Oct

3

CAE – October 3

October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
Today we talked a bit about advertising and some other stuff – as usual. And you’ve also been assigned another composition, an informal letter.
So, without further ado, here goes:
HOMEWORK
- Coursebook: p. 26, 27
- Coursebook: p. 28 exercise 4 (we’ve covered the rest in the classroom)
- EXTRA: Join the wiki, go to the lessons page, [...]

Sep

30

CAE – Wiki

September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear Students,
I have just updated a couple of things on the wiki page. It isn’t exactly ready with tasks and other things, but the core of it is there. Feel free to add content and suggest things for us to work on, ok?
The link is on your right, or you can just clik here.

Sep

26

CAE - September 26

September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there,
So, I hope you enjoyed the extra listening practice we had today, and I hope it was useful. I’m aware of the fact that I still have to set up the wiki. Hopefully, I’ll be able to do so by the beginning of the week - I’ll try to get it ready by Wednesday. [...]

Sep

24

What happens when we die?

September 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment

So, what really happens when we die? Is it all there is? I’ve just read a nice article I’d like to share with you:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20080923/hl_time/whathappenswhenwedie
Share your thoughts about the article as comments if you feel like.
Cheers,
Rick

Sep

22

CAE - September 19

September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Howdy!
So, I’ll do my best to get our wiki going asap. In the meantime, you can pay a visit to the old version of it at http://atlantic-cae.wikispaces.com
Homework:
- Coursebook: p 20 - 22
- Come up with a list of words related to money. (I know I didn’t say this in class, but here it goes)
 
As soon [...]

Sep

12

CAE - September 12

September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
 
Today we finally finished unit 1. I hope the lesson on verb forms (tense x aspect) was profitable, as you’ll need it throughout the semester. As far as homework goes, have a look below:
- Coursebook: p16 exercise 6
- To do this writing, have a look at the exercises which came before (1 - 6). [...]

Sep

10

An apology

September 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
Unfortunately, I faced some problems which prevented me from posting the homework to the blog. These were mainly technical problems with - I believe - the blog server. I hope all has been fixed by now.
Cheers,
Rick

Aug

27

Speak English or be suspended!!!

August 27, 2008 | Leave a Comment

So, you never thought speaking English could be this important, huh?! Check out the introduction of the article below. If you want to read it all, the link is right below it.
Cheers!!
 
Speak English or be suspended, LPGA says
By Larry Dorman The New York Times Wednesday, August 27, 2008
 
Concerned about its appeal [...]

Aug

22

CAE - August 22

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hi there guys,
First of all, let’s welcome Clara, our newest student. I hope you have some fun and learn a lot, dear. Please, let me know if there’s anything you need, ok?
Now, as far as our lesson was concerned, I truly believe the exercise we worked on today will give you more background to tackle [...]

Aug

15

CAE - August 15

August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there,
So, we spent a long time talking about music… and you made me realise how old I actually am. hehehe
I hope you enjoyed listening to some Blues and learning a tad about its history as well. Just in case you’re interested, the name of the festival promoted by Eric Clapton is CROSSROADS - Guitar [...]

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