martes, 5 de diciembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, December 4

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, December 5: 1st Semester Exam

I wish you all a fantastic holiday and before that... Best of luck with the rest of your exams!!

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, December 4: 1st Semester Exam

I wish you all a fantastic holiday and before that... Best of luck with the rest of your exams!!

2ºE2 / E4 

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 21st of December from 10:00-13:00 in room O-102

What we covered in class on Tuesday, December 5: Creative writing -and singing ;) - activity on "River" by Joni Mitchell.

Best of luck with all your exams!!



lunes, 27 de noviembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, November 27

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 28: We finished the course book and watched the video below.

IPO Process 

Homework for Thursday, November 30: Bring all our supplementary activities with you so that we can review all the vocabulary for the exam.

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 30: Revision

Homework for Tuesday, December 5th: Study for the exam!!! And... read this about how to write a good summary.

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December. 

3º E4 

IMPORTANT CONFIRMATION: THE DIPLOMA YOU WILL BE HANDED WHEN YOU GRADUATE (if you pass that is ;) WILL INDEED INCLUDE YOUR LEVEL (B2.2/C1) AND GRADE!!

What we covered in class on Monday, November 27: Press review + course book p96-103

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 4th of December.

Homework for Friday, December 1: Review everything we've done so far, read p104 and do exercises p105-106

What we covered in class on Friday, December 1: Revision (Subjunctive).

Homework for Monday, December 4: Review everything for the exam... Good luck!!

IMPORTANT CONFIRMATION: THE DIPLOMA YOU WILL BE HANDED WHEN YOU GRADUATE (if you pass that is ;) WILL INDEED INCLUDE YOUR LEVEL (B2.2/C1) AND GRADE!!

2ºE2 / E4 

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 21st of December from 10:00-13:00 in room O-102

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 28: Course book p94-96 + group writing task based on the following video. The idea was to use the video in question as a "Brief" for a potential promotional (marketing/advertising/P.R.) campaign highlighting all the new features of the Palm Court restaurant/bar within New York's Plaza Hotel. Task: write a 250-word proposal along the lines of that of Sun Advertising p94.

Homework for Thursday, November 30: Start revising everything we've covered so far. You might want to do the exercises p115 to 124... If you weren't able to attend our class, make sure you do the task at home (in pairs or alone) and hand it in on Thursday!

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 30: Revision. This is what the exam will contain. Here are all the supplementary activities we've done: Nine Billion, Nine Billion (whiteboard), Authenticity, Report writing, Mad Men, Sex and Power, Error-correction, Subjunctive

Homework for Tuesday, 

lunes, 20 de noviembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, November 20

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 21: Grammar revision + relative pronouns p120-124 press review

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

Homework for Thursday, November 23: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 23: Course book p99-101 + we read the documents below

LTD / PLC

IPO process

Homework for Tuesday, November 28: Finish exercises p101 and do exercises p102

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 20: Press review + tips on the final exam course book p78-89

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 4th of December.

Homework for Friday, November 24: All exercises p89/90 (except 3.3 Job objective)

What we covered in class on Friday, November 24: Course book p90-95 + we took the following personality test

Homework for Monday, November 27: Exercise p96 + Press review Start revising for the exam

2ºE2 / E4 

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 21st of December from 10:00-13:00 in room O-102

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 21: Press review + course book p86-87 + creative activity on hooks and slogans

Homework for Thursday, November 23: No homework :)

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 23: Course book p88-91

Homework for Tuesday, November 28: Exercises p92-93 (except the speaking part)


lunes, 13 de noviembre de 2017

Week beginning November 13

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 14: Quiz + Press review + Interviews

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

Homework for Thursday, November 16: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 16: Tips on the final exam + discussion on feminism

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

Homework for Tuesday, November 21: Press review

LTD / PLC

IPO process

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 13: Vocab quiz + course book p71-75

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 4th of December.

Homework for Friday, November 17: All exercises p75/76

What we covered in class on Friday, November 17: Homework correction + course book p76-78 + recruitment-related jargon + an activity around the job opportunities below.
Job advert 1  Job opportunity 2 Job opportunity 3 Job opportunity 4

Homework for Monday, November 20: Press review + start learning all the recruitment-related vocab we've seen so far.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 14: Vocab Quiz + coursebook p71-75 + group writing activity: copy writing for the new wasabi-flavoured rice waffles :)

Homework for Thursday, November 16: Read p76 + Exercise 10 p75

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 16: Coursebook p83-85

Homework for Tuesday, November 21: Press review + worksheet 4.2






lunes, 6 de noviembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, November 6

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 7: Follow up activity based on the first episode of Mad Men.

