Lesson 6 - Exam booster: Writing Part 2

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• Leerjaar 4

Exam booster - Lesson 2

1 - (!) NEW INFORMATION (!) Exams on Wednesday April 12th

This lesson & next lesson = the last!

2 - Writing Exam practise

Writing part 1 - an Essay / check answers last lesson

Writing part 2 - an Article / (in)formal letter or email / review / story

3 - Reminder: Practise focused on the exams 

Online registration, details in Teams

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 1 - An Essay

Task: in your English class you have been talking about healthy living. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.

Write your essay using all the notes and giving reasons for your points of view. Write your essay in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.

Schools are responsible for teaching your people all the skills they need to stay fit and healthy. Do you agree?

Notes:

Write about - Exercise / Food / ... (your own idea)

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 1 - An Essay

Example answer

People are now living for longer, but many suffer from health problems that are caused by our modern way of life. It is therefore important to teach young people how to live healthy lives. While schools have an important role to play, I do not think they can teach young people everything they need to know.

Schools can certainly educate young people about the importance of exercise. Many schools already provide exercise classes and organise sports teams and games. In addition, schools can teach young people about a healthy diet, and could provide cookery lessons so young people learn how to prepare healthy meals.

However, I believe that parents, families and communities also have a responsibility to show young people how to live a healthy life. For example, parents can provide more healthy meals at home, and towns could build more sports centres and cycle lanes to encourage people to become more active.

To sum up, I agree that schools should teach young people about exercise and healthy eating, but I also believe that other people and organisations in society should help encourage a healthy lifestyle.

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 2 - an Article / 

(in)formal letter or email / review / story

• What it should consist
• Examples
• Practise 1 out of 4

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 2 - an Article / 

(in)formal letter or email / review / story

A perfect place to relax

Last year I spent two weeks in the south of Spain with my family, and it was the best, most relaxing holiday ever! It was just after my exams, and I had been working very hard, so I was feeling exhausted. As soon as we arrived at our hotel, I knew it was going to be perfect. The hotel was right by the sea, and all I could see in front of me was sand and sea. We put our bags in our rooms and went down to the beach immediately. The sea was lovely and warm, and before long I started to forget all about studying and exams. We didnt just go to the beach every day. We visited some local towns too, and went walking in the mountains one day. We also went on a boat trip and saw dolphins - can you imagine that? But the best thing of all was that there was no internet connection there, so for two weeks I couldn't contact my friends or talk about the exams! It really was the perfect place to forget about the world and just relax!

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 2 - an Article / 

(in)formal letter or email / review / story

Hi Rob,

Great to hear from you!

My favourite festival takes place in Ivrea, a town in the north of Italy. It happens every year in February as part of the carnival celebrations. It's called the Battle of the Oranges, and basically it's a big food fight in the street! There are nine teams of people, and they throw oranges at each other...

Good luck with your project!

Regards,

Claudio

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 2 - an Article / 

(in)formal letter or email / review / story

Dear Sir or Madam,

I am writing to apply for a job in one of your summer camps this summer.

I believe I would be suitable...

I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours sincerely,

Hannah Tomkins

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 2 - an Article / 

(in)formal letter or email / review / story

Fashion4U.uk

I'm a big fan of online shopping, and I visit a lot of online clothes shops. My absolute favourite is Fashion4U.uk.

On this website, you'll find a huge range of really fashionable clothes. There's everything from jeans and T-shirts to formal dresses and suits. (...)

This is a fantastic website, and I'd thoroughly recommend it to anyone who loves clothes and loves a bargain!

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Writing part 2 - an Article / 

(in)formal letter or email / review / story

When Max opened the letter, he was so excited that he started dancing around the room. "I won the competition! We're going to Hollywood!" he shouted. Six weeks earlier, Max had written a film script for a film-making competition. The prize was a trip to Hollywood with his family. Max was passionate about films, so this was like a dream come true for him. When the day came to a set off, Max was so nervous that something would go wrong. They arrived early, to make sure they didn't miss their flight. In fact, everything went smoothly, and ten hours later they landed in America.

Hollywood was incredible! Max loved the film sets, and watching famous film directors in action. But the highlight of the trip was when they met the actor Ben Smith unexpectedly as he was getting ready for his next scene. He was really friendly and offered Max lots of advice and encouragement. 

When Max arrived back home two weeks later, he couldn't wait to tell his friends about everything that he had seen and done. It had been an amazing adventure!

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Exam booster - Lesson 2

Do now:

1. Choose 1 of the 5 exam tasks from reading part 2

Bring to next class.

2. Make sure you work towards the exams with the Online preparation link (teams chat)

3. Next class = the last one!

Goals:

- You know where to focus on during your writing exam 

Online preparation for the exams

Below you find the information to register yourself:

1. Go to Advantage Candidates (britishcouncil.org)
2. Click on register
3. The access code = F7F18610 
4. Fill in your own details. 
5. Answer B2 First for the question: What Cambridge Exam are you preparing for?
6. When you are registered, you can log in. 
7. When you are logged in, register for B2 First Preparation. Here you find all sorts of practise focused on listening, reading, writing, speaking, vocabulary and use of English.