Adverbs of Frequency and Manner

Work through the activities on the following links:

Adverbs of Frequency

Adverbs of Manner

Grammar Recap: Conditionals

Now that you've had chance to study the above table, you should write down the grammatical structure of each of the four conditionals in your notebook. Once you've done that, spend about twenty minutes testing your knowledge of conditionals by clicking on some of the links below...

1st Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3226

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/first-conditional-exercise-1.html

2nd Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3227

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/second-conditional-exercise-1.html

3rd Conditional

http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=3233

http://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/third-conditional-exercise-1.html

Grammar Recap: Reported Speech

Work through the following exercises:

Reported Speech 1

Reported Speech 2

Reported Speech 3

Writing A Fim Review

An important point to remember: a review combines all the informative material with the voice of personal writing! 

Reviews typically should include:  

• the name of what is being reviewed.  
• clear identifying information (a film's director and lead actors, its genre etc.).  
• a strong statement of the reviewer’s overall opinion.  
• specific examples that support the reviewer’s opinion.  
• a focus on material relevant to the particular subject of the review, such as quotations from a book; background material on an author, an actor, or a musician/musical group; 
• clear organization through an introduction, body paragraph(s) (about three) and a conclusion.  
• a particular tone (use of humour, sarcasm, authority, etc.) and a specific writer’s voice.   
• use of a rating system.

Writing an effective film review: useful phrases

Reading and UoE: Part 6

Letter to the Editor

A newspaper that you read regularly is conducting a campaign to encourage schools to teach more relevant subjects, or 'life' skills. Its editor has asked readers to write short articles based on the following question:

What essential topics do you wish had been included in the school curriculum when you were a pupil?

Write the article to the editor of the newspaper. (around 280 - 320 words)

I will be looking for the following:

•An introduction that will grab the reader’s attention

•2-3 main body paragraphs

•A memorable conclusion

•A number of the new phrases you have learnt in today’s lesson (at least 10 – and highlight them!)

•The appropriate level of formality

•Does one paragraph clearly link to the previous one?

•Topic sentences, paticularly in the 2-3 main body paragraphs

•Are you beginning your sentences in a variety of different ways?

Letter to an Editor: Sample Answer

You are going to produce your own 'Letter to an Editor', but first examine the following response:

Letter to an Editor: Sample Answer