PATRICK - FCE - Mon/Wed

Hi everybody!

Hope you are all well!

Here are this week's class activities.


FIRST ACTIVITY


Watch this short film then write a short summary to show you have understood it and then give your own opinion about the story. Send me the writing by email:





SECOND ACTIVITY

Do the listening on page 52 of the WORKBOOK.
Here is the audio:




THIRD ACTIVITY

Look at writing activity 8 on page 115 of STUDENTS BOOK.
Follow the instructions and write a REPORT.
You can find an example on page 184 of STUDENTS BOOK.
Send it to me by email when you have finished.

Here are some TIPS:

A report includes the introduction, main body, recommendation. 

 

Before writing 

You have to make your writing plan. Spend around 5 minutes to make your plan which consists of an introduction, main body and recommendation.

 

Title

Choose a fact so that the person who reads it will get the information about report. 

 

Introduction 

– Don’t begin and end your report with Dear Sir/Madam, like a letter.

– Do say how you collected the information

 

Main body

– Do use headings because this makes it easier for the reader to find the main information.

– Do include two or three points under each heading. Make sure all your points fit with the headings.

– Do use a range oft specific vocabulary or set phrases (e.g. some thought this was a good idea… /other students said they preferred…)

– Don’t use lots of adjectives and dramatic language as you do in a story. A report gives factual information. 

– Don’t include irrelevant details or description. 

 

Recommendations

– Do use formal language

– Do express opinions impersonally. Don’t express recommendations or opinions until the conclusion. 

– Check your tense forms, the spelling, singular/plurals

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Useful language

You have to make sure that your language is formal. 

 

Introduction

– The aim of this report is to…

– This report is intended to…

 

Reporting results

– Most people seem to feel that…

– Several people said/told me/suggested/thought that…

 

Presenting a list

– The gave/suggested the following reasons:

– They made the following points: 1… 2 …

 

Making recommendations

– I would therefore recommend (that we expand the library/installing a new coffee machine)

– It would seem that (banning mobile phones) is the best idea.