Sumários
ROMCOMS
3 Março 2023, 12:30 • Gaile Parkin
Introduction to the English love of
portmanteau words (such as “romcom”).
Pairwork exercise: putting pairs of words
together to create some common portmanteaus. Feedback.
Group construction of a list of
characteristics and expectations of the romcom genre.
Presentation of academics’ agreed sets of
essential and additional characteristics, with discussion.
Homework: Prepare for next week’s
evaluation.
ROMCOMS
2 Março 2023, 09:30 • Gaile Parkin
Introduction to the English love of
portmanteau words (such as “romcom”).
Pairwork exercise: putting pairs of words
together to create some common portmanteaus. Feedback.
Group construction of a list of
characteristics and expectations of the romcom genre.
Presentation of academics’ agreed sets of
essential and additional characteristics, with discussion.
Homework: Prepare for next week’s
evaluation.
Writing 2
1 Março 2023, 17:00 • John Richard Walker
Complex sentence construction: how to write better sentences in English.