Week beginning Monday, November 16

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Presentations

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Presentations

Homework for Monday, November 23: Press Review

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p49-52 + we watched this video on a specific example of the STAR technique

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Homework for Thursday: Exercises A and B p52-53

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p54-55 + Interview practice. The final exam for this first semester will take place on Thursday the 3rd of December. In the remaining 3 classes -and probably the first 2 classes in January-, the idea is for each and every student to be interviewed separately for around 6-7 minutes. I will interview 8 students per session.

Homework for Tuesday, November 24: I need 8 students to post a comment on this entry confirming that they will do their interview next Tuesday. You need to find yourself a job advertisement you are genuinely interested in and prepare for the interview. Don't forget to bring along a copy of the advert in question so I can have a quick look at it before the interview.

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Course book p91-94 + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Wednesday: Finish all exercises p94-95 + read p96-97 and highlight the main points.

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Homework correction + we viewed the following lecture from Brown University on ethics in the pharmaceutical industry (from min.5:00 to 40:00) and held a debate. 

Homework for Monday, November 23: Finish your presentations!

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Thursday: Work on your final projects. Optional: create a Quizlet study set with all the vocab from our supplementary activities...;)

What we covered in class on Thursday: We viewed the following lecture from Brown University on ethics in the pharmaceutical industry (from min.5:00 to 40:00) and held a debate.

Homework for Tuesday: Presentations!

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday: We viewed the following lecture from Brown University on ethics in the pharmaceutical industry (from min.5:00 to 40:00) and held a debate.

Homework for Friday: Work on your presentations.

What we covered in class on Friday: Q&A session on the report/presentation. This is what you are expected to do. Course book p99. 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Monday, November 23: Finish your reports!

Week beginning Monday, November 9

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Presentations  

Homework for Monday, November 16: NO press review. Work on your presentations.

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p47-49

Homework for Tuesday, November 17: Exercise B p49 (No class on Thursday) 

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p85-90 + we read and watched this.
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Homework for Monday, November 16: Press Review + read the above-mentioned post again and work on your presentations! 

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Worksheet 4.3 p173 on the following ads. (Reebok, McDonalds, Mophie, Budweiser and Weightwatchers) + course book p90-93

Homework for Thursday: If you were unable to attend our class, do the above-mentioned worksheet. For everybody else: exercises p91, 92 and 93 (except the speaking). Please bring your laptop in case we can't book the language lab. Thanks! The final project is due on November 24th.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p91-96 + advertising strategy activity based on the following "briefing"  + first stage of the final project.

Homework for Tuesday, November 17: Press Review + work on your projects.

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Friday: Course book p92-94 + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Monday, November 16th: Press Review + work on your final projects.

Week beginning Monday, November 2

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Course book p37 + speaking activity based on an article by The Guardian

Homework for Wednesday: Read the above-mentioned article again and prepare 5 arguments in favour and/or against anonymous CVs

What we covered in class today: Debate + course book p38. Job advertisement

Homework for Wednesday, November 11: Work on your presentations!

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Debate on the flaws of international university rankings + error correction activity + speaking activity based on an article by The Guardian

Homework for Thursday: Read the above-mentioned article again and prepare 5 arguments in favour and/or against anonymous CVs

What we covered in class on Thursday: Debate on anonymous CVs + Course book p45-47

Homework for Tuesday, November 10: Enjoy the long weekend :)

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + homework correction + Course book p77-79

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p80-83. End-of-semester presentations: we decided on the following subject: Law Firms in Madrid. These are the groups along with the law firms they chose. The presentation is due on Monday, November 23.

Homework for Wednesday, November 11: Press Review + watch videos 3.3a and 3.3b on moodle and take notes

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + first stage of an activity on Mad Men season 1 episode 1

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Mad Men activity stage 2 + Course book p88-89

Homework for Tuesday: Enjoy the long weekend :)

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Worksheet p124-125 + Course book p80-86 + Report writing activity

Homework for Friday: Read course book p80-86 and highlight important points. The project is now due on the 23rd of November.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: I was unable to book the lab for Friday so we will stay in our usual room. Please bring your laptops/tablets to class on Friday so that you can work on your projects. Thanks!

What we covered in class on Friday: Teamwork on your end-of-unit reports/presentations.

Homework for Friday, November 13: Work on your reports/presentations. The report is due on November 23 and the presentations will take place on the 23rd and the 28th. 
Have a good long weekend! :)

Week beginning Monday, October 26

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Course book p34 (keys to success presenting) + we read and watched this.

Homework for Wednesday: Read the above-mentioned document again and take notes on the main ideas. 

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p34-35. We decided on the following topic for class presentations: Top 10 Erasmus destinations. Groups of 3/4 were formed and the following countries were chosen: Denmark, Sweden, France, The Netherlands and The Czeck Republic. The presentations are due on the 11th of November. Minimum speaking time per person: 5 min.

Homework for Monday, October 2: Start working on your presentations. If you failed to attend our class make sure you form another group and choose another European country. 

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book on paraphrasing

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p31-38

Homework for Tuesday, November 3: Read these two articles on the flaws in university rankings and take notes on their main points. Article 1, article 2. 

