4 CAE Focus on Speaking part 1 and informal letter writing

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

Classs 4 CAE

Focus on part 1 Speaking

Informal letter writing

Classs 4 CAE

Focus on part 1 Speaking

Informal letter writing

2 x 45 minutes

1- Focus on Speaking - CAE Exam Part 1- 

1-Focus on Informal letter writing

2- Informal Letter writing task - timed-45 minutes

Hand in Via Teams- Formative assessment

Focus on Feedback from LVJ and peergroup

Focus on Speaking part 1

CAMERAS ON- MICROPHONE OFF

IF YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, YOU'RE IT - SWITCH ON YOUR MICROPHONE AND ANSWER THE QUESTION......

Speaking Part 1-People

• What makes a good friend? …… (Why?)

• How do you like to spend time with your friends?

• Who has had the greatest influence on your life? …… (Why?)

• Which teacher will you always remember? …… (Why?)

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Speaking part 1- Where you live

 What would attract you to live in a certain place? …… (Why?)

• What places of interest are there where you live?

• What are the advantages and disadvantages of living abroad for a short time?

• If you could live in another country, where would you choose? …… (Why?) 

Speaking part 1 -Entertainment

 What are the most popular sports in your country?

• What do you do to keep fit and healthy?

• What’s your opinion of computer games? …… (Why?)

• What kinds of book do you enjoy reading? …… (Why?) 

Speaking Part 1-Work and Study

Is it a good idea to continue studying throughout your life? …… (Why? / Why not?)

• How important is it to have a routine when working or studying? …… (Why?)

• When do you prefer to work or study – in the morning, afternoon or evening? …… (Why?)

• Which jobs are popular in your country nowadays? …… (Why?) 

Speaking Part 1-Experiences

What’s the most exciting experience you’ve ever had? …… (Why?)

• If you had the opportunity to try a new activity, what would you choose? …… (Why?)

• How has your life changed in the last two or three years?

• How do you think your life might change in the future? 

WRITING SKILLS - PART 2

If you haven't already done so- log into Lesson Up- use the code - it's quiz time- exam structure

Hw much time do you have for the writing exam in total

1. 120 minutes
2. 90 minutes
3. 60 minutes
4. 45 minutes

How many options will yu have in the writing exam part 2

1. 3
2. 4
3. 2
4. 5

WHICH OF THESE TASKS IS NOT IN THE CAE EXAM WRITING PART 2?

1. E-mail / Letter
2. Proposal
3. Report
4. Essay

CAE WRITING EXAM PART 1

ESSAY - COMPULSORY

CAE WRITING EXAM PART 2

3 OPTIONS

IT COULD BE:

 LETTER / E-MAIL (formal or Informal)

REPORT

PROPOSAL

REVIEW

INFORMAL LETTER

USE A SUITABLE OPENING: 

DEAR xxxx

USE A SUITABLE CLOSING

KIND REGARDS

DON'T NEED AN ADDRESS OR A DATE

What things should you watch out for when writing an informal letter
- what NOT to do (apart from not being too formal.... that's too obvious)

What NOT to do in an informal letter

 Informal does not mean sloppy- use correct grammar

1. No text speak 

U= You

cos= because

NOT TEXT ABBREVIATIONS TNT- TONIGHT

2. Gonna- going to

3. Wanna - want to

What you STILL NEED in an informal letter

PARAGRAPHS

PUNCTUATION

VARIED VOCABULARY

COMPLETE SENTENCES

ANSWER THE QUESTION THEY HAVE ASKED !!!

BE CAREFUL WITH AMERICAN ENGLISH

IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE IT - BE CONSISTENT

GRAMMAR

SPELLING

VOCABULARY

USA V UK

DRIVE SAFE- YOU DON'T WANT TO  MOUNT THE SIDEWALK IN YOUR GRAY TRUCK WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED

DRIVE SAFELY, YOU DON'T WANT TO MOUNT THE PAVEMENT IN YOUR GREY LORRY WHEN YOU'RE TRAVELLING AT HIGH SPEED

FEEDBACK-formative

Grammar

Structure

Vocabulary

Register/Tone

Content/task achievement-(did you answer the question / all parts of the question)

CHOOSE MAX 2 ITEMS

lesson 2 - 45 MINUTES

LVJ- UPLOAD THE QUESTION IN THE LESSON CHAT

YOU WILL PLAN AND WRITE YOUR ANSWER IN WORD

UNDER YOU ANSWER YOU WILL STATE THE FEEDBACK YOU REQUIRE FROM

1) YOUR TEACHER -LVJ

2) ONE OF YOUR PEERS

UPLOAD YOUR WRITING TASK INTO TEAMS- ASSIGNMENTS- LVJ WILL GIVE FEEDBACK AND WILL ALSO SHARE YOUR WORK IN PAIRS FOR PAIRED-PEER FEEDBACK VIA TEAMS CHAT

Get on with it!!!