English 1.4 lesson 4

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English 1.4: lesson 4 (TM)

Lesson overview

1. Feedback review + Q&A: Teamwork article/halfway point portfolio check in

2. Lecture: summary + report writing

3. Exercises: summary + report writing

4. Look ahead to writing assignment 7 (summary article)

Halfway point check in:

I am making a collaborative document to let the students fill in what assignments they received feedback on so far (and from whom) and what assignments they gave feedback on (and to whom). They will fill in the document during the lesson & then give feedback OR work on applying feedback to their assignments. 

Fill in the feedback doc 

Groups of 2-3 students

What are things you summarize on a regular basis?

What is the most important thing to remember when summarizing?

Do you know how to write a summary?

Yes 🙋‍♀️

No 🙅‍♂️

Maybe? 🤷‍♀️

Summarise a photo

In less than 20 words, summarise the photo on the next slide

A summary of the photo in max. 20 words

Upload a photo of your favorite city without the name displayed.

Basics of report writing

Using a report structure can help you write a clear summary.

Exercise G on p. 27

Read a similar report first. Write a 1)                          or

outline, and then your first 2) 

Always write with your 3)                            in mind.

Edit your draft report for style and 4)                        , 

e.g. formal language, passive or active forms.

readers

plan

register

draft

Proofread your report for typical 5)                                      , 

e.g. subject-verb agreement, prepositions and

punctuation. Organize the 6)                                and

structure. Use an appropriate title, 7)                               

and sub-headings. 

lay-out

errors

headings

Revise and 8)_____________ your report in order to improve it if necessary. Take a break for a few hours and re-read your report before finalizing it.

What is the logical order of these headings:
A) recommendations B) conclusion
C) executive summary D) introduction E) findings

Hint: answers on p. 146-147

45 second video with 5 tips

Summarize the 1 minute summary video in 1 minute. Think about what made it easy or hard to summarize.

Introduction to writing assignment 7

THE FUTURE OF TRAVEL AND TOURISM | TRAVEL TRENDS AND PREDICTIONS

At Responsible Travel we speak with hundreds of customers every day about their holiday plans. We reviewed and judged more than 5000 of the best examples of Responsible Tourism globally through our World Responsible Tourism Awards. We have relationships with over 400 tour operators and

many activist NGO’s who bring us the latest ethical and cause related issues, from which we form our campaigning strategies. We have put all this experience together into five big ideas and trends that we think will shape the future of tourism. 

Group work

1. Break up into 5 groups/go to break out rooms (3-5 students per group)

2. Open the syllabus to find the 1200 word article you need to summarize for assignment 7

2. Decide on the main point of each section 

Question time!

Hint: in a well-written article, the headings tell you what the following paragraph is about.

What is section 1 about?
(3 words)

'.....rejuvenation, adventure, fulfilment, learning new skills and being more of who you are .....

1. should be explained in the summary
2. are mentioned because the writer makes fun of people who want to do these things
3. are examples of the experience economy
4. are only examples of the experience economy, and needn't be included

Why is responsible travel mentioned in the section of the experience economy?

1. because it is the form of tourism that has the most touchpoints with the experience economy
2. because it is the best way to get in touch with other people's lives
3. because it is only possible when local people accept this idea
4. because it is implemented by the popular company Airbnb

so....

first you have to really understand the text, before you can start summarising it

What is section 2 about?
(1 word)

Which word in section 2 has the meaning 'something that will solve all problems'?

What is section 3 about?
(2 words)

What was the role of the travel press, as described in section 3?

1. they confronted the tourism industry with their efforts to hide the truth
2. they cooperated with the tourism industry in their efforts to hide the truth

The difference 1 letter makes...

collide vs collude

What is section 4 about?
(1 word)

Why is planting trees to compensate for flying deemed hypocritical by, amongst others, Pope Francis?

1. because it is like setting up hospitals for children who were bombed
2. because in that case, airlines act like armaments companies
3. because it tries to cure inadequately what they caused themselves
4. because it is against the Catholic religion

What is section 5 about?
(3 words)

What could be a possible thesis statement for a summary of this article?

Homework/writing assignment 7

Study the grammar of pp. 132-133 of your book.

• note the web lecture reference on Moodle!

Read the full article in the syllabus and write the summary according to the instructions