Week beginning Monday, November 28

4º E4

What we covered on Tuesday, November 29: Press Review + We finished last week's activity + Writings were handed out + error-correction

Homework for Wednesday, November 30: Complete the correction of your summaries.

What we covered on Wednesday, November 30: Revision

Homework for Tuesday, November: EXAM 

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 28: Presentations

Homework for Friday, December 2: No homework

What we covered in class on Friday, December 2: Presentations + revision

Homework for Monday, December 5: Review everything we covered in the course book plus the following supplementary activities:
Mad Men
Conditionals
Management training
Subjunctive
Error correction 2
E-sports
How to write a good summary
Report writing activity
Shareholder activism
Error correction 1

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 29: Presentations

Homework for Thursday, December 1: Start reviewing all the vocab from our supplementary activities.

What we covered in class on Thursday, December 1: Presentations

Good luck with the exam

ICAI 3º/4º C1
THIS SEMESTER'S FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1:
Review all the content of the book until page 52 + the vocabulary contained in these 2 supplementary activities: Introverts vs Extroverts + Solar frontiers (the rest will not form part of the exam) + this error-correction activity

The remaining job interviews will take place on the first day of class, i.e. January 10. Make sure you come to class if you haven't done the interview yet.

Week beginning Monday, November 21

4º E4

What we covered on Tuesday, November 22: Interviews + Listening test + course book p73

Homework for Wednesday, November 23: Read the theory and do the following exercise.

What we covered on Wednesday, November 23:  Course book p83-85 + we started an activity based on a video by The Economist Films.

Homework for Tuesday, November 29: Press Review 


3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 21: Error-correction activity

Homework for Friday, November 25: Work on your presentations. Cécile found this fantastic piece by The Economist on Populism and Nationalism around the world! A brilliant synthesis of all your presentations. Make sure you review the error-correction document above...

What we covered in class on Friday, November 25: 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist

Homework for Monday, November 28: Finish your projects/presentations

2ºE2 / E4 
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: MAKE SURE YOU BRING YOUR LAPTOPS WITH YOU ON TUESDAY. THANKS.

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 22: We worked on the final projects.

Homework for Thursday, November 24: No homework.

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 24: 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Tuesday, November 29: Start learning the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity. Finish your presentations.

ICAI 3º/4º C1

Personal job interviews: schedule for the coming weeks (remember you have to bring a job advert with you)

November 17: Enrique, Javier Olavarría, Carmen, Javier de la Pinta, Pablo, Mónica, Carlos Tapia. 
November 22: Conchita, Gloria, Pedregal, Muniozguren, Requesens, Rocio, Marian. 

November 24: Ripoll, Bea, Claudia, Daniel, Jaime Ruiz Quirante, Alejandro, José 

November 29: Whoever wants to do it before Christmas! The remaining interviews will take place on the first day of class, i.e. January 10.

THIS SEMESTER'S FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1.

Week beginning Monday, November 14

4º E4
IMPORTANT MESSAGE: ON WEDNESDAY OUR CLASS (INTERVIEWS) WILL BEGIN AT 11H AND END AT 13H DUE TO THE "ACCENTURE PRIZE" EVENT

What we covered on Tuesday, November 15: Interviews

Homework for Wednesday, November 16: no homework. Interviews part 2!

Homework for Tuesday, November 22: Write a 350/450-word summary of this article (make sure you use your own words) NO PRESS REVIEW   How to write a good summary 

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: NEXT TUESDAY OUR CLASS WILL ALSO BEGIN AT 11:00 SINCE I WILL BE DOING THE REMAINING 3 INTERVIEWS WITH Amélie, Lucas and Robin from 10:30 to 11:00.
So Amélie, Robin and Lucas, please be there at 10h30 as usual 

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 14: Course book p80-90 + 10 commandments of good survey questions + activity on report writing

Homework for Friday, November 18: scroll down to previous week. Summary writing.
Final project: you'll find all the information here (due date: 28th of November).

