exames de recurso

Those students doing the «recurso», bear in mind that after the written exam you will have an oral, so please read the short stories.

Orals will start at 13.00.

Students sitting only «melhoria» do not have an oral exam.

Melhoria and exames de recurso

Monday 9th July, 10 am-12pm, room 04.

Possible content: be prepared for a listening of news item to be rewritten as a news article ( as the 2nd formal task done in class), as well as one of the following: statistical report, opinion essay or problem/solution essay.

Final Marks

Any work not submitted is given ‘0,’ and the final average of your marks reflects this. This is unfortunate as the final mark does not reflect abilities.

Marks will be posted in the Académicos online today.

oral mark= 20% final mark in bold
Ana Claudia Pinho 14 14
Ana Mafalda Veiga 14 14
Bruno Silva 16 14
João Fernando Coutino 15 14
Maria João Carvalhas 13 13
Maria João Oliveira 13 13
Rui Manuel Almeida Antunes 14 14
Tiago Jacques 14 14
Sandra Lourenço 15 15

All the best

Allyson

Class of 07 - adieu

Goodbye, or rather “so long and thanks for all the fish”!! (from the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy).
The orals will soon be over, the end of the semester is almost here. It's almost time to say goodbye..... so.....

I wish you all the very best in your next two years. I have enjoyed working with you this year and seeing your creativity flourish. May it continue to grow with energy, passion and caring. Two more years ahead from which I hope you will look back on this first year with some good memories, some good friends and with some confidence and strength gained in English.

The class blog will remain, though I probably will not look at it too much once you have moved on :-) Keep in touch via e-mail.
All the very best. Allyson

Get Writing

It is almost time to say goodbye. For those of you would like to fill their holidays with cretaive writing and lots of fabulous ideas, guides and a forum to post your work, check this link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/getwriting/read
thanks to Joana Carlos.

I would also like to build a library of your short story presentations to use as examples for next year's 1st year. Some very nice ideas from you. Well done so far!!

Allyson

A concert in Lisbon - not to be missed 23 June CCB

http://www.ccb.pt/ccb/cgi-bin/ccbnav.php?CurCatId=7&CurTemId=4&CurEveId=2933
Allyson

class written assignmnet 2 - Monday 4th June

This task involves listening to a news item and transferring this into a newspaper article. We have had practice of this in class.
You will hear the news item 3 times and from the notes you take, will reconstruct this into an article.
The topics will be related to what we have done in class - reignation of Tony Blair adn the planned introduction od ID cards. If you want some further background and some practice, these links may be of interest:
http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=ID+cards+UK&recipe=all&scope=all&start=1

http://search.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=av&q=Tony+Blair&recipe=all&scope=all&start=3

30th May

Very few people in the Facutly. I gave the 1 st groups today, but am cancelling this afternoon's class. See you on Monday.
Allyson

Important

Please access a questionnaire required to be completed by all students - online through virtual secretary:

http://www.fcsh.unl.pt/bolonha2/alunos/inquerito.html

INFORMATION UPDTAE – assignments

Check out the dates below. They are different to those I gave you in class.

Wed 6th June class written assignment 2
Mon 11th June PRESENTATIONS 1
Wed 13th June Public holiday
Mon 18th June PRESENTATIONS 2
Wed 20th June ORALS
GROUP 1
Ana Claudia
Rui Antunes
Ana Mafalda
Maria Joao Oliveria

GROUP 2
Joao Coutinha
Maria Joao Carvalhas
Tiago Jacques
Bruno Silva

class assignment 1 - 16th May

There will be a class assignment on Wedensday 16th as part of your assessment tasks.

Problem/solution discursive essay.

You can bring a dictionary.

Map to the Theatre - Estrella Hall - Lock up your daughters

Come to a concert in Torres Novas! Someone you know is singing!!

6th May, 21.30 Teatro Virginia, Torres Novas.

Trip to the theatre Lock Up your Daughters

Lock Up Your Daughters is a musical by Lionel Bart. It was based on an 18th century comedy, Rape Upon Rape, by Henry Fielding and adapted by Bernard Miles. The lyrics were written by Lionel Bart and the music by Laurie Johnson. It was first produced at the Mermaid Theatre in London in 1959.
In 1969, it was made into a movie starring Christopher Plummer, Susannah York, and Glynis Johns.
http://www.bayviewrecords.com/bayview/cdpages/lockupyourdaughters.html

Trip to see the musical:
THE LISBON PLAYERS http://www.lisbonplayers.com.pt/
Thursday 10th or Friday 11th May.

ASSIGNMENT statistical report

ASSIGNMENT 1
To be done at HOME. Due: Monday 30th April

A report based on statistics
TASK
Use the attached statistics based on health and happiness in the UK and write a report TO COVER ALL THE GRPAHS. You do not need to report on the details, but on the trends and exceptions.

