Find HERE the answer to the activities on page 30- 31 of your book, which will help you revise for your exam.
You can also have some LISTENING PRACTICE by doing this activity:
Click HERE to get the audition:
You are going to hear five people talking about
their favourite electronic device. For questions 1-5, choose from the list
(a-h) what each speaker says. There are three extra letters which you do not
need to use.
a.It will
also be useful to me in the future.
b.It’s a
gadget most people love using.
c.One of
its attractions is that it’s not very expensive.
d.It has
eliminated the need for a computer.
e.It’s
complicated to use but you get used to it.
f. With
this gadget, I waste less time than before.
2) When you write a report of an event, make sure you include these aspects:
INTRODUCTION / OPENING
Present the event and give basic facts:
-give the name of the event
-give the time and location of the event
- reasons for celebrating the event
BODY
Describe what happened in the event:
You need to give a clear impression
of what you experienced.Include details
of your senses (what you see, hear, smell, taste), the atmosphere and how you
felt.
Use sophisticated adjectives to make your description more vivid
(photocopy) or expressions like:
excitement was in the air/ The
spacious, brightly decorated room had a festive atmosphere
*have the models in front of your
while you’re writing / find some more inspiration on the internet
(how many sophisticated adjectives or expressions have your included?)
CLOSING
Concluding sentence. Give your
opinion of the event
3) Find HERE some examples of "reports/ descriptions of events" we read in class.
4) Remember that on pages 42 and 168 of your textbook you also have some more good writing models.
5) Have a look at these reports/descriptions that two of your classmates wrote. They might inspire you: Writing A / Writing B
UNIT 4:AN OPINION ESSAY
1) To begin with, here is the presentation we went through in class:
2) Some examples of OPINION ESSAYS. A)In some countries an increasing number of people are suffering from health problems as a result of eating too much fast food. It is therefore necessary for governments to impose a higher tax on this kind of food. To what extend do you agree or disagree with this opinion? Click HERE
B)Where is it better to live, in the city or in the country?.
These are two good examples written by your classmates. Example 1 / Example 2
C) Should city centres be turned into a car-free pedestrian-only zone? Example 3
3) Now you can also view this interesting video on how to write a good high level opinion essay.
UNIT 5.A NARRATIVE
This presentation might help you to write a NARRATIVE
Find some useful notes on how to express future in English in this link.
Now try the activities on these links to give yourself some practice:
B) Exercises on future TENSES: Exercise 1 Exercise 2 (Will / Going to) Exercise 3 (Will / Going to)
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