Make sure you bring your laptop on Friday!!

What we covered in class on Friday, November 18: Team work on final projects.

Homework for Monday, November 21: Press Review

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 15: Course book p87-93. Here is what you're expected to do for the final project. Due date: November 29.

Homework for Thursday, November 17: review all the technical jargon we covered on Tuesday + Exercises p91

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 17: Course book p94-97 + tutorial on the subjunctive (including this exercise) + Briefing activity based on the following video + started working on the final project,

Homework for Tuesday, November 22: Review the subjunctive + work on your projects. NO PRESS REVIEW.
This is a very good -but sadly very long- lecture on what a brief should convey. 
Here is another very good -and short ;)- video on what makes a briefing effective.

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 15: course book p50-52 including this video

Personal job interviews: schedule for the coming weeks (remember you have to bring a job advert with you)

November 17: Enrique, Javier Olavarría, Carmen, Javier de la Pinta, Pablo, Mónica, Carlos Tapia. 
November 22: Conchita, Gloria, Pedregal, Muniozguren, Requesens, Rocio, Marian. 

November 24: Ripoll, Bea, Claudia, Daniel, Jaime Ruiz Quirante, Alejandro, José 

THIS SEMESTER'S FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1.

Week beginning Monday, November 7

4º E4

What we covered on Tuesday, November 8: Course book p58-66 + video on interview tips
T
Homework for Tuesday, November 15: Choose a job ad / master's degree brochure, and bring it along --> Job interview. Read/work on p68-79 + watch the following video

Tuesday: Margaux

Charlotte

Marie

Juliette

Jean-Baptiste

Pauline

Florian

Julie

Irene

Adélie

Wednesday: Camille

Adélie

Laury

Elena

Lucas

Marie-Hélène

Anaïs

Amélie

Magali

Cristina

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 7: Press Review + Vocabulary quiz + Review of the possessive case + corresponding exercise. Phrasal verbs: here is a website where you can review the most common ones and do some exercises.

Homework for Friday, November 11: Review the subjunctive.

What we covered in class on Friday, November 11: Listening test + course book p74-79
T
Homework for Monday, November 14: No homework and NO Press Review see homework below for Friday, November 18.

Homework for Friday, November 18: Write a 300/400 word summary of the article I gave you in class (here it is again) using these rules.
T

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 8: Course book p72-76.
Order of adjectives (thanks Nico!):

N O Si A Sh C O M P

Number / Opinion / Size / Age / Shape / Colour / Origin / Material / Purpose 

Homework for Thursday, November 10: U3 Progress Check: exercise 1 p81 + the following exercise on adjective order

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 10: Course book p83-86 (slogans) + activity on slogans

Homework for Tuesday, November 15: Press review

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 8: Course book p45-48
T
Homework for Thursday, November 10: No homework, enjoy the bank holiday :)

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 10: Course book p48-50 (lead in) + we watched this video on interview preparation

Homework for Tuesday, November 15: Press review

Week beginning Monday, 31st of October

4º E4

What we covered on Wednesday, Course book p48-58

Homework for Tuesday, November 8: Find a job advert you are very interested in and write a cover letter. Make sure you staple the ad to your letter when you hand it in. 

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, October 31, vocab-enhancement activity based on a video by The Economist

Homework for Friday, November 4: Learn the vocab from the activity above.

What we covered in class on Friday, November 4: Course book p65-69

Homework for Monday, November 7: Press review + Learn the vocabulary from the activity above. 

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 3: Copywriting principles. In-class assessed writing: write a 100-word copy paragraph on Banana-flavoured Nutella.

Homework for Tuesday, November 8: Press Review 

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Thursday: We finished the activity above and watched the following Ted Talk by Susan Caine, mentioned in the article.

Homework for Thursday, November 7: Learn the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity. Press Review.

Week beginning Monday, October 24

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 25: Press Review + CV peer-correction and improvements.

