Sumários

Creative Writing

22 Outubro 2020, 08:00 Gaile Parkin

Discussion about the story "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl.

Speculation about what Patrick told his wife in the story.
Writing of the first part of the story from Patrick's perspective.


Presentation of structure of emails of complaint

21 Outubro 2020, 12:30 Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Presentation of structure of emails of complaint - 

Exercises with vocabulary and structure. 


short story

21 Outubro 2020, 08:00 Gaile Parkin

Short story: "Lamb to the Slaughter" by Roald Dahl, with comprehension questions and follow-up activities.


Zoom class comparative and superlative + free writing and discussion

19 Outubro 2020, 12:30 Cecília Maria Beecher Martins

Presentation of the formation and use of comparative and superlative adjectives

Students did the exercises on this subject in breakout rooms

Free writing exercise on "the best" or "the worst" thing that happened this week to encourage fluency in writing.
Students discussed and compared their tasks in breakout rooms and then returned to class to present the conclusions of their discussion.


Past simple tense vs present perfect tense

16 Outubro 2020, 08:00 Gaile Parkin

Warm-up:  vocabulary of the stages of committing a crime, being arrested, interrogated, accused, tried, convicted, sentenced, imprisoned, released.

Distinguishing finished time from unfinished time.
Meanings and uses of the past simple tense and the present perfect tense.
Game: Have you ever?