introduction to b1 blended 2014 at cla roma tre

English B1 blended10 March-19 May 2013

exercise

find the mistakes and correct them

Does she a doctor?

Do you has taken the exam?

I decided don’t to go to the match.

What does mean ‘to afford’?

Did you seen the film?

Is she arrived Maria?

What are you do with that person?

Would you a beer?

You didn’t chosen a film.

I will can tell you tomorrow.

Do he thinks about you?

find the mistakes and correct them

Does she a doctor?

Do you has taken the exam?

I decided don’t to go to the match.

What does _ mean ‘to afford’?

Did you seen the film?

Is she arrived Maria?

What are you do with that person?

Would you _ a beer?

You didn’t chosen a film.

I will can tell you tomorrow.

Do he thinks about you?

find the mistakes and correct them

Does she a doctor? Is she a doctor

Do you has taken the exam? Have you taken the exam?

I decided don’t to go to the match. I decided not to go to the match.

What does _ mean ‘to afford’? What does ‘to afford’ mean?

Did you seen the film? Did you see / have you seen the film?

Is she arrived Maria? Has Maria arrived?

What are you do with that person?What did you do / are you doing with..?

Would you _ a beer? Would you like a beer?

You didn’t chosen a film. You haven’t chosen / didn’t choose a ..

I will can tell you tomorrow. I can tell you tomorrow.

Do he thinks about you? Does he think about you?

B1 Entry grammar

Present perfect - period to the present

Going to

Will - intention

Present Continuous - future plans

Verb forms

Adverbs / conjunctions

1st conditional - if / time conjunctions

modal verbs of obligation

discussion

why are we here?

credits?

learning English?

learning English

be ambitiouslanguages are BIGget ‘real’ English

credits

not automaticBUTnot very difficult

What does‘blended’

mean?

English B1 blended11 March-20 May 2013

learningin class

learningon-line

learningon the forum

learningin class

learningon-line

learningon the forum

learningin class

learningon-line

learningon the forum

multi-centred learning

multi-centred learning

‘blended’means

learningon-line

Moodle@CLA

http://clacson.uniroma3.it/login/index.php

username =CLA codice

password =surname*

password =surname*

*surname with- no accents- no capitals- no spaces

password =surname*

*surname with- no accents- no capitals- no spaces

(probably)

exercise

please log in and start doing the exercises immediately

!

if you can’t log onwrite to meimmediately

atdavid@davidnicholson.it

N.B.

you MUST log inbefore the next lesson

also

register your email on your

profile

register your email on your

profile

Without your email, I can’t contact you.If there’s a problem, you won’t know.

learningin class

in class

grammarspeaking

pronunciationcomprehension

grammar

grammarpresentation in classposted on the forum

in speaking activities

in speaking activitiesyou must notspeak Italian

in speaking activitiesyou must not

write your answers*

in speaking activitiesyou must not

write your answers*

*but making notes is OK

pronunciation

pronunciation4 lessons

in Module 6

comprehension

comprehension4 video comprehension lessons

in Module 7

learningon the forum

• lesson plans• homework activities• your writing• interaction

- with other students

- with me

forum activities

lesson planshomework activitiesyour writinginteraction

- with other students- with me

writing

one piece of writing every week

eitheran exercise

based on activities in classor

a reviewof an article or TED video*

*more instructions next week

course plan

lesson no.

date mod. exercises estimated time

1. 10 March

module 6

24 activitiesabout 18 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore passing to module 7

2. 17 March

3. 24 March

4. 31 March

5. 7 April

6. 14 April

module 7

22 activitiesabout 20 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore last lesson

Easter 21 April

7. 28 April

8. 5 May

9. 12 May

10. 19 May

Exam end of May (date to be decided)

lesson no.

date mod. exercises estimated time

1. 10 March

module 6

24 activitiesabout 18 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore passing to module 7

2. 17 March

3. 24 March

4. 31 March

5. 7 April

6. 14 April

module 7

22 activitiesabout 20 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore last lesson

Easter 21 April

7. 28 April

8. 5 May

9. 12 May

10. 19 May

Exam end of May (date to be decided)

There is a minimum number of hours you must do in order to complete the module.

WE DO NOT TELL YOU THIS MINIMUM!

lesson no.

date mod. exercises estimated time

1. 10 March

module 6

24 activitiesabout 18 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore passing to module 7

2. 17 March

3. 24 March

4. 31 March

5. 7 April

6. 14 April

module 7

22 activitiesabout 20 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore last lesson

Easter 21 April

7. 28 April

8. 5 May

9. 12 May

10. 19 May

Exam end of May (date to be decided)

You can’t move to module 7 until you have completely finished module 6.

