M1 groups: Homework for Nov 05

1/ Audio report: "Tony Blair and Slavery"

- Listening comprehension (do not read the transcript beforehand, try to understand this audio report without the transcript, only read the transcript after several listenings

-Check the vocabulary and start learning it (use online dictionaries)

2/ Phrasal verbs: page 3

- Start learning all these phrasal verbs (use the sites I indicated in a previous post)

3/ False Friends

- exercises # 4 and 5

- learn these false friends

4/ Governement and Politics: page 3 

5/ Grammar: Advanced Grammar in Use by Hewings

- exercises # 5.2 and 6.2

- carefully read all the explanations

6/ There will be a short test on November 12

- Governement and Politics: pages 1, 2 and 3 

- Phrasal verbs: pages 1 and 2 

- False Friends: 1, 2 and 3

- Vocabulary from "Moscow's Homeless People"

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

Here is the link HCEAI students (M1 and M2 groups) will have to use to find the documents (audio reports, phrasal verbs, 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/LNK45824cab4194aca22/

Message for M2 students / No class on October 19 / Homework for next class (November 02)

Dear M2 students,

I went to the Malesherbes centre this afternoon and found it closed again, there was a message on the  main entrance door saying that it would remain closed for the rest of  the afternoon. As a result, today's class is cancelled. 

Homework for next class (Nov 02)

1/ Vocabulary

• "The Cost of Cotton" (audio report)
• Governement and Politics (4 pages)

2/ Phrasal verbs: page 3 & 4 and learn them / use the specialised links on phrasal verbs (they are indicated in a previous post), revise the previous pages 

3/ False Friends: Exercise 4 & 5 and learn them, revise the previous exercises

4/ Grammar: Unit 5 (ex 2) & Unit 6 (ex 2), carefully read the explanations corresponding to these units in the textbook (Advanced Grammar in Use by M. Hewings): I hope you all have  it now. Revise the previous units.

REMINDER
 

Previous homework (for today-Oct 02)

1/ Audio report: "The Cost of Cotton"

- you should know all the vocabulary from this report

- you should be able to understand this entire audio report  without the transcript 

2/ Vocabulary: Government and Politics: 2 pages 

3/ Phrasal verbs: page 1 & 2 and learn them / use the specialised links on phrasal verbs (they are indicated in a previous post)

4/ False Friends: Exercise 2 & 3 and learn them

5/ Grammar: Unit 3 (ex 2) & Unit 4 (ex 3) + carefully read the explanations corresponding to these units in the textbook (Advanced Grammar in Use by M. Hewings): I hope you have all bought it.

Homework for October 12

You will find all the handouts distributed and audio reports mentioned last Tuesday from the link indicated on the previous message. 

1/ Listen carefully and several times to the audio report from the BBC titled "The Cost of Cotton" and check the vocabulary from the transcript and start learning it.

2/ Grammar: do the exercise #2 from Unit 1 and 2 (see the handout), from the grammar textbook (Hewings, M., Advanced Grammar in Use (with CD Rom), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Since we will use it quite extensively during the semester, I strongly recommend that you buy it. 

3/ False Friends: exercise #1 (see the handout) 

4/ Celsa fill in the blanks exercise: "China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage"

5/ Last Tuesday, we worked on an audio report titled "Moscow's Homeless People": fill in the blanks and vocabulary (do this exercise, check the underlined vocabulary and start learning it)

Best regards, 

Mounir Nassor
(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

Message for M2 students / No class on October 12 / Homework for next week (October 19)

Dear M2 students,

I went to the Malesherbes centre this afternoon and found it completely closed, there was a message on the  main entrance door saying that it would remain closed for the entire day. As a result, today's class is cancelled. 

Homework for next Tuesday (Oct 19)

1/ Audio report: "The Cost of Cotton"

- you should know all the vocabulary from this report

- you should be able to understand this entire audio report  without the transcript 

2/ Vocabulary: Government and Politics: 2 pages 

3/ Phrasal verbs: page 1 & 2 and learn them / use the specialised links on phrasal verbs (they are indicated in a previous post)

4/ False Friends: Exercise 2 & 3 and learn them

5/ Grammar: Unit 3 (ex 2) & Unit 4 (ex 3) + carefully read the explanations corresponding to these units in the textbook (Advanced Grammar in Use by M. Hewings): I hope you have all bought it.

REMINDER

Homework for October 12 (today)

You will find all the handouts distributed and audio reports mentioned last Tuesday from the link indicated on the previous message. 