For further interpretation of the graphs, links are provided to the data sources.
Max: 350 words

ASSESSMENT
Your report will be assessed on the following criteria:
use of English
true to genre
clearly conveys the information

great site for fun with words

http://www.fun-with-words.com/palin_example.html

Update

Hello again after the Easter holidays.
Did you pack in as much commercialised chocolate consumtion, search for chocolate in your gardens, hedge rows, homes?
Did you hunt for Easter bunnies, follow processions through the village and wonder about the meaning of any religious or heathen tradition and what they are all about?
MEANINGS.
Or did you enjoy the strength of spring, or the time for a break?
Or?.....
Keep in touch with the class blog.
See you Wednesday 11th.
Allyson

ASSIGNMENT 3 POWER POINT

Due : Monday 16th April
OBJECTIVE
To produce a power point from a text.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
clear purpose of power point
effective adaptation of text source
faithful to the original text but does not plagiarise
sources cited
effective use of image and text

Choose one of the following and create a power point:

The cold hard facts:
http://www.canadafreepress.com/2007/global-warming020507.htm

Caution urged on climate ‘risks’
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/6460635.stm

It’s not just about climate
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6408789.stm

global warming_ myths and facts
http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=274

HOW TO SUBMIT
Keep a copy of your power point on a pen or CD with the file title ‘Ana’s PP’. This will be copied to your tutor’s files. Also submit a paper copy of the slides.

TIPS AND TUTORIALS FOR POWER POINTS
i. Very basic tips
http://www.crocker.k12.mo.us/tech/pptrules.htm
ii. Tutorial on making a power point
<http://www.bitbetter.com/powertips.htm>
iii. a bit wordy, but a full guideline with FAQ’s ( scroll upwards for easier help)
http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line_powerpoint.htm#advance

Hotter days mean unhealthier air

I thought this article was interesting because it speaks about how global warming might affect people with lung diseases, such as ashma. Check it out:

http://www.fightglobalwarming.com/page.cfm?tagID=242

Preparation for Technology task

This task will be aimed at you creating a power point from a text which you will be given.

STAGE 1:
1. Find an article related to global warming or the environment, which you think would make an interesting power point presentation when adapted. Submit the link here in this class blog before Monday 19th March.
2. I will choose the most appropriate article from your submissions. You will all work from the same text to produce a power point.
On Monday 19th in class I will be giving you an example of what is expected as well as some guidelines for the final task.
STAGE 2.
Submit your power point slides on 11th April. Print out a version for me and keep a copy on a CD or pen.
Allyson

Dia de Ambiente de FCSH 23.3.07

How about planting a tree for Inglês B2.2 ? Is anyone prepared to attend the meeting mentioned in this publicity (23rd March) and request a space for our own tree planting?

We could have our own ceremony later on and choose the tree we want to plant.... poetry reading..etc?

Or simply attend the meeting and feedback the results?

It's in your hands.

Allyson

Environment Agency - Creating a better place

A nice information resource about what's being done in England and Wales in what concerns the environment:

http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/
"We are the leading public body for protecting and improving the environment in England and Wales. It's our job to make sure that air, land and water are looked after by everyone in today's society, so that tomorrow's generations inherit a cleaner, healthier world."

Top 50 Things to Do to Stop Global Warming

An interesting article I found:

http://globalwarming-facts.info/50-tips.html

your short story suggestions

1. Choose one story from the East of the Web site< www.short-stories.co.uk/>and submit the link in your group blog.
Give an idea of what the story is about and your recommendation without spoiling it for your readers.
Look for ideas on how to achieve this on the backs of books.

e.g.Gripping suspense, you can’t put it down. Love in the war zones.

Photo text- your home/city

How about a photo documentation of what is typical of your city?

Have a look at these photos of New York City for ideas.

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/03/05/travel/20070305_HUNT_SLIDESHOW_1.html

Idioms relate to «home»

Check out these links to an online dictinary - click on each idiom:
An Englishman's home is his castle.
at home
be home and dry
be nothing much to write home about
bring home the bacon
hearth and home
a home away from home
Charity begins at home.
until the cows come home
Home is where the heart is.
make yourself at home
keep the home fires burning
chickens come home to roost

Research for Integrating technology task - power point

Creating a power point from an article.

Look for an interesting article related to the environment or global warming and bring next lesson.

These may start you off:

Environmental defence
http://www.environmentaldefense.org/home.cfm
Cheers and concern for new environment pact http://www.nytimes.com/learning/teachers/featured_articles/20041214tuesday.html
Fun activities
http://www.epa.gov/region5/students/fun.htm
US Environmental protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/index.html