March 10th

10 Março 2025, 09:30 • Kathryn Gray Craven

PG WODEHOUSE 1

7 Março 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Presentation about Wodehouse and the Edwardian era in which his stories are set.

Open cloze exercise – first individually, then in pairs – using a text about the life and work of PG Wodehouse.

First 10 minutes of episode 1 of the BBC TV adaptation “Jeeves and Wooster”.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: Grammar practice.

Homework: Read the first two PG Wodehouse stories about Jeeves and Wooster.

Jhumpa Lahiri's 'When Mr. Pirzada Came to Dine'

7 Março 2025, 12:30 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

PG WODEHOUSE 1

7 Março 2025, 11:00 • Gaile Parkin

Presentation about Wodehouse and the Edwardian era in which his stories are set.

Open cloze exercise – first individually, then in pairs – using a text about the life and work of PG Wodehouse.

First 10 minutes of episode 1 of the BBC TV adaptation “Jeeves and Wooster”.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: Grammar practice.

Homework: Read the first two PG Wodehouse stories about Jeeves and Wooster.

DAVID SEDARIS 2

28 Fevereiro 2025, 15:30 • Gaile Parkin

Presentation on satire (Horatian and Juvenalian), the differences between autobiography and memoir, and fake memoirs.

Pairwork writing exercise to draw up a character description of David Sedaris, supporting statements with examples from his own stories and the article by Alex Heard.

Tutorial/4^th hour work: Listen to and/or read the remaining 4 selected essays of David Sedaris.

Homework: Read the article by Alex Heard in the Coursebook about David Sedaris and the ethics of narrative memoir.