Homework for Wednesday: watch this and have fun :) 

What we covered on Wednesday, October 26: Course book p40-47

Homework for Wednesday, November 2: Activity p48-49.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, October, 24: Press review + review of the concept of Plagiarism + Error-correction activity

Homework for Friday, October 28: Review the above-mentioned document

What we covered in class on Friday, October 28: Tutorial on the subjunctive + exercises

Homework for Monday, October 31st: Review the above-mentioned tutorial and do the following exercises. Bear in mind that the Subjunctive will form part of the exam...

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday October 25: Press Review + error-correction activity

Homework for Thursday, October 27: Review the above-mentioned document. 

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 27: Course book p63-71

Homework for Thursday, November 3: Press review

ICAI 3º/4º C1


What we covered in class on Tuesday October 25: Press Review + course book p31-33

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: first 2 stages of a 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Thursday, November 3: B.1 and B.3 from the activity above.

Week starting Monday, October 17

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 18: Course book p31-35

Homework for Wednesday: Exercises p35

What we covered on Wednesday, October 19: Course book p35-38 + article on recruitment jargon

Homework for Tuesday, October 25: Press review + perfect your CV and bring it along on Tuesday.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, October, 17: Press review + Presentations

Homework for Friday, October 21: No homework. Unless you want to read this excellent piece by the New Yorker on Tim Caine (potential VP provided Hillary Clinton is elected)... :)

What we covered in class on Friday, October 21: Presentations + final debate on populism and xenophobia.

Homework for Monday, October 24: Press Review

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday October, 18: Vocabulary Quiz + Presentations

Homework for Thursday, October 20: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 20: Presentations.

Homework for Tuesday, October 25: Press review

ICAI 3º/4º C1

Homework for Tuesday, October 25 (there are no classes this week due to the "intersemestrales"): Press Review + Exercise 2 p28 (choose either text A OR text B) to be handed in. Make sure you read the tips p29 before you start writing... For those of you who did not come to class: in exercise 1 p30, Paraphrase B is the correct option. 

Week beginning Monday, October 10

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 11: Press Review + debate on anonymous CVs and positive discrimination + course book p26-29

Homework for Tuesday, October 18: Read and do all exercises p31-33

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, October, 10: Press review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Friday, October 14: Finish B and C and review the vocabulary from the activity above + work on your presentations.

What we covered in class on Friday, October 14: We finished the activity above and watched the following video. We started unit 2 on Market Research (p63-64 including communication file p121/126).

Homework for Monday, October 17: Press Review + Projects to be handed in. We will also start the oral presentations.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday October 11: Press Review + Vocabulary-enhancing activity based on a video by The Economist Films (Gear Shift)

Homework for Thursday, October 13: The end-o-unit task must be handed in. The corresponding presentations will start on Tuesday October 18. 

What we covered in class on Thursday: We did the second part of the above-mentioned activity + creative writing task on the vocab contained in these three supplementary activities: Gear shift, Nine billion company names, Theatre-going survey

Homework for Tuesday, October, 18: Oral presentations! + Learn all the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activities.

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 11: Press review + Debate on anonymous cvs + course book p24

Homework for Thursday, October 13: Exercise p25

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 13: Course book p24-28

Homework for Tuesday, October 25 (there are no classes next week): Press Review + Exercise 2 p28 (choose either text A OR text B) to be handed in. Make sure you read the tips p27 before you start writing... For those of you who did not come to class: in exercise 1 p28, Paraphrase B is the correct option. 

Week beginning Monday, October 3

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 4: Press review + course book p16-23 + introduction to the British and American honors systems.

