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December 13, 2018 Dear All, to complete this semester you need to be ready with the following tasks: 1.  A summary   of an article with an explanation of why you have chosen it and a set of 3 questions to go with it: a) What would you like to learn from it? b) What information from it you knew? c) What information is /was not clear Please ,  choose an article that discusses some urgent/vital/very important/urgent/up-to-date issue Word limit:  300 words 2.  A for-and-against essay : I t should be based on the discussion of some important issue you are concerned about Word limit： 400 -450 words ( this is the upper limit) but you can write a shorter one of 350 words Choose different topics for tasks 1 & 2 3.   A reflective note  a bout the activities you have been offered this semester You should comment on the activities you did this semester which should include the following details: a) smth that you found usefu...

Dear All, Choose one of the FOR and AGAINST topics from those we discussed in class with you today (the link to the textbook is in the end of this post) and do the following: 1. List the points on both sides of the issue you are planning to consider and share them in the thread. 2. Write your essay draft, paying special attention to the development of the argument and supporting evidence (how persuasive is it?) 3. Choose 5 expressions from your reading and make your own examples with them. I think it's more useful than providing examples from the dictionary because then you need to understand better how words combine (let me remind you about the Combinatory Dictionary of English, which you can access at http://bbidict.narod.ru ) and how formal they are. 4. Publish your essay draft in your blog a day before the next class or earlier and share a link to it in the thread. 5. Look through the draft of one of your peers and answer the following questions: a) Was it interesting...

Dear All, Today we'll first revise the structure of a 5-paragraph essay by reading and discussing an essay about Market Forces in Business and then we'll complete set of exercises to help you improve your skills in writing thesis statements. Hope you will find these activities useful.                                                                                                                                     Can you comment on the content & structure of this essay: Interesting? (Why or Why not?) Logical? Well-supported? Your comment Add your versions of the thesis statements in the thread below. This is an example from the textbook: ...

Dear All, Can you share with your peers and me your experience in writing a 5-paragraph essay? What I'd like to learn from you is what you found not difficult today and what you found not very easy or difficult to do Here is the list of points to consider: 1. Writing the introductory paragraph 2. Writing the body paragraphs a) formulating the thesis statement b) formulating the topic sentences c) organising the paragraphs logically d) finding convincing supporting evidence e) finding appropriate supporting evidence 3. List techniques you use to support your arguments a) b) c) d) e) 4. Essay opening techniques a) b) c) d) e) 5. Essasy closing techniques a) b) c) d) e) 6. How confident you are in doing the following: a) quoting  b) summarising smth. to include in your essay  c) paraphrasing 7. Any theory you feel necessary to discuss? a) b) c)   d) e)  Here is the scale to use: Need to revise/learn -Strongly disagree -Disagree  -Neither agree nor disagree -A...

Dear  All, I hope you'd find the tasks I've prepared for you for today useful as well as interesting. What I'd like to discuss with you are some useful techniques for learning new vocabulary. I'm sure you've discussed some aspects of this topic before, so first I'm inviting you to share with your peers in your groups of 2 or 3 the following question: What's your favourite technique for memorizing, recollecting and brushing up your vocabulary? Share your answers in the thread. Next, I'm inviting you to read the artcile about some strategies for learning vocabulary which are associated with what is known as spaced repetition learning strategies: https://bit.ly/2FaEeHO https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitner_system Have you used a similar strategy? If yes, can you share your experience with us by first discussing it with each other and then sharing it in the thread. After that I'd like to ask you to share the list of dictionaries you use ...

Dear All, share what you have discussed with each other in the thread.

Dear All, I'd like to discuss with you some useful techniques for learning new vocabulary and since your brain is not a blank slate, here is my plan for our today's class. First, I'd like to ask you to discuss in your groups of 2 or 3 your favourite technique for memorizing, recollecting and brushing up your vocabulary. Share your answers in the thread. Next, I'm inviting you to read the artile about some strategies for learning vocabulary which are associated with what is known as spaced repetition learning strategies: https://www.lingualift.com/blog/language-spaced-repetition-learning-srs / https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitner_system Have you used a similar strategy? If yes, can you share your experience with us by first discussing it with each other and then sharing it in the thread. After that I'd like to ask you to share the list of dictionaries you use on a regular basis and explain your reasons for your preferences. Still after that, I...