mercoledì 26 settembre 2018
Sites where you can learn and practise English
Here
are some useful sites where you can check and practise grammar
structures: http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar
(from here you can also access reading and other resources)
There is also: http://vivquarry.com/wkshts/
e.g. http://vivquarry.com/wkshts/linkwd2.html
and http://esl.about.com/od/writingadvanced/a/wc_addition.htm
but for me the best sites are:
Exam English ✓Free Practice Tests for learners of English
(from here you can also access reading and other resources)
There is also: http://vivquarry.com/wkshts/
e.g. http://vivquarry.com/wkshts/linkwd2.html
and http://esl.about.com/od/writingadvanced/a/wc_addition.htm
but for me the best sites are:
Exam English ✓Free Practice Tests for learners of English
http://examenglish.com/cambridge_esol.php
for lots of free practice material at different levels (more later about this)
for lots of free practice material at different levels (more later about this)
and BBC
Learning English
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish new address
and http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish new address
and http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/
old
address, not updated but still active.
you should explore the site. For example, 6-minute English:
you should explore the site. For example, 6-minute English:
is
for listening practice and dictation
is
for grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation at intermediate level
is
for the same at upper-intermediate level
but
you can also explore the old site for these elements
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/
Also good:
Also good:
English Grammar Online Exercises
https://www.english-grammar.at/online_exercises/open-cloze/open-cloze-index.htm
ESL
Lounge Student
For Grammar, Cambridge Exam style Gap-fill exercises, Reading and Listening, have a look at the Exam English site which is excellent:
Other
sites where you can practise English
iTunes
U (via iTunes ,
which you must
install)http://www.apple.com/it/education/itunes-u/
video and audio podcasts of university lectures and courses. See how your subject is taught in English. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
http://www.ted.com/
Fantastic presentations from some of the most innovative people in the world. Watching presentations is a really good way to practice comprehension.
video and audio podcasts of university lectures and courses. See how your subject is taught in English. TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design)
http://www.ted.com/
Fantastic presentations from some of the most innovative people in the world. Watching presentations is a really good way to practice comprehension.
The
Purdue Online Writing Lab
Online
distance courses (MOOCs – Massive open online course)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massive_open_online_course
http://www.moocs.co/
http://www.mooc-list.com/
http://www.moocs.co/
http://www.mooc-list.com/
TV
Channels
The
aim here is to listen and improve your comprehension, stay up to date
(so you should also follow the telegiornale in Italian) and absorb
some of the language.
BBC
France
24 in English
Aljazeera
in English
You
can also get a wide range of live TV channels on:
https://www.transponder.tv/home
and
shows on:
Also:
try
these film clips without and then with subtitles
martedì 25 settembre 2018
Some basic information for first year students
Information
for First Year Students 2018-2019 with Chris Young
teacher
cognome
studente
A
Lynch A-Ce
1B
Peterson-More Cf-F
1C
Rossi G-Ma
1D
Tucker Mb-R
1E
Young S-Z
The course aims to improve students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills to B1 level and beyond (particularly reading to B1+). The course is based on New English File Intermediate Digital (3rd edition, published 2013), authors – C. Oxenden and C. Latham- Koenig, English Grammar in Use by R. Murphy andExtra 1 (dispensa). Students should aim to attend at least 75% of the lessons and be prepared to do at least 2 hours self-study for every hour in class (4 with me, 8 hours self-study). Students must choose a book (fiction or non-fiction, but not simplified) in standard, modern English (to be approved by their teacher). They will read this book during the year, taking notes on the vocabulary. At the oral exam they will bring the book and their notes with them and they will be asked to talk briefly about themselves and then about the book they have read in terms of content and vocabulary (explaining or translating words or expressions selected by the teacher as within the target vocabulary range for the level).
Details regarding the admission to and organization of exams will be published soon.
My email:
christopher.young@uniroma1.it
and
cphr_young@yahoo.co.uk
The
department website
You
can find me on the Faculty website at:
This
blog:
During
the lessons we will suggest lots of work for you to do as self-study
at home. Obviously the more you study the more you will learn.
Attending Lessons – If you can’t attend lessons speak to one of the teachers and we can indicate the correct programme for you to study. If you miss a lesson find out from other students what we have done and study it. Try to participate actively in the lessons.
Listening
Comprehension – Unfortunately we do not have enough time to do
extensive listening activities. So it is very important for you to do
independent listening activities. In the language lab
there are various listening materials, including the cassettes which
accompany English File. We also recommend you watch as many DVDs in
English and as much English language TV (e.g. the BBC, Sky TV) as
possible. If you use subtitles it becomes a reading activity not a
listening activity, so we recommend you watch mainly without
subtitles and use the subtitles only to check your comprehension
later.. Organize your time and organize your learning. Organized
notes are easier to refer to and to revise from. Beyond the book you
are asked to read it is your responsibility to find more things to
read: English newspapers, magazines etc. are good sources of short
articles.