T Homework for Wednesday, October 5: Writing task p24

What we covered in class on Wednesday, October 5: Course book p24-26 + Video on unconscious bias and activity on the anonymous CV based on this article

Homework for Tuesday, October 11: Press Review + list 3 arguments in favour and 3 arguments against the use of anonymous CVs in HR.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, October, 2: Press Review + Presentations. We decided on the following topic: The rise of populism and xenophobia in:

The UK                    Louis Cassel and Etienne

The Netherlands      Thomas and Vincent

France                      Caroline, Marie and Cécile

Germany                  Dylan and Tobias

Austria                     Miguel and Victor

Hungary and Eastern Europe:

Javier, Chloé, Clara, Louis Miravete

The USA                     Cristina, Pilar, Mónica

The assignment due on October 17 consists in drawing information on the topic (and country/area) from at least 3 relevant sources (The New Yorker, The Economist, The Guardian...) and summarizing / comparing & contrasting the data obtained into a written + oral presentation.  

Homework for Friday, October 7: Work on your presentations.

What we covered in class on Friday, October 7: Course book p38-49 including a revision activity in groups of 4.

Homework for Monday, October 10: Press Review + "Check your progress" p57-61

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday October 4: Press Review + course book p35-37 including worksheet 2.2 p161

Homework for Thursday, October 6: If you didn't attend class on Tuesday, please make sure you complete worksheet p2.2 p161 otherwise you'll get a zero. Exercises p38-39 + Finish your questionnaire.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Questionnaires + course book p38-42

Homework for Tuesday, October, 10: Press Review + course book exercises p43 + read p44-48. Work on your projects/presentations (due on Thursday October 13)

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 4: Course book p21-23

Homework for Thursday, October 6: No homework. Make sure you come to class.

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 6: Video on unconscious bias (until 20:54) and activity on the anonymous CV based on this article

Homework for Tuesday, October 11: Press Review + Find three arguments in favour and another 3 against anonymous CVs

Week beginning Monday, September 26

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 27: we finished last week's activity and viewed the following video 

Homework for Wednesday, September 28: start learning the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity & the video. Here is the vocab we highlighted from the video.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, September 28: Course book p12-16 + parallel structure tutorial. 

Homework for Tuesday, October 4: Review the parallel structure tutorial and do this exercise. and that one too. Press review.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, Sept. 26: Press Review + quick review of conditionals + course book p23-29

Homework for Friday, Sept. 30: Do the following online exercise on conditionals + exercises p27-28

What we covered in class on Friday, September 30: Homework correction + Vocab. Quiz + Course book p27-31 + Presentation language + video on how to avoid death by Power Point :)

Homework for Monday, October 3: Review the principles contained in the video and the presentation language vocabulary. Press Review.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p30-34 + 10 commandments of survey writing

Homework for Thursday, September 29: do the following activity on report writing. Bring your laptop / tablet if you own one.

What we covered in class on Thursday: We did -a thorough version of- the first stage of the end-of-unit project p49.

Homework for Tuesday, October 4: Press review + Start working on the questionnaire for your product. 

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 27: Press Review + course book p12-13

Homework for Thursday, September 29: No homework, for once!

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 29: Error-correction activity + we watched the following video from the University of Salford study abroad scheme and answered these questions: 
-What are the characteristics of the semester study abroad scheme (academic, housing...)?
-What are the advantages for the student?
-Which students are currently particularly interested in the scheme? Why?
-Which field is the university trying to expand into? Why?
-In which ways is the University benefiting from the programme?
-Would you consider studying there? 

Homework for Tuesday, October 4: Press review 

Week beginning Monday, September 19

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September, 20: Press Review + Quiz + Course book p11-12

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 21: All exercises p12, 13 and 15 

What we covered in class on Wednesday, September, 21: We did the following activity based on an article by The Economist (the key is on the last page).

Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 27: Exercise 3 from the above activity + Press Review.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + course book p10-17

Homework for Friday, September 23: Read & study p16 + All exercises p17-18 + "Structure practice" p19-20 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 23: Course book p17-22

Homework for Monday, September 26: Press Review + Exercises p23-26

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + course book p14-16 + speaking activity based on a PR campaign video

Homework for Thursday, September 22: Read Grammar Reference p19-22 + do Progress Check p23-24. Make sure you come to class on Thursday.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Listening test + course book p25-29 + additional video introducing research surveys

Homework for Tuesday, September 26: Press Review + course book p30

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + course book p8-9 (including assessed writing task p9) + paragraph writing principles

Homework for Thursday, September 22: exercises p10 + 11 

What we covered in class on Thursday: Homework correction + Listening test + debate on Generation Y vs Generation X and baby boomers.

