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Americo Gorello

Americo Gorello

Brass teacher at Saint George British International School, Rome.
Support Team member, Trinity College London, Italy.
Trumpet teacher at Cívica Scuola delle Arti, Rome

Location Italy

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  • Americo Gorello replied to Irina Tokmakova
    Share your story

    I thing that the central point is tailoring his own teaching with the students needs.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Revisiting your teaching philosophy

    I enjoyed “become a better teacher “ it gave me a lot of good ideas in my teaching. I sped a day a week looking for new material and new teaching ideas, also I use to share some ideas with my colleagues and receive some new inputs for my work.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Continuing with our poll

    Online Lessons have been demanding for me, I had to organise all my material before lesson to help my students to follow me in the best way.
    Now I kept the same organisation, I prepare all my material like if I were in an online lesson and that helps me to be more efficient.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    How has your teaching changed during the pandemic?

    Technology helped me a lot but some of my students were using their phone, connection was poor and we had more than one problem.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    After the pandemic

    During the pandemic I have to think about how to teach online. It seems easy but it is not. You may not play with your student and you must wait he/she finished a frase to say something. I could send emoji they love them!
    But it is not the same like in a face to face lesson.
    We were all comfortable in our homes but we had to handle with internet problems....

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Before the pandemic

    I like the way she described her teaching.
    In my opinion the student must become his/her own teacher and the teacher has to work in that direction.
    If I am working well I have to understand what is better for my students, I have to use my emotional intelligence to communicate properly with them and all my skills to make them to achieve day by day.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Building a community

    Hi, I live in Italy where I teach brass instruments in a British International School.
    I began teaching in 1992, in the past 30 years I had the opportunity to learn a lot from my students.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Comparing universities at home to the universities in the UK

    I attended at the university in Rome, it was many years ago, now things have changed even here.
    Seminars and lecture there were a lot of students attending at the lesson, probably because my generation we were a lot.
    Now there are less students and teacher can dedicate time to help them in their studies

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    How I'll learn: tutorials

    Yes, when I was teaching at university in South America, I had tutorials with my students.it was really helpful, because I could check how the students were studying and I could help them to prepare their exams.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    How I'll learn: seminars

    I attended at seminars when I was a university student; seminar was like a lesson on a specific subject. I understand that now it is the opportunity that a student has to improve his/her learning, compare his/her work with peers and better understand the subject.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    How I'll learn at a UK university

    I have never been in a lecture in a British university, I attended lectures at university in Italy, but they were a little different. Students listened the teacher speech but they could not interact with him.
    It was years ago, so I imagine things have changed.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Omar shares his experience

    It is a very interesting video, very clear.
    I could understand the meaning of the word lecture and seminar.
    I had a different idea

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Introducing four key terms

    Lecture is a speech given to a group of students or people interested in a subject.
    Seminar is a group of work lead by a professor.
    Tutorial is when a teacher helps students to find the best way to do a given work.
    Independent learning is when a student has all the tools he/she needs to study successfully.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What about word stress?

    ‘Reflection
    Le’cture
    Ge’ nre
    Inde’pendence
    Auto’nomous

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Choosing the correct definition: your turn

    Strong enough to get better after damage
    Someone with the same status or with the same age
    A group of people with the same interest
    Involving communication between people
    Needing the help of someone

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Which has the right meaning?

    If I thing on independent learning I immagine a student who works hard, compare is ideas, but at the end I has is own criteria.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Substitution

    Self sufficient learning is essential....

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What does it mean?

    Government ruled is not the right meaning, not in this case.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What's in a dictionary?

    Both dictionaries have the same elements but learner dictionary is easier to understand and to use

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Dictionaries in use

    Yes I do, as I am not a native English spoken I believe the learner dictionary is the best choice for me

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Why are dictionaries important?

    I think the monolingual and the learner dictionary are the best for me.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Understanding new words

    I guess the meaning of the word I don’t know, then I look at the dictionary to find out the meaning and compare my guess with the real meaning

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What did you miss?

    Taking active part in your education

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Similarities and differences

    I could understand enough I think and I could compare with my ideas.
    I have to change a lot of my basic ideas on students in general.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Success at university

    A successful student looks self confidence, curious and friendly.
    Resilient is a new word for me, I never related this word with academic world

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What does a successful student look like?

