SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH

The main objectives of the lecture "Scientific English" aim at boosting the four language skills at B2 level of the Common European Framework, focusing mainly the reading comprehension activity, translation from English into Italian and written grammatical exercises

Students will also have to master the key words of the scientific language relevant to the course.

The mastery of English B2 grammar rules is essential to pass the final written and oral e

ESSENTIAL GRAMMAR TOPICS

Present simple of all verbs

Frequency adverbs used at the present simple

Present continuous

Past simple: regular and irregualr verbs

Past continuous

Present Perfect

Present Perfect con “for” e “since”

Present Perfect Continuous

Past Perfect

Modals: CAN and MUST

SHOULD

Adjectives ending in "ing" and "ed", comparatives and superlative forms

Regular and irregular adverbs,comparative and superlative forms

Use of Quite and Rather

"Both..and,either..or,neither..nor"

Indefinite adjectives and adverbs

Use of “So and “Such”

Different forms of the future

The three forms of conditional tense

The use of the passive form: verbi followed by direct and indirect object

To have something done

Lecture about translation from English into Italian language of technical texts given by the teacher. Grammar multiple-choice tests and open answers.

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