COVID 19 confinement March 9 - April 3

NEXT PHYSICAL CLASS YET TO BE CONFIRMED
In the meantime, please find below what you have to do.
Don't forget to include your name and surname in the title of the files you send me -Word docs only please-.
I will be available during class hours for live Q&A sessions through Windows Teams (you should all have received a notification by now) so, by all means, time-zone permitting, do join us if you have any question! All the best and stay healthy!

ICAI C2.1: 

March 9-13:

Course book p32-35. Reading comprehension and vocab-fishing activity. Here is the correction I just updated (of course it is only the vocabulary since I need you to complete the rest of the activity in your own words and I'll check all course books on the first day of class).

March 16-20:

I Course book p36-38 based on this video. (I will check course books have been duly completed on the first day of class and give an overall participation mark worth 10%) including assignment 3 p38 (mini speech writing) Due Date: Friday, March 27th (In the end, let's do the following: send me an audio file with your best rendition of your pitch! by the way, here is the correction of the above-mentioned activity based on Riz Ahmed's speech, hopefully you'll be able to use some of these rhetorical devices in your delivery :)

worth 10% of this semester's continuous assessment.

II Course book p38-41 (I will check course books have been duly completed on the first day of class and give an overall participation mark worth 10%)  Here is the correction of the grammar activity and here is a quizlet to help you learn the vocabulary from both activities. Here is a follow-up article on Leo Varadkar's recent resignation you should read as your press review task for this week.

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A sessions during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live.
 

March 23-27:

I Course book p42-45. Read this follow-up article as this week's press review task. 
II
Course book p46-49. Here is the key to the vocab-fishing activity (First part of the article / notes and interesting vocab from the second part). Make sure you answer all reading comprehension questions. 

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A sessions during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live. 


March 30-April 3:
 Sessions I and II: Assignment 4 p49: NO LONGER A PRESENTATION. Due to the latest developments and the extremely likely extension of the confinement period, you are now required to write an article (in pairs or groups up to 4) of at least 500 words. I will automatically check all articles submitted for plagiarism through a similar program to Turnitin.

DUE DATE: APRIL 6.

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A sessions during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live.

ICADE 3º E4: 

March 9-13:

Here is a word document containing a selection of your most interesting mistakes (from the latest writing task) for you to download and complete. You also need to read and complete this activity on paraphrasing. Worth 10% of this semester's continuous assessment each. DUE DATE: Thursday, March 19

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A session during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live!  

March 16-20:
HERE is the key to the error-correction activity above. All students who submitted the task in question before I posted the key were given a 10.

I 3-stage activity based on an article by The Observer. Here is the rest of the article. Please send me the completed activity by email by March 27. Here is the KEY to part 1 and to part 2.  You need to LEARN the vocabulary in question, along that of the text on Amazon, by  April 17.

As you can see, there is an assignment at the end of the activity. Team up in groups of 3 or 4 through the collaborative platform of your choice and follow the instructions. By all means, question everything you find on the internet about these companies, especially their eco-friendly credentials.

II Presentations --> New instructions (see below). Due date: Monday, March 30.  worth 20% of this semester's continuous assessment)

March 23-27:

I Due to the latest developments and the extremely likely extension of the confinement period, instead of a presentation, you are now required to write a thorough article (min 500 words) along the exact same lines, i.e. using and quoting different sources, on the ethical/sustainable company of your choice. In case you have already finished your presentation, no problem at all, send it to me by Wednesday, March 25. 
Do join our Windows Teams Q&A session during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live! 

March 30-April 3:
Complete the following activity and send it to me by email. I hope you enjoy it! Due date: Tuesday, April 14

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A session during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live!

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

March 9-13:

SHOE DOG: Send me the template corresponding to your account of the second quarter of the book by Friday, March 13

Assignment: write a detailed character description of Bowerman and explain how relevant his rapport with Buck is to the success of Blue Ribbon / Nike. 450 words min. Due date: Tuesday, March 17

(you can do it in groups, as originally planned, through a collaborative platform) worth 15% of this semester's continuous assessment.

