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**16.02.2017 - What we did.**
We examined the grammar tutorial, as well as the grammar exercise sections and learnt how to use them. We revised the entry test, while having the following grammar rules explained, or improved: present and past tenses. Perfect tenses: simple and continuous. Past perfect. Stative verbs.Verbs followed by -ing, ot -to.
 * Homework for 30.03.2017 - FCE UoE 1,2,3,4. Phrasal verbs: pages 150,151,152,153.**

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 * The following exercises may be heplful to your practicing. They have all got solutions.**
 * PREPOSITIONS**
 * QUESTION WORDS**
 * ERROR RECOGNITION**
 * VERBS**
 * -ing or to?**
 * PAST AND PERFECT TENSES**

**23rd February 2017 What we did...**
We focused on listening mainly. How to listen effectively ( some listening tecniques)

1st video //**How to use one paper** **towel**// (TED TALK) media type="custom" key="29040529"

2nd video //**How to tie your shoes**// ( TED TALK) media type="custom" key="29040547"

Then we focused on //**Speaking**//: everyone shows what has been understood after each video. How to organize a story in the past keeping in mind the 4 past tenses used in the English Language: Present Perfect, Simple Past, Past Continuous, Past Perfect. Introduction to the use of prefix and suffix to create new words

We analysed the different tools uploaded ( see speaking reading practice sections) onto our **iisgadda.wikispaces.com**, including activities from the British Council level B2 and // **English Magazine** // level 1/2. The partecipants are taught how to use both British Council B2 website and //English Magazine//

In addition, we focused on pronunciation: English sounds that do not exist in Italian ( th), the/ /t/r/ sound, long and short vowels (minimal pairs) http://www.shiporsheep.com/

Watch the 2 videos again and again ... ( use english subtitles if necessary at the beginning) and work on their in depth comprehension ( you should repeat the words used by the men,at least the new words in order to learn them) __Activities__
 * HOMEWORK**



From **//English Magazine//** (listening/ reading practice) http://www.english-magazine.com/ January/ February 2017 all the articles with the symbol of a loudspeaker ( level 1-2 with/ without text) + comprehension

30th March 2017 What we did.
We revised present, past and perfect tenses. We learnt how to make wh- questions. We learnt the main differences in the use of the four future forms. We checked and commented UoE exercises 1 and 2. Exercises 3 and 4 were left to be done the following time.


 * Homework for 20.04.2017 - FCE UoE 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Phrasal verbs: pages 150,151,152,153. **

=You may practice future forms while doing the following exercises.=

http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs21.htm
=**6th April 2017 what we did...**= We practised our listening skills, combining them with our reading and speaking skills. We worked on the article: //**The School in the Cloud. Is this the future of learning?**// from //English// //Magazine// Jan/Feb 2017. We used both levels 1 and 2; we compared the different parts and paraphrased the most meaninful ones. We did a great job... !!!

1st we listened to the article level 1 without the text and we tried to grasp the general gist (What is this article about?) 2nd we split the article into shorter units, we listened to each of them more than once and each of us said what we had understood...**we were very good at it!!! everyone could add someting and something and something (//cooperative learning//)** (What single concept or word have I understood?) 3rd we clicked on the text to verify if our undestanding was complete, but just now and them. (Is it too difficult? Let me check if the reading can help me...) 4th when the understanding of the article was almost complete, we paraphased some of its parts... and **we discovered we were really good at it too!!!** (Let me recap the article with my own words) 5th we moved to level 2 and we listened to it; it sounded difficult at the beginning, then we discovered it was similar to the first listening, just some more information...( what can I undestand?) 6th we read and listened to the text level 2, doing some of the activities we had done with level 1. (Can I understand level 2 completely? let me check... using the text).
 * Let's note down the methodology we used:**

Please, revise the article **//The school in the clouds...//** level 1 and 2, then listening without text, try to recognise what we understood during our last class together. read the article again and prepare some questions ( 5 questions and write them down) to ask my mates next time. (You can use either level one or two, the one you prefer)
 * HOMEWORK**

New article: // The Vindolanda tablets //English Magazine January/ February 2017 levels 1 and 2 compared
Try to undestand the contents of the articles using the methodology we used last time and write down some questions for your friends too.

Then practice your writing, go to the following website and write a mail to your friend, write on the webpage and follow the instructions you will be given https://writeandimprove.com/workbooks#/wi-workbooks/7485eb41-a047-4d23-ae25-5afb7387eba9/tasks/582c5f0a-2234-4b8f-bf89-8a25a4323670

**20th April 2017 What we did...**
First we revised some grammar rules about the use of **Future Forms** and together we did the following exercise:

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/future-mix/exercises
Then we went through exercises 3,4,5,6,7,8 FCE UoE and pointed out how to proceed with: word formation, transformation exercises, used to vs be used to, countable and uncountable nouns, passive present continuous. After that we examined some transformation exercises B1 level.


 * HOMEWORK:**


 * FCE UoE n. 9,10,11,12.**

n.1 __[]__ n.2 __[]__ n.3 __[]__

From the following B1 link: Exam 1,2,3. __[]__

= 4th May 2017 what we did... = We revised what we had done the previous lesson, focusing again on the article **//The School in the Cloud//**. Then we spoke about this methodology focusing on the following slide show, the final result of an updating course held at International House in Milan

We practise paraphrasing, saying the same thing in another way, using different words and structures. We practice the question structure as well with different tenses. We practised our listening too, we learned some listening tecniques as well. this is the website where we practised exercise n1. []

When is it right to put off making a decision? EnglishMagazine March/April 2017 levels 1 and 2 compared
Please ... Undestand the contents of the articles using the methodology we used last time and write down 6 questions for each article too. Then practise your listening skills with all the exercises you have at the following link.

http://www.examenglish.com/PET/PET_listening.html

18.05.2017 what we did...
First we went through exercisen.1 __[]__

and had the following grammatical rules explained:
 * The possessive case
 * The passive form
 * Special passive structures: I was given..., it is said that..., he is said to...
 * Have something done
 * If clauses, type 0, type 1, type 2, type 3.

Then we re-wrote exercise 9, FCE UoE (see ** USE OF ENGLISH PRACTICE). **


 * HOMEWORK: **


 * FCE UoE n.10,11,12,13,14,15 **FCE UoE (see ** USE OF ENGLISH PRACTICE) **

n.2 __[]__ n.3 __[]__ n.4 __[]__ n.5 __[]__

Please start viewing the following site on your own:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=677aAF3dM3E Phrasal verb pictures, Lesson 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrAEAQ7Ssww Phrasal verb pictures, Lesson 2

[|**https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPuqJR4NEB4**] 48 Common Phrasal Verbs In Context - Advanced English Grammar - Master English Conversation 2.0

** 05.06.2017 What we did... **

 * We revised 18.05.2017 homework - **** UoE exercises numbers: 10,11,12 and transformation exercise number: 3 **
 * pointing out grammatical difficulties: comparative and superlative forms, use of tenses. **
 * After that we examined phrasal verbs: TAKE and CALL. **
 * Finally we briefly analysed the writing session at: **
 * http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/fce/students/writing/makeover/archive.htm : INFORMAL LETTER as well as REPORTS.**