This post is for students who intend to sit the III year written lettorato exam in September.
Here is
some advice and suggested material - all available online - to help you prepare for the III year lettorato exam .
Paper 1 - Grammar
1) Get
the Past Exam handout available
at the photocopy service in Villa Mirafiori
and compete Paper 1 IN EXAM CONDITIONS : In ONE hour without the use of a
dictionary.
2) See http://www.corriere.it/english/ . This
is the section of Corriere della Sera with selected articles in English with
their Italian translation (
Italian Translation is at bottom of
page). First of all, translate the article from English into
Italian . This will increase your
knowledge of the language of Italian
newspapers and should improve
your vocabulary. Please check
that your translation is correct
by reading the Italian version. Remember that there are many correct versions of the same
translation. You need to make sure that
your version has the same MEANING as the one provided.
You can alternate translating
from English to Italian and vice versa. Remember that working on
each piece means learning all new
vocabulary in context , analyzing
grammar and learning any new sentence patterns and doing the same with verb patterns. It is not enough to
know what a word means, you need to
know what can precede or follow
it etc..
3) See http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/topic-group/writing . This is a site for adult
learning. In a very basic way it
explains the fundamental rules of
grammar and writing. Start at level 1 and complete all levels.
4) See http://www.flo-joe.co.uk/cae/students/index.htm . This is a free site with
excellent material for preparation for Cambridge exams. The exit level for III year students
is C1 which is CAE. The link is for this exam
5) See http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/. I presume you all know this site
already. Do Six minute English as
this is a quick way to learn new words in context. There are lots of
different sections so have a look and
see which ones best suit your needs.
Paper 2 – Essay
i.
Content
– Remember that the most important part
of your analysis should focus on the language used although you can
comment on other elements. Here are some links to sites that
give advice on how to
approach your analysis:
http://www.theguardian.com/media/advertising - This is the link for the media
section of The Guardian newspaper.
Even if it is not an academic site on
critical analysis, the content should
provide useful and interesting information on the world of current advertising.
ii.
The
process of writing
See http://www.essex.ac.uk/myskills/How_to_improve_your_academic_writing.pdf - a booklet that explains all
aspects of academic essay writing.
iii.
As
for Paper 1, complete paper 2 of past exams handout IN EXAM CONDITIONS: 2 HOURS
WITH THE USE OF A MONOLINGUAL DICTIONARY
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