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

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

[in case this link does not work, switch to Mozilla/Firefox or to Google Chrome 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/LNK394850647c62681f3/

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)

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/

Attendance rules

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, their semester grade will be impacted by - 30% (example: if a student's semester grade is 10/20 and is absent 3 times without justification, their grade will be: 10 x (-30%) = 07/20.

 

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)

A Message from the History Department

This may interest some of you:

ATTENTION TRÈS IMPORTANT:


Les inscriptions aux concours de recrutement de 2013 (CAPES et Agrégation) sont ouvertes. Elles auront lieu sur le site SIAC2:

http://www.education.gouv.fr/pid63/siac2.html


du mardi 29 mai 2012, à partir de 12 heures au mardi 10 juillet 2012, 17 heures.

Il est très conseillé de ne pas attendre le dernier moment pour le faire et surtout, une fois passé le 10 juillet, il sera absolument impossible de s'inscrire et donc de passer les concours. Les candidats admissibles à la session 2012 doivent aussi s'inscrire par précaution.

LAST GRADES AND SECOND SEMESTER GRADES

Dear students, 

The first column ("bonus points...") refers to the reading comprehension exercise (3 texts) you did on May 24 to give you up to +2 extra points on your second main exam. 

Reminders: 

1st main exam = 30% of the Contrôle Continu grade
2 short vocab tests: 15% each of the Contrôle Continu grade
2nd main exam = 40% of the Contrôle Continu grade

Should some of you would like to get back their last exam papers (May 24), they can email me before June 08, since we don't have class anymore, I wil try to find a way to return these papers to them. After June 09, all the papers will be destroyed.

Email me as soon as possible if there are mistakes regarding your semester grade. 

Best regards, 

MN 

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

	Bonus Points – read comp exercise	Second Short Vocab Test 24 May 2012	SECOND SEMESTER GRADE
	GRADE	GRADE	GRADE
	/02	/20	/20
BNKN Ndg	1.2	14.4	11
BLND Mbr	1.2	13.6	13.2
BNNN Mr-Js	0.6	9	6.2
BZZ Sfn	1.1	12.6	11
CHRBT Chrltt	1.4	19	17.7
DSRS Clmnc	1.5	15.4	13.3
DP-NNTCH Mdln	1.1	14	10
FSK Ktrn	1.3	19.4	16.6
FRNCS Stphn	0.8	10.4	7.3
LCLNCH Mrn	1.5	17.8	13
LHR Bndct	1.8	18.2	17.3
MKS Cth	1.1	14.4	14.6
NRNDR Lrnt	1.4	14.2	10.9
PCQT Chrltt	0.9	15.8	12.3
PRRN Lx	1.8	18.4	17.6
PRBT Nm	0.9	17.8	12.8
RX Stphn	1.8	19.8	19
SVSTR Chrtn	1	11.4	7.4
TSSRNT Fnn	0.8	17	14.5
AVERAGE GRADE	1.2	15.4	12.9
MIN	0.6	9.0	6.2
MAX	1.8	19.8	19.0

May 24: second short vocab test + reading comprehension exercise

May 17: there will be 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: 

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

  

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)