Week beginning Monday, September 26

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 27: we finished last week's activity and viewed the following video 

Homework for Wednesday, September 28: start learning the vocabulary from the above-mentioned activity & the video. Here is the vocab we highlighted from the video.

What we covered in class on Wednesday, September 28: Course book p12-16 + parallel structure tutorial. 

Homework for Tuesday, October 4: Review the parallel structure tutorial and do this exercise. and that one too. Press review.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday, Sept. 26: Press Review + quick review of conditionals + course book p23-29

Homework for Friday, Sept. 30: Do the following online exercise on conditionals + exercises p27-28

What we covered in class on Friday, September 30: Homework correction + Vocab. Quiz + Course book p27-31 + Presentation language + video on how to avoid death by Power Point :)

Homework for Monday, October 3: Review the principles contained in the video and the presentation language vocabulary. Press Review.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course book p30-34 + 10 commandments of survey writing

Homework for Thursday, September 29: do the following activity on report writing. Bring your laptop / tablet if you own one.

What we covered in class on Thursday: We did -a thorough version of- the first stage of the end-of-unit project p49.

Homework for Tuesday, October 4: Press review + Start working on the questionnaire for your product. 

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 27: Press Review + course book p12-13

Homework for Thursday, September 29: No homework, for once!

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 29: Error-correction activity + we watched the following video from the University of Salford study abroad scheme and answered these questions: 
-What are the characteristics of the semester study abroad scheme (academic, housing...)?
-What are the advantages for the student?
-Which students are currently particularly interested in the scheme? Why?
-Which field is the university trying to expand into? Why?
-In which ways is the University benefiting from the programme?
-Would you consider studying there? 

Homework for Tuesday, October 4: Press review 

Week beginning Monday, September 19

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September, 20: Press Review + Quiz + Course book p11-12

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 21: All exercises p12, 13 and 15 

What we covered in class on Wednesday, September, 21: We did the following activity based on an article by The Economist (the key is on the last page).

Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 27: Exercise 3 from the above activity + Press Review.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + course book p10-17

Homework for Friday, September 23: Read & study p16 + All exercises p17-18 + "Structure practice" p19-20 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 23: Course book p17-22

Homework for Monday, September 26: Press Review + Exercises p23-26

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + course book p14-16 + speaking activity based on a PR campaign video

Homework for Thursday, September 22: Read Grammar Reference p19-22 + do Progress Check p23-24. Make sure you come to class on Thursday.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Listening test + course book p25-29 + additional video introducing research surveys

Homework for Tuesday, September 26: Press Review + course book p30

ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + course book p8-9 (including assessed writing task p9) + paragraph writing principles

Homework for Thursday, September 22: exercises p10 + 11 

What we covered in class on Thursday: Homework correction + Listening test + debate on Generation Y vs Generation X and baby boomers.

Homework for Tuesday, September 27: Press Review

Week beginning Monday, September 12

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September, 13: Press review + Course book p7-8

Homework for Wednesday, Sept. 14: Finish exercise p8-9 + find an advert online for a job you would be interested in and bring it with you

What we covered in class on Wednesday, September, 14: Course book p8-11 + vocab-enhancing activity based on the following job advert. Here is a word document with most of the typical job-advert vocabulary we covered so far.

Homework for Tuesday, Sept. 20: Press Review + learn all the vocabulary related to job adverts. Bring the adverts you had selected for today's class and the activity on solar power.

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Press Review + We finished the activity on Mad Men.

Homework for Friday, September 16: Course book exercises p5, 6 and 7 on nationalities.

What we covered in class on Friday, September 16: Course book p8-13 (we'll finish correcting the listening exercise p12-13 on Monday)

Homework for Monday, September 19: Press Review + All exercises p10, 11 and 12

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p8-10

Homework for Thursday, September 15: Course book ex. b p10 + Reading p11.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p10-13 including worksheet 1.1 p157 + video on the product life cycle and diffusion pattern.

Homework for Tuesday, September 20: Press review. If you were unable to attend (or left early because you were feeling sick), please make sure you complete worksheet 1.1 p157 and hand it in on Tuesday otherwise you will be given a zero for that particular assignment. 


ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p1-2

Homework for Thursday, September 15: Read the vocabulary section p2-3

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p2-7

Homework for Tuesday, September 20: Press Review + exercises A and B p8

Week beginning on Monday September 5

4º E4

What we covered in class on Tuesday, September 6: Course introduction + Vocab-enhancing activity based on the following video from The Economist Films introduction of the Press Review concept:

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 each other's article with your classmates on Tuesdays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times

Homework for next Tuesday, Sept. 13 (NO CLASSES ON WEDNESDAY SEPT. 7): Press review (see above)

3º E4 

What we covered in class on Monday: Course introduction + Course book p32-34 and 3 + introduction of the Press Review concept:

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 each other's article with your classmates on Mondays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times

Homework for Friday, September 9: To further delve into today's topic, let's have a look at what our socio-cultural norms and values were just 50 years ago... Read the following review and look up the words you don't understand (Merriam Webster / Mac Millan Dictionary). 

What we covered in class on Friday, September 9: We viewed the first episode of MAD MEN series 1 and started the following activity.

Homework for Monday, September 12: Exercises 2, 3 and 4 of the activity above.

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Press Review + Course book p1-5

Homework for Thursday, September 8: Reading exercise p6

What we covered in class on Thursday: Course book p6-8 (point 4) + Listening/Reading/Vocab-searching activity based on an article by The Economist. We'll do the speaking part on Tuesday.

Homework for Tuesday, September 13: Press Review


ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Course introduction + introduction of the Press Review concept:

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 each other's article with your classmates 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

+ we started a Vocab-enhancing activity based on the following video from The Economist Films

Homework for Thursday, September 8: 
BUY THE BOOK: 
English for Professional Purposes 
(3º IEM - 3º ITL) - Nivel C1
Curso: 2016-2017

+ Press Review (see above)

Gloria, Estefanía and José Esteban: Don't do the Press Review exercise, view the above-mentioned video instead and have a look at the activity in question (we'll finish it in class on Thursday). Thanks!

What we covered in class on Thursday: We finished the above-mentioned activity.


Homework for Tuesday, September 13: Press Review

Welcome to your blog for academic year 2016-2017

Hi everybody,

Welcome to your blog for academic year 2016-2017!

This is how it works:

- Once you've scrolled down to your group, this is what you will typically get:

What we covered in class on -say- Thursday, September 1: Course book p. X.... + video / downloadable Supplementary activity Y (link provided to my slideshare account) 

Homework for Tuesday, September 6: Press Review + -say- Ex. 3 and 4 p45...

Let's get started! :)

4º E4

What we covered in class on:

Homework for:

3º E4 

What we covered in class on:

Homework for

2ºE2 / E4 

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 1: Course introduction + Activity based on an article about the joys of Pokémon Go

Homework for Tuesday, September 6: 

A. Buy the book: Business English: Communication Skills (Part 1) 2ºADE (E2/E4) - Nivel B2/C Curso 2016-2017

B. Press Review:
Read an article from the following sources and write a 100-word summary. 
The New York times
The Economist 
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times


ICAI 3º/4º C1

What we covered in class on Thursday, September 1: Course introduction + Press Review concept:

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 each other's article with your classmates on Tuesdays.

The New York times
The Economist
The Washington Post
The Guardian
The Independent
The New Yorker
The Financial Times
The Times

Homework for Tuesday, September 6: Buy the book: 

ENGLISH FOR PROFESSIONAL PURPOSES (3ºIEM - 3º ITL) NIVEL C1

FINAL GRADES 1ºE1

Hi there,

Here are your final grades for this year (2015-2016). There are 2 pages :)

Official revisión de examen Thursday May 26 18:00-18:30 room E006.

Congratulations to all of you, you were a pleasure to teach!!

I wish you all the very best for the years to come! :)

Abrazos para cada uno

Jeanphi

Final Grades 2ºE2

Here are your final grades for 2015-2016.

Revisión de examen is set for next Thursday, May 19, 13:30-14:00. Room E-005

Congratulations to all of you! It's been a real pleasure to teach you! I wish you all the very best! 

Take care

Jeanphi