Peer-evaluation Workshop 1

For those of you interested in taking the PAU exam by the end of next year-course, you should know that the writing mark consists of four parts.

• 1 point for Grammar
• 1 point for Vocabulary
• 1 point for Text (connectors and paragraphs)
• 1 point for Maturity (content, creativity,  humour, details, anecdotes, arguments)

Now let's do some co-evaluation and reflect upon maturity:

1. Swap compostions with a fellow student.
2. On a yellow post-it, write down some feedback to help him/her improve his/her content regarding interest and maturity. 
• I would like to know more about your  ...
• I wish you explained more details about ...
• Could you futher explain what kind of ... you like most?
• Why is ... your favourite ... ?

Adverbs Bingo

We are going to play a game to practice adverb meaning and position.

absolutely           especially           late           probably     

actually           eventually           lately           rarely

always           fluently            luckily            seriously

as well           gradually            much            slightly

at once           hard            nearly            terribly

carefully           just            often            very

basically           hardly            nowadays            unfortunately

Writing Workshop 1

PLANNING

A) Brainstorm the content

1.    Think about the topic and if necessary, research it.

2.    Remember / revise the topic vocabulary.

3.    List the main points before you start writing.

4.    Think of examples to back up each point

B) Organize the paragraphs

1.    Decide how many paragraphs you need.

2.    Decide on the content of each paragraph and list the main points.

3.    Use linkers to connect your ideas.

An article:

The Spanish: What we are really like

Paragraph 1:

The stereotype of people from my country

(noisy, are always late, like paella and bullfighting, sing flamenco all the time)

Paragraph 2:

What’s true / what’s not true about the stereotype

(true: noisy, like paella, Not true: not everybody likes flamenco or sings it!....)