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Learning Standards
Learning Standards
- Use formal and informal registers appropriate to the target audience in most familiar and some unfamiliar situations
- Explain and justify the point of view of classmates or others
Unit Opener
Unit Opener
How does a news presented in a newspaper?
Pre-Writing
Pre-Writing
Report: Making suggestions
Reports are usually written in formal language to give information and make suggestions or recommendations. A good way to make your suggestions sound more formal is to use the passive form of the verb. For example, instead of saying that people could do something, you can say that something could be done.
Change these statements into passive forms.
Change these statements into passive forms.
Rescuers find a baby alive and healthy two days after earthquake.
Rescuers find a baby alive and healthy two days after earthquake.
Man finds escaped pet snake living on a tree in his house garden
Man finds escaped pet snake living on a tree in his house garden
While Writing
While Writing
1 - Rewrite the following suggestions in the passive
1 - Rewrite the following suggestions in the passive
1 We could upload short news videos.
1 We could upload short news videos.
2 We could employ fewer news reporters.
2 We could employ fewer news reporters.
2 - Write suggestions that could help in the following situations. Use the passive.
2 - Write suggestions that could help in the following situations. Use the passive.
1 Young viewers say that we show all our music programmes too late at night.
1 Young viewers say that we show all our music programmes too late at night.
2 Some of our viewers say they don’t like commercials being shown during films.
2 Some of our viewers say they don’t like commercials being shown during films.
3 - Read this writing task. Circle the subject of the report and underline what you have to write about.
3 - Read this writing task. Circle the subject of the report and underline what you have to write about.
Your college has decided to start its own TV channel for students. You have been asked to write a report for the college dean about the types of programmes it could show in order to provide information and entertainment for students, explaining why they would be popular. Write your report. (140-190 words)
4 Read this report that was written in answer to the writing task in 3. Underline the suggestions made in the passive. Then answer the questions below.
4 Read this report that was written in answer to the writing task in 3. Underline the suggestions made in the passive. Then answer the questions below.
A - Are all the suggestions in the model report in the passive?
B - Does the writer give reasons for all the suggestions and the final recommendation?
Reflection
Reflection
What would be the best programmes to show on your school channel?
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