Good afternoon! It's a magical thing that our last session together falls on a palindrome date (you can read the date forward and backwards and it's the same). A sign from the universe that you'll do great in the exam? Perhaps!
It has been short and intense, but I hope also useful, and mildly entertaining.
Today we agreed to review the format of an essay and an article. THE ESSAY There are three things you need to remember when writing an essay: 1. Read the instructions carefully. 2. Your opinions have to be based on facts (unlike politicians). 3. In the conclusion, you have to write clearly what your opinion is. If we get more specific, as always I recommend my friend Teacher Phill for an in-depth explanation. If you don't want to click and read, let me sum it up for you: An essay always includes a statement and a question. For example: "Some people say fashion is bad. Do you agree?" Your mission is to answer the question, and give reasons for why that is your answer. You should have 5 separate paragraphs. - PARAGRAPH 1 (Intro): In this part you explain what the essay is about. - PARAGRAPH 2 (Idea 1): In this part you discuss how idea 1 is connected to the topic. - PARAGRAPH 3 (Idea 2): In this part you discuss how idea 2 is connected to the topic. - PARAGRAPH 4 (Your own idea): In this paragraph, you talk about an aspect of the topic that you have to come up with yourself. It can be anything! In this paragraph, you have to make extra effort that you idea is conveyed clearly. - PARAGRAPH 5 (Conclusion): Give a straightforward answer to the question in the instructions. For example, "It is for all the aforementioned reasons that I think fashion is bad, and there is a lot of room for improvement in the fashion industry." Of course, throughout your essay, you should use all the language you've learned in these two years: connectors, linkers, third conditionals, passive sentences, advanced vocabulary, no direct translations from your thoughts in Spanish, and perfect spelling. THE ARTICLE I could try, but I wouldn't explain it clearer than... guess who? Teacher Phill! So let's read it together. And that's it! My advice for the exam is to sleep well, take a bottle of water with you, a chocolate bar (your brain runs on sugar) and trust that you've done everything at least once in class, so you can do it again. Good luck, my darlings.
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