2+L+2017+-+2018


 * 2 L - Liceo Laura Bassi **
 * a.s. 2017 - 2018 **



**This is your wiki page where you can find activities, backup resources and useful links to support classroom work. But there is much more than this.** **Please, browse through the site to get familiar with it ;-)**  **Hope you will consider it as a practical resource, especially when you do your homework or before a test, for revision !**

**DOCUMENTO DI CLASSE**

da //English Plus Intermediate// __**Part 1: **__
 * NEW!!! **
 * JUNE 2018 : ****Summer work **
 * svolgere gli esercizi sezione "consolidation" ****pp. 30-31 ; pp. 56-57 **

__**Part 2: **__
 * dalla sezione " progress check" svolgere tutti gli esercizi pp. 110-111; pp 118-119; pp. 126-127; pp. 134-135; pp. 142-143; pp. 150-151; pp. 158-159 **

__**Part 3: **__
 * dalle reading and writing activities: tutti gli esercizi a pp. 124-125, pp. 132-133; pp. 140-141; pp. 148-149; pp. 156-157; pp. 164-165 **

__**Part 4:** __ **a- scaricare la short story (The Landlady, by Roald Dahl),** leggerla e riassumerla in 200 parole <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">b- leggere la storia "The girl in the denim jacket" (part 1 e part 2), svolgere tutte le attività di comprensione ai seguenti link: **

https://linguapress.com/intermediate/girl-denim-jacket1.htm

https://linguapress.com/intermediate/girl-denim-jacket-2.htm


 * May your holidays be filled with lots of happiness, peace, and love! **

<span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**Preparation to the next lesson (29th May):** <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: transparent; color: #0d18d8; display: block; float: none; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18.2px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Flipped classroom
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">MAY 2018 **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">As I told you, the short video below is about IF CLAUSES ( TYPE 3). You are expected to watch it BEFORE 29th May. **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">It will act as a "virtual" lesson with the difference that you follow it at home and not in the classroom. moreover, you have the possibility to watch the video lesson as many times as you want. It's cool, isn't it? **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">How did you find the video lesson? Open the link below and try this on line activity to check if you have understood how to build if clauses type 3: **

https://first-english.org/english_learning/if_clauses_conditional/40_if_clauses_type_3_exercises.htm


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">If you still have problems with IF CLAUSES type 3, open this online lesson (in Italian) and DO the 2 exercises which are suggested at the end of the explanation: **

http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/nuova_pa32.htm

http://www.nspeak.com/newbasic/grammatica/listening_ipoteticoterzo.htm
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Reinforcement: it's a listening exercise on IF CLAUSE type 3: **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Here below, a quick revision of If clauses type 1 and 2, in case you need it ;-) **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Another set of ppt for you (a promise is a promise...) **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Some examples: **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">a- describing objects/ things /phenomena /etc **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">b- describing people and animals: **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">c- describing a very special holiday ... **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">The short descriptive text below is written by a teenager **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">(Title: describe an unusual holiday in about 180-200 words) **

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: &#39;museo-sans-rounded&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">My last vacation was to outer space. I went to the Moon, Mars and Mercury. I decided to only visit places that begin with 'M'. Originally, I was thinking about going to Minnesota, Montana and Michigan. Then, maybe continue on to Missouri and Mississippi. But I decided to go farther afield. It was pretty cool. Actually, it was extremely cold in outer space! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: &#39;museo-sans-rounded&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">My favorite part was that I was accompanied by my multilingual monkey, a macaque named Meggie. She has reached level 25 in all the trees offered by Duolingo. She climbed them all! <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: &#39;museo-sans-rounded&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">We had all kinds of extraterrestrial adventures. We met mad Martians, Mercurial misfits and Moon Zappa, just to mention some of the many unusual things and people I came across. They all were hospitable and friendly. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: &#39;museo-sans-rounded&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">On our return, we landed in the Indian Ocean and swam to Mauritius. We stayed in a motel and then moved to Madagascar and finally had fun surfing the waves to Mozambique were we have lived for millions of years. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #333333; font-family: &#39;museo-sans-rounded&#39;,sans-serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none;">I had the time of my life. Yes, it was definetely the best holiday I have ever had!


