Dear learners,
These are the last assignments you must complete during this period. Make sure that once you have finished them, you send them to me via e-mail by April 5th before 11:59pm.
1. Read the following newspaper article:
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/feb/05/chronic-pain-prescribe-mental-health-support-as-well-as-drugs-say-experts?CM
a. Write down five questions and their answers.
b. Read the information on the features of a newspaper article in the following link:
https://schools.firstnews.co.uk/blog/journalistic-writing/features-of-a-newspaper-report-ks2/
c. Complete the following information based on the newspaper article you just read.
Key features of a newspaper article
From e-learning
Headline
– usually
only four or five words. It tries to attract the interest of the reader by
telling them what the story is about, in a short and interesting way.
·
What
is the headline for the article?
·
How
many words are there in the headline?
By-line – who wrote the article
·
Who
wrote the article?
Introduction
– It will
set the scene and summarise the main points of the article: who, what, when,
where.
·
Can
you identify these important points in the article?
·
Who
is the article about?
·
What
happened?
·
When
did it happened?
·
Where
did it happened?
Body
– provides
more detail about the event, in particular it answers the questions how and why
·
What
else do you know now?
Quotes
– sometimes
articles will include what a person (like an eye-witness or an expert) has
said. These will be in speech marks.
·
Does
the article have quotes?
·
What
was said?
·
Who
said that?
·
How
are they related to the event?
Photograph
and caption
– sometimes articles have a photograph, and a sentence explaining the
photograph
·
Does
the article have a photograph?
·
What
does it show? Describe what you see.
·
What
does the caption say?
d. Choose your own newspaper article from a British, American, Australian or any other English speaking country, and answer the same questions in section c.
2. Watch the video: "The most important lesson from 83000 brain scans" by Dr. Amen. Please, don't forget to turn on the Close Caption in English.
Afterwards, answer the following questions.
a. What do SPECT scans tell Dr. Amen about the human brain?
b. What happens to unhealthy brains? Tell the name of the diseases mentioned, and describe the images of the brain.
c. What is the main problem Dr. Amen noticed in the way psychiatrists decide on a patient's treatment and prescribe medication?
d. What is the result of undiagnosed brain injuries in patients?
e. If a patient has a damaged brain, what can be done to help him/her according to Dr. Amen?
Do please check the blog this week for assignments 3-5. Thank you.
3. Read about essays, and answer the questions
What is an essay?
Why is it important to do a close reading if you are
writing an essay?
How many types of essay are there? Please, explain
each one.
What types of expository essays are there, and what is
their purpose? Please explain each one’s main features.
What are the main characteristics of argumentative
essays? And how do they differ from the expository ones?
Write down the questions and answers in your notebook.
Once they are ready take a picture of your answers and send them to me. Please,
make sure that the answers are legible.
Read the two model essays and identify their structure
https://libraryofessays.com/essay/ancient-civilizations-and-their-impact-on-the-modern-world-1892184
It is your turn to find an essay you like from your
books, or you may download it from the internet. Identify its structure and do
include the reference or source from where you took it.
4. Read about the main features in Narratives
https://literarydevices.net/narrative/
https://literarydevices.net/short-story/
https://literarydevices.net/novel/
- Can you tell what are the main characteristics of narrative texts? What are they?
- What are the differences between a short-story and a novel?
Please, read Chapters 1-3 from The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain in
https://www.ego4u.com/en/read-on/literature/prince-and-pauper
Please, do the exercise on reading comprehension.
Now, can you tell what kind of narrative is it? Please, draw a chart stating the characteristics of this type of narrative text, and an illustrate it with information from The Prince and The Pauper, for example:
Setting
|
City of London, in the second half of the16th Century
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Characters
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Plot
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Climax
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Conflict
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Resolution
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5. Area 1 students, please read Texts 1 & 2 from Unit 3, and do all the activities including the grammar section (Simple Past & Present Perfect), and the writing sections: introductory and conclusion paragraphs.
In this section, on page 70 you will find the structure of a problem solution essay. Think about a problem and write your own essay. Please, write it by hand. Then take a photo and send it to me.
Area 2 students, please do the activities for Units 3 & 4, except the listenings and pronunciation sections. In addition, read the texts included in the Reading Bank on pages 53-61. Please, do the activities for each reading in your notebook. When you finish, take a photo per set of activities and e-mail them to me.
Finally, you will take a test online in the second week of April.
