-: What we did on Tuesday, December 17: Press review + course book p57-59
Homework for Thursday, December 19: Exercises 1, 2 and 3 p165. Read the grammar summary (first column) p164 beforehand.
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed).
martes, 17 de diciembre de 2019
martes, 10 de diciembre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, December 9
What we did on Tuesday, December 10: Press review + homework correction + course book p49 (including a review of graph description and polite questions). Here is our white board
Homework for Thursday, December 12: Reading, Critical thinking and Word focus p50-51
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed).
Homework for Thursday, December 12: Reading, Critical thinking and Word focus p50-51
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed).
lunes, 2 de diciembre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, December 22, 2019
Clare's group: Here is the activity we did on the speech Riz Ahmed gave to the House of Commons on diversity a couple of years ago. Here is the correction. If you liked Riz, you will love this 9-episode mini series called The Night Of. Merry Christmas to you all!
What we did on Tuesday, December 3: Press review + homework correction + video on effective presentation + signposting + video on communication and public speaking skills + graph description
Homework for Thursday, December 5: Review the graph description vocab above and do this exercise If you have a laptop do bring it with you, the second hour will be devoted to the oral projects.
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed).
What we did on Tuesday, December 3: Press review + homework correction + video on effective presentation + signposting + video on communication and public speaking skills + graph description
Homework for Thursday, December 5: Review the graph description vocab above and do this exercise If you have a laptop do bring it with you, the second hour will be devoted to the oral projects.
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed).
What we did in class on Thursday: Homework correction + course book p48
Homework for Tuesday, December 10 : Press review + exercises 8 and 9 p49
Homework for Tuesday, December 10 : Press review + exercises 8 and 9 p49
martes, 26 de noviembre de 2019
Week begining Monday, November 25
What we did on Tuesday, November 26: Revision of the future perfect + future continuous & Course book p44-47 (here is our table on determiners)
Homework for Thursday, November 28: Exercises 1, 2 and 3 p163 and 9p47
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Thursday, November 28: Exercises 1, 2 and 3 p163 and 9p47
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
What we did in class on Thursday: Q&A session + error-correction activity
Homework for Tuesday, December 3 : Press review
Homework for Tuesday, December 3 : Press review
martes, 19 de noviembre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, November 18
What we did on Tuesday, November 19: Course book p36 + 38 +40-43
Homework for Thursday, November 21: Reading p38-39 + Review everything we've covered so far!!
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21! It will contain three parts: 1. Listening Comprehension 2. Use of English (grammar and vocabulary) 3. Writing
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Thursday, November 21: Reading p38-39 + Review everything we've covered so far!!
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21! It will contain three parts: 1. Listening Comprehension 2. Use of English (grammar and vocabulary) 3. Writing
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
martes, 12 de noviembre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, November 11
What we did on Tuesday, November 12: Course book p30-31
Homework for Thursday, November 14: All exercises p32 except 3 and 7
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21! It will contain three parts: 1. Listening Comprehension 2. Use of English (grammar and vocabulary) 3. Writing
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Thursday, November 14: All exercises p32 except 3 and 7
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21! It will contain three parts: 1. Listening Comprehension 2. Use of English (grammar and vocabulary) 3. Writing
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
martes, 5 de noviembre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, November 4
What we did on Tuesday, November 4: 24-25
Homework for Thursday, November 6: Exercise 8 p25 + do the 3 exercises corresponding to Unit 2b on the online platform (workbook)
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Thursday, November 6: Exercise 8 p25 + do the 3 exercises corresponding to Unit 2b on the online platform (workbook)
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
martes, 29 de octubre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, October 28
-What we did on Tuesday, October 29: Press review + Quiz + Course book p20-22
Homework for Thursday, October 31: Reading p22 + exercise 5 p23
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Thursday, October 31: Reading p22 + exercise 5 p23
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
What we did in class on Thursday: Error-correction activity + course book p22-23
Homework for Tuesday, November 4: Review the error-correction activity above + Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
Homework for Tuesday, November 4: Review the error-correction activity above + Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
martes, 22 de octubre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, October 21
-What we did on Tuesday, October 22: We finished last week's activity. Here is our white board.
