Drafts by Annamaria Merletti
A. Verb forms 1. I'm playing tennis with my brother on Sunday a. Name of structure Present contin... more A. Verb forms 1. I'm playing tennis with my brother on Sunday a. Name of structure Present continuous b. Time reference Future c. Concept checking questions (max 4) Affirmative subj.+am/is/are+verb+ing Negative subj.+am not/is not/are not ('m not/ isn't/ aren't )+verb+ing Y/N questions am/is/are+subj.+verb+ing? Yes, subj.+am/is/are No, subj.+'m not/isn't/aren't/am not/is not/are not e. Features of pronunciation /aɪm//ˈpleɪɪŋ/ The contracted auxiliary verbs are normally used, for most native speakers if the auxiliary verb is pronounced with a full value the speaker may sound overemphatic or not fluent enough.
Stefania is 67 years old, she is Italian and she speaks Italian. Her level in English is preint... more Stefania is 67 years old, she is Italian and she speaks Italian. Her level in English is preintermediate. The differences between L1 and L2 cause many problems to Italian learners. As stated in 'Learner English 1 ' to indicate grammatical functions Italian relies on morphological inflections whereas English relies on word order and phrase structure. As a consequence Italian learners complain about English little and unpredictable grammar. Since Italian is basically phonetically spelled with strict rules for word stress, learners find it difficult to understand and to be understood in English. Stefania studied French at school, but she can no longer speak it. She started attending English classes here two years ago, before that she experienced mainly grammar classes, with not enough speaking, no translations, and a lot of 'listen and repeat'. She is a retired teacher with a degree. Her ideal teacher would speak slowly, and repeat a lot, to motivate the student she would use games and role -plays. She likes the lessons here, but she didn't like when six teachers taught for 20 minutes, she found it difficult to follow.
Papers by Annamaria Merletti
Part A – Profile of Class The upper intermediate class is made up of few students, all women and ... more Part A – Profile of Class The upper intermediate class is made up of few students, all women and all Italian, many of them retired. During the lessons they are responsive, they ask questions and they can work as a group. In general their receptive and productive skills are good, the weaker students can follow the lessons, and the stronger students spur them on, in a way. There is no competition between them and you can feel that everybody is eager to learn as much as possible.
Teaching Documents by Annamaria Merletti
Opening paragraph-introduce the topic, make the reader want to read on. It shouldn't be long. It'... more Opening paragraph-introduce the topic, make the reader want to read on. It shouldn't be long. It's possible to start with a question.
In a far, far away city, in a distant, distant past Mr T. a retailer, opened his shop.
To become completely well again after illness or injury, or to get back something lost or spent. ... more To become completely well again after illness or injury, or to get back something lost or spent. It took him time to recover from the operation. Police recover a small percentage of stolen goods. RETRIEVE To find and bring back something, or to get stored information from a computer. The company has taken legal action to retrieve the stolen goods. Computers are used to store and retrieve information efficiently.
Repeat to make sure you have made yourself clear What I'm trying to say is... What I mean is, you... more Repeat to make sure you have made yourself clear What I'm trying to say is... What I mean is, you have to... Here's what you do... Let me try that again...
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