    A successful student works hard and is really motivated

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Success at university

    A successful student stays with his peers, he is curious, makes questions and doesn’t study alone. He works hard

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Getting to know you

    Hello My name is Americo, I live in a small village in the country side near Rome, I work in Rome so I travel every day from my place to the city.
    I like Rome, it is the town where I was born.
    I work as a brass teacher in a school in the city centre. I feel really like to see everyday some of the most beautiful places in the worl.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Welcome

    Hi, I am Americo from Italy. I take this course to improve my English and learn more about it

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Time to write something - Asking each other questions

    Where do you live?
    When is her birthday?
    Which is your favourite food?
    Why don’t we have dinner tonight, I could cook .
    Can I help you with this?

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Asking each other questions

    When do you go home? I go home for holiday.
    Where does she live? She lives near the university, in town centre.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Ahmed's 'To Do' list

    False

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Ending a conversation

    Thank you so much, bye

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What's your surname?

    Gorello

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Where were you born?

    I was born in Rome but I live in a small town. No, anyone of my friends is living in the same town where I live.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Listening: What will you be doing in this activity?

    Usually I have to share basic information like name, surname, age, address, phone number, email

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Summary Activity - Time to write about yourself

    Dear Sir/ Madame,
    I am writing to complain about a washing machine I bought from your shop.
    On June 3 rd I bought a LG washing Machine from your shop. It was working well but today on display appears error and the machine doesn’t work at all.
    I would like to return it, could you collect it from my home?
    Please can you contact me about this as soon as...

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Heba emails the phone shop

    He a lives in south Beirut

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Have you had problems with something you bought?

    I never had

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Do you have a phone?

    I have a second hand phone, it is modern and it is cheaper than a new one. It’s black.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Heba goes to the phone shop

    She is pay by card

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Summary Activity - Time to write about yourself

    I live in a village, every day I go to the station to take the train to the city.
    When I arrive I walk through the park to go to the library. In the afternoon I walk past the hospital, the hospital is near the school of music where I work. There is a theatre next to the school and a gymnasium behind the theatre.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Giving directions

    At the corner of park...
    Continue along...
    If you turno left there and continue along to the end
    Behind the...
    Can you please direct me to....
    The entrance is on ...

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What are the missing words?

    1to, 2 round, 3 opposite,4 next to, 5 in, 6 near, 7 to, 8 between,9on, 10 opposite,11opposite,12 near, 13 in, 14next

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Can you fill in the gaps?

    1 round 2 from 3 through 4round5 through 6 between

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Reading maps 4

    1right,2past,3sports,4left,5 road,6 straight,7pond, 8 across

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Do you think cities and villages are different?

    A city is usually a place where live a lot of people, in a village there are less people there are not business areas or big commercial centres.
    In cities you may find big health centres and there are education opportunities that maybe in a village there are not

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Reading maps 3

    2 along,3 past,1 turn left,5 right,4 opposite

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Reading Maps

    The mosque is next to the school.
    The bookshop is between the pharmacy and the bank
    The post office is to the left of the station

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Summary activity - Time to write about yourself!

    Yesterday I woke up at 6,00 am, I ate my breakfast with my wife at 7,00 am. I drove my car to the railway station and took the train. I was at work at 10,00.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What time is it?

    It 10 to 12

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Ahmed replies to Mo

    He missed his family

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo emails his cousin, Ahmed

    Mo was sick, he had a cold

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Asking questions in the past tense

    Did Mo go to work? No he was sick.
    Did Nadia read the book? Yes she did.
    Did Nadia and Mo give their presentation? No, they didn’t.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    How to form the past tense - Regular Verbs

    I didn’t finish my homework’s
    I didn’t read my grammar book
    You didn’t give the keys

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Did you have a busy weekend?

    I had many things to do during the week end. I went to the supermarket to buy some food. I cooked Sunday’s lunch and I worked on a project

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo and Nadia chat about their weekend

    He went to his cousin wedding

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Listening: What will you be doing in this activity?

