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Individual oral presentations continued. Feedback on second test given.

10 Maio 2022, 11:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Individual oral presentations: presenting a linguistic, social or cultural aspect related to an English-speaking country (e.g. Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, etc.).

Feedback on the second writing test given.
This was the last in-person class of the second semester 2021-2022.


Individual oral presentations continued. Feedback on second test given.

10 Maio 2022, 09:30 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Individual oral presentations: presenting a linguistic, social or cultural aspect related to an English-speaking country (e.g. Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, etc.).

Feedback on the second writing test given.
This was the last in-person class of the second semester 2021-2022.


Individual oral presentations continued.

9 Maio 2022, 11:00 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Individual oral presentations: presenting a linguistic, social or cultural aspect related to an English-speaking country (e.g. Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, etc.)


Individual oral presentations continued.

9 Maio 2022, 09:30 Isabel Maria Ferro Mealha

Individual oral presentations: presenting a linguistic, social or cultural aspect related to an English-speaking country (e.g. Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, etc.)


Novel Assignment: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

6 Maio 2022, 12:30 Ana Rita Martins

Novel Assignment: Exit West by Mohsin Hamid

  • Students discussed pre-assigned 'discussion questions'
  • In-class discussion

For the written test on May 12, you should revise the following:

  1. Grammar: Verb Tenses (Past, Present & future Simple; Past, Present & Future Continuous; Past, Present & Future Perfect; Past, Present & Future Perfect Continuous);
  2. Unit Two: The Environment, namely: TED TALK: "My Wish: Protect Our Oceans" by Sylvia Earle & Years of Living Dangerously "Collapse of the Oceans" (Season 2, Ep. 6); short story "The Horse Latitudes" by Nick Hunt;
  3. Unit Three: The Arts, namely: article "Street art: Crime, grime or sublime?"; You may also want to consider the discussion questions debated in class;
  4. The novel Exit West by Mohsin Hamid.

The test will be divided into three parts: one section about grammar; one section in which students will be asked to answer a question about unit two OR unit three; a final section with one question about the novel Exit West.

Students may bring:

  • a (printed) copy of the novel;
  • a printed copy of the short story "The Horse Latitudes" by Nick Hunt as well as of the article "Street art: Crime, grime or sublime?";
  • an English-English dictionary;
  • a blank sheet of paper.

Students must bring:

  • a test sheet;
  • a pen (make sure it writes)