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• Foreign language
• Primary Education

How are you?

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What did you do this
week?

Did you do the homework?

What are the rules?

Do your ....

Speak ...

Respect Each ....

Listen to the ....

Wash your....

Stay .....

Keep a....

Raise your hand .....

Today...

• Finish the listening test.
• Practice the words related to the senses we learned last week.
• Writing a story using a picture from an album.

CDS

Smartphones

Music stores

Headphones

Music genres

How do you think
music will change in
the future?

This text..

1. Mostly has facts about the present
2. Mostly has predictions about the future of music
3. Mostly has facts about music in the past.
4. Has facts about the past and predictions about the future.

Opinion Essay

A written text where we write our opinion on a certain topic.

Read the text again.
What things does Marcus think will happen to music in the future?

You will be writting an opinion essay.

You can plan it together but you will be writing it alone.

To show contrast: 1.	To introduce an opening point: 1.
To introduce another point 1.	To summarise your opinion: 1

This part of the essay introduces the main topic/says why it's important.

1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
3. Paragraph 1 or 2
4. Neither

This part of the essay summarizes what you said.

1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
3. Paragraph 1 or 2
4. Neither

This part of the essay is where you write your opinions/predictions

1. Introduction
2. Conclusion
3. Paragraph 1/2 (or 3)
4. Neither

First, let's plan the essay.

Write "Essay plan" in your notebook.

1. Choose a topic.

And write it in your notebook. Here are some ideas:

1. The future of video games. 

2. The future of mobile phones. 

3. Homes of the future.

4. The future of movies/tv.

5. The future of the school.

6. The future of our planet.

Criteria /25 points

1. Content: The essay has good content. 

It was interesting to read it. There are good predictions and there is plenty of information 

2. Paragraphs: The essay is organised into paragraphs. 

Each paragraph has its own sub-topic.

3. Linkers/sequencing words: The essay includes a variety of linkers (e.g. "but") and sequencing words (e.g. "firstly") 

4. Structures: The essay uses a variety of structures (will/may/going to) to talk about the future.

5. Spelling: The essay does not have a lot of spelling mistakes.

If you get more than  20 points you will get a "no homework pass".

2. Do some research and take notes.

Google some information. Use the prompts below.

In the future...

Some people think that...

Others say that...

I'm sure that...

In my opinion...

3. Plan your paragraphs

Look at the example

Paragraph 1 - Introduce the topic.

Paragraph 2 - The way we buy music.

Paragraph 3 - Smartphones and music.

Paragraph 4 - Conclusion.

Make a list of words
you will include
in the essay