V5 week 4 - test feedback & intro term 3
Welcome back to class
V5 week 4 - test feedback & intro term 3
Welcome back to class
Feedback Speaking exam
Final term 2 test - Friday January 23rd
100 minutes
Examenidioom 11-20 (E-N; N-E as indicated)
Writing (formal AND informal letters OR essay);
Irregular verbs (needed for writing/might be on the test)
Term 3
Three hours/week
Tests:
Short stories - test week - 100 min. - explaining meaning/literary devices (plot, protagonist/antagonist, climax, setting etc.)
Work in class:
Exam training reading CITO exam term 4 - old exams, newspaper articles
Reading - test preparation
Read as wide a range of texts as possible, including newspapers, magazines, novels, academic texts etc. (online newspapers e.g. The Guardian, The New York Times, Fox News, The Daily Mail, BBC.co.uk, CNN, CNBC, The Atlantic, The Economist, Washington Post
Practice online: www.flo-joe.co.uk, Cambridge advanced and proficiency practice tests online (C1 and C2)
Learning objectives - short stories introduction
What is a short story
Which elements do a short story contain?
Which elements does a plot contain?
What is setting/protagonist/antagonist/conflict/climax/theme
A short story is:
A brief work of fiction, that can be read in one sitting.
Contains a few characters, a simple plot, conflict and suspense, which leads to a swift conclusion (often with a surprise ending/narrative twist)
Contains plot/setting/characters/themes
Learning objectives -theme/conflict/protagonist/antagonist/setting/plot