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This webpage contains material to encourage users to practice their English for economics: it is not marked. Some material relates to certain courses (as indicated).
For any comments, please write to: Nicholas Sowels Last updated: 14 September 2026
Marks for S1 2026-2027
There are 3 marks in the semester:
1/ Prepare a personal statement, which you will have to write in class by hand. 25%
2/ Later in the semester, there will group presentations for you to make (normally 4 students per group). Presentations must not last longer than 10 minutes. You must produce a slideshow, and each member of the group must write a short text, about 400 words per person.
HOWEVER, during the presentation you may not read from notes or your smartphones. 25%
3/ the final test/exam in the last week of term. 50% (Come even if you are on a stretcher.)You also have other English material available on these EPIs:
1/ https://cours.univ-paris1.fr/fixe/english-shared-resources: this is a generalist Epi with lots of different subjects. The exercises are a bit similar, but there is quite a lot of variety.
2/ https://cours.univ-paris1.fr/fixe/conseils-anglais tips to avoid the most common mistakes when writing in English
3/ https://cours.univ-paris1.fr/fixe/general-english-grammar some grammar sheets and exercises.
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