CPE Writing Week 4.1

Welcome!

Alison Loeff-Bingham

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Welcome!

Alison Loeff-Bingham

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Expectations?

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Language Skills 4: CPE Writing

Language Skills

Week 1: Writing

CPE Writing

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CPE Writing

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Today's lesson

CPE Writing Paper: General information
Writing Part 1
Getting started
Structuring your work
Useful phrases
Over to you: write an essay
If time: peer feedback

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CPE writing paper Mock Exam

90 minutes
Part 1: Compulsory. Essay (240-280 words).
Part 2: Choose one of three options: article, letter, review or report (280-320 words).

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Looking ahead:

Official CPE exam June 2022
Writing Part 2 question 5 (optional): set texts

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CPE Part 1 Essay

Example

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Getting started: Tips

Step 1: Read the texts
- what is the main topic?

- identify similarities/differences between the texts
Step 2: Underline 4 key points
- identify the 2 main arguments in each text
Step 3: Get ideas
- what is your opinion?
Step 4: Plan
Step 5: Write

Step 6: Check

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Read the texts (4 minutes)

What is the main topic?
Any similarites/differences?

timer

4:00

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What is the main topic?

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similarites/differences

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Read the text ‘Eating together’.
What is the controlling idea of the text?
What are the two main points of the text?

Read the text ‘Food, glorious food!’
What is the controlling idea of the text?
What are the two main points of the text?

timer

5:00

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Text 1: Eating together
What is the controlling idea of the text?

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What are the two main points of Text 1 'Eating together?'

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Text 2: 'Food glorious food!'
What is the controlling idea of the text?

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What are the two main points of 'Food glorious food!'?

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Don't forget to include your opinion!

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Structuring your work

Your essay must be organised into paragraphs.
Your paragraphs must be coherent (= logical,easy to follow)

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Paragraphing

Helps you to be clear and stick to the point.
Helps your readers to follow your argumentation.
1 idea per paragraph

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Essay structure

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Paragraph structure

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Don’t forget the linking words!

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https://7esl.com/how-to-write-an-essay

https://www.eslbuzz.com/how-to-write-a-great-essay-quickly/

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Over to you ...

Make a short plan.
Write your essay.
Use the handout to help.
Mail to alison.loeff@han.nl by Monday 6 September 23.59 for feedback.

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What did you think about this lesson?

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