Sumários
READING & SPEAKING
1 Março 2023, 09:30 • Gaile Parkin
In pairs, students told each other the stories they’d
written for homework last week.
Group discussion about types of media and the level of
students’ trust in the news they report.
Reading of an article from The Guardian about why Americans
are pulling away from the daily news. Questions and discussions related to the
text.
Homework: Prepare for the test on Monday.
GRAMMAR: PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
27 Fevereiro 2023, 09:30 • Gaile Parkin
Quick exercise to review and practise the vocabulary learned
for homework.
Overview of the structure, meaning and use of the present
perfect tense and its contrast with the past simple.
Game: Find someone who has…
Pairwork practice of the exercises in the Coursebook (to be
finished for homework).
WRITING PRACTICE
22 Fevereiro 2023, 09:30 • Gaile Parkin
Quick review of vocabulary learned for homework, and
answering the question “What’s it for?”
In pairs, students blindly selected a card from each of 5
categories and used them as elements in brainstorming and producing a written
piece. Students then read their pieces to the group.
Homework: 1) Write an individual piece including 5 different
blindly-selected elements. 2) Explore, learn and practice vocabulary relating
to media and crime (vocabulary book units 37 and 39).
GRAMMAR: MODAL VERBS
15 Fevereiro 2023, 09:30 • Gaile Parkin
Pairwork: information gap activity to practice numbers.
Review and extension of modal verbs, their meanings and
uses. Practice exercises as a group, then in pairs, then individually.
Homework: 1) Complete the exercises on modals in the
Coursebook. 2) Explore, learn and practice vocabulary relating to health,
medicine and lifestyle (vocabulary book units 28, 29 and 30).
READING & SPEAKING
13 Fevereiro 2023, 09:30 • Gaile Parkin
Quick exercise to practise vocabulary learned for homework.
Introduction to the topics of AI and green energy. Class
discussion.
Reading an article from The Guardian about AI being used to
protect eagles from wind turbine blades in Germany. Questions and discussions
related to the text.