Term 3 Remedial 3F

Hi boys

Your names are highlighted for the 2-weeks intensive revision.

You will be scheduled for a personalised remedial in your focused areas.

The 3 groups are :
1) Narrative writing
2) Comprehension skills
3) Summary skills

Please see the attachment to familiarise yourself with the dates, venues and the pre-requisites before seeing me.

A copy will be put up in class.

Look out!

Ms Neo

Student Checklist

Student checklist: report writing

1. Does your report have a heading?

2. Does your report indicate who the report is for, who it is written by and what it is about?

3. Does your report have an introduction?

4. Is your report clearly organized, e.g. does it use clear paragraphs? does it have section headings?

5. Is the register neutral / formal?

6. Is the style factual?

7. Are the style and register consistent?

8. Does it include clear recommendations?

9. Does it end with a conclusion?

10. Have you checked your writing?

Pair-Work Assignment

Classroom activity: writing a report

Aim:
to help students understand the requirements of report writing for Part 2

Relevance to FCE:
Writing Part 2

Organisation:
pairs

Materials needed:
one copy of the classroom activity, plus a copy of the Student Checklist.


Procedure:
Read this question from a past Writing paper.

A group of American students has just arrived in your town and the group leader has asked for information on an interesting building to visit. Write a report for the group leader, describing one building and giving reasons for your recommendation.
Write your report.

1. With a partner, discuss:

ideas for the content of the report, i.e. which town, which building, and reasons for recommending it.
how to introduce the report, i.e. who is it for? who is it written by? what is it about?
how to organise the report, i.e. how many paragraphs? section headings?
what the style and register should be
how to conclude the report, i.e. how will you summarise the points you have made? what recommendations will you make?
2. Write the report (for homework).
3. Bring it to class and read your partner's report.
4. Check your partner's report against the Student Checklist.
5. Discuss and compare the two reports.
6. Make any final improvements and hand your report in.

Writing a Report - Lesson on Monday (Week 2)

Writing a report

What is this task?

A report could be written for a superior (a boss or a teacher) or a peer group (club members, colleagues) and will certainly contain some facts with the possibility of adding suggestions or recommendations. It should be clearly organized and may include section headings.



Look at the following skeleton of a report. Below are five sections of text. Match each section to the correct heading.

(1) To: Students preparing for FCE
From: Cambridge ESOL Teachers' Website
Re: How to write a report

(2) Introduction

(3) Functions of a report

(4) Style and register

(5) Layout

(6) Conclusion

Reports need to be written clearly. They should begin with a clear indication of who the report is written for and who it was written by and the subject matter. (At the beginning of this report is an example of a common way of starting a report.) The report writer can help the reader by including section headings and by using clear paragraphs.

A report is usually written to give information and probably to make recommendations. Therefore, it will probably contain description, explanation, justifications and recommendations, or any combination of these.

A report should summarise the points made previously and usually includes clear recommendations, for instance:

Learn the expressions used in reports.
Remember to divide the report into sections and to use headings.
Remember to keep the language formal.
As requested, I have written a report to give people advice on writing a report. Below are some suggestions.

As a report is often written for a superior and is a formal type of writing, the register should be neutral to formal. In addition, reports should be factual and precise. They should not be personal or conversational.

Global Warming

To all those wrote passionately on QUESTION 6 for the Commonwealth Essay!

I just saw this profile on WAYN. You can visit it on the following link:

http://Global_Warming.wayn.com/




Our doubts are traitors, and they make us lose what we oft might win, by
fearing to attempt. William Shakespeare

Create your own podcast - Instructions

Podcasting : Instructions for Students (METHOD 1)

1. Go to www.podomatic.com

2. Log In using your username and password.

Username: ___victoria_3f___________________

Password: ________victoria_____________


3. Select “My Podcast” from the top right corner of the page.

4. Select “Post an Episode”

5. Fill up “Title” with your index number, name and title of story.



4. Select “mic settings” and ensure that the “Reduced Echo” function is enabled.

5. Select “Record” and “Allow” for Adobe Flash Player settings.

6. Record your story.

7. Select “Stop Rec” once you have finished your narration.

8. Select “Preview” and “Re-record” your story if necessary.

9. Once you are ready to upload your story, select “Post Episode” at the bottom left hand of the page.

10. When the page “Episode Converting Appropriate Format” appears, wait for 5 minutes before selecting “My Podcast Page” at the top bar to check if your audio file has been uploaded.


Podcasting : Instructions for Students (METHOD 2)

1. To record, select Start  Programs  Accessories  Entertainment  Sound Recorder

2. Select the round red button to start recording your story.

3. Select the square button to stop recording.

4. To save your file, select File  Save As.

5. Save your recording in your computer. Type your file name and leave the file type as *wav.

6. Go to www.podomatic.com.

7. Log In using your username and password.

Username: ______________________

Password: _______________________


8. Select “My Podcast” from the top right corner of the page.

4. Select “Post an Episode”

5. Fill up “Title” with your index number, name and title of story.


9. Select “Import”, then select “Browse” for your recorded audio file.

10. Select “Post Episode” at the bottom left hand of the page.

11. Select “Skip” twice when the “3 Steps to Get the Word Out” page appears.

12. Check that your recorded file has been uploaded by selecting “My Podcast Page”.

Let's NOMINATE

hey 3F

There are many gem pieces evolving from this oasis of budding ideas.

After the first round of readings, I would like to commend on all writers for the impressive amount of effort put in. Also, I have noted the quality of critical insights and creative approaches towards exploring the themes. There is a noticeable improvement in your linguistics competency from those I used to teach.

Most commendably, I am glad that you take pride in reading your friends' essay and offer kind words and encouragement to these courageous writers.

I would like to encourage you to nominate a few, or even yourself by 2nd Feb.

Afterwhich, I will give these nominees a week's time to re-polish their master pieces. Being a competition, it is not right of me to correct your language and give you too much inputs.

Please print out a copy for me to submit to me by 11th Feb (Monday, immediately after the CNY break).

If you are ready and hope to give this competition a try, why not go for it!