FORM+3B

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=APRIL/MAY 2008=

Literary Genres - Short stories. Open the zipped folder with the password given and download the files.

= = =APRIL 2008= 

**Online oral language exchange with the Oregon University**
This activity aims to develop your oral fluency and your vocabulary. To practise your oral skills you will have to communicate with an American partner abroad. Because of the time zones (9 hours difference) it is not possible to have a synchronous communication, but you will have to record you message in Message Board and to listen, one week later, to your partner response. In Message Board you and your partner abroad have a __page__ that you are going to use to record all your messages in. To record on Message Board follow the procedure below: i. “messaggio#1 (inglese)” when you record in English; ii. “messaggio#1 (italiano)” when you record in Italian. You will have to record two versions of the same message each time (check the syllabus for dates), one in Italian an one in English. I'd like you to __use the video__ – it makes more real to see people and it is very interesting to peep at the surrounding space. Please, follow the procedure written below. You must expect to practise as much as necessary to produce a correct and comprehensible oral message. Also you will have to give language feedback and corrections than you should write down in the “comment” space but also add on your English audio/video message. Your feedback is very important because you are the best teacher of your mother language.
 * 1) Go to the following URL: http://babel.uoregon.edu/MessageBoards
 * 2) Enter Course CNR and passwords:
 * 3) Claudia-Attilio group: **Course CNR //36139//, password //claudia//**
 * 4) Harinder-Attilio group: **Course CNR //32606//, password //harinder//**
 * 5) Look for your Message Board Page by clicking on bottom-left “Topic Menu” window. Another window will open with a list of partners. Select your name and your partner name and click.
 * 6) Now you are in your page. Click on “Add a Message”, on the top right side
 * 7) Click on “Allow” on the pop-up window
 * 8) Enter your name on the top-left window
 * 9) Title your message by writing the word ”messaggio” then the number of the message.
 * 10) Example, for the first message:
 * 1) Add a written comment on the large window on the left. In the first message you may write a few greetings words. //But in the following messages you have to write down your language feedbacks to your partner in your mother language//
 * 2) Choose “Audio&video” on the top-right window.
 * 3) Record your voice (first try) by clicking on the red bottom on the top–right window. Stop (click on “stop”) and listen to the recording clicking on “play”. You may re-record as many times as you like by clicking on the re-record bottom
 * 4) When you are satisfied with your recording you may send it into the topic menu by clicking on “Add it”, on the bottom-right side. If you want to cancel the entire document (title and comment too) click on “Forget it!”
 * 5) If you need to cancel a video message that has been added let me know. I can do it for you!
 * 1) Write down your message and read it aloud several times.
 * 2) Sketch outlines and recite the two versions of the message to yourself.
 * 3) Record on Message Board. **DO NOT READ YOUR MESSAGE!** Follow the outlines and recite the message looking at the video camera.

= = = = =MARCH 2008=


 * Prova parallela.** Scarica qui la chiave della simulazione in data 12 marzo. [[file:PROVA PARALLELA DEFINITIVA SOLUZ-2007.doc]]

= = =FEBRUARY 2008= //**What did you say?**//


 * Practise the reported speech:**

http://a4esl.org/q/h/9807/lm-reported.html http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/tm-reported1.html http://a4esl.org/q/h/9901/tm-reported2.html (con espressioni di tempo) http://www.englishlearner.com/tests/reported_speech_quiz_1.shtml


 * Listening and reading activities:**

http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/2008-01-14-voa1.cfm
 * FOOD**

http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=188 http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=1192 http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=526

Vocabulary: http://www.englishpage.com/games/restaurant.htm

= = =JANUARY 2008= //**Time will tell...**//


 * Practise the future tenses:** **PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, WILL and GOING TO**

[|going to] [|will, going to] http://www.english-4u.de/future_ex5.htm (will, going to) http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs18.htm (will, going to) http://www.english-4u.de/future_ex6.htm (going to) http://www.english-4u.de/future_ex3.htm (will, going to, present progressive) http://www.english-4u.de/future_ex1.htm (will) http://www.english-4u.de/future_ex2.htm http://www.oup.com/elt/global/products/inenglish/elementary/a_grammar/ine_elementary_grammar14/ (will) [|doppio futuro]


 * Test your listening level achieved so far here:** http://www.go4english.com/test/test.php?l=3
 * Do these listening exercises about future events:** http://www.elllo.org/Topics/FutureWorld.htm


 * To find out the meaning of words which are unknown to you, look them up in: [|www.webster.com] or [|www.wordreference.com].**

= = = = = = = = = = =DECEMBER 2007=
 * Download the folder. Unzip it. Print the pages and do the exercises.**



= = = = = = =NOVEMBER 2007=
 * 1. Watch, listen and write.

Watch and listen to this song:**

media type="youtube" key="ggMhLmOOc2A&rel=1" height="355" width="425"

Now open the Excel file and while listening do the exercises. [| stillhaventfound.xls]


 * 2. Present perfect exercises**

[|www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1139_gramchallenge31/] **(still, yet or already? - Listen and learn!)** [|www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1139_gramchallenge31/page2.shtml] **(practice quiz 1 on still, yet, already)** [|www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1139_gramchallenge31/page3.shtml] **(practice quiz 2 on still, yet, already)** http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/verb-tenses_present-perfect_quiz.htm http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbs5.htm http://www.eslcafe.com/quiz/past2.html http://www.roadtogrammar.com/ (click on Quizzes and do exercises from 248 to 254) http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/present-perfect-simple#exercises


 * 3. More with present perfect.**

[| presperf-listen.ppt] (listening comprehension)

[| presperf2.ppt]


 * 4. Reading and listening activities:**


 * How has your summer been so far?** http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/ic/summer.html
 * What happened?** http://www.eltpodcast.com/archive/ic/whathappened.html
 * Being Dracula:** http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=251
 * Music sharing and college students:** http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=357

http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/cbIELTS_listening.htm http://www.examenglish.com/IELTS/IELTS_listening.htm
 * 5. LISTENING TESTS:**

= = =6. DICTATION!=
 * Go to this page and write down a dictation a day... which keeps misunderstandings (and bad marks...) away!!**

=**7. PHONETICS**= Open this webpage: [|**http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/**]
 * Do the activities in 'Phonemic Chart', 'Phonemic Flip' and 'Phonemic Link'.**

=**8. FIND AND CORRECT THE MISTAKES!**= http://cla.univ-fcomte.fr/english/introductions/index.htm

=**9. JOBS**= http://www.go4english.com/vg/read.php?unitid=1304 http://www.go4english.com/vg/read.php?unitid=1297 http://www.go4english.com/vg/read.php?unitid=1299

= = =SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2007=
 * LISTENING ACTIVITIES:

Means of transport: http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/traffic/menu.php

Family Life: http://www.elllo.org/Topics/Family.htm http://www.carolinebrownlisteninglessons.com/family/menu.php

Schooling: http://www.elllo.org/Topics/Classroom.htm

People and Places: http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_people_places/

READING ACTIVITIES: Ian Fleming: http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=1008 The Family Pub: http://www.zanichellihappening.it/mostra_articolo.asp?IdArticolo=651

VOCABULARY: http://www.roadtogrammar.com/junior (selezionare PUZZLES AND GAMES e 'Family and Relatives')

GRAMMAR:

PRESENT TENSES: Do all the exercises in this page and in this one.

PAST SIMPLE: Do all the exercises in this pa**