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Error correction activity based on the following codes. + Course book p68-69

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p70-74

Homework for Monday, November 2: Press Review + exercise p75-76

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p76, 81 and 83-85

Homework for Thursday: Finish exercises p85.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p85-87 + speaking activity on slogans

Homework for Tuesday: Press Review

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + error correction activity. This is the document we compiled in class.

Homework for Friday: Review the above-mentioned document.

What we covered in class on Friday: We watched part of this video on how to successfully brief an advertising agency + course book p74-77

Homework for Monday: Press review. Do all exercises p77(second half)-79. Optional: here is another very interesting video on creativity and advertising from another perspective.

Week beginning Monday, October 19

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + course book p24-26

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p26-33

Homework for Monday, October 26: Press Review

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + course book p24-26

Homework for Thursday: No homework. Homework for Tuesday, October 27: In groups of 3, write a 250/300-word essay on one of the following topics (or any work/study-related topic):
1. Diversity in the workplace: introducing quotas to boost the number of women, gay people, foreigners etc. Yes/No

2. Has political correctness in American universities gone too far?
3. Should students clean the streets in Madrid?...

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p27-29 and tutorial on the subjunctive

Homework for Tuesday, October 27: In groups of 3, write a 250/300-word essay on one of the following topics (or any work/study-related topic):
1. Diversity in the workplace: introducing quotas to boost the number of women, gay people, foreigners etc. Yes/No

2. Has political correctness in American universities gone too far?
3. Should students clean the streets in Madrid?...

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we've covered in class on Monday: Reading comprehension + Writing test. Press review + Quizlet tutorial

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p143-148

Homework for Monday, October 26: Read p149-150 + all exercises p151-152 + Press Review

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press review + course book p65-71 + online tutorial on good copy writing / product description

Homework for Thursday: Read/view the above-mentioned tutorial again and write a product description based on the exercise p71 or on any other product.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p71-75

Homework for Tuesday, October 27: Press Review + read p76

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

What we've covered in class on Monday: Reading comprehension + Writing test + Quizlet tutorial

Homework for Friday: No homework 

What we covered in class on Friday: Course book p65-68 + 103

Homework for Monday, October 26: Press Review + devise a quizlet study set (or several) for all the vocab we've covered so far and view this (less than 2 min :) It is the only half decent video I found on the internet on how to brief a market research agency...

Week beginning Monday Oct 12

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

NO CLASSES THIS WEEK (check previous week for homework)

EPP C1 :

NO CLASSES THIS WEEK (check previous week for homework)

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Press Review + course book p47-56 + worksheet p239

Homework for Monday, Oct 19: Press Review + Progress Check p61-66. If you failed to attend our class, make sure you complete worksheet 2.2 p239 and hand it in first thing Monday morning.

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Guardian

Homework for Thursday: If you haven't been able to come to class, read the text above and look up the vocab you don't understand in Merriam Webster. For all other students, no homework.

What we covered in class on Thursday: "Learning from our mistakes" activity. Here is the document we came up with. Course book p63-64 

Homework for Tuesday, Oct 20: Press review. 

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: THE FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON OUR LAST DAY OF CLASS i.e. FRIDAY, THE 4TH OF DECEMBER.

What we covered in class on Friday: Press Review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist

Homework for Monday, Oct. 19: Write 10 sentences using at least 10 of the 18 words we studied in the above-mentiones activity.

Week beginning Monday, Oct. 5

ICAI: 

EPP B2 :

What we covered in class on Monday: Course book p22-23

Homework for Wednesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Hands-on translation activity

Homework for Monday, Oct 19: Press Review. (there are no EPP classes during the mid-term exam week)

EPP C1 :

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Introduction to translation

Homework for Thursday: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: 3-stage activity on an article by The Guardian

Homework for Tuesday, Oct. 20: Press Review. (there are no EPP classes during the mid-term exam week)

ICADE:

1º E1: Business English C1:

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + Course book p33-38

Homework for Wednesday: Ex 1 and 2 p39

What we covered in class on Wednesday: Course book p39-43

Homework for Wednesday, Oct. 14: Press Review + finish all exercises p43-45

2º E2: Business English: Communication skills C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Vocab-searching activity based on an article by The Guardian + Course book p39-42

Homework for Thursday: Finish your projects!

What we covered in class on Thursday: Projects were handed in. Course book p43-48 + tutorial on the Subjunctive + worksheet p163-164

Homework for Tuesday, Oct. 13: Press Review + review the above-mentioned tutorial and do the exercise again. If you failed to attend our class, make sure you do worksheet 2.3 at home and hand it in first thing Tuesday morning!

3º E4: International Business Differences and Market Research

IMPORTANT MESSAGE: THE FINAL EXAM WILL TAKE PLACE ON OUR LAST DAY OF CLASS i.e. FRIDAY, THE 4TH OF DECEMBER.

What we covered in class on Monday: Press review + Course book p20-24

Homework for Friday: All exercises p24/26 (except the video p26)

What we covered in class on Friday: Course book p26-31 and 63-64 (if you need to view the video on market research types again, here it is.

Homework for Friday, Oct. 16: Press Review + Progress Check p57-61