english intro
TRANSCRIPT
English B1 intensive
9 February – 8 March 2012
Hi! I’m David.
I was born here
I grew up here
I went to university
here
I’ve lived in Rome for 19 years.
In that time, I’ve taught English to a lot of people!
DISCUSSION
What do you want from this course?
talk about
previous positive experiences
specific aims
- academic
- personal
What strategies can you adopt?
SOME INDICATIONS
David’s experience!
intermediate is different
it’s difficult to make progress
don’t drift!
progress
time
the intermediate plateau
strategies to get past the intermediate plateau
separate study and practice
make sure you do some studying and practice
make sure you know which you are doing
(but when we talk about language, it’s both!)
language study is 3 different disciplines
grammar
vocab
pronunciation
language practice happens in 4 different areas
speaking listening
writing reading
practise ‘real English’
resources: I
dictionaries
Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary (OALD)
www.oxfordadvancedlearnersdictionary.com
Bi-lingual dictionaries
don’t use them!
Bi-lingual dictionaries
but if you must…
WordReference
http://www.wordreference.com/
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
www.lixiaolai.com/ocd/index.html
resources: II
sites where you can study English
The BBC
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/index.shtml
UCL phonetic games
word to vowel symbol
symbol to words
sound to spelling/symbol
resources: III
sites where you can practice English
iTunes U
http://www.apple.com/education/itunes-u
TED(Technology, Entertainment, Design)
www.ted.com
RESOURCES: links summary
https://pinboard.in/u:davidatrome/t:Roma3/
What you need for this course
don’t forget CLACSON
CLACKSON forum
http://webdev3.caspur.it/cla/
get your login details
before the next lesson
get your login details
before the next lessonThursday
buy, beg, borrow or steal …
English Grammar in Use
intermediate
3rd edition
with answers
(CD-ROM optional)
