Monday, November 30th, 5:00pm
FM and Mike
group three _ Session 2-8
Monday, November 30th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Veronica and Mike
Warm Up
vocabulary words _ Kitchen and Tableware
Reading, Writing, Conversation
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
- and/or -
Over the Wall?
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do?
group two _ Session 2-8
Wednesday, December 2nd, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna and Mike, plus Alessia for three more sessions
Warm Up
"How is work going?"
Review
"At the Restaurant"
"Foods"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Role Playing_"At the Supermarket"
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group one _ Session 2-8
Thursday, December 3rd, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio and Mike
Warm Up - Vocabulary
Reading, Listening, Conversation
David Lynch: "Deep Fish"
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 8
Friday, December 5th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo and Mike
Vocabulary
Phrasal verbs.
Spotlight on "to get"
Make your own sentences using "to get"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Describe the Picture
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session.
group four _ Session 2-7
Thursday, January 14th, 12:30pm
Elena, Andrea, Michela, Chiara, Mary and Mike
group four sessions will resume on January 14th.
group three _ Session 2-7
Monday, November 23rd, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi, Veronica and Mike
Warm Up
vocabulary words
Reading, Writing, Conversation
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
- and/or -
Over the Wall?
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do?
group two _ Session 2-7
Wednesday, November 25th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Anna and Mike, plus Alessia for a month, (Carolina was sick)
Warm Up
"Welcome Alessia"
Review
"At the restaurant"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Role Playing_"At the Supermarket"
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
group one _ Session 2-7
Thursday, November 26th, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio and Mike (the 19th was skipped)
Warm Up - Vocabulary
Fruits, Vegetables, Nutas and Dried Fruit
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Devdutt Pattanaik: East vs. West -- the myths that mystify
open pdf here
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 7
Friday, November 27th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo and Mike
Vocabulary
Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts and Dried fruit
Create your own opposites
Phrasal verbs.
Spotlight on "to get"
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session.
group three _ Session 2-6
Monday, November 16th, 8:00pm
Caia, Noemi and Mike (Alessia will be in group two for a month and Veronica missed at the last minute)
Warm Up
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
prepare pertinent vocabulary words
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do? Over the Wall?
group two _ Session 2-6
Wednesday, November 18th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna and Mike plus Alessia for a month
Exercises
Forming Questions 1, 2
Review
"Giving directions"
Reading, Listening, Conversation
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Role Playing_"At the restaurant"
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
group four _ Session 2.6
Thursday, November 12th, 12:30pm
Elena, Andrea, Michela, Chiara, Mary
(skipped the 5th)
Warm Up Song
"Little Red Riding Hood" by Sam and the Pharoahs, video here
Reading, Listening, Conversation
sentences from new vocabulary words in "The Three Little Pigs"
to pretend, to blow, to ride, to frighten
sticks, chimney, pot, chin
- and / or -
"Three Little Wolves" video here, article here
see the Christopher Walken version here,
- and / or -
The Berlin Wall: 1961-1989,
See links above and
Wikipedia article, here, NYT article here, song "Holidays in the Sun" here
Vocabulary
select new words
Wrap Up
What did you learn today?
Organize next session
group five _ Session 6
Friday, November 20th, 6:30pm
(Maybe in Tuscany?)
Vocabulary
make your own opposites
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Over the Wall
- and/or -
Kiarodo-ville
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: maybe a TED Talk?
conversation A _ Session 5
Monday, November 9th, 5:00pm.
FM
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Finish Survey/Questionnaire
New Yorker Article "Trial by Fire" link
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Warm Down
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session
group three _ Session 2.5
Monday, November 9th, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up
Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
prepare pertinent vocabulary words
Reading, Writing, Conversation
The Berlin Wall
- and/or -
Oscar Wilde
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: what do you want to do?
group two _ Session 2.5
Wednesday, November 11th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Grammar Review
present, present continuous, past, future: will, future: going to
Reading, Listening, Conversation
discuss new sentences, new verbs
Role Playing_"Giving directions"
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
group one _ Session 2.6
Thursday, November 12th, 6:30pm
Silvia, Maurizio
Conversation, Listening
The end of 'Series'
Vocabulary
make your opposites
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 5
Friday, November 13th, 6:30pm
Chiara, Odoardo
Vocabulary
make your opposites
Reading, Listening, Conversation
The Berlin Wall
- and/or -
Kiarodo-ville
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: maybe a TED Talk?
group three _ Session 2.4
Monday, November 2nd, 8:00pm
Caia, Alessia, Veronica, Noemi
Warm Up Song
Choose from songs here
I suggest The Animals version of "House of the Rising Sun"here
see pdf of the lyricshere
note the words that are new to you
and we'll use them in conversation.
Reading, Writing, Conversation
"Interview": in groups of two
make questions using new words from the song to ask each other, and respond.
- and/or -
What about Oscar Wilde?
Wrap Up
What did we cover tonight?
Next Session: Role Playing_"At The Restaurant"
group two _ Session 2.4
Wednesday, November 28th, 8:00pm
Graziella, Carolina, Anna
Warm Up
"How did your day go?"
Grammar Review
"to be," "to have," "to go," "to do,"
present, present continuous, past, future: will, future: going to
Reading, Listening, Conversation
discuss sentences, new verbs
Warm Up Song
Wrap Up
Organize next session:
Role Playing_"Giving directions"
group four _ Session 2.5
Thursday, November 5th, 12:30
Andrea, Elena, Michela, Chiara, Mary
Warm Up
Word Game
Reading, Listening, Conversation
"The Three Little Pigs"
a brief history here
Vocabulary
Parts of the face
Wrap Up
What did you learn today?
Organize next session: sentences from new vocabulary words.
and, maybe, "Three Little Wolves"
group one _ Session 2-5
Thursday, November 5th, 6:30pm
Warm Up
Word Game
Reading, Listening, Conversation
More Studio Massa as seen by Maurizio Marsico.
- and/or -
The Roman Polanski story: 1, 2
Wrap Up
Organize next session.
group five _ Session 4
Friday, November 6th, 6:30pm
Odoardo, Chiara,
Reading, Listening, Conversation
Tell us about Japan
Grammar
articles - or -
past perfect continuous = I had been doing it.
past perfect = I had done it.
past continuous = I was doingit.
Closure
What did we cover tonight?
Organize next session: maybe a TED Talk?
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