Cambridge First/Pre-advanced #1

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• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 1-3

Cambridge First/Pre-advanced #1

Welcome one and all!

To-do:

For today:

- The importance of writing

- How to improve

- A fun translation exercise

Why do we write?

The list is practically endless:

- Academic succes (studies)

- Creativity (stories)

- Effective communication 

- Organise thoughts (diaries)

Why is writing important to you?

But how do we improve?

Tips and tricks to become a better writer:

• Start a vocabulary diary
  
• Have someone check your work
  
• Check your own work!
• Write down new things you've learned
• Apply new things

1. We write
   
2. we fail
   
3. we learn
   
4. we improve
   
5. we start over

Assignment 

Look up the lyrics to your favourite song.

Translate your song word for word.

Hoe lang, hoe lang zal ik glijden.

Nou, ik verdeel mijn kant

Ik doe het niet, ik geloof niet dat het slecht is

(age restriction..) het is alles dat ik ooit.

Ik hoorde je stem door een foto

Ik dacht dat het het verleden naar boven bracht.

Wanneer je weet dat je nooit terug kan gaan

Ik moet het meenemen naar de andere kant

Short stories

"For sale: baby shoes, never worn."

Writing a short story

What's a short story?

How long should it be

Phase 1

Brainstorm (in order): 

- Setting (medieval, future, current year)

- Plot (what's going to happen)

- Conflict (what is testing our characters?)

- Character (who do we get to meet)

- Theme (love, action, adventure, crime?)

Phase 1

Overcoming the monster

Rags to riches

The quest

Voyage and return

Rebirth

Comedy

Tragedy