Teachers Peter Heymans (until 17/11) peter.heymans@gmail Kris Mathay krismathay@yahoo

1. Teachers • Peter Heymans (until 17/11)peter.heymans@gmail.com • Kris Mathaykrismathay@yahoo.com

2. = questions and answers

3. A press conference (with Q&A)

4. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/series/qa

5. Q & A • Read your question: do you understand it? (if not, ask me or someone else to explain it) • Walk around, introduce yourself and ask everyone your question

6. Q & A To deplore To dislike something very much, often because you think it is immoral A trait A particular quality in someone's character

7. BEV Is there anyone with Paid Educational Leave?

8. Course Material • Book • English Unlimited: B2 Upper Intermediate • Extra material: audio and video, pronunciation exercises, idioms ... • Online workbook • Powerpoint • On the blog: cvo-bec.net/blogs/e31b1/ (Monday) • cvo-bec.net/blogs/e31e1/ • cvo-bec.net/blogs/e31d1/ (Thursday)

9. Required Work • No final exam (but you’re encouraged to revise regularly) • Portfolio: At least one listening report per semester • Two presentation tasks (more info next week)

10. Required Work: Listening Report • On the blog (see Portfolio) you will find three kinds of listening reports • 1) informative: a news show or documentary • 2) narrative: a film or play • 3) persuasive : 4 commercials • Watch or listen to a programme, then fill in the appropriate report. • You have to complete oneof the listening reports by the first week of November • Please type your answers, print out the document and hand it in in class. • If you want to hand in additional listening reports of a different type (informative, narrative, persuasive) in the course of the semester, you’re welcome to do so.

11. Required Work: Listening Report • In case of justified absence on the day of a listening test and if you can’t take the test on another day, you can compensate for the missed test by submitting an additionallistening report (of a different type than the one you might have already handed in). • Pay attention: there are 4 listening tests programmed in the course of the year and only oneof them can be replaced by a listening report.

12. You will be evaluated on • Your speaking skills in class • Your presentation tasks • Your listening reports and tests • Your OnlineWorkbook

13. Feedback • First feedback session: end of 1st semester (no mark) • Second and final feedback session: end of 2nd semester

14. Online Workbook • Registration • Go to http://englishunlimitedowbs.cambridge.org • Enter your access code

15. Online Workbook • Registration • Go to http://englishunlimitedowbs.cambridge.org • Enter your access code (see envelope) • Enter your class code

16. Online Workbook • After each class, I will tell you which exercises you have to fill in (you will not have to do all the exercises, but you can if you want). • When a unit is finished, I will give you a deadline by which you will have to complete the exercises.

17. Absence Justification • Go to http://cvo-bec.net/site/?p=40&lang=en and fill in the form. • If you have asick note or a note from your employer, you should hand this in as well. • If you can’t make it to your normal class day, please try to attend one a different day (Monday morning, Wednesday morning or Thursday evening). In that case, please send me an email and we’ll arrange a date. • In case of justified absence on the day of a listening test and if you can’t take the test on another day, you can compensate for the missed test by submitting an additional listening report (of a different type than the one you might’ve already handed in). Pay attention: there are 4 listening tests programmed in the course of the year and only ONE of them can be replaced by a listening report.

18. Important dates (Wednesday Class) • 17/9/2014: First class • 22/10/2014: Listening test • 26/10/2014-2/11/2014: Autumn break • 3/12/2014: Listening test • 21/12/2014-4/1/2015: Christmas holiday • 3/6/2015: Final class

19. Useful Websites: Listening • Ted Talkswww.ted.com • TED is a nonprofit devoted to spreading ideas, usually in the form of short, powerful talks (18 minutes or less). TED began in 1984 as a conference where Technology, Entertainment and Design converged, and today covers almost all topics — from science to business to global issues — in more than 100 languages. Meanwhile, independently run TEDx events help share ideas in communities around the world. • BBC Radiowww.bbc.co.uk/radio/ • NPR (National Public Radio) http://www.npr.org/

20. Useful Websites: Listening Guardian Podcastswww.theguardian.com/audio New York Times Podcastshttp://www.nytimes.com/pages/podcasts/ Find more podcasts: www.esquire.co.uk/culture/article/5508/21-essential-podcasts/ How can you improve your listening skills? www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/learnit/learnitv39.shtml

