Today`s lesson has been designed for you to develop some writing and oral skills.
Read each task very carefully, take a piece of paper and prepare for both the writing and speaking activities. There are some prompts to help you get started with ideas for being creative and doing the activities correctly. They will be revised during the following session.
TASK 1
1. You are interested
in doing a photography course. Read the advertisement below and write an e-mail
(about 110 words) asking for information. Tell them why you are interested in
the course and if you have any experience. Ask questions about the duration of the
course, timetables, accommodation, price...
Photography
course in Dublin. Would you like to take great photos everybody will admire? We
can show you how to do it! Three-week courses, every month from May to
September. Beginners welcome. E-mail us for more information at
photographyisfun@gmail.com
Take the following information into account:
Formal / Neutral
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Informal
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Name
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Dear Mr/Ms/Mrs
Dupuis
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Dear Mary Hi/Hello
Mary Mary,... (or no name at all)
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Previous contact
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Thank you for your
email of ... Further to your last email, ... I apologize for not getting in
contact with you before now.
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Thanks for your
email. Re your email, ... Sorry I haven’t written for ages, but I’ve been
really busy.
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Reason for writing
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I am writing in
connection with ... I am writing with regard to ... In reply to your email,
here are ... Your name was given to me by ... We would like to point
out that ...
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Just a short note
about ... I’m writing about ... Here’s the ... you wanted. I got your
name from ... Please note that ...
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Giving information
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I’m writing to let
you know that ... We are able to confirm that ... I am delighted to tell you
that ... We regret to inform you that ...
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Just a note to say
... We can confirm that ... Good news! Unfortunately, ...
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Attachments
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Please find attached
my report. I’m sending you ... as a pdf file.
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I’ve attached ...
Here is the ... you wanted.
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Asking for information
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Could you give me
some information about ... I would like to know ... I’m interested in
receiving/finding out ...
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Can you tell me a
little more about ... I’d like to know ... Please send me ...
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Requests
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I’d be grateful if
you could ... I wonder if you could ... Do you think I could have ... ? Thank
you in advance for your help in this matter.
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Please could you ...
Could you ...? Can I have ...?
I’d appreciate your help on this.
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Asking for a suggestion
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How do you think we
should deal with this? What do you think is the best way forward?
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What about ...
(+ing)? Shall we ...?
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Final comments
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Thank you for your
help. Do not hesitate to contact us again if you require any further
information. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. My
direct line is ...
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Thanks again for ...
Let me know if you need anything else. Just give me a call if you have any
questions. My number is ...
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Closing
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I’m looking forward
to ... (+ ing) Give my regards to ... Best wishes Regards
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Looking forward to
... (+ ing) Best wishes to .. Speak to/see you soon. Bye (for now)/All
the best
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Remember it`s important:
1 Organization and structure
2 Use of
grammar.
3 Vocabulary.
4 Spelling
and punctuation.
TASK 2
2. Write a
text of about 130 words. Follow the instructions below.
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Your friend gave you two tickets to go to a fashion show. Write a
text for your blog or diary describing the show. When did you go, what did
you do?, who did you go with?, how long was it?. Describe your favourite
models and their clothes, the people at the show... Give your opinion about
it.
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ü Remember that:
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A Blog
* will adopt
a semi-formal to informal register
* will have
an eye-catching title
* will use
first person narration
* will show
awareness of the reader, e.g. through direct address to the reader
* may
include a direct request for comment and response at the end
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Diary
* will most
probably adopt an informal register
* will use
first person narration
* will
indicate location in time e.g. headed with a date or day
* will
express reflection on the part of the writer, e.g. self-questioning
ü Use the correct tense and a clear structure (introduction, body,
conclusion ).
ü Use discourse markers (these are some examples):
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Introduction: to
start with, at first sight, in the first
place….
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Sequency: firstly,
secondly,thirdy, lastly, finally….
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Adding information: in addition, also, and, moreover, whatsmore, on top of that…
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Examples: for
example, for instance, such as…
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Expressing facts: actually, in fact, as a matter of fact, to be honest…
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Expressing cause: because of+ noun, due to+ noun…
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Expressing consequence: consequently, as a result, therefore…
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Expressing opinions: it`s true that, from my point of view, I consider, I believe, I think…
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Concluding:To
conclude, summarizing, to sum up, to finish, in short, all in all…
TASK 3
Prepare the following exercises with your
partner.
You will have to:
1.
Make an interview to your partner.
You should be able to talk about him /her around 2 minutes.
2.
The following day in the class you
will:
Introduce yourself and your partner. You will only have 2 minutes.
Example: "My name is ... and I
would like you to meet... who..."
· Give interesting information about
this person so that everyone will get to know him or her quickly.
SELECT carefully the appropriate adjectives or expressions. You should speak of his or her
personality , looks, interests, achievements, strengths, weaknesses (if he or
she has any!), "nickname", in short what makes him or her different
from the others in the "class" and absolutely unique!
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Remember you can use negatives: My
partner is not at all (not in the least) selfish...
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Do not exceed the limited time. Try
not to read your notes. Speak to the class and not just to the teacher.
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Be entertaining! Please don't bore
us!
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A few words of description:
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Appearance:
"This tall (or short), dark-haired, broad-shouldered, muscular,
intelligent / smart,handsome young man, pretty young lady ...fair-haired, dark,
fairly short, well built, athletic, goodlooking,beautiful or pretty
(good-looking for men), (beautiful or pretty or very cute
"mignonne"for women).
o
Personality:
kind, generous, always friendly (do not use "sympathetic"), humorous,
always ready to lend a helping hand, dynamic, hard-working, extremely
intelligent, obsessed by his work or by …; amusing, funny, has a great sense of
humor...
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Interests:
is fond of ..., interested in.., spends most of his time + ING, can be seen +
ING
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Achievements:
recently won... is ranked ... participated in ... set up (organized) ...is in
charge of +ING.... good at + ING
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His
shortcomings: should improve his knowledge of ... or work harder at....
TASK 4
Role play with your partner (2-3 minutes):
Imagine you
and your partner want to plan a birthday party for a friend.
You should
do an imaginary conversation between you two and should talk about:
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How
many people you are going to invite.
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Date
and place.
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Kind
of music you will listen to.
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Food
and drink you can offer.
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How
much money you need and you have.
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How
you will spend your money on the party.
Tasks 1 and 2 should be completed
Thursday next week (28 th January).
You will have to prepare and perform
tasks 3 and 4 on 28th January, using the first 10 minutes in asking
questions and clearing out doubts.
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