REMINDERS

As said earlier, there will be no class on Dec 01.

The short vocab test on Dec 08 will cover the vocabulary from: 

• Darwin
• Early History of Jamestown 
• False Friends: ex. 1, 2 and 3

There will be nothing from "Spanglish" since we did not finish it last Thursday. Please, prepare "Australia's Aborigines".

First main exam: November 17, 2011

This first main exam on November 17 will cover:

• Grammar (in translation): Units 132, 133,134 and 135

• False Friends (in translation): ex 1, 2, 3

• Audio reports: 

• "Early History of Jamestown" (vocabulary  / listening comprehension)

• "Darwin" (vocabulary up to "...country curie" / no listening comprehension on "Darwin")

• Idioms (in translation): Leg / Arm / Head / Hair / Eye / Bean

REMINDERS: 

• As I had said, due to prior commitments (see previous post), I will be asbent next week (ie on November 10)
  

• There will be no catch-up session whatsoever if you are absent for the exam on November 17, even if you have a valid and sincere reason. 
  
  
• "Darwin": video report (click on "streaming video"):

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/science/jan-june06/darwin_3-01.html

• "Spanglish": video report (click on "streaming video"):

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/july-dec03/spanglish_10-23.html#

Absences / catch-up session / Exam dates

Dear students, 

As I had said, due to prior commitments, I will be asbent on:

• November 10
• December 01

There will be a catch-up session on Saturday, November 19 (NOT 12) from 9 am to 12:00 am at Serpente center (room D116).

Exam dates:

Main exams: 

• first main exam (30% of the semester grade): November 17 / duration: 90 minutes

• second main exam (40% of the semester grade): December 15 / duration: 90 minutes

Short tests:

• first short test: (15% of the semester grade): December 08 / duration: 20-30 minutes

• second short test: (15% of the semester grade): January 05 / duration: 20-30 minutes

REMINDERS:

• As said in class, in case this second main exam cannot take place on Dec 15 for major, unpredictable reasons, this exam will take place in January 2012 ie on Jan 05.
• There is no "contrôle final" in L3.
• There is no catch-up session whatsoever if you miss the main exams even if you have valid and sincere reasons. 

Best regards, 

Mounir Nassor

email: mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in 

Video report on Early History of Jamestown

Dear students, 

Here is the link to allow you to watch the video report on "Early History of Jamestown". 

Contrary to what someone had said yesterday, this link does work and the video is still there. Clic on "streaming video" and choose Windows Media Player (high speed connection). I've just tried it again and it does work:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/social_issues/jan-june07/jamestown_05-14.html

Best regards, 

Mounir Nassor

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

USEFUL TOOLS AND SITES

Online dictionaries:

• English/French - French/English dictionary

Wordreference:

http://www.wordreference.com/enfr/

• English/English dictionaries

Longman:

http://www.ldoceonline.com/

Merriam-Webster:
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/

PBS (USA) Newshour 

•  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

ABC (Australia) The World Today

• http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/

BBC (UK) World Service

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/
  

Phrasal Verbs:

• http://www.englishpage.com/prepositions/phrasaldictionary.html

• http://www.eslcafe.com/pv/

• http://www.usingenglish.com/reference/phrasal-verbs/
  

BBC Learning English

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/
  

BBC Idioms

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/theteacher/
  

Anglais Facile.com

• http://www.anglaisfacile.com/

Permanent link for documents (audio reports, transcripts, etc.)

Here is the link all L3 students (Tuesday and Thursday groups) will have to use to find the documents (audio reports, grammar, vocabulary, etc.) used and discussed during the class sessions:

[in case this link does not work, switch to Mozilla/Firefox or to Internet Explorer or email me, I will send the documents and audio reports by email] 

  
http://9giga.sfr.fr/n/50-17/share/LNK51384cab25c068d3c/

All my students are required to check this website on a regular basis (at least twice a week) and before coming to class. 

 

Best regards,

Mounir Nassor

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

ATTENDANCE RULES / GRADING POLICY

Dear students, 

Attendance is compulsory: unlike in L2 and in M1, there is no "contrôle final" in L3 because the English course is optional in L3. Should the students be absent 3 times (ie 2 + 1) without providing a valid and sincere justification, they are automatically excluded from the English class which means they will not have any grades at all in English even if they had taken part in some of the exams during the semester.

 

In case you fail to be present for a class session (for justified or unjustified reason), you will have to do all the exercises from a unit/chapter of your choice from the grammar textbook (English Grammar in Use by Raymond Murphy). You will have to hand in these exercises the following class otherwise you will get a zero. This assignment must be handwritten NOT typed. 

If you have no valid and sincere justification for your possible absence for the short tests and quizzes that will also take place during the semester, you will get a zero.

Best regards, 

MN

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)