Sumários

READING AND SPEAKING

3 Outubro 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.

NUMBERS

29 Setembro 2023, 09:30 Gaile Parkin


How to say different numbers, including hundreds, thousands, millions, percentages, temperatures, measurements and decimal points. The different words for 0.

Game in groups of 3 to practise reading and recognising numbers.

Viewing of former SA President Zuma’s embarrassing difficulty with numbers in his speeches.

Tutorial/4th hour work: Write a piece called “My Monday in numbers”, detailing the numerical values of everything you do on Mondays.

Homework: Explore, learn and practice vocabulary relating to music and food (vocabulary book units 21 and 22).

Essay writing

28 Setembro 2023, 17:00 Alexis Hannah Somerville


Speaking test Parts 3 and 4 introduction
Essay writing tips and exercises

Speaking

26 Setembro 2023, 17:00 Alexis Hannah Somerville


Review: present perfect simple vs continuous, question forms
Introduction to the speaking test: parts 1-3

Homework: Please see Moodle

READING AND SPEAKING

26 Setembro 2023, 09:30 Gaile Parkin


Article from The Guardian about a vase valued at €2,000 selling at auction for €8m. Answering pre-reading and comprehension questions as a class, in pairs and individually. Group discussion. In honour of Curt Cobain’s guitar selling at auction for $4.5m, we listened to his song “Come as you are” performed around the world by Playing for Change.