Lesson 7
5/11/12
Class:
1. Overview of modals:
http://seansenglishclassroom.pbworks.com/w/page/11442644/Modals
2. Literature: Unit 6.1 Reading/Vocabulary/listening & Discussion p. 58 - 59
3. Feedback on Writing Assessment
Content and Organisation
Write a
brief introduction saying what the table is about and where the information
comes from
Clear
paragraphs
Suggested
outline:
(1) Top 3 airports keep their ranking
though no. of passengers fell
(2) Biggest increase Beijing 18.3%
increase, rising 6 places, Suvarnabhumi 9.8% increase, 3 place rise
(3) Paris CDG fell one place despite
5.6% increase. (n.b. do you count Heathrow as European?)
Errors:
Check the
data!
Passenger
traffic not cargo or freight
The number
of passengers passengers’s number
Noun + noun
collocation: passenger traffic, passenger numbers
Articles: the
third position, the 2005
Grow vs.
grow up
Had an
increase (using the
wrong subject – the numbers increase not the airport - or use a verb instead)
O’Hare
Airport had an increase
Passenger
traffic decreased at O’Hare
There was a
decrease at O’Hare Airport
Homework:
- Read either the extract from The Speckled Band p. 60 or To Kill A Mockingbird p. 163 and answer question 4 on p. 60
- Grammar: question 7(a) (b) p. 61
- Self Study: Read through your written assessment and correct the errors that I have pointed out to you.
- Self Study: Write a list of books (in English) that you have read or that you would like to read which could be helpful for your English.