    TodayI am working all the day

  • Americo Gorello replied to Jose Monsalve
    Introduce Yourself

    Hi Jose, nice to meet you, I have been in Bogota many years ago, nice place, I still have many friends there.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Introduce Yourself

    I am Americo, I came from Rome, Rome is in Italy. I am a music teacher. I like to learn languages.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Time to write about yourself

    Hello, I am practising music at the moment, I have a performance next week and I need to get ready to do my best, my wife is beside me and she is reading a book.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What do you think is happening here?

    We are at market, there are people selling and buying food.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    The Present Continuous Tense

    I am reading the great Gatsby, I am very curious about it.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo’s brother, Issam, leaves a note for his boss

    Is Sam is writing mrs George because Mo is sick and he cannot communicate with her,

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo calls Issam, his brother

    Is Sam is at work the market.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo Sends a Whatsapp Message to Nadia

    Mo tell’s Nadia that he is sick but he will read the article and make notes for their presentation.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo tells his tutor he is sick

    Mo is sick, he has a cold, because he is coughing and sneezing.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Reading: What will you be doing in this activity?

    I work and I use very often social networks to communicate with my friends

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    How do you like to chat with friends?

    Yes, I use to talk on the phone with my friends

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What's Your Favourite Subject?

    My favourite subject is philosophy.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Sara and Mariam chat about their friends

    Sara and Mariam are at university

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Listening: What will you be doing in this activity?

    I feel very good today. It is a beautiful day.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Time to write about yourself

    Dear Jane,
    I am also a teacher, and I work in a school. I have class in the morning and in the afternoon I like walking, I also love playing music.
    I live in Rome in a small apartment in town centre.
    I like this city and it’s atmosphere.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    An email from Jane

    She is sitting in her house and she is drinking tea.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What kind of films do you like?

    I like action films. I don’t like horror films because I don’t sleep well then.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Nadia and Sara make plans together

    Nadia hates romance films

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What do you like doing in your free time?

    I like playing music but I also like ridding bicycle and having fun with my friends.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Asking and answering questions

    Do you like cleaning?
    Do you like playing music?
    Do you like swimming?

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What do you love/hate doing?

    I love walking, because I can walk for hours during the day and I don’t get tired.
    I hate running because I get tired soon

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Expressing likes and dislikes

    I like cooking my meal but I don’t like washing up dishes.
    I like reading books, I don’t like watching tv.
    I don’t like running, I like walking.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Do you like music?

    I like music, I like classical music, Pavarotti is my favourite singer

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Do you like sport?

    I like sport. I am from Italy, I like to play rugby, it is my favorite sport, I played rugby when I was at school.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Time to write about yourself

    My best friend is Frank, he’s serious but not boring. He’s hardworking very intelligent.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Mo Sends an Email to Ahmed

    Sara is hardworking and likes reading.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    What are your family and friends like?

    I am serious and hardworking but I am also friendly, not to much organised really.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Sara and Mo talk about people they know

    Sara is intelligent, friendly and hardworking. She likes to study.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Listening - What will you be doing in this activity?

    Hello I am Americo, I am hardworking, I am not fun, but I am friendly

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Summary Activity - Time to write about yourself

    Hello, I am Americo, I am 50 years old and I live in Rome.
    I am a teacher, I like my work, I want to improve my English because I use it every day.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Interesting jobs

    My cousin is a doctor and he likes is work

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Samir writes about himself

    Samir is a mechanic

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Chatting with friends

    They are going to meet on Thursday at 12.
    It depends from the subject I study, usually I like to study alone.

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Introduction questions with the verb to be

    How are your family?
    Who is with you?
    What are you doing today?

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Using the verb 'to be' in questions

    Are you students?
    Is she a teacher?
    Are they friends?

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Using subject pronouns with the verb to be - The negative form

    I am not a doctor.
    It is not human.
    They are not workers

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Using subject pronouns with the verb to be - The positive form

    I am a musician.
    You are a mechanic.
    We are friends

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Subject Pronouns

    I learn English.
    You speak with me.
    We chat together

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Amena, Maya and Samir chat about their jobs

    Maya is a teacher, Amena a doctor and Samir mechanic

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    The Teacher Gets to Know the Students

    The student’s full name is Samir Asis

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Why do you want to learn English?

    I want to improve my English because I want to speak fluently

  • Americo Gorello made a comment
    Maya and Amena talk about their jobs

    Maya works in a school in Amman, Amena works in a hospital in Madaba