DISCUSSION/OPINION ESSAY. BACHILLERATO. PEVAU, SELECTIVIDAD

 How can we identify a discussion essay? We usually find a heading including the words: EXPLAIN, DISCUSS...

Which elements can make your writing more appealing? Let us see some tips to improve it and then, foucs on the structure and elements is has to show.  

argumentative texts pro tips. Discussion essay. B2, C1, Juana Moral , Writing, Selectividad, PEVAU

It is quite similar to for and against essays., with the difference that it only includes one point of view, be it FOR or AGAINST+ A CONCLUSION. 

In the following presentation you have a great outline with examples to master it. 

 

   

 SEE ALSO THE POST ON FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY TO COMPARE BOTH TYPES OF DISCUSSION ESSAYS: click here. 

For more linking words. CLICK HERE

MORE TIPS FOR ORAL PRESENTATIONS

 When it comes to speaking in public, we all have our strategies, and depending on the topic we are dealing with, they will eventually change. 
Here, we can have some extra alternatives to make our presentation bright (not only in English)

JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. TIPS FOR AN ORAL PRESENTATION

FORMAL E-MAIL. WRITING. B1-B2. BACHILLERATO. PeVAU

 Formal e-mails are paramount in order to communicate in some formal contexts: the workplace, business, university and the like.
In this post, you will learn how to master their structure, linking words and essential expressions. 

WRITING A FORMAL E-MAIL. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. 

JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. WRITING A FORMAL E-MAIL

FOR AND AGAINST ESSAY. Bachillerato/Selectividad

Writing an opinion essay can be really easy if you follow this must-have list : 

For and Against Essay. Juana Moral's English Site. Selectividad

Together with this, to learn more, you can visit the following: 

1. Pau Writing tips and topics. Click here

• Writing. Linking words. General overview. Click here

ORAL TASK: INVENT A GADGET. LEARNING SITUATION, SPEAKING

 The main target of this task is that our students use all the knowledge they may have on technology, science and the world around them to create a gadget and describe it in front ot the class. How?

JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE. INVENT AN GADGET. SPEAKING. UDL/DUA

First, students invent a gadget, it can be related to science, technology, medicine or any field of knowledge that can improve people's lives. 
Later, they make a poster with the elements seen in the picture above: 

• A description

• The purpose of the gadget

• Function

• How it will help people

• Conclusion

In this case, it is essential to be original with every single element and to engage the rest of the class with questions and trying to make them understand the purpose of their invention

CAVEATS AND OPTIONS:

- This can be used as a writing prompt, including the elements explained before

- Students can make it using online elements for their presentation and they can also do it in pairs.

- A fair can be created in the hall of the high school in order to present relevant projects and make everyone aware of the outcomings of this task. Several departaments may be involved in oder to create a profitable interdisciplinar environment. 

To Luisa Ramirez, the real English teacher. 

Ice breakers for speaking and writing all levels

 

ICE-BREAKERS for speaking and writing

This multi-level task was designed using different formats such as a spinning wheel and it's perfect to promote communication and getting to know our students on the first days. 

Ice-breakers for speaking and writing all levels. Juana Moral's English Site. ELT. 

It involves DUA/UDL principles as it is based on previous knowledge, it presents several forms of implication and promotes understanding in different languages. 

• 1st ESO. A1 levels