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Online tutorial: prepositions.

3 Novembro 2021, 08:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Online tutorial: prepositions of time and place (in, on, at). Group task: a fill-in-the-blanks exercise about prepositions (to be continued next tutorial).


Animals in children's literature 1

2 Novembro 2021, 18:30 Gaile Parkin

Warm-up: more common errors in English

The tradition and functions of anthropomorphising in children’s literature. Academic research into the effects of animals vs people in children’s stories. Group discussion on the characters of Wilbur (from Charlotte’s Web) and Piglet (from The House at Pooh Corner); Paddington and Pooh; and Peter Rabbit and the velveteen rabbit. Life lessons we can learn from The Velveteen Rabbit.


Animals in children's literature 1

2 Novembro 2021, 17:00 Gaile Parkin

Warm-up: more common errors in English

The tradition and functions of anthropomorphising in children’s literature. Academic research into the effects of animals vs people in children’s stories. Group discussion on the characters of Wilbur (from Charlotte’s Web) and Piglet (from The House at Pooh Corner); Paddington and Pooh; and Peter Rabbit and the velveteen rabbit. Life lessons we can learn from The Velveteen Rabbit.


Animals in children's literature 1

2 Novembro 2021, 15:30 Gaile Parkin

Warm-up: more common errors in English

The tradition and functions of anthropomorphising in children’s literature. Academic research into the effects of animals vs people in children’s stories. Group discussion on the characters of Wilbur (from Charlotte’s Web) and Piglet (from The House at Pooh Corner); Paddington and Pooh; and Peter Rabbit and the velveteen rabbit. Life lessons we can learn from The Velveteen Rabbit.


"Tony's story" by Leslie Marmon Silko.

2 Novembro 2021, 09:30 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

The short story "Tony's story" by Leslie Marmon Silko: (a) predicting the plot based on two pictures; (b) reading the story to oneself; (c) preparing to answer a question about the short story in writing - pair/group task continued at home. Further instructions sent by email to all students.