May 10: Second Main Exam - Program of revisions

The exam will last the whole class session ie around 80-90 minutes maximum.

The exam will cover:

• Grammar: 
• units 105, 106, 107 and 108 (comparatives and superlatives)
• 137, 138, 139, 140 (phrasal verbs)
• Vocabulary:
• audio reports: Aborigines in Australia / Eastwood's movies / Einstein / Ukraine / Blood Diamonds
• two texts: Pottery Production in Akrotiri / The Origins of Languages

• Listening comprehension: Aborigines in Australia / Eastwood's movies / Einstein / Ukraine / Blood Diamonds

Reminders: 

• do arrive in advance as there will be no catch-up session whatsoever even if you have a valid reason.  
• students who will be absent more than twice for unjustifed reasons will not be graded as they will be considered as excluded from the class even if they took part in the exams.
• students who will not provide me with an entire chapter of exercises of their choice for their absences will get an extra zero mark on their average semester grade. 
• May 17: no class (it's bank holiday) 
• May 24: there will be a short vocab test + a reading comprehension exercise to allow you to get up to 2 extra points on the second main exam (May 10). There are 3 texts (see handout distributed on May 17 or see the link below to the Neuf Giga platform if you've lost it), Read them very carefully, check the vocabulary. 

Best regards, 

MN

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

Next Short Vocab Test (April 12)

Dear students,

The first short vocab test on April 12 will cover:  

• audio reports: Aborigines in Australia / Eastwood's movies / Einstein / Ukraine / Blood Diamonds
• two texts: Pottery Production in Akrotiri / The Origins of Languages

Reminders: 

• make sure you arrive on time or in advance as there will be no catch-up session whatsoever even if you have a valid reason.  
• Second main exam: May 10 (there is no class on May 17 - "Ascension")
• Second Short Vocab test: May 24.

Should you have any questions, email me. 

Best regards, 

MN

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

First Main Exam (30% of the semester grade) - March 22, 2012

The exam will last the whole class session ie around 80-90 minutes maximum.

The exam will cover:

• Grammar: units 105, 106, 107 and 108
• Vocabulary:
• audio reports: Aborigines in Australia / Eastwood's movies / Einstein
• two texts: Pottery Production in Akrotiri / The Origins of Languages

• Listening comprehension: Aborigines in Australia / Eastwood's movies / Einstein

Reminders: 

• do arrive in advance as there will be no catch-up session whatsoever even if you have a valid reason.  
• students who will be absent more than twice for unjustifed reasons will not be graded as they will be considered as excluded from the class even if they took part in the exams.
• students who will not provide me with an entire chapter of exercises of their choice for their absences will get an extra zero mark on their average semester grade.

Best regards, 

MN

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

Einstein - PBS Newshour

Here is the link to watch the video on the report on Einstein:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/entertainment/jan-june07/einstein_04-26.html

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 mark that will be added to all your other grades. This assignment must be handwritten NOT typed. 

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


There will be no catch-up session whatsoever if you miss the first and/or the second main exam.

Best regards, 

MN

(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 (Thursday group) 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)