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">N.B. Please, take a good look at the following instructions ! **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">1- time : 70 minutes **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">2- words (min/max) **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">argumentative text : min 160- max 180 **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">descriptive text: min 180- max 200 words **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">narrative text: from 200 words (no limits but be careful!) **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">3- don't forget your dictionary (+ foglio protocollo) **

http://www.cambridgeenglish.org/images/231794-cambridge-english-assessing-writing-performance-at-level-b1.pdf
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">EVALUATION GRID (griglia di valutazione) **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Open the link below (Cambridge Exams, PET level B1) and go to pag.2 only: you will see the __evaluation grid__ **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">I will use that grid! **


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Argumentative text **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Title: P__ros and cons of online shopping (__between 300-400 words, 4-5 paragraphs) **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">This assignment is scheduled for WEDNESDAY 16th May **


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Obviously, you still haven't developed a good command of the language (this essay ****<span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> is written by a near native speaker! ), but you can write a reasonably well written argumentative essay, if you pay attention to some rules, as I have often told you: **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">As I promised, a scheme (types of texts) for you to use. Download the file below and keep it for the "triennio"!! **


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">For the students who were absent : here is a video on the causative use of "let" and "make" : **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">APRIL 2018 **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Per gli assenti della scorsa settimana: breve video sull' uso causativo di "have" (e, più informalmente, get ): **
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"> have / get something done (=far fare qualcosa a qualcuno) **

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 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ecco la tipologia di esercizi della verifica: **


 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Prepariamoci alla verifica di aprile in tempo! **

<span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Oltre alla formazione ed uso corretti dei **tempi futuri** (Unit 4), dovrete munirvi di pazienza e cominciare a imparare i **phrasal verbs (" get" e "take", per il momento)**. Come abbiamo visto mercoledì e giovedì, i "phrasal verbs" e le "collocations" costituiscono aspetto fondamentale della **competenza lessicale.** <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Scaricate i materiali del punto a- e del punto b-

<span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Cominciamo da **TAKE** and **GET**, che compaiono nella Unit 4 e approfondiamone la conoscenza a livello Intermedio/Intermedio "alto" (livello B1>B2)
 * <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">a- "P__hrasal verbs"__ **

<span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Download the material below and do the activity for Tuesday (10th April)

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<span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">**b- "Collocations" !!** <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">E' ormai tempo di fare il punto della situazione ("the state of the art" ) sui diversi contesti d'uso di DO e MAKE, che abbiamo cominciato ad approfondire a partire da Settembre. Ne abbiamo usati tanti e non perdiamo mai l'occasione per impararne dei nuovi (quasi ogni lezione!) <span style="color: #0d18d8; font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Ecco un __riepilogo__ di quelli che abbiamo visto fino ad ora. Questa lista la dovrete scaricare e conservare. Come vi ho già detto, le espressioni con "DO" e "MAKE" sono tante e questo file qui sotto è solo un... assaggio!

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**MARCH 2018** **TEXTUAL COHESION** **A supporto dei compiti per le vacanze di Pasqua, ecco la scheda di approfondimento (linkers per la coesione del testo) da scaricare e da conservare anche per i prossimi anni!**

**Alcuni di voi mi hanno chiesto di inserire i video tutorial per imparare a utilizzare applicativi come Prezi, Glogster, Emaze e Visme a supporto delle vostre presentazioni (WebQuest). Ecco i link qui sotto e... b****uon lavoro!**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7JG3ZKh1Y

https://www.youtube.com/user/PreziVideoChannel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f9ofdqQrKAs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcFDMu4aXew

**A promise is a promise...** **READING COMPREHENSION TEST + LOGICAL DEDUCTIONS (both in the present and in the past!)**

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**LISTENING - If you want to practise more, open the link below:**

http://www.esl-lab.com/health/healthsc1.htm

<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">Here's a video : it's another activity to enhance your listening skills! <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">media type="custom" key="29611881"

<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">WebQuest- How to enhance yor presentations <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">As I promised, here below the links to **Glogster** (a multimedia poster) and **Prezi,** along with 2 video tutorials if you want to learn how to use them:

http://edu.glogster.com/

https://prezi.com/

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<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">There are more web tools like these ones, so feel free to use the one you like the most!

