htm

    Part 2: Dictation
    ven. 23 maggio ore 09,00 c/o Aule 32-34 Palazzo Nuovo o c/o 1M Palazzo Venturi
    [Let's practise @ www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it]
    Part 3: Oral
    gio. 26 o ven. 27 giugno dalle ore 9,00 c/o Aula 3 Palazzetto Gorresio

    cfr http://www.lettoratiinglese.unito.it/1_examdates.htm

    Lesson 20 [Tue., 6th May 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 10
    Vocabulary: at the beginning/end of & in the beginning/end (p114), books and reading (p115), leaving (p120), farewell (p120)
    Function: saying goodbye (p122)

    Lesson 19 [Tue., 29th April 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 10
    Vocabulary: celebrations (p116), death (p118)
    Grammar: pronouns

    Homework for Tue., 6th May 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 10 (page 150) and do #3-5 on page 151. 
    • Do # 2 Grammar on page 125.

    Easter Break

    Easter Break 2014: 17th April 2014 - 22nd April 2014

    Our last class before Easter break will be Tuesday, April 15th and our first class after Easter break will be Tuesday, April 29th.


    The 1st Year English Lettorato course will finish on 6th May 2014.

    Lesson 18 [Tue., 15th April 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 9
    Vocabulary: love (p105)
    Grammar: comparatives and superlatives (p104)


    Function: giving and accepting compliments (p110)

    Homework for Tue., 29th April 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 9 (page 148) and do #3-4 on page 149. 
    • Do # Grammar and Vocabulary on page 113.

    Lesson 17 [Tue., 8th April 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 9
    Vocabulary: stereotypes (p102)
    Grammar: verb patterns (pp103,106)

    Homework for Tue., 15th April 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 9 (page 148) and do #1-2 and 5 on page 149.

    Lesson 16 [Tue., 1st April 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 8
    Vocabulary: expressions with lose & lost (p91), expressions with make & do (p94), treasure (p97)
    Grammar: revision conditional sentences


    Homework for Tue., 8th April 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Do # Grammar & Vocabulary on page 101.
    • Do #1-2 (Reading) on page 94.

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    Lesson 15 [Tue., 25th March 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 7
    Vocabulary: abstract nouns (p82), other ways of saying funny (p84)
    Grammar: countable & uncountable nouns (p83), wish (p85)

    Homework for Tue., 1st April 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 7 (page 144) and do #3-5 on page 145 on a separate sheet of paper.
    • Do #1-2 (Grammar) and #1-3 (Vocabulary) on page 89.

    Lesson 14 [Tue., 18th March 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 7
    Vocabulary: inexact numbers (p79), wordbuilding: trade (p81)
    Grammar: relative clauses (pp78,81)

    Homework for Tue., 25th March 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 7 (page 144) and do #1-2 on page 145 on a separate sheet of paper.
    • Do #1-3 (Reading) on page 87.

    Lesson 13 [Tue., 11th March 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 6
    Vocabulary: ways of speaking (p70), listen & hear (p70), electronic equipment (p72)
    Grammar: reported speech (pp67,73)

    Homework for Tue., 18th March 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 6 (page 142) and do #5-7 on page 142 on a separate sheet of paper.
    • Do #1-3 (Grammar) and #1-2 (Vocabulary) on page 77.

    Lesson 12 [Tue., 4th March 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 6
    Vocabulary: take (p66), colors and shapes (p69)
    Grammar: passive voice (p67), articles (p69)

    Homework for Tue., 11th March 2014
    • Study your notes. 
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 6 (page 142) and do #1-4 on page 143 on a separate sheet of paper.

    Lesson 11 [Tue., 25th February 2014]

    Topics discussed UNIT 5
    Vocabulary: education compound nouns (p58), control (p58), phrasal verbs with up (p60)
    Grammar: present perfect tenses (p59), separable phrasal verbs (p61)

    Homework for Tue., 4th March 2014
    • Study your notes.
    • Study «Grammar Focus» Unit 5 (page 140) and do #3-4 on page 141 on a separate sheet of paper.
    • Do # Grammar and Vocabulary on page 65.