Back on track, Jaffa Cakes and writing assignment

Today we start off by doing a short interview about the half-term break.

Here it is:

Half-Term holidays

Interview

Interviewer………………… Interviewed……………………….

1. Where did you spend your holidays Did you travel anywhere?

2. Which sports, if any, did you practise?

3. What else did you do? Choose 6  activities and say them in the past tense

Watch TV                                                    Buy clothes

Go to the cinema                                        go to the hairdresser’s

Visit Stockholm                                          lose something

Eat meatballs                                              swim

Speak English                                            Study…..

Earn money                                                Take photos

Ski (Downhill/ cross country)                  Drink coffee

Write a letter                                               Go to a party

4. How does it feel like to be back at school ?

5. Do you think the holidays were too short / just right / too long ?

6. How much time did you spend sleeping during the holidays ?

(An awful lot, a lot, as normal, less tan normal)

During the holidays I was in the land of the Jaffa Cakes. So I bought a packet and took it back so that you might, at least, taste one!

Finally today we are turning to writing as a skill.

Here is an excellent presentation which I have borrowed from Pernilla

At the beginning of the term you gave some suggestions for possible topics:

Here are three of them:

These are:
1. A big event

2. School and education

3. My future

Afterwards I want you to start planning your writing for today and Friday.

Which title?

What is the format?

Key- words

Structure

Linking words

Here is some help:-
Which title?

1. a) My ideal school   or  b) Compulsory schooling until 18

/  2. a)  My future  or  b) A future scenario


  3.  A big event  (Concert/ exhibition/ sporting event/ celebration / LAN )

What is the format?
Report  ( 1b/ 2b)
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-a-Report

Essay (1a/ 2a)
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-an-Essay

Article  (3)
http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Articles

Keywords (key words)
 1. Education, schooling classroom, resources, teacher, pupil, learning etc.

2. Plans, expectations. status, dreams, education, training, employment, etc.

3. Planning, marketing, participants, audience, spectators, venue etc

Structure
Introduction

paragraphing

 Conclusion

Linking Words
http://www.english-at-home.com/grammar/linking-words/   

Now choose your title, start planning and begin writing.


Your work should be mailed to me before the Tuesday lesson week 11