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1. Key Word Lists
Ogden's 850 Key Words:



Wikipaedia List of 1000 Key words:



You should know not only how to recognise these words, but their various meanings, their shades of meaning and how to use them correctly.

2. How to write an article for CAE Writing paper
How to write an article: document from OneStopEnglish which I recommend that you work on: About half the marks on the CAE writing paper come from following the "recipe", irrespective of your level (B2, C1, etc.) So let's go and get all the easy points we can!



Improve your article writing by doing these easy exercises from OneStopEnglish.

**1. Introduction and Course Requirements**
Welcome to Speaking Out Internationally. You can contact me by email at timothy.darrington@cpe.fr however, I am not available 7/7 so do not expect an instantaneous reply.

Speaking Out Internationally gives you the opportunity to discuss international news and its implications for our lives in English. There is no lack of topics but the following give some idea of the scope of the course. - the European migrant crisis - the collapse in oil prices - the push for independence - the far right - the Arab spring - Combatting terrorism - Policing the world - the US election - the demise of the UN ? - LGBT issues - will the growth crisis continue indefinitely? -

This is your course and you are the masters of the course. If you do nothing, not much will happen and the whole thing will be a flop!

1. Firstly you have to become members of the wikispace simonteach.wikispaces.com by clicking on "join": Please do this TODAY so I can validate your membership. Next and every week, you have to put a link to a news item (can be written, spoken or video - but vary the sources) from an English journal/site/broadcaster, the reasons why you found this item interesting and the discussion points it throws up by the Friday (23h59) of the week preceeding each class. Penalties will be applied to students who fail to post at a news item and an arising discussion topic on the wikispace each Friday. Then, by the Sunday of the week preceeding the class, you need to have read all that the other students have posted, and to react (intelligently) to at least ONE of the topics posted by another student. AGAIN students who fail to post an intelligent reaction every weekend will be penalised. DO NOT attempt to predetermine your response(s) with another student - this is neither intelligent, nor acceptable - If I detect such behaviour I will penalise students involved.

Students are expected to bring a laptop to class to facilitate research and discussion and classes will take the form of debates, speaking in pairs and groups, quizzes, listening exercises and other interactive types of communication. You are the 'actors' in your learning here, so think, be active and be creative! Also keep a list of new vocabulary (new to you) as there will be a short vocabulary test in the last class. The wiki and the participation in class will make up 50% of your final grade.

2. Secondly, everyone will make a short oral presentation based on an ongoing news story and lead the class into an intelligent discussion (or activity) about the issues this news story raises. The question should not be simply "What do you think about this?" but push classmates to make an in-depth analysis of the issue and to propose solutions in the real world. There is no absolute requirement to use Power Point. Your activity must be fun and very interactive, and there will be marks not only for the presentation, but the quality of the discussion which follows. This will make up 25% of your final grade.

3. Finally there will be writing tasks to complete. You are to write a short article (~600 words) like a "leader comment" in a newspaper about one international problem, your insights and the way forward that you propose. This report will be worth 25% of your final grade. Please hand in only paper copies of this leader comment and (a copy of) your list of vocab. (see 1. above) by 9th May.

Have fun writing your posts in English !

Tim

**2. Wiki for Speaking Out Internationally**

 * Posted on the 5th February 2016 by Tim**

Hello everybody! You should write your posts HERE (i.e. just after this one)

Enjoy,

Tim

**1. Introduction and Course Requirements**
Welcome to Speaking Environmental Science. You can contact me by email at timothy.darrington@cpe.fr however, I am not available 7/7 so do not expect an instantaneous reply.

Speaking Environmental Science gives you the opportunity to share your insights into the world of environmental science, and to discuss key environmental issues from a scientific, political, financial and social point of view in English. There is no lack of topics but the following give some idea of the scope of the course. - Water ressources: hydrology - Physical geography - Biodiversity/endangered species - Consumer choices - Peak oil - Feeding the growing world population - Mineral resources, mining and its politics - Ecological footprint, - Green power and politics - Climate change - GMO’s (Genetically Modified Organisms)/ Organic agriculture - Waste management and pollution - Recycling

This is your course and you are the masters of the course. If you do nothing, not much will happen and the whole thing will be a flop!

1. Firstly you have to become members of the wikispace simonteach.wikispaces.com by clicking on "join": Please do this TODAY so I can validate your membership. Next and every week, you have to put your ideas for discussion / link(s) to an interesting article you have found on this page by the **Friday** (23h59) of the week preceeding each class. Penalties will be applied to students who fail to post at least one insight / question / subject for discussion on the wikispace each Friday. Then, by the **Sunday** of the week preceeding the class, you need to have **read** all that the other students have posted, and to **react** (intelligently) to at least ONE of the topics posted by another student. AGAIN students who fail to post an intelligent reaction every weekend will be penalised. DO NOT attempt to predetermine your response(s) with another student - this is neither intelligent, nor acceptable in science - If I detect such behaviour I will penalise students involved.

Students are expected to bring a laptop to class to facilitate research and discussion and classes will take the form of debates, speaking in pairs and groups, quizzes, listening exercises and other interactive types of communication. You are the 'actors' in your learning here, so think, be active and be creative! Also keep a list of new vocabulary (new to you) as there will be a short vocabulary test in the last class. The wiki and the participation in class will make up 50% of your final grade.

2. Secondly, everyone will create a short oral activity for your classmates to enjoy and take part in. This will be about an environmental issue that you would like to share with us and will lead to a class discussion. There is no absolute requirement to use Power Point. Your activity must be fun and very interactive, for example, a game or a quiz for the whole class or a debate with interactive questions. This will make up 25% of your final grade.

3. Finally there will be writing tasks to complete. You are to produce short reports (400 words each) on 2 topics chosen from those discussed during the semester (not your own topic). These should include: i) Information you gleaned from the talk and discussion in class, ii) further information on the topic that you have researched, iii) a personal comment. Together, these two reports will be worth 25% of your final grade. Please hand in only paper copies of these reports, the first by 17th November, and the second (and last) by the last by 8th December.

Have fun writing your posts in English !

Tim

**2. Wiki for Speaking Environmental Science**

 * Posted on the 20th November by Marie-Pauline**

My PowerPoint and Image about car's pollution :

https://news.cnrs.fr/opinions/does-big-data-cause-pollution

A other source of pollution :infrastructure to produce or collect digital data,which have a growing energy need. But "Big Data analysis can help reduce industrial emissions".