WEEK 3 Past tenses & Writing 1

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Week 3

Perfect tenses -

round 2

Writing Part 1

Fill in: 

1. the answer
   2. the name of the tense
   

When I was a child I ....(often, go) fishing with my grandfather

When I was a child I often went....(often, go) fishing with my grandfather

Past simple

The phone rang while I (cook)

The phone rang while I was cooking(cook)

Past continuous

I can't believe you (never, hear) of that author before!

I can't believe you have never heard(never, hear) of that author before!

Present perfect

He looks exhausted because he (work hard) all this week

He looks exhausted because he has been working(work hard) all this week

Present perfect continuous

By the time we arrived, the film (already, start)........

By the time we arrived, the film had already started(already, start)........

Past perfect

She looked tired because she (study) all night

She looked tired because she had been studying(study) all night

Past perfect continuous

CPE

P14-15

Exercise 1,2,3

Any Questions?

CAE

P19

Exercises 1,2 and Exam Task

Tip: Make a list of affixes

Familiarise yourself with these terms

 Vocabulary

Check out the vocabulary in each unit and learn what you don't know

CAE:From P112 Word lists

CPE: P189 Crosswords

CPE

90 minutes - 2 tasks

1. Writing Part 1 (compulsory). You are given 2 texts and you write an essay summarising and evaluating them. 

240-280 words

2. Writing Part 2. Choose one of the following: 

an article

a review

a report

a letter

280-320 words

CAE

90 minutes - 2 tasks

1. Writing Part 1 (compulsory) You have to write an essay  based on 2 of the 3 points given. 

220-260 words 

2. Writing Part 2 - choose 1 of the following: 

a proposal

a review

a report or

a letter. 

220-260 words.

Basic do's of the discursive essay

1. Write in a formal, impersonal style.

2. Introduce each point in a separate paragraph.

3. Write well-developed paragraphs.

4. Give reasons and examples for each point.

5. Use sequencing (deciding upon the correct order)

6. Use linking words and phrases.

Paragraph 1- Introduction

about 50 words

1. Title sentence
2. Reflect on the essay title and the topic
3. Briefly describe the topic
4. Attention grabber

Paragraph 2- Evidence

about 75 words

1. Choose your most convincing idea for the essay; 
2. Justify why this point is so convincing.

Paragraph 3- analysis

about 75 words

1. How does your second point add to and/or contrasts with paragraph 2;
   
2. How can you make this clear to the reader?

Paragraph 4- Conclusion

 about 50 words

1. What is the most important fact / opinion you mentioned?
2. what do you think the future might hold in relation to this topic?
3. How can you leave the reader with something to think about?

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Homework

Complete a Writing 1 

essay and bring it to class for feedback

fyi next lesson: 28 October