Sumários

PG WODEHOUSE 1

7 Outubro 2025, 14:00 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/4th hour work: Grammar practice.

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


Lesson 7

6 Outubro 2025, 17:00 Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- Grammar exercises (inversion)


- "Western society is built on stigma" - an essay by Lionel Shriver 

- Writing practice: argumentative essay

- Homework: An argumentative essay on one of the topics in ex. 5 in the worksheet accompanying the essay (see Moodle)


Lesson 7

6 Outubro 2025, 14:00 Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- Grammar exercises (inversion)


- "Western society is built on stigma" - an essay by Lionel Shriver 

- Writing practice: argumentative essay

- Homework: An argumentative essay on one of the topics in ex. 5 in the worksheet accompanying the essay (see Moodle)


DAVID SEDARIS 2

3 Outubro 2025, 14:00 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/4th 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.


6th Class - Oct. 3rd

3 Outubro 2025, 08:00 Kathryn Gray Craven

Sexy Grammar - No More Buts - Flo-Joe

Writing Workshop 2, slides 10-12 Focus on turning points. Detailed descriptions