PHRASE OF THE WEEK

If you are caught red-handed you are discovered in the middle of committing a crime or doing something wrong. Criminals can be caught red-handed by the police at the scene of their crimes and children can be caught red-handed by their parents committing some minor misdemeanour like taking food from the fridge in the middle of the night. For many centuries it was not considered to be proof of guilt if someone was in possession of meat from another man’s animal. It was impossible to prove that they were guilty under such circumstances. If, on the other hand, they had the blood of a freshly killed animal on their hands this was incontrovertible proof of guilt. In those days being caught red-handed usually meant a death sentence. Today, while the punishment is likely to be far less draconian, the idea of being discovered in the middle of wrong-doing still remains with this expression.

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MAC3_SAT

Hello guys,
We started off by doing a quick review of vocabulary, then we moved on to the listening activities (You're so Vain) on page 80. We also did exercises 1 and 2 on page 81, and exercises 1 and 2, page 146. I've sent the powerpoint file used in class about adverbs by email and, in he second part of the class, we did the wordspot activities on page 80 and phrase builder page 33. Homework: pages 146 and 147, exercises 4, 6 and 7. See you all in a week!

HOT TIP_BLINDNESS

When a sudden plague of blindness devastates a city, a small group of the afflicted band together to triumphantly overcome the horrific conditions of their imposed quarantine. Blindness is a psychological thriller about the fragility of mankind. Adapted from Nobel Laureate José Saramago’s masterwork, the film is directed by Academy Award-nominee Fernando Meirelles from a screenplay by Tony Award-winner Don McKellar (“The Drowsy Chaperone”).

FL11_TT_18h30

The early bird catches the worm
Dear all,
We started the class with activities about instructions which were used as writing task 2 preparation, we talked about how new words are created, watched a youtube video and did the activities on page 48, up to exercise 3. Don't forget to hand in BOTH compositions until Tuesday and study passive voice and the expressions in the phrase builder module 4.
Enjoy your weekend!

MAC1_ESPM

Hi there,
We finished the discussion about the future of the English language, we did an oral activity and talked about different uses of the verb 'have'. Once again, you can do any ecampus exercise.
Take care!

PI2_MW_20H20

Hello everybody,
We corrected the homework (workbook page 32, exercises 3 and 4) and did exercises 2-5, page 50. Don't forget that you are supposed to hand your compositions in on Monday, the 1st of September. Have a nice weekend,
Daniele

FCE_MW_18H30

Hello guys,
We corrected the exercise I've assigned as homework (SB page 61, exercise 4) and then brainstormed ideas for your writing task 1, in which you'll have to write an argument about the advantages and disadvantages of mobile phones. We also did exercises 1-3 (writing page 61). Don't forget to use the language seen in the language toolbox and try to hand it in on the 3rd of September, please.
Have a nice weekend,
Daniele

FL11_TT_18h30

Dear students,
We had an interesting discussion in the beggining of the class about education, we did a quiz about skills that students should learn in order to prepare for the real world, such as how to run a meeting or how to get along with their co-workers. Then we watched a snippet of American students exchanging their views on how prepared high school students are for college. We also did some passive voice exercises and, finally, page 53, exercises 1 and 2. Homework: read pages 132 and 133 and do the exercises 1, 3, 5 and 6 on pages 134 and 135. The test will be on the 2nd of September and don't forget to hand in your compositions next class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Take care,
Daniele

MAC1_ESPM

Dear all,
We started the class with a game and then moved on to page 10 'Listening and Speaking'. We talked a lot about the English language in the future and did exercises 1-4. No homework today, hope to see you all next class.
Daniele

PI2_MW_20H20

For those who were absent, we finished unit 5.2 and did writing task preparation. You are supposed to write a 'thank you note' to a friend using the expressions in exercise 5, unit 5.2. I asked your classmates to hand it in on the 1st of September. In the end of the class we did an activity about England and Great Britain and also the text in exercise 1, unit 5.3.

FCE_MW_18H30

We started the class with the text 'Child's Play' and moved on to page 60, lexis exercise and linkers. Also, we did the workbook exercise 8 on page 33. Homework: page 61, exercise 4.

I2_MW_16H00

We did page 48, exercises 6 and 7, reading activity and synonyms. Homework: CDROM unit 6C synonyms 1.

DEEP FRIED MARS BAR

Fancy a piece of deep fried chocolate? Give this Scotish delicacy a go!
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WORD OF THE WEEK

Dear students,
The word of this week is LUDICROUS. These words or phrases will be posted on a weekly basis to inspire you to read a little more in English and help you gain vocabulary. MAC3 students - that's an easy one for you!
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MAC3_SAT

Dear students,
In the beggining of the class, we had an oral activity using those clothes idioms from last week, a powerpoint exercise on the same subject and then we talked about the style icons Madonna, James Dean, Frank Sinatra and Audrey Hepburn.
There's an activity about them on page 78 and 110, we also did exercises 3, 4, 5 and 6 and 'Patterns to notice' on page 79. For homework, I asked you to choose any ecampus exercise.
Have a nice weekend!