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

Homework for Tuesday, November 14: Press review + learn the vocabulary from Sex and Power and review all the vocab we've covered so far

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 6: We finished the activity on Mad Men + started Unit 2 p71

Homework for Friday, November 10: Learn the vocabulary from both activities on sexism in the workplace (Article by The Economist + Mad Men) and complete the following worksheet based on the mistakes you made in your reports.

What we covered in class on Friday, November 10: We corrected the above-mentioned worksheet and did an exam revision task in small groups on all the vocabulary that we've covered so far in our supplementary activities: Nine billion companies + Meat Makers + Gear shift + Sex and power + Mad Men

Homework for Monday, November 13: Learn the vocabulary from both activities on sexism in the workplace (Article by The Economist + Mad Men) and review the corrected worksheet above (there will be an error-correction exercise in the end-of-term exam)

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, November 7: Press review + Last stages of the Mad Men activity + Error-correction exercise based on the mistakes you made in your reports.

Homework for Tuesday, November 14: Learn the vocabulary from both activities on sexism in the workplace (Article by The Economist + Mad Men) and study the above-mentioned error-correction exercise...



lunes, 30 de octubre de 2017

Week beginning Monday October 30

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 31: Interviews +  3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist (here is the correction)

Homework for Thursday, November 2: Start learning the vocabulary contained in the above-mentioned activity.

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Interviews + vocab revision via Quizlet

Homework for Tuesday, November 7: Press review

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday October 30: Press review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist (here is the correction)

Homework for Friday, November 3: Start learning the vocabulary contained in the activity above.

What we covered in class on Friday, November 3: Follow-up activity based on the first episode of Mad Men

Homework for Monday, November 6: NO PRESS REVIEW. Read the questions in point 7 of the above-mentioned activity and make notes of possible answers.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 31: Press review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist (here is the correction)

Homework for Thursday, November 2: Start learning ;) the vocabulary from the activity above.

What we covered in class on Thursday, November 2: Follow-up activity based on the first episode of Mad Men

Homework for Tuesday, November 7: Press review + read the questions in point 7 of the above-mentioned activity and make notes of possible answers





lunes, 23 de octubre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, October 23

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 24: Press review + error-correction activity + debate

Homework for Thursday, October 26: read the above-mentioned document again

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p75-86 including this video  and personal interviews based on behavioural questions to practice the STAR technique in question.

Homework for Tuesday, October 31: Press review + find job advert you are really interested in, research the company and prepare for a job interview.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday October 23: Presentations

Homework for Friday, October 27: No homework.

What we covered in class on Friday, October 27: Presentations

Homework for Monday, October 30: Press review

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 24: Presentations

Homework for Thursday, October 26: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Presentations + Course book p71-72 + the following copywriting tips

Homework for Tuesday, October 31: Press review 





lunes, 16 de octubre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, October 16

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 17: Press review + course book p51-62

Homework for Thursday, October 19: Watch this video and perhaps other videos on interview questions you might be interested in on this guy's Youtube channel

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 19: course book p63-71 (this is our white board)

Homework for Tuesday, October 24: Press review + read p73-74 and do the corresponding exercise 

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday October 16: Press review + Vocab quiz + Course book p34-35 + Tutorial on the subjunctive

Homework for Friday, October 20: Learn the lesson on the subjunctive and do this exercise again. Bring along your laptop or tablet, you'll be working on your projects. By the way, I strongly recommend (subjunctive ;) that you conduct your survey during the week so that you have results to analyse and report on on Friday.

What we covered in class on Friday, October 20: We worked on the final projects

Homework for Monday, October 23: NO PRESS REVIEW. Final project: These are the steps I want you to follow Due date: 23rd of October

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 17: Press review + course book p63-67

Homework for Thursday, October 19: Exercise 3.2 p68. Bring your laptop or tablet, you'll be working on your projects. By the way, I strongly recommend (subjunctive ;) that you conduct your survey during the week so that you have results to analyse and report on on Thursday

What we covered in class on Thursday: We worked on the projects.

Homework for Tuesday, October 24: NO press review. Finish your projects and print them out. Work on your Power Point presentations. 

