Cambridge class 5 - Writing part 1

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Cambridge English - Essay writing

Today

Class work

• Explanation essay writing 
• Unit 2 page 24
• Unit 4 page 46

Individually

Writing part 1 

Unit 4 page 46 exercise 7

Goals

• Understand and practise Writing part 1 - Essay

Have you ever written an essay before?

yes, many.

a few

no, I don't think so

What is an essay?

Cambridge Writing paper

2 parts

part 1: writing an essay

part 2: A choice of four questions: article, email/letter, essay, review.

1 hour and 20 minutes in total 

Writing Part 1: Essay

What is it?

Students are given an essay title and two ideas. They write an essay giving their opinion about the title, using the ideas given and adding an idea of their own. The title will be a subject of general interest – students won’t need any specialised knowledge.

What do you have to practise?             

Giving an opinion and providing reasons for that opinion.

• 140 - 190 words

Writing Part 1: Essay

How to prepare? 

Read a lot!

Watch documentaries and listen to podcasts.

Watch or read the news.

Practise grammar, vocabulary, formal language, linking words. 

Writing paper criteria

The examiners give you a grade based on 4 things:

• Content - Did you write what you were asked to write?
  
• Communicative achievement - Was your writing too formal, too informal, or just right?
  
• Organisation - Did you link paragraphs and sentences? Is there a logical flow from start to finish?
• Language - Did you show off your sparkling vocabulary or did you use basic words? Did you make lots of grammar and spelling mistakes?

 Unit 2 - using linkers for contrast

Book Gold Unit 2 page 24

Exercises 2 - 3 - 4 

10 minutes

 Unit 2 - using linkers for contrast

Book Gold Unit 2 page 24

Exercises 2 - 3 - 4 

10 minutes

Write down linking words of contrast

Step 1: Read the title. Write down an advantage and disadvantage of a large age difference between siblings. Use a linking word of contrast.

Unit 4 - expressing and supporting ideas

Unit 4 page 46

Do exercises 2 - 3 

IDEA + REASON

Add one extra point for your essay on 'adventure tourism'.

Formal language

• do not use contractions, such as I'm, don't, you'd, he's, etc. 
• do not use slang, such as wanna, gonna, ain't, u, etc. 
• do not use informal linking words at the start of your sentence, such as but, and, so, or, etc. 
• only use the word 'you' when you are actually addressing the person you are writing to. No general statements using the word 'you', such as 'don't you agree?' or 'you can see that this causes a problem'. 

Writing

How to act? 

Step 1: read the assignment thoroughly and decide whether you agree or disagree

Step 2: think about who you are writing for, should you write formal of informal? 

Step 3: take 5 - 10 minutes to plan and organize your essay, make an outline of what you are going to mention in the introduction, what your arguments are going to be, and what you will say in the conclusion

Step 4: think of appropriate vocabulary you could use in your essay 

Step 5: write a draft version, then check the amount of words you've used and re-read your essay

Step 6: think of an appropriate title for your essay 

Step 7: write your second draft 

Over to you

Your first essay.

On paper.

Option 1:

individually

Option 2:

Pairs or groups of three.

Each student writes

one paragraph.

Sample

Lesson ready till this slide.

Adapt the rest later!

Step 2: decide whether your essay should be formal or informal. In this case, you are writing for your teacher. Will the style have to be formal or informal?

Step 3: make an outline.
Think of a third topic you could talk about.

Step 3: think of what you could say
about 'having a parents as a teacher'.

Step 3: think of what you could say
about 'making friends'.

Step 4: think of appropriate
vocabulary you could use.

Step 5: write a first draft

Think of all the information you've just received. Write an essay according to the assignment. 

If you need some extra guidance. Watch the Youtube video from the link in the next slide, and/or read the example essay from the links in the slide after.  

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End of the class

Today you have:

- practised writing part 1

Homework: finish 'What to do'

Next class: Review writing part 1