Writing skills: summarizations

13 Outubro 2022, 08:30 • Edgardo António Medeiros Silva

How summarize a text: identifying topic sentences and supporting ideas.

Techniques used to paraphrase.

Practice work: New Language Leader, unit 8.5 (act.1-10).

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Passive and active forms

11 Outubro 2022, 08:30 • Edgardo António Medeiros Silva

The use of passive and active forms. A tense chart highlighting the different verb tenses in English and their sequence in time.

Practice exs. from Macmillan Eng. Grammar in Context, unit 20 (exs. 1, 2, 6A and 6B).  

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Global Cooperation

6 Outubro 2022, 08:30 • Edgardo António Medeiros Silva

Feedback on research assignment: occupy movement, free trade and SDGs.

Viewing and commentary of YouTube doc. “Miniature Earth”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hedHdWV3CDU

R&C of “Global Cooperation”: New Language Leader, unit 8.3 (act. 1-4).

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Infinitives, bare infinitives and gerunds (continued)

4 Outubro 2022, 08:30 • Edgardo António Medeiros Silva

Further exs. on the use of infinitives, bare infinitives and gerunds following verbs, adjectives and prepositions: Macmillan Eng. Grammar in Context, unit 14 (exs. 4,5) and unit 15 (exs. 5,6).

Consolidation work through gap fill: CISPA

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Globalization

29 Setembro 2022, 08:30 • Edgardo António Medeiros Silva

On the pros and cons of globalization: New Language Leader, unit 8.1 (act. 1-6). 

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