GRADES AND FIRST SEMESTER GRADES

Dear students, 

The first column ("extra points...") refers to the reading comprehension exercise (2 texts) you did on Jan 05 to give you extra points on the first 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

Email me as soon as possible if there are mistakes. 

Best regards, 

MN 

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

	EXTRA POINTS: + 2 POINTS MAXMIMUM ON 1st MAIN EXAM	VOCAB TEST - 05 JAN /20	1st SEMESTER GRADE  /20
BLHIA Bssd		0.0	1.6
BRLN Prr-Ndr	1.2	7.2	7.3
BNKN Ndg		15.8	7.4
BDVN Prscll	1.1	18.4	12.5
CHRBT Chrltt	1.5	19.0	16.5
DSRS Clmnc	1.6	19.2	14.3
DP-NNRCH Mdln			14.2
FSK Ktrn	1.1	19.4	16.7
FRNCS Stphn	1.2	12.8	6.2
MKS Cth	1.1	17.2	12.7
LCLNCH Mrn	1	18.6	13.9
LHR Bndct	1.7	19.6	18.1
PCQT Chrltt	1.5	17.8	13.5
PRRN Lx	1.6	19.6	16.6
PRBT Nm	1.1	19.2	12.6
SVSTR Chrstn	1.2	11.4	7.2
TSSRNT Fnn	1	18.4	14.6
	AVERAGE GRADE	14.9	12.1
	MINIMUM	0	1.6
	MAXIMUM	19.6	18.1

Exams (Dec 15 and Jan 05)

The second main exam next week (Dec 15) will cover: 

1/ Audio reports (listening comprehension + vocabulary) 

• Jamestown
• Darwin 
• Spanglish 

2/ Grammar in translation

• units 132 to 135 included
• units 38 to 41 included

3/ Idioms (BBC): Head / Hair / Eye / Bean / Leg / Arm / Fish / Foot / Fruit / Cat / Pie

4/ There wil be no false friends on Dec 15.

The second short vocab test + reading comprehension exercises (to get up to 2 extra points on the frist main exam)  will take place on Jan 05 and will not last more than 40 minutes (20 minutes each).The short vocab test will cover:

• Jamestown
• Darwin 
• Spanglish 
• False friends: ex 1, 2 and 3

REMINDER:

There will be no catch-up session whatsoever if you are absent for the exam on December 15, even if you have a valid and sincere reason. 

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/