Model announcement
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Grammar revision p47
HAVE YOU GOT AN OPINION ABOUT OUR SCHOOL?
Students read the Grammar reference and Vocabulary sections on page 46 before completing the revision exercises on the following page.
Come to the first meeting to organise our SCHOOL MAGAZINE. We need journalists, a fashion columnist, a proof-reader, an editor, etc.
Reported speech – Statements 1 Students look at what the poet said to the reporter and rewrite the sentences in reported speech.
We are meeting on the 20th February at 13.00 in the school common room. We will decide on jobs, how the magazine will be distributed, the design, and how often it will be published.
Key 1 He said he was happy to be there that day. 2 He told the reporter that he was writing a lot of new poems. 3 He said he would read some of them at his next performance. 4 He said he had been very inspired after travelling to Morocco the previous week. 5 He told the reporter that he might go again the following year. 6 He said he had never appeared on TV outside the Middle East. 7 He said he had to go then because the producer was waiting for him.
All articles for the new school magazine are welcome. We need articles for the first issue before 15th March. What are you waiting for? Get writing and make sure your voice is heard! For more information, speak to Jeremy Holmes, 9C
Exam success Students discuss who they are writing to in the task and why it is important to know who you are writing to. Tell students to turn to page 75 to compare their ideas.
Reported speech – Questions 2 Students rewrite the reported questions in direct speech.
Teacher development: student training
Key 1 ‘What are you doing here?’ 2 ‘When did you arrive?’ 3 ‘Do you know what the answer is?’ 4 ‘Have you ever written a poem?’ 5 ‘What will you do with the money?’ 6 ‘How many pages has the book got/does the book have?’ 7 ‘Is that bag yours?’
The target audience Students are expected to write with an audience in mind. They should always ask themselves the important question: Why am I writing? This actually means Who am I writing for? Students need to consider the target audience in order to choose which register they will write in (formal or informal), decide how much detail they need to give and be clear about what the audience expects from the text. Before they write, students should reflect on the following factors: • Do I know the person who is going to read this text? • Am I writing to one person or to a group of people? • Does the reader already know anything about the topic I am going to write about? For example, an announcement is a public notice that can be read by everybody. It has to attract the public’s eye – it must look and sound interesting. It should be a short text that gives all the necessary, practical information.
Reported speech – Commands 3 Students write the direct commands. Key 1 ‘Get out of the car!’ 4 ‘Don’t read that poem!’ 2 ‘Don’t panic!’ 5 ‘Turn round slowly!’ 3 ‘Do the exercise carefully!’ 6 ‘Don’t interrupt me!’ D
Vocabulary revision p47 Art and design, crafts, poetry
Homework
1 Students complete the definitions.
Refer students to the Workbook, page 31.
Suggested answers 1 shows only shapes and patterns, not people or things. 2 groups of lines that a poem is divided into. 3 beautifully illustrated writing. 4 watch a performance or a recital. 5 everything would be in darkness. 6 is drawn quickly and doesn’t have many details. 7 paint brushes and paper. 8 cotton and silk.
This page is taken from Flying High for Saudi Arabia Plus 5 Teacher’s Book. It is photocopiable and may be used within the class. © Macmillan Publishers Limited 2013
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