Marco

Hello Marco, I think it would be better if you write all your homework on the same page so I've moved ex. 7 and cancelled the other page. I'm going to write my corrections in CAPITALS - hope that's OK - it takes too long to change the colour every time.

"Insights and issues from the English Profile Wordlists Project" Find out how the information in the article can help you with your language studies.

The English Profile Project could help me because it could show what is my English level (WORD ORDER). In fact it divides the candidates into four different levels, which correspond to our A1, A2, B1 and B2 levels. WELL NOT REALLY - IT IS ONLY APPLIED TO 4 LEVELS AT THE MOMENT BUT THERE ARE 6 LEVELS, AS YOU KNOW! The Programme uses the NO ARTICLE Wordlists, a system which incorporates words in lists. In this case, the candidates have to demonstrate their knowledge of British and American lexicon. THERE ARE NO CANDIDATES IN THIS RESEARCH - IT IS NOT AN EXAM - ASK ME ABOUT THIS! Considering the fact that American is becoming always more important in business world, the future full American English version of the Wordlists, which is in preparation in New York, is a good idea. In my opinion, vocabulary knowledge is fundamental to express opinions and idea in the right way and to talk about many thematics WRONG WORD. Especially spoken is the part of the language which I would try to improve CAN YOU IMPROVE THIS SENTENCE, AND THE NEXT ONE? . Studying I have been learning formal language, which is part of written language but it is less used in conversation with parents and friends. In this sense, it is a good thing that in Wordlists everyone can find also audio and phonetic pronunciations and can identify the usage and the definition of the word. If a candidate make VERB???? an error, he can observe it and also the correction, so he can improve his ability and eliminate his frequent errors. Last but not the NO ARTICLE least, the "Word of the week". The programe which can send to the candidates a general description of the word and the explanation of its different senses and usage depending on the context. In the end I can affirm that the English Profile is a good method to integrate my common method to learn English language in class or at home.

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT CORRECTING THESE ARTICLES YOU COULD COME ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AT 4.30!

Exercise number 7

Good morning Mrs PARRY I think that the (NO ARTICLE - GENERAL) behaviour depends on the temperAMENT (WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TEMPER AND TEMPERAMENT?) and the education of a person. There is always someone (WE NEED A PLURAL IDEA HERE - SEE BELOW) __ people __ who helps his __ their __ parents at work, because he was they were educated to do it. But there is are also someone __ people __ who does nothing to help his their parents and only makes make them spend money for him whitout for him, because he is they are accustomed to be served by them. The best thing to do is to educate the son children in the right way: not too strictly and not too freely. It is true that young people must have their freedom, but if parents let them to whitout "to" do what they want, they will surely do it! It is the natural behaviour of the man, who, if accustoms himself to free life, does not want to separate from it. At the same time, even if the parents educate in the right way their son children, he they can rise against them. At the same time, children can arise against parents, even if they educate them in the right way. This is a big problem, because for parents it is very difficult to help the son children. I know a boy (we were friends some years ago) who have (CORRECT VERB!!!) has drug problems. His family is one of the best which (YOU DON'T NEED WHICH HERE - JUST LEAVE IT OUT) I know, but his parents cannot help him. Sometimes I think about a solution to the problem, but I am not able to find it and also his parents HAVE tried to help him with IN various ways, but they were not definitively (WRONG WORD) able. Personally, I do not have this kind of problem. I would always help my parents, but sometimes, because of University's (NO SAXON GENITIVE HERE) homework, football matches, work and other obligations, I can't. However, I do what they ask me to do as much as I can, because they deserve it. They respect me and treat me well and I do the same with them. Why should I disobey to (NO PREP) them? There is no reason. Best whishes SPELLING?

THERE ARE ALWAYS PEOPLE WHO - CAN YOU CONTINUE THIS WHOLE EXERCISE WITH PLURAL PRONOUNS WHENEVER NECESSARY? REMEMBER 'SON' IS MASCULINE - THE PLURAL IS 'SONS' IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BOYS, BUT CHILDREN IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT BOYS AND GIRLS. LET SOMEONE DO SOMETHING (NO TO) - CAN YOU CORRECT THIS?

THE NORMAL WORD ORDER IN ENGLISH IS SUBJECT - VERB- OBJECT AND THEN OTHER THINGS - CAN YOU CORRRECT THIS IN THE SENTENCE BEGINNING 'AT THE SAME TIME' ?

End of the letter in exercise 3 (photocopy)

In my opinion, the solution would be to protect cultural sites, because they are very important for our culture and they represent our past. Only if you know your past, you can face to the future in the right way.

Marco, Sara and Rossella