B1-B2: Complaint letters

Read this PowerPoint about how to write formal and informal letters of complaint

Holiday complaint letters.

Complaining about a Holiday ( sample letter- level advanced)

Poor standard of a service.

Letter of complaint about the poor standard of a service.

B1- Writing: opinion and for and against essays---activity samples

Here's a document with IELTS activity samples.
Download here.

B1- B2 ( Writing formal letters): a CV and cover letter

How to write a successful CV

How to write a covering letter
How to write a standard European CV

B1 ( Grammar-Vocabulary File 5B- Adjectives + prepositions or infinitives

Adjectives + prepositions or infinitives


Episode
Language point
Quizz

B1 ( Writing informal and formal letters): common expressions and functions

download this document

B1 (WRITING File 6): A film review

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
What is the meaning of the word slumdog?
Watch the video trailer for Slumdog Millionaire and answer the quizz questions. You can click the play/pause button as many times as you need to work through the video more slowly.
Video trailer

Now do the  Video quizz

This term writing assignment includes writing the review of the film " Slumdog Millionaire".
But before writing, you should think about the following questions first:
1. What is a review? To find out, do this online activity :
1. Reading text ( = class handout)
2. Quizz
3. How is it structured? Remember that before editing your final draft, you should first
write the outline with the information you're going to include in the review.

HOMEWORK
After reading the review,  think about the contents of each paragraph and try to write your own outline.
We'll check in class. ( You can also check below in point number 2).

For more information on how to write a good film review read the information below.

1. Planning to write a film review
2. Structuring your film review
3. Audience and style
4. Tv and radio film reviews

B1 THE FLATMATES ( Episode 107): LINKING WORDS 2

How many linking words do you know? 
Can you use them correctly?

First, try this quizz. Then follow the lesson below


LINKING WORDS 2 Lesson- Archive episode 107.
As you know linking words connect sentences and are used for different purposes, that is, they can be used to: add, contrast, sequence ideas, etc...
For more information, visit this link Linking words 2.
Here's a link to the video ( Khalid lends a hand) and quizz ( pdf quizz) practice.

THE FLATMATES: USEFUL LINKS
The Flatmates Language points links
The Flatmates Quizzes links
The Flatmates Episodes links

B1- ( The Flatmates) : Reading Keys---Linking words

Here are the keys to the reading material about the Flatmates I handed out last week.
If you want to be familiar with the Flatmates materials and video lessons, do this activity first:
1. Meet the flatmates online (Download the reading worksheet here).
2. Keys to the reading


LINKING WORDS 2 Lesson- Archive episode 107.
As you know linking words connect sentences and are used for different purposes.
As we've seen in class, linking words can be used to: add, contrast, sequence ideas, etc...
For more information, visit this link Linking words 2.
Here's a link to the video ( Khalid lends a hand) and quizz ( pdf quizz) practice.

B1- Revision materials for writing

I strongly recommend you to visit this post with a link to a document compiling some of the most frequently used language points in writing.

Also, please have a look at the BBC writing section.
Building up paragraphs

B1- FILE 1C- describing people + defining and non-defining clauese

JAMES BOND 

What does s/he look like? vs. What is s/he like?

What's the difference between these sentences? To learn more, read the explanation 1 and do the activities.

1. describing people ( explanation)

a. activity 1: the quizz

b. activity 2: crossword ( adjectives of personality)

Another point to consider when describing people is relative clauses as they're used to give important information about a person, thing or a place. 

Please note the difference between defining and non-defining relative clauses. Read below.

DEFINING & NON-DEFINING RELATIVE CLAUSES

EXPLANATION AND PRACTICE

B1 ( reading and writing) : Guy Fawkes Night ( Bonfire night): 5th November

 Meet Britain's most famous traitor ( Guy Fawkes)

Task: Read the information below and post a comment explaining in your own words what happened in 1605 and the importance of this festivity in England.

• Learn about Bonfire night here. (Read about Guy Fawkes and his plan to blow up the Houses of Parliament).
  

•  Play the interactive BBC gunpowder game  here.

•  Read my last year's post on Guy Fawkes.

•  Read the FAQ ( Frequently Asked Questions) about The Gunpowder Plot and post a comment explaining what happened in 1605.
• Learn about today's tradition in The Houses of Parliament 
• A film about Guy Fawkes: V for Vendetta

B1- Writing: Open-ended Spooky Stories

SPOOKY HALLOWEEN ACTIVITIES

Activity 1 Reading comprehension ( level A2-B1 easy):  The Origins of Halloween. Download here worksheets + keys.

Activity 2 Writing ( spooky Halloween stories). Visit this link and read the writing task instructions. Choose one of the stories and write a spooky ending. Please submit them on the blog.

Look forward to your story endings.

Writing: correction code

CORRECTION CODE

This document explains the meaning of the symbols I normally use to correct written assignments.