Homework for Thursday, October 24: Activity 1E p17 (especially exercise 6)
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
Homework for Thursday, October 24: Activity 1E p17 (especially exercise 6)
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
What we did in class on Thursday: Course book p19. Here is a quizlet to help you learn the vocab from the Diversity Speech activity. And here is another one for the Introverts vs Extrovertss activity.
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Tuesday, October 29: Essay (6p17) if you haven't handed it in yet. LEARN all the vocabulary we've covered so far in our supplementary activities (Introverts + Diversity) Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
ORAL PROJECT (on the topic of your choice): DUE DATE January 9, 2020. Teams of 2-4 students. 5min per person. Visual aid (Power Point, Canva etc. needed)
Homework for Tuesday, October 29: Essay (6p17) if you haven't handed it in yet. LEARN all the vocabulary we've covered so far in our supplementary activities (Introverts + Diversity) Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
martes, 15 de octubre de 2019
Week beginning Monday October 14
What we did on Tuesday, October 15: Course book p13-14
Homework for Thursday, October 17: Exercises 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 p14
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
Homework for Thursday, October 17: Exercises 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 p14
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
What we did in class on Thursday: Homework correction (p14) + 3-stage activity based on a speech by Riz Ahmed. We'll finish the activity on Tuesday (I'll post our whiteboard once the activity is completed).
Homework for Tuesday, October 22: Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
Homework for Tuesday, October 22: Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
martes, 8 de octubre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, October 7
What we did on Tuesday, October 8: Course book p9-11
Homework for Thursday, October 10: Exercises 9, 10 and 11 p11
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
Homework for Thursday, October 10: Exercises 9, 10 and 11 p11
IMPORTANT: The mid-term exam will take place on Thursday, November 21!
What we did in class on Thursday: Course book p11-12
Homework for Tuesday: Exercises 7 and 8 p13 + Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
012
Homework for Tuesday: Exercises 7 and 8 p13 + Press Review as explained in class:
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Tuesdays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
sábado, 28 de septiembre de 2019
Week beginning Monday, September 30
Welcome everybody, this is your class blog for the semester :)
We'll be in Multiusos 1109 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00
What we did on Tuesday, October 1: 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist
Homework for Thursday, October 3: Finish question 2 from the activity above. Review the vocabulary and buy the course book: National geographic Learning / LIFE Student's book / Upper Intermediate Second Edition (British English B2)
We'll be in Multiusos 1109 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 to 11:00
What we did on Tuesday, October 1: 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist
Homework for Thursday, October 3: Finish question 2 from the activity above. Review the vocabulary and buy the course book: National geographic Learning / LIFE Student's book / Upper Intermediate Second Edition (British English B2)
the book shop in
Filología is open this week
Mon-Fri
9:30 to 19:30 h.
You get the usual 5%
UCM discount.
Multiusos: Mon-Thurs
16:30 -19:15 h
What we did in class on Thursday: We finished the activity we started on Tuesday + watched this video (here's some extra vocab from the video in question) and answered comprehension questions + quizlet on all the vocabulary we covered in both activities + introduction of the course book
Homework for Tuesday: Press Review
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Mondays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
012
What we did in class on Thursday: We finished the activity we started on Tuesday + watched this video (here's some extra vocab from the video in question) and answered comprehension questions + quizlet on all the vocabulary we covered in both activities + introduction of the course book
Homework for Tuesday: Press Review
Read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can summarize the content of your article to your classmates on Mondays.
The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent (e.g. Voices: Robert Fisk etc.)
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
martes, 4 de junio de 2019
Week beginning Monday, June 3, 2019
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, May 29: FINAL EXAM
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, June 4: FINAL EXAM
Mensaje de Secretaría:
En la plataforma de su matrícula on-line se publicarán las calificaciones el lunes 24 de junio accediendo con su usuario y contraseña en la pestaña "cursos realizados".
Certificados impresos: se podrán recoger en Secretaría de Alumnos a partir del lunes 1 de julio de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a 14:00.
