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

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 

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 extroverts, Gear shift, Meat 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 writing, Introverts vs extroverts, Gear shift, Meat makers. Make sure you bring your mobile phone / tablet / computer since it will be an online quiz.

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.

Week beginning Monday, February 20

ICADE:

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 21: 76-81. Here is our whiteboard.

Homework for Wednesday, February 22: Learn the cause / effect structures we covered on Tuesday. Make sure you bring a computer /mobile phone with enough battery :)

TWhat we covered in class on Wednesday, February 22: Error correction activity + Quiz + Course book p81

Homework for Tuesday, February 27: Press review + review cause / effect structures & the above-mentioned error-correction activity

2ºE2  

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 21: Press review + course book p34-44

Homework for Thursday, February 23: Finish exercises p43/44

What we covered in class on Thursday 25: Quiz + course book p43-45 and 59-60

Homework for Tuesday, February 28: Press review

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 21: Press review + speaking stage of last week's activity

Homework for Thursday, February 23: No homework.

What we covered in class on Thursday, February 23: Course book p80-81 including assessed writing p81.

Homework for Tuesday, February 28: If you were unable to come on Thursday February 23rd, hand in the above-mentioned writing on Tuesday. Press review.

1º B2.1

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

Homework for Friday, February 24: start learning the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity

What we covered in class on Friday, February 24: Activity around the meat industry based on 2 videos. Video 1, video 2
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Homework for Monday, March 6: Press review + start learning the vocabulary from all our supplementary activities.

Week beginning Monday, February 13

ICADE:

4º E4

New classrooms semester 2:  Tuesday: O-312 Wednesday: E-006

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 14: Press review + homework correction (p66-70) + course book p71-74

Homework for Wednesday, February 15: Review all the graph description language we've covered so far.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, February 15: We watched this very interesting video on addiction to mobile phones + Course book p75-76 including the assessed writing p76

Homework for Tuesday, February 20: If you weren't able to attend our Wednesday class, make sure you do the writing p76 and hand it in on Tuesday. Press review.

2ºE2  

New classroom semester 2 Tuesday and Thursday: O-102

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 
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Homework for Thursday, February 

What we covered in class on Thursday February 16: Press review + speaking stage of last week's activity + course book p32-33

Homework for Tuesday, February, 21: Press review + learn the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity. Here is a very interesting article on the Snapchat IPO and online privacy in general if you're interested 

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 14:
77-80

Homework for Thursday, February 16: Complete the exercises p80

What we covered in class on Thursday, February 16: Activity based on a video by The Economist Films

Homework for Tuesday, February 21: Press review + start learning the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity.

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, February 13:
Press Review + homework correction + lesson on good survey questions: here is our class whiteboard and the 10 commandments of good survey questions we looked at + survey-creation activity using Survey Monkey  + introduction to report writing.

Homework for Friday, February 17: Do the following activity around report writing.

What we covered in class on Friday, February 17: We worked on the above-mentioned report writing activity (here is our class whiteboard) + introduced the subjunctive (here is the tutorial in question) and did the following exercise. Assessed writing: 250-word report on the findings of the survey carried out in class the other day.

Homework for Monday, February 20: Press review. If you were unable to attend our Friday class: Do the above-mentioned writing and hand it in (if you can't find the results of your survey, write a report on this graph and compare the results with what you think the graph might look like today)+ read the tutorial on the subjunctive and do the exercise

Week beginning Monday February 6

ICADE:

4º E4

New classrooms semester 2:  Tuesday: O-312 Wednesday: E-006

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 7: Course book p57-61

Homework for Wednesday, February 8: Exam... See previous entry + add today's lesson (p57-61).

What we covered in class on Wednesday, February 8: Quiz + course book p62-65

Homework for Tuesday, February 14: Press review + all exercises p66-70

2ºE2  

New classroom semester 2 Tuesday and Thursday: O-102

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 7: Course book p27-29 + Activity around the Snapchat IPO: we viewed this video and, in pairs, read these two texts:  T1 T2 

Homework for Thursday, February 9: Do exercises 3p30 and 4p31.

What we covered in class on Thursday February 9: Course book p30-32 + 3-stage activity based on a financial article by The Economist.

Homework for Tuesday, February, 14: Press Review + prepare the Speaking part of the above-mentioned activity. Optional: here is a very good video explaining the concept of a Poison Pill.

ICAI:

3º/4º EPP C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, February 7: Course book p71-73

Homework for Thursday, February 9: exercise p74

What we covered in class on Thursday, February 9: course book p75-76

Homework for Tuesday, February 14: Press review

1º B2.1

What we covered in class on Monday, February 6: Press review + personal interviews + course book p14

Homework for Friday, February 10: Exercises p15-16

What we covered in class on Friday, February 10: Presentations + course book p15-18 + tutorial on polite (indirect) questions as an introduction to survey writing. If you couldn't attend our class here is a good explanation.
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Homework for Monday, February 13: Press review + these exercises A and B on indirect questions.