I have noticed quite often students struggle to come up with a third idea and thus I think it is worth spending time discussing possible strategies that might help. What I do is to encourage daily reading of authentic articles ( chosen by me) on topics frequently seen in Fce so that ss first come to appreciate how writers write. A good writer is a good reader and thus I think ss should be given the chance to read as much as possible. After that, I hand out spider webs for them to come up with at least 3 content points discussed in the article we are discussing in class.
This is a useful seminar for teachers but I can't follow large chunks of it without the handout. I wonder if you could upload this somewhere for us to access while watching this video.
I have noticed quite often students struggle to come up with a third idea and thus I think it is worth spending time discussing possible strategies that might help. What I do is to encourage daily reading of authentic articles ( chosen by me) on topics frequently seen in Fce so that ss first come to appreciate how writers write. A good writer is a good reader and thus I think ss should be given the chance to read as much as possible. After that, I hand out spider webs for them to come up with at least 3 content points discussed in the article we are discussing in class.
Nice tip, thanks for sharing!
A very interesting seminar but slightly difficult to follow without being able to see the material on the handout, in particular the sample essay.
Would be much helpful for students if we can refer to the sample answers,Specially samples which score a band 5.
Thank you, Ms Capel, I found the talk enlightening and the links very useful indeed!
Useful information, thank you
You are welcome
Many thanks for the useful information! :)
Re; the four example sentences, I would rarely expect to see the complexity of the fourth sentence in any writing task at FCE level.
This is a useful seminar for teachers but I can't follow large chunks of it without the handout. I wonder if you could upload this somewhere for us to access while watching this video.
We've added the handouts to the video description. You can download them there.
Very interesting ! I'd like to get the handout. Is it possible ?
Is it possible to get the handout via mail? If yes, my I'd is: uzenmalla@gmail.com
You can download the handouts. The link is in the description box below the video.
HANDOUTS ON DESCRIPTION...
It's a pitty we cannot listen to the participants' comments...