EN NINGÚN CASO SE FACILITARÁ INFORMACIÓN TELEFÓNICA SOBRE CALIFICACIONES.
Información cursos de verano:
What we covered on Wednesday, May 29: FINAL EXAM
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, June 4: FINAL EXAM
Mensaje de Secretaría:
En la plataforma de su matrícula on-line se publicarán las calificaciones el lunes 24 de junio accediendo con su usuario y contraseña en la pestaña "cursos realizados".
Certificados impresos: se podrán recoger en Secretaría de Alumnos a partir del lunes 1 de julio de lunes a viernes de 9:00 a 14:00.
EN NINGÚN CASO SE FACILITARÁ INFORMACIÓN TELEFÓNICA SOBRE CALIFICACIONES.
Información cursos de verano:
La matrícula para el curso intensivo de verano (1-19 julio -> 9:30-14:00 h o 16:00-20:30 h) está abierta y finalizará el 20 de junio.
Por estar cursando actualmente el 2º cuatrimestre con nosotros, además de los descuentos como alumno UCM o antiguo alumno nuestro, disfrutarás de un descuento adicional del 10% en la matrícula del intensivo de verano 2019.
Como alumno/a del 2º cuatrimestre sólo puedes matricularte contactando con el
Departamento de Información y Matrícula en los siguientes teléfonos:
91 394 84 04
91 394 84 05
91 394 84 06
91 394 84 08
o por whatsapp 646 23 77 13.
¡¡Animaos a seguir perfeccionando vuestro inglés este verano con Idiomas Complutense!!
viernes, 31 de mayo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, May 27
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, May 29: FINAL EXAM
The results will be posted here soon!
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 28: Press review + introduction to graph description + course book p82-83
Homework for Thursday, May 30: FINAL EXAM: SPEAKING
What we covered on Thursday, May 30: Final exam: speaking
Homework for Tuesday, June 4: Review everything we've covered this semester! Good luck!
Información cursos de verano:
What we covered on Wednesday, May 29: FINAL EXAM
The results will be posted here soon!
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 28: Press review + introduction to graph description + course book p82-83
Homework for Thursday, May 30: FINAL EXAM: SPEAKING
What we covered on Thursday, May 30: Final exam: speaking
Homework for Tuesday, June 4: Review everything we've covered this semester! Good luck!
La matrícula para el curso intensivo de
verano (1-19 julio -> 9:30-14:00 h o 16:00-20:30 h) está abierta y finalizará el 20 de junio.
Por estar
cursando actualmente el 2º cuatrimestre con nosotros, además de los descuentos
como alumno UCM o antiguo alumno nuestro, disfrutarás de un descuento adicional
del 10% en la matrícula del intensivo de verano 2019.
Como alumno/a
del 2º cuatrimestre sólo puedes matricularte contactando con el
Departamento de
Información y Matrícula en los siguientes teléfonos:
91 394 84 04
91 394 84 05
91 394 84 06
91 394 84 08
o por whatsapp 646 23 77 13.
¡¡Animaos a
seguir perfeccionando vuestro inglés este verano con Idiomas Complutense!!
martes, 28 de mayo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, May 27
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Friday, May 24: Presentations + revision
Homework for Wednesday May 29: FINAL EXAM! REVIEW EVERYTHING WE'VE COVERED THIS SEMESTER:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 28: Press review + introduction to graph description + course book p82-83
Homework for Thursday, May 30: FINAL EXAM: SPEAKING
What we covered on Thursday, May 30:
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, June 4: Review everything we've covered this semester! Good luck!
What we covered on Friday, May 24: Presentations + revision
Homework for Wednesday May 29: FINAL EXAM! REVIEW EVERYTHING WE'VE COVERED THIS SEMESTER:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 28: Press review + introduction to graph description + course book p82-83
Homework for Thursday, May 30: FINAL EXAM: SPEAKING
What we covered on Thursday, May 30:
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, June 4: Review everything we've covered this semester! Good luck!
martes, 21 de mayo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, May 20
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Friday, May 24: Presentations + revision
Homework for Wednesday May 29: FINAL EXAM! REVIEW EVERYTHING WE'VE COVERED THIS SEMESTER:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 21: Course book p 76-77 including the following activity on gradable and ungradable adjectives.