1/ Listen carefully and several times to the audio report from the BBC titled "The Cost of Cotton" and check the vocabulary from the transcript and start learning it.

2/ Grammar: do the exercise #2 from Unit 1 and 2 (see the handout), from the grammar textbook (Hewings, M., Advanced Grammar in Use (with CD Rom), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Since we will use it quite extensively during the semester, I strongly recommend that you buy it. 

3/ False Friends: exercise #1 (see the handout) 

4/ Celsa fill in the blanks exercise: "China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage"

5/ Last Tuesday, we worked on an audio report titled "Moscow's Homeless People": fill in the blanks and vocabulary (do this exercise, check the underlined vocabulary and start learning it)

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 (transcripts available)

•  http://www.pbs.org/newshour/

ABC (Australia) The World Today (transcripts available)

• http://www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/

BBC (UK) World Service (no transcripts)

• 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/

Useful Websites on False Friends

Here are two websites that could be useful for your exercises on false friends: 

http://perso.numericable.fr/jeuxdelettres/HTML/faux_amis/faux_amis.htm

http://french.about.com/od/vocabulary/a/fauxamis-a.htm

M1-M2 Groups: Attendance Rules / Other rules

Attendance is compulsory for those who are in "contrôle continu": if you are absent 3 times (ie 2+1) for unjustified reasons, if you cannot provide me with a valid and sincere justification, you will be automatically registered in "contrôle final".

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 (Advanced Grammar in Use by M. Hewings). You will have to hand in these exercises the following class otherwise you will get a zero. This assignment must be handwritten NOT typed. 

In "contrôle continu", in case you fail to be present at one of the two main exam sessions, you will be automatically registered in "contrôle final" even if you have a valid and sincere justification.

In "contrôle continu", 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.

Message from Professor Griset for his M2 students / Homework for next Tuesday

Dear M2 students,

I have just been told today by Professor Griset that he will not have his seminars on Tuesday evenings so as to allow you to come to my English class at Malesherbes (room 116) from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm on Tuesdays. 

In case some of you have seminars with someone else on Tuesday evening, they are kindly required to email me as soon as possible. 

Any absence without a valid and sincere justification will be very severely sanctioned. 

Homework  for next Tuesday (Oct 12)

You will find all the handouts distributed and audio reports mentioned last Tuesday from the link indicated on the previous message. 

1/ Listen carefully and several times to the audio report from the BBC titled "The Cost of Cotton" and check the vocabulary from the transcript and start learning it.

2/ Grammar: do the exercise #2 from Unit 1 and 2 (see the handout), from the grammar textbook (Hewings, M., Advanced Grammar in Use (with CD Rom), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005). Since we will use it quite extensively during the semester, I strongly recommend that you buy it. 

3/ False Friends: exercise #1 (see the handout) 

4/ Celsa fill in the blanks exercise: "China Media Less Aggressive in Foreign Coverage"

5/ Last Tuesday, we worked on an audio report titled "Moscow's Homeless People": fill in the blanks and vocabulary (do this exercise, check the underlined vocabulary and start learning it)

Best regards, 

Mounir Nassor

(mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in)

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

Here is the link HCEAI students (M1 and M2 groups) will have to use to find the documents (audio reports, phrasal verbs, 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/LNK45824cab4194aca22/ 

Attendance rules

Attendance is compulsory for those who are in "contrôle continu": if you are absent 3 times (ie 2+1) for unjustified reasons, if you cannot provide me with a valid and sincere justification, you will be automatically registered in "contrôle final".

Those of you who would like to be in "contrôle final", I recommend that you come and talk to me about this at the end or at the beginning of a class or send me an email about this as soon as possible.
In "contrôle continu", in case you fail to be present at one of the two main exam sessions, you will be automatically registered in "contrôle final" even if you have a valid and sincere justification.

In "contrôle continu", 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.

There will be no catch-up session whatsoever, even if you have a valid and sincere justification.

 

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)

First Class from October 05 (M2 students) and October 08 (M1 students)

• M2 students will have class at Malesherbes (room-amphi 116) on Tuesdays from 6:30 pm to 8 pm

• M1 students will have class at Malesherbes (room-amphi 117) on Fridays from 5:00 pm to 6:30 pm (group 1) and 6:30 to 8 pm (group 2). In case, the groups are imbalanced (too many students in group 1 for example and very few in group 2), I will have to impose more balanced groups and ask some of you to come to group 1 or group 2 the following week.