Formal Language Patterns
Come back and post examples in the comments section.
Monday, October 26, 2009
CAE Weekly Writing Activity 1.3
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Informal Emails: More Information
Here's a useful document we found on the internet with lots of information about informal letters and emails and a couple of examples that might help you.
If you're writing for Cambrtidge exams you should not include addresses in your work.
If you're writing for Cambrtidge exams you should not include addresses in your work.
Informal Emails: More Information
Here's a useful document we found on the internet with lots of information about informal letters and emails and a couple of examples that might help you.
If you're writing for FCE or CAE, you should not include addresses in your work.
If you're writing for FCE or CAE, you should not include addresses in your work.
Friday, October 16, 2009
Advice for all your Planning
The photo is not very good, so here's what you need to remember
- the question is king
- obey word limits
- be the writer not "a student"
- write to the recipient, not (usually) the teacher
- make it look right from a distance
- Experiment - risk-taking is good
- use your student book and online resources intelligently
- the question is king
- obey word limits
- be the writer not "a student"
- write to the recipient, not (usually) the teacher
- make it look right from a distance
- Experiment - risk-taking is good
- use your student book and online resources intelligently
Questitions or comments welcome
Advice for all your writing.
Presented to A8 on Wednesday 14 October.
The photo is not very good, so here's what you need to remember
- the question is king
- obey word limits
- be the writer not "a student"
- write to the recipient, not (usually) the teacher
- make it look right from a distance
- Experiment - risk-taking is good
- use your student book and online resources intelligently
The photo is not very good, so here's what you need to remember
- the question is king
- obey word limits
- be the writer not "a student"
- write to the recipient, not (usually) the teacher
- make it look right from a distance
- Experiment - risk-taking is good
- use your student book and online resources intelligently
Questitions or comments welcome
Thursday, October 15, 2009
CAE Weekly Writing Activity 1.1
For this week we’d like you to take a look at the revised writing instructions for the two exams. You need a pdf reader like adobe acrobat to open this file.
You’ll find CAE here http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/pdf/resources/teacher/cae_hb_dec08.pdf . Go to page 26 to read about task types. You need a pdf reader like adobe acrobat to open this file.
We’d like you to think about these four questions in relation to the task types.
- Which have you never done before?
- If you'vw done them, which seem easier or more difficult?
- Can you think of any useful advice for other students? Post it here!
We want to hear from you, so post a reply or question by clicking on comments below. Don’t forget to include four first name and class (“Julia, A8”), for example.
Whiteboard Grab; Informal Letters
This is a whiteboard grab from last year's course.
This one was used in answer to a question in an S6 group about phrases for starting informal letter paragraphs.
You can click on it to see a bigger version. Try to borrow a few phrases to help your work.
If anything's not clear, let us know.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
FCE Weekly Writing Activity 1.1
Take a look at the revised writing instructions for the two exams. You need a pdf reader like adobe acrobat to open this file.
You’ll find FCE here http://www.cambridgeesol.org/assets/pdf/resources/teacher/fce_hb_dec08.pdf . Go to page 21 to read about the task types. You need a pdf reader like adobe acrobat to open this file.
After reading it, can you post some ideas and tell us
What makes a good informal letter?
that can help other students.
Post your replies (and any questions) by clicking on comments below. Please include your first name and class (“Pedro, A6”), for example.
Monday, October 12, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
CAE: Advanced Vocabulary Introduction
To get an idea of how important vocabulary is at Level 8, take a look at this video. You need Adobe flash player to watch it. Don't worry about watching all of it, scroll through for the most important information from the presenter.
What's most important do you think?
PS
And if you've ever wanted to know what English teachers do on their Saturday mornings, this is it!
PS
And if you've ever wanted to know what English teachers do on their Saturday mornings, this is it!
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Welcome to The Las Rozas Blog, Year 2, (continued)
The Right Column>>>>>>
What's on there then?
1. We'll update our Twitter feed when new posts appear - and when new Email Club mailouts happen too. Click on the logo to go to our page. You can then follow us from anywhere!
2. Use the Labels box to find topics directly. You can also click on the labels at the bottom of each post to get everything on the same topic.
3. Use the Archive to go back to older posts if you miss a week.
4. You can find some useful links on the right to take a look at - we'll add to these when we can.
5. You can use the dictionary if you need it - it will take you to another website.
6. You can also find a selection of current news stories at the bottom of the page if you are at a loose end.
Come back on October 13 (FCE) and Ocotober 14 (CAE) for our first activities for you to join in with.
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