Sumários
oral presentation 2
5 Abril 2018, 08:00 • John Richard Walker
student oral presentations on the following themes of Englishness:
The English sense of humour
group feedback and evaluation
Charity
4 Abril 2018, 16:00 • Rui Vitorino Azevedo
Reading and discussion of the short story "Charity". Some of the major themes included substance abuse, homelessness, sexuality and volunteerism.
Introduction: how to write an essay
4 Abril 2018, 14:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio
Students created their groups and selected topics for their end-of-semester debate/oral exam. The groups, topics and presentation dates are:
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Debates | |||
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For |
Against |
Dates |
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The Legalisation of Marijuana |
Joana Santos, Beatriz Pratas
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Alexandre Pires, António Vasconcelos, David Fernandes. |
21st May 2018. |
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“Bullfighting should be abolished.” |
Sara Santos, Sofia Paulo, Marta Silva
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Mariana Roque, Teresa Moura |
23rd May 2018. |
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The Practice of Abortion |
Mª Madalena Galeão, Daniela Martins, Maria Lopo Silva |
Megi Jalagonia, Nino Machaidze | |
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“Gun Control is the key to keeping the peace.” |
Sofia Calmeiro, Inês Antunes, Raquel Aguiar. |
Vasco Monteiro, Gonçalo Cruz, João Henriques |
28th May 2018. |
Following this, we looked at some of the basic rules of effective essay writing. Those who want top marks in the essay assignments and in the final test must master the art of flow, where each argument flows from one to the next without stopping. This will be modelled next class.
Lesson 11
4 Abril 2018, 12:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska
- "Why some of us are thrill-seekers?" - reading, speaking (extra worksheet)
- Vocabulary: verbs of movement
- "First and foremost" (Everyday English) - pp. 139-140)
Homework:
- ex. 1 p. 141
- ex. 3 p. 147