Homework for Thursday, May 23: Review the document above
What we covered on Thursday, May 23:
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, May 28: Press review
What we covered on Friday, May 24: Presentations + revision
Homework for Wednesday May 29: FINAL EXAM! REVIEW EVERYTHING WE'VE COVERED THIS SEMESTER:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 21: Course book p 76-77 including the following activity on gradable and ungradable adjectives.
Homework for Thursday, May 23: Review the document above
What we covered on Thursday, May 23:
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, May 28: Press review
martes, 14 de mayo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, May 13
Sciences-Po:
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: DUE TO YOUR EXAM SCHEDULE, WEDNESDAY'S CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE
What we covered on Wednesday, May 8: Presentations
Homework for Friday, May 24: Start revising everything we've covered so far:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 14: Homework correction + course book p67-69 including a group writing
Homework for Thursday, May 16: Review p70 + Reading comp. p72-73
What we covered on Thursday, May 16: Course book p70-75. Here is our white board.
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, May 21: Press review
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: DUE TO YOUR EXAM SCHEDULE, WEDNESDAY'S CLASS HAS BEEN CANCELLED, WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO FIND AN ALTERNATIVE
What we covered on Wednesday, May 8: Presentations
Homework for Friday, May 24: Start revising everything we've covered so far:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 14: Homework correction + course book p67-69 including a group writing
Homework for Thursday, May 16: Review p70 + Reading comp. p72-73
What we covered on Thursday, May 16: Course book p70-75. Here is our white board.
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, May 21: Press review
martes, 7 de mayo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, May 6
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, May 8: Presentations
Homework for Wednesday, May 22: Start revising everything we've covered so far:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 7: Q&A session on the writings handed out (essays) + Press review + course book p59-61 + tutorial on Parallel structure
Homework for Tuesday, May 9: Finish all exercises p61
What we covered on Thursday, May 9: Homework correction + course book p62-65
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, May 16: All exercises p66
What we covered on Wednesday, May 8: Presentations
Homework for Wednesday, May 22: Start revising everything we've covered so far:
Introverts and extroverts:
Activity itself / Quizlet /
Writing tips:
Paragraph writing / Parallel structure
Error-correction activities:
Writing 1 error-correction activity
Writing 2 error correction activity
Grammar:
Subjunctive / Relative clauses / Reported speech / More grammar if need be
Unconscious bias and equal opportunities:
Activity itself / White board with more vocab
Riz Ahmed:
Activity itself / Quizlet (including "Ticking all the right boxes") / White board correction of the activity / Video
Ticking all the right boxes and Use of English:
Activity itself / White board with gradable-ungradable adjectives and possessives + gerunds / Additional vocab
Gender pay gap:
Activity itself / White board /
Survey and report writing + graph description:
10 commandments / white board 1 / white board 2 / graph description
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, May 7: Q&A session on the writings handed out (essays) + Press review + course book p59-61 + tutorial on Parallel structure
Homework for Tuesday, May 9: Finish all exercises p61
What we covered on Thursday, May 9: Homework correction + course book p62-65
IMPORTANT: The final exam will take place on the 30th of May and the 4th of June. Make sure you attend at least one of the two sessions.
