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English for Philosophy Students

Hello Everybody! Speak to the person next to you and ask them: Their name Where they live What their hobbies are What course they’re doing and what year they’re in What they want to do in the future when they’ve finished university Another question

 Who am I?  Why study English?  What are we going to study?  The course books  Ricevimento, resources and websites  The B2-level English exam  Listening exercises: spelling & numbers  Speaking and reading exercises: questions & answers  Reading and listening exercises: following instructions  Vocabulary exercise: false friends

Dott.ssa Emma Christopherson Contact details

emmalouise.christopherson@unibg.it

Biography

BA (Hons) in English Literature, Newcastle University PGCE in English, University of Cambridge Have lived in Bergamo for 14 years working as

• English-language teacher
• Examiner (Cambridge University)
• Author

English is the language of business and finance, and science and technology More that half of all content on the Internet is in English It is estimated that there are 1.5 billion speakers of English around the world It is an official language at the UN, NATO, WTO, FIFA, IOC, etc and (for how long?) a procedural language at all the EU institutions

Why study English?

Languages... «open the doors to understanding... [and are] one of the purest forms of soft power.» The Guardian, 21/09/2018

We live in an interconnected world You can study abroad, do internships abroad and work abroad You will have better job opportunities Journalism, Publishing, Web Content and Digital Media, Public Relations, Human Resources, Customer Service, Marketing & Advertising: all industries/areas where languages are important «Students need a global mindset and language skills are a part of

• that. It’s absolutely crucial considering the competition in the job

market today».

Dr Martine Kunnecke, Lecturer in Comparative Public Law and EU Law

Why should you study English?

What are we going to study

GENERAL ENGLISH Common European Framework B2-level language  Grammar  Lexis  Listening skills  Reading skills

English File B2

3rd edition (2017) by Latham-Koenig & Oxenden Oxford University Press ISBN: 978-0-19-452456-8 €39.60 on amazon.it Student’s Book, Workbook and ebook (which is the Student’s Book and Workbook in digital format, inc all audio and video)

Course Book

English Grammar in Use

4th edition by Raymond Murphy Cambridge Uni Press ISBN: 978-1-107-64994-1 €23.00 on amazon.it

Supplementary Course Book

Ricevimento is by appointment only (see email below)

Who needs ricevimento?

• You have taken the exam before and not passed and want to look at your

mistakes

• You want to understand how to improve your exam performance
• You need more listening or reading practice
• You have questions about specific grammar structures
• You want to learn techniques to discover the meaning of words you do

not know Do NOT wait until two days before the exam!

Ricevimento

When: Where: Wed 15.00-16.00 Sala Riunioni, Ground Floor (N.B. – Subject to change San Tomaso Check university website) emmalouise.christopherson@unibg.it

www.unibg.it There is a page for English on the departmental website, which includes programmes, materials and exam results:

Also, go to the library at the Centro Competenza Lingue (CCL) Via Salvecchio 19, Citta Altà  English books  English CDs and DVDs  Book an appointment with an English-language tutor

www00.unibg.it/struttura/struttura.asp?corso=92105&nomecorso=Lingua%20inglese

USEFUL WEBSITES:

www.wordreference.com Download the app onto your phone. It’s essential and more than a dictionary. www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/

www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/features/6-minute-english

British Council: www.learnenglish.britishcouncil.org

Ted Talks at www.ted.com

www.duolingo.com

Other Resources to Improve Your English

Podcasts and Videos:

• BBC World Service Global News. Also, there is a very good documentary

podcast on BBC World Service called «Death in Ice Valley»

• Amazon Audible (free subscription for a month)
• This American Life; Scientific American Podcast: 60-second Science;

Freakonomics Radio Newspapers and Magazines:

• The Guardian (www.guardian.co.uk) is still free
• The Economist (www.economist.com); Time Magazine (www.time.com)

Music:

• Look at lyrics to your favourite music at www.azlyrics.com

Have a notebook for your English and note down any new vocabulary and phrases with examples. Keep your notebook with you so you can review it when you have five minutes.

