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Uncountable nouns. Graham Norton's Problem Page.

5 Fevereiro 2020, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Grammar practice: Uncountable nouns. Graham Norton's Problem Page: reading a letter of advice and discussing what kind of advice might be given.

HOMEWORK: Do the exercises about verbs and prepositions on pages 65-66.


Ways of expressing future

5 Fevereiro 2020, 08:00 Gaile Parkin

Grammar: irregular verb patterns (based on Quirk & Greenbaum). Ways of expressing future. Group role-play game (“I’m having lunch with Madonna”) to practice present continuous for future plans. Homework – write the schedule of the character played in the role-play.


Watch & Debate: Engaging social problems through commercials

3 Fevereiro 2020, 14:00 Ana Rita Martins

Watch & Debate: Engaging social problems through commercials. 


Assessmenr criteria

3 Fevereiro 2020, 14:00 EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Assessment criteria are as follows.

In accordance with Regulamento Geral de Avaliação da Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa, students will be assessed on oral and written work throughout the semester. Weighting will be as follows:

·         first test 20%;

·         second test  30%;

·         oral and written task-based assignments 50%, consisting of

o   oral presentation 20%;

o   in-class assignments and active participation 25%

o   attendance 5%

 The oral presentation is an individual assignment that will consist in a 5-minute speech, spoken from notes, NOT read. Each student will choose the date of the oral presentation from a set of proposed dates. Topic: presenting a book or a film.

 First test                                                  18 March 2020

Second test                                             22 April 2020

 Since assessment will be conducted on a regular basis, any task that is not submitted when due and/or any form of plagiarism will be given a zero. Any student who fails to do one of the above-mentioned tests/tasks will be given a zero. Working students may opt for continuous assessment (in which case they will have to comply with all the assessment criteria set for regular students) OR sit the Época Especial de Avaliação examination. The examination will focus on the contents of the syllabus adopted for the B1.2 level.



 



Video podcast "Solutions". Paragraph writing.

3 Fevereiro 2020, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Email writing continued.

Video podcast "Solutions": (a) watching and answering questions about the video podcast; (b) in-class assignment - writing about your own experiences and concerns by answering the following questions: 1. Would you describe yourself as a practical person? 2. What kinds of problems are you good at solving? 3. What kinds of problems are you not so good at solving? 4. If you could have one 'super power' what would it be?