Homework for Tuesday, May 16: All exercises p66
martes, 30 de abril de 2019
Week beginning Monday, April 29
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, April 24: Press review + reports were handed in (if you weren't able to attend our class, you have until midnight tonight -April 24- to send me your report) + Presentation techniques: Video on how to make a great power point presentation + what to do with your hands + signpost language
Homework for Wednesday, May 8: Devise your presentation (duration: 5 minutes per person
--> around 15/20min per group). This is what I expect from you.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 30: Press review + Q&A on the progress test + Course book p58 (homework correction) + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist
Homework for Tuesday, May 7: Press review
What we covered on Wednesday, April 24: Press review + reports were handed in (if you weren't able to attend our class, you have until midnight tonight -April 24- to send me your report) + Presentation techniques: Video on how to make a great power point presentation + what to do with your hands + signpost language
Homework for Wednesday, May 8: Devise your presentation (duration: 5 minutes per person
--> around 15/20min per group). This is what I expect from you.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 30: Press review + Q&A on the progress test + Course book p58 (homework correction) + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist
Homework for Tuesday, May 7: Press review
martes, 23 de abril de 2019
Week beginning Monday, April 22
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, April 24: Press review + reports were handed in (if you weren't able to attend our class, you have until midnight tonight -April 24- to send me your report) + Presentation techniques: Video on how to make a great power point presentation + what to do with your hands + signpost language
Homework for Wednesday, May 8: Devise your presentation (duration: 5 minutes per person
--> around 15/20min per group). This is what I expect from you.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 23: Course book p50-51 and 162
Homework for Thursday, April 25: No homework
What we covered in class on Thursday, April 25: Course book p55-57
Homework for Tuesday, April 30: Press review + essay p52-53 + exercises p58
What we covered on Wednesday, April 24: Press review + reports were handed in (if you weren't able to attend our class, you have until midnight tonight -April 24- to send me your report) + Presentation techniques: Video on how to make a great power point presentation + what to do with your hands + signpost language
Homework for Wednesday, May 8: Devise your presentation (duration: 5 minutes per person
--> around 15/20min per group). This is what I expect from you.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 23: Course book p50-51 and 162
Homework for Thursday, April 25: No homework
What we covered in class on Thursday, April 25: Course book p55-57
Homework for Tuesday, April 30: Press review + essay p52-53 + exercises p58
miércoles, 10 de abril de 2019
Week beginning Monday, April 8
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, April 10: Press review + Graph/trend description (we took this graph as an example) + report writing structure + tutorial on the subjunctive. Here is a summary of the tutorial in question. Here is our white board.
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Homework for Wednesday, April 24: Press review + write a 350-word report (one report per group) on the results of your survey. Before you start writing, read the report on theatre-going intentions and analyse it (here is the original activity I devised around the report in question with the definitions of interesting words and phrases highlighted on page 3) and its complete correction. I also recommend you do this exercise again ;)
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 9: Progress Test
Homework for Thursday, April 11: No homework
What we covered in class on Thursday, April 11: Course book p45-49
Homework for Tuesday, April 23: Press review
What we covered on Wednesday, April 10: Press review + Graph/trend description (we took this graph as an example) + report writing structure + tutorial on the subjunctive. Here is a summary of the tutorial in question. Here is our white board.
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Homework for Wednesday, April 24: Press review + write a 350-word report (one report per group) on the results of your survey. Before you start writing, read the report on theatre-going intentions and analyse it (here is the original activity I devised around the report in question with the definitions of interesting words and phrases highlighted on page 3) and its complete correction. I also recommend you do this exercise again ;)
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 9: Progress Test
Homework for Thursday, April 11: No homework
What we covered in class on Thursday, April 11: Course book p45-49
Homework for Tuesday, April 23: Press review
martes, 2 de abril de 2019
Week beginning Monday, April 1
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, April 3: Press review + we started a dossier on survey techniques / report writing (make sure you get it from your classmates). Here are the "ten commandments" of good survey writing. Students teamed up in groups and devised a survey questionnaire on equality and diversity in society (they agreed on an angle beforehand). This is today's white board
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Homework for Wednesday, April 10: Press review + Finish your questionnaire, send it to me per email and carry it out (you need at least 50 respondents). If you are not part of a team yet, make sure you contact your classmates and join a group or form another one.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 2: Press review + course book p 38-42
Homework for Thursday, April 4: 4a and b p42 + Use of English p43
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH
What we covered in class on Thursday, April 4: Error-correction activity + course book p43-44 and paragraph writing tutorial
Homework for Tuesday, April 9: NO PRESS REVIEW --> MOCK EXAM
Homework for Thursday, April 11: All exercises p45
What we covered on Wednesday, April 3: Press review + we started a dossier on survey techniques / report writing (make sure you get it from your classmates). Here are the "ten commandments" of good survey writing. Students teamed up in groups and devised a survey questionnaire on equality and diversity in society (they agreed on an angle beforehand). This is today's white board
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Homework for Wednesday, April 10: Press review + Finish your questionnaire, send it to me per email and carry it out (you need at least 50 respondents). If you are not part of a team yet, make sure you contact your classmates and join a group or form another one.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, April 2: Press review + course book p 38-42
Homework for Thursday, April 4: 4a and b p42 + Use of English p43
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST WILL TAKE PLACE NEXT TUESDAY, APRIL 9TH
What we covered in class on Thursday, April 4: Error-correction activity + course book p43-44 and paragraph writing tutorial
Homework for Tuesday, April 9: NO PRESS REVIEW --> MOCK EXAM
Homework for Thursday, April 11: All exercises p45
martes, 26 de marzo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, March 25
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, March 27: Press review + Quiz + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist on gender pay gaps. Here is our white board.
