L2 – April 24: Writing – Theme 1: Robotics (full exercise)

Aim: To learn about robotics and use the 2 basic writing skills (1. paraphrasing and 2. summarizing), and using dictionaries.

Activities: These activities are skills based. We are going to do a) individual and b) pair / small group activities

Lets start!

Task 4 Title: Paraphrasing Information

Skill 1: Paraphrasing the video in class and read the passage. How many Main points can you identify? Complete the exercises;

  1. Exercise: Make a list of the main points; MP1: There are two main processes; MP2: First items arrive (come) to the warehouse; MP3 Items are delivered and assigned; MP4
  2. Exercise: Write a description of the main points
  3. Exercise: Write the key words for each main point

HOMEWORK

Task 5 Title: Summarising Information (Amazon Video)

Skill 2: Summarising the video and passage. Write a short 40-50/60 word Summary of the topic

TEMPLATE:

This video is about [ … ]. There are several main points. These are [write MP1], [MP 2], and [last MP].