I Year Lettorato Inglese – Full Exam (June 4, 2018)

Oral Exams Wednesday, June 20, 10.00-16.00. -- EXAM REQUIREMENTS

Dear students:

Based on some of your emails, I see that some of you do not know what you were supposed to prepare for the oral exam. Let me clarify.

Each student is expected to have chosen and read a book – of approximately 250 pages – in modern standard English for this exam. This is explained in the “Guida per lo studente di lingua e traduzione inglese.” At the oral exam we will talk about the book and elements of the language/vocabulary used in the book

In preparation, I expect you to compile a list of vocabulary words (approximately 50 words or more) you have learned by reading this book. You must bring the list of vocabulary words to the oral exam.

I strongly suggest you record all vocabulary words in a ‘rubrica’ so that the words are organized by their first letter. This is like compiling a personal dictionary, which you can keep to consult and review in the future.

While reading, prepare your list of vocabulary words (approximately 50 words or more) from the book you have chosen. These should be new vocabulary words you did not know before and/or important or key terms that recur in the book and are central to understanding the major themes and interpreting the messages and meanings in the text. For each vocabulary word, be sure to include the essential elements (steps a, b, c, and d).

(a) the word;

(b) the part of speech (noun, verb, adjective etc.);

(c) a definition or synonym(s) IN ENGLISH (use a monolingual dictionary or thesaurus);

(d) the page number where you found the word.

(e) [optional] It is also a good idea (but not mandatory) to write an example sentence using the word (you could simply copy the sentence from the book). This will help you to remember the meaning of the word by seeing it in context.

(f) [optional] Finally, if you want to also include the Italian translation, you may write that at the very end of your entry.