Writing CAE - Proposals

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

Here's a strange close-up photo of a very common object. What do you think it is?

It's the plastic packaging from a packet of crackers! That was a difficult one. ;)

Writing a proposal 

Part 2 

Page 30 / exercise 1.

exercise 2

REMEMBER: Read the question carefully and respond accurately to it. 

TIP: Underline the key words before answering a-c

Key

• a) The festival organiser
• b) what type of text shoul you write
• c)what two main points should you include in your answer? 

exercise 3 - page 31

Read the model answer on page 31 and decide if the statements are true or false.

Key

• a) F
• b) T
• c) F
• d) T
• e) T
• f) F
• g)T

exercise 4

Do you think that the ways of showing ideas are suitable or can you think of other ideas?

Key

• photographic display
• a procession
• a DVD
• photos
• live performance
• clips and some stills       from films

EXERCISE 5

Which verb forms CANNOT be used in a-d? 

Example:  

I suggest we show/ to show / show / showing a film about our national history.

Exercise 5 - Key

a) show/ to show

b) teach /teaching / that we c) teach

d) invite / to invite

e) put on/ us to put on

other ways of making a suggestion:

Visitors might also enjoy .............

We could follow that.....................

We could also have........................

Visitors would be amazed by.........

Another aspect that would interest visitors.........

Exercise 6

The expressions in the model are more suitable because the style is more formal and the vocabulary chosen is more sophisticated.

Key

• a) their culture is unique
  
• a procession of historic characters
• bring our history alive
• Visitors would be amazed and captivated by the wildlife
• Kylie Minogue would be an obvious choice

Writting assignment 2

WE WILL SPEND NEXT LESSON LOOKING AT HOW TO WRITE OUR PROPOSAL

Homework for this weekend will be to do exercise 7: write a proposal (1 test)