The Exam – B2-Level English:

• A 55-minute computer-based exam
• There are different parts to the exam:
• Listening comprehension
• Use of English (grammar structures, lexis, etc)
• Reading comprehension – 3 parts
• True or False
• Multiple choice
• 8-10 statements, select 4 which are correct
• Exam sessions take place every few months (June, July

and September) and the dates are available on the departmental website

• Pass mark is 60%
• Only Pass or Fail

Listening Exercises: Spelling & Numbers Listen and decide if each name and number is written

• correctly. If not, how should it be spelled?:
• 1. Romney
• 2. Cairns
• 3. Bragg
• 4. Jeckyll
• 5. Fawcett
• 6. 15 cents
• 7. 0726 05791
• 8. 30 Lower Road

• 1. Romney YES
• 2. Cairns NO CAERNS
• 3. Bragg YES
• 4. Jeckyll NO JICKELL
• 5. Fawcett YES
• 6. 15 cents NO 50 CENTS
• 7. 0726 05791 YES
• 8. 30 Lower Road NO LOVERS

Listen and write the names and numbers 1-8. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Listen and write the names and numbers 1-8.

• 1. BRACKEN
• 2. GOWER
• 3. JEREMY
• 4. POLLARD
• 5. VERNON
• 6. 17
• 7. 01950 674236
• 8. 31st July

Reading and Speaking

(English File 3rd edition, OUP, Unit 1, pp.4-5) QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

• 1. Look at the photos of Benedict Cumberbatch and Elisabeth Moss and

read their biographical info. Have you seen any of the TV series or films they have been in? What did you think of them?

• 2. Now read the interviews on the handout and match questions A-G

with their answers in the interviews: a) How do you relax? b) What don’t you like about your appearance? c) What’s your earliest memory? d) What makes you unhappy? e) If you could edit your past, what do you think you would change? f) What was your most embarassing moment? g) Who would you most like to say sorry to?

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (cont)

• 3. Read the interviews again using the glossary to help you. Answer the

questions with BC (Benedict Cumberbatch) or EM (Elisabeth Moss). Who...? a. had an embarassing experience as a child? b. finds it hard to make decisions? c. avoids answering one of the questions? d. had a dangerous experience when they were travelling abroad? e. had a dangerous experience when they were young? f.

• ften hesitates when they are speaking?

g. was fond of a kind of flower when they were a child? h. has a favourite decade?

• 4. Now choose 6 questions from the Q&A reading and ask the person

next to you.

Reading: Following Instructions

You will need a sheet of horizontal blank paper. Follow the instructions:

• 1. At the top of the page, write the title «My Fantastic Drawing» and

underline it.

• 2. At the bottom of the page, in the centre, draw a rectangle

approximately 5cm across and 2cm deep.

• 3. Inside the rectangle draw two trees and three flowers.
• 4. Halfway down the left-hand side of the page draw a clock face.
• 5. Under the clock write your name in italics.
• 6. On the opposite side of the page to the clock draw three squares in a

vertical row. Each square should be approximately 4cm across.

• 7. Inside the middle square write the letter ‘A’.
• 8. In the very centre of the page draw a life-size mobile phone.
• 9. On the mobile phone screen write the name of your favourite place.

10.Above the mobile phone draw a small triangle and colour it in. 11.Midway between the mobile phone and the squares draw a sun. 12.In the bottom left-hand corner write the capital city of the USA.

My fantast tastic c Drawi wing ng Emma Washington ngton D.C.

A

My garden

Listening: Following Instructions

You will need a sheet of vertical blank paper. Follow the instructions:

• 1. At the bottom of the page, in the right-hand corner, draw a circle

approximately 3cm across.

• 2. Inside the circle draw a square.
• 3. In the opposite bottom corner write your favourite colour and favourite

animal and underline both words.

• 4. In the centre of the page draw a large smiley face with a moustache.
• 5. In the top right-hand corner draw three stars and underneath write

your name in capital letters.

• 6. In the top left-hand corner draw your favourite musical instrument.

EEMMA BB BB

Bl Blue Horse rse

B

Vocabulary Exercise: False Friends

Go to www.reference.tjtaylor.net/false-friends/ for a comprehensive list of Italian-English false friends. ITALIAN ENGLISH ENGLISH ITALIAN Fattoria = Factory = Libreria = Library = Parente = Parent = Attuale = Actual = Conveniente = Convenient = Eventualmente = Eventually = Incidente = Incident = Magazzino = Magazine = Annoiare = Annoy = Sensibile = Sensible =

ITALIAN ENGLISH ENGLISH ITALIAN Fattoria = Farm Factory = Fabbrica Libreria = Bookshop Library = Biblioteca Parenti = Relatives Parents = Genitori Attuale = Present, current Actual = Effettivo, reale Conveniente = Good value Convenient = Comodo, adatto Eventualmente = If necessary, possibly Eventually = Alla fine, finalmente Incidente = Accident, crash Incident = Evento, episodio Magazzino = Warehouse Magazine = Rivista Annoiare = Bore Annoy = Irritare, dar fastidio Sensibile = Sensitive Sensible = Ragionevole