Wednesday, February 8, 2017

India VI


Finish writing about Slumdog Millionaire. Make sure that you write in your best English and avoid common mistakes. Have a look at the check-list that we used to our last writing assignment. 


Does your text have.... 

  • Linking words such as the ones below to connect my ideas? 

Addition:
And, furthermore, what is more, in addition, also, as well as
Reason:
For this reason, because of, the main reason why, since, therefore
Order:
First, firstly, in the first place, to begin with, second, after that, 
Example:
For example, for instance, such as
Summary:
Finally, in conclusion, to sum up, to conclude

  • ·         Any spelling mistakes? 
Avoid making these mistakes: 
There: där, their: deras, they’re = they are: de är 
Much: mycket, many: många 
How: hur, Who: vem 
No: nej, Know: veta 
Want to: vill, will: ska
Where: var (plats), were: var 

Mind the spelling of these words: with, because, of course, beautiful, couldn’t, wouldn’t 

  • ·         Any grammar mistakes? 
Det finns: There is (1) There are (2->)
Det fanns: There was (1) There were ( 2->) 


When you have handed in your text, read about Diwali here: http://learnenglishteens.britishcouncil.org/uk-now/read-uk/diwali and answer the questions.

Should you finish: work with words from the movie on Quizlet. Here's a link to your study sets: https://quizlet.com/join/mFwX8e8gA