Cambridge class 5 - Writing part 1

Cambridge English - Essay writing
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Cambridge English - Essay writing

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Today
Class work
  • Explanation essay writing 
  • Unit 2 page 24
  • Unit 4 page 46

Individually
Writing part 1 
Unit 4 page 46 exercise 7

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Goals
  • Understand and practise Writing part 1 - Essay

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Have you ever written an essay before?
yes, many.
a few
no, I don't think so
What is an essay?

Slide 4 - Poll

Cambridge Writing paper
2 parts
part 1: writing an essay
part 2: A choice of four questions: article, email/letter, essay, review.

1 hour and 20 minutes in total 

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Writing Part 1: Essay
What is it?
Students are given an essay title and two ideas. They write an essay giving their opinion about the title, using the ideas given and adding an idea of their own. The title will be a subject of general interest – students won’t need any specialised knowledge.

What do you have to practise?             
Giving an opinion and providing reasons for that opinion.

  • 140 - 190 words



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Writing Part 1: Essay
How to prepare? 
Read a lot!
Watch documentaries and listen to podcasts.
Watch or read the news.

Practise grammar, vocabulary, formal language, linking words. 




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Writing paper criteria
The examiners give you a grade based on 4 things:

  • Content - Did you write what you were asked to write?
  • Communicative achievement - Was your writing too formal, too informal, or just right?
  • Organisation - Did you link paragraphs and sentences? Is there a logical flow from start to finish?
  • Language - Did you show off your sparkling vocabulary or did you use basic words? Did you make lots of grammar and spelling mistakes?



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 Unit 2 - using linkers for contrast
Book Gold Unit 2 page 24

Exercises 2 - 3 - 4 

10 minutes




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 Unit 2 - using linkers for contrast
Book Gold Unit 2 page 24

Exercises 2 - 3 - 4 

10 minutes




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Write down linking words of contrast

Slide 11 - Mind map

Step 1: Read the title. Write down an advantage and disadvantage of a large age difference between siblings. Use a linking word of contrast.

Slide 12 - Open question

Unit 4 - expressing and supporting ideas
Unit 4 page 46

Do exercises 2 - 3 

IDEA + REASON

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Add one extra point for your essay on 'adventure tourism'.

Slide 14 - Open question

Formal language
  • do not use contractions, such as I'm, don't, you'd, he's, etc. 
  • do not use slang, such as wanna, gonna, ain't, u, etc. 
  • do not use informal linking words at the start of your sentence, such as but, and, so, or, etc. 
  • only use the word 'you' when you are actually addressing the person you are writing to. No general statements using the word 'you', such as 'don't you agree?' or 'you can see that this causes a problem'. 

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Writing
How to act? 
Step 1: read the assignment thoroughly and decide whether you agree or disagree
Step 2: think about who you are writing for, should you write formal of informal? 
Step 3: take 5 - 10 minutes to plan and organize your essay, make an outline of what you are going to mention in the introduction, what your arguments are going to be, and what you will say in the conclusion
Step 4: think of appropriate vocabulary you could use in your essay 
Step 5: write a draft version, then check the amount of words you've used and re-read your essay
Step 6: think of an appropriate title for your essay 
Step 7: write your second draft 




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Over to you
Your first essay.
On paper.
Option 1:
individually
Option 2:
Pairs or groups of three.
Each student writes
one paragraph.

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Sample
Lesson ready till this slide.
Adapt the rest later!

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Step 2: decide whether your essay should be formal or informal. In this case, you are writing for your teacher. Will the style have to be formal or informal?

Slide 19 - Open question

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Step 3: make an outline.
Think of a third topic you could talk about.

Slide 21 - Mind map

Step 3: think of what you could say
about 'having a parents as a teacher'.

Slide 22 - Mind map

Step 3: think of what you could say
about 'making friends'.

Slide 23 - Mind map

Step 4: think of appropriate
vocabulary you could use.

Slide 24 - Mind map

Step 5: write a first draft
Think of all the information you've just received. Write an essay according to the assignment. 

If you need some extra guidance. Watch the Youtube video from the link in the next slide, and/or read the example essay from the links in the slide after.  

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Slide 26 - Video

Slide 27 - Link

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Slide 31 - Link

End of the class
Today you have:
- practised writing part 1

Homework: finish 'What to do'
Next class: Review writing part 1

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