Facoltà di Economia
CdL Economia e gestione dei servizi turistici
Lingua Inglese
Welcome
Bienvenus
Wilkommen
Benvenuti
Bienvenidos
a.a. 2008/2009
Benibenius
OLGA DENTI
http://www.econoca.it/did_docenti_dett.asp?id=112
orario di ricevimento
Martedì
13-15 (STUDIO 11)
Venerdì
9-11 (STUDIO 11)
by appointment ANY TIME!!!!
[email protected]
Sito Web: http://poloeco.unica.it/inglese/
All’interno del sito:
•Collegamenti con riviste e quotidiani online;
•Siti didattici con esercizi di inglese generale e
specialistico;
Economia e Gestione dei Servizi Turistici
ORARIO I SEMESTRE
ORE
Lunedì
9-12
Lezione
(Denti)
Martedì
Mercoledì
Giovedì
Lezione
(Denti)
15-17
Esercitazione
Dott.ssa Claire Wallis
Gruppo A
17-19
Esercitazione
Dott.ssa Claire Wallis
Gruppo B
Venerdì
Materiale didattico
Intelligent Business Pre-intermediate,
Coursebook and workbook w. CD,
Longman
 Activities, job seeking, image, location,
price, service
Focus on travels and Holidays, Modern
Languages
L’Esame ……….
Due prove, 1 scritta e 1 orale
 La prova scritta consiste in:
 Ascolto e comprensione;
 Use of English (grammatica e lessico);
 Lettura e Comprensione di testo a carattere
economico-turistico con esercizi vari.
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L’Esame ……….
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Due prove, 1 scritta e 1 orale
La prova orale consiste in:
Presentazione personale + descrizione e
confronto di fotografie (PARTE 1);
Presentazione di un articolo di argomento
specifico (economico, turistico, socio-politico);
Discussione sul testo. Il candidato dovrà
rispondere a domande di carattere lessicale,
sintattico, morfologico, semantico. 2 copie pulite
foglio A4 (PARTE 2)
L’Esame ……….
PART 1
DESCRIBE YOURSELF. DURATION: 5 MINUTES
Talk about your personal life, your hobbies, interests, wishes and hopes for
your future life.
COMPARE AND CONTRAST TWO PHOTOGRAPHS.
Describe what you see and compare.
PART 2
DISCUSSING A TOPIC OF YOUR CHOICE. DURATION: 10 MINUTES
Students will introduce a topic of their choice, and present a newspaper or
magazine article. The article should not be longer than a photocopied A4
page. A part of an article is also acceptable.
The article should discuss a relevant economic, tourist or political issue.
They will be then asked specific questions about the text. Students will bring
two copies of the article. One, to be given to the examining board, must be
perfectly clean.
L’Esame
Percorso alternativo……….
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Per i frequentanti: 1 prova di ascolto e comprensione
giovedì 27 novembre 2008;
Per i frequentanti: 1 prova di grammatica & use of
English giovedì 27 novembre 2008;
Un voto di almeno 20/30 consentirà di non sostenere
la prova di ascolto e la prova di use of English a
Gennaio/Febbraio
Alle prove interne potranno accedere solo gli studenti
che avranno frequentato almeno il 70% delle lezioni
con la dott.ssa Denti e delle esercitazioni con la
dott.ssa Wallis
L’ESAME
Use of English
Choose the best word to fill each gap in the sentences
below. (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
1. We offer a ….. to customers who buy in bulk
a) refund
b) discount c) delivery
2.We ask customers who are not fully satisfied to ………goods
within seven days
a) discount
b) refund
c) return
3. Goods will be ………. within 24 hours of your order
a) despatched
b) purchased
c) exchanged
L’ESAME
Use of English
Word formation. (MULTIPLE CHOICE)
1. He will be a very .................... manager
a) success
b) successful
c) succeed
2. .....................is good for business
a) compete
b) competitive
c) competition
3. Goods will be ................ within 24 hours of your order
a) delivery
b) delivered
c) deliverable
L’ESAME
Use of English – Grammar Exercises
(rif. Livello B1)
. Transform
the following active sentences into passive ones.
