Graham,
This is just to inform you, as I said I would, that I had a B in my exam. One A, one C and all the rest were B's. Thank you for all of your entertaining lessons.
Nuno
Monday, August 25, 2008
Thursday, June 19, 2008
LAST CLASS NEXT WEEK - 26TH JUNE !!
Guys
check your emails...
- because most people want to watch portugal v germany tonight, i have arranged for tonight's class to be cancelled - and we can have our last class next week ! enjoy the football ! come on Portugal and especially ronaldo to score ( i have a small bet on him )
see you next week
Graham
check your emails...
- because most people want to watch portugal v germany tonight, i have arranged for tonight's class to be cancelled - and we can have our last class next week ! enjoy the football ! come on Portugal and especially ronaldo to score ( i have a small bet on him )
see you next week
Graham
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
homework
just to remind you the homework is ... "can we trust science ?"
a) an essay 300 - 350 words
b) your thoughts put on the blog instead
c) or an 8 min podcast
it is your choice
a) an essay 300 - 350 words
b) your thoughts put on the blog instead
c) or an 8 min podcast
it is your choice
FEEDBACK PLEASE
GUYS
let me know what you thought of term 2, and let me know what kind of stuff you want to do in term 3.
We did a lot of speaking and vocabulary in term 2, (and writing for homework). We can do grammar and reading in term 3 if you like !!!
what about doing a film ? lots of natural language !
this is your chance to say what you want ...
let me know what you thought of term 2, and let me know what kind of stuff you want to do in term 3.
We did a lot of speaking and vocabulary in term 2, (and writing for homework). We can do grammar and reading in term 3 if you like !!!
what about doing a film ? lots of natural language !
this is your chance to say what you want ...
Saturday, February 16, 2008
LOVE, RELATIONSHIPS AND MARRIAGE
Guys
just setting this post up so that you have somewhere to save your podcasts.
i had a word with our techie guy and he advises the following ... you need to download the audacity software for free, then make your recording and save it on your computer, then download your saved file into the podomatic website, and then save on to the blog...
lets see if we can get it to work...
just choose one of the questions we talked about in class and fire away...
just setting this post up so that you have somewhere to save your podcasts.
i had a word with our techie guy and he advises the following ... you need to download the audacity software for free, then make your recording and save it on your computer, then download your saved file into the podomatic website, and then save on to the blog...
lets see if we can get it to work...
just choose one of the questions we talked about in class and fire away...
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Concerts
guys - lets have a chat about concerts.
when i was in my 20s i used to go to about 5 concerts a month. Glasgow was really good for concerts because there was a place called king tuts wah wah hut for new bands - where oasis were discovered; the barrowlands ballroom - a fabulous venue with no seating so everyone just went crazy; and the secc - a bit like pavillao atlantico - where all the big bands went.
i have seen some great concerts (probabaly about 100) but also a lot of dross. Highlights must be U2 before they were famous with about 200 people, AC DC, the rolling stones (old but good) and the cult (the best ever)... concerts to forget would include OMD, the thompson twins and adam and the ants - but you guys are probably too young to remember them.
i still go to concerts occasionally, but not very often. i went to see the red hot chilli peppers here in lisbon , but it was very loud !!!! next month i am going to see "the cure" for the fourth time - fabulous - but there are very few people i really want to go and see these days...
enough about me - what about you guys ? any good concert stories ?
when i was in my 20s i used to go to about 5 concerts a month. Glasgow was really good for concerts because there was a place called king tuts wah wah hut for new bands - where oasis were discovered; the barrowlands ballroom - a fabulous venue with no seating so everyone just went crazy; and the secc - a bit like pavillao atlantico - where all the big bands went.
i have seen some great concerts (probabaly about 100) but also a lot of dross. Highlights must be U2 before they were famous with about 200 people, AC DC, the rolling stones (old but good) and the cult (the best ever)... concerts to forget would include OMD, the thompson twins and adam and the ants - but you guys are probably too young to remember them.
i still go to concerts occasionally, but not very often. i went to see the red hot chilli peppers here in lisbon , but it was very loud !!!! next month i am going to see "the cure" for the fourth time - fabulous - but there are very few people i really want to go and see these days...
enough about me - what about you guys ? any good concert stories ?
Thursday, December 13, 2007
RESULTS OF THE FEEDBACK
guys
i have read your comments. what about the following for term 2 ...
1. more exam stuff. I was thinking in January that for one month we could do nothing but exam work. one saturday do a reading paper, one saturday do a use of english etc. just for the month of january to show you the standard required and do some stuff on exam technique
2.more writing homework. no problem will set more homework. a lot of people also said that they didn't mind doing writing in class as they didn't have time at home. no problem. more writing in class it is.
3. more speaking activities. no problem. but you have to realise that i can not listen to everyone at the same time. just because i am not listening to your group should not be an excuse to slip back into portuguese... it is highly likely in the future that you will speak english to a non english speaker - e.g. an Italian - so you should always speak to each other in English
4. a film for the last 30 mins. instead of a stupid game, we could watch a film. i quite like this idea for two reasons. firstly i don't think anyone can concentrate for 3 hours. Secondly films have great language presented in a context to assist with meaning. what do you think ?
5. a weekly topic for the blog. fine. you guys can choose the topic.
6.marking. guys i don't know if i have made this clear or not, but when i mark your home work the stuff in green is good, and the stuff in pink or orange is bad...
comments please
i have read your comments. what about the following for term 2 ...
1. more exam stuff. I was thinking in January that for one month we could do nothing but exam work. one saturday do a reading paper, one saturday do a use of english etc. just for the month of january to show you the standard required and do some stuff on exam technique
2.more writing homework. no problem will set more homework. a lot of people also said that they didn't mind doing writing in class as they didn't have time at home. no problem. more writing in class it is.
3. more speaking activities. no problem. but you have to realise that i can not listen to everyone at the same time. just because i am not listening to your group should not be an excuse to slip back into portuguese... it is highly likely in the future that you will speak english to a non english speaker - e.g. an Italian - so you should always speak to each other in English
4. a film for the last 30 mins. instead of a stupid game, we could watch a film. i quite like this idea for two reasons. firstly i don't think anyone can concentrate for 3 hours. Secondly films have great language presented in a context to assist with meaning. what do you think ?
5. a weekly topic for the blog. fine. you guys can choose the topic.
6.marking. guys i don't know if i have made this clear or not, but when i mark your home work the stuff in green is good, and the stuff in pink or orange is bad...
comments please
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