Homework for Tuesday, September 27: Press Review

Week beginning Monday, September 12

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September, 13: Press review + Course book p7-8

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 14: Finish exercise p8-9 + find an advert online for a job you would be interested in and bring it with you

What we covered in class on Wednesday, September, 14: Course book p8-11 + vocab-enhancing activity based on the following job advert. Here is a word document with most of the typical job-advert vocabulary we covered so far.

Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 20: Press Review + learn all the vocabulary related to job adverts. Bring the adverts you had selected for today's class and the activity on solar power.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + We finished the activity on Mad Men.

Homework for Friday, September 16: Course book exercises p5, 6 and 7 on nationalities.

What we covered in class on Friday, September 16: Course book p8-13 (we'll finish correcting the listening exercise p12-13 on Monday)

Homework for Monday, September 19: Press Review + All exercises p10, 11 and 12

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p8-10

Homework for Thursday, September 15: Course book ex. b p10 + Reading p11.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p10-13 including worksheet 1.1 p157 + video on the product life cycle and diffusion pattern.

Homework for Tuesday, September 20: Press review. If you were unable to attend (or left early because you were feeling sick), please make sure you complete worksheet 1.1 p157 and hand it in on Tuesday otherwise you will be given a zero for that particular assignment. 


ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p1-2

Homework for Thursday, September 15: Read the vocabulary section p2-3

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p2-7

Homework for Tuesday, September 20: Press Review + exercises A and B p8

Week beginning on Monday September 5

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 6: Course introduction + Vocab-enhancing activity based on the following video from The Economist Films introduction of the Press Review concept:

You read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can talk about each other's article with your classmates on Tuesdays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times

Homework for next Tuesday, Sept. 13 (NO CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY SEPT. 7): Press review (see above)

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Course introduction + Course book p32-34 and 3 + introduction of the Press Review concept:

You read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can talk about each other's article with your classmates on Mondays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times

Homework for Friday, September 9: To further delve into today's topic, let's have a look at what our socio-cultural norms and values were just 50 years ago... Read the following review and look up the words you don't understand (Merriam Webster / Mac Millan Dictionary). 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 9: We viewed the first episode of MAD MEN series 1 and started the following activity.

Homework for Monday, September 12: Exercises 2, 3 and 4 of the activity above.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p1-5

Homework for Thursday, September 8: Reading exercise p6

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p6-8 (point 4) + Listening/Reading/Vocab-searching activity based on an article by The Economist. We'll do the speaking part on Tuesday.

Homework for Tuesday, September 13: Press Review


ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course introduction + introduction of the Press Review concept:

You read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can talk about each other's article with your classmates on Tuesdays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune

+ we started a Vocab-enhancing activity based on the following video from The Economist Films

Homework for Thursday, September 8: 
BUY THE BOOK: 
English for Professional Purposes 
(3º IEM - 3º ITL) - Nivel C1
Curso: 2016-2017

+ Press Review (see above)

Gloria, Estefanía and José Esteban: Don't do the Press Review exercise, view the above-mentioned video instead and have a look at the activity in question (we'll finish it in class on Thursday). Thanks!

What we covered in class on Thursday: We finished the above-mentioned activity.


Homework for Tuesday, September 13: Press Review

Welcome to your blog for academic year 2016-2017

Hi everybody,

Welcome to your blog for academic year 2016-2017!

This is how it works:

- Once you've scrolled down to your group, this is what you will typically get:

What we covered in class on -say- Thursday, September 1: Course book p. X.... + video / downloadable Supplementary activity Y (link provided to my slideshare account) 

Homework for Tuesday, September 6: Press Review + -say- Ex. 3 and 4 p45...

