Discussing letters of advice

21 Outubro 2020, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Checking letters of advice written by students.

Structure of a letter of advice.

Genitive rules.The use of the apostrophe in English.

Home work assignment: write a letter to a cousin in reply to the dilemma that was read and discussed in class (Workbook page 9).

This assignment is due by 6 p.m. next Friday.

Tasksheets 2 and 3 due next Monday. (Tasksheet 2 checked in class from 1-10)

Writing a letter of advice: Graham Norton's problem page

20 Outubro 2020, 14:00 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

How to write a letter of advice.

Graham Norton's Problem Page in The Telegraph

What to include in a letter of advice.

Phrasal and prepositional verbs (e.g. pay for, deal with, put up with,, insist on, etc)

Vocabulary expansion (e.g. upbringing vs education; lend vs borrow).

Writing a letter of advice based on one of the 5 letters read and discussed in class.

Prohibition in the USA. Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird

20 Outubro 2020, 12:30 • EDUARDA MELO CABRITA

Dramatised reading of Harper Lee's To kill a mockingbird (excerpt from the first five pages of the novel)

Listening exercises on "Christmas gifts during the Great Depression" and "Prohibition".

Prohibition in the USA : The Volstead Act eading up to the 13th Amendment and the 21st Amendment  to repeal the Volstead Act. The Temperance Societies.

Graham Norton's Problem Page continued. Multi-word verbs: phrasal and prepositional verbs continued.

20 Outubro 2020, 11:00 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Graham Norton's Problem Page: letters of advice and discussing what kind of advice might be given. Letters 3 and 4 were read aloud by students and discussed.

HOMEWORK: do Task sheet 3, pages 75-77 of the B1.2 Workbook. The answers will be checked on Thursday's class.

Graham Norton's Problem Page continued. Multi-word verbs: phrasal and prepositional verbs continued.

20 Outubro 2020, 09:30 • Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Graham Norton's Problem Page: letters of advice and discussing what kind of advice might be given. Letters 3 and 4 were read aloud by students and discussed.

HOMEWORK: do Task sheet 3, pages 75-77 of the B1.2 Workbook. The answers will be checked on Thursday's class.