<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">A WebQuest project (modulo di civiltà). Read the handout I gave you this morning to understand what a "webquest" is and what pedagogic purpose it is aimed at. <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">If you and your parents want to know more, you can explore the school website to download one of Mrs Nannetti's collaborative projects over the past school years:

https://laurabassi.it/sites/default/images/articles/media/412/PercorsoNANNETTI.pdf

<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">Title of the webquest project : A virtual tour of the United Kingdom


 * <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">STEP 1- AT HOME (homework 28/02) **

<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;"> What do you know about the United Kingdom? Is Great Britain and the United Kingdom (U.K.) the same country? Try this quiz at home:

**QUIZ**

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">1. Great Britain is made up of............

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> 2. The U.K consists of..................

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> 3. What is the official name of the U.K? The United Kingdom of ......................... and .............................

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> 4. Who gave Britain its name?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> 5. Where does the name of “England” come from?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> 6. Which sea is between Ireland and Britain?

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;"> 7. What is the capital of Wales? <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: none;">8. The capital of the U. K. is .......................... It 's also the capital of .............................

<span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">If you just find it difficult to answer these questions, WATCH the video below. <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">Prima di iniziare il lavoro a gruppi, domani, guardate TUTTI, da casa vostra, questo filmato per poter affrontare la **prima fase del webquest** che avrà come argomento: **LONDON the capital.**
 * <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">IMPORTANTE: per domani 1 marzo, portate una chiavetta USB. Basta che ogni gruppo abbia almeno 1 chiavetta USB su cui salvare il lavoro ;-) **
 * <span style="color: #1509e2; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 130%;">Eccovi il video introduttivo: **

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/how/how-understand-difference-between-uk-and-great-britain

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<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">**STEP 2**- IN THE INTERNET LABORATORY : **1st March** **2018** <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Please, wait for Mrs Rubbi before going to the laboratory. <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">She is a teacher of English and she is very nice! <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">She will be glad to assist you while working on the project. <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">At 12.05, you'll meet another teacher. His name's Mr Panni.
 * <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Be polite to both of them!!! **

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">READY TO START? Get going! The instructions will be given in Italian, to make sure you won't waste your time...

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">LEGGETE ATTENTAMENTE le istruzioni qui sotto <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">1- Per prima cosa, dividetevi in gruppi di 3 o di 4 (ok sulla formazione dei gruppi che mi avete proposto, ma includete TUTTI) e nominate <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">- un portavoce/ ma anche "time-keeper" che controllerà i tempi di esecuzione del lavoro <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">- un segretario che terrà un breve diario di bordo <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">- un esperto navigatore che faciliterà la ricerca delle informazioni e che salverà il lavoro di oggi su una chiavetta USB! <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Per il gruppo di 3: il portavoce e il time keeper saranno due ruoli distinti

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">2- Ogni gruppo sceglie un PC. Restate in gruppo, compatti (please, don't walk round the lab, don't get distracted!)

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">3- SCARICATE la scheda qui sotto e SALVATELA su uno dei pc su cui state lavorando. Poi salverete il file sulla chiavetta USB. <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Ogni gruppo lavorerà sul medesimo argomento, ma sarà solo per oggi. <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;"> Ripeto: __basta 1 solo computer__ __per gruppo__!!

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<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">4- Dopo avere salvato la scheda sul desktop del computer prescelto, iniziate la prima fase del webquest che va fatta parallelamente per tutti i gruppi (poi, la prossima settimana, i gruppi lavoreranno su argomenti diversi). <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Cosa dovrete fare? Rispondere ai quesiti scrivendoli direttamente sulla scheda (è un file "word", tranquilli!).Utilizzate i link forniti sulla scheda stessa per potere reperire le informazioni su Internet.

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">5- Tempi: 2 lezioni. Dovrete lavorare sodo per due ore (= tutte e 2 le lezioni di oggi!) per completare il mini-webquest su LONDRA...

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">6-Al termine delle due ore, ogni gruppo salverà il file completo delle risposte sulla chiavetta USB del gruppo (lasciate la copia salvata anche sul desktop del pc, just in case...). <span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">Il segretario di ogni gruppo redigerà un breve "diario di bordo", come vi ho già spiegato.

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">**OCCHIO: verrò venerdì mattina 2/03 a raccogliere tutti i diari di bordo e le chiavette!!!**

<span style="background-color: #e5f111; color: #2b02ed; font-family: Comic Sans MS,cursive; font-size: 20.8px;">HAVE FUN!!

