17-2-22 Compulsary Essay

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Today's programme:

1. Announcements
2. Song of the week
3. Word bank Flo-Joe (CAE)
4. Practice compulsory essay
5. Preview next lesson

1. Announcements:

• Ireland
• New student 

2. Song of the week!

• Annemiek's song:
• Next week?

Hou het bij max. 3

Song of the week

Previous lesson:

1. Speaking practice part 3 

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Lesson aims:

After today's lesson I:

• feel more confident planning and writing an essay
• practised word-formation/ phrasal verbs/ collocation

1. Flo- Joe > Word bank

CAE

Approach

• What do you know already?
• Look carefully at the words around the gap
• Context > do you need to form a noun/ adjective/ adverb?
• What do you think fits best?
• What sounds good?

www.flo-joe.co.uk

2. Format essay

Introduction

1) Answers question 1

2) Answers question 2

3 ) Express your own idea

Conclusion

• 140-190 words
• more formal language 
• Use of 'I' >  only in the conclusion    to express your opinion

Essay writing practice:

Write and plan an essay

• Exercise
• Planning
• Writing under time pressure
• Thinking

Approach writing this essay:

1 min. read assignment

5 min. write intro > check with the example

5 min. paragraph 1 > check

5 min. paragraph 2 > check

etc.

Writing assignment: (B2) > C1?

Read the assignment and think about your own ideas about this topic (mind map?)

What can people do to help protect the environment?
Paragraph 1.
Introduce the topic (different ways?)

Example:

What can people do to help protect the environment?
Paragraph 2.
Write a about: recycling - protecting the environment

Example:

What can people do to help protect the environment?
Paragraph 3
Write about: using bicycles and walking- help protect the environment

Example:

What can people do to help protect the environment?
Paragraph 4.
Write about: your own idea- help protect the environment

Example:

What can people do to help protect the environment?
Paragraph 5.
Write the conclusion:

Example

Example:

How did this exercise help you write a compulsory essay?
(Planning/ structure/ thinking/?)

Homework:

What do you prefer? 

Planner/ weekly homework

B2: 

• Listening: p. 44
• Reading: p. 40 + 41
• Study: grammar so and such > p 175 (YouTube)

C1: 

Listening:

Study:

Homework:

Lesson aims:

After today's lesson I:

• feel more confident planning and writing an essay
• practised word-formation/ phrasal verbs/ collocation

How did you reach today's aim(s)?

Next lesson:

Listening

Speaking part 2

Thank you!

Thank you for your hard work

See you next time!