Week beginning Monday, October 22

What we covered on Tuesday, October 23: Press review + Homework correction + Supplementary activity on possessive adjectives and gerunds

Homework for Thursday October 25: Review p149 + the activity above

Important: The mid-term skills test will take place on Thursday, November 22 and the final exam will take place on Thursday, January 31.

Here is a reminder of the assessment process (in the end we will indeed do the oral project):

40% - final exam
60% - continuous assessment

The 60% continuous assessment breaks down like this:

10% - Oral project
10% - Attendance / participation
10% - Mid-term skills test
30% - In class tasks / written tasks / quizzes / homework in general / speaking ability...

Oral project: will be done towards the end of the course in groups of 3/4. 5 minutes per person.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p74-75 (except the Speaking part) + signpost language
Oral project: will be done towards the end of the course in groups of 3/4. 5 minutes per person. We mentioned the idea of an overarching topic for all presentations along the lines of: Customs and Traditions in Spain's regions / Pivotal moments in the world's history / Health & Lifestyle (Nutrition, Health and Safety at work, Carcinogenic products...) etc. 

Homework for Monday October 29: Press review + revise the above-mentioned signpost language + watch this video on how to make effective Power Point (Canva etc.) presentations and take notes.