Dear Students,

During Week 14, we focused on Unit 5 in class. Additionally, we began the first part of the Unit 5 Final Task, which involved creating a survey. The results of this survey will need to be presented in a Video Talk.

Please remember that all related materials are available on U-Cursos for your reference.

If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.

Best regards,
Prof. Masías O. 

Dear all,

I hope you're doing well.

During Week 11, which began on October 21st, we completed the development of Unit 4, Something to Say. This unit focused on several key areas:

• Introducing other people
• Contributing to discussions, including developing ideas and preparing questions
• Expressing certainty or probability
• Requesting and giving permission
• Offering to help someone
• Comparing and contrasting options
• Writing emails in academic contexts

Due to the autonomous work week, we collectively decided to postpone the final task for Unit 4 until after the break and holiday. This gave us the opportunity to make brief progress into Unit 5 as well.

If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Best regards,
Prof. Masías

Dear Students,

I hope you're all doing well.

During last week’s classes, we successfully completed the Midterm Test. The evaluation process went smoothly, and I’m pleased with how it turned out.

In our second session, which took place online due to the commemoration of October 18th, we made progress on Lesson 1 of Unit 4. Part of the reading and writing activities were assigned as autonomous work to be completed outside of class.

Please remember to complete these tasks and reach out if you have any questions or need clarification.

Best regards,
JM

Dear Students,

I hope you are doing well.

Last week, we successfully completed Unit 3 and carried out the Unit 3 Final Task, for which I was able to provide some brief feedback. Additionally, we practiced and clarified important aspects related to the upcoming Midterm Test, which will take place during Week 10 of the semester.

If you have any questions or need further clarification, feel free to contact me.

Best regards,
JM

Dear Students,

Last week, we continued progressing through Unit 3: Working Together, concluding with an integrative activity that covered the unit's key content. Following this, the instructions for the Final Task of the unit were given, which involve a brief exploration of aspects of two international universities. The material for this task has been provided for autonomous reading and listening.

Please note that in our next session, we will complete the evaluated activity based on this task.

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out.

Best regards,

Prof. Masías O. 

Dear Students,

I hope you’re all doing well!

Last week, we resumed our activities after the Fiestas Patrias holiday. We started with several consolidation exercises on what we’ve studied so far, and we also completed tasks related to Unit D. We wrapped up the session by providing feedback and addressing any questions that came up.

In our second session, we completed the Final Task for Unit 2, which had both asynchronous and live components. Additionally, instructions were given to help you come prepared for our next class, where we will focus on Speaking.

If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out.

Best regards,
JM

Dear Students,

I hope you had a fantastic time during the national holidays!

I’m writing to recap what we covered during our last sessions before the break. We completed Unit 2, which focused on the following:

• Ask questions and understand information: Develop skills to ask questions for clarification and understand simplified texts and assignments.
• Write structured sentences: Use basic connectives, write supporting sentences, and provide examples to strengthen ideas.
• Discuss past events and future plans: Talk about past events and express future intentions or plans.

The goals of the last lesson, due to the upcoming break, will be continued in our next session. On Monday, we’ll resume with the contents of Lesson 3. Please remember to review the handout for that lesson, as it’s important for the flipped classroom approach. This way, we can smoothly move forward to the next unit.

Lastly, a quick reminder: the Unit 2 Final Task, which is the verbal report on the assigned audios, will take place on Friday, September 27th, at the start of the class.

If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to reach out!

Best regards,
Prof. Jordán Masías Ortiz

Dear Students,

I hope you're doing well.

Last week, we continued advancing in the contents of our current unit, which focuses on developing ideas through speech. We reviewed the course materials and worked on exercises aimed at strengthening these skills. The objectives of the unit are as follows:

• Express intentions and plans
• Write examples to support a sentence
• Understand plans and ideas about tomorrow or the next week
• Understand information about an assignment
• Create a study plan

In light of the upcoming break, we have collectively decided to adjust the schedule. The Unit 2 Final Task will now take place on September 23rd. During Week 5, we will concentrate on reviewing and reinforcing the contents and skills we are developing in this unit.

In our last session on Friday, after giving feedback for the first unit final task, we explored aspects of narration and discussed the differences in using the future tense with will and to be + going to.

Please review your notes and practice these structures, as they will be essential for the upcoming task.

Best regards,
Prof. Masías O.