Dear students,

In today's class, we got deeper into the topic of offering apologies; marking the start of the unit titled "Apologizing." This unit aims at developing comprehensive skills for apologizing, responding to complex situations, expressing regret, empathy, and more.

Our first activity was a vocabulary review with practical exercises and a listening comprehension activity (the material can be found on U-Cursos). The recording of this part of the class can be found in the platform. 

Due to contingency, I've provided a Handout so that everybody has the chance of further practicing today's contents. This Handout will be checked at the beginning of our next session and is mandatory. The material is hosted on U-Cursos, and the PDF is titled "LearnEnglish-Speaking-A2-Apologising.pdf" (Source: https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/skills/writing/a2-writing/messaging-cancel-plan ). It contains integrated reading and writing activities.

At the end of the session, we individualy practiced for the upcoming presentation, which is scheduled for October 23rd, and constitutes 25% of your final grade. The rubric for the presentation is available on the platform, along with detailed instructions and a handout that covers academic presentation format and useful phrases. I strongly recommend making productive use of this material.

I'm here for any questions or clarifications, and I look forward to seeing you next week. Don't forget about your assignments!

Warm regards,

Professor Masías O.