Dear Students,

I hope this finds you well. I wanted to give you a brief recap of our first online class today, June 10th.

We started with an engaging activity where we reviewed infographics of common phrases used in English to apologize. This was a great way to activate our prior knowledge. We then moved on to an interactive online activity in mini-groups where we explored various situations and communicative vocabulary related to apologies.

Following this, we worked as a whole group to categorize simple phrases into those used for apologizing and those for responding to apologies.

In the second part of the class, we developed a listening comprehension activity and analyzed different scenarios involving emails where apologies and excuses were made in hypothetical situations. After a brief analysis, we reviewed useful structures and phrases for such contexts.

Finally, we practiced a writing simulation for the upcoming writing test. Individually, those present in the class spent 25 minutes developing a selected email topic from several options, and we concluded with feedback on the texts produced.

Please stay tuned for any news regarding the ongoing strike. Needless say, I appreciate your adaptability during this transition to online learning.

Best regards,

Prof. Masías O.