1. INTRODUCTION TO COURSE INGLESE LIN-OC

2. THE GROUPS B1 : Wednesday Lab B CLA 15.00-17.00 Friday Aula 5 CLA 11.00-13.00 B2c : Wednesday Aula 1 CLA 14.00-15.00 Friday Aula D Ist. Lingue 14.00-16.00 B2d : Monday Lab A CLA 9.00-11.00 C1a : Monday Aula 6 CLA 11.00-13.00 Friday Aula D Ist. Lingue 16.00-17.00

3. Please check/download the following :  The VADEMECUM from the Faculty of Languages website – both general and for Inglese I or II for details of the overall programmes and exams  The Academic Calendar from the Faculty website for details of exams and semester dates  My teaching material which you can find on www.uniurb.it/lingue - materiale didattico. Please check this on a regular basis as it is a work in progress and will be updated continuously. www.uniurb.it/lingue  The Last Minute section for past exam papers.

4. Books you must buy: For first year students:  English Grammar in Use Third Edition by Raymond Murphy, published by CUP.  Roald Dahl “Tales of the Unexpected”. (One of these must be presented at the oral exam)  English Vocabulary in Use by Stuart Redman Second Edition CUP (Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate level)  English Grammar in Use Supplementary Exercises by Louise Hashemi CUP (for self- study)

5. BOOKS YOU MUST BUY: For second year students:  Longman Avanced Learner’s Grammar  Short stories Reading Classics published by Blackcat (4 must be presented for the oral exam).

6. My contact details: Email address (you can use to send me your written work to read and correct) – NB – will be provided in first week of our lessons My office hours (to discuss problems you may be having or go over a language point) – MONDAY 13.00-14.00 CLA

7. The importance of self-study: You will be spending 20 weeks in the classroom but 32 weeks out of the classroom so self-study is of the utmost importance. Here are some things you can do to study alone:  study all the grammar points in the book not covered in class  Use such sites as BBC Learning English to improve your language skills  Access newspapers on line to practise reading newspaper articles (especially the second year students) such as the Guardian, the Times, the Independent, the Economist and so on.  Access EFL websites such as Dave’s ESL Café, English-zone and Learn English to practise a variety of aspects  Use the self-access material at the faculty and the CLA