If you are late, you must take the exam in July.

lesson no.

date mod. exercises estimated time

1. 10 March

module 6

24 activitiesabout 18 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore passing to module 7

2. 17 March

3. 24 March

4. 31 March

5. 7 April

6. 14 April

module 7

22 activitiesabout 20 hoursof study

must complete all activities, andmust do x hours of study on-linebefore last lesson

Easter 21 April

7. 28 April

8. 5 May

9. 12 May

10. 19 May

Exam end of May (date to be decided)

You must finish module 7 before the last lesson.

lesson no.

date mod. test notes

1. 10 March

module 6

entrance test

2. 17 March

3. 24 March mid-module test must pass before module 7

4. 31 March

5. 7 April module 6 final test must pass before module 7

6. 14 April

module 7

entrance test

Easter 21 April

7. 28 April

8. 5 May mid-module test must pass before exam

9. 12 May

10. 19 May module 7 final test must pass before exam

Exam end of May (date to be decided)

course requirements

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - spend x hours studying module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - spend x hours studying module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam

easy ;)

last year

total %

passed 97 94

failed 4 4

exam in July 0 0

abandoned 2 2

103

in addition 25 students abandoned at the start of the course

total %

passed 97 94

failed 4 4

exam in July 0 0

abandoned 2 2

103

in addition 25 students abandoned at the start of the course

they didn’t study!

this year

?

adopt a serious approachto the on-line part

Welcome to David's course!

You are a great opportunity. No one university in Rome tests student's english level and prepare for free course with native language teachers to improve english knowledge.

Some advices to you:- try to keep pace with homeworks and module's exercises: if you don't do the exercises every week, it will be more difficult to work later, above all if you are student workers (as I am!);- during the course, do the exercises of the EGU's study guide: if you are weak in some basic issues, you will re-study them in the unit of the book.

Good work and best of luck for your professional success....

Sabrina

always checkyour writing

how many small mistakescan you find

?

(there are no grammar mistakes)

as the son dawned over Caracas_,james bond was alredy speeding down avenida Bolivar_, the main Boulevard off the venezuelan City_

He thougth about what M had said, beck in london on monday,“_I want them in MI6 befor the Weekend_, than i dont want them back in Venezuela untill june”. typical M_!

as the son dawned over Caracas_,james bond was alredy speeding down avenida Bolivar_, the main Boulevard off the venezuelan City_

He thougth about what M had said, beck in london on monday,“_I want them in MI6 befor the Weekend_, than i dont want them back in Venezuela untill june”. typical M_!

Capitalisation: 14 mistakes

as the son dawned over Caracas_,james bond was alredy speeding down avenida Bolivar_, the main Boulevard off the venezuelan City_

He thougth about what M had said, beck in london on monday,“_I want them in MI6 befor the Weekend_, than i dont want them back in Venezuela untill june”. typical M_!

Spelling: 8 mistakes

as the son dawned over Caracas_,james bond was alredy speeding down avenida Bolivar_, the main Boulevard off the venezuelan City_

He thougth about what M had said, beck in london on monday,“_I want them in MI6 befor the Weekend_, than i dont want them back in Venezuela untill june”. typical M_!

Punctuation: 7 mistakes

as the son dawned over Caracas_,james bond was alredy speeding down avenida Bolivar_, the main Boulevard off the venezuelan City_

He thougth about what M had said, beck in london on monday,“_I want them in MI6 befor the Weekend_, than i dont want them back in Venezuela untill june”. typical M_!

Total: 29 mistakes

As the sun dawned over Caracas, James Bond was already speeding down, Avenida Bolivar, the main boulevard of the Venezuelan city.

He thought about what M had said, back in London on Monday, “I want them in MI6 before the weekend, then I don’t want them back in Venezuela until June”. Typical M!

moral of the story…

it’s OK to make these mistakes in SMS and IM

it’s OK to make these mistakes in SMS and IM

in SMS and IM they aren’t mistakes

it’s OK to make these mistakes in SMS and IM

but not in serious writing

so check your writing forcapitalisation

spellingpunctuation

before you post it to the forum

so check your writing forcapitalisation

spellingpunctuation

before you post it to the forum

then check forplurals

verb endingsinversion for questions

then check forplurals

verb endingsinversion for questions

finally check forgrammar we have studied*

finally check forgrammar we have studied*

*always try to use things we have studied in your writing

resources

grammar referenceModule 6

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grammar referenceModule 7

all the links in this presentation are listed on Pinboard:

https://pinboard.in/u:davidatrome/t:Roma3/

Oxford AdvancedLearner’s Dictionary(OALD)

The OALD online is free

Use it to correct your writing

English Grammar in Use

Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU

Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU

OK not ‘steal’

Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU

3rd or 4th editions are best, but you can use the 2nd edition

Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU

Use EGU for grammar homework

writing homework

introduce yourself

introduce yourself

write about1. yourself

2. your approach to this course

post on-line before next lesson

things about you:

course, which year at university, where from, where living,

flatmates, interests, free time, something surprising

your approach to this course:

what are your priorities for the course, how much time will you

spend studying, how will you organise your study-time

before next week

before next week

1. login and entrance test2. get EGU

3. write your introduction

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