CLASS+3_2012

APRIL 2012

 * [|Read and watch] this sad news which on 14 April 2012 struck the Italian and international foootball's world. Then get ready to talk about it.**

** JANUARY 2012 **

 * Happy New Year and welcome back to school (I know you couldn't wait to...). Hopefully you have worked on (at least) some of the following acitivities I assigned you before Xmas time.**


 * Here are some more exercises to get ready for your next 'recupero' test. Just follow the instructions carefully:**

===3. type in your group code: **syfkn0** (the last character is a zero, not the letter 'o'); choose a username, a password, write your real first name and your real last name. You don't need to enter an email address. Remember to write your username and password somewhere, so that you can use it next time.===

===**4. in the page you will find two quizzes to take: New Year's Resolutions and VERB TENSES. First click on the second quiz,** in the section 'Mr Galimberti to 3A Chimici'. This test is to be taken by Thursday, January 12 !===

===7. finally, click on **View results** : if you scored 7/10 (total points), you passed the test. The red buttons show your wrong answers. The green ones show your right answers. Check all your wrong answers carefully!===

DECEMBER 2011 / JANUARY 2012

 * Thank God it's Christmas!** **Watch and listen to the song. Then open the Word file and fill in the missing words while listening.**



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What is your **English language level?** Find it out here:

1. [|www.time4english.com] (//Username//: Time4english - //Password//: free. Click on Login. On the left side (Tests & Study Guide), click on **PLACEMENT TEST**. Then click on 'Take the Test NOW'

[|2. http://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/index.php] (grammar and vocabulary)

3. http://www.tolearnenglish.com/test-de-niveau-anglais-grammaire.php

[|www.time4english.com] (//Username//: Time4english - //Password//: free. Click on Login. On the left side (Tests & Study Guide), click on **LISTENING TEST**. Then click on 'Take the Test NOW'
 * Test your listening level here:**

[] (listening level test)


 * Test your vocabulary:**

http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-43623.php (vocabulary)

**Esercizi di recupero:**

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 * DIAGNOSTIC TEST : Diagnostic quiz Number: il programma individua gli errori e ti propone esercizi sulle parti grammaticali in cui hai ancora dei dubbi**

**GRAMMAR GAMES** http://www.grammaropolis.com/Games/word_sort/Grammaropolis_SortWords_r1.html

**WORD GAMES** [] Poi seleziona, sulla sinistra, nella sezione More Hangman, le categorie: Jobs, Sports, Adjectives e Countries.
 * Hangman: accedi al sito seguente:**

**LISTEN AND SPOT THE WORDS!** Clicca su questo sito. Poi ascolta ed esegui gli esercizi nella parte 'The Quiet Machine' e 'The Messy Attic' (il terzo simbolo a sinistra, sotto il leone) []

**GRAMMAR EXERCISES (with videos)** Past simple (to be): http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-50082.php Past simple: http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-57005.php Past simple or continuous? http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-2/exercise-english-86969.php Past simple v. Present perfect: [] [] []

**LISTENING EXERCISES** Adjectives ending in –ed or –ing: [] “Lost” is found on millions of televisions worldwide: []

1. Where is the station? [] 2. Arriving at a hotel: [] 3. Asking for directions: [] 4. Describing a house: [] What are they saying? [] [] [] [] [] [] []
 * Dialogues:**

**OTHER GAMES:** Accedi al sito: http://it.english-attack.com/ Segui le istruzioni e gioca al video booster gratis del giorno. Poi accedi alla sezione Giochi (Learning Games) e scegli il gioco indicato con 'Free Today'.

FUTURE TENSES

 * PRESENT PROGRESSIVE, WILL and GOING TO**

[] (will, going to) [] (will, going to) [] (will, going to) [] (going to) [] (will, going to, present progressive) [] (will) [] http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/going_to_future_statements.htm http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/exercises/tenses/will_future_statements.htm

[|http://www.roadtogrammar.com] (click on Quizzes and do these exercises: 112, 113, 255, 352) [] (mixed tenses)
 * MIXED FUTURE TENSES**


 * 1. ** **Going to**: []


 * 2. FUTURE LIFE**
 * Listen to the interview. media type="file" key="19-FUTURE LIFE-p97.mp3" width="240" height="20"**
 * Then donwload this Word file, print it and do the exercises.** [[file:FUTURE LIFE.doc]]


 * 3. HOROSCOPES**
 * Listen to the horoscope. media type="file" key="18-HOROSCOPE.mp3" width="240" height="20"**
 * Then download this Word file, print it and do the exercises. ** [[file:HOROSCOPE.doc]]

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 * 4. WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE!**


 * Listen to the text. Then open, print and study the Word file "Water.doc". Get ready to talk about this environamental matter.**

SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2011

 * Following the results of your placement tests, it seems that each of you needs some remedial work. Look at the mistakes in your test. For each wrong sentence, please take these exercises.**


 * If your sentences 1 and/or 3 and/or 5 and/or 7 are wrong, do these exercises:**

**2. [|Countries]** **3. [|watch this video] about a "modern" family.**
 * 1. [|Introducing People]**


 * If your sentences 2 and/or 6 and/or 26 are wrong, do these:**

**[|Possessive case]. ** Leggi le regole relative al genitivo sassone, poi svolgi l'esercizio a fondo pagina


 * [|Possessive case (with 'whose')] **


 * If your sentence** ** 8 is wrong, do this:**
 * [|Have or Has?]**


 * If your sentence****s 10 and/or** ** 12 and/or 14 are wrong, do this:**
 * [|Questions with like]**


 * If your sentence** ** 21 is wrong, do this:**
 * [|Would like]**


 * If your sentences 9 and/or 11 and/or 17 and/or 24 are wrong, first watch this video:**

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 * Then do these exercises:**


 * [|Prepositions of place (at, on, in)]**
 * [|Time prepositions]**

** [|Some/any (1)] ** ** [|Some/any (2)] **
 * If you made one or two mistakes in sentence 13, do this exercise:**
 * [|A/an, some (1)]**


 * If your sentences 14 and/or 15 and/or 16 and/or 18 and/or 19 and/or 48 and/or 53 are wrong, do these:**


 * [|Simple present 1.]**
 * [|Simple present 2.]**


 * If your sentences 22 and/or 26 and/or 27 and/or 28 are wrong, do these:**


 * [|Possessive pronouns]**
 * [|Object pronouns]**
 * [|Possessive adjectives and pronouns]**


 * If you made mistakes in sentences 32 and/or 46, it seems you have problems with the present simple and present continuous. First watch this explanatory video and then do the [|exercise]**.

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 * Try these ones, too:**
 * [|Present simple/continuous 1].**
 * [|Present simple/continuous 2].**
 * [|Present simple/continuous 3]**

**Past simple:**
[] (was/were) [] (regular/irregular forms) [] (write positive sentences) [] (answer questions) [] (rewrite in the negative) [] (write questions) [] (paradigmi 0) [] (paradigmi 1) [] (paradigmi 2) [] [|http://www.roadtogrammar.com] (click on **Quizzes** and do these exercises: **210, 211, 213, 214**)

**-ed pronunciation**
Listen and practise the different pronunciation of **regular past simple verb**s ending in -ed: [|www.autoenglish.org/mp3s/ed.endings1.mp3]

Esercizio con l'uso di PowerPoint [|PAST+SIMPLE.ppt]