(Here are the steps you should follow. Due date: 24th of October) 




lunes, 9 de octubre de 2017

Week beginning Monday October 9

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 10: Press review + Listening test + Course book p44-50

Homework for Tuesday, October 17: Find a job advertisement you're really interested in and write an appropriate cover letter in reply.

Important: This semester's final exam will take place on the 5th of December.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday October 9: Press review + listening test + we finished last week's activity

Homework for Friday, October 13: Start learning the vocabulary contained in the above-mentioned activity

What we covered in class on Friday, October 13: Creative writing activity based on all the vocabulary we've covered so far. The winning story by "The Ampersands" will be published here shortly :) Many thanks to all of you for your creativity and enthusiasm!! You will all get a well-deserved 10! :) Have a great weekend!

Here is the winning script by Laura, Noemie, Jan-Niklas and Lukas-with-a-K :) Congrats!!!

Final project: These are the steps I want you to follow Due date: 23rd of October

Homework for Monday, October 16: Press review + learn all the vocabulary we've covered so far (course book + supplementary activities).

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 10: Press review + Online quiz + Course book p38-41

Homework for Tuesday, October 17: Exercises p42-43 + read p44-48 + press review

(Here are the steps you should follow. Due date: 24th of October) 



lunes, 2 de octubre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, October 2

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, October 3: Press review + tutorial on the subjunctive + course book p28-31

Homework for Thursday, October 5: Learn the lesson on the subjunctive. 

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 5: Course book p32-40

Homework for Tuesday, October 9: Read p41-43 and do all exercises p44-45 

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday October 2: Press review + End-of-unit project

Homework for Friday, October 6: Work on your projects (see due date below)

What we covered in class on Friday, October 6: We worked on our projects and did the first stages of an activity based on a video by The Economist Films.

Final project: These are the steps I want you to follow Due date: 23rd of October

Homework for Monday, October 9: Make sure you attend, there'll be a listening test. Press review.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday, Octobrer 3: Press review + tutorial on the subjunctive + Report writing activity

Homework for Thursday, October 5: Learn the vocab contained in the activity above + work on your projects. (Here are the steps you should follow. Due date: 24th of October) and review the tutorial on the subjunctive and do the following exercise again.

What we covered in class on Thursday, October 5: We worked on our projects.

Homework for Tuesday, October, 9: Press review


lunes, 25 de septiembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, September 25

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 26: Press review + homework correction + course book p25-27 + Article on equal opportunities and anonymous CVs

Homework for Thursday, Sept. 28: Write down 5 arguments in favour and another five against anonymous CVs.  Learn your vocab...

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 28: Quiz + Debate on anonymous CVs + Video / experiment by Google HR. (first 25 minutes)

Homework for Tuesday, October 2: Press review

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Questionnaires were handed in + Press review + Course book p29 + Vocab quiz + Activity on report writing

Homework for Friday, September: Start learning today's vocab on report writing 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 29: Error-correction activity  + course book p30-33 + First stage of the Unit 1 final project p42

Final project: These are the steps I want you to follow

Homework for Monday, October 2: Press review + make sure there is at least one laptop per group.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday September 26: Press Review + We finished last week's activity on brand authenticity + course book p24-29

Homework for Thursday, September 28: Learn all the vocabulary we've covered so far

What we covered in class on Thursday Sept. 28: Online vocab Quiz + Course book p30-34+49

Homework for Tuesday, October 3: Press review + work on your product/service description p49, target audience etc. (350-500 words) 

lunes, 18 de septiembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday September 18

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 19: Press review + Course book p12-13 + Activity on introverts and extroverts based on an article by The Economist.

Article 1  and Vincent and Cécile.

Homework for Thursday, Sept. 21: Watch this Ted Talk and take notes on Susan Cain's main points. Start learning the vocabulary contained in the above-mentioned activity.

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 21: Homework correction + Course book p14-25 + additional vocabulary from Introverts vs Extroverts + Parallel structure tutorial 
OT T1 T2

Homework for Tuesday, September 24: Press review + learn the vocab we've covered so far + write your job objective p25 (1 line) + do the following exercises on parallel structure 1 and 2

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Press review + Course book p18-28 + first stage of an Activity based on a video by The Economist films.

Homework for Friday, September: Review everything we've covered so far. 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 22: We completed the above-mentioned activity

Homework for Monday, September: Print out your group questionnaire and hand it in. Press review + Learn the vocabulary from 9 Billion company names and Meat Makers 

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday September 19: Press review + course book p12-15 including this video on the diffusion pattern.