**FEBRUARY 2018** WRITTEN TEST- Just a few examples of tasks that you could use to study for the test ;-)

EX 1: neither ... nor / either ...... or / both.... and

Example a) Tom was late. So was Ann //Both Tom and Ann were late.//  Example b) He didn’t write. He didn’t telephone. //He neither wrote nor telephoned.//

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">EX 2: Complete this text using USED TO and the verbs in the box (just like the many exercises in your book!)

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">EX 3: Complete this text using USED TO / DIDN'T USE TO and the verbs in brackets ( " ")

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">EX 4: Combine the following sentences by using AFTER or BEFORE:

Ex: 1- My mother took her umbrella. She went out. (AFTER)

After my mother had taken her umbrella, she went out. 2- Bob bought roses for Susan. He went back home. (BEFORE)

Before Bob came back home, he had bought roses for Susan

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">EX 5: Fill in the blanks with the verbs in brackets: use the SIMPLE PAST, the PAST PERFECT or the PAST CONTINUOUS: <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">Click on the links below for more practice:

http://www.ice.urv.es/eoiact/level3/narrativetenses1.htm https://elt.oup.com/student/solutions/advanced3rdedition/grammar/grammar_02_022e?cc=it&selLanguage=it

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">EX 6: Short (very short...) Reading + 3 questions


 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #3813d6; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15.6px; text-decoration: none;">BREAK A LEG! **

**JANUARY 2018**

**NARRATIVE TENSES: THE PAST PERFECT SIMPLE**

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**KEYS to exercises (Consolidation: Units 7-9, Xmas holidays)**

**HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY 23rd January: developing oral fluency (dialogue)** **Download this document (all the useful expressions you will have to learn for the ROLE PLAY during Richard's lesson)**



**HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY 24th January : determiners: both / either / neiher. Download and print the __two__ documents (and do the exercises, of course!)**

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**2)**



**Optional activities if you think you need more practice:**


 * Here below an on line activity to learn the difference between "neither... nor" and "either... or":**

http://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/grammar-exercise-either-or-neither-nor.php


 * Neither, either, none, any, both, all: try these on line tests:**

https://www.examenglish.com/grammar/b1_both_either_neither.htm http://www.polseguera.org/online_exams/exam.php?id=58&idioma=English

**Ecco un altra video lezione (in italiano, questa volta) sulle forme passive.** **Aprite il link e troverete il video seguito da esercizi di applicazione:**

http://www.nspeak.com/videogrammatica/49passivo/passivo.htm

**Remedial work (per gli studenti insufficienti nella verifica sulla forma passiva).** **Svolgere gli esercizi della scheda in preparazione al test orale :**

**DECEMBER 2017**

Oltre alle indicazioni fornite per la preparazione al test (oggi pomeriggio abbiamo fatto un bel "ripassone" pomeridiano durante il corso di recupero !), eccovi alcuni link utili

- From active to passive (all tenses) https://www.e-grammar.org/passive-voice/test2-exercise1/ http://www.learnenglish-online.com/grammar/tests/passive.html

From passive to active: Ex: The dog is fed by Thomas. The letter was written by Marshall. The game has just been won by our team. The problem will be solved. The fire is being extinguished now The car was being cleaned by its owner. The dinner could be cooked by Leah _

-Passive: "double object": https://www.e-grammar.org/passive-voice/test2-exercise4/

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?07

- Made by, of, from, in, with ? per chi avesse ancora qualche dubbio

//Made by//
We use "by" in front of the agent, as you all know by now:

This coat was //**made by**// my aunt (she was a dress maker)

//Made in//
We use "in" a a place preposition:

These jeans are **//made in//** China

//Made from//
We often use //made from// when we talk about how something is manufactured: > //Plastic is **made from** oil.// > //The earliest canoes were **made from** tree trunks.//

//Made of//
We use //made of// when we talk about the basic material or qualities of something. It has a meaning similar to ‘composed of’: > //She wore a beautiful necklace **made of** silver.// > //They were living in tents **made of** old plastic sheets.//

//Made with//
We use //made with// most often to talk about the ingredients of food and drink: > //This dish is **made with** beef, red peppers and herbs.// > //Is sushi always **made with** raw fish or do the Japanese use cooked fish too?// > > Sul registro elettronico è stato specificato (da tempo !) di ripassare bene le Unit 8 e 9, ma come ho ribadito anche oggi, 2/3 della verifica sono sulle forme passive ;-)

