Week beginning Monday, November 26

ICAI C2.2: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 26: Course book and special-tone creative writing assignment 4 p34-35

Homework for Friday, November 30: Finish Shoe Dog and complete one of the book club forms at the end of the book

What we covered in class on Friday: Book club + exam revision

Homework for Monday, December 3: review everything we've done this semester.

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 26: Teamwork

Homework for Tuesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Teamwork

Homework for Thursday, November 29: Finish your paper presentation pitch and upload your academic paper to Moodle (Communication skills C1 / Jeanphi's group)

IMPORTANT: THE DEADLINE FOR THE ACADEMIC PAPER HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO TUESDAY DECEMBER 4 

What we covered in class on Thursday: Academic paper pitches.

Homework for Monday, December 3: Start reviewing everything we've covered.

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Press review + 3-stage activity based on an article by The Economist.

Homework for Friday November 30: review all our supplementary activities:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 + recruitment vocab + the course book. 

What we did in class on Friday, November 30: Listening test + exam revision

Homework for Monday, December 3: Final exam

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: Scroll down to the previous entry

What we did in class on Tuesday: Last press review + teamwork

Homework for Thursday November 29: No homework. NEW Due date for the final project: TUESDAY DECEMBER 4

What we did in class on Thursday: Teamwork

Homework for Tuesday, December 4: Review everything we've done so far (course book + supplementary activities).

Week beginning Monday, November 19

ICAI C2.2: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 19: Creative writing assignment part II + Course book p27 (module 2)

Homework for Friday, November 23: Start reviewing all the vocabulary we've covered so far. Important: the final exam will take place on Monday, December 3. 

What we covered in class on Friday: 

Homework for Monday, November 

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 19: Teamwork

Homework for Tuesday: No homework

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Teamwork

Homework for Thursday, November 22: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Teamwork

Homework for Monday, November 26: Press review

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Press review + course book p92-98

Homework for Friday November 23: read and do all exercises p98-106 (assessed!!)

What we did in class on Friday, November 23: Homework correction + linkedin examples of C.V. one-liners + took the "16personalities" test + started devising "scannable" resumes

Homework for Monday, November: Press review + Write your CV in English using the one liners we covered (assessed).

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4:

What we did in class on Tuesday: Activity based on the first episode of Mad Men (season 1).

Homework for Thursday November 22: remember you need to send me the Tim Horton proposal if you haven't done it yet (see previous entry). Parts 6 & 7 + B (jot down a few ideas) of the above-mentioned activity.

What we did in class on Thursday: We finished the Mad Men activity + worked on the final project. This is what I expect from you. Due date November 30. Around 1400 words.

Homework for Tuesday, November 27: Press review 

Week beginning Monday, November 12

ICAI C2.2: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 12: BOOK CLUB

Homework for Friday, November 16: No homework. We'll do assignment 3 p25 (creative writing). 

What we covered in class on Friday: Creative writing activity. Thanks a zillion for your enthusiasm!

Homework for Monday, November 19: No homework

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 12: Press review + teamwork

Homework for Tuesday: Have a look at the following database of past academic papers (available on the Comillas  intranet)

What we covered in class on Tuesday: Activity p51 + Teamwork 

Homework for Thursday, November 15: No homework

What we covered in class on Thursday: Teamwork

Homework for Monday, November 19: Press review + read/view the following tips on writing / delivering a good 3/5-minute pitch on your research. Take notes. Document 1. Document 2.

Timeline advice: Use next week's 3 sessions (November 19, 20 and 22) to actually write the paper (the research stage should be over by now). November 26 and 27 should be devoted to the pitch to potential publishers along the lines of the above-mentioned documents. November 28: Exam revision December 3: Error-correction activity

IMPORTANT: Due date for the academic paper & the short pitch to a potential publisher: November 29th. Final exam date: December 4th 

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Press review + homework correction 

Homework for Friday November 16: read the following article and take notes.

What we did in class on Friday, November 16: Course book p80-92

Homework for Monday, November 19: read the following pieces of advice on job objective statements. Press review

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

What we did in class on Tuesday:  Press review + advertising tips + course book p87-92

Homework for Thursday November 15: Exercises p92-93 + view all these ads and take notes on the different techniques they use and whether or not they are effective and why/why not.

What we did in class on Thursday: Homework correction, including in-depth analysis of the above-mentioned ads, + group assignment: Tim Hortons is launching 25 new coffee bars / restaurants in Spain: as a top-notch advertising agency, write a first proposal to TH's Marketing Manager to help launch the brand and increase its awareness in Spain. You've got a 500.000-euro budget.

Homework for Tuesday, November : Press review + finish the assignment above if you haven't already handed it in.

Week beginning Monday November 5

ICAI C2.2: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 5: Quiz + Course book p23-25. Here is the video in question.

