Skills mini task 1b
Transcript of Skills mini task 1b
Objectives
To brainstorm possible topics you’d like to talk about.
To edit the topic sentence and the complete text.
To outline supporting ideas.
To write a complete paragraph stating your viewpoint.
1. Bogota2. Cali, Barranquilla3. Cold others warm
confidence4. Idioms
1. People from Bogota greet in a cold manner
Foreigners or Colombiasns think people from Bogota greet in a
cold manner.
Strategy: EditingGrammar & Vocabulary:
• Use the correction symbols. (w.w, w.o. Etc)
• Coherence:
• Read your sentences, check if you are not repeating words unnecessarily.
• Check the connectors you’re using. Are they necessary?
Punctuation:
Check the use of puctuation symbols and capital letters.
Content:
Read your text, are you`re ideas clear? Are they ompletely explained?
Have a person read your ideas and tell you if they’re clear.
Strategy: linking ideas
Check these webpages, you’ll find a lot of connectors or linking words and the explanation of their use.
http://www.shertonenglish.com/resources/es/connectors.php
http://www.slideshare.net/engdepmnt/connectors-11700544