FCE 1TVWO Writing a story

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Grammar recap unit 2

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Welcome back!

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Lesson Aims
  • I know what tests to expect
  • I know what "writing exam" includes 

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Tests/marks to expect 
Test
When
Mark
Presentation "Book"
21.05.24
x1
Test unit 3-4
17.05.24
x2
Test unit 5
25.06.24
x2
Irregular verbs 
Test week in June
x1

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Test 3-4
Look at some assignments and check correct answers 

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fast
slowly
carefully
badly
well

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ackage
uggage
rip
ight-seeing
uide-book

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1.hit
2.touch
3.arms
4.ride
5.climb 

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What to do
  • Newsround 
  • Writing exam (introduction)

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FCE - Writing Exam in 3 years.
FCE Writing (1 hour 20 minutes)

The writing paper is divided into two parts, you have to complete one task from each part. Each part carries equal points SO...... You should not spend longer on one than another. 
PART 1  Is compulsory and there is not choice of questions - You have to write an essay. You have to write 140- 190 words

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Writing - Part 2
Part 2 has three tasks to choose from which may include:
  • a letter or email
  • an article
  • a report
  • a review
  • a story

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Read the first sentence of the story: 'I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday'. Why has the author used this as the first sentence. Could you use it as the start for your own story?
Read the first sentence of the story: 'I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday'. Why has the author used this as the first sentence. Could you use it as the start for your own story?

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The incident in the photo took place recently. What do think happened before and after the scene.
Work in pairs - discuss
timer
2:00
'I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday'.

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Put the steps for telling a good story in the correct order. 
a. Bring events to a conclusion
b. Relate/Describe the climax - the most exciting, dramatic part of the story.
c. Set the scene: introduce the character(s) and the background situation
d. Start building the tension
e. events leading to the end of the story

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Tips
A good story should include the following: 
  • An exciting title
  • a paragraph that is interesting so that  you want to read on.
  • sentences that are varied in length for interest.
  • short sentences for dramatic events
  • a wide range of vocabulary, including vivid adjectives and adverbs.
  • a story is writen in the past tense.
  • correct use of paragraphs


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5. A story needs an interesting ending.
A story needs an interesting or dramatic ending that rounds it off well. 
REMEMBER NOT TO CHANGE THE FIRST SENTENCE.
HOMEWORK 

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delicious
disastrous
exhausted
heartbroken
marvellous
sad
bad
nice
good
tired

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Adverbs/Adverbial phrases of place and time go at the beginning or the end of a sentence. 
I ran over a cat yesterday
Last year I saved three dogs from a bear.

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Adverbs of manner usually go after the verb
The tortoise moved slowly down the beach 

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Adverbs of frequency can go before a main verb, but NEVER after auxillary/modal verbs or the verb "to be"
We often go to the Zoo.


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Creative Writing

Write a story of about 150-200 words on 
one of the following topics/questions:
Done? Hand it in!
Please type your text so you can share/submit it in LessonUp  later on

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OR

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OR

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OR

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Read the first sentence of the story: 'I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday'. Why has the author used this as the first sentence. Could you use it as the start for your own story?
We are looking for stories for our school magazine. 
The first sentence of YOUR story must start with the sentence: 'I disappeared on the night before my twelfth birthday'. It must contain 
  • a surprise 
  • a stranger


You have seen a competition in a magazine. You decide to enter. Read the instructions and check who you are writing for. and why you are writing. 

Between 140-190 words
HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY'S ENGLISH LESSON

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