venerdì 28 marzo 2008

Pre-ILEC test

Cambridge Esol
Exam Practice with feedback

International Legal English
ILEC


Vernerdì 18 aprile 2008
10:00 - 14:00

si terrà a Napoli al British Council in Via Morghen 31

una simulazione dell'esame ILEC (International Legal English Test)

I candidati potranno sostenere le parti del Reading, Writing e Listening dell'esame ILEC. Non riceveranno alcun attestato, tuttavia questa rappresenta un'oppourtunità per misurare il livello di conoscenza della lingua, attraverso i riusultati rilasciati a ogni candidato.

Per inforamzioni contattare
dott.ssa Maria Lombardi tsolutions@tsolutions.it

martedì 18 marzo 2008

Reading_rights to unmarried couples

from bbc news

Row over Greek unmarried couples

Archbishop Ieronimos was elected leader of the Church in February
The Greek Orthodox Church has expressed opposition to plans by the Athens government to give greater rights to unmarried couples.
The Church's governing synod said it considered all common-law marriages to be tantamount to "prostitution".


The government proposes to give common-law couples the same rights as those who have gone through legal or religious ceremonies.


It wants to harmonise Greek law to European standards.


The new law would allow unmarried couples to make their relationship legally binding, by signing a simple notarial contract.


In its statement, the Church said that the proposal constituted a "catastrophic bomb" under the foundations of Greek society.


The leader of the Church, Archbishop Ieronimos, who was elected in February, had last week refused to comment on the government's plans, saying they came under the jurisdiction of civil authorities.


But the synod has now taken a different view.


The draft legislation is also opposed by Greece's homosexual community on the basis of discrimination, as it only takes account of heterosexual couples.


Activity
1. translate into Italian the words in bold in the text
2. How far do you agree with the Government's plans to give rights to unmarried couples?

useful links:http://www.ecclesia.gr/English/Enindex.html

giovedì 6 marzo 2008

Exam practice

Esercizi somministrati negli appelli dicembre- febbraio

Archaic words in legal English

Reading - multiple choice cloze
The task tests your ability to distinguish between similar words and to select words carefully. It also tests your knowledge of grammar, collocations, fixed phrases, phrasal verbs and linking words.

Reading - word formation
the task tests your knowledge of vocabulary and, in particular, affixation and compounding. It also tests your knowledge of grammatical words and structures

Reading - fill the gaps
the text tests your ability to select words according to context. It also tests your knowledge of text cohesion.

Reading comprehension
The task tests your ability to scan a text for specific information and to understand the main ideas

mercoledì 5 marzo 2008

New Legal English Vocabulary


La Cambridge University press e la Translegal non ci lasciano da soli.

Il testo di International Legal English viaggia sempre di più on line.



Dopo le attività on line predisposte dalla Translegal, arriva il vocabulary trainer finalizzato a far acquisire il lessico presente in ogni unit del testo.

Si parte dalla definizione della parola, seguito da esercizi (questi ancora a un livello di solo abbinamento parola-definizione) fino ai diversi giochi dove lo studente mette alla prova la sua abilità di saper identificare immediatamete la parola o frase richiesta.