Introduction to English Blended 2015
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This document outlines the structure and expectations of an English B1 blended course running from March 9th to June 5th 2015. The course involves both in-class and online learning components. Students will study grammar, speaking, pronunciation and comprehension in class, and complete online exercises, homework activities, and writing assignments on the course forum. Students are expected to study independently online for around 18-20 hours per module to complete all module exercises before tests. Regular attendance and completion of all assessments are required to pass the course.
Introduction to English Blended 2015
- 1. English B1 blended 9 March-5 June 2015
- 2. exercise
- 3. 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?
- 4. 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?
- 5. 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?
- 6. 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
- 7. discussion why are we here?
- 8. credits?
- 10. learning English be ambitious languages are BIG get ‘real’ English credits not automatic BUT not very difficult
- 12. English B1 blended 9 March-5 June 2015
- 18. learning on-line
- 23. please log in and start doing the exercises immediately !
- 24. if you can’t log on write to me immediately at david@davidnicholson.it
- 27. also
- 29. register your email on your profile
- 30. register your email on your profile Without your email, I can’t contact you. If there’s a problem, you won’t know.
- 33. grammar
- 34. grammar presentation in class posted on the forum
- 36. in speaking activities you must not speak Italian
- 37. in speaking activities you must not write your answers*
- 38. in speaking activities you must not write your answers* *but making notes is OK
- 39. pronunciation
- 41. comprehension
- 42. comprehension 4 video comprehension lessons in Module 7
- 46. • lesson plans • homework activities • your writing • interaction - with other students - with me
- 47. forum activities lesson plans homework activities your writing interaction - with other students - with me
- 48. writing
- 49. one piece of writing every week
- 50. either an exercise based on activities in class or a review of an article or TED video* *more instructions next week
- 51. course plan
- 52. lesson no. date mod. exercises obligation 1. 9 March module6 24 activities about 18 hours of study on-line must complete all activities before passing to module 7 2. 16 March 3. 23 March 4. 30 March Easter 6 April 5. 13 April 6. 20 April module7 22 activities about 20 hours of study on-line must complete all activities before last lesson ‘Ponte’ 27 April 7. 4 May 8. 11 May 9. 18 May 10. 25 May Exam first week of June (date to be decided)
- 53. to pass this course, you must: - pass mid-module test for module 6 - do all the exercises in module 6 - pass final test for module 6 - pass mid-module test for module 7 - do all the exercises in module 7 - pass final test for module 7 - have no more than 2 absences - pass the final exam
- 54. easy ;-)
- 55. last year
- 56. total % passed 82 68% failed 9 8% exam in July 1 1% abandoned 3 3% abandoned in 1st 3 lessons 23 19% 120
- 57. total % passed 82 68% failed 9 8% exam in July 1 1% abandoned 3 3% abandoned in 1st 3 lessons 23 19% 120 they didn’t study!
- 58. this year ?
- 59. adopt a serious approach to the on-line part
- 60. 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
- 62. how many small mistakes can you find ? (there are no grammar mistakes)
- 63. 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_!
- 64. 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
- 65. 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
- 66. 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
- 67. 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
- 68. 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!
- 69. moral of the story…
- 70. it’s OK to make these mistakes in SMS and IM
- 71. it’s OK to make these mistakes in SMS and IM in SMS and IM they aren’t mistakes
- 72. it’s OK to make these mistakes in SMS and IM but not in serious writing
- 73. so check your writing for capitalisation spelling punctuation before you post it to the forum
- 74. so check your writing for capitalisation spelling punctuation before you post it to the forum
- 75. then check for plurals verb endings inversion for questions
- 76. then check for plurals verb endings inversion for questions
- 77. finally check for grammar we have studied*
- 78. finally check for grammar we have studied* *always try to use things we have studied in your writing
- 79. resources
- 86. all the links in this presentation are listed on Pinboard: https://pinboard.in/u:davidatrom e/t:Roma3/
- 90. The OALD online is free Use it to correct your writing
- 91. English Grammar in Use
- 93. Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU
- 94. Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU OK not ‘steal’
- 95. Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU 3rd or 4th editions are best, but you can use the 2nd edition
- 96. Buy, beg, borrow or steal a copy of EGU Use EGU for grammar homework
- 97. writing homework
- 99. introduce yourself write about 1. yourself 2. your approach to this course post on-line before next lesson
- 100. things about you: course, which year at university, where from, where living, flatmates, interests, free time, something surprising
- 101. 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
- 102. before next week
- 103. before next week 1. login and entrance test 2. get EGU 3. write your introduction