Work in pairs: open the link given below, read the text ("//Soup ladle stops tiger attack//") and do the comprehension exercises (ex 1 and 5). Then, __role-play the dialogue__
 * 4th December : A lesson in the Internet laboratory **

https://www.scribd.com/doc/223645466/Passive-Voice-Reading-Comprehension-Text-With-Answers

PASSIVE VOICE: THE FUTURE TENSES 1- Open the links below and do the online activities ( future tenses in passive sentences):

http://www.grammarbank.com/simple-future-passive.html

http://www.grammarbank.com/going-to-future-passive.html

https://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/passive/exercises?future-1

2- now download this file, print it and do the 2 exercises (Thurs. 14th December)



SOS Passive Voice : a "basic" video tutorial!

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If you feel sure about the passive and want to know more, watch this video then. At the end of it, you will find out something new...

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Unit 9: what is theTurner Prize? Open the link below and read the article __very carefully__ for Tues. 6th Nov:

https://www.hull2017.co.uk/guides/turner-prize-2017-faqs/

**NOVEMBER 2017**

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">This story is about a computer scientist that "understands more about computers than anyone in the world". He creates an experimental computer that he calls Joe. Milton Davidson, the scientist, decides that he has put a lot of work into making computers that help other people, but they never help him. As a result, Milton decides he will use Joe (his computer) to find his perfect woman and true love. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive;">Do you think Joe will succeed ?
 * <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: &#39;Comic Sans MS&#39;,cursive; font-size: 33.6px;">//Developing reading skills: "True Love"// by I. Asimov **
 * Download the short story, read it carefully and do all the activities (comprehension, vocabulary, etc) for __Thursday 16th November!__ **



**If clauses, type 2 (for the students who were absent). Open the link below :**

http://www.ef-italia.it/risorse-inglese/grammatica-inglese/periodo-ipotetico-2/

**Now, watch the video very carefully and do the activities in your workbook**

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**STEP 1: Before writing**
Take notes of the __plot__ of the story. What impression did it produce on you?

**STEP 2: Writing**

 * Introduction: give the title and author of the book. If you're reviewing a film mention the director or actors.
 * Body: 1. Summarize the plot in a few sentences. 2. Mention the setting: the place and time of the plot. 3. Say something about the main characters. 4. Say something about the content.
 * Conclusion: 1. Comment on the book or film. 2. Let others know whether or not you liked the book/film. 3. Why do you like it? Why don't you like it? 4. Is the author's style good or bad, is the book / film interesting or boring etc. 5. Do you want to recommend the book/film?

STEP 3: After writing
Edit your writing ( keep an eye on syntax, vocabulary, spelling mistakes)

Useful expressions for you:
>> The film is directed by The film is produced by.. It is starred by... The book is written by ... >> The action takes place in ... (setting) The action of the film is set in ... The story takes place in... >> The main characters are ... The story is about .... The novel tells the story of ... In the course of the novel the action develops dramatically. The novel / film begins with... The novel has an unexpected ending. The end of ... is ... ��**Reaction** >> I am impressed by I think .... The book is terribly / beautifully written The film is terrible / exciting. What surprised me is ... What I liked is... What I didn't like is... I liked/didn't like the film / novel because ... This is an easy guide to help you write a film review:
 * Title, Author / Director, Actors**
 * Setting**
 * Characters and Plot**



**September 2017** __ **Module 1: revision and expansion (Part 1)** __





**If you need extra work, open the page "Revising grammar", (from the menu, on your left)** **and see how many online exercises you can do !**

__ **Module 1: revision and expansion (vocabulary, with Richard)** __ **- describing events - summer holiday** **The map below can help you remember what Richard did in his first lesson**



**- describing people - physical appearance**



**Tired? Bored? Too many words and expressions to learn? Ok, it's time for a game** **Open the link below and try the game. It will help memorize a lot of words ;-)**

http://www.englishactivities.net/englishgames/four-in-a-row?topic=People%20-%20appearance&level=primary

**October 2017**

**Module 1: revision (part 2) Present Perfect and Simple Past** **Homework (scheduled for Tuesday, 10th October)**

**1) Download this file and save it to your desktop. After, print it and do all the exercises.**

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 * Modal verbs : **** can, could, be able to **

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