Homework for Thursday, September 21: Learn all the concepts we covered today + watch this video and answer the following questions in writing using all the verbs and structures covered p13 and before:

Why do you think BIC launched this campaign? What was their main marketing goal? Who was it targeted at? At which stage of the product life cycle were they? Do you think it turned out to be effective? Why? 


What we covered in class on Thursday Sept. Homework correction + course book p16 + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Tuesday, September 26: Press Review + prepare the speaking stage of the activity above + start learning the vocabulary.

lunes, 11 de septiembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, September 11

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 12: Press review + text book p5-8
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Homework for Thursday, Sept. Start learning all the vocab we've covered so far and read the following article (have fun ;)

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 14: Text book p8-13. Here is a summary of the job advert vocabulary

Homework for Tuesday, September 18: Press review + finish exercise p12

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Press review + Course book p5-7

Homework for Friday, September 15: All exercises p7 and 8

What we covered in class on Friday, September 15: Coursebook p8-17

Homework for Monday, September 18: Press review

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Text book p2-7 (we stopped just short of Brand Stretching)

Homework for Thursday, September 14: Learn the vocabulary from last week's activity + today's marketing concepts

What we covered in class on Thursday Sept. 14: Text book p8-11

Homework for Tuesday, September 18: Press review


martes, 5 de septiembre de 2017

Week beginning Monday, September 4

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 5: Course introduction + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Introduction of the "Press Review" activity:

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 one another's article 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
Bloomberg
Barron's

Homework for Thursday, Sept. 7: Buy the book: 
INGLÉS IV
CV WRITING, COVER LETTERS, JOB 
INTERVIEWS, FINANCING A COMPANY
4ºE4 - Tercer Idioma

and start learning the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity.

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 7: We finished the 3-stage activity mentioned above, took the 16-personality test, introduced recruitment jargon, and had a look at these two ads.
Bilingual B2B Marketing Manager, Sales Administrator French + Spanish

Homework for Tuesday, September 12: Buy the book (the book shop has just confirmed it is now available!+ Press Review

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Placement test

Homework for Friday, September 8: 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 8: Course introduction +  3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Monday, September 11: Buy the book +

"Press Review" activity:

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 one another's article on Mondays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times
The Herald Tribune
Bloomberg
Barron's


2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course introduction + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist. Here is our white board.

Introduction of the "Press Review" activity:

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 one another's article 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
Bloomberg
Barron's

Homework for Thursday, September 7: Have a look at the speaking stage of the activity above and buy the book:
Business English: Communication Skills (Part 1)
2ºADE (E2/E4) - Nivel B2/C
(Primer Cuatrimestre)
Curso: 2017-2018

What we covered in class on Thursday: We finished the above-mentioned activity + course book page 1.

Homework for Tuesday, September 11: Press Review + learn the vocabulary from the activity above.




miércoles, 17 de mayo de 2017

FINAL RESULTS

Hi there, here are the final grades as they will appear on the acta:

ICAI:

3º EPP C1

B2.1

ICADE:

E2/E4, BECS

E2/E4 B2

Revisión de examen for all groups: Friday, May 19, Instituto de Idiomas, E006 11:15 - 12:15

lunes, 24 de abril de 2017

Week beginning Monday, April 24

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 25: Revision. Here is our white board.


Homework for Wednesday, April 26: FINAL EXAM. Room O-312.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, 26: Final exam

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 25: 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist. Here is our white board.

Homework for Thursday, April 27: Q&A session on the exam and... Tea party :) 

What we covered in class on Thursday April 27: Tea Party :) Thanks a zillion to all of you for making it such a special moment!! :) :)

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 25: 


Homework for Thursday 27: FINAL EXAM. These are the two supplementary activities I will base our bonus exercise on. 1. 2. 

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, April 24: We finished the course book. Here is the correction. Our white board.

Homework for Friday, April 28: Revise for the final exam

What we covered in class on Friday, April 28



martes, 18 de abril de 2017

Week beginning Monday, April 17th

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 18: Presentations.


Homework for Wednesday, April 19: no homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday, April 19:Presentations

Homework for Tuesday, April 25: Review everything we've done this semester, create / update quizlets, prepare questions for the pre-exam Q&A session.

