Lesson 7

11 Outubro 2016, 10:00 • Katarzyna Dominika Karpowicz Osowska

- "Stephen Fry's guide to the UK" - a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7cFXSDN_5k)

- "National trait" - reading, speaking, vocabulary (pp. 62-63)

- "Reddit users list their favourite British words and phrases" - reading (p. 64)

- "I was well gutted about the dodgy grub" - British slang (pp. 65-66)

- "Roger that: British confirmed as word's sexiest accent. But which one?" - reading (pp. 67-68)

- "One woman, 17 British accents" - a video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk)

Homework: read "The Cranes" - a short story by Peter Meinke (pp. 71, 73-74)

Vocabulary from the lesson:

- aloof
- devious
- self-effacing
- meticulous
- endearing
- staggering
- curtain twitching
- road rage
- against all odds
- nippy
(Slang:)
- gutted
- dodgy
- the bee's knees
- nosh/grub
- knackered
- jammy
- fit
- ta
- two sandwiches short of a picnic

The Argumentative Essay

10 Outubro 2016, 16:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Register and Structure.

Descriptive Writing - Part 3

10 Outubro 2016, 16:00 • Hilda Alexandra Prazeres Eusebio

Students worked in groups to analyze the descriptive elements of the following excerpts:

• The Journals of Sylvia Plath;
• The Diary of Virginia Woolf;
• two poems by Anne Michaels:
• There is no city that does not dream;
• Last night's moon.

Students must prepare a class presentation on their text outlining the descriptive tools used in their piece and illustrating the overall mood of it.

One group presented: Constança, Rute, Mariana and Joana.

The remaining groups will present next class.

Explanation of Common Mistakes

10 Outubro 2016, 12:00 • David Alan Prescott

Teaching of common mistakes when writing essays.

The Argumentative Essay

10 Outubro 2016, 10:00 • Paula Alexandra Carvalho Alves Rodrigues Horta

Register and Structure.