Arxiu d'etiquetes: Writing

Childhood picture

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In this picture, you can see my brother and me some years ago. My brother is Xavier, he is 21 years old now, but in the picture, he was 2 years old. I was 6 years old in the picture. As you can see we were next to the Tió because we have just found it in the forest. We were sitting in the yard from the house we have in a small village called Rojals which is near Montblanc. I was very happy because it was Christmas time and I didn’t go to school so I had more time to be with my family and play with my brother. I also was nervous because the Tió was there so I had to behave if I wanted presents from him and also from the Three Wise Men.

Let’s become journalists! – Session 5

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1- Sit in your groups with a computer. First of all, finish answering the questions in session 4, if you didn’t finish them. You later can do it on your computer. 

2- Start writing your news report. If you need to search for information or use any sources, here you have some useful links. 

https://www.wordreference.com/

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/

https://www.linguee.es/

https://translate.google.com 

REMEMBER! Use these sources carefully, don’t copy and paste all the text. You are not learning and I notice it easily. 

3- At the end of the class, send me the document you have been working on attached to my email: minsa6@xtec.cat

PLEASE, WORK AND BEHAVE.

HAVE A NICE CARNIVAL!

 

 

Let’s become journalists! – Session 4

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1- Sit in your groups and think about what do you want to write about, that is the topic and the story. To help you thinking, here you have some questions that will guide you. 

When did it happen?
Where did it happen?
What was happening before the event? 
Who were the people involved?
What were people doing? 
What happened? 
How did it begin? 
What was happening during the event? - People's reaction 
How did it end? 
What was happening after?

2- Now, once you have thought the story, make a list of the different events and put them in chronological order.

3- Start to write the news report, with the help of the previous list. Remember that you have to combine the present simple and continuous and try to use as much text markers as possible.

4- Here you have a rubric that will guide you in your writing task. It is what we will use to evaluate the news report.

News report rubric

 

 

Let’s become journalists! – Session 2

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1- Watch the video and complete the sentences.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTIUb8oGjDw

  1. There was a fire in an apartment complex located in _________________,NY.
  2. According to reports, the fire started when ______ parents and _____ children were inside this apartment.
  3. Firefighters __________________ to the scene.
  4. We see a firefighter put a _______________ up against the second-story window.
  5. When the firefighter broke the window the ___________________ was puring out.
  6. There is a four-year ____________________ inside this home.
  7. The firefighter was _____________________ out the four-year child.

2- Watch the video again and list the different actions that took place.

3- Put the paragraphs in order, to build up a great report. Then, identify the different parts of the report.

 

Let’s become journalists! – Session 1

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LET’S START

1. Watch the video and tell what happened.

2- Put the events in order according to the video.

  • The man in the queue discovered the fake gun.
  • The bank robber escaped and started running.
  • A man was queuing up at bank.
  • The man in the queue ran after the robber.
  • A man with a helmet entered in the bank. He was holding a gun to the cashier.
  • The police gave a prize to the man in the queue.
  • The man in the queue caught the robber while they were running in the street.

3- Read the news report about the robbery and answer the questions.

  • What elements / parts can we see in the report?
  • For what do we use the first sentence?
  • How are the events explained? What tenses are used?
  • Relate the sentences from exercise 2 to the paragraphs in the report.
  • Underline the sentences in past simple.
  • Underline the sentences in past continuous.
  • How are the different events connected?
  • What could be add to the report to make it more interesting?