3RD+FORMS


 * APRIL/MAY 2010 **

** Orders **

**Listening activities taken from your Business English Book:**

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Now download and read the transcript of the above listening exercises.

** MARCH 2010 **


 * GET READY FOR THIS MONTH'S TEST (29 March)**! **Take these exercises:**


 * 1. GRAMMAR**

[|Present perfect simple/Present perfect progressive] [|Future]
 * [|Present perfect with for and since]**
 * [|First conditional]**
 * [|If or unless?]**


 * 2. TELEPHONE CONVERSATIONS**

**Videos:** 1. [|How to answer the phone 1] 2. [|How to answer the phone 2]

**Dictation:** **[|1. Telephoning]** **2. [|Numbers and letters]** 3.**[|TELEPHONING]** Listen and write phone messages. First click **Play to listen all audio at once**, then click **Play to start dictation** or select the track, then select the following tracks. The text (dictation) is divided into 22 parts.


 * VERB TENSE REVISION**

[|Regular and irregular past simple] [|Present Perfect Quiz] [|Simple past or Present Perfect (1)] [|Simple Past or Present Perfect (2)] [|Simple Past or Present Perfect (3)] [|Present Perfect Simple or Progressive?] [|since or for?]

**Listening activities taken from your Business English Book:**

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2 p. 152. media type="file" key="26-ex 2 p 152.mp3" width="240" height="20"

Download and print this file about the following listening activities. Listen and do the exercises.

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** DECEMBER 2009 **

**Business English Vocabulary test**

Click on [|this test]. If it doesn't start, write 'attilio' in the Username field and 'michele' in the Password field. Then click on **TESTS**, click on **SHOW ALL TESTS**, on **BUSINESS ENGLISH VOCAB 1**, click on **TRY THIS TEST NOW** and finally on **START THIS TEST NOW**.

**Videos:** 1. [|How to answer the phone 1] 2. [|How to answer the phone 2]

**Dictation:** **[|1. Telephoning]** **2. [|Numbers and letters]**

**Listening activities taken from your Business English book:**

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 * LISTEN TO AND WATCH THIS SONG. TAKE THE TEST**

Now read and listen about [|Christmas in an English family's home].

**3. BUSINESS ENGLISH EXERCISES**
[|Email-practice], [|grammar], [|interactive tests], [|Decision games], [|4:55 games]

**LISTENING ACTIVITIES**
Improve your listening skill here: []

[|**Apologies: late for work**] [|**Apologies: working late tonight**] [|**Holiday food in the US**] [|**At a Party: arriving**] [|**Is this seat taken?**] [|**Getting Around: Bus Stop**]
 * [|Introductions: Meet the Boss]**

**[|TELEPHONING]**
Listen and write phone messages. First click **Play to listen all audio at once**, then click **Play to start dictation** or select the track, then select the following tracks. The text (dictation) is divided into 22 parts.

** OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2009 **

Listen to "[|The Flatmates]", a BBC online language course. Have fun! Download the script of the first episodes here. [|THE FLATMATES.dot]
 * 1. LISTENING ACTIVITIES**

[|Irregular verbs 1] [|Irregular verbs 2] [|Regular and irregular past simple] [|Past continuous 1] [|Simple past or Present Perfect?] [] [] [] [|Mixed Tenses 1] [|Mixed Tenses 2]
 * 2.** **VERB TENSE REVISION**
 * [|PAST SIMPLE WITH VIDEO]**

**TAKE THIS QUIZ ABOUT THE LAYOUT OF A BUSINESS LETTER**
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If this test doesn't start, click **[|here]**If username and password are required, write atti59 (UN) and michele (PW).

**SEPTEMBER 2009**


 * 1. Welcome to this new school year! Have you ever watched a Double Interview? Let's try this one... It's a nice ice-breaking activity (hopefully!).**
 * Download the file, print it and bring it to school next time.**


 * 2. Entry test! Take this, then write the result in your copybook.**


 * TEST D'INGRESSO - 1^ PARTE: fai click sul link seguente: [] Attendi alcuni secondi. Poi fai click su 'Click here to start download' (nella parte sinistra della pagina). Nella finestra 'Download File', alla domanda 'Salvare o aprire il file' fai click sul pulsante 'Apri'. Esegui a computer l'esercizio. Riporta il PRIMO punteggio conseguito. Puoi rifare l'esercizio nelle parti sbagliate.**


 * TEST D'INGRESSO 2^ PARTE: fai click sul link seguente ed esegui le operazioni precedenti:**
 * []**

1. http://www.time4english.com (Username: Time4english Password: free. Click on Login. On the right, click on **PLACEMENT TEST**. Then click on 'Take the Test NOW') 2. http://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/index.php 3. http://www.englishjet.com/english_courses_files/test_level.asp
 * 3. Now test your language level here:**

To try different language levels, take these tests: - beginner: [] - elementary: [] - pre-intermediate: [] - intermediate: []

1. http://www.time4english.com (Username: Time4english Password: free. Click on Login. On the right, click on **LISTENING TEST**. Then click on 'Take the Test NOW') 2.. http://www.examenglish.com/leveltest/index.php [|3. http://www.go4english.com/test/test.php?l=3]
 * ...and your listening level here:**