The
Internet is a fabulous resource for both listening and reading
material, so use it! I strongly recommend this site, particularly for
listening:
more
listening on old site:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/
For Grammar, Cambridge Exam style Gap-fill exercises, Reading and Listening, have a look at the Exam English site which is excellent:
For Grammar, Cambridge Exam style Gap-fill exercises, Reading and Listening, have a look at the Exam English site which is excellent:
English Grammar Online Exercises
ESL
Lounge Student
You
need to listen and read widely! If you need any help, do come and
speak to us before or after the lessons or during our office hours.
University is very different to school. It is up to you now to
organize your studies and measure your progress.
You
will also need a contemporary book of your own choice in modern,
standard English (and a DVD if you are willing to do more) which you
have to read and take notes on during the year. The book can be
fiction or non-fiction but not simplified English. It should be the
kind of book you would read in your own language. As you read you
should take notes on the vocabulary (concentrating on common words
and expressions) which you will be asked to talk about during the
oral. You should bring both the book and your notes to the oral exam.
You will also need to bring your ‘Libretto di Anglistica’ to the
oral (available from the copisteria).
First
year exam
The
exam lasts 2 hours and 50 minutes and is based on your general
knowledge of English. The level is Intermediate/Upper Intermediate or
B1+ on the European scale. As regards the grammar the exam is based
on New English File Intermediate Digital Student’s Book and
Workbook (with key) by C. Oxenden and C. Latham- Koenig (Oxford
University Press). If you studied English at school you should
already be at, beyond or near this level (!).
There
are 3 sections in the exam.
First
there is a grammar section with 2 exercises. One has 15 sentences and
you have to decide if they are right or wrong and correct the ones
that are wrong. There may be more than one mistake in each sentence.
The second is a text with 15 spaces and you have to put one word in
each space.
The
second section is reading comprehension with a text from a newspaper,
a synonym exercise based on words underlined in the text, and then
questions about what the text says and the meaning.
The
third section is a writing section. You have to write a short
composition on a general topic or a letter.
Each
section is worth 30 points and you have to pass all the sections with
at least 18 points. Later there is an oral exam in which you will be
asked to talk first briefly about yourself and your life, and then
about a book that you have read in English and comment on any
language items the teacher asks you about. You can explain
the items in English, suggest a synonym or translate the context
sentence into Italian.
There
are two ways to do the exam:
1.
You can do the FULL exam (written and oral) in June 2019 or September
2019 or January/February 2020.
2.
You can do the exam as a frequentante (attending 75% of the lessons
in each semester) in 2 parts, PART 1 written at the end of the first
semester and PART 2 written (+ the oral) at the end of the second
semester. If you do not pass PART 1 at the end of the first semester
(or if you do not want to accept the mark) you do not do PART 2 at
the end of the second semester. You have to do the FULL EXAM. The
exercise content of the exams is the same (although the two-parts
option has slightly more grammar). Prior to the exams we will do exam
practice in class.
prossimo ricevimento con Chris Young
lunedì 1 ottobre 2018
ore: 9.30, Stanza 208
Università La Sapienza – Sede Marco Polo (Ex Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma
ore: 9.30, Stanza 208
Università La Sapienza – Sede Marco Polo (Ex Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma
mercoledì 19 settembre 2018
Cambridge Exams
If you want to do one of the Cambridge exams (FCE or CAE) while you are at Sapienza University you can get the information you need here:
https://web.uniroma1.it/cla/strutture
The exams are held at the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo at regular intervals. The CLA is in the Marco Polo building (ex Sede Poste) in Viale dello Scalo S.Lorenzo, 82 - 00185 ROMA
https://web.uniroma1.it/cla/cla/strutture/certificazioni-cambridge-assessment-english
https://web.uniroma1.it/cla/strutture
The exams are held at the Centro Linguistico di Ateneo at regular intervals. The CLA is in the Marco Polo building (ex Sede Poste) in Viale dello Scalo S.Lorenzo, 82 - 00185 ROMA
https://web.uniroma1.it/cla/cla/strutture/certificazioni-cambridge-assessment-english
martedì 18 settembre 2018
Lettorato groups with Chris Young 2018-2019 and ricevimento
dal 8
ottobre 2018
Primo
Anno, Lettorato Gruppo 1E, cognome studente S-Z
lunedì
ore:
13.00-15.00 aula 201
giovedì
ore:
9.00-11.00 aula 003
Secondo Anno, Lettorato Gruppo 2A, cognome studente A-Ce
lunedì
ore:
17.00-19.00 aula 205
martedì
ore:
13.00-15.00 aula 205
ricevimento dal 8 ottobre 2018
lunedì
ore:
15.00-17.00 stanza 203 secondo piano
Prossimo ricevimento
martedì 25 settembre 2018
Ore: 12.30, Stanza 208
Università La Sapienza – Sede Marco Polo (Ex Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Ore: 12.30, Stanza 208
Università La Sapienza – Sede Marco Polo (Ex Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
mercoledì 12 settembre 2018
Terzo e ultimo appello per la prova orale ed/o visione del compito del Lettorato del Primo Anno di lingua Inglese 3 settembre 2018
Cognome
Studente Orani – Z con Chris Young
Terzo
e ultimo appello per la prova orale ed/o visione del compito
(e
ricevimento) con Chris Young
martedì
18 settembre 2018
stanza
da definire (stanza 208?), ma al secondo piano
ore:
12.30
Università
La Sapienza – Sede Marco
Polo (Ex
Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Per
prenotare lo studente può scrivere a:
Lo
studente deve portare il libretto di Anglistica,
il
libro che ha letto in inglese e suoi appunti.
