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

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. 

PEvAU/PAU TOPICS AND TIPS. WRITING

 One of the essential parts in a PEvAU exam is the writing part in which students have to discuss on a topic. In this post, some of the topics that have already appeared in these exams together with some predictable ones will be listed. Finally, I will include some tips on the possible text formats.

First of all, let us focus on the possible formats, including links with ideas to improve our writing skills:

• TIPS:
• Study carefully the formats
• Learn a set of linking words, as seen in the section WRITING
• Use at least 3 paragraphs. 
• INTRODUCTION: first paragraph
• Body: It can be any type. IT can be made up of two paragraphs itself
• Conclusion. HEre, you can give a conclusion, your opinion or an ending (depending on the format).

• When writing, don't forget to double check for spelling and grammar mistakes

The following presentation, includes both the formats and the topics.

EXPRESSING SIMILARITY: WRITING TIPS

How do you express that two things are similar? 

How do you express that two things are different? 
What is the difference betwen AS/LIKE?

WRITING GENERATORS. HAVE FUN WRITING!

This is my first post on writing, thus, let me introduce a nice activity to improve writing skills, both if you are a teacher or a student. 

WRITING GENERATORS. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

This is my Halloween (or mistery) spinning wheel generator created with FLUKY (which is a free tool).

• Characters. 
• Haunted places
• Elements in the story.
• Setting and extra information
• Extra elements
• Adjectives

HALLOWEEN SPOOKY STORIES

This year, my students are going to create spooky Halloween stories. How?

They are going to use a Spinning Wheel plot generator. It makes writing look like a fun game.

This my HALLOWEEN SPINNING WHEEL GENERATOR created with FLUKY. Click on each topic and spin the wheel to select the elements in the story

• Characters. 
  
• Haunted places
• Elements in the story.
• Setting and extra information
• Extra elements
• Adjectives

Art and architecture. ABP. Speaking and writing

How do you describe a famous building in your language? Can you talk about any famous places and sites? Can you name the different art styles in English? 

SYDNEY'S OPERA HOUSE IS STUNNING!! JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

The following presentation can help you to learn more about it. Here, we can see some ideas for a project based teaching (ABP, PBL) experience in which we can combine social sciences and English language learning to improve interdisciplinarity.

Hence, we should learn about the different art and architecture styles and then choose a famous building to describe it. We can prepare both writing and speaking activities using some structures which will be necessary to make our project alive.

Art and architecture de Juani Moral Camacho

SEE ALSO:
Passive voice
Comparative and superlative

MORE IDEAS:

• Beautiful buildings
• Top famous sites

ENJOY AND USE YOUR ENGLISH!!

Describing a city

Describing a city is really interesting both for writing and for oral presentations.

In order to do this, you should include the following information:

WHY NOT DESCRIBING NEW YORK? Writing. Juana Moral's English Site

HOW TO DO AN ORAL PRESENTATION? A BIOGRAPHY.

Making an oral presentation using power point or prezi can be a bit difficult, but it is always a good way to improve speaking.

HOW TO PASS AN ORAL EXAM. HOW TO DO AN ORAL PRESENTATION. JUANA MORAL'S ENGLISH SITE

BASIC STEPS FOR YOUR PRESENTATION: 

• Include all the essential information and highlights of the person you want to describe.
• Use past for finished events. CLICK HERE to revise it. 
• Use the past continuous to talk about the events happening at a certain moment in the past or to refer to the background of the story. CLICK HERE to revise it. 
• Include interesting headings to raise interest. 
• Draw a short conclusion.