Sumários

Summary writing and DVD watching

9 Março 2020, 14:00 EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Writing a summary of the short story 'Thief'.

Providing feedback on summary writing.

'The Show: Water ski challenge': reading and discussing different challenges (page 32).
Watching a DVD on Christine Bleakley's challenge. (page 32)

Homework assignment : reading the rules for negative and interrogative forms in English. Doing the fill-in-the-blank exercise about negative and affirmative statements.


Reading & Writing

9 Março 2020, 14:00 Ana Rita Martins

Reading & Debating: "Can you be British without speaking English?"

In-class debate.

Academic Writing: The Paragraph
  • Basic concepts: 1 paragraph = 1 idea
  • How to structure a paragraph: Topic sentence; Supporting sentences; Concluding sentence


Summary writing of the short story "Thief" by Robley Wilson.

9 Março 2020, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

A step-by-step approach to summary writing: (a) reading the short story "Thief" by Robley Wilson and underlining the important information; (b) writing a list with that information in your own words; (c) using the list to write the summary of the story - in-class assignment.


Gerunds vs infinitives

9 Março 2020, 08:00 Gaile Parkin

Grammar – in a text about climate change verbs followed by gerunds or infinitives. Explanation and practice exercises.


Grammar Worksheet

4 Março 2020, 14:00 Ana Rita Martins

Grammar Worksheet