Oct

3

CPE – October 3

October 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there,
I’d like to ask one of you guys to write a brief description of what we covered today in the wiki. How does that sound to you? That way, we all may contribute and add to an initial description and go further on the topics which we discussed. Perhaps you could find some texts, [...]

Sep

26

CPE - September 26

September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Howdy,
How was the lesson today? Hope the activities will prove useful in the future. Wallace, I’ll try my best to post both the audio files and the handouts, ok?
Homework:
- Coursebook: p 75, 76, 77
 
Have a great weekend!

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

CPE - September 19

September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hi there,
Today we continued working with Unit 5. We corrected homework from last class, worked on some vocabulary, had a listening practice - CB p 72, and also a Paper 3 Part 2 question.
Homework:
- Coursebook: p 74 - Language Focus: Grammar
- Exam Maximiser: p 40 - 43
- Extra reading: The Black Cat - you can [...]

Sep

15

CPE - Wiki

September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
I believe it’s high time we started making use of our wiki to make learning a bit more collaborative. Hence, I’ve just posted a couple of tasks I’d like you to do. Pay the wiki a visit: http://atlantic-cpe.wikispaces.com
Mind you, I do expect to see some posting there!
Cheers,
Rick

Sep

12

CPE - September 12

September 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello dears,
Today we finished Unit 4 and worked a bit harder on Paper 3 part 1. There are two extra handouts which those of you who missed the class can get with me.
Homework:
- Coursebook: p 68 - 71 (up to Language Focus: Grammar, exercise 5)
Don’t forget to do your letter, please!
Cheers,
Rick

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

CPE - August 22

August 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Dear students,
I hope the activity we had today helped you out with Paper 1 Part 3. I know it was a bit long and time-consuming, but let’s see if it pays off, right?
Anyway, bacause of that, I’ll need to ask you to do a couple of things on your own, but since it’s mainly grammar [...]

Aug

15

CPE - August 15

August 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Hello there,
So, today I have got no excuses left for not posting anything on the blog, huh? I’m actually doing so while you’re taking your Paper 1 mock… hehehe
Anyway, as we’re talking about advertisement and I did show you guys a couple of ads, have a look at the following links:

 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5z0Ia5jDt4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R706isyDrqI
 
And here’s the [...]

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