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Homework for Wednesday, March 3: Reading comprehension part of the activity above + Guided press review: read the following article by The Economist
CAE:
Excellent review of a TV series by The Guardian.
What we covered on Tuesday, March 26: Press review + activity based on the above-mentioned review + course book p32-33
Homework for Thursday, March 28: Review writing 3a p30. Here is an excellent tutorial on inversions if you're interested.
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 28: Course book p34-37
Homework for Tuesday, April 2: Writing task p36-37 (make sure you read the instructions and pieces of advice carefully) + Press review + review p38
What we covered on Wednesday, March 27: Press review + Quiz + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist on gender pay gaps. Here is our white board.
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Homework for Wednesday, March 3: Reading comprehension part of the activity above + Guided press review: read the following article by The Economist
CAE:
Excellent review of a TV series by The Guardian.
What we covered on Tuesday, March 26: Press review + activity based on the above-mentioned review + course book p32-33
Homework for Thursday, March 28: Review writing 3a p30. Here is an excellent tutorial on inversions if you're interested.
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 28: Course book p34-37
Homework for Tuesday, April 2: Writing task p36-37 (make sure you read the instructions and pieces of advice carefully) + Press review + review p38
martes, 19 de marzo de 2019
Week beginning March 18
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, March 20: Press review + grammar lesson on possessives & gerunds (last part of last week's activity) and gradable / ungradable adjectives. Here is our white board.
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Homework for Wednesday, March 27: LEARN all the vocabulary contained in theDiversity speech + Ticking the right boxes activities and review relative clauses + possessives and gerunds + gradable / ungradable adjectives. Here is a Quizlet that should help you review the vocab in question. Feel free to complete it with the rest of the vocab we've seen in class..
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, March 19: Press review + homework correction + course book p27-28. Here is our white board
Homework for Thursday, March 21: All exercises p29
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 21: we thoroughly reviewed relative clauses + course book p31 and p32 (1 a-d) This is our white board.
What we covered on Wednesday, March 20: Press review + grammar lesson on possessives & gerunds (last part of last week's activity) and gradable / ungradable adjectives. Here is our white board.
1
Homework for Wednesday, March 27: LEARN all the vocabulary contained in theDiversity speech + Ticking the right boxes activities and review relative clauses + possessives and gerunds + gradable / ungradable adjectives. Here is a Quizlet that should help you review the vocab in question. Feel free to complete it with the rest of the vocab we've seen in class..
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, March 19: Press review + homework correction + course book p27-28. Here is our white board
Homework for Thursday, March 21: All exercises p29
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 21: we thoroughly reviewed relative clauses + course book p31 and p32 (1 a-d) This is our white board.
Homework
for Tuesday, March 25: Press review + Writing strategy p30 + review relative
pronouns & clauses here
martes, 12 de marzo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, March 11
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, March 13: Press review + error-correction activity on the press review writings + we completed the activity based on a speech by Riz Ahmed. Here is our white board. And here is a quizlet with most of the vocabulary in question to help you learn it.
Here is more information on defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Homework for Thursday, March 14: Start learning the vocabulary from the activity above + review the error-correction document.
What we covered on Thursday, March 14: Relative clauses + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Guardian Here is all the vocabulary we covered.
