Writing an expository article for the school magazine

Situation The Education and Manpower Bureau would like to persuade young people not to take up smoking and persuade young smokers to kick the habit. The Bureau has asked young people to make suggestions about what events or activities could be organized to help the youths learn about the danger of smoking.

Task Write an article for your school magazine making at least THREE suggestions.

Getting started Article? Heading or no heading? Before writing or after writing?

What tense should we use? Present / Past / Future / Modals e.g. may / should / can

Contents The comp should consist of _________ words. There should be __________ para. and each para. should consist of _________ words with an introduction and conclusion.

How to expand an idea? e.g. English Speaking Day What did you see on the day? What did you hear? What activities were organized? What is the objective of each activity? Con’t

How to expand an idea? Ans: 1a On the English Speaking Day, the campus was decorated with slogans, banners and posters. 1b. To create an English environment 2a. Teachers and students were invited to give a talk in the morning assembly. 2b. Give advice on how to study English. 3a. F.6 students worked as English ambassadors patrolling the school. 3b. They encouraged schoolmates to speak English.

Task 1 Anti-smoking Day Work individually. Think of the activities you can organize on the day. (5 min) Some of you will report to us your proposal.

Task 2 Form into groups of four and discuss for 6 min. select one or two other activity(ies) and present the details of it (them) to the class. The audience will decide who the best presenter is!

Past learning How to write a good opening 1. Use a question – do you really think HK is the best place to live in the world? If it is such a paradise, why do those who live here always complain about the poor living standard?

2. General description – nowadays, keeping pets has become a common pastime of many families. However, it seems that these families usually do not care abot the nuisance caused by their pets. // In recent years, there are more and more local students studying abroad. Their common destinations are Australia, New Zealand, Canada and England.

3. Wise sayings – ‘You are what you eat 3. Wise sayings – ‘You are what you eat.’ That is why we need to be very careful to what we eat every day. Many HK people love fast food and they eat at MacDonald’s and other food chains almost every day. The result could be appalling.

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