For November 03 & 04 (2008)

1. All groups: Page 1 & 2 of the handout on phrasal verbs. There are several good websites on phrasal verbs (use Google to find them out).
   

   1. Learn the vocabulary on Susan Wicklund (from the handout).
   2. Revise the idiomatic expressions.
   3. Start learning the phrasal verbs.
   4. Start working on the BBC report The Brain Drain from Africa (highlight the main ideas, prepare 10 questions and their answers that will be used for class discussion in two weeks. Here is the link to retrieve the audio report:
      

   http://www.neufgiga.com/index.php?m=c9ae77e8&a=7d397569&share=LNK57344713469d53da6
   
   

   • Sometimes, the link above does not work (for reasons I could not fugure out), try this link from another computer (if you can) or you can email me and I will email you these reports.

   
   
2. Monday groups only: There will be a short comprehension test (4/5 questions- 15 minutes) on the audio report on Einstein. Check the vocabulary and learn it. You should be able to asnwer specific questions on this report in English. You will not be allowed to use any of your notes. Here is the link to listen to this report and to read the transcript:

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

3. Tuesday group only: Phrasal verbs (page 1&2 - start learning them), revise and learn the vocabulary on Susan Wicklund and prepare the report on Darwin (10 questions and their answers, they will be used for class discussion).
   

I will collect some of your preparation work from a sample of students selected on a random basis and they will be graded.

Absent students for unjustified reason will automatically get a zero.

The same for those students whose homework is not done and/or forgotten at home.

Check the vocabulary and learn it.

Here is the link:

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

In case you need to watch videos on BBC Idioms again, here is the link:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/the_teacher/index.shtml

There are lots of very interesting audio reports on the BBC Documentary archive, they are all in MP3 format and free for download. Try to listen as many audio reports as you can and put them into your MP3 player! The link is:

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

I have very few students on Monday from 1pm to 2pm. Would it be possible that some students change groups and decide to come from 1pm to 2pm on Mondays instead? I would really appreciate it and thanks in advance ! It is much better to work and participate in small groups than in larger ones.

Monday groups only: the room we have from now on is much bigger than the first one and it is D223 at the Serpente centre.

Should you have any questions or suggestions/criticisms, email me: mounirnassor@yahoo.co.in

Mounir Nassor