Friday, October 8, 2010

verdi

Hey there! How are you doing? On Thursday Laura and me were on our way back home after class and we were discussing the advantages of enjoying a movie in its original version. Our suggestion is: after finishing class, eat something for lunch nearby plaça molina (if you bring your own food we can all have lunch at my place which is located on our way to Verdi) and then watch the film at 16h. some options to choose from are the new Woody Allen's or "How much does your building weight, Mr. Foster?"

I know somebody may have to attend classes or go to work at that time so any opinion will be welcomed as long as we eventually go altogether to the cinema.

P.S.: Of course, the teacher is more than welcomed! LOL

Laura's link

Thursday, October 7, 2010

October 7th

Hi everyone,

Today we started with a sample of part 1 of the reading comprehension. As I said the other day, this is a very useful exercise (in my opinion) to begin class with as it opens up a lot of often unfamiliar vocabulary.

At the same time I discussed your corrected/highlighted compositions with you and we talked about aspects of your writing to focus attention on.

After that we did another part 1 of the RC, this time from the coursebook. One of your homeworks is to complete that reading paper from test 2 in the book.

Then we finished the first listening test which we started on Tuesday.

After that we focussed attention on summary writing from some worksheets. Your homework is to do the complete Useo of English paper from test 2, including the summary, applying the strategies that we discussed in class.

Remember that there is no class on Tuesday (not hard to remember I guess).

Enjoy your loooong weekend.

Roger

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

October 5th 2010

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder of what we did today.

  1. We used the coursebook to get some more practicce with part 1 of the reading comprehension. And we also discussed the different aspects of vocabulary for each of the words omitted: collocation, phrasal verbs, lexical precision, parts of speech etc.
  2. We then reviewed the Use of English homework from test 1 in the coursebook.
  3. We did the first two parts of the listening comprehension - test 1 in the coursebook.
  4. We then worked on the second part of the writing paper. We paid careful attention to the details of the question and then looked at and assessed a sample answer. Your homework was to write a review of your own. The task was to review a film set in your own country and assess how effectively the film reflected different aspects of life and attitudes in the country where it was set. It is important to include all these points in the answer. Your homework was to write your own review in response to the task.
  5. Finally we focussed on part 3 of the speaking paper. Before looking at the task we did some "just a minute" practice, connecting two words, chosen at random, from a sheet.