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How to give an oral presentation. Further practice in writing a discursive essay.

12 Novembro 2018, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

How to give an oral presentation: planning a presentation about a book/film; top tips for an oral presentation; a model presentation.

Further practice in writing a discursive essay: (a) linking devices; (b) writing the final draft of an opinion essay on the following topic: "Globalisation will eventually lead to a complete loss of cultural identity". HOMEWORK: 1. Finish your essay at home and submit it on Wednesday. 2. Do the transformation exercise sent by email (e.g. rewrite the sentences with the new beginning)

Neighbours (Listening)

9 Novembro 2018, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Warm-up: pair-work speaking activity: Pre-listening exercise. B1.2 Workbook p. 38.

 

Pair work activity: Every student got 8 sentences on separate pieces of paper. They were then expected to choose the definition which best fits their own experience and discuss their reasons for this with their partner.

·      A neighbour is a person who helps you in times of need

·      A neighbour is a person who lives next door to you

·      A neighbour is a person who watches you from across the street

·      A neighbour is a person who knows everything about you, but you don’t know how

·      A neighbour is a person who feeds your cat when you are on holiday

·      A neighbour is a person you want to know is there, but never want to see

·      A neighbour is a person who interests you more than your own family

·      A neighbour is a person who keeps you awake at night

 

Pair work activity: After that 8 more personal questions were given to the students (also on separate pieces of paper):

1) Do you get on well with your neighbours? 2) Do you often visit them, or do they visit you?

3) Are they similar people to you, for example are they the same age, or do they have the same interests?

4) Could you go on holiday with your neighbours? Why (not)?

5) Do you depend on them for anything, for example to look after your plants and cat while you are away? 6) What is your idea of terrible neighbours? 7) What would you do if your neighbours were causing you problems? 8) What would you do if you thought your neighbours were involved in organised crime?

 

Source: https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/neighbours

 

Listening exercise:

Pair work activity with new partners:

B1.2 Workbook. Appendix: Unit 8: Communities, Speak Out, page 1-3.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpJqXlcjcM

 

First writing test.

7 Novembro 2018, 16:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

First writing test.

First writing test.

7 Novembro 2018, 14:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

First writing test.

Test Writing

7 Novembro 2018, 12:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Test on Irregular verbs (3 exercises), Irregular Plurals (1 exercise), Present Perfect Tense (3 exercises), Vocabulary: crime, environmental issues, etc. (3 exercises), Summary Writing (1 exercise).