OJV 4 week 6 penultimate edition

Link for this week:

https://www120.zippyshare.com/v/zvFPrMwx/file.html

Exclusively vocabulary tasks this week, with some focus on the types of tasks you'll have on the test. This week also features the last of the homework for this semester.

Just a reminder - you still have about five and a half hours before the deadline for your essays, so if you haven't done it yet, there's still time, albeit not much.

See you soon(ish)!

OJV 4 week 5 almost prison edition

Time for new tasks! Link:

https://www82.zippyshare.com/v/b6EKdAog/file.html

A variety of things this week - some grammar but mostly vocabulary tasks. You'll notice the return of homework as well. No, I didn't forget about it - this was all according to plan. We're actually nearing the end so I'll just use a popular saying nowadays - just 2 more weeks. I do actually mean it though.

All the best!

OJV 4 week 4 apocalypse edition

It's that day of the week again! Link:

https://www103.zippyshare.com/v/S284uC3G/file.html

This week you'll only get the keys for the previous one and the topics and instructions for your writing task. You have a generous deadline (2 weeks) but remember, you *can* hand it in earlier as well.

Hoping I'll see all of you again sometime!

OJV 4 week 3 apocalypse edition

Link for this week:

https://www42.zippyshare.com/v/3HQHpvvq/file.html

Nothing out of the ordinary this week - mostly grammar with some idiom, key word transformations and preposition practice. Next week you'll be getting your essay topics.

Enjoy!

OJV 4 week 2 apocalypse edition

Link for this week:

https://www85.zippyshare.com/v/MeKtAwlZ/file.html

Not a lot this week due to the debate class being scheduled. I've included the debate topics we would've covered so you can use that time to do a bit of research.

Keep on keeping on!

OJV 4 week 1 apocalypse edition

Here's the link to the materials for this week:

https://www18.zippyshare.com/v/5Yol76G4/file.html

There's plenty to do but don't worry - next week the workload will be much lighter as we had a debate class scheduled. You'll notice I included the homework too. I obviously can't really check what you do with it, but some of those words (and/or their derived forms) can appear on the test (if we ever get to do it).

Finally, here's a bonus link just for fun - a very unique response to the lemons proverbial phrase I used in the previous post:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELkgiJD9KuM

Have a great (well, as much as that's possible under current circumstances) week!

OJV 4 - moving forward

First of all, I hope all of you and your loved ones are well in these trying times.

I have thought long and hard on how to continue the course. It's challenging in these circumstances as it was designed to be interactive in nature and basically requires contact, which is impossible currently. It also includes a variety of materials from a lot of different sources, making consolidation difficult. Sadly, I don't think there is a way to fully replicate the intended experience in a distance learning setting. That said, when life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so this is how we will proceed.

Every Tuesday around normal class time I will upload an archive containing screenshots of all the materials that were planned for that week (minus the interactive parts, obviously). I will send you the answer keys for the tasks with the materials for the following week so you can check your work. If you have any questions about the tasks or solutions, feel free to contact me.

As far as the writing task is concerned, the task will be posted here when it was planned (mid-late April) and you will hand it in by e-mail.

The presentations are the most challenging part currently. You should make your slides and prepare the presentation, but I don't currently know how we will go about it. It all depends on the duration of the current apocalypse, so I will update you later when we have more information.

Stay safe!