Homework for Wednesday, March 21: LEARN all the vocabulary contained in the above-mentioned activities (Diversity speech + Ticking the right boxes) and review relative clauses. Here is a Quizlet that should help you review the vocab in question. Feel free to complete it with the rest of the vocab we've seen in class (see document above).
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, March 12: Press review + we completed last week's activity including this grammar tutorial on possessives and gerunds. Here is the vocab from the video.
Homework for Thursday, March 14: Review the grammar tutorial along with the vocabulary above
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 14: Error-correction activity + course book p23-24
Homework for Tuesday, March 19: Press review + reading activity p24-25 + all exercises p26.
What we covered on Wednesday, March 13: Press review + error-correction activity on the press review writings + we completed the activity based on a speech by Riz Ahmed. Here is our white board. And here is a quizlet with most of the vocabulary in question to help you learn it.
Here is more information on defining and non-defining relative clauses.
Homework for Thursday, March 14: Start learning the vocabulary from the activity above + review the error-correction document.
What we covered on Thursday, March 14: Relative clauses + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Guardian Here is all the vocabulary we covered.
Homework for Wednesday, March 21: LEARN all the vocabulary contained in the above-mentioned activities (Diversity speech + Ticking the right boxes) and review relative clauses. Here is a Quizlet that should help you review the vocab in question. Feel free to complete it with the rest of the vocab we've seen in class (see document above).
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, March 12: Press review + we completed last week's activity including this grammar tutorial on possessives and gerunds. Here is the vocab from the video.
Homework for Thursday, March 14: Review the grammar tutorial along with the vocabulary above
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 14: Error-correction activity + course book p23-24
Homework for Tuesday, March 19: Press review + reading activity p24-25 + all exercises p26.
martes, 5 de marzo de 2019
Week beginning Monday, March 4
Sciences-Po:
What we covered on Wednesday, March 6: Press review + activity based on a speech by Riz Ahmed. We'll finish correcting the vocab next Wednesday.
Homework for Wednesday, March 13: Press review + do as many exercises on the following website (Grammar revision) and take notes on the points you'd like us to review.
IMPORTANT: Since we have to finish on the 29th of May and there are three bank holidays until then, we had to find another 2-hour session in order to reach the 30-hour threshold. We settled for Thursday, March 14, 9-11 am.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, March 5: Press review + homework correction + course book p19-21 including a tutorial on the subjunctive.
Homework for Thursday, March 7: Review the subjunctive (here is a summary of what we covered in class) and write 5 sentences using all the possibilities we covered (active/passive/negative/continuous) at least once + "Review"p22 + start writing your letter of request 5p21 --> due date: Tuesday, March 12
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 7: Homework correction + Stages A, B and C of an Activity based on an article by The New York Times and a video by The Economist (we'll watch the video next week). Here is the key to stage A
Homework for Tuesday, March 12: Press review + letter of request 5p21
What we covered on Wednesday, March 6: Press review + activity based on a speech by Riz Ahmed. We'll finish correcting the vocab next Wednesday.
Homework for Wednesday, March 13: Press review + do as many exercises on the following website (Grammar revision) and take notes on the points you'd like us to review.
IMPORTANT: Since we have to finish on the 29th of May and there are three bank holidays until then, we had to find another 2-hour session in order to reach the 30-hour threshold. We settled for Thursday, March 14, 9-11 am.
CAE:
What we covered on Tuesday, March 5: Press review + homework correction + course book p19-21 including a tutorial on the subjunctive.
Homework for Thursday, March 7: Review the subjunctive (here is a summary of what we covered in class) and write 5 sentences using all the possibilities we covered (active/passive/negative/continuous) at least once + "Review"p22 + start writing your letter of request 5p21 --> due date: Tuesday, March 12
IMPORTANT INFO: THE PROGRESS TEST I MENTIONED THE OTHER DAY WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 9TH AND 11TH OF APRIL
What we covered in class on Thursday, March 7: Homework correction + Stages A, B and C of an Activity based on an article by The New York Times and a video by The Economist (we'll watch the video next week). Here is the key to stage A
Homework for Tuesday, March 12: Press review + letter of request 5p21
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