Writing about plans for the future

TASK 2: Unit 10A plan to attend an event/festival

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Writing

OBJECTIVE

ORGANIZATIONA paragraph should have:• A topic sentence• Supporting ideas• Concluding sentence

To use future forms (be going go, would like to) and modal verbs (will, might) to make a plan for attending a festival.

REMEMBER

TASK CHARACTERISTICS

• This task should be done individually• You need to use all grammar points and vocabulary

used in the week (plans, phrases with get, adjectives and places to describe the weather)

• Cheating in any way will be penalized by not receiving the task.

# OF WORDS & FORMAT

From 80 to 100 words / Handwritten

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1) Investigate about a worldwide known event/festival you want to attend (place, dates, celebrities you can see/hear there, what you can do there, weather…).

2) Imagine you are attending the event/festival and make a plan.

3) Elaborate a timetable with the activities that you want to do each day.

4) Write some ideas about:- what you would like to do (desires)- what you are going to do (plans & intentions)- what you will do (predictions)

5) Structure a paragraph with your sentences. Include a topic sentence, supporting ideas and a concluding sentence.

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INSTRUCTIONS

MAKE SURE YOU ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS ABOUT THE FESTIVAL What’s the name of the festival?It’s the… festival.When will it be?It’ll be in…How long will it be?It’ll be from… to…Where will it be?It’ll be in…What will you do there?It’ll…I’m going to…I might…I would like to..

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TIP!

WHAT’S YOUR PLAN?

Include information about the festival, activities and

the weather:On day 1 / 2 / 3…

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MAKE A PLAN

DAY 1 DAY 2

02:00 pm Visit the food area Have lunch

03:00 pm Attend a workshop See a play

04:00 pm Buy a drink (soda, water…)

Attend an art exhibition

05:00 pm Buy souvenirs (a T-shirt, mug..)

Attend a book presentation

06:00 pm See a traditional dance show

Play games

07:00 pm See a documentary Attend a conference

08:00 pm Attend the day show / concert

Attend the day show / concert

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EXAMPLE

I are /aren’t going to… I will probably… / I ’ll probably…I won’t… / I probably won’t…I would like to… / I ’d like to… I would / wouldn’t like to …I am /am not going to…I want to… / I don’t want to…

KEY PHRASESCUS-BUAPUSE THESE PHRASES!

Writing Rubric – Symbology• TC – Task characteristics• O - Organization• S – Structure• V – Vocabulary• C and P- Capitalization & Punctuation

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Total score ___ / 20

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EVALUATION

Evaluation Rubric for the Task

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You use a comma (,) in sequences. For example: In the morning I always get up early, take a shower, get dressed and eat breakfast.

USE THE APPROPRIATE PUNCTUATION

You can add extra guideliness for further support, especially

when prediciting problems with a certain aspect of the Task.

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You use a period (.) when you finish a complete sentence. I take English class from Monday to Thursday.

10 rules of capitalization

http://grammar.yourdictionary.com/capitalization/10-rules-of-capitalization.html

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