EXAMPLE: Yesterday they renovated your apartment
YOUR APARTMENT WAS RENOVATED YESTERDAY
a. She has parked her car outside the building
b. John didn’t pass his exam yesterday
c. They will take him to the airport
d. The coach is giving instructions to the players
e. He hates her
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
Comprensione generale di un testo scritto attraverso:
Analisi della frase e del periodo
True & False questions
General Questions
Language Questions: Synonyms, Antonyms
Paraphrases
Morphology: “holidaymaker” HOLIDAY-MAKE-(E)R
Phonetics : / kwa (r)/ verb
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
Holidays are the last thing the British want to give up
“(I) Although the tourism business is not (or not yet)
disintegrating, it does seem to be changing. Twoweek holidays are becoming a thing of the past, with
many people preferring shorter but more frequent
breaks. This may partly account for resilient-looking
figures .…..
(II) More perversely still, given a weakening economy,
rising unemployment and higher inflation, tastes in
holidays seem to be moving upmarket. According to
Ms Smalley, there is a steep decline in holidays that
cost less than £400 and a commensurate rise in those
costing £800 or more, especially to the Caribbean. As
sadness mounts at home, it seems that Britons are
willing to pay more to escape it.
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
What are shorter and more frequent?
Verbs, adjectives, nouns, adverbs????
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
Weakening ['wɪːkənɪŋ] adj.
[usually before noun]
becoming weak; diminishing
To be willing to means:
A: to oppose
B. to want
C. to be probable in the future
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
Resilient-looking figures refers to:
A. People who look better
B. Flexible data showing a recovery
C. Increasing results
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
What words or expressions in the text mean:
a. To be the reason or explanation, to be responsible
(verb) (I)
b. Increasing, growing, soaring (adj) (II)
c. Not being employed, not having a job (noun) (II)
L’ESAME
La Reading ……..
True or false?
a. The British are stopping to go on holiday because
of economic problems
b. Data look healthier due to the new form of microholidays
c. As the economy improves, the British prefer more
expensive holidays
The English language in 2008
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How many people speak English in the world today?
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1st language, 2nd language, Foreign language :
1st language 360-450 million (70 m. creole)
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2nd language (70 countries where it has a status –
Ghana, India, Nigeria, Singapore.) 200-800 million
(number depends on fluency and on what’s happening
in India). The good guess is 400 m.
Foreign language, 120 countries: 600-1.000 million
learning English (China & Olympic Games???)
DISTINCTION BETWEEN 2nd and FOREIGN is difficult
NIGERIA-GHANA vs. Sweden & the Netherlands…..
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The English language in 2008
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Overall: an estimate of 1500-1600 million
speak English
The world population is today 6 bn
This means that 1 in 3 or 1 in 4 now are
speaking English, and that..
…for every 1 native speaker there are 3 or 4
non-native speakers
Moreover, the population growth rate of nonnative speakers’ countries is higher…
So the ratio is going to grow in favour of nonnative speakers of English, like us Italian
students!!!
Global English- English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
The language of non-native speakers will soon
become the language of international
communication
WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THIS?
- Vocabulary
- Pronunciation
- Grammar
The English we teach and learn will change.
Certain pronunciations and errors will be
accepted…
WE MUST BE MORE TOLERANT AND ACCEPT
DIVERSITY
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Global English- English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
 Why do people want to know English?
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WORK
LEISURE AND HOLIDAYS
STUDY (school, university, life long learning)
INTERNET
PERSONAL INTERESTS
……… and contribute to the definition of our
identity:
I AM AN ENGLISH SPEAKER
Global English- English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
 What’s English for?
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Intercultural communication
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Professional necessity
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Driver of international capitalism
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A threat for local cultures and languages