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 18: Press review + We finished the activity on Mad Men. 

Homework for Thursday, April 20: Start learning the vocab contained in the above-mentioned activity. 

What we covered in class on Thursday April 20: 3-stage activity based on a video by The Economist Films.

Homework for Tuesday, April 25: Press review. Make sure you come to class, there were only 10 people on Thursday... Like Thursday's, Tuesday's class will be quite vocabulary-intensive and the vocabulary in question will indubitably be part of the final exam. 

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 18: Course book p114-115


Homework for Thursday 20: Read the following article. Take notes on its main points.

What we covered in class on Thursday, April 20: we analysed the above-mentioned article's points and viewed the following video on stakeholder engagement.
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Homework for Tuesday, April 25: No homework

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Friday, April 21: Book p41 (we viewed this video and did this activity). Here is our white board.

Homework for Friday, April 25: Press review

lunes, 3 de abril de 2017

Week beginning Monday April 3

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 4: Speaking stage from the Amazon activity + course book p110 + 114-115. Here is our white board.


Homework for Wednesday, April 5: LEARN the vocab contained in the Amazon activity.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, April 6: Quiz + course book p7-10. 
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Homework for Tuesday, April 18: Presentations + All exercises p11-15. Should you want to start revising towards the exam, here are the supplementary activities we did: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
Have a great Easter break!! :)

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 4: Press Review + quiz + course book p104-109

Homework for Thursday, April 6: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday April 6: Activity based on the first episode of Mad Men's first season.

Homework for Tuesday, April 18: Press review. Make sure you bring the activity above with you. Have a great Easter break!! :)

Here are the extra activities we've done so far this semester: 1, 2, 3, 3", 3"', 4, 5

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, April 4: Press review + course book p110-111


Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday, April 6: Course book p112-113 + this video introducing the next chapter on CSR + mini debate. 

Homework for Tuesday, April 18: Press review (feel free to read the article associated to the above-mentioned video for example, it is quite interesting). Have a great Easter break!! :)

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, April 3: Press review + writing activity on paraphrasing + course book p36-39 

Homework for Friday, April 7: No homework


What we covered in class on Friday, April 7: Quizlet vocabulary revision.

Homework for Friday, April 21: Press review

lunes, 27 de marzo de 2017

Week beginning Monday, March 27

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 28: Press review + feedback on the video + we worked on the company performance presentations.


Homework for Wednesday, March 29: no homework.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, March 29: the first 2 stages of a 3-stage activity (student B) based on an article by The Economist. Here is the vocabulary we covered. 

Homework for Tuesday, April 4: Read the text again and prepare the speaking activity.

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 28: Press review + the first 2 stages of a 3-stage activity (student Bbased on an article by The Economist. Here is the vocabulary we covered. 

Homework for Thursday, March 30: Read the text again and prepare the speaking activity.

What we covered in class on Thursday 30: Speaking part of the above-mentioned activity including the following video + error-correction activity based on last week's writings.

Homework for Tuesday, April 4: Learn the vocabulary from the activity on Amazon AND review the error-correction exercise above. Press review

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 28: Course book p100 + presentation / video


Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday, March 30: Presentations / videos

Homework for Tuesday, April 4: Press review
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1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, March 27: Press review + course book p31-35

Homework for Friday, March 31: Look up the definitions of the words underlined p35 in the dictionary (reading skills - vocabulary)


What we covered in class on Friday, March 31: Course book p35 (here is our white board) + activity on paraphrasing including an assessed writing (d.)we will finish on Monday

Homework for Friday, April 3: Press review + start learning the vocabulary contained in pages 30-35

martes, 21 de marzo de 2017

Week beginning Monday, March 20

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 21: Press review + course book p95-102


Homework for Wednesday, March 22: Exercise p103 + learn the concepts we covered on Tuesday

What we covered in class on Wednesday, March 22: Course book p103-109

Homework for Tuesday, March 28: Press review + watch the following video and take notes

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 21: Press review + video on the role of credit rating agencies in the financial crisis + course book p98-102 (research)

Homework for Thursday, March 23: find out more about the crisis/collapse/downfall you've chosen.

What we covered in class on Thursday March 23: Assessed writing + course book p102-103

Homework for Tuesday, March 28: Press review

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 21: Press review + course book p99


Homework for Thursday, March 23: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday, March 23: Course book p99 (elevator pitches) including this video on an Elevator Pitch contest winner + we worked on our presentations / videos.

