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BIENNALE 1ENGLISH LANGUAGE – C1WEEK 1ESSENTIAL INFORMATION, EXAM CONTENT AND STRATEGY, VOCABULARY BUILDING AND GRAMMAR REVIEW

DOTT.SSA CLAIRE WALLISSlide2

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION18 LESSONS FIRST SEMESTER (36 HOURS)

7 LESSONS DURING JANUARY/FEBRUARY (14 HOURS)

3 LESSONS PER WEEK SECOND SEMESTER (50 HOURS)

NO LESSONS

– GROUP A OCTOBER 30 B NOVEMBER 1, A AND B NOVEMBER 17, A AND B DECEMBER 8

MID-TERM EXAM TO BE SCHEDULED FOR MARCH 2018

RULES:

ONLY STUDENTS WHO HAVE 70% ATTENDANCE CAN TAKE THE MID-COURSE. MULTIPLE CHOICE EXAM. VALID FOR 2 EXAM SESSIONS.

OFFICE HOURS:

FRIDAYS 12-13 OR BY APPOINTMENT

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EXAM CONTENT AND STRATEGYCONTENT:LISTENING (LAB) – MULTIPLE CHOICE (CAE PART 1)MC (LAB) – 40 QUESTIONS (20/20 GRAMMAR/VOCAB)

READING AND WORD FORMATION (CAE STYLE)

WRITING (ACADEMIC COMPOSITION 300 WORDS)

STRATEGY:

TRYING DIFFERENT APPROACHES AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT WORKS FOR YOU

PRACTICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR (NOT LAST MINUTE)

WORKING WITH YOUR COLLEAGUES AND YOUR CLASS TEACHER Slide4

HOMEWORK1 ASSIGNMENT PER WEEK:4 READING PAPERS /4 COMPOSITIONS (alternate weeks)HOMEWORK TO BE GIVEN AND GIVEN IN ON FRIDAYS

ALL HOMEWORK MUST BE HAND WRITTENSlide5

LEARNINGDISCUSS:DOES IT MATTER WHEN WE LEARN SOMETHING AS LONG AS WE ARE ACTUALLY LEARNING?

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE LEARNT EARLIER OR HAVE THE INTENTION OF LEARNING AT SOME POINT?

IS THERE ANYTHING YOU THINK YOU COULD NEVER LEARN HOW TO DO? WHY?

WHAT DID YOU FIND IT EASY TO LEARN?Slide6

QUESTION 1 – DRIVING AT 5?As parents, we want only the best for our grammar-school progeny: Healthful, organic lunches. Chemical-free, fair-trade artisan toys. Exposure to rich cultural experiences. The very finest in professional driving instruction.

Yes, that last one, too. UK company

Young Driver gives driving lessons to children as young as 11, and starting very soon, they’ll teach kids as young as 5. To do that, they’re building a special car.

Richard Smith is chief instructor for the driving school, which offers lessons all over Great Britain to kids not yet legal for on-the-road instruction. “When you’re learning piano or violin, you don’t start at 17,” he notes, “you start at 5.” His point is well taken, as are his lessons, and graduates of Young Driver’s programs have a 9

percent

accident rate once they’ve obtained their license, as compared to 20

percent

in the general populace. “There’s a reason that our title sponsor is an insurance company,” he notes.

RIGHT OR WRONG?Slide7
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CONTINUED – A DEGREE AT 90?Bertie Gladwin was just looking for something to defy the onset of senility. He ended up becoming Britain's oldest recorded graduate at the age of 90, having left school at 14 to work as a greengrocer's delivery boy.

The country's previous oldest graduate was a mere 89 ("a youngster", according to

Bertie

) although a 96-year-old has graduated in philosophy in China.

Mr Gladwin graduated from Buckingham University in March with a Masters degree in Intelligence History, specialising on Bletchley Park, alongside his wife, Wendy, aged 79, who also gained a diploma in the same course at the same time

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RIGHT OR WRONG?Slide9

QUESTION 1 CONTINUEDBertie Gladwin was just looking

for something to defy the onset of senility. He

ended up

becoming Britain's oldest recorded graduate at the age of 90, having left school at 14 to work as a greengrocer's delivery boy.

The country's previous oldest graduate was a mere 89 ("a youngster", according to

Bertie

) although a 96-year-old

has graduated

in philosophy in China.

Mr Gladwin

graduated

from Buckingham University in March with a Masters degree in Intelligence History, specialising on Bletchley Park, alongside his wife, Wendy, aged 79, who also

gained

a diploma in the same course at the same time.

GRAMMAR ANALYSIS: Why is each of the forms in bold used?Slide10

TEXT ANALYSISNew electric driver training car is designed specifically for 5-10 years olds 

Budding

drivers are to be given a chance to get behind the wheel from as young as five thanks to a “state-of-the-art” car that could go on sale for about £5,000.

The new

car

has been designed by motoring experts specifically for children aged 5-10, who will initially be able to use it as part of a young driver training day on private land at selected UK venues. These will include specially designed road systems that will allow them to

hone their manoeuvring skills

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TEXT ANALYSIS CONTINUED'I'm just a late bloomer': Britain's oldest student graduates with a degree in military intelligence aged 91

Students at the University of Buckingham may not have noticed

Bertie

Gladwin all that much while he was studying for a masters degree in military intelligence.

He wasn't there at

freshers'

week and he probably didn't indulge in many raucous nights out or beer-

fueled

bar crawls.

But nevertheless Britain's oldest student has proved that it's better late than never.Slide12

GRAMMARWhy do we use the

following

forms

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Present

perfect

Past

perfect

Past

simple

(

compared

to)

Future

perfect

Present

perfect

continuous

Past

perfect

continuous

Future

perfect

continuous

Present

continuous

Past

continuous

Future

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STUDY NOTESPAGE 173 COURSEBOOKS

PAGES 6, 22 AND 38 DESTINATION C1/2Slide14

READING QUESTIONSANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS IN NO MORE THAN 2/3

SENTENCES

Do you think that OAPs who wish to study should be supported and encouraged? Should that also include financial support?

What concerns you, if anything, about driving courses for young people? Do you feel this idea would be encouraged or frowned upon in your country?