406GVE+(Gracia)


 * Date || Exercises || Composition ||
 * 23/02/2018 ||  || ** Essay 1: Is space exploration a waste of time? **

Click here to see the task

Remember to use the "useful phrases for essays" from the "WRITING PAGE"

Click here to see the powerpoint we looked at in class

READING TO DO BEFORE WRITING

Read these articles before doing your essay to get ideas and expressions related to the topic There are a few videos on these pages that you could watch too.

http://famous-explorers.org/four-benefits-of-exploring-space/

https://futureofworking.com/7-advantages-and-disadvantages-of-space-exploration/ . ||
 * 2/03/2018 || SB Pg 112 / 113 - Reading + Vocabulary ||  ||
 * 9/03/2018 ||  || ** Story **

You must ** end your story ** with //**"She gathered her belongings, switched off the light, and disappeared into the night"**//

Write your story in 140 to 190 words

Make sure you use the plan we discussed in class and fpllow the advice I gave you.

Look at my example to help you.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vUHklYFbzd3fAOxeXRIrXGrDsE3kj2Si/view?usp=sharing . . ||
 * 16/3/2018 ||  || SB pg 144 Ex 5, 6

SB pg 144 Conditionals: Expressing regret . . ||
 * 23/3/2018 ||  || SB pg 148 Essay: The environment

Use the ideas and vocabulary from the speaking exercise on pg 146 and the Use of English on pg 148 to help you. . . . || . . ||  ||
 * 6/4/2018 || Test Book: Finish Test 3: Use of English and Reading (all parts)
 * 13/4/18 ||  || Make sure you are up to date with all writings and corrections.

Choose a book (a novel or non-fiction, etc) and read it.

Keep a vocabulary diary. Look up and write down new words and expressions. I will ask to see your book and your vocabulary diary next week.If you don't have a book or a diary, this will count as no homework. . . ||
 * 20/4/18 ||  || TB pg 21, question 4 (Story) (make sure you read the instructions carefully)

Look at your notes from the other class that we did on how to write a story using all the narrative tenses.

Look at the example I gave you when I set the other story as homework (look up ^^ and click the link to download) . . . ||
 * 27/4/18 ||  || TB pg 42 - Essay: Is it better to go to a large school or a small school?

Use the useful phrases.

Write a plan

Organise your paragraphs properly as we discussed.

Don't forget that we have a progress test next week. (Part 1 writing: An essay) . . ||
 * 18/5/18 ||  || Review of a series

Look at the example of the review of a film we looked at in class on the PowerPoint.

Make sure you use the vocabulary and the useful expressions from the PowerPoint.

Follow the same paragraph plan as the PowerPoint.

download review powerpoint

Make sure you write about a SERIES, not a film. ||