21. Useful Websites: Speaking • BBC pronunciation tips • www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron/sounds/

22. Useful Online Sources www.macmillandictionary.com www.thesaurus.com www.englishpage.com

23. Useful Books English Vocabulary in Use (Upper-intermediate and Advanced), by Cambridge University Press Advanced Grammar in Use, by Cambridge University Press English Idioms in Use (Advanced), by Cambridge University Press Practical English Usage (Michael Swan)

24. Useful Newspapers www.guardian.co.uk www.nytimes.be www.telegraph.co.uk www.thetimes.co.uk

25. Useful Places • www.sterlingbooks.be • Wolvengracht / Rue du Fossé aux Loups 23 • 1000 Brussels • 02 223 62 23 • info@sterlingbooks.be • Boulevard AdolpheMaxlaan 71-75 • 1000 Brussels • 02 219 27 08 • brussels@waterstones.com

26. Useful Places Muntpunt Library www.muntpunt.be Munt 61000 Brussels 02 278 11 11 info@muntpunt.be

27. How to study vocabulary? • From: English Vocabulary in Use (Upper-Intermediate and Advanced)

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30. How to study vocabulary?

31. How to study vocabulary? www.memrise.com

32. Unit 1 Talented

33. Practice Makes Perfect? (p 6) Practice makes perfect If you do an activity regularly and you practise a lot, you’ll become very good at it

34. Practice Makes Perfect? In groups of three, talk to each other and find out: What each person in your group does (jobs and hobbies?) Some things they’re good at, some talents they have Would you go on a talent show like Britain’s got talent or The X Factor? What’s your opinion on shows like these? Do you agree with the following quote?

35. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made Is this an American or a British article? American Why? In the US: SoccerFootball

36. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made Is this an American or a British article? American Why? In the UK: Football American football

37. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made What might account for this? Explain Deliberate intended, not done by chance or by accident A pursuit the process of trying to achieve something pursuit of: the pursuit of happiness Startling surprising, or very unusual (to startle) Overrated Not as good or important as some people believe Opposite? underrated

38. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made A riddle a question that seems impossible or silly but has a clever or funny answer talk/speak in riddles: to say things that are confusing and difficult to understand To assess to carefully consider a situation, person, or problem in order to make a judgment Cut-off or cutoff a level or limit at which something stops the cutoff date by which all applications must be received Self-esteem the feeling that you are as important as other people and that you deserve to be treated well (self-confidence)

39. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made Setting particular goals, getting feedback straight away, concentrating equally on technique and results. Students should focus on the things that interest them earlier on, in order to get more practice and feedback. Because, in a team with players from a particular calendar year, the January-born players will be older and therefore stronger. They receive more training, practice and feedback, and therefore also have more self-esteem.

40. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made set specific goals get feedback concentrate on results possess talent put in a lot of practice (spend a lot of time/effort doing something) build up experience have the will to succeed follow your interests receive training have high self-esteem

41. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made Memorisation: Learner A chooses expressions from 1–10 at random and says the second part of each expression. Learner B (book closed) listens and replies with the whole expression. Then swap roles.

42. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made the ability to do something well, usually as a result of experience and training

43. Practice Makes Perfect: A Star is Made

44. Idioms: Effort What is an idiom? Idioms are expressions which have a meaning that is not obvious from the individual words. • You’re not apologising for speaking French • You’re apologising for swearing (using vulgar language) • Pardon my French, but he’s really an idiot.

45. Idioms: Effort What is an idiom? Idioms are expressions which have a meaning that is not obvious from the individual words. A couch potato a lazy individual, addicted to television-watching.

46. Idioms: Effort • In groups of five: every student receives two idioms (on the topic of effort and practice) • You have two minutes to learn these two idioms • After two minutes: give your piece of paper back and teach your two idioms to the other students in your group (ten minutes) • A short test

47. Idioms: Effort

48. Idioms: Effort ..\Audio and video\2 Minute Countdown Timer.mp4 ..\Audio and video\10 Minute Countdown Timer.mp4

49. Idioms: Test • Fill in the missing words and sentences • First on your own, then check with your group

50. Idioms: Test