Let's get started! :)

4º E4

What we covered in class on:

Homework for:

3º E4 

What we covered in class on:

Homework for

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 1: Course introduction + Activity based on an article about the joys of Pokémon Go

Homework for Tuesday, September 6: 

A. Buy the book: Business English: Communication Skills (Part 1) 2ºADE (E2/E4) - Nivel B2/C Curso 2016-2017

B. Press Review:
Read an article from the following sources and write a 100-word summary. 
The New York times
The Economist 
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times


ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 1: Course introduction + Press Review concept:

You read an article every week from the following sources and write a 100-word summary (bullet points are ok) so that you can talk about each other's article with your classmates on Tuesdays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times

Homework for Tuesday, September 6: Buy the book: 

ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES (3ºIEM - 3º ITL) NIVEL C1

FINAL GRADES 1ºE1

Hi there,

Here are your final grades for this year (2015-2016). There are 2 pages :)

Official revisión de examen Thursday May 26 18:00-18:30 room E006.

Congratulations to all of you, you were a pleasure to teach!!

I wish you all the very best for the years to come! :)

Abrazos para cada uno

Jeanphi

Final Grades 2ºE2

Here are your final grades for 2015-2016.

Revisión de examen is set for next Thursday, May 19, 13:30-14:00. Room E-005

Congratulations to all of you! It's been a real pleasure to teach you! I wish you all the very best! 

Take care

Jeanphi

EPP B2 AND C1 FINAL GRADES AND "REVISIÓN DE EXAMEN"

Hi everybody, here are the final grades for this academic year (2015-2016). 

Congratulations to all of you!
It's been a real pleasure to teach you!
I wish you all the very best!

EPP B2

EPP C1 (scroll down, there are several pages)

The "revisión de examen is set for this Wednesday 15:00-15:45 in ICADE room E-006.

Week beginning Monday, April 25

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: We finished the book. 

Homework for Wednesday: Here are the supplementary activities whose vocab you have to revise: 1, 2, 3, 
Graph description language: 4, 5

What we covered in class on Wednesday: EXAM

I'll upload the grades next week. Have a good long weekend!

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Vocab review (we only had time for two out of the three activities mentioned in last week's entry).

Homework for Thursday: Revise everything we covered this semester!

What we covered in class on Thursday: EXAM

I'll upload the grades next week. Have a good long weekend!

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Revision. These are the supplementary activities you need to study the vocab from. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5.

Homework for Wednesday, April 27: Start revising everything we covered in the second semester.

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Revision
Good luck with the exam!!

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Presentations. Well done people!!

Homework for Thursday: No homework :) Tea Party :) 

What we covered in class on Thursday: Tea Party :) Thanks a zillion to all of you, I had a fantastic time :)

Here is a testament :)

Good luck with the exam!!!

Week beginning Monday April, 18

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Exercise p87, this is the text we came up with. 

Homework for Wednesday: Exercise p85 

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Homework correction + course book p91-95

Homework for Monday, April 25: If you didn't attend our last class make sure you get one of your classmates' notes...

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + first stage of an activity based on an article by The Economist (following up on the video we viewed on solar panels).

Homework for Thursday: Start reviewing all the vocabulary we covered this semester in all other supplementary activities (solar frontiers, superboss, shareholder activism...). The final exam will take place on Thursday, April 28.

What we covered in class on Thursday: We finished the above-mentioned activity. 

Homework for Tuesday, April 26: Start reviewing everything we covered during the second semester. The final exam will take place on Thursday, April 28.

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Course book p96-99 + activity on report writing

Homework for Wednesday: Review the vocabulary we covered in the above-mentioned activity and read (thoroughly) p99-100.

What we covered in class on Wednesday: We finished the course book and did an assessed report writing activity (in groups of 3/4) p152-155. 

Homework for Monday, April 25: Start revising everything we've done during the second semester.

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press review + first stage of an activity based on two articles by The Economist (here is one.)