Homework for Tuesday, March 28: Press Review. Remember: presentations / videos are due on the 30th of March.

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Friday, March 24: Course book p28-31

Homework for Monday, March 27: Press review

lunes, 13 de marzo de 2017

Week beginning Monday, March 13

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 14: Course book p88-89 + tutorial on the subjunctive.


Homework for Wednesday, March 15: Thoroughly review the subjunctive tutorial above and redo the exercise at home. Important: The presentations on company performance are due on the 18th of April

What we covered in class on Wednesday, March 15: Review of presentation language + we started working on the above-mentioned presentations p92-93.

Homework for Tuesday, March 21: Press review

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 14: Press review + course book p89-94 (including Communication activity 7.1A/B 

Homework for Thursday, March 16: Exercise 7.3 p94

What we covered in class on Thursday March 16: Course book p94-97 + (given the record turnout......) we viewed the second episode of Accused

Homework for Tuesday, March 21: Press review
T ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 14: Press review + course book p94-95


Homework for Thursday, March 16: Work out the meanings of the rest of the words p95.

What we covered in class on Thursday, March 16: Course book p95-98 (vocab)

Homework for Tuesday, March 21: Press Review

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, March 13: Quiz + Course book p22-29. Here is today's whiteboard

Homework for Friday, March 24: Press Review


What we covered in class on Friday, March 

Homework for Monday, March 

lunes, 6 de marzo de 2017

Week beginning Monday, March 6

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 7: Press review + activity on paraphrasing (including assessed paraphrasing exercise)


Homework for Wednesday, March 8: No homework. Make sure you hand in the above-mentioned paraphrasing exercise if you weren't able to attend our class on Tuesday.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, March 8: Course book p85-87

Homework for Tuesday, March 14: Press review + review relative / reduced relative clauses. Here is a good tutorial with exercises at the end.

2ºE2  
What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 7: Press review + activity around Kraft Heinz's failed takeover of Unilever (Article 1, article 2) + introduction to investment banking p71.

Homework for Thursday, March 9: Learn the vocab contained in the above-mentioned activity.

What we covered in class on Thursday March 9: Quiz + course book p71-78

Homework for Tuesday, March 14: Press review 

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, March 7: Press review + activity p85


Homework for Thursday, March 9: Bring your laptops / tablets to our next class, we'll use the first half of the class to work on the projects in question, then we'll start unit 5.

What we covered in class on Thursday, March 9: We worked on our projects + course book p93-95

Homework for Tuesday, March 14: Press review

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, March 6: Press review + error-correction activity based on your reports.

Homework for Friday, March 10: Review the above-mentioned error-correction document and learn the vocabulary from all our supplementary activities: Report writing, Introverts vs extrovertsGear shiftMeat makers. Make sure you bring your mobile phone / tablet / computer since it will be an online quiz.

What we covered in class on Friday, March 10: Course book p21-23 (Speed interviews)

Homework for Monday, March 13: Review the above-mentioned error-correction document and learn the vocabulary from all our supplementary activities: Report writingIntroverts vs extrovertsGear shiftMeat makers. Make sure you bring your mobile phone / tablet / computer since it will be an online quiz.

martes, 28 de febrero de 2017

Week beginning Monday, February 28, 2017

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 27: Press review + Quiz + course book p82-83 (exercise 1)


Homework for Wednesday, March 1: review p82 (participle of result)

What we covered in class on Wednesday, March 1: Paraphrasing p83-85 

Homework for Tuesday, March 7: Press review

2ºE2  

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 28: Press review + course book p61-67

Homework for Thursday, March 2: Exercises p68

What we covered in class on Thursday March 2: Since only ten people attended....... We corrected the homework, did the communication activity p82/86 and watched the first episode of the British series Accused.

Homework for Tuesday, March 7: Press review. Make sure you attend our class on Tuesday.

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 28: Press review + we held a debate on gender identity. 


Homework for Thursday, March 2: No homework. Our debate reminded me of an article by The Economist on the so-called "toilet wars" in North Carolina last year. Here it is.

What we covered in class on Thursday, March 2: Course book p82-85

Homework for Tuesday, March 7: Press review + think about possible alternatives to the video assignment p85. 

1º B2.1

NO CLASSES THIS WEEK DUE TO THE INTERSEMESTRALES

Homework for Monday, March 6: Press review + start learning the vocabulary from all our supplementary activities.