Sumários
Conspiracy Theories
9 Abril 2018, 16:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo
Students gave presentations on several conspiracy theories followed by discussion.
How to write an essay writing - Wonder Woman: it's all about flow.
9 Abril 2018, 14:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio
- identify the thesis (and learn about the dos and don'ts about how to come up with a good one);
- identify the techniques used to create a smooth flow between arguments (i.e. that the first half of the first sentence of each subsequent paragraph refers to the topic addressed in the previous paragraph, while the second half of the same sentence introduces the topic of the following topic);
- some of the basic rules of citation and bibliography (although these will be addressed in much greater detail at a later date).
Lesson 12
9 Abril 2018, 12:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska
- "Never have I had such a rewarding experience" (p. 127)
- Grammar: inversion (pp. 128, 130)
- Vocabulary: wealth and poverty (p. 129)
- "JK Rowling condemns 'voluntourism'..." (pp. 135-138)
Homework: exs. at pp. 131-132
Vocabulary from the lesson:
Unusual experiences:
- to melt one's heart
- to sap a lot of one's energy
- to have a rewarding and enlightening experience
- to make the most of sth
- to miss home comforts
- to acquire life skills
Wealth and poverty:
- to make ends meet
- (economic) hardship
- (economic) prosperity
- impoverished
- destitute
- affluent
- well off
- disposable income
- deprived (areas)
- to live within your means
Landscapes:
- to get bogged down
- to be swamped
- an uphill struggle
- a drop in the ocean
- to be out of the woods
oral presentation 2
5 Abril 2018, 14:00 • John Richard Walker
student oral presentations on the following themes of Englishness:
The English sense of humour
group feedback and evaluation