Homework for Thursday: If you came to class: no homework, if you didn't, make sure you do the first stage of the above-mentioned activity (choose either one of the articles).

Remember: Daniel Lacalle is coming to ICADE/ICAI tomorrow!

This is an opportunity you might not want to miss!

What we covered in class on Thursday: We finished the above-mentioned activity.

Homework for Tuesday, April 26: Presentations!

Week beginning Monday, April 11

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Course book p81 (group writing) 

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: We do have class at 15:00 as usual, your meeting has been rescheduled and will not overlap with our class. Course book p82-84

Homework for Monday, April 18: Review the following graph description language + Press Review

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Elevator pitches

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: 5 elevator pitches instead of 15... I'm still weighing up whether to let the remaining 10 students do their elevator pitch next Tuesday... Make sure you come to class!

Homework for Tuesday, April: Press Review

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + course book p92-94 + We watched this video 

Homework for Wednesday, April 13: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p94-95 (the last paraphrasing exercise p95 was handed in and will count as a worksheet)

Homework for Monday, April 18: Press Review. 

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: We started a project based on a dossier on Millennials by The Economist. Another task has been added to stage 5 of the above-mentioned project: you have to write a survey on the topic you were assigned, carry it out and analyse the results. If you failed to attend our class you should team up with your classmates as soon as possible. Here is an interesting summary of signposting or presentation language. Group presentations are due on April 21st.

Homework for Thursday: Work on your presentations. Please bring your laptops on Thursday!

What we covered in class on Thursday: We worked on the presentations.
Check out ICADE/ICAI Finance & Investment Society's new webpage!

Homework for Tuesday, April 19: Press Review + work on your presentations.

Sub class. Jonathan.

Website 1
Website 2
Website 3

Week beginning Monday, April 4

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Course book p77-80

Homework for Wednesday, April 6: no homework.

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Writings were handed out, Q&A session, Error correction activity. Here is the document we compiled.

Homework for Monday, April 11: Re-write your company descriptions taking my corrections into account. Read the document above.

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course Book p101+111-112.

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Listening+reading comprehension activity based on an article by The Economist. 

Homework for Tuesday, April 12: Answer the reading comprehension questions from the above-mentioned activity + elevator pitch 

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review. Writings were handed in. We finished unit 3. You will get an additional half mark if you apply my corrections and rewrite your reviews. 

Homework for Wednesday, April 6: Unit 4: Finish the reading exercise p87-88.  

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p88-91 (we also reviewed this)

Homework for Monday, April 11: Press Review

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p112-117 + we watched the first episode of a BBC mini series called The Guilty.

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Error correction activity. Here is the document we compiled. We finished the course book! Make sure you come to class next week, we'll start a very interesting -and compulsory- group project.

Homework for Tuesday Press Review 

Week beginning Monday, March 28

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Writings were handed in. Course book p74-77
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Homework for Monday, April 4th: If you failed to attend our class send me your writing per email before tomorrow 12.00 noon. For the rest of the class: vocab exercise p77

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: We introduced the concept of an elevator pitch, watched this very good example and worked on our individual elevator pitches (due on April 12th).

Homework for Thursday: Press Review

What we covered in class on Thursday: Press Review + Listening test + John Oliver video on Donald Trump

Homework for Tuesday, April 5th: Work on your elevator pitch

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Writings were handed in. Course book p72-77. If you're interested, here is a relatively good video on financial statements (the guy has a couple of other accounting videos that are pretty good too) that should make up for my shortcomings in that area ;)

Homework for Monday, April 4:  Those of you who did not attend our class have to send me their writing per email this afternoon or else they'll get a zero. Press Review

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p105-108 + we watched this video on rating agencies + vocab revision

Homework for Thursday: Those of you who did not attend our class should update our quizlet page (please make sure you don't make any mistakes). Learn all the vocabulary we covered this semester (cf Quizlet).

What we covered in class on Thursday: Vocab quiz + course book p109-111 + Last week tonight on Donald Trump.

Homework for Tuesday Press Review