Lesson 5th November 2008

Writing a report

Introduction

The aim of this report to gather useful information and advice about Luiss University for helping first year students.
The solutions of Luiss to….
· To start a new life
Many students come from outside Rome and the first problem to be able to start a new life in a new city and the University helps in this by offering many possibilities to stay together doing various activities: sport, radio Luiss, Cine Forum
· To organize University life
The Luiss is an organized university that wants to better the university life of its students offering very competent professors, assistance of tutors, the possibility to study in the study-room –that are sometimes noisy- and in fact there is a library too, there is a canteen service that let have a good lunch without having to go back home.
· To follow the students at home
For helping the students at home too, there is a web site in which the students can find information about new-subject, the teaching equipment to inquire into the study
Recommendations
The secret of living well one of the most important experiences of the life is to live everything that university offers, to be open to every experience to confront with the others


BARACK OBAMA
True or false:

a) A new poll says Barack Obama is leading John McCain by ten points TRUE
b) The polls say McCain is closing the gap on is democrat rival FALSE
c) The article says polls are usually extremely accurate FALSE
d) A pollster said John McCain seemed to be running out of energy TRUE
e) Colin Powell, who served in the Bush government, endorsed Obama TRUE
f) Powell suggested Sarah Palin was not ready to be Vice-President TRUE
g) Americans are happy Sarah Palin got $150000 to spend on clothes FALSE
h) John McCain says he hates being the underdog TRUE

Five questions that you would like to ask the new president of U.S.A.:

1. Are you afraid to be murdered for your politic ideal like J.F. Kennedy?
2. What is your first essay?
3. What are the values to become president of the United States?
4. Do you think that your important role of the president can influence your personal life?
5. What do you want to change of Bush’s policy?

Grammar

Future Forms:

- Be going to + infinitive
- Future plans and intentions
· My sister’s going to adopt a child
· Are you going to buy a new car
- Predictions
· I think they’re going to win ( their playing very well)
Use going to when you have already decided to do something

- Present continuous: be + verb + ing
- Future arrangements
· We’re getting married in October.
· They’re meeting at 10.00
Use the present continuous when you want to emphasize that you have made the arrangements.

- Will/Shall + Infinitive
- I’ll have the stick. (instant decision)
- Shall we eat out tonight? (suggestion)
- You’ll love the film! (prediction)
Use will/won’t for instant decision, promises, offers and suggestion.

Exercise page 12 number 4b (Workbook)

Complete the dialogues with the correct future verb form of the verbs in brackets.
1. A. I fell quite tired this evening.
B. Don’t worry . I’ll make (make) us some dinner and you can get to bed early.
A. Thanks. I’ll lay (I/lay) the table now or wait until dinner is ready?
2. A. Have you heard from the garage yet?
B. Oh, I don’t think the car is going to be (be) ready until Friday, at the earliest.
A. Shall I call (I/call) them and check?
3. A. Would you like to play tennis with us tonight?
B. I can’t – I’m going (go) to the cinema.
A. That’s a pity. What are you doing (you/do) on Friday evening, then?
4. A. Have you organized your summer holiday yet?
B. Yes. We are going to spend (spend) two weeks touring Australia although we don’t know the exact dates or places yet.
A. Wow - that we’ll be ( be) great!
5. A. Your exam results are terrible. What are you doing (you/do) about it?
B. I promise I’ll work (work) much harder nest year.

Discussion Topic Two:Pronunciation and Phonetic

I think that is very useful to read the phonetic symbols for learning the correct pronunciation of new words.The dictionary helps in this,because it is possible to find the phonetic symbols near the words. But it is possible to have some difficulties to read them,for this reason to listen the pronunciation of the words is more useful too.

Discussion Topic Three:Lord Denning

Lord Denning is the most celebreted English judge of the 20th century. A native of Hampshire, he was a judge for 38 years before retiring at the age of 83 in 1982. Lord Denning instigated many important concepts that would become pillars of the Common Law. He was known as "the people judge" for his willingness to override the precedent to do what he saw as justice and for his simply-worded judgments delivered in a hampshire burr. He was the last judge to have the right to stay in the job for life. Tony blair said Lord Denning was one of the great man of his age.