Homework for Monday, November 12: BOOK CLUB 75% of the book. Don't forget to complete the template.

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

What we covered in class on Monday, November 5: Press review + We finished the activity on paraphrasing + handouts on quoting & referencing were distributed. 

Homework for Tuesday: Read these academic writing tips and make sure you apply them!

What we covered in class on Tuesday: teamwork and research. 

IMPORTANT: Due date for the academic paper & the short pitch to a potential publisher: November 29th. Final exam date: December 4th 

Homework for Thursday, November 8: do all exercises contained in the above-mentioned handout.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Homework correction + Teamwork

Homework for Tuesday, November 13: Press review

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Press review + Quiz + Speaking part of the Mad Men activity + Course book p75-77

Homework for Monday November 12: Press review + Finish all exercises p77-79 and start learning the vocab contained in the above-mentioned activity

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

What we did in class on Tuesday: Press review + error-correction activity + debate 

Homework for Thursday November 8 : review the above-mentioned error-correction activity since it will be part of the final exam.

What we did in class on Thursday: course book p83-86

Homework for Tuesday, November 13: Press review 

Week beginning Monday, October 22

ICAI C2.2: 

What we covered in class on Monday, October 22: Book club (reading stage: 50% of the book and writing task.

Homework for Friday: No homework

What we covered in class on Friday, October 26: Course book p18 (assignment 2) & 19 (part A)

Homework for Monday, October 29: Review all the vocabulary we've seen so far.

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

What we covered in class on Monday, October 22: Presentations.

Homework for Tuesday, October 23: Press review

What we covered in class on Tuesday, Oct. 23: Press review + Course book p34-36 (including the 300-word writing p34)

Homework for Thursday, October 25: Exercises p37-38 and writing exercise p34 if you failed to attend our class.

What we covered in class on Thursday: Error correction 2.
Homework for Monday Oct 29: Press review 

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Presentation 1 + Press review + speaking and part C of last week's activity + we started course book p75

Homework for Friday, October 26: Finish your presentations

What we covered on Friday: Presentations

Homework for Monday: Press review 

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

What we did in class on Tuesday: Presentations

Homework for Thursday: no homework

What we did in class on Thursday: Presentations + voice technique :) 

Homework for Tuesday October 29: Press review + learn the vocab contained in last week's activity (Sex and Power) and course book 71-73 (including the order of adjectives)

Week beginning Monday, October 15

ICAI C2.2: 

Next class (post Intersemestrales): October 22

Homework for Monday October 22: Book club (reading stage: 50% of the book)

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

Next class (post Intersemestrales): October 23

Homework for Tuesday, October 23: Press review

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Press review + course book p53-54 & introduction to unit 2 through a job advert from Monster.co.uk. Here is our white board

Homework for Friday, October 19: All exercises p71-73. Make sure you read p67-68 before you start writing your report.

What we covered on Friday, October 19: Homework correction & vocab. 3-stage activity based on 2 articles by The Economist

Homework for Monday, October 22: New due date for presentations: 26th of October. Part C of the above-mentioned activity + Press review.

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

What we did in class on Tuesday: Press review + Quiz + Course book p71-72 
1

Homework for Thursday: Finish all exercises p 72-73 and work on your presentations

What we did in class on Thursday: Homework correction + Order of adjectives and vocab + 3-stage activity based on 2 articles by The Economist

Homework for Tuesday October 23: Finish your presentations + do part C of the above-mentioned activity and start learning the vocabulary (included in the "Order of adjectives and vocab" word document)

Week beginning Monday, October 8th

ICAI C2.2: 

What we did in class on Monday: Course book p17-18

Next class (post Intersemestrales): October 22

Homework for Monday October 22: Book club (reading stage: 50% of the book)

ICAI Communication Skills C1: 

NO CLASS ON MONDAY October 8

What we did in class on Tuesday: Presentations

Homework for Thursday:

What we did in class on Thursday: Presentations

Next class (post Intersemestrales): October 23

Homework for Tuesday, October 23: Press review

ICADE 3º E4: 

What we did in class on Monday: Team work on presentations.

Here are two videos with good tips on questionnaire writing.
Video 1 


Video 2 

These are the steps you need to follow 

Here are good product descriptions & tips if you need some inspiration :)

Homework for Monday, October 15: Press Review

ICADE BECS 2ºE2/E4: 

What we did in class on Tuesday: Tutorial on the Subjunctive + course book p58-59 + 63-64

Homework for Thursday: start learning the vocab contained in the "authenticity" activity + review the subjunctive.

What we did in class on Thursday: We reviewed the subjunctive + course book p64-68

Homework for Tuesday: Press review + LEARN the vocab contained in the "authenticity" activity &  in the course book p63-68 + review the subjunctive