6.7 - factual article

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• Leerjaar 3

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Check answers to blue pages (ex. 2,3,4)

Get your student book out

Discuss what you did this weekend - the boring and the exciting :) - Use the past simple, past continuous and past perfect.

• Be ready to share some details from your partner's weekend!

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Class rules

Use English as much as possible --> Mistakes = no problem

Listen to the speaker - whether it's me or someone else!

Respect, be nice, and don't laugh at each other

Quiet when working.

Planning

Introduction to writing an article (6.7) p. 82

Full document also on Magister Studiewijzer!

6.7 - article writing

I understand how to write an article summarising key facts and using linking words

 In the past, you have read many articles (when you did not bring your reading book...;))

What do articles usually have in common?

• Look at the SB article - p 82
  Do exercises 1, 2, 3, 5 & 6 in pairs. Need help? Let me know :)
  

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glossary

additionally = bovendien

in contrast = daarentegen

although = hoewel

as a result = bijgevolg

as well as this = evenals dit

certainly = zeker

fortunately = gelukkig

understandably = begrijpelijkerwijs

Answers

Exercise 3:

1 - street corners ; 2 - alternatives do they have ; 3 - young people ; 4 - teens ;

5 - youngsters ; 6 - additionally ; 7 - as well as this ; 8 - although ; 9 - in contrast ;
10 - so ; 11 - as a result

Exercise 5:

1 - clearly ; 2 - certainly ; 3 - obviously ; 4 - probably ; 5 - sadly ; 6 - unfortunately

Exercise 6: 

1 - probably ; 2 - hopefully ; 3 - certainly ; 4 - fortunately ; 5 - unfortunately ; 6 - clearly ; 

7 - interestingly 

 

6.7 Writing

1. Title - must be catchy!

2. Introduction - background info

3. Body - Refer to stats / data

Engage readers = address them

Use linkers: add, contrast, result

Use a range of vocab = don't repeat yourself

4. Ending - summarize

On to you...

Do exercise 9 from the SB and write your own factual article.
Bring your finished article next Friday