The following activities will help you practice for your Descriptive Writing Exam.
Describing Places
You were invited by the Queen of England to visit Buckingham Palace. In your visit, you collected all the information below. Now write an email to your mum or dad explaining what you have seen and learnt about this place.
In
one of your visits to the Palace you were introduced to some members
of the British Royal Family.
Now write an email to your best friend describing ONE of them giving your personal opinion.
Include physical and character description, and some information about their daily
routine.
Today in the lab you'll practice your film review writing with part of a very popular animated film. Do you know what film this is?
Let's take a look at Carl and Ellie's love story.
Project Write a film review about this extract from the film "Up" including all the aspects seen in class.
Paragraph 1: An introduction Facts and background information concerning the film,such as:
the title
the name ofthe artists or actors and actresses
the name ofthe director
the type ofmovie
the place where the story in the filmhappens(i.e.the setting )
Paragraph 2 and 3: Main body
Paragraph 2: describing the main features of the plot (or summary of the story in the film)
paragraph 3: general comments and opinions on:
‐the acting
‐the music
‐the photography
‐the colour/ animation (if it is a cartoon )
‐the setting
‐the costumes
‐special effects( e.g.sci‐fi movies)
Paragraph 4: Conclusion
Include a recommendation and reasons why you recommend the film
You can use some of these phrases to write your film review.
The film is called... (title)
It is a... (type)
It is directed by... (director's name)
It starts... (actors' names)
It is set in... (location)
It is about... (story)
It is... (description using adjectives)
if you like... (recommendation)
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Enjoying a good film Look at the types of films below and match them to the pictures.
a romance - a science fiction film - a comedy - a fantasy film - a musical - a drama - an action film
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These people have described the type of films they like the most. Match the descriptions to the types.
Liz: "I like films which make me laugh".
Jo: "I like serious films with good dialogues".
Mark: "I like films in which strange and frightening things happen".
Ed: "I like love films".
Sarah: "I like films set in the future".
Mick: "I like films about magical, imaginary worlds".
Jim: "I like films with lots of singing and dancing".
Kate: "I like films with lots of adventure and excitement".
Men films /Women films
Do you think men and women enjoy films differently? Look at the things people usually look for in a film. Decide which ones are men's and women's choice. Complete the table below
action - a good story - attractive men - excitement - fighting - attractive women - dialogue - emotion - excitement - love - relashionships - speed
Now, listen to Janet Shaw talking about women's films on a radio programme. Were your guessings right?
Listen again and answer these questions.
What do women's films focus on?
Why are the films Thelma and Louise and Alien mentioned?
What does Dr Shaw say about actors Nicolas Cage, Hugh Grant, and Mel Gibson?
Do women watch only women's films?
Which kind of films does Dr Shwa prefer?
Reviews
Read the reviews below.
Answer the following questions about the reading.
Which film are these reviews about? If you are not sure, find information in this website http://www.imdb.com/
Do you agree with any of the reviews?Why? Write a journal entry with this information.
Hello Students, Today in class you will learn about a very old film called The Lady Killers. Now watch an extract from this film and take down notes based on what you see. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVrFhpoJ7PE
After you gather all your notes, compare them with a partner and write a summary of what happens. Hand in your work to your teacher.
Journal
Answer the following questions.
What kind of movies do you like? Who's your favourite actor/actress?
What was the last film you saw? Did you see it at the cinema or on DVD?
Who was in it?
What was it like? Would you recommend it? Why(not)?
You have read 'The Black Cat and other Stories' and 'A Christmas Carol', two graded readers published by Penguin , but have you ever wondered how books are made?
By clicking on the link below, you’ll have the chance to see the whole process. In your copybook, take down notes of the main steps that are followed, paying special attention to the use of passive voice and the new vocabulary:
Summarize the three videos into 10 sentences describing the main features of the manufacturing process. Write the description using passive voice and sequence words.
Production of olive oil begins with the harvest. The picking of the olives starts as early as September, when the lives are under-ripe and still green. They yield little oil, but their flavor is intense. These oils have the longest shelf life and are richer in flavor and aroma. Oil from olives harvested early has a low percentage of acid and a deep green color.
However, most harvesting takes place between early November and late December.
The youngest green olives are handpicked off the branches, whereas riper olives are beaten or shaken down with rakes or sticks and collected on nets beneath the trees. Since olives are delicate, the best oils are made from olives that are picked by hand or by machines that do not beat or bruise the fruit. Leaves and small stones are removed.
Milling and Pressing
After gathering the olives, growers bring them to be pressed. Olives should be crushed within the first 24 or 36 hours of picking. If left to wait, the level of acidity rises, creating olive oil of poor quality. Just before being crushed, the olives need to be run through a washer to eliminate any remaining impurities. Generally the olives are crushed whole, without prior stoning.
The simplest and oldest method of crushing olives is with granite millstones, although other methods are now used. The olive paste obtained is layered on nylon or natural fiber mats which are stacked high with metal disks between them. These mats of olive pulp are then put under great deal of pressure from a screw or hydraulic press. The liquid produced by the pressing drains through the mats and is collected for the final separation.
This liquid is made up of water and oil that need to be separated from one another. The liquid is put through a centrifugal separator, where the rapid spinning eliminates all remaining water and all of the impurities from the oil.
After centrifugation, oil appears amber in color, with an opaque quality—a characteristic feature of superior oils. The more acidic the oil, the clearer and brighter it appears, and the worse it is for your health. Oils processed in this mechanical or hydraulic presses cannot be called virgin olive oil and is expensive. Cheaper
oils are produced by crushing the olives several times or by heating.