venerdì 7 settembre 2018
Second appello per la prova orale ed/o visione del compito del Lettorato del Primo Anno di lingua Inglese 3 settembre 2018
Cognome
Studente Orani – Z con Chris Young
Secondo
appello per la prova orale ed/o visione del compito
(e
ricevimento) con Chris Young
martedì
11 settembre 2018
stanza
208
ore:
12.30
Università
La Sapienza – Sede Marco
Polo (Ex
Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Per
prenotare lo studente può scrivere a:
Lo
studente deve portare il libretto di Anglistica,
il
libro che ha letto in inglese e suoi appunti.
mercoledì 5 settembre 2018
Risultati della Prova Scritta del Lettorato del Primo Anno di lingua Inglese 3 settembre 2018
Cognome
Studente Orani – Z con Chris Young
Primo appello per la prova orale ed/o visione del compito
(e ricevimento) con Chris Young
venerdì 7 settembre 2018
stanza 208
ore: 8.30
Università La Sapienza – Sede Marco Polo (Ex Poste)
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Via Circonvallazione Tiburtina n,4 00185 Roma.
Per prenotare lo studente può scrivere a:
Lo studente deve portare il libretto di Anglistica,
il libro che ha letto in inglese e suoi appunti.
|
Cognome |
Nome |
Matricola |
Giudizio Scritto |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Orani |
Silvia |
1811828 |
insufficiente |
|
Orsatti |
Giulia |
1800909 |
discreto |
|
Paladini |
Giulia |
1794758 |
sufficiente |
|
Paolantani |
Dario |
1622622 |
sufficiente |
|
Papadantonakis |
Alessandra |
1809954 |
sufficiente |
|
Pezza |
Jacopo |
7763736 |
sufficiente |
|
Piccione |
Manuela |
1815819 |
discreto |
|
Pizzoli |
Marta |
1706839 |
discreto |
|
Popa |
Ecaterina |
1769553 |
discreto |
|
Rinaldi |
Asia |
1761897 |
discreto |
|
Rose |
Giovanna L. |
1756723 |
insufficiente |
|
Ryba |
Tetyana |
1815870 |
sufficiente |
|
Salvioni |
Alessandra |
1745408 |
sufficiente |
|
Savini |
Diletta |
1705966 |
sufficiente |
|
Scaningi |
Francesco |
1624208 |
insufficiente |
|
Schito |
Federico |
1594033 |
insufficiente |
|
Scicluna |
Manuela |
1353927 |
insufficiente |
|
Scordo |
Francesca A. |
1819559 |
insufficiente |
|
Serrano Gontan |
Olaxta |
1811918 |
discreto |
|
Simei |
Francesca R |
1745491 |
discreto |
|
Singh |
Amandeep |
1820801 |
insufficiente |
|
Socican |
Francesca |
1810096 |
ottimo |
|
Spera |
Paola |
1820171 |
sufficiente |
|
Spoletini |
Sara |
1755468 |
buono |
|
Tiuric |
Anghelina |
1717545 |
insufficiente |
|
Todisco |
Sharon |
1769366 |
insufficiente |
|
Travaaglini |
Ilenia |
1795400 |
insufficiente |
|
Trotti |
Chiara |
1802587 |
sufficiente |
|
Tulimieri |
Raffaele |
1819081 |
sufficiente |
|
Velardi |
Eleonora |
1671351 |
sufficiente |
|
Verbini |
Annalucia |
1624926 |
insufficiente |
|
Viola |
Eleonora |
1773276 |
sufficiente |
|
Zacchilli |
Chiara |
1742774 |
sufficiente |
|
Zhu |
Jingchen |
1650220 |
insufficiente |
|
Zinovie |
Doinita |
1613887 |
buono |
lunedì 3 settembre 2018
Chi ha quali compiti per la prova orale ed/o visione del compito scritto per l'esame del Primo Anno del Lettorato d'inglese (esame scritto del 03/09/18)
Cognome Studente
Edward Lynch Abbruzzese – Blanuta
edward.lynch@uniroma1.it
Mattia Bilardello Bobeico – D'angeli
mattia.bilardello@uniroma1.it
Jane
Tucker De Angelis – Marozza
janeheathfield.tucker@uniroma1.it
Nathanial
Peterson-More
Marri – Nocera
petersonmoresapienza.blogspot.com
Chris
Young
Orani
– Zu
christopher.young@uniroma1.it
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