TUESDAY 14th JULY

Hi! Welcome to our second “on line” class!!

1. Today we´re doing the Familiarization Activities for our next portfolio: ARTICLE

Open your Student´s Book on page 19

- Read the question and then look at the checklist on the other side of the page, to get a clear idea of what you are expected to include in you writing. Remember examiners will take this into account when they mark your composition. They´ll give you a mark for each of the following criteria:
· Content (Ideas to include)
· Range (variety of grammar and vocabulary)
· Organisation (paragraphing)
· Register (grade of formality)
· Target reader (who will read your writing)
· Language accuracy (errors)

- Go back to page 19 and have a look at the “Ideas for writing” . Please send me your answers to the questions asked here for next class (July 16th)

- Look at the Model Answer on p.21 paying close attention to the numbered comments.

- Do you have a clear idea of the kind of piece you are expected to produce? Here are some other useful tips for you to take into account:

· Articles can be on almost any topic, and have any reader. It is therefore important to think about your reader and choose an appropriate style.
· Your article will be published in a magazine or newspaper of some kind, or perhaps included in a book of articles, like an anthology. Think about who might read such publication, in order to select an appropriate style of writing. When the reader could be just about anybody, think about one possible reader, and write for that reader.
· It is a good technique to directly address your readers in articles. Imagine that you are “speaking” to them through your article. To involve your reader, ask questions, give advice, give encouragement where appropriate, persuade, suggest, etc.

(Remember you DON´T have to write any piece so far. Just read everything carefully, reflect upon it and let me know if you have a clear idea about it)

2. THE ENDGAME- Part 2
a. Check the meaning of the following words/phrases and make sentences or a dialogue using all of them
ASK FOR A LOAN – A MATTER OF TRUST – PURCHASE THE LEASE OF A SHOP – A CHORE – MAKE A HANDSOME PROFIT – OUTSTANDING LOANS
b. Answer the “While reading” questions on p. 145 and send me the answers for next class (16th July)

3. If you still haven´t do so, don’t forget to send me the answers to the homework we had assigned for today:

- PRACTICE TEST # 4 – JULY (Just send me your marks for each paper)

-Expert p. 83-Relative Clauses- ex. 4, 5 and 7

- Expert p. 76 – Reflexives – ex. 1a and “Robots”

Keep working hard!!
See you next class,
Daniela