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7 - GRAMMAR REVIEW - uncountable nouns and "used to / would" and Modals

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Review:  Remember many plural nouns in the Italian language are uncountable nouns in English and the single verb form must be used: For example:  Information is available at the dest.  Money is power. Homework is given to students to help them remember certain ideas. Classwork is useful for students to practice in class together. Rice   (weight) is popularly used in Chinese dishes. Water   (liquid) is a primary source of life. The furniture in this room is old.  Your luggage is over the weight limit.  Paper is needed in the copy room. All my work to do today is on the desk. Experience is more important than qualifications. Knowledge is the information, understanding and skills you gain through education and/or experience. To describe objects: With an adjective use the adverb "so" (così/tanto/molto):  The job you did was so good.  With a noun use the determiner "such (a)": You did   such a good job....

6 - GRAMMAR REVIEW - present and past tenses

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___________________________________________________________________ PRESENT SIMPLE + GERUND Verbs of feelings love be mad about be keen on enjoy like don't mind dislike hate can't stand For example: I'm mad about cooking Chinese food. I can't stand going to the football stadium, it's always too crowded.   ______________________________________ PERFECT vs. PAST Present perfect Past Simple -action which began in the past and still present -action not specified in the past -experiences in life I have lived in Italy for 22 years. I have been to Spain twice. I have ridden a motorbike. Where have you been? I have been to school (today). I have gone to school. (And I am still at school) go vs. be Where is Sally? She’s gone to Spain. (she isn’t in the country at the moment.) Where have been all week? I’ve been to Spain./ I went to Spain. (And she is back home now.) Sally...

5 - PREZI presentations

Go to Prezi website, register and start working on presentations for your lessons: https://prezi.com/prezi-for-education/ This is an example of the IBL project - Stained Glass Art:   https://prezi.com/yapqhpmcngvs/stained-glass-art/

4 - INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING

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Inquiry-Based Learning (IBL) projects Inquiry-based learning, which is a learner-centred approach to promote independent learning for students, is perfect to include in methods of teaching any subject. In other words, the goal of IBL is to generate in students an active construction of meaning through: questioning, researching information, collecting data and reporting their findings. This way of promoting a higher order of thinking skills is really essential since most students are not stimulated to think but only learn certain information about subject matters by heart. They do not really understand the importance of thinking for themselves. This process of IBL, with its four stages: “exploring”, “investigating”, “processing” and “creating”, will not only help students to understand the importance of thinking, but they will become more responsible and independent in their learning, too. What is more, it will help teachers to improve as a teacher ...