93351000-Skills-for-First-Certificate-Writing-TB.pdf

Writing Teacher's Book

Malcolm Mann Steve Taylore-Knowles

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WARM-UP Aim: to encourage students to think about the unit topic Direct st udents' attention to t he photograp hs and t he topic o f t he unit. Ask students t o d iscuss their answer s to t he quest ions in pairs. Monit or the pairwo rk and bring the cl ass t ogether again t o

co mpare ideas. You might like to do t his as a whole-class activity. eliciting responses from

different students. Encourage st ud ents to respond freely, speculating and developing th eir answers.

DEVELOP YOUR WRITING SKILLS

II Fo rm a l or informal? Aim: to develop an appreciation of the main differences between fo rmal a nd informal writing Ask st ude nts to read ea ch extract quickly and circl e whe t her each ext ract is formal or info rmal. When everyo ne has chosen their answers, move

on to exe rc ise B without revea ling t he answers. A info rmal B formal C formal D formal E formal

F Kyle's language : informal. the writer's language: for mal G formal H formal

!D Ho w did you know? Aim: to develop a more detail ed understanding o f what makes a text f o rmal o r informal Ask st udents t o read ext racts A. Band C again and to write wo rds o r short phrase s from t he extracts on the lines provided. Explain t hat there may be several possi ble answers fo r each on e. When everyo ne has chosen th e ir answers. move o n t o exercise C without revealing the answer s. extract A 1 any two of t he following: You'd / It's / it's about/Great t wist at the end. too. / gonna 2 one of the following: reckon / gonna 3 one of the following: ! - (note: yo u may wish to point out that the 'em line' or 'd ash' (-) has become more popu lar and more acceptable over the past few yea rs, and is now generally acceptable in more forma l writing too)

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4 Great twist at t he end, too. 5 gonna 6 fab 7 loads of extract B 1 I wo uld be extremely gratefu l if yo u could let me know ; 2 ... are inst alled extra ct C lone of the following: Although there may we ll be / some kind of connection between / It certainly is not the case / after watchi ng a violent film / feel an increased need t o / possibly quite the opposite 2 it's (note: yo u may wish to point out to students that although contractions are informal. they are acceptable in journalistic writing, such as an article fo r a you ng people's magaz ine) 3 It certainly is not the case that _ 4 the majority of

l i Ma t c h th e t e xt t ype s Aim: t o faci litate student understanding of wh ich le vel of formal ity to use when writi ng Ask stud en ts to match the extracts to the t ext types. Point out that they have t o co nsider both co nt ent and fo rmality in ma ki ng t heir choices. When eve ryone has chosen t heir answe rs. move o n to exercise 0 without revealing th e answe rs.

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I!I Dis c uss Ask stu d ent s to d iscuss th ei r answe rs to e xercises A. Band C in pairs, giving reaso ns fo r t heir choic es. Monit or t he pa irwork and bring th e class t ogether again t o co mpare id eas. Check that all stu den ts now have the co rrect answer s to exe rcises A B and C.

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Aim: t o check students' understanding of basic formality issue s Ask studen ts to read t he sen t e nce s and decide jf they are True o r False. You may wish students to do t his task as pairwork. Bring t he class together to d iscuss th e answers. IF 2 T 3F 4T ST 6 F 7F S T 9F

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3 You have just read t he following adve rtiseme nt: Wanted: y oung person to w ork in bicycle shop at weekends. The successful applicant will be good at dealing wit h people, since this job involves answe ring question s f rom members of the general public.

A good telephone manner is important. Know ledge of bicycles is not essential as training wi ll be given. Good hourly pay. Apply in writing to Ms Pam Jones. manageress.

4 You have just seen th e following advertisement in a local newspaper: Part-t ime shop assistant req uired for local pet sho p (Saturdays onty) • No experience nece ss ary as full training will be given . Would s uit animal lover For further information, please contact Pame la Mandelson . Write your letter of application to Pamela Mandelson. Do no t write any add resses.

Write your letter of application to Ms Jones. Do not write any add resses.

COMPOSITIONS

1 You have been do ing a class project on sport. Your teacher has asked you t o write a compositio n giving your o pinions o n the followi ng statement:

3 You have be en doing a class project on t ravel. Your

Business interests have destroyed the original meaning of sport.

When people go abroad on holiday. they shou ld try to team a little about the local culture.

Write your composition.

You should state whethe r you agree o r d isagree with th is stateme nt. e xplaining your reasons clearly.

2 The following co mment was pr inted rece nt ly in a local newspaper:

Write your composition.

People in this to wn no longer care abo ut each other in the same way they did fifty years ago.

4 The fo Howing comment was printed recently in a local newspape r:

Now you r tea cher has asked you to write a com positio n on t his subject. with reference to your family's experiences.

Young peop le today exist on 0 diet of crisps, swee ts, fizzy drinks and fast food - no wonder th ey 're all lazy and badly beha ved.

tea cher has asked you to write a composition about t he following statem ent:

Write your composition. Now your teacher has asked you to write a com position o n this subject, with refe rence to your and your classmat es' diet and behaviou r. Write yo ur compos ition.

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