Week beginning September 21

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Course book p10-12

Homework for Wednesday: Exercise p14 + watch the following video

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p14-18

Homework for Monday, Sept. 28: Individual writing task p18 (100 words min.) make sure you use all the new vocab we've covered! NO press review.

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p10-12

Homework for Thursday: Finish exercises p12 + Cp13

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p12-13 + vocab from Reading text 1 p14.

Homework for Tuesday, September 29: 
Special Press Review: 
Students comprised between Pablo Abril and Víctor Elias: read Reading text 1 p14-15, from Gonzalo Falagán onwards: read Reading text 2 p16-17. In both cases, take notes on the main ideas and supporting details + look up the words you don't understand in Merriam Webster and write down the definitions corresponding to the context.

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Course book p8-11

Homework for Wednesday: Ex. 2 p11 + all exercises p12

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p13-15 + tutorial on the Subjunctive

Homework for Monday, September 28: Press Review + exercise on the subjunctive + Progress check p17-19 (not compulsory but a good idea ;)

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p16 & 25-29 + additional video on market research

Homework for Thursday: Progress check p23-24. Make sure you come to class...

What we covered in class on Thursday: Listening Test + Course book p29-32

Homework for Tuesday, September 29: Press Review + read the following article on survey questions

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review on China + Course book p18 + tutorial on the Subjunctive

Homework for Friday: Do this exercise on the Subjunctive + FINISH YOUR COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS 

What we covered in class on Friday: Country presentations. 

Homework for Monday, September 28: Press Review.

Week beginning Monday, September 14

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Pronunciation + Course book p4-5

Homework for Wednesday: "Simple matching" exercise p5

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p5-9

Homework for Monday, September, 21: "Revision" exercise p 10

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press review + Course book p3-7

Homework for Thursday: No homework :)

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p7-9 including assessed writing p9

Homework for Tuesday, September 22: Press Review + Read the following handout on paragraph writing and write down the 5 steps that are mentioned.

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: We finished the activity on "Anthony" (many thanks to all of you for your creativity ;) + Press review + course book p1-2

Homework for Wednesday: Ex 3,4 and 5 p3

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p3-9

Homework for Monday: Press Review + Read the following handout on paragraph writing and write down the 5 steps that are mentioned and do exercise 3 p7 (assessed).

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book 9-13 + Worksheet 1.1p157 (assessed).

Homework for Thursday: If you haven't attended our class, complete worksheet 1.1 p157. For everybody else: watch the following video on the diffusion pattern and take notes on the different players mentioned by the speaker along with his pieces of advice.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Homework correction + Error correction activity: here is the document we compiled + Course book p14-15

Homework for Tuesday: Press Review + Finish exercises p15 and do all exercises p16.

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Course book p7-11

Homework for Friday: Review what we've covered so far and learn the new vocab + START WORKING ON YOUR COUNTRY PRESENTATIONS (DUE ON THE 25TH OF SEPT.)

What we covered in class on Friday: Course book p12-16

Homework for Monday, Sept. 21: Special Press Review: Read the article you were assigned in class out of the following pieces from last week's issue of The Economist (Sept.12-18): (if you failed to attend our class, choose an article)

Special Report: Business in China:

Article 1: Back to Business

Article 2: Paper tiger, roaring dragon

Article 3: It’s all go

Article 4: Fast and furious

Article 5: The wild, wild east

Article 6: Still made in China

Article 7: The new Silk Road

Article 8: The good, the bad and the ugly

Week beginning Monday, September 7

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Course -and weekly press review- introduction + 2-stage activity on 2 articles by The Guardian.

Homework for Wednesday: 

1. Buy the book:

English for Professional Purposes 3º/4ºIEM/ITL - Nivel B2 Curso: 2015-2016

 2. Watch the following video and answer these questions:

Which points from the articles does Debbie mention?

Do you agree with her?

Do you think her idea will indeed inspire the next generation of female engineers?

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p3-4 (except the Reading)

Homework for Monday, September 14: Press review, i.e. select and read an article from the following sources: The Economist, The Times, The NY Times, FT, The Guardian, The Independent, The New Yorker, Nature, National Geographic + take notes on the main points & supporting details of the article.

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: We watched this video and answered these questions:

Which points from last week's articles does Debbie mention?

Do you agree with her?

Do you think her idea will indeed inspire the next generation of female engineers?

Homework for Thursday: Buy the book: English for Professional Purposes (3ºIEM - 3º ITL) - NIVEL C. Curso 2015-2016.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p1-2

Homework for Tuesday, September 15: Press review, i.e. select and read an article from the following sources: The Economist, The Times, The NY Times, FT, The Guardian, The Independent, The New Yorker, Nature, National Geographic + take notes on the main points & supporting details of the article.

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Course -and weekly press review- introduction + 3-stage activity based on 2 articles by The Economist. Here is the second article 

Homework for Wednesday: Buy the book: Business English (Part 1) 1ºE1 Nivel C (Primer Cuatrimestre)

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Creative writing activity based on a fictitious character named Anthony...

Homework for Monday: BUY THE BOOK... ;) + Press review (don't forget to bring along today's script on Anthony), i.e. select and read an article from the following sources: The Economist, The Times, The NY Times, FT, The Guardian, The Independent, The New Yorker + take notes on the main points & supporting details of the article.

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p1-7

Homework for Thursday: Read this article on Apple's new I-phone event (the video is also interesting if you want to watch it) and take notes.

What we covered in class on Thursday: We viewed this video and analysed what makes a video effective/popular + did a follow-up marketing activity based on finding rating parameters. Course book p7-8

Homework for Tuesday: Press review + ex. 5 p.8 and 6 p.9. Btw: here is the article we talked about in class.

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday: Course -and weekly press review- introduction + 3-stage activity based on 2 articles by The Economist. Here is the second article 

Homework for Friday: Buy the book (if you haven't done so already):

INGLÉS III INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS DIFFERENCES AND MARKET RESEARCH

3ºE4 TERCER IDIOMA. CURSO 2015-2016. 

What we covered in class on Friday: Course book p3-7 +32-34

Homework for Monday: Press review, i.e. select and read an article from the following sources: The Economist, The Times, The NY Times, FT, The Guardian, The Independent, The New Yorker + take notes on the main points & supporting details of the article.

Week beginning Monday, August 31.

This will be your blog for this academic year!
A warm welcome to all of you!

Here is how it works:

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday:

Homework for Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Wednesday:

Homework for Monday:

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday:

Homework for Thursday:

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course introduction + Activity based on 2 articles from The Guardian.

Homework for Tuesday: Buy the book: English for Professional Purposes (3ºIEM - 3º ITL) - NIVEL C. Curso 2015-2016.

AND: watch the following video and answer these questions:

Which points from the articles does Debbie mention?

Do you agree with her?

Do you think her idea will indeed inspire the next generation of female engineers?

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday:

Homework for Wednesday:

What we covered in class on Wednesday: 

Homework for Monday:

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: 

Homework for Thursday: 

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course introduction + We did a 3-stage activity based on 2 articles by The Economist.

Homework for Tuesday:  Buy the book: Business English: 
Communication Skills (Part 1) 2º ADE (E2/E4) 
Nivel B2/C (Primer cuatrimestre) Curso: 2015-2016
AND: Press review: find an article from the following sources: The Economist, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, The New York Times, FT, The New Yorker and write a short summary of the article (100 words max).

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday:

Homework for Friday:

What we covered in class on Friday: 

Homework for Monday: