Revise before Exam

The exam will take place at IRIM on the 20th of December at 10:00. It will be in written form and your grade will be calculated in module with the British Civilizations. The test in English will include grammar exercise, vocabulary, reading comprehension and translation. In order topass it successfully, you need to revise:

1. Irregular Verbs.

2. Tenses: (Present Simple, Present Continuous, Present Perfect, Present Perfect Continuous, Past Simple, used to + verb; Past Continuous; Past Perfect )

3. Plurality of English nouns. Countable/Uncountable nouns.

4. Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs.

5. Prepositions of time, place and directions.

VOCABULARY Section: definitions in English and translation

1. Food and cooking verbs.

2. Heroes and famous persons.

3. Sports.

4. Jobs and Professions.

5. Art in our life.

Revise before Evaluation II

The Evaluation test 2 will be on December 10. In order to pass it successfully, you need to revise:
1) Past Simple
2) Past Continuous
3) Past Perfect
4) Present Perfect
5) Present Perfect Continuous
6) Prepositions of time, place and direction
7) When to use FOR and SINCE
8) Topical Vocabulary for: SPORTS and JOBS

Check yourself! See if you can define the following words:

 

Home-task: listening

You are going to hear an interview with an ex-Champions League referee from Spain. Listen and choose a,b, or c from your handouts.

Click Audio to begin listening

Task for Translation

To enlarge your vocabulary on sport, check out this link: http://www.englishclub.com/vocabulary/sports.htm

Translations, please, send to my e-mail: pomazanovschi@gmail.com

Translate from Russian into English.
«Хотим не очков, а справедливости»
«Зенит» сможет провести матч с ЦСКА при зрителях, так как намерен обжаловать решение КДК РФС серьезно наказать клуб за петарду, брошенную в Антона Шунина. «Динамо», наказанное одной игрой без болельщиков, подавать апелляцию не будет. При этом гол Владимира Граната, как и желтые карточки Бруну Алвешу и Роману Широкову, сохранены. Решение КДК РФС о присуждении технического поражения «Зениту» в матче 16-го тура чемпионата России против «Динамо» будет обжаловано сине-бело-голубыми, заявил генеральный директор петербуржцев Максим Митрофанов. В четверг в Доме футбола состоялось заседание КДК, на котором были рассмотрены обстоятельства инцидента на этом матче. «Зенит» был наказан техническим поражением, штрафом в 1,1 млн рублей и проведением двух домашних матчей без зрителей. Причем ближайшие игры «Зенит» на своем поле проведет с конкурентами в борьбе за чемпионский титул – с ЦСКА 26 ноября и «Анжи» 9 декабря. «В данный момент комментировать что-то рано, нужно сначала получить на руки решение. Наша позиция не изменилась. Более того, в ходе заседания мы услышали аргументы в свою пользу. «Динамо» не предоставило никаких доказательств. И в самом решении КДК формулировка, что «Динамо» не обеспечило безопасность, — цитирует Митрофанова РИА «Новости». — Обжаловать решение мы будет с одной единственной целью — восстановить справедливость, а не для того, чтобы добывать очки любой ценой». Судя по всему, руководство питерского клуба надеется на смягчение КДК решения именно в части наказания для болельщиков «Зенита». 215 words Source: http://www.gazeta.ru/sport/2012/11/22/a_4863657.shtml
Translate from English into Russian
Rafael Benitez set to be presented as Chelsea manager
Rafael Benitez will be presented as Chelsea interim manager at 1730 GMT on Thursday after replacing sacked Roberto Di Matteo. The 52-year-old former Liverpool boss travelled back from Abu Dhabi to his Merseyside home on Wednesday. He is expected to arrive in London to meet his new players after training. The Spaniard has signed a deal until the end of the season, but it is understood the contract includes an option for a further year. It is believed this would only come into effect should Chelsea fail to appoint former Barcelona boss Pep Guardiola as permanent manager in the summer. Reports in Holland suggest that former Netherlands midfielder Boudewijn Zenden, 36, who spent three years at Chelsea until 2004, will be Benitez's assistant manager. Zenden played under Benitez at Liverpool for two years from 2005. Di Matteo was sacked as Chelsea manager on Wednesday following the 3-0 Champions League loss at Juventus, after just eight months in the job. Benitez is Chelsea's ninth manager since Roman Abramovich became owner in 2003. His first match in charge will be Sunday's game at home to Manchester City, with Chelsea four points behind the league leaders. 193 Words Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20444482

Work Upon Mistakes

Checking you tests, I found out that many of you do not know what words should be capitalized in English. Here is the link to help you: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/capital.asp

Revise for Evaluation Test I

The evaluation test will be on October 29 in written form. You need to revise:
1) Nouns: countable/uncountable. Plurality.
2) Degrees of Comparison of Adjectives and Adverbs. Place of Adjectives.
3) Articles.
4) Present Simple.
5) Present Continuous.
6) Past Simple and "used to+verb".
7) Irregular verbs.
8) Vocabulary: foods and cooking

Requirements for Individual projects

	1	2	3
Topic and time	The topic was not open. The speech was not to the subject.	The presentation was full of facts or lacked a lot of information. It was difficult to follow the logic between the slides	The students was speaking up to the point and the presented topic was opened completely. The information was presented in an interesting and logical way – it was easy to follow the speaker. 5-7 minutes
Eye contact	Speaker avoided eye contact, and was always reading from the notes or slides.	Good eye contact. Sometimes reading from the notes.	Spoke freely. Used slides just to comment on his/her ideas.
Voice/ Pronunciation	Spoke too slowly or too quietly. Had lots of pronunciation errors that made it difficult for the audience to follow the speaker.	Made some pronunciation mistakes, but it was easy to understand the message. Voice loud enough.	Pronounced all the words correctly in a loud clear voice. Kept the attention of the audience.
Posture and gestures	Was showing tension and felt unassured while delivering the speech. Walked during his presentation without necessity, fidgeted.	Presented in a calm manner.	Presented in a calm manner using body language to prove the main points.
Grammar mistakes	Lots of grammar mistakes that make the speech uncomprehensible.	Some grammar mistakes.	No grammar mistakes.
Visual aids	No visual aids or useless visual aids that did not help to open the topic.	Some visuals. Sometimes too much text on the slides.	Visual aids that enhanced the presentation and made it interesting.
For 10 – 18 points

Welcoming Words!

Hello, students! 
My name is Irina Pomazanovschi and I will be your teacher of English this academic year. Our English classes will be held every Monday at 11:30 a.m. in English Teaching Resource Center, which is located in Pedagogical University "Ion Creanga", central block, room 302. The time and room was agreed upon with the administration of IRIM. I believe it will be more convenient for both you and me not to start lessons at 7:00 a.m.

With the help of this blog you will get electronic materials for your classes, will have online tasks as homework and will find extra links that will help you in your mastering of the English language.
The course consists of 60 hours. The students will be graded in different ways, 60% of their grade is made up of class participation and continuous evaluation and 40% is based on their exam paper. Continuous evaluation is made up of the following:

•  20% - tests, control works (2 during the I semester);
• 20% - average grade for the course;
• 20% - individual work.

Your answer at the exam adds 40% to your grade. The exam will be in written form. It will include grammar aspects,check your vocabulary and writing skills.
Therefore, the final grade will be: 60%+40%=100%

If you need additional help or have any questions, I'll be glad to see you. My office hours are:
11:00 - 16:00 every Thursday and Friday
Str, Ion Creanga 1, Block 1, Room 302, ETRC
(373) 50-88-16 
pomazanovschi@gmail.com