Article for a Magazine - A2Y - 30 October

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 2

Article for a Magazine

with a dash of

Halloween

Today's Lesson

• We're going to look at how to write an article according to the FCE rules
  
• We're going to work in groups of 4 to find out what an FCE article is supposed to look like.
  
• Then send your answers to [e-mail]
  
• Done? Work on assignment 3 to 7 on page 30 and 31
• Halloween: Brainstorm for writing a Halloween themed article (140-190 words)
  

Aims of Today's Lesson

At the end of the lesson you will be able to/can explain:

• 2 FCE-article rules
• With the knowledge you've gained about the FCE-article you can brainstorm about how to write a Halloween article
  

Article for a Magazine

Assignment: 10 minutes

• In groups of 4 find out the FCE article rules:
  1 person looks up the review-rules that we used before and tries to find out how to apply those to the article
  1 person writes down the answers and sends them to [e-mail], but also helps to brainstorm with the other experts
  1 person checks google for the rules
  1 person checks the Gold Experience book for the rules
  
  
• Tips:
  Check p. 30 + 31 in your Gold Experience book
  Check Google
  Check each other's brains!
  
  
  • Answer the following questions and send your answers to [e-mail]: 1 document per group.
    What type of title does the article need?
    What should be included in the introduction?
    What should be included in the 2nd and 3rd paragraph?
    What should be included in the conclusion?
    How many words does the article have to be?
    What can the article be about?
    
  
  

Gold Experience

In pairs or alone work on assignment 3 to 7 on p. 30 + 31 in your Gold Experience book.

Your Findings:

Assignment

Find out more about Halloween!

Brainstorm about writing 140-190 word FCE article about Halloween.
Find the answers to the following questions:

• What is Halloween?
• When did it start?
• Why do we celebrate Halloween?
• What do you think of Halloween?
• Why do you like/dislike Halloween?
• Would you celebrate Halloween? Why/Why not?

The point of this exercise is to brainstorm! Don't start writing the article, yet! First find out more about Halloween, write down what you've found out. On Friday you will practice writing an article about your findings!

FCE Article Rules

This can be a rhetorical question too

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FCE Article Rules

Collocations: 

Combination of words that express an idea, fact or feeling

Examples:

adverb + adjective: completely satisfied
adjective + noun: excruciating pain
noun + noun: a surge of anger
noun + verb: lions roar
verb + noun: commit crimes
verb + expression with preposition: burst into tears
verb + adverb: wave frantically

FCE Article Rules

FCE Article Rules

FCE Article Rules

FCE Article Rules

Example of an Article:

Life away from home
How would you feel about living on a desert island? I can’t imagine anything worse. I would miss a lot of things, but most of all I would miss my home.

My home is a small house on the outskirts of a city. It was built about fifty years ago and has a small garden. In the summer our country gets very hot but our house is always cool.

You would probably think our house is nothing special, but I have lived there all my life and all my friends live nearby. It is a happy place, where I feel completely safe. Whenever I go away, I look forward to coming back, lying on my bed, reading a book and listening to my brother and sister arguing downstairs!

I love travelling and meeting new people, but if I were on a desert island I would be away from the place I love most — my home — and I would hate that.