2425 V5 essay writing (4): Writing with a Bang + passives 43 + WiP 27

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

Tue 14 September

• check homework: exc 11, 14, 15, 23 
• speaking: exc 25
• TB 1.2 exc 11, 14, 15, 23

Good to see you, V5!

Mon 18/11 - Fri 22/11

Study objectives:

I can 

• write a first draft of an essay
  
• use various passive forms
  
• use exam vocabulary in context

 

This week's work

Essay Writing (4): Writing with a bang

• Exploring the Passive in News Articles (handout Magister)
  
• plan your essay + start writing (using rubrics)

• English Grammar in Use: 43- passives

• Words in Progress exc 27

 

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Mon 25/11

Bring a copy of essay 1 to class (typed + printed)

 

Exploring the Passive Voice in News Articles

1. Visit the BBC News website and choose one recent news article of your interest.

2. Identify Passive Sentences:

find three to five sentences written in the passive voice.

3. Analyse the Use of the Passive Voice:

a) rephrase in active voice.

b) why was passive chosen?

4. Reflect:

• role of passive in news writing?
  
• effect on tone and clarity?
  

passive  

      tenses         

handout exc 43

43.1

3 be made

4 be kept

5 have been repaired

6 be carried

7 have been arrested

8 be delayed

9 have been caused

10 be knocked

11 be known

12 have been forgotten

43.2

3 It’s been stolen! / It has been stolen!

4 Somebody has taken it. or

... taken my umbrella.

5 He hasn’t been seen since then.

6 I haven’t seen her for ages.

7 Have you ever been stung by a bee?

8 It’s / It is being repaired at the moment.

9 It hasn’t / It has not been found yet.

10 The furniture had been moved.

Handout Passives exc 43 (key)

43.3

2 A new road is being built

3 Two new hotels have been built

4 some new houses were being built

5 The date of the meeting has been changed.

6 I didn’t know that our conversation was being recorded.

7 Is anything being done about the problem?

8 They hadn’t / had not been cleaned for ages.

Handout Passives exc 43 (key)

Unit 4: Writing with a Bang

Plan your first essay using the writing plan from your reader 

220-250 words, 2 arguments

Start writing :

• 2x cohesive device to introduce argument
  
• 2x cohesive device throughout rest of essay
  
• 2x different passive form (see handout passives)
  

Please consult useful language + cohesive devices (reader)

 

Mon 25/11: Bring a copy of essay 1 to class (typed + printed)

 

Next class

Bring your essay plan + essay  

Tip:

Try reading a news article every day to improve your English

 

 V5

Tue 14 September

• check homework: exc 11, 14, 15, 23 
• speaking: exc 25
• TB 1.2 exc 11, 14, 15, 23

Good to see you, V5!

Boom Boom!

Today's warmer: Boggle

How to play:

1. A grid of letters is shown on the board.

2. Students have three minutes to find as many words as they can (which have a minimum of three letters). Words can be formed by connecting letters in order horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.

3. At the end of the time, students calculate their scores as shown in next slide. When a word includes an underlined letter, the score for that word is doubled.

4. Repeat for each round.

5. The winning student/team is that which has the highest score after a predefined number of rounds.

PLAY

Boggle: Game scoring

Students calculate their scores as shown below. 

When a word includes an underlined letter, the score for that word is doubled.

Three or four-letter words:   1 point

Five-letter words:                     2 points

Six-letter words:                       3 points

Seven-letter words:                5 points

Eight (plus)-letter words:     11 points

Mon 18/11 - Fri 22/11

Study objectives:

I can 

• write a first draft of an essay
  
• use various passive forms
  
• use exam vocabulary in context

 

This week's work

Essay Writing (4): Writing with a bang

• plan your essay + start writing (using rubrics)
  

• English Grammar in Use: 43- passives
  

• Words in Progress exc 27

 

• 
  

Mon 25/11

Bring a copy of essay 1 to class (typed + printed)

 

Lesson 2

Words in Progress exc 27 (vocab)

municipal

marginal

suffrage

legislation

MEPs

delegates

Tories

empowered

to woo

Foreign Secretary

Shadow

Representatives

momentous

backbencher

floating

ballot

proportional

Treasury

rule

in office

gemeentelijk

marge, speling

kiesrecht/stemrecht

wetgeving

leden v Europees Parlement

afgevaardigden

Britse conservatieve partij

gerechtigd, gemachtigd

het hof maken, versieren

minister v Buitenlandse Zaken

schaduw

vertegenwoordigers

plechtig, gedenkwaardig

gewone kamerleden (Lagerhuis leden)

zwevend (letterlijk: drijvend)

stem

verhoudingsgewijs

staatskas

regering, bestuur

ambtstijd, als voorzitter

Next class: Monday 25/11

Finish essay 1 + bring typed out & printed copy to class

NB: Without a copy of your essay you will be unable to join this class!!