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A session during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live!

March 16-20:

I and II Work on your presentations*. Due date: April 6. Worth 20% of this semester's continuous assessment.  

*Since we cannot rule out an extension of the COVID 19 confinement beyond the Easter holiday you may either write a thorough article (Due date: April 6 min 500 words) along the exact same lines, i.e. using and quoting different sources, on the ethical/sustainable company of your choice or if you choose to stick to a presentation, make sure you include your notes (bullet points won't do of course). 

Do join our Windows Teams Q&A session during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live! 

March 23-27:

Activity on digital marketing concepts and online privacy based on this video. To be completed and sent by email. Due date: April 6. Correction: HERE are the key elements of the video and here is a quizlet with all the vocabulary from the article.


Do join our Windows Teams Q&A session during class hours, I'll be delighted to answer your questions live! 

March 30-April 3:
Course book unit 7: complete the whole unit EXCEPT the following tasks and exercises -I suggest you take your course books and cross them out- : A. Types of Markets, exercises 7.1, 7.4, 7.5, "lastminute.com" listening, Research writing (topics: Lehman Brothers, Bernie Madoff...) Client/advisor meeting and end-of-unit project. 

Those are the links to the first videos on financial markets, the stock exchange and bonds (Video 1, video 2, bonds) but you'll find everything -especially all the exercises for you to self correct- on the course's online platform (also available from Moodle).


Expect a QUIZ on Unit 7 and the vocabulary from Surveillance Capitalism on Tuesday, April 14

Week beginning Monday, March 9

LATEST NEWS: DUE TO THE COVID19 OUTBREAK PHYSICAL CLASSES HAVE BEEN TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED BUT WE'RE WORKING ON A VIRTUAL ALTERNATIVE AND I'LL COME BACK TO YOU VERY SOON

ICAI C2.1: 

What we did in class on Monday, March 9: Course book p30-31 including a debate on anonymous CVs

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday, March 9: Press review + course book p118-123. Here is our whiteboard

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: Classes were suspended

Homework for Tuesday, March 10: Next book club session: Tuesday, March 10 (50% of the book)

We decided to set up a book club for the remainder of the semester. The book we chose is "Shoe dog" by Phil Knight.

Buy the book in question (paper or pdf version) and read the first 100 pages then fill out the following template (make sure you include all the words you looked up in the dictionary or at least the ones you liked most in the "what" or "so what" section). This replaces the Press Review activity from now on. Next session: Tuesday, March 10

In class: after thoroughly discussing the contents of the reading sheets each group will write a review on the 100 pages in question and hand it in.

Week beginning Monday, March 2

ICAI C2.1: 

What we did in class on Monday: Intersemestrales

Homework for Monday, March 9 (after the mid-term exams): Press review 

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday, March 2: Course book p115-117 + two-stage activity on Amazon's corporate ambitions (Student A, student B)


Homework for Friday, March 6: Prepare the Speaking part of the activity above + Start learning the vocabulary it contains. Here is a quizlet that should help you.

What we did on Friday, March 6: we completed the activity above + creative writing in groups

Homework for Monday, March 9: Press review

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

What we did in class on Tuesday: Quiz + teamwork on presentations (due on Tuesday, March 17. The idea, among other things, is to question all their eco-credentials). Companies chosen: Patagonia, Ecoalf, IKEA, Veja and Ben and Jerry's. This is the website I mentioned in class to find out the political bias of what you read.

Homework for Thursday: No homework.

What we did in class on Thursday: teamwork on presentations

Homework for Tuesday, March 10: Next book club session: Tuesday, March 10 (50% of the book)

We decided to set up a book club for the remainder of the semester. The book we chose is "Shoe dog" by Phil Knight.

Buy the book in question (paper or pdf version) and read the first 100 pages then fill out the following template (make sure you include all the words you looked up in the dictionary or at least the ones you liked most in the "what" or "so what" section). This replaces the Press Review activity from now on. Next session: Tuesday, March 10

In class: after thoroughly discussing the contents of the reading sheets each group will write a review on the 100 pages in question and hand it in.