Portrait dun champion Level 7 writing
AT4 Writing I can write articles or stories about real or imaginary subjects giving my opinions and points of view My writing flows well, with full sentences and paragraphs I edit and redraft my work and use reference sources to improve it.
THE AVOCADO SYSTEM! You should try to include all of these things in your written work and when preparing for speaking: A djectives V ariety of tenses O pinions C onnectives A dverbs D escription O riginality
Portrait of a champion Draft 250 words on a winner. They can be from any field. Para 1 – General description. Where were they born? Details of schooling etc. (past tense) Para 2 – What have they done to become a winner? (past tense) Para 3 – Imagine that you are interviewing the winner. What is their normal routine. (present tense) Para 4 – What are the future prospects for your winner. What is he/she going to do in the future (future tense – use aller and the infinitive) Para 5 – your opinions on the winner and what you have leaned and can apply in your own life
Para 1 Il est né / Elle est née – he / she was born Il est allé / elle est allée – he / she wnet Il / elle est de nationalité anglaise – he / she is English
Para 2 Il / elle a Il est_______ / elle est ________(VAN DER TRAMP verbs) Connectives En plus – in addition Cependant - however De temps en temps – from time to time
Para 3 Il / elle a dit – he / she siad Il / elle a expliqué – he / she explained Il / elle a contesté – he / she answered Connectives Généralement - generally Normalement - notmally Dhabitude - usually Le matin – (in) the morning Laprès- midi – (in) the afternoon Le soir – (in) the evening Le weekend – (during) the weekend Pendant les vacances – during the holidays
Para 4 A lavenir il / elle va…. En outre – in addition Cependant - however Néanmoins - nevertheless Malgré cela – inspite of that
Para 5 De mon point de vue – form my point of view Je crois que – I believe that Je pense que – I think that A mon avis – in my opinion Ayant dit cela, je trouve que – having said that, I find that Je suis daccord que ….– I agree that… Par contre – On the other hand Dune part – on the one hand Dautre part – on the other hand
Conclusions You will have on Thursday in the computer room to research your winner. You will then to me your 250 words by Friday 6 th July so that I can review your work and return it to you for a further draft on Tuesday 10 th July.